During its April 14th Work Session, Urban County Councilmembers will review a study assessing options for relocating the Mint Lane pump station, including one alternative that would place it outside of Lexington’s Urban Service Area.
Pump stations move water and sewage from homes and businesses to water treatment plants, and if the stations are at lower elevations, their work can be assisted by gravity without needing more expensive infrastructure.
The Mint Lane pump station, currently located behind Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, has been leaking sewage into the area. It needs major upgrades to comply with an EPA consent decree the city is currently under for failures to maintain its sanitary and stormwater sewer systems.
What options is Council reviewing for the Mint Lane pump station?
A presentation from Acting Environmental Quality and Public Works Commissioner Charles Martin shows one possible option is relocating the pump station to a site at Bowman Mill Road, on a portion of Mill Ridge Farm…