Tag Archives: Sewer Plant

Several Sparta residents voicing concern about strong odors coming from the city’s sewer plant. Public Works Director Dillard Quick said he wanted Sparta officials to know that nothing is wrong with the plant. The smell comes from nearby chicken litter. “They’re putting it on people’s pastures or fields or whatever, but when it rains and they get in there and ... Read More »

Byrdstown will conduct some $60,000 of sewer plant improvements to fix the system. Mayor Sam Gibson said the town will pay for a new computer system and air valves. “This is kind of the thing that needs to be done without doing the $3 million at the water plant and the $3 million at the sewer plant,” Gibson said. “I ... Read More »

Monterey broke ground on its Water Resource Recovery Facility, the culmination of an over $13 million sewer system rehabilitation on Thursday. Engineer Nathaniel Green said it has been an eight year road to reach this point. Green said that Monterey persisted through new state processes to receive $5.985 million in funding from USDA Rural Development. “As far as this project, ... Read More »

Baxter has applied for $3 million through USDA Rural Development to upgrade the city’s sewer plant. Mayor John Martin said Baxter could get up to 75 percent of that money through a grant and low-interest rate loan. Martin said that regardless of the application being accepted, this is a project Baxter has to complete. “Our sewer plant is 31 years ... Read More »

Baxter is preparing to move into the first phase of a citywide sewer evaluation to find leaks in its system. Mayor John Martin said the first step is to camera the entire sewer system in Baxter. Martin said with leak locations unknown, work will take time. “That creates a problem to our sewer plant when you have more water going ... Read More »