Water utility completes lead service inventory, advances top‑of‑mountain booster station design

Water utility staff told the Town Council they completed a lead service line inventory and survey—conducted via mailed surveys and door‑to‑door checks—and submitted quarterly sampling to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation on time with normal results. The utility reported 339 work orders for the quarter, three large main repairs and two service repairs.

Why it matters: the lead service line inventory is part of state and federal efforts to identify and, if needed, replace service lines; the booster station design targets longstanding low‑pressure pockets that affect residents near James Boulevard and the elementary school.

The utility director (not specified) said staff completed a year‑and‑a‑half push—surveys, field inspections and record checks—to finish the lead service line inventory and expressed satisfaction with departmental performance. Staff also reported that paving of repair patches has been delayed by winter restrictions at asphalt plants; crews are working with a local contractor, TNT Concrete, to address outstanding repairs.

On capital work, the director said the booster station project is in the design and pressure‑zoning study phase; the project will include aesthetic landscaping and a pump house design intended to fit the town’s look. Asset management and a capital improvement plan are near completion, and electrical upgrades at the main booster station are in progress as part of ARPA‑funded work. No formal council action was requested during the report.