The City of Bardstown Water Treatment Plant has provided clean water for drinking and bathing since 1904. It now has the capacity to pump 8 million gallons per day. During months with little rainfall, water can be pumped from the Beech Fork River to holding lagoons at the rate of 6 million gallons per day to supplement the lake. The treatment plant is located on Boston Road, beside Sympson Lake.

History

• 1903- The City begins treating its water.
  
  
• 1904- Water is pumped from the new plant on East Broadway, now the Civil War Museum. During months of drought, water was hauled by truck to the treatment plant.
  
  
• 1944- A permanent line to the Beech Fork River was installed to supplement the lake.
  
  
• 1963- Sympson lake construction was complete with a capacity to handle 1.2 billion gallons
  
  
• 1965- The current water treatment plant opened with a pumping capacity of two million gallons daily.
  
  
• 2010- The treatment plant can now pump up to 8 million gallons per day.

	Wayne Kendall Chief Operator Class IV-A (502)348-3064 wkendall@bardstowncable.net
	Don Wilson Maintenance Supervisor, Operator Class IV-A Geronimo Afable Operator Class IV-A
	Joseph Cecil Operator Class IV-A
	Patrick Kiernan Operator Class IV-A
	Christopher Hildesheim Operator Class IV-A
	Guillermo Ortega Operator Class IV-A
	Ross Harrell Operator Class III-A
	Jerry Smith Operator Class III-A