Elizabethtown obtains water from Freeman Lake, two springs, and five wells. Wastewater is treated at the Valley Creek Wastewater Plant. The Water and Wastewater Department is staffed with 33 employees. Support functions within the department include the maintenance shop, State certified bacteriological and inorganic chemical laboratories, and pretreatment program administration. Drinking water treatment features clarification with rapid sand filtration.
Chlorine gas is utilized for disinfection.
Total production capacity is 6.2 million gallons per day. The wastewater treatment process includes grit removal, extended aeration, disinfection and dechlorination. Biosolids are dewatered prior to disposal in a landfill. The Wastewater plant is designed to handle 7.2 million gallons per day. The maintenance shop provides preventative and breakdown maintenance services for all City departments.