As part of a nationwide peer-review process, the Alcoa WTP is a member of the Partnership for Safe Water. The Partnership is a voluntary effort sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the American Water Works Association. The goal of this common sense cooperation is to provide a new measure of safety by implementing prevention programs where legislation or regulations do not exist. The preventative measures are based on optimizing treatment plant performance and thus increasing protection against microbial contamination in the drinking water supply. In addition to being safe, the water provided by the Alcoa personnel is available at rates that are among the lowest in East Tennessee.

In addition to the WTP operators, the Water Treatment Plant includes the department’s maintenance electricians and plumbers. Their responsibilities include a full range of critical operations including the City’s water and sewage pump stations as well as the City’s traffic control signals. Finally, the plant employees also serve as after-hours dispatchers for all Public Works and Engineering operations. The Water Treatment Plant staff includes a total of 14 employees and is led by T.J. Emory, Water Treatment Plant Supervisor.