Company Profile

Company Overview

One of the cornerstones of Brookings is the century old Brookings Municipal Utilities. BMU serves the Brookings, South Dakota community. We are highly progressive and dynamic organization that stretches across a variety of industries, including municipal utility services, telecommunications, video, directory, internet, and last but far from least-the wireless industry. We're proud of who we are. And we're proud to say that our team is made up of some pretty wonderful people! Brookings Municipal Utilities, Swiftel Communications and Sprint have a community reputation for quality work and quality employees.

The telephone utility is a major component of BMU, providing both wireline service to Brookings community and wireless service as a Sprint PCS affiliate to eastern South Dakota and northwest Iowa. Local telephone service is provided under the name Swiftel Communications. Additional information can be found at www.swiftel.net.

The electric utility is a distribution utility which purchases approximately 35% of its power from federal hydro-facilities and approximately 65% from a joint action municipal power agency. Power is delivered to approximately 7,500 customers at very affordable rates. Our delivery capacity is approximately 120 MW with a current peak of 60 MW. Our transmission and distribution systems along with our substations are well-maintained and not in need of major upgrades in the foreseeable future.

Two well fields, one with six wells and one with four wells, supply the water system. Two water plants, a 2.5 MGD plant and a 4.0 MGD plant, supply water to the distribution system with four water towers. The city is located over an abundant source of high quality water, free of heavy metals and organic contaminants.

Our wastewater plant and interceptor line system was constructed in 1980. The 6 MGD plant utilizes activated sludge and sand filters and has consistently met all EPA standards. The collection system is made up of 84 miles of pipe and 4 lift stations.