COLUMBUS, Ind. – Columbus City Utilities (CCU) was honored as the “Plant of the Year” last week by the Southern Indiana Operators Association (SIOA) at its annual meeting in Franklin. The award was presented to CCU in recognition of the excellence displayed at its wastewater plant on South Jonesville Road, in Columbus.
An SIOA committee inspected the plant earlier this year and rated it based on its appearance, operations, and efficiency. Randy Duckworth, CCU Manager of Operations, said the group was impressed by the amount of Biological Phosphorus removal completed at the plant.
CCU’s Wastewater Treatment Plant was constructed in 2010 and 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 per day.