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Ashley Getz, Associate Director of Engineering, presented at the Indiana American Water Works Association (INAWWA) conference, in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 23, 2025. She presented “A Case Study in Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Planning,” where she shared CCU's journey through the AMI planning process, highlighting their key takeaways and lessons learned. She provided actionable guidance [...]

Ashley Getz presented at the national Utility Management conference, hosted by the Water Environment Federation and the American Water Works Association, in Dallas, Texas, in February. She presented “Managing the Public on Sensitive Issues – Case Studies,” where she reviewed CCU’s lessons learned from recent experience with public relations. She presented in a block of [...]

Chris Murray has been selected to fill the position of Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent replacing previous Superintendent, Travis Calhoun who was recently promoted to Associate Director of Operations. Chris was hired at the Utilities in 1999. He worked a few years in our Water Distribution department but has spent most of his time at the [...]

Columbus City Utilities is pleased to announce that Travis Calhoun has been selected to fill the position of Associate Director of Treatment Operations. Travis was hired at the Utilities in 2012 in the Water Distribution department and then transferred to the Wastewater Treatment Plant in 2013. Travis has held various positions at the Wastewater Plant [...]

L to R -Blaich Allen, Collection System Lead Equipment OperatorBrad Norris, Collection System SupervisorAshley Getz, Associate Director of EngineeringAngela Bowling, Quality Control SupervisorTravis Calhoun, Wastewater Plant Superintendent Columbus City Utilities and individual employees received several awards at the 2024 Indiana Wastewater Environment Association’s (IWEA) Annual Conference in Indianapolis in August. Congratulations to our [...]