The Pea Ridge Public Service District was created by the Cabell County Commission on May 3, 1957 to provide sewer service to the areas between Barboursville and Huntington.  The original system was constructed in 1964, and the boundaries were enlarged in 1965. In 1990 the Ohio River PSD was merged into Pea Ridge PSD thus further expanding the Districts boundaries to include the Altizer and Rt. 2 areas.  In 2001 the District acquired Mason Utilities which provided service to Guyan Estates and in 2002 the District also acquired J. H. Richmond. These two acquisitions added 1000 customers.

After taking the Guyan Estates pond and the old Richmond treatment plant out of service, the District currently operates two (2) wastewater treatment plants.  One in East Pea Ridge and one in West Pea Ridge.  The Altizer and Rt. 2 area currently flows to Huntington.
 
The District’s two treatment plants were enlarged to meet the needs of the area in 1990 and 1993.  In 2006 the District finished a 13 million dollar upgrade that replaced failing components in both plants, took the Guyan Estates pond and the Richmond plant out of service, replaced 18 lift stations, miles of broken and leaking mains, and several undersized force mains. This project also  extended service to 400 customers in the Western part of Rt. 2 and Cedar Crest area, adding 10 new  lift stations to the system.  The District also built an office building as part of this project. Currently, the district is replacing another major lift Station and building a garage /office building to house the District’s 10 field employees, equipment and inventory.

The District is also in the process of locating and mapping the entire system using GIS.  This work was initiated with the help of the District’s Engineers, but is being done in house.   Future plans include continuing to replace mains and manholes to reduce inflow and infiltration, as well as further expansion into the Rt. 2 area.

Pea Ridge currently provides service to approximately 4500 customers, operates two treatment plants and 40 lift Stations, and has a staff of 15 employees.