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Electricity:
American Electric Power - Appalachian

Water
Franklin County Public Works Department

Franklin County: (Phase I of Public System) Contracted Source: Bedford County PSA
Contracted Storage Capacity: 400,000 gallons
Maximum Daily Capacity: 400,000 gallons
Average Daily Use: TBD
Available Capacity: 400,000 gallons per day

Town of Rocky Mount: Source: Blackwater River
Storage Capacity: 2.7 million gallons
Maximum Daily Capacity: 2 million gallons
Average Daily Use: 835,000 gallons per day
Available capacity: 1.16 million gallons per day

Ferrum Water & Sewage Authority: Source: 3 wells
Storage Capacity: 600,000 gallons
Maximum Daily Capacity: 300,000 gallons
Average Daily Use: 140,000 gallons per day
Available Capacity: 160,000 gallons per day

Town of Boones Mill: Source: Spring; 2 wells
Storage Capacity: 250,000 gallons
Maximum Daily Capacity: 90,000 gallons (Minimum)
Average Daily Use: 78,000 gallons per day
Available Capacity: 12,000 gallons per day (Minimum)

Sewer:

Town of Rocky Mount
Type of Plant: Aeration
Capacity: 2 million gallons per day
Present Load: 650,000 gallons per day
Available Capacity: 1.35 million gallons per day

Ferrum
Type of Plant: Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR)
Capacity: 400,000 gallons per day
Present Load: 140,000 gallons per day
Available Capacity: 260,000 gallons per day

Boones Mill
Type of Plant: Waste stabilization lagoon
Capacity: 30,000 gallons per day
Present Load: 20,000 gallons per day
Available Capacity: 10,000 gallons per day

Solid Waste: Franklin County owns and operates a central sanitary landfill