At our treatment facility located at 388 Koontz Rd. Lexington, NC, near Yadkin College, our filter wash water flows into a gravity thickener to concentrate the sludge. This concentrated sludge is then pumped to a mechanical press which removes the water and produces a dry sludge used for agricultural land application. The water removed through this process along with our settling basin sediment flows into two wastewater ponds from which solids are removed. Following solids removal, decant water is then recycled into our raw water reservoirs or returned to the Yadkin River.

During the 2020 calendar year all of the decant water was recycled, resulting in over 100 Million Gallons of water being recycled through our treatment process. This equates to a cost savings to our company and ultimately our members.

There were no violations of permit conditions, environment regulations, or environmental laws.

If you have any questions regarding this report or treatment process you may contact Craig Koonts or Brandon Garner at (336) 787-5800.

Customers are notified of the availability of this report from our office on their February 2021 water bill, and also via our website www.davidsonwater.com.