DLA News Archive

Tag: UP

June 7, 2018

Drink UP: program serves warfighter, family

JEFFERSON, New Jersey — American Water, a Defense Logistics Agency Energy utility services contractor, helped the Army’s Picatinny Arsenal facility located in Jefferson, New Jersey, correct a water quality issue.

The Fort Polk Garrison Commander and Louisiana Congressional representatives attended a ribbon cutting ceremony for two newly constructed Wastewater Treatment Plants at Fort Polk, Louisiana, May 24. DLA Energy Utility Services provided the contract for the two WWTPs that will treat 6.4 million gallons of wastewater per day. This project will improve Fort Polk’s mission assurance and have a positive environmental impact for more than 50 years.

June 8, 2017

DLA Energy Utility Services contracts two Wastewater Treatment Plants at Fort Polk

FORT POLK, Louisiana — A ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating two new and improved wastewater treatment plants was held to meet the growing needs of the Army Garrison Fort Polk installation, Louisiana, May 24.

Col. Craig Johnson, base civil engineer at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, addresses Air Force and commercial personnel involved with the recent utilities privatization, UP, award at Eglin AFB during a contract award meeting Oct. 4. Choctawhatchee Electrical Cooperative was awarded the UP contract to privatize Eglin’s electric utility system, making Eglin the second Air Force installation to privatize all four utility systems. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Jessica Dupree/Released

Oct. 13, 2016

Eglin to privatize all four utility systems

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Force Civil Engineer Center website — The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a utilities privatization contract to Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative, or CHELCO, to own, operate and maintain the electrical system infrastructure at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida for 50 years.