Welcome to our News Room! Here you’ll find recent press releases and other news about GUC.
For media inquiries, please contact Steve Hawley, Communications Manager/Public Information Officer, at 252-551-1522.
The Greenville Utilities Commission (GUC) Water Treatment Plant was among 64 water treatment plants, and one of just six east of Interstate 95, honored by the N.C. Division of Water Resources for surpassing federal and state drinking water standards.… Read more
Greenville Utilities has reported a wastewater spill that was discovered at 10:25 a.m. on August 5, 2021. The incident was the result of a contractor that caused an overflow of a manhole at the intersection of Pine and Millbrook Streets. As a result, approximately 7,500 gallons of wastewater… Read more
Greenville Utilities Board of Commissioners elected Tommy Stoughton, Minnie Anderson, and Kelly Darden, Jr. as their officers at the Board’s July 15, 2021 meeting.Mr. Stoughton, a Partner at Kittrell and Armstrong, LLC, was elected Chair. He served as Chair-Elect for the past year and Secretary in… Read more
People living on, and motorists driving along, West Fifth Street will notice GUC crews and contractors blocking off part of the road for the next two to three months. They are replacing old steel gas mains with new polyethylene lines, as well as replacing aged service lines which run from those… Read more
Beginning June 21 and continuing through August 2, Greenville Utilities will temporarily change the disinfectant used in the water treatment process. GUC will be using chlorine rather than chloramines during this period of time.Since December 2002, GUC has used chloramines, a mixture of chlorine… Read more
Greenville Utilities Commission (GUC) has kicked off its second year of participating in the local program, Tradesformers. On Monday, June 14, they held a signing event where leaders welcomed two Pre-apprentice Lineworkers to the utility through the program. Isaiah Edwards and Malachi Wolf are… Read more
Greenville Utilities (GUC) has once again earned a Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3)® Diamond Level designation from the American Public Power Association for providing reliable and safe electric service. The Diamond Level is the highest designation and places GUC in the top 10%… Read more
Operation Spring Clean Begins Soon Greenville Utilities will soon begin “Operation Spring Clean,” our annual preventive maintenance program to ensure that GUC customers continue to receive high quality water. “Operation Spring Clean” will run March 21st … Read more
There has been some confusion on social media lately about Greenville Utility bills - bills being late, bills being high, and billing on GUC’s new customer account website. Please know that Greenville Utilities has worked hard to address issues related to mail delays and to assist customers with… Read more
Delays in customers receiving their utility bills has spurred Greenville Utilities into action. GUC is taking steps to reduce the effects on customers from the historic delays the United States Postal Service is experiencing.“We have had reports of customers receiving their bills not just late, but… Read more