Water & Wastewater Departments
|
|
|
The Water Plant also tests turbidity, Ph, bacteria, hardness, and alkalinity on a daily basis. These tests have been instituted to help in providing the city with high quality drinking water.
The City of Clifton began to offer sewer services to the public in the 1980's. The City currently operates two sewer plants to serve the area. Several expansions throughout the years now offers sewer service to most of the City.
• Our Department Policies are available in PDF format.
CITY OF CLIFTON WATER RATES Water $4.18 per thousand gallons Sewer $4.18 per thousand gallons A minimum bill is two thousand gallons. Rates for customers outside the city limits are double. *Note - RATES AS OF July 2010
|
Water System Employees
Kenneth Templeton Water Plant Manager Craig Holder
Certifications: * Grade III Water Treatment Plant Operator * Grade I Distribution System Operator * Cross-Connection Testing and Prevention Certification
Paula Skelton Water Plant Operator
Emmett Slone |
||||||||||||||
The City of Clifton Water System dates back to the 1950's when service was first provided to city residents. In 1984 a new plant was constructed to keep up with growth. In the year 2000 a new project to add an additional 322,500 gallons per day of treatment capacity was established.
|
Water and Sewer Tap Fees and other Fees |
||
|
Inside City Limits |
Water |
$575.00 |
|
Sewer |
$4000.00 |
|
| Sewer Inspection Fee for New Tap |
$15.00 |
|
| Standard Outside of City Water Tap |
$775.00 |
|
| Ross Creek Line Surcharge |
$1775.00 |
|
|
WATER TREATMENT INFORMATION |
|
| Water Treatment Plant Design Capacity | 967,500 GPD * |
| Water Plant Average Daily Use | 395,000 GPD |
| City Owned Above Ground Storage | 565,000 GAL |
| System Above Ground Storage | 815,000 GAL |
| Production Capacity | 645,000 GPD |
| System Usage | 425,000 GPD |
|
DAILY FLOW AND CAPACITY |
|
| Sewer Plant #1 Design Capacity | 115,000 GPD |
| Sewer Plant #1 Average Daily Flow | 60,000 GPD |
| Sewer Plant #2 Design Capacity | 500,000 GPD |
| Sewer Plant #2 Average Daily Flow | 320,000 GPD |
|
PROFILE OF CLIFTON WASTEWATER PLANTS |
|
TREATMENT PLANT #1
Type of Treatment: Biological Natural. This plant is a two cell Lagoon system, one cell receives the raw wastewater, the second cell is the polishing pond with a small chlorine contact chamber.
This plant went into operation sometime between 1980 and 1985. |
|
TREATMENT PLANT #2
Type of Treatment: Biological Natural. This plant is a three cell Lagoon system with a small polishing pond. The three operating cells are: 156' x 444' x 14' for a three cell total storage of 11.5 to 12 million gallons. The chlorine is added at the Eff. weir of the polishing pond and is mixed as it is pumped approximately two miles to the Tennessee River. A CL2 sample is taken from the discharge line near the outfall. The normal operating depth of each cell is approximately 12 ft.
This plant went into operation in 1992. |
| The certification needed to operate both plants is a Biological Natural or better and a Grade One Collection System Certification. |
CLIFTON WATER DEPARTMENT CLIFTON WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT
310 West Water Street 510 Forrest Avenue
Clifton, Tennessee 38425 Clifton, Tennessee 38425
Phone (931) 676-3718 Fax (931) 676-5390 Phone (931) 676-3594 Fax (931) 676-5390
