Shades Mountain Filter Plant
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The Shades Mountain Filter Plant is located at 3516 Cahaba Road. It was built in 1890 as a reservoir for water coming from the Cahaba Pumping Station. Water from the plant is drawn into Homewood by the Rosedale Pump House and then falls by gravity through a long tunnel into Birmingham.
In 2018, B. L. Harbert International began a construction project that included a new state-of-the art filter building along with yard-piping tie-ins and upgrades, pump station upgrades, and electrical and instrumentation. The new filter building was completed in 2021 and was designed to process 80 million gallons of water per day.
References
- Swain, Sharron (August 18, 2021) "Do you know where your water comes from? We went behind the scenes to find out" BhamNow.