COLUMBUS, Ind. – Columbus City Utilities (CCU) was once again awarded the Plant of the Year honors by the Southern Indiana Operators Association (SIOA) for the excellence displayed at its wastewater plant on South Jonesville Road in Columbus. Plant superintendent Travis Calhoun accepted the award on behalf of CCU.
CCU is the only facility to win the award two years in a row. SIOA stated that CCU’s Wastewater Treatment Plant sets the standard that other wastewater treatment plants are striving to achieve, citing leadership, management, and staff as key components to its success.
Constructed in 2010, CCU’s Wastewater Treatment Plant began operations in May 2011. It averages a daily flow of 13.9 million gallons of water and can handle a peak of 39 million gallons of water per day.
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