Vice President of Operations for Texas East Terry Benton was recently appointed as the representative of the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) on the American Water Works Association’s Water Utility Council (WUC). “I’m very humbled by this prestigious opportunity to advise on AWWA’s mission and to join in on important […]
Read More...Communications Team Recognized for Improvements Video
The communications team for the Texas unit of SouthWest Water Company received a Watermark Award honorable mention for Texas American Water Works Association (AWWA). The award was accepted by Communications Specialist Raquel Roulin at the Texas Water conference for a video highlighting recent improvements. The Rim Rock Improvements video was […]
Read More...SouthWest Water Company Recognized by Quantum Workplace in 2019 Employee Voice Awards
Known for its Best Places to Work contest, Quantum Workplace recognizes the top twenty organizations who stand above the rest in employee engagement with their annual Employee Voice Award. SWWC was among both the “Highest Level of Engagement” and “Raising Engagement” honorees. Click here to read more.
Read More...Unique System Improvements Made to Treat Groundwater Under the Influence (GUI)
The residents of the Rim Rock Ranch subdivision in Bulverde, Texas, are getting better water quality because of the recently improved water treatment facility. In the video above, we go through our journey of how we created a better experience for our customers. When we first took over the […]
Read More...SouthWest Water Company Acquires Pristine Water Source
Pristine Water Source (Pristine) is a non-regulated utility with exclusive rights to provide potable water and wastewater collection to a residential development near Klamath Falls, OR. Pristine services over one hundred customers and was ultimately owned by Premier Community Bank. The owner came into possession of Pristine after the residential […]
Read More...SouthWest Water Company Purchases Dal High Water Supply
Dal High Water Supply (Dal High) is a regulated utility with exclusive rights to provide potable water to a small service area near Athens, TX. Dal High serviced 45 customers and was family owned for decades. As time progressed, the family decided they wanted to divest themselves of the company […]
Read More...SouthWest Water Company Acquires Double Oak
The Double Oak Water Reclamation (Double Oak) was a privately owned non-regulated utility that provided wastewater collection and treatment to a suburban area south of Birmingham, AL. Double Oak serviced 5,700 effective dwelling units for residential and commercial connections and was co-owned by two local businessmen who were also active […]
Read More...SouthWest Water Company Wins Top Awards for Wastewater Plant Operation
SouthWest Water Company (SWWC) has captured a top award for Outstanding Operation in 2017 of its Riverview wastewater treatment plant. The Riverview facility was awarded the “Best Operated Wastewater Plant” in 2017 in the Mechanical Plant 2.6-4.0 Million Gallons Per Day category. It was the facility’s second such award in […]
Read More...Cline Butte, Running Y Assets Purchased in June 2017
When Oregon Resorts Acquisition Partners (ORAP) decided to divest its ownership of the water and wastewater utilities that service the Eagle Crest and Running Y resorts in central Oregon to focus on its core competencies, they found a capable buyer in SouthWest Water Company. Aside from a fair price, ORAP […]
Read More...SouthWest Water Company Receives 2016 Plant Excellence Award
The Alabama Water Environment Association has named SouthWest Water Company as a recipient of the Plant Excellence Award for 2016, and our Riverview water resource recovery facility as the best operated plant in Alabama in the category of Domestic Water Treatment Facilities seized between 1 and 10 million discharged gallons […]
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