The Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority aims to provide adequate, efficient and cost-effective sewer service to the three towns of Elkin, Jonesville and Ronda, North Carolina.

The Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority is unique in that it not only joins three separate towns cooperating on a single project but also joins their three counties.  The Authority will allow Elkin, Jonesville and Ronda to consolidate their wastewater into one central treatment facility and have only one site for discharging treated water into the Yadkin River. The Authority will operate under one joint discharge permit, eliminating not only the need for two other permits, but two other discharge sites.

The Authority owns and operates 812 miles of collection lines, 27 pump stations and a regional treatment plant, serving approximately 3,151 homes, businesses and schools.  As required by NCDENR (North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources), pump stations, also know as sewer lift stations, are checked daily to insure they are operating correctly.  The Authority is also required to clean 10% of its sewer lines each year with a jetting machine to clean out roots and blockages before they become major problems.  A camera is also used that lets us actually see inside the sewer pipes, which also can help spot problems in the pipe itself before leaks occur.

The Authority is also required by law to take daily, monthly, and quarterly samples of wastewater for testing after it is treated.  The results of these tests must be sent to NCDENR to make sure our wastewater is clean and safe before it is released into the river.