2019
September
ECU Merchant Fair
GUC went back to school on August 21st – with the ECU Pirates! We joined with other community businesses and organizations to share information with students, faculty, and staff at the Greenville-Pitt County Chamber of...
Service Awards
Liz Brown / 25 Years
Liz Brown, Billing Clerk II in Customer Relations, recently...
The 23-acre residuals lagoon at our Water Treatment Plant is undergoing its first ever cleanout. This process takes approximately four months and involves multiple steps and a variety of equipment.
Residuals Lagoon
Turning river water into drinking water...
August 11th was National 811 Day. (Get it? 8/11) It’s an annual initiative led by the U.S. Department of Transportation to ensure the practice of safe digging before any excavation project by calling 811 to have utilities marked. We thought it fitting that our August featured employee be none...
August
It is back to school time which means buses will be back on the roads in the mornings and afternoons. While we all learned the bus road rules when we received our drivers' licenses, a refresher around this time of year is always a good idea. So, here are the rules complete with pictures for...
Lighthouse has a new Facilitator. Mickey Dawson took the reins in July. He is a Gas Systems Technician III, has been a Lighthouse Observer since 2016, and...
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Ernie Poling has retired after 25 years of service with Greenville Utilities. Operators keep a constant watch on the plant along with 37 remote sites. Ernie helped monitor all aspects of the biological treatment process, which also included collecting samples...
Service Awards
15 years
Tony Richards, Gas Systems Technician IV
Sympathies
Our deepest condolences to GIS Technician Chris Cyphers and...
Council on Aging
Energy Services Officer Jonathan Sergeant traveled across Pitt County over the summer, sharing summer energy savings tips with seniors. He visited the Senior Wellness Centers in Bethel, Ayden, Fountain, Farmville (pictured), and Greenville (pictured).
Mid-year is a good time to share an update on the Lighthouse process.
Safety first!
In reviewing recent observations data, the Steering Team has noticed that not using PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) has shown up consistently as a behavior that puts employees at...
July
The Greenville City Council has appointed Peter Geiger and Lindsey Griffin to the Greenville Utilities Board of Commissioners for three-year terms, beginning in July 2019.
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Quentin Corey, Safety Specialist I, recently retired after 20 years of service with Greenville Utilities. Quentin was introduced to GUC during a college class field trip to our Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in the late 1990s. It was during that visit when he decided that he wanted to join...
Every employee at Greenville Utilities is to be congratulated for providing excellent customer service! During a recent customer satisfaction survey, a vast majority of those called upon gave their experiences with GUC employees a very high ranking.
As a community-owned utility, our...
We all know to dial 911 in case of an emergency. For any computer-related emergencies here at Greenville Utilities, we dial 1911 to get a fast, professional response from our IT department.
IT Support Specialist II Eban Kea is one of four employees who answers phone calls to 1911 (aka the...
Atomic Kids
It was all smiles on June 19th at the Atomic Kids event at Falkland Elementary School. Pitt County Family Development Corp. invited us to share in the fun of teaching the kids a little of what we do at GUC. On hand were Crystal Respess and Karen Foster...
Service Awards
John Daughton / 25 Years
John Daughton, Gas Systems Supervisor,...
Cashier Demetrius Holloway is one of the first friendly faces our customers see when visiting our Express Office on Greenville Boulevard. He joined GUC two years ago and works in the Finance Department’s Collections section. This group is responsible for the receipt and deposit of GUC...