Raleigh Water Employee March 2025 newsletter

TABLE OF CONTENTS Mid Year Management Review ………….………………..…………….………... pg. 3 - 4 This is What We Do: Water Treatment Plants (DEB & EMJ) ….…….... pg. 5 – 6 RW Training & Development Highlight ……………………………………….... pg. 7 - 8 Employee Spotlight/Kudos. ……………………...………….………...…….…….. pg. 9 Employee Engagement Team 2024 Recap ….……………..….……………... pg. 10 Retirement News.. ………………...…..…….………………………………………. pg.11 - 12

THANK YOU so much to everyone who contributed items to the employee newsletter: Stacey Aiken, Jeremy Ennis, James D ’ Alessio, Nikki Evans, Blake Foster, Angela Hodges, Mike Hughes, Jess Livingston, Haley Page, and Phoebe Trogolo If you have any items of interest that you would like to submit for the employee newsletter, please contact sarah.weisenburn@raleighnc.gov

Five Facts About Raleigh Water

1. Raleigh's first water system was completed in September 1818. The pumps were operated by a waterwheel on Rocky Branch Creek, and the water flowed by gravity through wooden spouts along Hargett and Fayetteville streets.

2. The City first used Lake Raleigh as its reservoir in 1913. The City eventually switched to using a larger reservoir due to the growing City population.

3. The Neuse River Wastewater Treatment Plant first opened in October 1977. This is the City's main wastewater treatment plant to this day.

4. Raleigh first used Lake Benson and Lake Wheeler as water sources in 2010. Both lakes are still vital in Raleigh Water's supply system today.

5. Raleigh Water won the "Best Tasting Water" award at the NC One Water Conference for the first time in 2022. The following year, the City won again and ranked third best in an international taste - testing competition. Raleigh Water has evolved and continues to grow everyday... These first facts are just a "drop" in the City's water bucket.

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