Water

Bell Buckle water projects start soon (01/27/12)
New water lines and meters are no longer a pipe dream for Bell Buckle. A Community Development Block Grant and a state-granted revolving fund loan will fund rehabilitation of the town's water and sewage system. The CDBG project will be the first phase, and will replace 250 older meters...

Water line upgrades ahead for Wartrace (01/26/12)
Bids have been officially awarded to a Wartrace company to replace lines in order to improve the town's water quality. Hawkins & Price was awarded the bids of $159,920 to replace water lines on High Street and Spring Street in Wartrace, with the project set to start in the springtime...

Wartrace may revise water system policies (01/13/12)
Changes in the rules for the Wartrace water system will be before that town's board of mayor and aldermen next week. Water Board Chairman Ron Stacy, who is also the town's mayor, introduced a resolution during this week's meeting that revises the rules and regulations booklet for the Wartrace Waterworks and Sewer System, which will now be titled "Standard Practices and Procedures."...

Wartrace water rates, system to be reviewed (11/16/11)
Due to the recent water rate increase for Wartrace customers, a review of the town's water will be conducted by the University of Tennessee's Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS). A number of complaints have been received from customers about a rate hike which took effect in July, and the board of mayor and alderman have asked MTAS to do a rate study...

$1.2M loaned to Bell Buckle (11/13/11)
The water and sewer problems which have plagued the Town of Bell Buckle may soon be eased, with help from a pair of low-interest loans awarded by the state's Revolving Fund Loan program. The award was a highlight of Tuesday's meeting of the board of mayor and alderman...

Wartrace awarded grant for water line (11/11/11)
Wartrace has been awarded a $169,750 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) that is to be used for a water line extension. The grant was announced this week by Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty to assist in infrastructure improvements in the small community. It was one of 32 CDBG grants distributed throughout western and middle Tennessee, and only one of six dealing with water line extentions...

Water rates fall for some Bell Buckle residents (09/14/11)
Bell Buckle area residents using 500 gallons or less of water per month will pay less for usage following a vote by the town's Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Tuesday night. The new lower rate for inside the town limits will be $33.15 and the new lower rate for outside the town limits will be $36.46 for those using 500 gallons or less, according to town recorder Janet Robinson...

Sewer tests up in smoke (08/24/11)
Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewerage System has begun the process of smoke testing sewer lines -- a normal and necessary process, but one which can sometimes result in the alarming sight of smoke rising from homes in your neighborhood. "It can be a scary thing," said Bill Morrow of SPWSS...

Main squeeze: Repairs slow N. Main traffic to crawl (08/02/11)
Traffic on North Main Street was backed up for a good part of the day Monday as crews from Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewer worked to fill a hole caused by a broken water main. But while repairs were well underway, it will be later in the week before the busy thoroughfare returns to normal...

Power fails on hot night (07/19/11)
A major overnight power outage affected most of Bedford County early this morning. Just after 1 a.m. one of two feeder transmission lines at Tennessee Valley Authority's substation in Wartrace went out, affecting all of Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewerage System's 9,500 customers, according to general manager David Crowell...

Wartrace water cutoffs may become costly (07/12/11)
Wartrace water customers who are habitually getting cut off due to late payments may soon find themselves paying more than the $25 reconnect fee. At the Monday night meeting of the Wartrace Water Board, members recommended a policy change for the board of mayor and aldermen that will tack an extra $10 fee on the second time their water is disconnected. And an additional $10 the third time, and another $10 the fourth...

Wartrace, Bell Buckle water is now safe (06/23/11)
The boil water notice issued by the town of Wartrace Tuesday has been lifted, according to a release from Ron Stacy, the town's mayor. After extensive flushing, water samples tested free of the E. coli and fecal material that prompted the warning earlier this week...

Boil water notice lifted (06/22/11)
The boil water notice issued by the town of Wartrace Tuesday has been lifted, according to a release from Ron Stay, the town's mayor.

