Learning About Del-Co and The History of Water Management
Our guest today was Glenn Marzluf, CEO of Del-Co. Marzluf provided some interesting information about Del-Co, including; 1) It was founded in 1974 and includes 1800 miles of water pipeline in 7 counties covering 800 square miles, 2) Del-Co is a customer-owned cooperative that services 140,000 customers. The Duott Reservoir currently holds more than 3 billion gallons of water.
What was more interesting was the history of water management that he provided us. Beginning with the Roman Empire's aqueduct system, water management and waste-water management has certainly evolved; however, today's systems use the same principles of pressure created by gravity. Our above-ground storage takes use the effects of gravity to create the water pressure in our homes and businesses. The New York City metro areas are served by aqueducts from up-state New York with the longest reaching 129 miles. In Chicago, pumps reserve 1 billion gallons of water daily from Lake Michigan to change the flow of the Chicago River.
Announcements
On Oct. 17th, the American Lung Association is hosting a Better Breathers Club gathering at the Crowne Plaza Hotel at 6PM in Metro Center. Cindy shared that persons with chronic lung diseases including CPOD, pulmonary fibrosis, Asthma and lung cancer should consider joining in this event to learn better breathing techniques using yoga.
The 2019 Polar Bear Open is set for Saturday, Feb 29th. If you are able to assist in gathering sponsors, please reach out to Ingrid Fields or Susan Robenalt.
Sinan is looking for students interested in being exchange students in the next school year.
The international Rotary convention is scheduled for June in Hamburg. If you're interested, consider registering before the Dec. price increases.