Water Department

Wayne Carroll, Water Treatment Plant Manager

769 Highway 50 East
Centerville, TN 37033

(931) 729.3543

Wayne Carroll supervises the water treatment plant located east of Centerville, which draws water from the clear, pure waters of Swan Creek. 

Wayne has worked at the water plant since 1994, and his assistant, Jeff Breece, has worked at the plant since about 2002. Both have extensive training and experience in treating and testing the water for Centerville and Hickman County.

Worth noting, city water from Centerville is among the purest in the state, partly from its source of Swan Creek and partly from the exceptional work of the treatment plant. Swan Creek is the only river of its size in Tennessee that does not have a sewage plant discharging into its waters.

Settling basins to trap suspended particlesWater Quality Report

You can download the latest water quality report. As usual, our water treatment plant and staff produce a quality water drinking supply.

Settling Basins

Despite how clean the source water is, the water plant must remove all suspended particles. There are several settling tanks where water treated with alum and other chemicals slowly settles the suspended particles and disinfects any bacteria or fungi remaining in the water. A filtration process further enhances the settling process to ensure that the water is clear and clean.

Water Quality Testing

Jeff Breece tests the water in the facility's laboratory. Swan Creek's water usually has few suspended particles, especially compared to the Duck River, but even small amounts of turbidity must be removed. Simultaneously, other chemicals destroy E. coli and other harmful pathogens that enter the stream from wildlife and cattle wading in the water.

A few years ago, a high acid concentration entered the stream and shut the plant down. Now, the plant monitors and adjusts the water's pH (acid or alkaline levels) to ensure public safety. Even the pH of the water varies during the day according to the temperature and sunlight. The end result is pure water free of chemicals other than the minimum amounts of chlorine and fluoride needed for public safety.

A detailed report about the 2024 water quality report is available for download. The accompanying data is also available.

Water Quality Rules, Reports, and Publications

For your convenience, here are some links to State reports and water quality rules and regulations that interest you.  Just click on any of these items:

• Water Quality Laws
• Rules
• General Information & Planning Documents
• Water Quality Assessment Publications
• Technical/Engineering Documents