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iPhone when necessary. The new water
treatment system consists of a raw water
intake, a new building, a new storage tank
and all the equipment required to produce
potable water. Even though grant money
for a construction contract covered most
of the costs, the employees of the Luttrell-
Blaine-Corryton Utility District made a
huge difference with their contribution to
the construction.
“We set up the concrete pad for the new
building ourselves,” Langley said. “It just
wasn’t necessary to pay a general contrac-
tor to oversee all the construction when
we knew what needed to be done.”
“They are an example of a great utility,”
says Erich Webber, Environmental Con-
sultant with the Tennessee Department of
Environment and Conservation, Division
of Water Resources, Knoxville Field Office.
“From doing their best to comply with the
regulations to doing the best job they can
for the rate-payers, the Luttrell-Blaine-
Corryton Utility is one of the top utility
districts in our region, if not the state.”
The challenges of being a rural utility
can often lead to big expenses to achieve
the goal of supplying safe drinking water.
Many other utilities are facing similar
challenges today. By making a decision
to be good stewards of public funds, the
Luttrell-Blaine-Corryton Utility District
found ways to treat the water and their
customers right.
Above: The new water tank at the Blaine site.
Below: The new Pall Inc. water treatment system
Inset left: Jimmy Langley (left) and one of the dedicated staff of the Luttrell-
Blaine-Corryton Utility District
- Photos courtesy of Vaughn Cassidy
View online at tnpublicworks.com 7
treatment system consists of a raw water
intake, a new building, a new storage tank
and all the equipment required to produce
potable water. Even though grant money
for a construction contract covered most
of the costs, the employees of the Luttrell-
Blaine-Corryton Utility District made a
huge difference with their contribution to
the construction.
“We set up the concrete pad for the new
building ourselves,” Langley said. “It just
wasn’t necessary to pay a general contrac-
tor to oversee all the construction when
we knew what needed to be done.”
“They are an example of a great utility,”
says Erich Webber, Environmental Con-
sultant with the Tennessee Department of
Environment and Conservation, Division
of Water Resources, Knoxville Field Office.
“From doing their best to comply with the
regulations to doing the best job they can
for the rate-payers, the Luttrell-Blaine-
Corryton Utility is one of the top utility
districts in our region, if not the state.”
The challenges of being a rural utility
can often lead to big expenses to achieve
the goal of supplying safe drinking water.
Many other utilities are facing similar
challenges today. By making a decision
to be good stewards of public funds, the
Luttrell-Blaine-Corryton Utility District
found ways to treat the water and their
customers right.
Above: The new water tank at the Blaine site.
Below: The new Pall Inc. water treatment system
Inset left: Jimmy Langley (left) and one of the dedicated staff of the Luttrell-
Blaine-Corryton Utility District
- Photos courtesy of Vaughn Cassidy
View online at tnpublicworks.com 7
