Putnam County is getting close to completing the $1.87 Million Martin Creek Water Project.
The project is designed to expand public water access to the Martin Creek area. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said he has been told by the engineers that the project is about 85 percent complete.
“It’s getting really close,” Porter said. “They got most of the line laid, and you still got lots of things that gotta happen with meters being set, and testing, and all of those kinds of things, but it’s getting close.”
Porter said he expects the project to be completed within the next month or two. Porter said the Calfkiller Water Project is also closing in on completion.
“I would say they’re probably in the 60 percent range, I would think on completion,” Porter said. “It started later than the Martin Creek Project did, and so it will finish later, but I don’t think there is any doubt both of them should be finishing sometime this summer or early fall.”
Porter said that with the weather warming up, both projects should pick up significantly. Porter said overall, both projects have gone smoothly.
“They went really well,” Porter said. “Of course, you got weather and when you are trying to put water line in during the wintertime time it slows the progress down, so they had some days they couldn’t work but it’s went pretty smooth and I know there is a lot of people down in that area that are looking forward to getting water.”
Porter said it is hard to believe that in 2025, some people in the county do not have access to water. Porter said many counties in Tennessee have areas that do not have water access.
Porter said completing these projects will be a big win for the county and the residents in the Martin Creek and Calfkiller areas.
