Editing Grainger County, Tennessee (section)

==Infrastructure==
A report conducted by the [[Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations]] in 2018 found the top three infrastructure needs in Grainger County, with [[Transportation infrastructure|transportation]] at {{US$|108 million}}, [[Water infrastructure|water]] and [[Wastewater treatment|wastewater]] at {{US$|11.4 million}}, and [[Recreation area|recreation]] {{US$|1.7 million}}.<ref name="infrastructure">{{cite web |title=Estimated Cost of Needed Infrastructure for Grainger County Five-year period July 2018 through June 2023 |url=http://attachment.tacir.tn.gov/InfrastructureIY18/IY18OnePageGrainger.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://attachment.tacir.tn.gov/InfrastructureIY18/IY18OnePageGrainger.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live |website=[[Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations]] |publisher=[[Tennessee|State of Tennessee]] |access-date=September 4, 2020 |date=2018 }}</ref>

===Transportation===
[[File:East Tennessee Crossing - The East Tennessee Crossing Meeting Clinch Mountain - NARA - 7718111.jpg|thumb|U.S. Route 25E in northern Grainger County near Thorn Hill]]
U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 11W|11W]] and [[U.S. Route 25E|25E]] are the major arterial roadways in the county. US 25E, established as the [[East Tennessee Crossing Byway]] and [[Appalachian Development Highway System#Corridor S|Appalachian Development Corridor S]], provides four-lane [[Limited-access road|expressway]] north-south access to Hamblen and Claiborne counties. US 11W, established as Rutledge Pike and [[Tennessee State Route 1|Memphis-to-Bristol Highway]], provides four-lane expressway access in the municipalities of Bean Station and Blaine. The highway outside of these areas is two-lane.<ref name="etrrtp">{{cite web |title=East Tennessee Rural Regional Transportation Plan |url=http://www.etdd.org/wp-content/uploads/ETN-RRTP-Final-10-28-20-reduced.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.etdd.org/wp-content/uploads/ETN-RRTP-Final-10-28-20-reduced.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live |website=East Tennessee Development District |publisher=[[Tennessee Department of Transportation]] |access-date=June 7, 2021 |date=October 28, 2020}}</ref>

State Routes [[Tennessee State Route 92|92]], [[Tennessee State Route 131|131]], [[Tennessee State Route 375|375]] are the secondary roadways in the county. SR 92 provides two-lane access from Rutledge to the Jefferson County line near [[Cherokee Dam]]. SR 131 provides two-lane access to Union and Hancock counties, and the unincorporated communities of Washburn and Thorn Hill. SR 375, established as Lakeshore Drive, provides two-lane access along the northern shore of Cherokee Lake to SR 92 and US 25E.<ref name="etrrtp"/>

===Utilities===
[[Cherokee Dam]], a [[hydroelectric dam]] constructed by the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] in the early 1940s, is located at the Grainger-Jefferson county line and provides electricity for the surrounding region. The billing and operation of the electrical system is provided by Appalachian Electric Cooperative (AEC), a municipal power company that serves southern Grainger County excluding Blaine.<ref name="aecfacts"/> AEC also provides the option for fiber broadband access for the service area.<ref name="aecfacts">{{cite web |title=Facts About Your Cooperative |url=http://appalachianelectric.coop/sites/aecoop/files/PDF/facts_about_coop_june_2018.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://appalachianelectric.coop/sites/aecoop/files/PDF/facts_about_coop_june_2018.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live |website=Appalachian Electric Cooperative |date=June 30, 2018 |access-date=August 8, 2020}}</ref>

Bean Station Utility District, (BSUD), provides [[municipal water]] access for southeastern Grainger County including the municipalities of Rutledge and Bean Station.<ref name="industry">{{cite web |title=Business & Industry |url=http://www.graingertn.com/pages/business.html |website=Grainger County, Tennessee |access-date=September 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060115170902/http://www.beanstationtn.com/pages/links.html |archive-date=January 15, 2006 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Knoxville Utilities Board provides electricity to southwestern Grainger County including the city of Blaine and the community of Powder Springs.<ref name="kub">{{cite web |title=Service Areas |url=https://www.kub.org/about/about-kub/kub-service-areas/ |website=Knoxville Utilities Board |access-date=December 28, 2020}}</ref> Luttrell-Blaine-Corryton Utility District (LBCUD) provides municipal water services to this same region.<ref name="lbcabout">{{cite web |title=About |url=http://lbcud.com/about/ |website=Luttrell-Blaine-Corryton Utility District |access-date=December 28, 2020}}</ref> The municipalities of Rutledge, Blaine, and the county's industrial park have access to municipal [[sewage treatment]] systems.<ref name="lbcsewer">{{cite web |title=Blaine Sewer Rates |url=http://lbcud.com/blaine-sewer-rates-2/ |website=Luttrell-Blaine-Corryton Utility District |access-date=December 28, 2020}}</ref> The eastern portion of the county, which is the most populated region, does not have access to a sewage treatment system.<ref name="phaseII">{{Cite web|last=Hipsher|first=Mark|date=August 18, 2011|title=Grainger County, TN - 04-01-05953|url=http://environment-online.state.tn.us:8080/pls/enf_reports/BGWPC.GET_WPC_DOCUMENTS?p_file=656059065707353978|website=Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation|format=PDF}}</ref>