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Fayetteville, N.C.- Fayetteville Public Works Commission’s (PWC) Chief Operations Officer for the Water Resources Division, Mick Noland and Chief Financial Officer, Rhonda Haskins, have announced their intent to retire, effective January 1, 2025. 

“Over the years, PWC has led in delivering safe, reliable, cost-effective services to our customers by maintaining strong leadership across our organization,” said Timothy Bryant, CEO/General Manager of Fayetteville PWC. “I thank Mick and Rhonda for their unwavering dedication to PWC and the greater Fayetteville and Cumberland County area as they look forward to the next season of their careers.”

During his 31-year career of service at PWC, Mick Noland has led the Water Resources Division in meeting changing regulatory requirements as well as leading his team in winning numerous awards recognizing the Company’s commitment to safe water supply. Additionally, he served as PWC’s Interim CEO/General Manager for nearly a year. Upon his retirement, Mick will have capped 48 years of dedicated service to North Carolina, Cumberland County, the City of Fayetteville, and their citizens.

“Serving the residents of the PWC service area has been a professional pleasure to say the least.” said Mick Noland, Chief Operations Officer for Water Resources. ““I am grateful for all the good work, helping residents, and supporting communities during my tenure at PWC.” 

Misty Manning has been promoted to the new Deputy Water Resources Officer position for Fayetteville PWC starting Monday, August 5, 2024. Ms. Manning joined PWC in 2010 as a Water Engineer and has grown within the organization to the role of Water Resources Engineering Manager and served as Interim Chief Operations Officer for Water Resources in 2022. A native of Cumberland County, Ms. Manning graduated from N.C. State with a degree in Civil Engineering.  She is a Professional Engineer and recently completed the United Way Leadership Development Program.

It is planned that Ms. Manning will succeed to the position of Chief Operations Officer for Water Resources in January 2025. 

Rhonda Haskins has served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) since June 2018. Prior to her CFO appointment, she served as the Director of Financial Planning for 17 years. She joined PWC in 1994 and has been critical in PWC’s commitment to financial excellence for over 30 years. She holds both the North Carolina Certified Public Accountant and Certified Global Management Accountant certification and is a member of the N.C. Association of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs.

“It is bittersweet to be saying goodbye to PWC and the people here after 30 years,” said Rhonda Haskins, Chief Financial Officer of Fayetteville PWC. “So many members of the Finance Division have played a pivotal role in PWC’s success and financial responsibility, something we are all very proud of, and I leave the organization in very capable hands.”

Rhonda Graham has been named Deputy Finance Officer for Fayetteville PWC starting Monday, August 5, 2024. Ms. Graham joined PWC in 2017 as the Budget Manager and has served as Controller since 2021. As Controller, she managed financial reporting, general ledger, payroll, accounts payable, and accounts relievable functions. That includes overseeing PWC’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. Ms. Graham is a past board member of the United Way of Cumberland County and serves on their Community Impact Council.

It is planned that Ms. Graham will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer in January 2025_._

Fayetteville, N.C. – The Fayetteville Public Works Commission (PWC) is thrilled to announce it has been recognized with the 2024 Gold Award for Exceptional Utility Performance by the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA). PWC is one of five utilities in the nation recognized for this prestigious award this year.

“This one organization [Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies] represents water utilities from all 50 states and again, PWC is up at the top,” said Timothy Bryant, CEO/General Manager of Fayetteville PWC. “I want to thank Mick Noland and the entire Water Resources Team for everything they have done. It takes the efforts of everyone, whether it’s a crew in the field or staff in the office, working together and contribute towards making PWC a national leader in providing safe drinking water.”

PWC was recognized for this award due to our continuing commitment to our cutting-edge water treatment technology and dedication to providing safe and reliable drinking water. As a founding member of the Partnership for Safe Water, PWC has worked to exceed environmental standards, focusing on reducing industrial pollution and PFAS in our source waters. Because of PWC’s advocacy for safe drinking water, PWC’s water treatment facility hosted the EPA’s announcement of new national drinking water standards earlier this year. 

“We are immensely proud to be recognized for our management excellence in drinking water utilities,” said Mick Noland, Chief Operations Officer for the Water Resources Division of PWC. “This award is a testament to our dedicated team’s hard work and our commitment to sustainability, safety, and customer satisfaction.”

As PWC celebrates being recognized as a national leader, we remain committed to continue providing safe and reliable water services to our customers while remaining good stewards of the environment.

Fayetteville, N.C.- Today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that Fayetteville PWC (PWC) is a U.S. Department of Energy Awardee and will receive a multi-million dollar matching grant to install new software and advanced technologies to improve electric reliability for customers. The mission of the Energy Department is to ensure America’s security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions. Learn more at energy.gov.

PWC applied for $11,436,783 grant through the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program. In addition, there is a recipient cost share of $12,299,571. The funds will support PWC’s Situational Awareness and System Automation Solutions to install technology engineered to allow for PWC to quickly and easily manage the energy distribution system, protecting infrastructure and improving the reliability of the system. The goal is to improve the System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI) by 25%. For PWC customers, this will mean they will experience shorter power outages.

“Our goal is to provide customers with safe, reliable and affordable electric services,” said Jon Rynne, Chief Officer for PWC’s Electric System Division. “The technology funded by this Department of Energy grant will allow PWC to quickly isolate an outage, quickly and safely restore services, and improve reliability for customers.” 

One of the technologies made possible by this program will be the Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS). DERMS will provide the platform necessary for real‐time monitoring, management, and dispatch of resources. The DERMS platform will enable PWC to fully leverage its three planned new solar farms, which will come online over the next three years.

A final component of the grant is establishing a Partnership Advisory Group that will bring together local education, business, and community agencies. Through these partnerships, PWC will provide procurement, hiring, and workforce development opportunities throughout the community.