southeast of the city. Sewage treatment is provided by the Clear Lake Sanitary District, a local government entity separate from the city government. Wastewater travels through pump stations within the city before being routed to a treatment plant to the south. There, it is filtered, processed through a sequencing batch reactor, and disinfected with ultraviolet light. Some of the resulting treated effluent is routed to the nearby Alliant Energy plant for cooling purposes. Telephone, cable television, and internet services are provided by local provider CL Tel and Mediacom. Water supply services are provided by the city. The city's water is drawn from shallow wells in the Cedar Valley Formation. Waste collection services are also provided by the city and operated by local company Absolute Waste Removal. Further processing is performed at the Landfill of North Iowa to the east. Health care MercyOne Medical Center North Iowa in neighboring Mason City is the nearest hospital. Both MercyOne and Iowa Specialty Hospital operate clinics within the city. In September 2020, construction began on a wellness center near Clear Lake High School for joint use by Clear Lake Community School District and the community. Notable people Carl S. Bates (1884–1956), aviation pioneer and inventor of the Bates Monoplane Todd Blodgett - Member of White House staff (Reagan-Bush) 1985-87. Served on Bush-Quayle '88 campaign committee. Also worked with the FBI. Richie Hayward (1946–2010), founding member for the rock band Little Feat Will Kirk Kaynor (1884–1929), United States Representative for Massachusetts Milo Knutson (1917–1981), mayor of La Crosse, Wisconsin and Wisconsin State Senator Max McGraw (1883–1964), founder of McGraw-Edison and Centel Robert Allan Phillips (1906–1976), Lasker Award-winning physician who developed intravenous fluid replacement treatment for cholera See also Mirror Reporter References External links Official Clear Lake City Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Cities in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa Cities in Iowa Mason City, Iowa micropolitan area