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Board approves hiring licensed operators for Summertown High School wastewater plant as discharge limits tighten

3058612 · April 19, 2025
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The Lawrence County School Board approved hiring two licensed wastewater operators to manage the Summertown plant after staff warned upcoming regulatory changes will reduce permitted discharge levels and current staffing lacks the necessary certification.

The Lawrence County School Board voted April 17 to contract two licensed wastewater operators to manage the Summertown High School wastewater plant, approving an expected net budget increase of about $12,000.

Director Atkins told the board the plant has been operated for years by staff with lower-level licenses and that forthcoming changes to allowable effluent levels…

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