Greenville Utilities Commission - Spotlight

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Employees Participate in Two Rodeos

Employees Participate in Two Rodeos

A team of Electric Department employees traded hard hats for cowboy hats at the 55th Annual NCAMES (North Carolina Association of Municipal Electric Systems) Conference and Lineman's Rodeo in Asheville, NC, on May 19th. Public power teams from around the state competed in events that test their...

GUC Receives NCDOL Safety Awards

GUC Receives NCDOL Safety Awards

Greenville Utilities was recognized for our safety record by the NC Department of Labor (NCDOL) and the Greenville-Pitt Chamber of Commerce during the annual Safety Banquet on April 21st. We were honored with 18 safety awards. Many of our departments and offices were recognized for a low rate of...

May Birthdays

WTP Dredging Project

WTP Dredging Project

Turning river water into drinking water is quite a task - with a lot of steps. It all begins with bringing water from the Tar River into the Water Treatment Plant's (WTP's) pre-settling impoundment area. The untreated water settles in this area for six days while heavy solids sink to the bottom. But...

April 2016 Newsmakers

April 2016 Newsmakers

Greg Lyons / 21 years Greg Lyons, Infiltration/Inflow (I/I) Inspector, recently celebrated 21 years of service with GUC. He is part of the Water Resources team that inspects, cleans, and maintains the gravity sewer lines on GUC's system. Greg's main responsibility is to run the TV inspection program...