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Part of Columbus’ network of greenway trails, the Dragonfly Trail opened in 2018 and connects the Riverwalk to 34 miles of trails, neighborhoods, and jobs.ĬWW captures digester gas, enhanced by fats, oils, and grease (FOG) collection, and converts it to methane to fuel boilers and generators. As a result, EPA removed the “whitewater” stretch of the Chattahoochee River from the 303d list of impaired streams it’s now a destination for recreation to rafters and kayakers from all over the world. These samples have consistently demonstrated that the quality of the Chattahoochee River meets state standards. Over the past two decades, thousands of river water quality samples have been analyzed in conjunction with the CSO program. By 2015, this program led to 107 corrective actions that eliminated potential impacts to the streams in Muscogee County.

Staff began assessing the waterways in Muscogee County to make sure the creeks were not at risk for pollution from damaged broken lines and identify other sources of pollution. In 2013, CWW saw the need for a dedicated watershed stewardship program to protect the environment. Just one example of how CWW is widely recognized for partnering with its community. In 2004, CWW acquired the Fort Benning water and wastewater systems and built a state-of-the-art water treatment facility to serve the thousands of soldiers and their families living there. Columbus officials worked with the state and EPA to develop its plan, helping to set EPA policy. The CSO program became one of the first in the nation and a pilot for other utilities. With the embedded combined sewers along the riverbank behind a retaining wall, CWW created a Riverwalk above it, a 16-mile stretch of paved park for runners, joggers, cyclists, skaters, bird-watchers, and dining.Ī $20 million federal grant, part of the CSO program’s $90-million cost, paid for an advanced demonstration project at CWW’s Uptown Park Facility, a site that tests alternative technologies for addressing CSO treatment, including the use of dissolved air flotation, vortex separators and ultra-violet light disinfection. He has worked as a Sewer Systems Engineering Sections Manager, served as a member of the Blueprint Columbus steering team and also served as the project manager to the OARS project, the largest CIP in the history of the city.In a transformative decision for the city, CWW responded with a creative solution that fixed the overflow problems and helped revitalize the downtown (now Uptown) area. He also served as the Assistant Administrator in the Division of Power where he helped create a first of its kind, long-term Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) of more than $54 million to help better meet the needs of residents and businesses. Previously he was the Administrator of the Division of Sewerage & Drainage since January 2016 and has helped lead some of the largest capital projects in Columbus.

He has a long history with the Department of Public Utilities, serving since 2006 in various capacities. John Newsome, P.E., Administrator, Division of WaterĮffective OctoJohn Newsome became the Administrator of the Division of Water.