Wartrace water contains E. coli (06/22/11)
Wartrace water customers should be getting a special notice in the mail today -- and it isn't good news. "We had a leak on Bugscuffle Road and I took a sample to Tullahoma," said Wartrace Mayor Ron Stacy at the Tuesday night board meeting. "It was bad."...

Bell Buckle water rates to rise 27% (06/08/11)
In its May 24 meeting the Bell Buckle Board of Mayor and Alderman voted to increase water rates 20 percent, with a 3 percent increase made automatically every year thereafter. It was a necessary increase, said Mayor Dennis Webb, to stabilize the town's water department financially because of increased rates from water providers and infrastructure improvements and replacements...

Musicfest crew storms into action (06/01/11)
It's been less than a week since high winds ripped the roof off the Musicfest stage in Wartrace, and it's only two days before Musicfest is slated to begin, but fans, fear not. Thanks to a cooperative insurance company and the Belfor construction crew out of Nashville, which Musicfest organizers hired, the show will go on -- with a stage...

Water Safety Day is fun yet serious (06/01/11)
The third annual Water Safety Day, planned for Saturday at Shelbyville Recreation Center, aims to make information fun for both children and parents, according to Pam Henry, aquatics director for the rec center. It covers water safety for all sorts of venues -- home and public pools and natural bodies of water...

Bell Buckle water rates to increase (05/25/11)
Water customers both in and out of Bell Buckle city limits will be facing a rate increase of 20 percent in the next fiscal year and an automatic 3 percent increase per year after that. Mayor Dennis Webb said the increase was not only recommended by the state Municipal Technical Advisory Service, but was necessary to stabilize the water department financially. ...

Wartrace offers deal on Bell Buckle water (04/12/11)
And the issue trickles on ... The ongoing saga of getting clean, healthy water to Bell Buckle has taken yet another turn at the Monday night board of mayor and aldermen meeting -- in Wartrace. "Bell Buckle has been switching back and forth," said Wartrace Mayor Ron Stacy...

Dealing with drought (03/30/11)
Progress is continuing on a regional plan focusing on how to cope with another drought that could impact residents that use the Duck River. Last November, the Duck River Development Agency board of directors voted to approve the recommendation of O'Brien & Gere Engineers, Inc. to adopt and implement a Comprehensive Regional Water Supply Plan for Bedford, Coffee, Marshall, Maury, and southern Williamson counties...

Sludge makes major impact on Wartrace sewage system (02/08/11)
The town of Wartrace, which recently got a $1 million dollar Tennessee Municipal League loan to help cover expenses in renewing and rehabilitating its water system, may soon be facing another hefty bill -- rehabilitating its sewer treatment system as well...

AEDC water contaminated; employees should bring drinking water (01/29/11)
The commander of Arnold Engineering Development Center has directed employees not to use the potable water on base because of contaminants found Friday. The workforce was alerted late yesterday after ethylene glycol was found in one building's water supply, according to an AEDC news release on Saturday...

Bell Buckle, BCUD extend water contract (01/19/11)
The water issue in Bell Buckle is still in limbo. At the Tuesday night meeting of the board of mayor and aldermen, Mayor Dennis Webb told board members he, Water Board Chair Jenny Hunt and Water Department Supervisor Ronnie Lokey had met with Bedford County Utility District...

Gallagher exits, Stacy enters as mayor of Wartrace (01/18/11)
There were mixed feelings at the Wartrace Board of Mayor an Aldermen meeting Jan. 10. Despite deep snows and icy weather, the elected officials met for the regular meeting, which was conducted by not one, but two different mayors. Outgoing Mayor Don Gallagher conducted the first part of the meeting, and in the mayor's report, thanked everyone for the support he had been shown throughout his time in office...

Water woes among year's top issues (12/29/10)
Water was a problem in 2010 between Wartrace and Bell Buckle -- both in the literal and figurative senses of the word "between." The towns' water woes and a verdict in a murder trial are the next two entries on the Times-Gazette's annual countdown of the biggest news stories of 2010 as selected by a vote of staff members...

