| VOL. XLVIII
NUMBER 22 Published Weekly |
CHATTANOOGA ENGINEERS CLUB June 9, 1997, 12:00 Noon |
| COMING PROGRAM |
Moccasin Bend Treatment Plant Past, Present and Future We continue our monthly program on public utilities. |
| LAST MEETING | Mr. J.D. Cope of Dalton Utilities presented the history, present and future outlook for his company. Dalton Utilities was founded in 1884 to provide fire protection and water to residents and service industrial needs for the Crown Cotton Mill. In 1913 a charter was issued that extended the service area beyond the Dalton Community. The utility now provides electrical, natural gas, water and wastewater treatment to 12,000 electrical meters (1.2 billion kilowatt hours), gas to 9000 meters in Floyd, Gordon and Whitfield counties, water to 27000 customers, and wastewater treatment to 8236 residential, 1893 industrial/commercial customers. Looking toward the future Dalton Utilities launched a strategic planning process in March 1997 including a vision, mission and guiding principles. Mr. Cope predicts that the utilities industry will face the same rocky journey suffered by the airline industry under deregulation. The few final survivors will be those that produce their own utilities at a low cost. Dalton Utilities is part owner of two nuclear and two fossil-fuel generating plants. |
| FUTURE PROGRAMS | June Program Chair: Terry Reynolds
June 9 Bunky Wright, Moccasin Bend Treatment Plant |
| FELLOWSHIP | Report fellowship items to Ron Burton 886-4693, or 825-8233. |
| ANNOUNCEMENTS | Positions Open at Chattanooga State Technical Community College:
1) Industrial Maint. Technology, faculty, 12 month, tenure track, to teach
courses and coordinate the activities of the Associate of Applied Science
Degree Program in Industrial Maintenance Technology. Candidate must have
BS in Engineering, MS preferred, and three years of industrial experience
and/or college teaching experience. 2) Mechanical Engineering Technology,
faculty, 9 month, tenure track, to teach courses in the Associate of Applied
Science Degree Program in Mechanical Engineering Technology. Candidate
must have BS in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology,
MS preferred, PE registration or CMfgE certification, and three years industrial
experience, engineering experience, and or college teaching experience.
To obtain detail job description, application call (423)697-2600 |