Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT: Binnie Myles

Birmingham Water Works

205.244.4220

BWWB Announces Fact Check: easy access to accurate corporate information

 (BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – September 12, 2012)  Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB) announces fact check to assist customers, stakeholders, employees and the media to have access to pertinent information regarding current and emergent issues. The fact check portal which will be available on the BWWB website will be updated periodically and archives available on a limited basis. To find out the key facts about major current or emergent issues, simply type bwwb.org, click the fact check logo, then choose the topic you would like to get key facts about.  If you prefer not to access the information by web feel free to contact BWWB’s communication manager at 205-244-4220 and request key facts by U.S. postal mail, email or fax.

As a public utility that serves most of the greater Birmingham metropolis, the BWWB has emergent and dynamic issues that range from water quality to managing customer needs and meeting ever changing government regulations.  The aforementioned parameters necessitate that the BWWB keeps pace in continuing to ensure outstanding water quality that is the hallmark of the system.  “We hope that by setting up a fact check easy access the general public and our stakeholders can have readily available key facts for reference”, says Mac Underwood, General Manager.

Founded in 1951, the Birmingham Water Works Board serves more than 600,000 customers in Jefferson, Shelby, Blount, Walker and St. Clair counties. To learn more about the Birmingham Water Works Board, visit www.birminghamwaterworks.com.

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