Bell Buckle faces major choice on water source (12/29/10)
Bell Buckle water customers, there may -- or may not -- be more dirty water headed your way. At the special called meeting Tuesday night, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen discussed the water quality issues that have plagued Bell Buckle water customers since early July...

Town to seek $750K for aging system (12/29/10)
The Bell Buckle Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted Tuesday night in a 2 1/2 hour special called meeting to begin the process of applying for $750,000 in loans -- all for the town's water and sewer system. "We inherited this problem when we came into office," said Mayor Dennis Webb. "It is an antiquated system."...

Council reaches agreement on sewer plant work (12/10/10)
Work can begin soon on Shelbyville's new waste water facility now that the City Council has executed an agreement with the power system. Construction on the $18 million sewer plant was halted before it even began after concerns were raised about workers excavating part of the same underground storm water flume system that collapsed last year...

State agency says water service can't be cut over trash fee (12/02/10)
Another legal opinion from the state's Municipal Technical Advisory Service states that Shelbyville residents who refuse to pay a proposed $11 monthly trash fee would not have their water service cut off after all. And this news has caused city council members to ask for "all the facts" before presenting the topic to the public again...

Wartrace water rates up 20% (11/23/10)
Wartrace water customers will be seeing a rate increase starting with their December bills. The 20 percent increase -- about $6 more a month, was approved in a resolution at the special called meeting Friday night of the board of mayor and alderman to pass the town's budget...

Wartrace water rates may rise (11/16/10)
The water customers of Wartrace could be facing a 20 percent increase in their rates next month if the board of mayor and aldermen pass the second reading of the FY 2011 budget at a special called meeting this Friday. A public hearing will be held at 6:30 p.m., followed by the called meeting...

Water supply plan gains DRA approval (11/02/10)
The Duck River Development Agency will be bringing experts to the table to help implement a water supply plan for the region that was approved last Thursday. DRA's board of directors voted to approve the recommendation of O'Brien & Gere Engineers, Inc. to adopt and implement a Comprehensive Regional Water Supply Plan for Bedford, Coffee, Marshall, Maury, and southern Williamson counties...

Normandy capacity could be increased (10/22/10)
The Duck River Agency board will be voting at the end of the month on water saving measures that may include increasing the capacity of Normandy Reservoir. The meeting is set for Thursday, Oct. 28, 6:45 p.m. at Henry Horton Park in Marshall County in Conference Room A and B, according to DRA executive director Doug Murphy...

Wartrace water woes irk users (10/05/10)
The water problems that began for Wartrace and its water customers April 1, 2008, continue to plague the town in many ways. Some are expected -- aging lines leaking under the increased water pressure from the Tullahoma Utilities Board, Wartrace's new water supplier...

Bell Buckle cleans up its acts by codifying town ordinances (09/16/10)
It's been close to three years now that the Board of Mayor and Aldermen in Bell Buckle got started on some "housekeeping." In this case, it wasn't the closets that needed cleaning out or the living room that needed straightening up, but the ordinances that govern everyday life in the town...

Cost estimate doubles for Bell Buckle water fix (09/01/10)
The Bell Buckle water problem is hurting more than the customers' appliances and taste buds -- it's hitting the budget as well. A recent contract issued to reroute a water line around an unreachable, leaking section under the road between Bell Buckle and Wartrace had to be amended at a special called meeting Tuesday night...

City power will handle garbage fee (08/25/10)
In an unanimous vote, Shelbyville's power board voted to collect an $11 monthly trash pickup fee for the city. The matter now goes back to the city council as an ordinance that will go through three readings and a public hearing before it is enacted...

Water critics flood Bell Buckle (08/11/10)
More than 20 customers of the Bell Buckle water system attended the town's Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting Tuesday night where they got the chance to express their frustration with the recent water problems. "We appreciate your patience," said Mayor Dennis Webb. "These have been trying times."...

