About Us
The Crab Orchard Utility District was chartered in March 1966 to serve potable water to the residents of the Crab Orchard Community with water purchased from the City of Crossville. Their first meters were read on September 17, 1967.
Later the District was re-created to expand its boundaries to include the Community of Fairfield Glade and the majority of the Eastern portion of Cumberland County.
Since that time, the Utility has grown to be the largest Utility District in Cumberland County, with approximately 7500 active customers, approximately 400 miles of water lines and 14.5 million dollars in assets.
In 1995 the District constructed a 137 acre lake and a 2 million gallon per day treatment plant and began producing all their water to their customers. Later the plant was increased to a 4 million gallon per day plant, where we currently treat approximately 1.5 million gallons per day.