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City of Nicholasville!

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Utilities

Utilities

Nicholasville’s award-winning utilities system provides reliable electric, water and sewer services within and adjacent to the city.

Nicholasville Utility Truck
Nicholasville Water Facility

Electricity

The electric department purchases wholesale power from Kentucky Utilities and distributes it to approximately 6,800 customers through the utility’s transmission and distribution system.

Water

The water system consists of an intake pumping facility, a water treatment plant, a high service pumping facility, and transmission and distribution system. The treatment plant serves approximately 14,500 retail customers and two wholesale customers, with a capacity of 7 million gallons per day (MGD). The treated water transmission and distribution system consists of a grid of mains ranging from 2 to 24 inches in diameter and has a total elevated storage of 1.5 million gallons. For the most recent annual drinking water quality report click here.

Sewers

The sanitary sewer system, serving approximately 11,500 customers, consists of a 7 MGD wastewater treatment plant (Jessamine Creek Environmental Control Facility), 14 pump stations and a collection system comprised of a network of gravity sewers and force mains.

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Contact Details
Danica McCoy
Utility Customer Service Supervisor
601 N. Main Street
Nicholasville, KY 40356
859.885.9473
danica.mccoy@nicholasville.org
Travis Ward
Utilities Business Manager
601 N. Main Street
Nicholasville, KY 40356
859.885.9473
travis.ward@nicholasville.org
Bob Amato
Public Utilities Director
517 N. Main Street
Nicholasville, KY 40356
859.885.9473
bob.amato@nicholasville.org
Electric Services
City of Nicholasville Electric
601 N. Main Street Nicholasville, KY 40356
859.885.9473
Emergency Line 859.885.7305 (After 4 p.m.)
Water Services
City of Nicholasville Water
601 N. Main Street Nicholasville, KY 40356
859.885.9473
Emergency Line 859.885.7305 (After 4 p.m.)
Water Services
Jessamine Water District # 1
2225 Lexington Road Nicholasville, KY 40356
859.885.9314
Water Services
Jessamine South Elkhorn Water
802 S. Main Street
Nicholasville, KY 40356
859.881.0589

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