Multiple Southeast Utilities’ wastewater treatment plants earn recognition for exceptional operations by the Alabama Water Pollution Control Association (AWPCA) and Alabama’s Water Environment Association (AWEA). At the AWPCA’s annual ceremony the Shelby Ridge facility was awarded the “Best Operated Wastewater Plant” for 2020. In addition to the big win, the […]
Read More...Preparing for a water emergency during a hurricane
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, there is a 60% chance of an “above-normal” hurricane season in the Atlantic this year. Hurricanes that start near the Caribbean and Mexico can inevitably make their way to the Gulf of Mexico, hitting the Texas coast. When living near the Gulf […]
Read More...How to maintain water quality and protect local water sources on this Earth Day
Earth Day is a time for us to bring about awareness of our planet’s most precious resources—including water. This Thursday, April 22, we want to remind you of ways we can help each other protect our water sources. Without good, clean water, we could not survive and not a single […]
Read More...Our Newly Upgraded Customer Portal
You’ve asked, and we’ve listened. We have launched a complete upgrade of our customer portal! SouthWest Water Company launched an upgrade to a more user-friendly, customer portal on July 20. This upgrade allows you to continue to: view bills and related information set up reoccurring and make payments within your account edit communication information set up paperless billing directly pay from within your account or as a guest access multiple addresses with […]
Read More...SouthWest Water Company Alabama Team Continues With Adopt-A-Mile Efforts
Each day, SouthWest Water reclaims millions of gallons of polluted water and returns clean, reusable water back to the environment. Our team in Alabama also takes pride in the roads they travel. They’ve partnered with People Against a Littered State (PALS), a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping Alabama clean. On […]
Read More...SouthWest Water Grants Scholarships to Future Engineers
SouthWest Water Company recently gave out scholarships for three graduating high school students in Shelby County who plan to make engineering their main course of study in college. The scholarship recipients are high school seniors who have been accepted to attend an accredited four-year college or university degree program with the […]
Read More...Alabama Participates in Golf Tournament
Our Alabama team participated in the Swinging Fore Achievement Golf Tournament benefiting The Arc of Shelby County on May 2. The Arc of Shelby County provides services and support to empower individuals with developmental disabilities and delays and their families to live happy, successful and productive lives within their community. Kim Ray, […]
Read More...SouthWest Water Company Announces 2018 Scholarship Winners; Recognizes Outstanding Engineering Students
As part of its continuing commitment to the communities it serves, SouthWest Water Company has announced cash scholarships for four graduating high school students in Shelby County who plan to make engineering their main course of study in college. The scholarship recipients are high school seniors who have been accepted […]
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...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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