Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) West Hickman Wastewater Treatment Plant

645 West Hickman Plant Road
Nicholasville, KY 40356

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LFUCG’s West Hickman WWTP is located in northern Jessamine County. The WWTP serves the southern half of Lexington/Fayette County as well as several nearby developments in Jessamine County. The WWTP uses an activated sludge process with biological phosphorus removal and a two-stage aeration system. Since its original construction in 1972, the WWTP has undergone three major expansions. Today, West Hickman Creek WWTP is rated for 34 million gallons per day average daily flow and 64 million gallons per day peak daily capacity. A new state-of-the-art headworks facility was completed in 2020 with a peak capacity of 150 million gallons per day. West Hickman also has 40 million gallons of wet weather storage capacity in prestressed concrete tanks.

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