Water plans will flow (08/10/10)
Regional utility managers and others will gather for a final workshop on Wednesday at Henry Horton State Park to plan for the area's future water supply needs. Since June 2009, the Duck River Agency, along with area utilities and environmental groups, has been holding workshops to work out alternatives to a Comprehensive Regional Water Supply Plan for Bedford, Coffee, Marshall, Maury, and southern Williamson counties...

Discolored water's origin uncertain (08/05/10)
"Water, water every where nor any drop to drink ..." The lines from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" have seemed uncomfortably appropriate for many Bell Buckle water customers in the last month, as rusty, yellowish-red water spouted from their faucets instead of the clear, clean water they were used to...

Water users boiling over smell, dirt (08/03/10)
According to the tests, the discolored water between Wartrace and Bell Buckle, below Cascade School, is safe to drink -- but neither the residents nor the town recommend it. Cooking, brushing teeth and washing dishes or clothes in it are also not recommended...

Flowing blessings (08/01/10)
KAKAMEGA, Kenya -- We had been told we would start at 10 a.m., but as Sarah Lanier points out in her terrific book "Foreign to Familiar," cultures from tropical and equatorial regions don't always see time the way we do. Almost no visitors were at James Mundi's house when our van rolled onto the property. ...

Dirty water keeps on flowing (07/30/10)
The dirty water pouring out of faucets from the Bell Buckle lines has customers annoyed and the water department mystified. "Ronnie is in the field and he's got everybody and his little brother working on it day and night," said Bell Buckle Mayor Dennis Webb, referring to Water Department Supervisor Ronnie Lokey...

City, utility system to sue firm involved in flume collapse (07/09/10)
Following an attorney client meeting Thursday, the city council voted to join with Shelbyville's utility to take legal action against a Chattanooga company deemed responsible for damage to the city's underground flume system in 2009. The council voted to approve an agreement that the city and Shelbyville Power, Water and Sewerage System will jointly pursue a claim against Mayse Construction Company, the contractor that had uncovered the area where the damage occurred...

Water change causes rusty Bell Buckle flow (07/08/10)
Drinking water is hardly a new topic of conversation in the Bell Buckle-Wartrace area, but in the last few weeks, there's been even more to talk about. Like quality. A Bell Buckle customer brought in a clear plastic bottle of water from her tap that was anything but clear. The water was tinged the color of rust -- and with good reason...

Water system divides towns it once joined (07/04/10)
Wartrace and Bell Buckle are at odds over water -- who supplies it and how much it costs. This was evident Thursday night at a special called water board hearing in Wartrace where both Wartrace Mayor Don Gallagher and Bell Buckle Mayor Dennis Webb explained their recent actions and reactions...

Bell Buckle switches to BCUD water (06/27/10)
Bell Buckle Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted Thursday night at a special called meeting to sign a contract with Bedford County Utility District, making BCUD the town's primary water source. Wartrace had been the primary supplier, and Bell Buckle will now have to seek a contract with Wartrace as a secondary supplier...

Water safety weekend honors memory of young victim (06/13/10)
Tiffany Young's passion for educating children and adults about water safety was obvious as she spoke about her son's drowning accident. Her son, 2-year-old Matthew G. Woods, drowned in a relative's pool in August 2008. The second annual Water Safety Weekend, which is held in memory of Matthew, will take place Saturday, June 19 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Shelbyville Recreation Center...

Bell Buckle water rates to increase (06/10/10)
Customers of Bell Buckle's water department will soon see an increase on their monthly bills. At the Tuesday night board meeting of the mayor and aldermen, the board voted to approve an increase in rates and fees. "The justification for that is the maintenance of the lines," said Mayor Dennis Webb, who added that those outside of town would have greater increases because the farther distance usually meant higher costs for maintenance...

Bell Buckle prepares for possible tax increases (05/13/10)
Bell Buckle residents may be looking at increases in both water rates and property taxes in the coming year. Mayor Dennis Webb told the Board of Mayor and Aldermen that he plans to call a special meeting soon to discuss the possible need for rate increases...

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