In order for SBCUD to continue to provide an adequate water supply to our current customers and prepare for the future growth of our service area, in early November of last year we announced our plans to place new water lines along Carpenter’s Campground Road, Blockhouse Road and Montvale Road, to construct a 500,000 gallon Richmond Hill Water Storage Tank, and expand our water transmission lines along State Route 129...[MORE]
Over 300 students at Carpenters and Lanier Elementary Schools celebrated National Drinking Water Week (May 6-12) with the South Blount County Utility District.
SBCUD Water Plant Manager, Danny Gregory gave a presentation about the Wonder of Water to the students in kindergarten thru fourth grade. The students discovered how the amazing water system works by tracking the exact route the water travels to get into the faucet of their school or home here in Blount County. The presentation also uncovered all the important uses for water including fire protection and hydration and the best ways to conserve this precious resource. Students were able to see what it would be like to not have abundant supplies of clean drinking water from the stories and pictures of places like Haiti...[MORE]