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Henderson Water Utility outlines multi-million-dollar projects, meter upgrades and lead service-line plan
Summary
Henderson Water Utility reported completion of an 11,500-residential meter replacement program, work on biosolids and pump-station projects, a $1M federal grant for a South Raw Water Intake (part of an $8.5M estimate), and a plan to replace 2,000 galvanized service lines under EPA requirements.
Bart Boles, general manager of Henderson Water Utility, presented a wide-ranging update on the utility’s capital program during the Board of Commissioners’ Jan. 20 work session.
Boles said the utility completed the final phase of a residential water meter replacement that reached 11,500 meters, enabling hourly usage monitoring that staff expect will speed leak detection; the program may expand to let customers view daily usage. He reported completed replacements of three high-service pumps and modernization at the North Water Treatment Plant and noted workforce expansion to roughly 85 employees, improving staffing levels from 85% to 95%.
On capital projects, Boles described Phase I of a $5.3 million biosolids modernization at the North Wastewater Treatment Plant and completion of multiple water and sewer-main projects, including more than 1.5 miles of mains on Washington, Alvasia, Clay and Powell Streets. He said the Presidential pump station was removed in fall 2025 and replaced by a gravity sewer main in a roughly $1 million project to increase sewer capacity for the Sportsplex and nearby subdivisions. He also identified the Wright Street pump station and sewer-main project (approximately $700,000) with completion expected in May 2026.
Boles outlined future priorities and funding needs: a South Raw Water Intake project for which the utility received a $1 million federal grant to begin Phase I of an estimated $8.5 million project, an estimated $2 million NWWTP Biosolids Phase II, expanded stormwater investments following major 2025 floods, a Bridges Golf Course Lake stormwater reroute design, and compliance-driven lead-and-copper service-line replacement to remove about 2,000 galvanized service lines over an EPA-allowed 11-year schedule. He said the utility requested $250,000 in the budget to proactively address replacement requirements.
Boles also emphasized succession planning, certification and licensing needs for field staff, coordination with the city engineer on convention center water and sewer extensions, and the need to secure local, state and federal funding for the capital program.
No formal votes or policy changes were taken in the work session; the presentation was informational.
