Camden’s Pate wins state award for water distributors

Left to right, Camden Water Superintendent John Beasley and employee Timmy Pate who recently was awarded the Distribution System Operator of the Year award from the Tennessee Association of Utility Districts (TAUD). The award was presented at the annual Operator Expo held in Lebanon. Pate is a supervisor in the maintenance division of the Camden Water Department and has been employed with CWD since 2008. He is a state-certified Grade II Distribution System Operator with a background in industrial maintenance.