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     In March 1984, was the creation of Northern Wayne County Public Service District by the Wayne County Commission. They received a $7.2 million dollar grant for the sewer system and at that time the County Commission carried the project as far as they could as a commission. Mr. Booth stated, "it was their duty to form a Public Service District," so they appointed board members, and the new members picked the ball up and kept the job rolling. The collection system was originally designed to serve a population equivalent of approximately 11,000 persons (approximately 6,000 residential customer equivalents) after the project growth.  

     On April 1, 1989, Dale Elliott was chosen as the General Manager of Northern Wayne County Public Service District. Northern Wayne was established to combat a rising environmental threat to receiving streams of the area from failed septic systems. 

     On May 5, 1989, was the Groundbreaking Day for Northern Wayne County Public Service District with the Introduction of Master of Ceremonies by Pearl Booth, Wayne County Commission, Welcoming and Opening Remarks by Chairman Herman Wellman (NWCPSD). Mr. Pearl Booth stated that, "back in 1970 Congress passed a law that appropriated money for facility studies, and the Corp of Engineers was given that money for problem areas where they needed sewer collection necessities." The study was completed in 1981, Mr. Pearl Booth and the County Commission started talking to the engineers. In 1983, the Commission signed a contract with McFarland & Johnson and appropriated $25,000 to the engineers to complete that study and make the application to the Environmental Protection Agency (DNR) for a grant. 

​     The district was completed in 1991 and serves the northern portions of Wayne County and the community of Lavalette, and transports collected sewage form the Town of Ceredo. The system was installed for the purpose of transporting wastewater from residences and businesses of the Northern Wayne County area to the City of Huntington, under the Interjurisdictional Agreement with the Huntington Sanitary Board. The treated wastewater is ultimately discharged into the Ohio River. The system is a "unique and costly design" consisting of a pressurized system that involved the installation of approximately 73 miles of force main, 20 duplex pumping stations, 1,500 individual "Simplex Grinder Stations" 5 miles of gravity sewer, 82 manholes, 14 gravity sewer cleanouts, 11 Sub Lift Stations and 4 main lift stations. The grinder pumps grind up solids and force them into 1 1/2" and some areas a 1 1/4" pressurized lines where they eventually connect to larger lines commonly referred to as Mains. Pressurized systems are an effective solution where conventional gravity systems are impractical to install due to elevation changes. The district operates under the WV National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) with Permit Number WV0089621.  

     The collection system starts at Midville Heights including the homes at Midville Heights, following north along WV County Route 152. The district also covers a portion of 8th Street Road, Camp Road, along 5th Street Road to the bottom area of German Ridge Road where it flows back toward our AB Station behind Tudors Plaza. The sewer main goes through Lavalette before following WV Route 75, just south of the District's Office. The system continues through the communities of Meadow Links, Donna Heights, Bison Village, Twin Valley, North Maywood, and Pine Hill Estates. The sewer main then runs through a field from Spring Valley Drive to meet Goodwill Road. Finally, the main follows James River Road (US Route 60) until it crosses the CSX Railroad near Camden Park where it connects to the meter house for the City of Huntington Sanitary Board's Wastewater Treatment Plant on Sunset Drive. Before the creation of the district, the subdivisions in the area used package plants or large septic systems to treat wastewater. 

          

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