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Top 5 Best Tasting Water in North America!
   

  Award Winning Utility in Taste, Operations and Safety!

Judges at Kentucky Rural Water Association’s Management Conference, attended by over 400 participants held February 23-24, 2010 have found the state's best tasting water in Hardin County.  Hardin County Water District No. 2 is the proud recipient of the first place award in the “Best Tasting Water” competition. Water districts, water associations, and municipal utilities from around Kentucky were eligible to submit samples of their water, straight from the tap.  Because of the quality of the drinking water from Hardin County Water District #2, Kentucky has a great chance of winning the national Best Tasting Water Contest in Washington, D.C.

Judges at Kentucky/Tennessee American Water Works Association’s Annual Conference have found the best tasting water and it is in Hardin County. On July 15, 2009, Hardin County Water District No. 2 was identify as having the best tasting water in Kentucky and Tennessee. On June 22, 2010 Hardin County Water District No. 2 competed against water samples from all over North America at the American Water Works Association Annual Conference in Chicago, IL.  The District placed in the top five of the "Best of the Best" water tasting competition.

The District won the best external newsletter award at the Kentucky/Tennessee American Water Works Association’s Annual Conference in 2009. 

The District also received the Kentucky State Energy and Environment Cabinet AWOP Champion Award in recognition of their demonstrated success in producing drinking water that consistently meets or exceeds state water quality standards. The District was competing with large systems servings more than 10,000 customers. This award also takes into account the number of years the District has been optimized as well as the dedication of the operating staff. The White Mills Water Treatment Plant is managed by Shaun Youravich and is operated by a staff of eight Class IVA certified operators.

“This award is yet another example of the District’s commitment to deliver the highest quality water to our customers while leading our industry across all of our operations,” said Rev. Mike Bell, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners. “As regulations tighten and the demand for safe drinking water grows, the District will continue to be a leader in water quality and customer service while exceeding the expectations of our public.”

The District has received the Governor's Safety and Health Award for efforts in safety.  The award provides special recognition for outstanding safety and health performance and encourages development of programs designed to reduce and even eliminate occupational injuries and illnesses. The Governor’s Safety and Health Award is given to employers and their employees, who together have achieved the minimum required number of hours worked without experiencing a lost-time injury or illness at their establishment.

  Phase IV Reinforcement Phase

Hardin County Water District No. 2 has completed the installation of larger mains in the St. John Road and Rineyville areas.  This project also included the construction of an  elevated tank and pump station in the Valley Creek area, along with other smaller projects.  Phase IV also provided for the installation of new water mains to portions of the county that was still unserved, all of the lines have been installed and are currently in service.

  Louisville Water Connection- Water for the future

Hardin County has seen it share of growth over the years.  Hardin County Water District No. 2 has had the foresight to anticipate this growth by first building its own treatment facility in 1990, then expanding the facility in 2001.  Now the Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) to the region and potential industrial growth in the Glendale area, the District once again must anticipate the needs for Hardin County in the future.  In 2004 the District began investigating additional water sources.  Our treatment facility, because of EPA regulation, cannot take any additional water from the current source.  The District then looked at several other places along the Nolin River and even the Nolin Lake itself.  However, this options either did not provide the large amount of water needed or the development and construction cost made them not feasible.   This left the District looking to purchasing water from another water utility.  Through careful study and evaluation it was then determine that the Louisville Water Company (LWC) had the means and the excess capacity to meet the needs of Hardin County well into the future. The LWC has long been a leader in the field of water treatment and has been  recognized for its good water quality and recently won "Best Tasting Water in the Nation Award".  Hardin County Water District No. 2's Board and representatives from LWC have signed a letter of intent to purchase water.  The Project would consist of a large pumping station located near the Hardin and Bullitt County line and the installation of approximately nine miles of a large water main from the new pump station to the Tunnel Hill Road area to interconnect with the District’s existing Loop Line.  As with any project, there are challenges to face and overcome.  The first one is that LWC uses chloramines to treat its water, the District uses chlorine and normally the two treatment methods do not mix.  The District is evaluating possible treatment options for the LWC water.  Some of the other challenges is the need for additional funding assistance and obtaining the easements for the potential pipeline route.  The successful completion of the project will enable the District to meet its future water supply needs as the District’s service area of Hardin, LaRue, and Hart counties continues to grow.  This interconnect will also become a vital part of the District’s future plans to assist other regional water utilities with their water supply needs as they continue to grow. 

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  Wastewater Planning

As Hardin County continues to grow, the need for reliable wastewater service becomes more and more important.  The District can not do this alone, it will take the cooperative effort of the citizens of Hardin County, elected officials and multiple entities to make this possible.  For more information about the Wastewater Planning Study, just click here for more information.

  Other Project News

Another project currently under construction by our in-house construction crew is the large 24 inch ductile iron water main around Elizabethtown.  This project will ensure hydraulic capacity and reliable pressures well into the future. The District is currently constructing the pipeline and continue until the remaining 40,000 feet is completed.  Should you want more information regarding any ongoing project, just contact our office at (270) 737-1056 and you will be directed to the proper person.

 Should you have further questions or concerns about this project, please contact us at mailbox@hardincountywater2.org.


  Board Minutes

Hardin County Water District No. 2's Board meets, at our office the third Tuesday of each month at 5:00pm.  We have made the minutes of those meetings available to our customers. 

 

Should you have any further questions, please contact our office.