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Phone Updates – Thursday, July 17

Columbus City Utilities will be undergoing phone system upgrades on Thursday, July 17, from 8 am to 12 pm. Our service center line may experience some intermittent interruptions. If you are unable to get through, please call 463-426-6022.

2025-07-15T08:29:32-04:00News|

CCU Quality Control Lab Receives Laboratory Excellence Award

Columbus City Utilities Quality Control Lab receives Indiana Water Environment Association (IWEA) Laboratory Excellence Award for the second consecutive year. The IWEA Laboratory Excellence Award recognizes those laboratories that demonstrate a high level of commitment to good laboratory practice and accurate data reporting.  The audit involved a 428-point inspection on the following categories: Quality Assurance/Quality [...]

2025-06-26T08:57:27-04:00News|

CCU Wastewater Treatment Plant Receives a Perfect Score on 2025 Safety Audit

Columbus City Utilities Wastewater Treatment Plant receives 100% on their 2025 Safety Audit conducted by Indiana Water Environment Association (IWEA). The audit consists of a 177-point inspection covering areas such as: training; documentation; emergency action plan; lab, plant, shop/maintenance & pre-treatment safety; biological; clarifiers; and disinfection. “I am incredibly proud of the hard work that [...]

2025-06-26T08:56:23-04:00News|

CCU Releases 2025 Drinking Water Quality Report

The Columbus City Utilities Annual Water Quality Report covering the period from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 is now available. View the report to learn more about your drinking water. The URL link will be included on June bills to customers, and customers receiving a monthly electronic bill will receive an email with [...]

2025-06-26T08:55:18-04:00News|

Columbus City Utilities’ Associate Director of Engineering Gives Program at INAWWA Conference

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 [...]

2025-04-30T11:10:36-04:00News|

Columbus City Utilities’ Associate Director of Engineering Gives Program at the National Utility Management Conference

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 [...]

2025-05-01T13:10:58-04:00News|

Columbus City Utilities Receives Hoosier Water Guardian Award from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management

Columbus City Utilities has been awarded the Hoosier Water Guardian Award with Distinction from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. CCU received this award for having “substantially implemented their wellhead protection plan.” The utility, its staff, planning team, and partners were commended for efforts in developing a comprehensive plan to protect public drinking water supply, [...]

2025-02-04T16:14:09-05:00News, Uncategorized|

CCU Adds New Water Storage Tank

As part of Columbus City Utilities’ ongoing infrastructure improvement activities, the bowl of a new 2-million-gallon elevated water storage tank on Deaver Road was lifted into its final resting spot atop the 166 feet tall concrete and steel base, making the final height over 200 feet. The tank base and bowl were built by Caldwell [...]

2024-11-25T08:50:47-05:00News, Uncategorized|