North Carolina Urban Water Consortium

In 1985, The University of North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute in cooperation with several of North Carolina's larger cities established the Urban Water Consortium to provide a program of research and development and technology transfer on water problems that urban areas share.

Through this partnership, WRRI and the State of North Carolina help individual facilities and regions solve problems related to local environmental or regulatory circumstances. 

The Consortium program is administered by the Institute. Participants support the program through annual dues and enhancement funds and guide the program through representation on an advisory board, selection of research topics, participation in design of requests for proposals, and review of proposals. 

Membership in the consortium is limited to cities or special districts in North Carolina. 

Benefits of membership in the Urban Water Consortium: 

• Independent scientific research by university experts that can address specific water and wastewater problems.
• Technology transfer through one-on-one discussions with researchers, group presentations by researchers, and peer-reviewed published technical reports.
• Waived overhead that otherwise would consume one-third of total project costs.
• Literature reviews of research on policy, management, and scientific topics, as requested by the Consortium.
• Information on legislative and regulatory actions at the state and federal levels though an annual newsletter, the Urban Water Consortium News.
• Opportunity for discussion of problems and issues with other municipal water and wastewater managers at regularly scheduled meetings.

The Urban Water Consortium meets on a quarterly basis. Members include the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities, Fayetteville Public Works Commission, Greenville Utilities Commission, Orange County Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA), and the Cities of Durham, Fayetteville, Greensboro, High Point, Raleigh, Wilmington, and Winston-Salem.

More Information:

• UWC Publications
• Water Information Links

Urban Water Consortium Members

Burlington
Steve Shoaf, Director 
City of Burlington
Department of Utilities
P.O. Box 1358 
Burlington, NC  27216-1358 
Tel: 336-222-5130 
Fax: 336-222-5019 

Charlotte
Doug Bean, Director
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities Department
5100 Brookshire Blvd. 
Charlotte, NC  28216 
Tel: 704-399-2221 
Fax: 704-393-2219 
Staff: Barry Gullet, Deputy Director
Staff: Trille Mendenhall, Residuals Director
Staff John Huber, Water Plant Superintendant 

Durham
Vicki Westbrook, Deputy Director 
City of Durham 
Department of Water Management
101 City Hall Plaza 
Durham, NC  27701 
Tel: 919-560-4381 
Fax: 919-560-4479 

Fayetteville
Mick Noland, Chief Operating Officer 
Water Resources Division 
Public Works Commission 
P.O. Box 1089 
Fayetteville, NC  28302 
Tel: 910-223-4733 
Fax: 910-829-0203 
Staff: Chad Ham, Water Resources Environmental Program Manager

Greensboro
Allan Williams, Director 
Water Resources Department
P.O. Box 3136 
Greensboro, NC 27402-3136 
Tel: 336-373-2055 
Fax: 336-412-6305 
Staff: Steve Drew, Water Supply Manager
Staff: Kenney McDowell

Greenville
Randall Emory, Director
Water Resources Division 
Greenville Utilities Commission 
P.O. Box 1847 
Greenville, NC  27835 
Tel: 252-752-7166 
Fax: 252-551-1597 
Staff: Barrett Lasater, Plants Manager

High Point
Terry Houk, Director 
Public Services Department
P.O. Box 230 
High Point, NC  27261 
Tel: 336-883-3279
Fax: 336-883-1675 
Staff: Robert Wendell Pickett, Water Treatment Superintendant
Staff: Bill Frazier

OWASA
Edward Kerwin, Executive Director 
Orange Water and Sewer Authority
P.O. Box 366 
Carrboro, NC  27510 
Tel: 919-968-4421 
Fax: 919-968-4464 
Staff: Ed Holland, Planning Director

Raleigh
Dale Crisp, Director 
Public Utilities Department
P.O. Box 590
Raleigh, NC  27602 
Tel: 919-857-4540 
Fax: 919-857-4545

Wilmington
MaryAnn Hinshaw, Acting Director
Public Utilities
City of Wilmington
P.O. Box 1810
Wilmington, NC 28402-1810
Tel: 910-341-7805
Fax: 910-341-5881
Staff: Mike Richardson, Water Treatment Superindendent

Winston-Salem
David Saunders, Director 
City/County Utilities Division 
P.O. Box 2511 
Winston-Salem, NC  27102 
Tel: 336-727-8418 
Fax: 336-727-8432 
Staff: Ron Hargrove, Deputy Director