About Us

Who Are We

Welcome to Village Water System Inc. We are a not for profit member owned Water Utility Corporation, Which was formed in 1967 with the sole purpose serving rural residential customers in the Princeton and Red Chute area in East Bossier Parish. Our mission is to provide safe, clean water to our area customers. Our office is located at 1200 Hwy 80 East, across from Brookshire’s Food Market in Haughton, Louisiana.

 The water system is independent of the nearby cities and is under the auspice of member elected board. Through a perpetual agreement with its members, the system is obligated to serve all residences, businesses, and industries within the limits of the system.  The current population served by the Village Water System is estimated at around 12,000, serviced by over 3500 active meters.

Credit for the conception of Village Water System Inc., and the hard work and long hours to bring the system to fruition belongs to the Lions Club. The system began with one 75,000 gallon elevated storage tank, 190,000 gallons of ground storage and two wells.

Village Water is a not for profit, member owned, Louisiana Corporation. Its governing body is an elected seven member Board of Directors. Each customer is a shareholder in the corporation and is entitled to one vote to be exercised, in person at annual meetings. The corporation was incorporated June 12, 1967.

Village Water is a ground water system; it serves a rural area of approximately 84 square miles extending from Old Bellevue/Bodcau Roads @ U.S. HWY 80 in Bossier Parish to about one-half miles East of Goodwill Rd. Webster Parish. The southern boundary of the area runs generally four to six miles North of U.S. HWY 80.

In 1968 with 403 customers and its first loan of $412,000 from then Farmers Home Administration, the Village Water System, Inc. was organized and started. This loan served to construct two wells and an elevated storage tank. The construction of the well (Well #1) and the elevated storage tank took place behind the telephone station on Chandler road, hence the name Telephone Hill plant. The #2 well was built at what was the Rains Plaza. Since then the system has received many other loans, some grants and has grown to over 3500 active services as of our last count.

In 1974 because of the increasing customer load the system began to experience water shortages during peak usage. To remedy this situation another loan of $330,000 was facilitated through then Farmers home Administration. Two deep wells in the Sparta sand in Webster Parish were added. Another 125,200-ground storage tank was added to the Fillmore station. The two wells became as what is known today as the Bellevue Plant.