Water and Wastewater
You’ll find ample water supply and disposal systems already in place in Mecklenburg. All of our business and industrial parks have water and sewer available. Water and wastewater overviews for our three largest population centers are below.

Chase City
Water: Chase City Municipal: 18 deep water wells capable of pumping 280,000 gallons per day. Storage capacity is 700,000 gallons. The maximum daily capacity is 460,000 gallons.
Wastewater: Capacity is 600,000 gallons per day. Present use is 220,000 gallons per day.

Clarksville
Water: Buggs Island Lake supplies water to the Town of Clarksville. Average daily use in the town is 325,000 gallons; maximum daily capacity is 1,000,000 gallons; storage capacity is 800,000 gallons overhead, 100,000 gallons ground.
Wastewater: An average of 360,000 gallons of wastewater per day are treated at the Town's facility. Major upgrade and renovation in 1992 increased the capacity to 550,000 gallons per day, enabling the Town's Industrial Park to withstand the heaviest water use.

South Hill
Water: The Town of South Hill receives its water from the Roanoke River through The Roanoke River Service Authority. Average daily use is 750,000 gallons and the maximum is 4 MGD. The town has a storage capacity for 1,650,000 gallons overhead and 200,000 gallons ground. Wastewater: The Town of South Hill owns a 2 MGD wastewater treatment plant. The original plant built in 1984 was upgraded to its present capacity in 1994. Average flow-through is .75 MGD leaving a reserve capacity of 1.25 MGD. The plant serves all industrial parks in South Hill. Solid Waste Disposal Solid waste disposal is provided throughout the county by Mecklenburg County for all areas.