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CWLP Photo Album
Here's a peek into CWLP's photo album ... a pictorial record of some of the events and activities in which the utility and our employees have been involved.
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Keep It Under Your Hat As part of their celebration of Customer Service Week, employees of CWLP's Customer Service Office participated in a Crazy Hat Contest during the first week of October 2011. Hat styles ranged from the relatively sedate to one real turkey.
Second Photo: Even Commercial Office Manager Ramona Yuskanich got into the spirit of the day, sporting her Jackie O-inspired pillbox. Third Photo: Cathy Fromm (left), Gloria Schweska (center) and Cleta Lovekamp were declared the winners of the Crazy Hat contest.
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CWLP Team Competes in 2011 Lineman's Rodeo On a beautiful day in early October, a CWLP team consisting of Matt Huff, Jason Rugless and Mark Clemens had a chance to take part in the 14th annual AIEC Lineman's Safety Rodeo, sponsored by the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives. Competing against teams from nine other Illinois electric utilities, the CWLP guys came home with a number of awards, including: 1st Place for Matt Huff in the Individual H-Structure Obstacle Course, 2nd and 3rd places for Matt Huff and Mark Clemens, respectively, in the Individual Egg Climb; 1st Place in the Team H-Structure Obstacle Course; 2nd Place in the Team Egg Climb; and 2nd Place in the Team Mystery Event.
Second Photo: begins his climb with a running jump at the pole. Third Photo: CWLP Rodeo team members Jason Rugless (left), Matt Huff (center), and Mark Clemens with their prizes.
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In the Pink On the last Friday in October, a number of CWLP employees from throughout the utility showed their support for breast cancer awareness by sporting pink shirts at work. Among those participating in the observance were employees from . . .
Second Photo: . . . 10th and Miller. Third Photo: . . . the General Office and Finance Office.
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City Rededicates Lindsay Bridge After Massive Facelift Following a four-month-long, $1.9 million repair and renovation project that will add decades to the life of Lake Springfield's historic Lindsay Bridge, representatives of the City, CWLP, and Illinois Department of Transportation, as well as lake-area residents, gathered to rededicate the bridge on November 1, 2011. (More about the renovation project, including a photo gallery that follows the project from start to finish, can be found elsewhere on this website.)
Second Photo: Mayor Mike Houston makes remarks at the dedication ceremony. He is backed by CWLP Water Division Director Tom Skelly (far left), City of Springfield Office of Budget and Management Director Bill McCarty (behind the Mayor), CWLP Chief Utilities Engineer Eric Hobbie, City of Springfield corporation Counsel Mark Cullen, and Supervisor of Land and Water Resources Steve Frank. Third Photo: CWLP Carpenter and lake-area resident Tom Knox (left), his wife and son, and a neighbor were the first pedestrians to cross the bridge following its reopening.
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CWLP, Owen Marsh School Celebrate Arbor Day 2011 CWLP celebrated its twelfth annual Planting the Tree of Knowledge Arbor Day Celebration in the Schools at Owen Marsh Elementary School in late April 2011. The afternoon event included readings of original poetry by students, the presentation of gift certificates from CWLP to the winner and runners up of a t-shirt design contest, talks by CWLP Public Information Officer Amber Sabin and City Arborist Mike Dirksen, and the presentation of a $250 check from Nelson Tree Service to Principal Kathy Wanless. The ceremony ended with selected students helping to plant two crab apple trees donated to the school by CWLP.
Second Photo: Nelson Tree Service Regional Supervisor Dan Rhodes presents Owen Marsh Principal Kathy Wanless with a $250 check that will be used to purchase tree-related books for the school's library. Third Photo: Rhodes instructs students on the proper way to plant one of the two crab apple trees donated to Owen Marsh by CWLP.
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CWLP Builds Best New Plant In the World In August 2009, POWER magazine, the nation's leading power industry publication, named CWLP's Dallman 4 Power Station its Power Plant of the Year. The plant, which began producing electricity in May 2009, was selected from approximately 40 other power plants from around the world that went online in 2009. Officials from the publication arrived in Springfield on October 15 to present the award to CWLP. More information about the Power Plant of the Year award and the Dallman 4 Power Station can be found elsewhere on this website.
Top Photo: The award represents a stylized turbine rising from a lightning bolt. Second Photo: POWER magazine Publisher Brian K. Nessen (second from left) and Editor-in-Chief Bob Peltier (far right) presented the 2009 Power Plant of the Year award to General Manager Todd Renfrow (center), Chief Utilities Engineer Eric Hobbie (far left), and Major Projects Development Director Doug Brown (second from right) in the Dallman 4 control room.
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ESO Holds Low-Cost/No-Cost Efficiency Workshops Since early November 2004, employees of the Energy Services Office have hosted several Low-Cost/No-Cost Energy Efficiency Workshops for Springfield residents. The workshops teach do-it-yourself skills that enable customers to make needed efficiency improvements to their homes. Although open to all customers, the workshops are aimed especially at low- and fixed-income residents who can't afford to hire someone to make the improvements for them. Participants in the workshops, which focus primarily on improvements that cost little or nothing to make, receive a take-home "starter" kit of several of the efficiency products discussed during the program. A schedule of workshops for the current calendar year can be found elsewhere on this website.
Center Photo: Energy Conservation Manager Bob Croteau explains the best uses for expanding foam caulk to two workshop participants. Bottom Photo: Energy Specialist Gary Hurley demonstrates the difference between different types of weatherstripping. |
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Digging History In the course of doing their jobs, CWLP water crews have unearthed some pieces of Springfield's history. Two water mains, one of cast iron dating to 1892 and the other of wood from the early 1940s, have been excavated in recent months. The nineteenth-century main was uncovered at Color Plant Road, on the north side of town near the Sangamon River in the vicinity of Springfield's first water works plant. This was one of the two original transmission mains that conveyed water to the city from the riverside plant. The wooden main utilizes wood stave construction wrapped in thin steel binding and coated with tar. Originally installed during World War II to serve the U.S. Army depot on the far south end of town, this piece was found during installation of water service to the United Community Bank branch at Stevenson and S. 6th Street.
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It's In Our Fiber CWLP's fiber optic network is the backbone of the utility's communications system. The utility first began installing fiber optic cable in 1993 and, by 1996, was utilizing the fiber network for data and voice communications between our major facilities. With over 100 miles of cable now installed throughout the city, CWLP also makes access to the network available to commercial customers at a price that is usually very attractive compared to what a private communications company would charge. Currently, a number of commercial customers, including schools, hospitals and other government agencies, take advantage of the City's fiber network. More information about CWLP's fiber optic network can be found elsewhere on this website.
Bottom Photo: Mike Hickey mounts a splice to a support cable. |
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Last updated: 11/07/11