Fentress County Utility District

Established in 1954, the First Utility District of Knox County offers a range of utility services. It is one of the largest water and wastewater utility districts in Tennessee. The district serves more than 30,000 customers in southwestern Knox County in Tennessee. It maintains a water storage tank with a capacity of over million gallons. The First Utility District of Knox County provides nearly 3 billion gallons of water to residents and businesses.

On behalf of the Board of Commissioners and staff, we would like to welcome you to Cumberland Utility District's Website As part of our ongoing maintenance program, Cumberland Utility District will be flushing water mains in the Roane County service area beginning August 16, 2010 and ending approximately August 27, 2010. More information Cumberland Utility District is a non-profit Water Municipality that sells potable ( safe and regulated ) drinking water to rural parts of Roane and Morgan Counties. The District's main facility, which has the Business Office and Treatment Facility, is located in Roane County, 3201 Harriman Highway, TN 37748 Harriman The District's major elements are ; River intake with a Raw Water Pumping and Transmission System, Water Treatment Operation, Potable Water Distribution and Transmission System, Distribution and Maintenance Operation and Business Office. Raw Water is withdrawn from the Little Emory River and is pumped to the water treatment plant under state regulations. The treatment facility is classified as a Surface Water Treatment Facility and has a treatment capacity of 2.5 Million Gallons per Day ( MGD ). The treatment process is basically turbidity removal. A coagulant is added to the Raw Water to help settle out suspended particles before filtration. Filtration units are gravity flow through a bed of anthracite and sand. After filtration, final chemical addition is done, chlorine for disinfection, fluoride for the prevention of tooth decay, phosphate and caustic soda for corrosion control. Strict process control and laboratory quality testing is performed on the finished water to assure safe drinking water and maintain water quality within the standards set by the state regulatory commission. The Potable Water Distribution System has over 200 hundred miles of water mains to supply its customers in Roane and Morgan Counties.