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Limestone County Water & Sewer Authority is a water and sewer utility presently servicing over 30,000 customers in Limestone County and surrounding areas. Our board and staff are committed to being a reliable and efficient provider of clean, potable water for our customers.

The History of the Limestone County Water and Sewer Authority

On April 25, 1980, in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 88 of Title 11, Code of Alabama, 1975, Limestone County Water Authority was awarded the Certificate of Incorporation, creating the initial Limestone County Water Authority with three directors, B. Turner, T. Smith, Jr. and I. Warren. On December 10, 1997, the Articles of Incorporation of the Limestone County Water Authority were amended to change the name to Limestone County Water & Sewer Authority. Numerous amendments to the original Article of Incorporation give a concise, legal description of the areas to be served with water and sewer services.

Prior to 1982, the independent systems of South Limestone, East Limestone, Fort Hampton, and North Limestone were under the direct management of the Limestone County Commission. In October 1982, the Commission turned over full authority for operations of all four systems to LCWSA.

System	South Limestone	East Limestone	Fort Hampton	North Limestone
Established	1965	1973	1976	1978
Initial Customer Base	250	600	900	900

The South Limestone Water and Fire Protection Authority, another independent system, was consolidated into LCW&SA on March 25, 1986. In May of 1998, we took over the water and sewer service for the Elkmont Rural Village.

The growth of the system has been phenomenal, as evidenced by the fact that as of July 1985 LCWSA was billing 4,200 customers and presently we are billing over 30,000 customers. Currently LCW&SA has over 1,300 miles of water mains with approximately 2,000 fire hydrants. Wholesale water is sold to: East Lauderdale County; Huntsville; Decatur; Ardmore; Minor Hill, Tennessee; and South Giles, Tennessee water systems.

We produce water at the following water treatment facilities:

Established	Source	Capacity
1992	North Limestone Treatment Facility	3.25  MGD
2001	Turner Treatment Facility	4 MGD

Established	Storage Facilities	Capacity
1977	North Tank	.5 MG
1987	New Cut Tank	1 MG
1998	Burgreen Tank	2 MG
1991	Pettusville Tank	.5 MG
1998	West Tank	1 MG
2000	South Tank	1 MG
2003	Pinedale Tank	1 MG
2006	Pepper Rd Tank	1 MG
Future	Holladay Rd Tank	1 MG

Additionally, we purchase water from Decatur Utilities, Huntsville Utilities, and Athens Utilities. Presently, the consumption of water provided by the Authority is 4,200 gallons per minute.

In addition to our water treatment, LCWSA has the following wastewater treatment facilities.

Established	Wastewater Facilities	Capacity
2015	Elkmont Rural Village	0.15 MGD
2001	Limestone County Schools	Various
2003	Bay Hill	.020 MGD

The East Limestone Area sewer is conveyed by sewer stations to the City of Huntsville for treatment.