Municipal Light, Water & Sewer

The City of Piggott is proud to have controlled its own electrical generation and distribution system since 1922.

We currently serve around 2,200 customers with electric, water, and sanitary services. In 2019, we incurred a system-wide peak of 9.01 MW. This load is covered by 5 MW of federally owned hydropower capacity from Southwestern Power Administration, 6 MW of capacity from the coal-fired Plum Point Energy Station located in Osceola, Arkansas, and 3.5 MW of local emergency generation from our power plant. 

Electric

Connecting Residential Utility Services

View and download our Application for Residential Utility Services

Please complete and return with the following:

• Valid photo ID

• Current rent/lease receipt, if applicable

• The minimum deposit for residential services is $200.00 for electric and $25.00 for water

• A $35.00 connection fee will be required, this may be added to your first utility bill

Connecting Commercial Utility Services

View and download our Application for Commercial Utility Services

Please complete and return with the following:

• Valid photo ID

• Current rent/lease receipt, if applicable

• The minimum deposit for commercial services is $250.00 for electric and $25.00 for water

• A $35.00 connection fee will be required, this may be added to your first utility bill

Transferring Utility Services

• Customers may transfer utility services in the office or by phone at (870) 598-3243

• A $25.00 transfer fee will be added to the next bill

Terminating Utility Services

• Customers may terminate utility services in the office or by phone at (870) 598-3243

• Must provide a forwarding address for all final bills and deposit amounts to be mailed

MLWS accepts the following payment methods:

• Debit/Credit Cards
  • In our lobby and online
• Online Payments
  
  • Click here to pay online
• Phone Payments
  • Call (877) 885-7968 for our third-party payment processing center
  • Or call our office at (870) 598-3243 and Press 1
• Automatic Bank Draft
  • Sign up in our office for automatic payment services
• Cash, Check, or Money Order

Utility Invoices are due on the 10th of each month, or the following business day. A 10% late fee will be assessed on the proceeding day.

Click here to view our full Customer Service Policy

Water

Our goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water, as a city, we want the consumer to understand, and be involved in the
efforts we make to continually improve the water treatment process and protect our water resources.  Our local sources of drinking water come from up to six different wells pumping from the Nacatoch Sand Aquifer, the Wilcox Group Aquifer, or the Quaternary System Aquifer. These wells have been tested and shown to be clean and safe sources of water for Piggott and Clay County.

If you have any concerns about your water quality, please review our 2021 Drinking Water Quality Report or contact us at billing@cityofpiggott.org