BWSC planned and engineered a 50-year solution to the water needs of Dickson County. Providing guidance over several years, BWSC pointed the way to consolidate several utility districts into a single regional authority and tap into the Cumberland River as a new source for the region. BWSC then engineered a new intake, pump station, 22 miles of transmission line, and a new 5-MGD plant (expandable to 15 MGD) equipped with submerged ultra-filtration hollow-fiber membrane technology. This was the first municipal plant in Tennessee to use membrane filtration. At the dedication, Congressman David Shepherd said, “We now have one plant [and] one water source for the whole county, and we’re going to be better off because of it.” The plant received an Award of Excellence from Rebuild Tennessee.

Key points:
Regionalization of individual utilities
5-MGD plant, pump station, intake and 22 miles of 24-inch transmission line
System-wide radio telemetry and SCADA
First municipal use of membranes in Tennessee
Award of Excellence from Rebuild Tennessee