2013 OM Calendar - Indian Health Service

Cauy Washburn
TOHOnO O’ODHaM uTILITy auTHOrITy
Service Area: Tohono O’odham Nation
Geographic Location: 2.9 million acres of Southern Arizona
Population Served: 15,000
Nominated By: Ross D. Schroeder, Assistant Director,
Sanitation Facilities Construction Branch
The Tohono O’odham Utility Authority (TOUA) is a full-service utility organization
that provides water, wastewater, propane, electrical, and telephone/cellular/internet
service to the Tohono O’odham Nation. TOUA services an area of 2.9 million acres,
a size that is comparable to the state of Connecticut. A staff of only 24 water &
wastewater employees provides service to 57 communities, 34 community water
systems, and 21 sanitary sewer systems consisting of 64 wells, 43 water storage tanks,
2 arsenic treatment plants, hundreds of miles of water and sewer lines, 20 lagoons,
one wetlands system, one community drainfield, and 12 wastewater pumping stations.
Cauy WaSHburn
Position/Title: TOUA Water, Wastewater,
& Propane Department Superintendant
Job Responsibilities: Supervises TOUA Water, Wastewater,
& Propane Department field and lab staff, safety officer,
frontline contract manager
Cauy Washburn came to work for the Tohono O’odham Utility Authority in 2002. He
served for a period of 6 years as a Construction Inspector, and has served as the TOUA
Water, Wastewater, & Propane Department Superintendant since 2008. Through his
outstanding work, humble approach, and dedication, Cauy has earned the respect and
trust of both his employees and the residents of the Tohono O’odham Nation. Cauy is
OSHA safety certified, and in 2009 he received an IHS Tucson Area Director’s Award
for his superior work with IHS. Originally from New Mexico, he now resides in Sells,
Arizona. Although he is not an enrolled tribal member, he is an active part of the tribal
community in which he lives. Cauy enjoys rodeo, and is a former Rodeo Champion.