Mike Nickell
General Manager
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ABOUT US
The Morehead Utility Plant Board (MUPB) is located in the City of Morehead, Kentucky.
It was established by the City of Morehead in 1950 with 6 employees and 600 customers, to provide gas, water and sewer services to the City of Morehead. The budget was $18,000.
Today we have 39 employees with 1900 gas customers, 3500 water customers and 5100 sewer customers. MUPB also owns and operates the Water and Wastewater Plants. The present budget is over $10 million.
Although part of the municipal government of Morehead, KY, MUPB is operated independently of the city and is governed by a five-member board. The sole source of revenue is derived from the collection of utility bills. This revenue is used for system operations and maintenance, retiring the bond indebtedness and future expansion.
MOREHEAD UTILITY PLANT BOARD MEMBERS
The current members of the Board are:
Ewell Scott, Chairman
Oveda Messer, Vice Chair
Charles Derrickson, Secretary
Tom Carew, City Council Representative
Charles Patrick, Board Member
CUSTOMER SERVICE
The Customer Service Department is responsible for:
- Monthly billing
- Service Calls
- Work Orders
- Accounting
MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT
Maintenance Department is responsible for making:
- Water, Sewer and Natural Gas Taps
- Reading Water and Gas Meters
- Set Grinder Pumps
- Capital Projects
WATER TREATMENT PLANT
The Water is purified in accordance with rules and regulations of the division of water. The water quality is closely monitored at our new state of the art ACTIFLO Water Plant with the latest in Monitoring Technology and Control Equipment.
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
The Waste Water Treatment Plant treats Domestic and Industrial waste water before discharging into the Licking River. We also provide Sewer service to the city of Morehead and 3 Surrounding Counties:
Rowan, Bath, Fleming.
The Plant consistently meets or exceeds its National Pollutant Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements as set forth by the state of Kentucky.(D.O.W.)
Our Public Utilities purpose is: to provide reliable, responsive services, at a reasonable price, while acting as proper stewards of the environment.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Morehead Utility Plant Board's mission is to serve our customers in a courteous and timely manner creating mutual respect while realizing that our customers are our reason for operating. We serve the customers with the following goals 1.) Safety and environment 2.) Quality 3.) Cost effectiveness
Safety and environment are always our top priorities and should never be jeopardized for any reason including quality or cost effectiveness. It is our goal to create a safe workplace that keeps us injury free. We want to leave our environment a place to be used by future generations. We do not want to have a negative impact on our surroundings.
Quality means doing the job right the first time and taking pride in our work! Quality does not mean shortcuts that yield inferior results. Quality takes priority over cost.
Cost effectiveness means obtaining the best price for the quality needed. It means comparing long term cost versus short term gain. Cost effectiveness means getting the best price without jeopardizing safety and environment or the need for quality. Cost effectiveness also means fixing it before it breaks and doing necessary preventive maintenance on our equipment and utility system.
Safety and environment, quality and cost effectiveness are interdependent. These goals and principles support each other.
We treat each other with respect. We strive to understand and respect our differences. We do not discriminate based on sex, race, age, belief or nationality. We realize that problems and conflicts will arise, but they will be dealt with fairly and uniformly. We carry out business with honesty and integrity.