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THE TARHEEL PIPELINE
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03 From the Executive Director Daniel Wilson 04 From the President Barry Sutton 07 What Every Board Member Needs to Know About Water/Sewer Services Marty Wilson 11 Is Your Cash Register Working Properly? Jesse Miller 14 The Person Behind the Plaque: The Story of Alan Edwin DeRatt, Sr. Kelly Coggins and Lowell Gunter 17 Legislature Limits Government Water Utilities’ Authority to Mandate Connections Kara Millonzi 20 Dynamic Seals: The “Sealing Ability Versus Seal Life” Compromise Materials, Processes, Options Mike Pruitt 24 Impacts of Biofouling on Drinking Water Infrastructure Bruce Baker 26 Mayberry H 2 0 Marty Wilson 28 Identifying and Addressing the Water-Energy Nexus Sarah Fister Gale 30 Getting Through Tough Times with Help from Friends 31 Ensuring Defensible Data in the Water Industry Trish Meek 34 The NCRWA Mailbox 36 Source Water Protection Awards Request for ApplicationsAdvertiser Index
5 Carolina Management Team 19 Charles R. Underwood, Inc. 10 Consolidated Pipe & Supply Company, Inc. 9 Diffuser Express 2 Ferguson 6 Gopher Utility Services, Inc. IFC Green Engineering 25 Heyward 36 Keck & Wood, Inc. 12 McGill Associates 12 Pittsburg Tank and Tower Maintenance Co., Inc. 8 Randall Supply & Electric Motor & Pump Repair 10 Rivers & Associates, Inc. BC Southern Corrosion 10 The 419 Group 18 The Crom Company 36 The Wooten Company 10 Utility Service Group 12 UV Superstore IBC Valve Specialties, Inc. 6 Withers & Ravenel, Inc.17
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About the Cover:
The cover highlights our feature story, Mayberry H
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0, by
Marty Wilson. The Mayberry water tower is located on the corner of Haymore
Street and Rockford Street, just across from Andy Griffith’s childhood home!
Mitch Williams, the Mount Airy City Engineer came up with the idea to add the
image to the water tower to promote tourism. The logo is actually owned by
Julie Teague, the owner of Mayberry Consignments on Main Street. It is used on
license plates, souvenirs, etc. The original is a black and white silhouette. Ms.
Teague graciously let the city use it on the water tower. An artist out of Archdale,
NC, Jeremy Sams added color and trees to the logo.
The photo was taken by the City of Mount Airy Public Works.