Public Utility District No. 1 of Whatcom County is a steward of water and energy resources providing locally controlled utility services and resource protection for the benefit of the residents, businesses and agricultural community of greater Whatcom.
We are your community-based water and electric utility. With a locally elected Board of Commissioners, the PUD #1 has been meeting the utility needs of Whatcom County industries for over 80 years.
The PUD #1 is also involved in local environmental, salmon habitat restoration, and utility issues in an effort to better serve the residents of Whatcom County.
PUD #1 of Whatcom County, one of 28 PUDs in Washington State, is proud of its tradition of supporting requests for action from the citizens of Whatcom County.
“I am moved not only to devote diligence
but even love to any matters under my care (which I bring now) to the
duties of Water Commissioner, duties contributing partly to the convenience,
partly to the health, even to the safety of the city.”
Water Commissioner of Rome, First Century A.D.
Now Hiring: Water Plant Operator
/in Employment Opportunity /by Ann GrimmThe PUD is seeking a full time Water Operator to perform operational and maintenance activities required for the PUD’s industrial water system facilities and equipment to pump, clarify, and deliver water for industrial and irrigation uses.