Page 21 - Sept-Oct2017 Vol35 No3

CONFERENCE INDUSTRYTOUR -TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 AT 2 P.M.

The Mark B. Whitaker Water Plant

Take a tour of the Knoxville Utilities Board Pump Station and Filtration SEPT. 1944
Plant, built in 1926, and step back to a period when buildings were built
to stand the test of time. Jobs that served the whole community didn’t
happen in the background, but rather in a big and bold way that echoed
how necessary these positions were to a civilized life for everyone.
Everyday offices were beautifully crafted, which instilled confidence in
the local citizens about the services provided and the leadership of the
local government.

Located two miles downstream from the Holston River and the French
Broad River, at the headwaters of the Tennessee River, the Knoxville
Utilities Board Pump Station
and Filtration Plant has 43
online instruments. Modern
lab equipment and the bank
of computers for monitoring
the equipment look out of
place in the historic building,
but one corner of the site
is dedicated to the past. A
small tucked-away collection
of newspaper articles,
tools and 1903 insurance
maps serves as a museum
dedicated to the long history
of water treatment
in Knoxville.

Hydraulics, Inc.

River City
Hydraulics
serves
all of West
Tennessee for
HEIL Refuse
Equipment,
Petersen
Knuckleboom
Loaders, Vac
Con Sewer
Equipment,
and Galbreath
Rolloff Hoist.

3131 Fleetbrook, Memphis, TN 38116
2350 Wooddale Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70805

122 Magnet Dr., Sherwood, AR 72120

1-800-365-6183

View online at tnpublicworks.com 21