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Columbia Goes for LEED® Gold with New Water & Sewer Administration Site

On Tuesday, October 17, the City of Columbia and Columbia Water celebrated the opening of its new water and wastewater administration building, the City of Columbia’s first building registered with the certification goal of LEED® Gold level. Learn More

Meet Your Co-Workers: GIS Team

Q. Who are you, and what do you do? DM. I am David Mann and I am a Senior Mapping Technician for the City of Columbia. I help maintain and update the City’s wastewater network within GIS... Learn More

2017 Wastewater Maintenance Division BBQ

The midyear Wastewater Maintenance Division BBQ was held on May 19, 2017 at Earlewood Park. WWD Superintendent Robert Judy welcomed everyone, “We get together every year to show our appreciation for everything you all do... Learn More

Second Annual Plant Diaper Drive Challenge

In June, the Metro Wastewater Treatment Plant, Canal Water Plant, Clean Water 2020, and Wastewater Maintenance participated in the Second Annual Plant Diaper Drive Challenge hosted by Power in Changing. Power in Changing is a local non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides diapers, wipes, and training pants to local families in need... Learn More

Metro Wastewater Treatment Plant Laboratory Update

The Metro Wastewater Treatment Plant (Plant) laboratory has been running smoothly since regaining its certification in December 2015 from South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). The laboratory analyzes samples for total suspended solids, pH, temperature... Learn More

Dana Higgins to Head SCAPWA Board of Directors

Dana Higgins, Director of Engineering for Columbia Water, has been named Vice President of the South Carolina Chapter of the American Public Works Association (SCAPWA). Learn More

Contingency Emergency Response Plan Training

The City of Columbia’s Wastewater Division came together in March for an Incident Command System (ICS) tabletop training session. The primary focus was to gauge the City’s preparedness to protect the public during a catastrophic event... Learn More

Sanitary Sewer Overflows - FY16/17

In June 2017, the Wastewater Collection and Transmission System experienced 10 Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) events. Four of these events occurred during dry weather. The total number... Learn More

Columbia Water Leads the Way in Lower Saluda Water Quality Program

Columbia Water is excited to partner with the Midlands River Coalition to monitor water quality in the Lower Saluda River. The wastewater division will be working with local partners to monitor water quality in the river weekly during summer months... Learn More

Columbia Water Holds Quarterly Customer Drop-In

On October 12, Columbia Water held its last quarterly customer drop-in of 2017 in the Customer Care area of Washington Square. The event drew customers with issues ranging from billing irregularities to concerns about new sewer line replacement projects that could impact their property. Learn More

City Manager Announces Utility Operations, Engineering, and Customer Care Reorganization

City Manager Teresa Wilson announced organizational changes for the former Department of Utilities & Engineering and Customer Care that became effective on January 1, 2017. Learn More

Meet Your Co-Workers: Clint Shealy & Joey Jaco

Q. Who are you, and what do you do? CS. I am Clint Shealy and I am the Director of Utility Operations for the City of Columbia... Learn More

Maintenance Management System Milestone Achieved

The Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) reached an important milestone in April, completing the multi-stage implementation of Cityworks® for the management of equipment maintenance at 56 lift stations... Learn More

Major Pipe Assessment Underway

The City of Columbia owns and operates a sanitary sewer collection system of roughly 118 miles of major gravity sewer lines (from 15- to 60- inches in diameter), approximately 13 miles of major force mains, seven major pump stations... Learn More

Wastewater Treatment Plant Employee Christmas Party

The 2016 Wastewater Treatment Plant Employee Christmas Party was held December 13. CDM Smith helped sponsor the event. WWTP Superintendent David Wiman thanked the staff for their hard work... Learn More

Wastewater Maintenance Division Employee Christmas Party

The 2016 Wastewater Maintenance Division Employee Christmas Party was held December 16 at the Eau Claire Print Building. Wastewater Maintenance Superintendent Robert Judy welcomed everyone... Learn More

Water Utility Drop-Ins

In January, the City of Columbia began holding quarterly Water Utility Drop-Ins to address water service concerns and announce Capital Improvements Program (CIP) projects. Many CIP projects are designed to... Learn More

Sanitary Sewer Overflows - Jul-Dec 2016

In December 2016, the Wastewater Collection and Transmission System (WCTS) experienced 14 sanitary sewer overflow (SSO) events, all occurring during dry weather. From July through December 2016... Learn More

Water and Sewer Staff Honored at South Carolina Environmental Conference

Congratulations to all of the City of Columbia employees honored at the 2017 South Carolina Environmental Conference (SCEC). The following... Learn More

Sewer Line Rapid Assessment Tool (SL-RAT™) Improves Inspections, Reduces Cost

The Wastewater Maintenance Division (WWD) began using the Sewer Line Rapid Assessment Tool (SL-RAT™) by InfoSense last year in its inspection program as part of its long-term effort to reduce the number of sanitary sewer overflows... Learn More

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