Tag Archives: Water Department

East 20th Street between Washington Avenue and North Maple Avenue has closed for water repairs. According to the Cookeville Water Department, a main line break occurred Friday morning. Crews are on-site accessing the damage. The extent of repairs will determine if any water outages will occur from the event. The department asks motorists to stay clear of the area until ... Read More »

Crossville’s Water Utility Department will turn off services beginning at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, October 27th. Affected areas will be Northside Drive beginning at 127 down to the second entrance of Riverview Drive. It will also include South Drive. The department anticipates the outage to last four hours or less, and will turn services back on as soon as possible. ... Read More »

The Cookeville Water Department has applied for funding to expand capacity at its Center Hill Lake water treatment plant. Community Development Partners is assisting the city with the $17.5 million EPA loan application. President Evan Saunders said the current water plant’s capacity approaches 80 percent use, a level where the state recommends an expansion. “That’s really the intent of this ... Read More »

The Gainesboro Water Department has requested the town’s Board of Aldermen to consider raising the price for meter and sewer tap installations. The Water Department’s John Pigg said the current price of $675 has not changed for over 10 year and needs to be reevaluated. “The way parts and everything has gone up, we’re actually losing money at that,” Pigg ... Read More »

A major water leak in Gainesboro will require emergency repairs after a two week search for the damage. During Thursday’s Board of Alderman meeting, members approved the estimated $100,000 project. Water Department Worker John Pigg said burrowing equipment will be needed to repair the pipe that runs under state route 56. “Roughly about 200 hundred dollars for the pipe and ... Read More »

The city of Livingston is considering a change to automated meter readers for the water and gas departments. The AMR system was presented to the Board of Alderman Tuesday. Mayor Curtis Hayes said the presentation was very informative. “It is just time to look at an automated system,” Hayes said. “The pay off on it will be in about five ... Read More »

The City of Algood’s water and sewer rates increased to begin the new fiscal year. A nine percent increase went into effect July 1. City Administrator Keith Morrison said since Cookeville sells water to Algood, when Cookeville’s rates increase so must Algood’s. “As time goes on they have to increase our rates to cover making the water, keeping it safe,” ... Read More »