The Walnut Hill Pumping Station, located in the Walnut Hill neighborhood, is part of the

Metropolitan Utilities District The Metropolitan Utilities District, or M.U.D., is the political subdivision and public corporation of the U.S. State of Nebraska that operates the drinking water and natural gas systems for Omaha, Nebraska and surrounding areas. M.U.D. is the only ...

water system serving the City of Omaha, Nebraska. It occupies four square blocks between 38th and 40th Streets, from Hamilton to Nicholas Streets.

History

Three large reservoirs are filled daily by the

Florence Water Works The Florence Water Works is located along John J. Pershing Drive in the Florence neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska. Home of the Minne Lusa Pumping Station, the Water Works has provided water throughout the city of Omaha since 1880. History The Flo ...

and distributed to the central part of the city by gravity. Three booster pumps the water to higher parts of the area, including

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. Walnut Hill is part of the original Omaha Water Works built in 1882. It was designed by Homer Virgil Knouse. They were originally fed from an intake at Burt Street and the Missouri River. The original landscaping at Walnut Hill, including sidewalks, streets, trees, and flowers cost $10,000. The Burt Street station continued to feed Walnut Hill, along with the newer

Minne Lusa Pumping Station The Minne Lusa Pumping Station was located along John J. Pershing Drive in the Florence neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska. The station, which was surrounded by settling basins, was the main source for pumping, filtering, and distributing Miss ...

, until 1900. The original pump building burnt down in 1916 and was replaced by the current building."City's Walnut Hill Pumping Station Site Occupies Four Square Blocks"
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''. Retrieved 8/27/10.

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History of Omaha, Nebraska Water supply infrastructure in Nebraska Water supply pumping stations in the United States Infrastructure completed in 1882 {{Nebraska-stub

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