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PIGEON FORGE
Beneficial Reuse of Effluent Award
This year’s winner of the Beneficial Re- batch reactor biological treatment with Above: Mark Miller, Pigeon Forge Public Works
use of Effluent Award for Tennessee was nitrification, disc filtration, sodium Director accepts the award from Stefanie Farrell,
the Pigeon Forge Wastewater Treatment hypochlorite disinfecting, sodium bisulfite President, KY-TN Water Environment Association.
Plant. Mark Miller, Public Works Direc- decholorination, cascade aeration and Below: Pigeon Forge Waste Water Treatment Plant.
tor, accepted the award on behalf of the effluent diffusion.
Pigeon Forge Wastewater Treatment Plant
at the 2016 KY/TN Water Professionals The current system consists of over
Conference in Knoxville on July 19. 6,000 feet of 12" PVC pipe and is con-
structed parallel to the West Prong of the
Pigeon Forge has long been a centerpiece Little Pigeon River. The current intent
of tourism and economic growth for east- is to distribute this water to industrial
ern Tennessee. With the recent additions customers, golf courses, and residential
of The Island, DreamMore Resort and the developments among others. Phase 2 of
Cal Ripken Experience, which are expected the system design is already underway as
to draw thousands of additional visitors Pigeon Forge attempts to stay ahead of a
to an already popular destination, water is rapidly increasing demand.
much too precious a resource to use just
once. The City of Pigeon Forge started a As a forward-thinking city, Pigeon Forge
program to treat and recycle wastewater. realized the value in the beneficial reuse
Once the build-out is complete, the project of effluent water in a variety of locations
will supply more than one million gallons throughout the city. Upon com-
of recycled water every day, which will save pletion of their new Wastewater
capacity in the receiving stream and posi- Treatment Plant, Pigeon Forge
tions the community for future growth. has set out to promote beneficial
reuse of the outstanding quality
In the spring of 2015, the City of effluent that it produced. Con-
Pigeon Forge started its new Wastewater gratulations to the Pigeon Forge
Treatment Plant featuring a sequencing Wastewater Treatment Plant.
14 TPW September/October 2016
Beneficial Reuse of Effluent Award
This year’s winner of the Beneficial Re- batch reactor biological treatment with Above: Mark Miller, Pigeon Forge Public Works
use of Effluent Award for Tennessee was nitrification, disc filtration, sodium Director accepts the award from Stefanie Farrell,
the Pigeon Forge Wastewater Treatment hypochlorite disinfecting, sodium bisulfite President, KY-TN Water Environment Association.
Plant. Mark Miller, Public Works Direc- decholorination, cascade aeration and Below: Pigeon Forge Waste Water Treatment Plant.
tor, accepted the award on behalf of the effluent diffusion.
Pigeon Forge Wastewater Treatment Plant
at the 2016 KY/TN Water Professionals The current system consists of over
Conference in Knoxville on July 19. 6,000 feet of 12" PVC pipe and is con-
structed parallel to the West Prong of the
Pigeon Forge has long been a centerpiece Little Pigeon River. The current intent
of tourism and economic growth for east- is to distribute this water to industrial
ern Tennessee. With the recent additions customers, golf courses, and residential
of The Island, DreamMore Resort and the developments among others. Phase 2 of
Cal Ripken Experience, which are expected the system design is already underway as
to draw thousands of additional visitors Pigeon Forge attempts to stay ahead of a
to an already popular destination, water is rapidly increasing demand.
much too precious a resource to use just
once. The City of Pigeon Forge started a As a forward-thinking city, Pigeon Forge
program to treat and recycle wastewater. realized the value in the beneficial reuse
Once the build-out is complete, the project of effluent water in a variety of locations
will supply more than one million gallons throughout the city. Upon com-
of recycled water every day, which will save pletion of their new Wastewater
capacity in the receiving stream and posi- Treatment Plant, Pigeon Forge
tions the community for future growth. has set out to promote beneficial
reuse of the outstanding quality
In the spring of 2015, the City of effluent that it produced. Con-
Pigeon Forge started its new Wastewater gratulations to the Pigeon Forge
Treatment Plant featuring a sequencing Wastewater Treatment Plant.
14 TPW September/October 2016
