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Board tells Leoma Utility to catch up on audits and plans before merger negotiations proceed
Summary
After a packed public hearing and repeated assurances from local officials, the board ordered Leoma Utility District to submit missing audits, a sanitary survey and a plan for 24-hour storage by Dec. 1, 2025; the board will revisit merger options only after those items are complete.
The Tennessee Board of Utility Regulation on June 26 gave Leoma Utility District a firm, time-limited set of tasks to complete before any board-facilitated merger with Lawrenceburg Utility Systems proceeds. The board instructed the district to submit two years of delinquent audits, provide its most recent sanitary survey, show proof of implementation of at least one recommended rate adjustment, present a plan to meet the 24-hour storage/duplication requirement, and file an updated budget by Dec. 1, 2025.
The action followed a large public hearing and multiple public comments from Leoma residents and elected officials urging the board to preserve local control. Representative Clay Doggett and Lawrence County Mayor David Morgan both told the board residents did not want consolidation and…
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