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6 Urban Redevelopment Rollercoaster: 20 Strengthening the Network
Lessons Learned at Hillsboro High School
Nearly 100 women in Chattanooga’s Department of Public
Design team challenged with providing upgrades at Hillsboro Works gathered on Valentine’s Day to meet and learn from
High School in Coffee County “gets schooled” as they juggle one another and draw inspiration from their similarities.
updating existing campus sites to comply with more current
stormwater regulations…unearthing (literally) a few surprises 22 Heavy Equipment Procurement Program
along the way. Innovates and Expands

8 Knoxville’s Second Creek Trunkline Rehab An innovative heavy equipment purchasing program run
by the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association is available
A challenging Knoxville Utilities Board trunkline rehabilitation Tennessee.
races the clock for solutions amid fears of parking and
pedestrian impacts during University of Tennessee football 23 Columbia’s Ken Donaldson Retires
season. Touchdown, KUB and Barge…
Ken Donaldson, Public Works Director for the City of
10 Safer Disinfection for Nashville’s Water System Columbia, celebrated his retirement with a large number of
well wishers (and cake) on February 28.
After losing one of their water treatment plants to the May
2010 floodwaters, Nashville’s Metro Water Services moved to 24 Oak Ridge Goes Global
an inherently safer disinfection system than gaseous chlorine.
The newer process, which involved constructing replacement An Oak Ridge city stormwater programs coordinator
OSG and dilution systems, now provides a more reliable participates in a dual-role professional fellowship: serving as
disinfection system…and it was quite the five-year journey to a Secret City host to an Indonesian Fellow, then traveling to
bring it all online. Indonesia AS a Fellow.

12 A Vital Connection: Cumberland City Low TCAPWA EVENTS AND HIGHLIGHTS
Transmission Water Main 26 West Branch Young Professionals Gather
27 West Branch Meets in Bartlett
Nashville’s Metro Water Services’ recent project, the 28 Lower East Branch Meets in Collegedale
Cumberland City Low Transmission Water Main, can serve
as a best practices look at upgrading system resiliency 29 Contributors
while simultaneously considering economic, social and
environmental benefits to an aging infrastructure. 30 Local Government Buyers’ Guide

16 Safer Pharmaceutical Disposal Cover: In honor of National Public Works Week, Governor Bill Lee met with a
contingent of Public Works professionals to mark the occasion with a proclamation
Many individuals are unaware of the potential environmental recognizing the week of May 19-25 as Public Works Week in Tennessee. From
impacts of improperly disposed, unwanted and expired left to right, first row: Don Reid, Herbie King, Kristin Kumrow, Governor Bill Lee,
pharmaceuticals. When flushed down the toilet or poured TCAPWA President Phillip Jones, John Fox and John Anderson. Second row: Eric
down the sink, chemicals in the drugs can potentially enter Sines, Charles Boddie, TCAPWA Administrator Mark Miller, Brian Baker, Nicholas
a stream or groundwater. Bradshaw and Rocky Robinson. Third row: JD Lane, Cody Osborne, Mike Adams,
John Chlarson and Tommy Jones.

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