Employee volunteers collect nearly 17,000 pounds of trash around drinking water reservoirs
October 21, 2019
Over the course of Spartanburg Water’s two-day Watershed Work Days event, our teams collected a total of 16,915 pounds of trash around our three drinking water reservoirs – Lake Bowen, Lake Blalock, and Municipal Reservoir #1.
You won’t believe some of the items we found: toilets, tires, TVs, mattresses, a stove, a safe, a cattle gate – even a baby carriage!
Nearly 100 Spartanburg Water employees volunteered their time to participate in the reservoir cleanup effort – braving the rain on Wednesday and the cold on Thursday. Their work is a true testament to how much our employees care about both water quality and community.
About Spartanburg Water
Spartanburg Water, an award-winning utility, is comprised of Spartanburg Water System and Spartanburg Sanitary Sewer District. It serves a population of nearly 200,000 within Spartanburg County, as well as others in parts of Greenville, Union and Cherokee counties. With the help of its dedicated team of nearly 300 employees, each day it produces an average of 25 million gallons of drinking water and cleans 14 million gallons of reclaimed water for its customers and community.
