Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 7

80 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 7 “Nationally, there are very few major metropolitan cities that are centered around a unique body of water. So how we maintain and support the river, our own stormwater and drainage activities, clean drinking water implementation… and leveraging this geographic advantage serves as a much bigger part of our operation than these factors might be somewhere else.” BVM: Is environmental sustainability a high priority? Donald: “Absolutely! We’re extremely proud of our new sustainability activities. While key activities are around water management and energy efficiency, we recently included a few more diverse initiatives for the benefit of our citizens. For example, we entered into an energy savings performance contract that provides a budget neutral approach primed to result in more than $25 million in building improvements, See why at visitaugusta.com AHistoric City on the CuttingEdge .