Johnston County Engineer Kim Rineer Elected Chair of Triangle Water Partnership

County Engineer Kim Rineer, pictured on the left, leads a tour of the 210 Wastewater Treatment Facility.

 

 

County Engineer Kim Rineer has been elected chair of the Triangle Water Supply Partnership.

 

“They could not have chosen a better leader,” Public Utilities Director Chandra Farmer told County Commissioners on Monday.

 

The Triangle Water Supply Partnership is made up of local governments and water utilities working together to ensure the Triangle’s long-term water supply. Its work includes forecasting future water demand, evaluating available water sources, studying how water systems could share supplies during shortages or emergencies, and planning for reliable water supplies during droughts.

 

“I look forward to Kim’s contributions and her leadership of that group,” Farmer said. Commissioners applauded Rineer’s election. “They made a great choice,” said Commissioner Patrick Harris, the Board’s chairman.

 

County Commissioner Bill Stovall, left, tours the 210 Wastewater Treatment Facility with Kim Rineer.

 

 

In her role as County Engineer, Rineer is responsible for the planning, funding and execution of Public Utilities’ Capital Improvement Plan. Most recently, Public Utilities completed construction of a new sewage treatment plant near Smithfield. It’s now embarking on a multi-year plan to build a new water supply intake on the lower Neuse River and a new water treatment plant near Princeton.

 

Rineer, who holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Cornell University, joined Johnston County Public Utilities in 2018 as engineering manager. Before that, she had been a consultant to the County for nearly 21 years.

 

Rineer became County Engineer in February of this year.