Water Update (October 17, 2011)

The East Tennessee Development District annual reports continue to show the cost of MUS water to be far below average for East Tennessee.  Our regional system provides economies of scale that allow most of our utility districts to also provide water at below average rates.  Click here for report information.
MUS has completed two large water main projects and now directly serves the East Tennessee Progress Center. MUS is now positioned to long term provide the flows and fire protection necessary for large industrial customers. To our disappointment, Witt Utility District separated from MUS as of February 28, 2011. WUD will provide their own water service from the Nolichucky River. While we expect their cost of water delivery to increase over time, we remain thankful for the years of wholesale service MUS was able to provide the customers of South Hamblen County and we wish them the best of success.
DID YOU KNOW
Bottled Water:  One 8 oz glass of water, once a day = $0.50 per day or $182 per year
MUS Water:  One 8 oz glass of water, once a day = $0.0125 per day or $0.0450 per year
So why would you drink bottled water over MUS water?
MUS continues with the installation meters & transmitters to enable remote automatic reading of water meters. Presently we are approximately 50% compete. This project was partially enabled by U.S. Stimulus funding through the Tennessee Dept of Conservation (about 40% grant of the overall cost). The water meters will report readings to the Smart electric meter and then be transported over a secure and high speed network utilizing our fiber optic network (FiberNET). This system will provide daily readings and improved ability to detect customer problems.

Water Bill Comparison
from East Tenn Development District 2009 Annual Survey

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