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Dec 5, 20242 min read
Annual Gas Leak Survey Begins
Decatur Utilities to begin 2024 natural gas system leak survey Dec. 5 Beginning December 5th, Decatur Utilities will begin a quality...
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Nov 1, 20241 min read
CPI-based rate increases
The Municipal Utilities Board on Wednesday, October 30th, adopted resolutions authorizing Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based rate...
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Aug 21, 20241 min read
DU Treatment Plants Honored As Best Operated
Decatur Utilities and the DU Water Resources Group were recognized recently at the 2024 Alabama Water and Pollution Control Association...
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Jul 30, 20242 min read
DU Earns Silver SOAR Gas Award
Decatur Utilities and the DU Natural Gas Department have been recognized as a recipient of the 2024-2027 System Operational Achievement...
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Jul 29, 20242 min read
2024 Smoke Testing Begins
In an effort to provide a safe, economical, efficient, and environmentally sound sanitary sewer system throughout the City of Decatur,...
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jholmes2
Jun 19, 20242 min read
DU will not pursue retail fiber at this time
The Decatur Utilities Board of Directors on June 19 voted to approve an expenditure for engineering design services related to...
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jholmes2
Jun 13, 20242 min read
Summer Energy Efficiency Tips
The official start of summer is still a couple of weeks away - but temps are already hitting 90º! Here are some tips to save energy (and...
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jholmes2
May 30, 20243 min read
DU Board Approves Major Sewer/WWTP Improvements
On Tuesday, May 28th, the Decatur Utilities Board of Directors approved almost $120M to fund two major improvements to the Dry Creek...
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jholmes2
May 16, 20242 min read
EV Fast Charge Stations Dedicated
Decatur Utilities, in partnership with TVA, the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA), City of Decatur and Seven...
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jholmes2
May 6, 20242 min read
Drinking Water Week May 5-11
Decatur Utilities joins communities across North America in celebrating Drinking Water Week, an annual observance led by the American...
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jholmes2
Apr 29, 20242 min read
WWTP wins Plant Excellence Award
The Decatur Utilities Dry Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant has been presented with the 2023 Plant Excellence Award for Plants Greater...
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jholmes2
Apr 22, 20242 min read
Sewer rehab program having success
The Decatur Utilities Board of Directors approved a resolution on Thursday, April 18, accepting DU's annual Municipal Water Pollution...
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jholmes2
Apr 11, 20242 min read
DU compliant with new EPA regs
On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released information regarding its final rule establishing drinking water...
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jholmes2
Jan 18, 20241 min read
Winter Energy Efficiency
With colder weather here, your heating system is working overtime to maintain a comfortable level in your home. Here are some tips to...
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jholmes2
Sep 11, 20232 min read
Gas Leak Survey Begins
Decatur Utilities to begin 2023 natural gas system leak survey Beginning Tuesday, September 12, 2023, Decatur Utilities will begin a...
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jholmes2
Sep 6, 20232 min read
2023 Smoke Testing Begins
In an effort to provide a safe, economical, efficient, and environmentally sound sanitary sewer system throughout the City of Decatur,...
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jholmes2
Dec 14, 20222 min read
TVA Community Care Funds Awarded
Decatur Utilities has once again partnered with the Tennessee Valley Authority to award a total of $35,000 from TVA’s Community Care Fund...
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jholmes2
Nov 17, 20222 min read
Hedging Keeps DU Gas Rates Stable
Increase in global demand, the current political pressure on fossil fuels and the Russia/Ukraine conflict have resulted in extremely high...
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jholmes2
Aug 29, 20222 min read
Gas Survey Starts 8/30
Beginning Tuesday, August 30, Decatur Utilities will begin a quality control survey of the DU natural gas system to ensure public safety...
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jholmes2
Aug 8, 20221 min read
DU Wins 2022 SOAR Award
Decatur Utilities was recognized recently as a recipient of the 2022 System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) Award – presented...
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