In an effort to reduce the negative environmental impact of water treatment and to provide a more reliable and higher quality water source to the region, the Northeast Mississippi Regional Water Supply District contracted J. Cumby Construction to construct a new water intake facility.

The new water intake facility is located in the Tenn-Tom waterway, which provides cleaner water which requires less chemical treatment than the Tombigbee River, where the previous intake facility is located.

This facility consists of a barricaded intake area with six large screened intakes, three 42” vacuum siphon pipes through the levee, a 6,000+ square foot pump house with chemical pre-treatment, 100,000+ gallons of water reservoirs, eight vertical turbine pumps with a combined 33,000+ gallons per minute capacity, and an elevated bridge, deck, and pipe support structure.

The new facility sits on land leased from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, across the river from Fulton, MS, and will service the needs of more than 100,000 residents of Northeast Mississippi.