Here at Southwest Water Authority (SWA), we provide award-winning water to the residents of southwest North Dakota and Perkins County, South Dakota. SWA is responsible for the management, operations and maintenance of the Southwest Pipeline Project (SWPP), which is state owned and administered by the North Dakota State Water Commission. The SWPP transports raw water from Lake Sakakawea to the Dickinson Water Treatment Plant (WTP), the Southwest WTP and the OMND WTP where it is treated and delivered to SWA’s customers.