Water Treatment
Meeting current requirements, as well as, supplying adequate capacity for future demand were a few of the challenging goals set before the District’s management. It became increasingly clear that the antiquated 1954 vintage Dry Gap Water Treatment Plant would no longer meet standards for drinking water quality without significant upgrades. In addition, the Granny Bright Spring was proving to be incapable of producing the quality and quantity of water that it had so reliably offered in years past. The failure of these two sources of drinking water in conjunction with increased usage led the District engineers and leaders to begin the exploration for alternative water sources.
It was the long, narrow shape of the District, location of the main water treatment plant, Melton Hill Water Treatment Plant (MHWTP) in the southwestern most tip and the variation in elevation that proved to be a significant challenge to engineers. Just slightly north of Knox County lies a virtually pristine, untapped water source. Such negative distribution system hydraulics, led those involved with the future planning to look north and consider Norris Lake as an alternative water source.
Norris Water Treatment Plant
Construction
Pipe Connecting Norris WTP to North Knox County
Melton Hill Water Treatment Plant
Sludge Lagoon
Raw Water Intake
