The American Water Works Association has designated American Water Landmarks and Canadian Water Landmarks since 1969, commemorating the history of water infrastructure. Nominations are made by the AWWA's regional chapters.
American and Canadian Water Landmarks include a variety of structures associated with water supply, including water towers, aqueducts, water treatment plants, and pumping stations. To be eligible, a structure must be 50 years old, and must have a "direct and significant relationship with water supply, treatment, distribution, or technological development." Structures do not necessarily have to be in service for their original purpose, although they must be well-maintained.
, there are 249 designated Water Landmarks, including 224 American Water Landmarks and 25 Canadian Water Landmarks. Sites are located in 44 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, Washington, D.C., and 11 Canadian provinces and territories. Additionally, sites in Mexico are eligible for nomination.
List The following is the list of structures given the American Water Landmark designation:
Year Landmark Name and Location Image Locale State / Province2025Pulgas Water TempleSan Mateo CountyCalifornia2025Lake DeForestClarkstownNew York2024Glades Road Water Treatment PlantBoca RatonFlorida2024City of Fort Lauderdale NW 2nd Avenue Water TowerFort LauderdaleFlorida2023Guelph Waterworks Engine House and Pumping StationGuelphOntario2023Hamilton’s First WaterworksHamiltonOntario2023Hialeah Water Treatment PlantHialeahFlorida2023Kermit H. Lewin Seawater Desalination Water Treatment PlantStock IslandFlorida2023Englewood Water District Lime Softening PlantEnglewoodFlorida2023University of Central Florida – Elevated Water Storage TowerOrlandoFlorida2022City of Saskatoon Water Treatment PlantSaskatoonSaskatchewan2022Florissant TankFlorissantMissouri2022Réservoir McTavishMontrealQuebec2021Jackson Water Plant TowerJacksonMissouri2020City of Troy StandpipeTroyAlabama2020Dania Beach Water Treatment PlantDania BeachFlorida2020Myakkahatchee Creek Water Treatment PlantFlorida2020Mt. Airy TanksMount Airy, CincinnatiOhio2019Antigua Acueducto de Rio PiedrasSan JuanPuerto Rico2019Linnwood Water Treatment PlantMilwaukeeWisconsin2019Delaware AqueductNew York2018 Altoona Reservoir System Altoona Pennsylvania2018 City of Ann Arbor Water Treatment Plant Ann Arbor Michigan2018Manatee County DamBradentonFlorida2018Bay County Water Treatment PlantPanama CityFlorida2017 Sheahan Pumping Station Memphis Tennessee2017 Court Street Pumping Station Montgomery Alabama2017 The Old Well - Water Well #3 Bristow Oklahoma2017 Destin Water Users Tower 1 Destin Florida2017 City of Dunedin Well 1 Dunedin Florida2016 High Point City Lake Dam aka Arnold J. Koonce Jr., City Lake Dam Jamestown North Carolina2015 John F. Dye Water Conditioning Plant Lansing Michigan2014 Pedlar River Dam and Gravity Pipeline Lynchburg Virginia2014 R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant
Toronto Ontario2014 Market Street Pump Station San Antonio Texas2014 North Holly Water Treatment Plant Fort Worth Texas2013 Butts Hill Small Water Storage Tank Portsmouth Rhode Island2013 Old Pump House Parry Sound Ontario2013 Riverside Water Treatment Plant Waco Texas2013 Waterworks Museum Chestnut Hill Massachusetts2009 Hoover Dam Boulder City Nevada2009 Payson Park Reservoir & Gatehouse Cambridge Massachusetts2007 Caruthersville Water Tower Caruthersville Missouri2006 City of Riverside Upper Canal Riverside California2006 Marston Water Tower Ames Iowa2005 Crystal Spring Steam Pumping Station Roanoke Virginia2005 Mount Clemens Water Filtration Plant Mount Clemens Michigan2004 Main Office-San Jose Water Co. San Jose California2003 Sunset Heights Pumping Station El Paso Texas2003 Fort Revere Water Tower Hull Massachusetts2003 Gainer Dam Scituate Rhode Island2002 Alvarado Water Treatment Plant La Mesa California2001 Spring Road Waterworks Bldg. Huntington New York2001 North Pumping Station South Bend Indiana2000 Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research Hydraulics Lab Iowa City Iowa2000 Brooks Catsup Bottle Water Tower Collinsville Illinois2000 Cedartown Water Plant Cedartown Georgia1999 Industrial & Domestic Water Treatment Plant Savannah Georgia1999 Col. Francis G. Ward Complex Buffalo New York1999 Sunrise Reservoir Portsmouth Ohio1998 Grants Pass Water Filtration Plant Grants Pass Oregon1997 Marine Dam Waimea Hawaii1997 Old Holly Pump Station Rochester New York1996 Salisbury Water Tank West Lafayette Indiana1996 Sault Ste. Marie Water Storage Tank Sault Ste. Marie Michigan1996 City of Chester Cistern Chester South Carolina1995 Upriver Well #1 Spokane Washington1995 Volunteer Park Standpipe Seattle Washington1995 Beretania Pumping Station Honolulu Hawaii1995 Jersey City Dam and Gatehouses Jersey City New Jersey1994 Grosse Pointe Farms Water Treatment Plant Grosse Pointe Farms Michigan1994 Halawa Shaft Oahu Hawaii1994 1926 Pumping Station West Palm Beach Florida1994 Fort Thomas Treatment Plant Fort Thomas Kentucky1994 Albany Water Treatment Plant Albany Oregon1993 North Main Tank Bldg. Independence Missouri1993 Delphos Standpipe Delphos Ohio1993 Brighton Dam Maryland1993 Mark B. Whitaker Water Treatment Plant Knoxville Tennessee1993 Jordan & Salt Lake Canal Salt Lake County Utah1993 River Pumping Station Cincinnati Ohio1992 Fulbright Water Treatment Plant Springfield Missouri1992 The Big Dam Loveland Colorado1992 O'Shaugnhnessy Dam