Water lines will serve new Scott County customers

HAYWOOD CITY, Mo. -- A water district created to serve Scott County's rural residents is expanding.

"We will be putting in about 56 miles of new water lines to serve approximately 150 new customers," said Tim McIntyre, manager of Scott County Public Water Supply District No. 4. "Most of them are residences, but there are a few small businesses."

Young's Construction of Hornersville, Mo., is installing the water lines.

"They did the last project we had, so they are familiar with the area," McIntyre said.

Construction is occurring in just one area of the county this time, according to McIntyre.

"There's some going in around central Scott County, some of them in northwest Scott County," he said. And depending on who signs up, "the project will probably expand from that point," McIntyre said.

The contractor will put water lines in along Scott County roads 230, 252, 261, 264, 265, 266, 267, 401, 403, 413, 427, 444 and 447.

Lines also will be put in along state highways 91, 77 and routes W, C and EE in Scott County and Cape Girardeau County Road 250.

Water lines generally run far enough "to serve anybody that's signed up," McIntyre said. "We don't run it any farther than we have to, to reach the last customer on that road that is signed up."

The project's cost is $2.1 million, with funding coming through USDA Rural Development loans and grants, McIntyre said. The district will pay off the debt through water usage fees.

"If people want to get on, they need to call the water district," he said. "They might not get on in this phase but there is a good possibility they could get on in the future."

Residents can be added to the lines after the current construction is complete, but it will probably be more expensive.

If residents want to sign up now along the lines that are being installed, it will cost $150, McIntyre said, but that price only applies during construction.

To sign up or get more information, contact district treasurer Greg Boyd or McIntyre at the district office by calling 573-481-2207.

Pertinent address:

Haywood City, Mo.