MWSD Engineering Department

The MWSD Engineering Department provides assistance in determining availability and cost for service in new areas. Please contact Valerie Smith for more information.

New construction - New construction may entail connection fees, which are site and use dependent. Please contact Valerie Smith for more information.

Industrial customers - Steve Huffman is the primary contact for existing and potential industrial customers.

Wastewater Facilities Plan - 2002 Revision

Volume I - Wastewater Facilities Plan, 2002 Revision, Volume 1, Wastewater Collection System, January 2002
Exhibit 3.1 - Existing Collection System and Monitoring Basins
Exhibit 5.1 - Existing Planning Areas, City Limits & Urban Growth Boundary
Exhibit 5.2 - Existing City Zoning
Exhibit 5.3 - Sanitary Sewer Basins
Exhibit 8.1 - Proposed Short Range System Improvements
Exhibit 8.2 - Proposed Medium Range System Improvements
Exhibit 8.3 - Proposed Long Range System Improvements
Exhibit 8.4 - Proposed Collection System Improvements

Volume II - Wastewater Facilities Plan, 2002 Revision, Volume 2, Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems - January 2002
Exhibit 7.1 - Proposed Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion
Exhibit 7.2 - Proposed Effluent Line Routing A Alternatives
Exhibit 7.3 - Proposed Reuse Distribution system
Exhibit 7.4 - Proposed Advanced Treatment Wastewater Plant

Policies, Procedures and General Design Requirements manual

The Murfreesboro Water and Sewer Board and Murfreesboro City Council has adopted the Water and Sewer Department’s Policies, Procedures and General Design Requirements manual. These policies and procedures were put out for public comment to stakeholders in January of 2009. All comments were acknowledged, and the majority were incorporated into the manual.

The main goals of this manual are the following:

• Answer front-end questions of potential developers as to how to receive approval for water, sanitary sewer or repurified water service.
• Acquaint developers with MWSD’s standard development contract conditions.
• Address requirements for acquiring permanent utility easements for any off-site improvements associated with a proposed development.
• Resolve any system capacity concerns through flow monitoring studies and pump station monitoring.
• Advise engineering design and survey consultants of design requirements and standard practices expected of MWSD in hydraulic calculation submittals, construction drawing standards and cut sheet data.
• Inform developers of required storm water best management practices (BMP’s) associated with construction site runoff control and post-construction runoff treatment.

Any questions regarding the contents of MWSD’s Policies, Procedures and General Design Requirements can be directed to Darren Gore or Valerie Smith at 615-848-3200.

Sub-basin Area Master Plan (SAMP)

The Murfreesboro Water and Sewer Department maintains a 201 Wastewater Facilities Plan for sanitary sewer. This plan defines the overall planned sewer service area for the Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) owned and operated by the City of Murfreesboro. Some service areas (sub-basins, for example) have been studied to a finer level of detail through a Sub-basin Area Master Plan (SAMP).

This additional, more specific plan allows the department to determine the optimal routing for major trunk gravity sewer mains, force main alignments and placement of regional and sub-regional pumping stations. These detailed studies use the hydraulic assumptions as provided in the 201 Wastewater Facilities Plan.