Company taps 33-year veteran to run plants
BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Aqua Pennsylvania has promoted Curt Steffy to vice president, production
from his previous position as director, operations. In his new role,
Steffy will be responsible for the eight surface water plants in
southeastern Pennsylvania and more than 80 well facilities, which
collectively produce more than 100 million gallons of water daily, and
more than 80 booster (pump) stations that help distribute that water
throughout the company's 4,500-mile distribution system. His
responsibilities include management of the treatment,
mechanical-electrical and facilities departments. Steffy and his team
will also support the operations of three other surface water treatment
plants and more than 100 well facilities within the Greater Pennsylvania
divisions in the northeastern, central and western parts of the state.
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Curt Steffy has been promoted to vice president of production for Aqua Pennsylvania. (Photo: Business Wire)
Steffy, a graduate of Millersville State College with a B.S. in
environmental biology, began his career at Aqua in 1982 as a
microbiology technician, quickly becoming a microbiologist in Aqua's
Pennsylvania-state-certified lab. He transferred to operations in 1987
as a systems supervisor in the treatment department and three years
later was promoted to assistant superintendent of treatment and
superintendent of treatment before continuing through the ranks to
become assistant manager of treatment in 1998.
In 2005, he was promoted to manager of production, assuming primary
responsibility for the surface water treatment plants, where he worked
diligently during many major plant upgrades and rebuilding projects. He
helped prepare the plants to qualify for membership in the Partnership
for Safe Water Program, a unique national cooperative effort developed
by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other water
organizations that encourage and assist U.S. water suppliers to
voluntarily enhance their water systems performance, for greater control
of Cryptosporidium, Giardia and other microbial contaminants.
"Curt has played a key role in our production and treatment departments
for many years, and over the past 18 months has taken on added
responsibilities as his predecessor was assigned to special projects,"
said Aqua President Steve Tagert. "I have the utmost confidence in
Curt's ability to lead the production team. His knowledge and work
ethics will ensure that customers continue to receive quality water each
and every day."
Steffy is a member of AWWA, Waterworks Operators of Pennsylvania, the
Department of Environmental Protection Partnership for Safe Drinking
Water, is a board member of the DEP State Board for Certification of
Water and Wastewater System Operators and an alternate board member of
the DEP Technical Assistance Center Board for Small Water Systems. He
was awarded the PA AWWA Operator's Meritorious Service Award Recipient
in 2009 and is the author of an AWWA Opflow paper on air assisted
backwash.
Aqua Pennsylvania serves approximately 1.4 million people in 31 counties
throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Visit AquaAmerica.com
for more information, or follow Aqua on Facebook at facebook.com/MyAquaAmerica
and on Twitter at @MyAquaAmerica.
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Aqua Pennsylvania
Donna Alston
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Source: Aqua Pennsylvania
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