PUBLIC NOTICE: The Henderson Water & Sewer Commission has changed the date for the regularly scheduled December 2019 Board Meeting to Monday, December 9, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the HWU Bobby Gish Administrative Building located at 111 Fifth Street, Henderson, KY.
In case of water or sewer emergency call HWU at 270-826-2824 (Answered 24/7/365).
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Tuesday November 19th, 2019 - 8:54 am
PUBLIC NOTICE: The Henderson Water & Sewer Commission has changed the date for the regularly scheduled December 2019 Board Meeting to Monday, December 9, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the HWU Bobby Gish Administrative Building located at 111 Fifth Street, Henderson, KY.
Friday November 15th, 2019 - 4:03 pm
HWU’s contractor has completed this year’s batch of hydrant painting. This multi-year long project is in its third year. This year they painted about 250, and this brings the three-year total to close to 700. There are about 450 hydrants left to be painted, and they will be painted in the upcoming years. You may notice that some hydrants are painted different colors. The colors are not just for viewing pleasure… they mean something. Fire Fighters are trained to recognize how much water a particular hydrant will provide by what color the hydrant is painted. Please see the picture associated with this posting as it explains the color codes. Another thing you may have noticed is that many of our hydrants have a color ring attached to the nozzle caps. As you might have guessed, those color rings also identify the flow rate of the hydrant. These rings are highly reflective and make it easier for the firefighters to spot the hydrants in the dark. Lastly, there were approximately 175 new Storz connectors installed on many hydrants. A Storz connector is a quick-connect device which allows the firefighter to connect the fire hose much more quickly, thus saving time, lives, and property. The Storz connectors are scattered all over town.
Friday November 15th, 2019 - 3:54 pm
HWU’s contractor has completed this year’s batch of hydrant painting. This multi-year long project is in its third year. This year they painted about 250, and this brings the three-year total to close to 700. There are about 450 hydrants left to be painted, and they will be painted in the upcoming years. You may notice that some hydrants are painted different colors. The colors are not just for viewing pleasure… they mean something. Fire Fighters are trained to recognize how much water a particular hydrant will provide by what color the hydrant is painted. Please see the picture associated with this posting as it explains the color codes. Another thing you may have noticed is that many of our hydrants have a color ring attached to the nozzle caps. As you might have guessed, those color rings also identify the flow rate of the hydrant. These rings are highly reflective and make it easier for the firefighters to spot the hydrants in the dark. Lastly, there were approximately 175 new Storz connectors installed on many hydrants. A Storz connector is a quick-connect device which allows the firefighter to connect the fire hose much more quickly, thus saving time, lives, and property. This Storz connectors are scattered all over town.
Friday November 15th, 2019 - 2:46 pm
The agenda for the November 18, 2019 Water and Sewer Commission Meeting is available on the HWU website (in PDF format) at this link:
tinyurl.com/HWU-Board-Agenda
The meeting will begin at 4:30 p.m. at the Bobby Gish Administrative Building located at 111 Fifth Street in Henderson.
Friday November 8th, 2019 - 8:43 am
The Kentucky Division of Water (DOW) has removed the recreational public health advisory for the Ohio River previously issued due to harmful algal blooms (HABs). Results from recent water samples collected throughout the advisory area from the McAlpine Dam near Louisville to the Greenup Dam near Greenup are below the recreational advisory threshold for microcystin toxins. Recent rains after a period of dry weather have acted to “flush” that section of the river, and it has returned to more normal conditions. HWU did not detect verifiable problems in our stretch of the Ohio.
The recreational public health advisory was issued Sept. 26 when sample results from the river indicated the presence of toxin-producing algal blooms. Since that time, regular testing has occurred to monitor microcystin levels. Although the advisory is being removed, there are always risks associated with recreating in natural waters, especially with the incidental ingestion of water, and we recommend caution, especially for the very young, and those with compromised immune systems.
For additional information about harmful algal blooms in Kentucky, please visit the Division of Water’s HAB webpage. eec.ky.gov/Environmental-Protection/Water/Monitor/Pages/HABS.aspx
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Henderson is a “Combined Sewer System” community. In the older parts of the city, we have combined sewers that channel both sanitary and stormwater to the wastewater treatment plant when it rains. In newer parts of the city, we have a separate storm sewer system.
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2019 CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORTS
for both the North and South Water Treatment Plants
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NORTH Water Treatment Plant
Serving the City of Henderson
and portions of Henderson County
2019 Henderson Water Utility North annual water quality report is available.
This report contains important information about your drinking water.
Please go to www.hkywater.org/ccr/north.pdf to view your 2019 annual water quality report or to request a paper copy call 270-826-2421.
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SOUTH Water Treatment Plant
Serving the City of Sebree, Beech Grove,
and portions of Henderson County
2019 Henderson Water Utility South annual water quality report is available.
This report contains important information about your drinking water.
Please go to www.hkywater.org/ccr/south.pdf to view your 2019 annual water quality report or to request a paper copy call 270-826-2421.