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Perry County says Buckhorn water plant will reduce outages, add 2 million gallons per day for industrial park
Summary
County leaders described a multiyear plan to build a Buckhorn water plant and transmission line that will draw from a separate watershed, provide up to 2 million gallons per day to the industrial park and shorten outage recovery times; construction estimated at 24–36 months.
Perry County fiscal court updated the public on a multiyear water strategy intended to reduce frequent outages and support economic development by building a new plant at Buckhorn and a transmission line to the industrial park.
The presiding official said the new Buckhorn plant will draw from the Middle Fork and, when complete, enable the system to pull from three different bodies of water. Officials said the plant will allow the county to supply up to 2,000,000 gallons per day to the industrial park and change the county’s vulnerability to extended freezes.
The chair described the timeline as 24 to 36 months for construction under typical conditions, and said the plant will shorten recovery time following prolonged subfreezing weather from about seven to eight days to one or two days, while acknowledging that some issues may persist in extreme cold.
Officials said the project emerged from coordination with state and federal partners and is intended both to serve residents’ basic needs and to make the county more competitive for industrial recruitment. The chair invited residents to view progress at 1708 Cedar Point Road, the Buckhorn site, and emphasized that the project is for long-term community benefit.
Funding details, total project cost and precise procurement timelines were not specified in the meeting; officials said work is underway and asked residents to visit the site to see ongoing construction.
