Wheeling Water Department is a municipally owned water utility. In accordance with West Virginia Public Service Commission regulations, the City of Wheeling operates the Water Utility as an enterprise fund. As such, the utility is financially independent from the City of Wheeling. The organizational structure includes the City Manager as the chief executive officer and the City Council serves as the board of directors of the utility. The Director of Public Works serves as a liaison between the water department and the city administration.

     The department consists of three divisions which are organized under the chief operating officer. Serving in this capacity is the Water Superintendent, William F. Huggins.

     The Accounting and Commercial divisions have been combined into one division called the Utility Accounting and Revenue division and it is managed by Michaeline Raszkiewicz and is responsible for accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, job costing, and for fiscal budgetary compliance. This division also performs similar functions for the Wheeling Water Pollution Control Division.  The division also is responsible for customer service, meter reading, billing, and collection of accounts. The UAR Division is located in the City - County Building in Room 112.