Troubled Tennessee water plant finally submits upgrade plans after major sewage spills

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WTVF) — A troubled Williamson County water treatment plant that has racked up more than $100,000 in fines and violations over the past decade has finally submitted plans to state regulators for major upgrades.

The Limestone Water Treatment Plant in the Grassland area leaked nearly 200,000 gallons of raw sewage into the Harpeth River in March, followed by another 57,000 gallons in April. The incidents prompted updates that local leaders, neighbors and scientists say are long overdue.

"We got them all boots so they could stomp in the creek," said Steve Alexander, who bought his home 43 years ago partly because of Cartwright Creek running behind the property. But Alexander and his wife no longer allow their grandkids to play in the water because of sewage contamina