Executive Staff

President 
Steven R. Davis was appointed Columbus Water Works President on April 18, 2012 by the Columbus Board of Water Commissioners.
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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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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 and Security
Becky Butts serves as the VP, Communications and Security for the Columbus Water Works, Columbus, Georgia.
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