Executive Staff

Interim President
Billy G. Turner started January 5, 2012 to fill an interim term as Columbus Water Works President until a national search firm completes the process of a replacement for Robert L. Tant who died unexpectedly on December 19, 2011 after a battle with cancer. [More]

Executive Vice President
Emory Blount has been with Columbus Water Works since1960.
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Senior Vice President
Division of Water Resource Operations
Environmental Compliance and Managed Maintenance
As Corporate Senior Vice President, his duties include managerial responsibilities dealing with the overall direction of the company.
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Senior Vice President
Division of Engineering and Field Services
Steve Davis has been part of CWW’s Engineering Group since 1991.
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Vice President
Division of Strategic Planning and Employee Services
GwenDolyn H. Ruff, SPHR, serves as the VP, Strategic Planning and Employee Services for the Columbus Water Works, Columbus, Georgia.
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Vice President
Division of Finance and Customer Service
Joey has been in the water and wastewater industry for nearly twenty years.
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Vice President
Division of Water Resources and Managed Maintenance
Lynn began work with Columbus Water Works in 1984 and has served as the Filter Plant Asst. Supt., Filter Plant Supt., Manger of Water Resources Operations, Assistant Vice President of Water Resources Operations in 1997, and then to Vice President of Water Resources Operations in 2003, and is now Vice President of Water Resources and Managed Maintenance.
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Vice President
Division of Information Services
Vic Burchfield started at the Columbus Water Works in 1986 as a chemist where he managed the Industrial Pretreatment Lab. Vic was promoted to Lab Director where he managed the CWW consolidated laboratory and implemented the lab’s first Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS).
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Vice President
Division of Engineering
Billy Cobb has been with Columbus Water Works since 1992, where he started as a Project Engineer.
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Vice President
Division of Field Services
John came to Columbus Water Works in 2006 as Construction Coordinator in Engineering and then quickly advanced to Manager of Field Services.  Field Services is comprised of 86 employees responsible for the operation and maintenance of the water distribution and wastewater collection systems in Columbus and Ft. Benning.  [More]

Vice President
Division of Communications, Security and Safety
Becky Butts serves as the VP, Communications, Security and Safety for the Columbus Water Works, Columbus, Georgia.
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