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Wastewater Maintenance Division 2015 Employee Christmas Party

The 2015 Wastewater Maintenance Division Employee Christmas Party, was held December 11, 2015, at the Earlewood Community Center. Carolina Tap & Bore sponsored the catering... Learn More

Metro WWTP Staff Present Hach WIMS Dashboards

Metro Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Laboratory Supervisor Sarah Hickman and Chief Operator Adrian Martin demonstrated their Hach Water Information Management Solution (WIMS) dashboards... Learn More

Employee Training Strengthens Division

Training helps employees perform better and work more effectively. Providing City staff the ability to further their careers... Learn More

New Training Opportunities for Metro Wastewater Treatment Plant Staff and Wastewater Maintenance Division Supervisors

In November 2015, the WWTP and WWD began using a cloud-based data management system... Learn More

Clean Water 2020 Update: City Making Strides in System-wide Sewer Overhaul

On July 9, 2013, the City launched the Clean Water 2020 program – an overarching revamping and revitalization of its wastewater collection and treatment system. Learn More

City Hosts Fats, Oils & Grease Workshop for Commercial Kitchens

The City of Columbia recently hosted a training session on managing fats, oils and grease in commercial kitchens... Learn More

City Council Approved Signing Proposed Consent Decree

On September 3, 2013, City of Columbia Council approved an ordinance authorizing the execution of a proposed consent decree ... Learn More

Introducing the CW2020 Program

Over the last month, the City of Columbia’s Department of Public Utilities has begun to role out a new program that will result in the rebuilding and modernization of the ... Learn More

City of Columbia Achieves Significant Results in Reducing Fats, Oils and Grease Blockages

Reducing SSOs is the City’s top priority. Since overflows peaked in 2008, City staff has been working full-time to identify problems in the system and to work out ... Learn More

Developing a Hydraulic Model of the City’s Wastewater Collection System

Everyone knows that wastewater flows downhill but how does it flow through more than 1,000 miles of piping within the City’s collection system to the Metro WWTP? ... Learn More

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