Annual Report - Louisville Metro Government
Annual Report - Louisville Metro Government
Annual Report - Louisville Metro Government
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Service & Reliability<br />
Service is at the core of our operations. Monthly surveys continue to show the<br />
majority of <strong>Louisville</strong> Water customers are extremely satisfied with the service<br />
we provide.<br />
improVing cuStomer SerVice<br />
The Customer Assistance Program, which helps those who have trouble paying their water<br />
bill, provided funds to 704 families. Launched in April 2010, this program provides fund-<br />
ing to three community organizations that screen and qualify applicants and then transmit<br />
pledges.We fund this program with 10% of the revenues, $52,000, from our water-line protection<br />
program. Home Serve USA, the company that offers the water-line protection, contributed $12,000<br />
in 2011.<br />
Extensive research culminated in the approval of a $15.7 million capital project to replace an aging<br />
customer information and work management system. This multi-year program incorporates Oracle-<br />
based software for our Customer Care and Billing, Mobile Work Force Management and Work<br />
Asset Management functions.The project’s first phase will be complete in 2014.<br />
FocuS on SaFety<br />
A heightened focus on safety continues to achieve great results.We met overall OSHA recordable<br />
injury and preventable motor vehicle accident safety goals. <strong>Louisville</strong> Water managers now perform<br />
weekly safety meetings with field crews and routine safety audits. The Kentucky/Tennessee sec-<br />
tion of the American Water Works selected <strong>Louisville</strong> Water as the 2011 recipient of the Class III<br />
Safety Award.<br />
reliaBility<br />
Maintaining nearly 24,000 public fire hydrants is a priority for our crews. In 2011, 99.9% of the<br />
hydrants were available at any time.With over 4,100 miles of water main, breaks occur nearly every<br />
day.We saw a 25% drop in the number of main breaks in 2011, resulting in 610 breaks for the year.<br />
The mild December weather was a large factor in the decrease.<br />
Jennifer Elhafyani answers questions in the<br />
Customer Care Center<br />
Large Photo: Raymond White works to repair a water main<br />
Chad Harper and Jerry Palin<br />
repair a fire hydrant<br />
Nik Wohlleb and George Reed construct a<br />
large-meter vault<br />
Dave Vogel<br />
Vice President,<br />
Customer Service<br />
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