Lexington has no large-scale municipal reclaimed water distribution system. LFUCG Water Quality treats sewage at Town Branch and West Hickman plants and discharges to streams, rather than supplying purple-pipe irrigation.
Unlike arid-region cities, Lexington has not built a purple-pipe reclaimed water network for irrigation, since the Bluegrass Region typically receives ample rainfall and the karst hydrology complicates large reuse projects. LFUCG Water Quality operates Town Branch and West Hickman wastewater plants, which discharge treated effluent under Kentucky Division of Water (KDOW) NPDES permits. Limited graywater reuse on private property is allowed under Kentucky plumbing rules with proper permits, but is rare. Some commercial cooling and irrigation systems use harvested rainwater. Empower Lexington encourages water reuse pilots, but no citywide reclaimed water mandate or distribution exists.
Unpermitted graywater systems can be cited under Kentucky plumbing code by LFUCG Building Inspection. Discharge violations from private systems are subject to KDOW enforcement.
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