Tennessee City Takes on Water Leaks and I&I

Elizabethton, Tennessee, has merged its separate water and wastewater divisions into a single Water Resources Department and is realizing synergies, cost savings and long-overdue rehabilitation of its water and sewer lines. Water Resources General Manager Johann Coetzee says the new strategy recognizes that water and wastewater requires a holistic approach that enacts the concept of “one water.” Elizabethton’s new organization features a facilities team that works under facilities manager Ed Mullins to take care of the water and wastewater treatment plants and other capital assets, while a construction group handles all maintenance, repairs and replacement work, headed by construction manager