Cookeville’s Fisk Road Closed Wednesday Morning
Cookeville’s Fisk Road will close on Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Water Quality Control Department will close the portion from East 10th Street to Sunset Drive for sewer repairs. Businesses along 10th Street will still have access but all semi-trucks must seek alternate routes to get to the industrial buildings located along […]
Sparta Targeting Water Line Replacements With State ARP Money
Sparta wants to target waterline replacements though its state American Rescue Plan money. The city has been allocated about $1 million for water and sewer improvements. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said the city is currently creating the scorecard required to utilize the funds. “We’ve identified enough streets that need water line replacement,” Hennessee said. “We […]
Baxter Approves $1.6M Bid For Portobello Water And Sewer Project
City of Baxter approved a bid for some $1.6 million for the Portobello America sewer extension work. UCDD Deputy Director Tommy Lee said that the bid from Rogers Group will provide sewer upgrades along State Route 56 and Baxter Road. He said the upgrades will also make it possible for Portobello America to start its […]
Monterey Engineer Preparing Sewer And Water Proposal For County Commission
Monterey’s engineering team working on a water and sewer project proposal in conjunction with Putnam County. The town wants a portion of the county’s TDEC infrastructure money. Alderman Nathan Walker said the partnership would allow the purchase of a sludge remover for the water and sewer plants. “We were not going to be able to […]
Baxter Looks To Increase Work In CDBG Sewer System Improvement Project
The city of Baxter will look to more than double the work done through its CDBG Sewer System Improvement Project. City Engineer Tom Bennett said that the original contract had some 32,000 feet of sewer line to scope with camera work. “They are finding a lot of very helpful information,” Bennett said. “The question is […]
Sparta Battling Sewer Pump Clogs Due To Wipes
Another Sparta sewer pump has gone down for maintenance due to a build up of wipes. Public Works Director Dillard Quick said this is the third time over the past month and a half the Highway 111 station has been clogged. “They’re flushable, but when they get into the pumps they stop the pumps up,” […]
Celina’s Sewer Headworks Project More Expensive Than Anticipated
Celina will be spending another $33,000 towards its headworks sewer project due to increased construction costs. Mayor Luke Collins said the ARC grant paying for majority of the work has reached funding capacity leaving the price difference for the city to cover. “It’s a bitter pill to swallow,” Collins said. “Nobody likes to spend more […]
Engineer Creating Priority List Of Gainesboro Water And Sewer Lines To Replace
Progress has been made on Gainesboro’s CDBG water and sewer project with camera inspection and cleaning now complete. Engineer Nathaniel Green said he is now prioritizing the results to see which lines should be replaced through the grant funding. “I will be getting with Chad later on this month,” Green said. “Probably like a two […]
Van Buren Committee To Work On Spending Plan For Water, Sewer
Van Buren County will have some $2.8 million to spend on water and sewer projects through TDEC’s American Rescue Plan funding. But how will the county prioritize who will benefit from the money? Mayor Greg Wilson said four commissioners have been assigned to a committee that will work with utility districts to form a recommendation. […]
Sparta Checking Feasibility To Add Biosolids Facility
Sparta City Administrator Brad Hennessee said he is working with engineers on the feasibility of adding a biosolids facility to the sewer system. Hennessee said the cost would be based on the capacity of Sparta’s sewer plant, which is 3.2 million gallons. “Even though it kind of has that up-front cost if we can break […]
