Bulk Water Station Information

Bulk Water Station

User Touch Screen Access Terminal

1. Connect your hose securely
2. Touch the screen to activate 
3. Insert your credit card and follow the steps
4. Touch the volume requested (gallon) 
5. Key amount of gallons to fill 
6. Touch start button 
7. The station will make a loud beeping before dispensing. This is normal. 
8. In case of EMERGENCY touch the STOP button the water will slowly stop flowing
9. Disconnect your hose before driving away! 

Bulk Water Station

The City of East Chicago has opened its first Bulk Water Station located at 3411 Pennsylvania Street, East Chicago, IN 46312.    This is an easier, less-cumbersome method of purchasing and collecting your bulk water at one central point.   It allows you to collect your water in half the time rather than tap from slower water hydrants across the city. This method also allows for a greater method of data collection and accountability. The Bulk Water Station has many advantages:

• It eliminates the need to rent a water meter through the city.
• It disperses water much faster with much less waste than hydrants.
• It allows for greater accountability of water purchasing and use within company structures.
• Available 24/7
• Purchase of water at the station can be done with a credit card

How to use the Bulk Water Station

For credit cards only:

• Hook up your hose
• Swipe credit card
• Enter the quantity of water you need
• Verify your hose is connected; press start
• Press 'FP' to pause the station if needed

If you have an account: 

• Hook up your hose
• Put in your access code
• Enter your personal identification number (PIN)
• Enter the quantity of water you need
• Verify your hose is connected; press start
• Press 'FP' to pause the station if needed

Handy tips

• To connect to the system, you must have a 3-inch male Cam-lock fitting.
• The system delivers water consistently at a rate of 550 gallons per minute, but it will not spray out with the extreme pressures of a hydrant. That means much less water is wasted.
• The system automatically starts and stops with extreme accuracy. 
• This system can fill a 2,000-gallon truck in 4 minutes -- double the amount of a hydrant.
• Contractors can assign a different PIN to each truck in their fleet, creating specific accounting per truck of water collected, times, dates, and amounts.
• Water rates are some of the lowest around at $1.82 rate per 1,000 gallons (first 10,000 gallons).  Please refer to the rate schedule for further details available at www.eastchicago.com.

Emergency Contact:

Location and map – 3411 Pennsylvania Avenue, East Chicago, IN 46312