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September/October 2018 • Vol. 36 No. 3

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5 Bo Mills – On the Road for APWA 18 EQ System Addresses Requirements

APWA President Bo Mills reports on his journey to New The City of Oak Ridge addressed wastewater overflows
Zealand for the Institute of Public Works Engineering with a high-tech solution. Three EQ Basins plus smart
Australasia Conference. He learns about volcanic activity, rising monitoring technology are helping eliminate overflows in
sea levels, earthquake tracking, Maori greetings and more. the Atomic City.

6 Public Works Week: THE POWER OF PUBLIC WORKS 21 Collegedale Growth Spurs Greenway Improvements

How did Tennessee’s municipalities celebrate Public Works The City of Collegedale is growing, so the city is expanding
Week? Find out about the festivities for employees and the greenway access to match increased demand. A new parking
public here. lot and special, green-tinged walking path will help take the
stress off of City Hall and playground parking.
12 Omohundro Water Treatment Plant –
City’s Most Historic Site is not on Everyone’s Tour 22 New Money for Old Problems

Take a look inside Nashville’s Omohundro Water Treatment Looking for a way to address infrastructure problems without
Plant, still going and growing after more than 100 years. a tax increase? Try a TUF (Transportation Utility Fee) to plan
Read on for how Omohundro's water treatment technology for future growth.
has changed over the years and what’s being done to keep
the plant flood-ready. Attendees of the TCAPWA/SWANA 26 Quality Fix for Safer Sidewalks
Annual Conference in October have an opportunity to tour
this historic facility. The City of Tullahoma found a cost-saving, quality fix for
their aging sidewalks. Cutting the concrete to match avoided
14 TCAPWA/SWANA Annual Conference expensive removal and replacement, and prevented unsightly
patches on historic sidewalks.
Find registration and schedule information for this year’s
conference, set for October 21-23, at the Hilton Doubletree 27 TCAPWA Awards 2018 Scholarships
in Downtown Nashville.
Meet the winners of the 2018 TCAPWA scholarships: Jesse
PAGE 12 Groves and Marshall Hopper. Congratulations to these two
deserving future Public Works professionals.

28 Middle Tennessee Branch Meeting

The Middle Branch heard from Autocar Trucks and enjoyed a
barbecue lunch for their latest meeting.

28 Lower East Branch Meeting

The Lower East Branch meeting hit a home run at the ball field
thanks to BAR Environmental.

29 Contributors

30 Local Government Buyers’ Guide

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