HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.13.2017 Brian Gallaway Award
City of Plainview NEWS
901 Broadway St.
Plainview, TX 79072
March 13, 2017
Brian Gallaway, Chief Water Production
Operator, awarded Operator of the Year
Brian Gallaway, Chief Water Production Operator for the City of
Plainview, was named Operator of the Year for systems of cities
with a population of 10,000 – 30,000 at the Texas Water Utilities
Association (TWUA) Annual Awards Program in Corpus Christi.
“Brian is an outstanding staff member that takes on all the
challenges that come his way”, says Paul Kite, Assistant Director of
Utilities. “Since being promoted to Chief Operator, Brian has put in place a great safety program
that encourages and motivates staff – this award is well deserved.”
Nominations were received in October of last year and a panel of judges associated with the
TWUA reviewed and chose the nominations. Those who nominated winners were notified via
email and presentations were made at the awards program.
Gallaway has been with the City of Plainview for 18 years, one year at the Waste Water Plant
and the other years in Water Production.
“Brian’s tenure with the City not only speaks to his dedication but to his commitment to
excellence as well,” says Kite. “Plainview is fortunate to have such a great leader in our Water
Production Department.”
As the Chief Operator, Gallaway’s duties include daily oversight of Water Treatment Operations
which operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to provide safe, economical and potable water
to the citizens of Plainview. Community consumption ranges from approximately 2 million
gallons a day in cold winter months to peaks of near 10 million gallons a day in hot, dry periods.
Other responsibilities of the department include providing distribution system sampling for
regulatory authorities, laboratory testing for Water Production Plant effluent water, maintaining
and operating 16 public water supply wells for the City of Plainview, maintaining and operating a
4.2-million-gallon water treatment plant to treat water from the Canadian River Municipal Water
Authority as well as maintaining and operating four elevated storage water reservoirs and six
ground storage water reservoirs.
“I couldn’t have done this without all the other guys in the department,” says Gallaway. “It is a
team effort around here.”
The Texas Water Utilities Association is a water utility, member-centered organization
which provides training programs, technical publications and mutual problem solving
opportunities for those employed in, or otherwise interested in, the water utility industry.
TWUA’s goal is to assist our members in providing improved services to mankind in
their public health and environmental endeavours.
Brian is married to Twyla and they have a daughter, Brianna, a son Mason and granddaughter
Addyson.
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