About Us
H.B. & T.S. (Hillsboro, Burwood & Thompson’s Station) Utility District is a non-profit public utility chartered specifically to serve and meet the needs of its customers for safe drinking water. Created in 1968, H.B.&T.S. is run by a board of commissioners.
H.B. & T.S. Staff
General Manager: Cody Lovett
Planning & Infrastructure Manager: Troy Watkins
Operations Manager: Tim Byram
Operations Administrative Assistant: Linsey Kincaid
Office Manager: Courtney Winters
Customer Service Representatives: Ellen Neal, Callie Yates, Rebecca Fewell
Accounting/HR: Kelsey Whitman
Field Manager: Matthew Armstrong
Safety Director: Jonathan Johnson
Leak Detection Specialist: Bailey Davenport
Geospatial Manager: Cliff Hoeffner
Water System Operators: Dale Oechsel, Jesse Jones, Cale Reed, Mike Edwards, Dakota King, Taylor King, Erick Hargrove, Joseph Baxter
Backflow Department: Chris Johnson, Connor Pratt
Our Utility is governed by a Board of Commissioners, with a General Manager in place to run day to day operations and to serve as an adviser to the Board.
President: Charles Bond
Vice President: Roy Fox
Secretary: Eddie Sanders
Board Meeting: Held the 4th Wednesday of each month at our office at 9 A.M.
Board Member Selection Process: The Commissioners of H.B. & T.S. Utility District serve four year terms. Vacancies on the Board of Commissioners are filled by appointment by the Williamson County Mayor from a list of three nominees certified by the Board of Commissioners to the Williamson County Mayor to fill a vacancy. Decisions by the Board of Commissioners on customer complaints brought before the Board of Commissioners under the District’s customer complaint policy may be reviewed by the Utility Management Review Board of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation pursuant to Section 7-82-702(7) of Tennessee Code Annotated.
The District is Regulated By:
Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation – www.state.tn.us/environment
The Environmental Protection Agency – www.epa.gov
Tennessee Utility Management Review Board
Tennessee Water & Wastewater Financial Board
Area Served in Williamson County, TN:
Leipers Fork
Burwood
Thompson’s Station
Franklin
Harpeth
Bethesda
Flat Creek
Greenbrier
Kingfield
General Facts:
H.B. & T.S. Utility District currently serves more than 12,000+ customers with safe drinking water in Williamson County, TN.
- An average of 2.5 Million Gallons of water pumped daily
- Water comes from the Cumberland River, pumped up to 50 miles in some areas.
- 400+ miles of water line.
- 7.2 Million Gallons of clean water storage capacity.
- Largest water main is 30″ DI., smallest is 2″ PVC.