Clayton County Water Earns National 2025 Top Workplaces Industry Award

July 29, 2025 – Clayton County Water Authority (CCWA) is proud to announce it has earned a 2025 Top Workplaces Industry Award from Energage. Energage, is a purpose-driven organization that develops solutions to build and brand Top Workplaces. The Top Workplaces program has a 17-year history of surveying and celebrating people-first organizations nationally and across 60 regional markets.

CCWA is one of just 17 employers recognized as Energy & Utilities Top Workplaces for 2025, and one of 10 listed under the 150–499 employee company size category. Top Workplaces Industry awards celebrate organizations that have built people-first workplace cultures within their sector. The award marks them as an employer of choice for those seeking employment in the industry. Top Workplaces awards are based on feedback from a research-backed employee engagement survey. Details about how CCWA builds a great workplace culture are available on Top Workplaces.

“This award has special meaning since we consider ourselves the Clayton County Water Authority family, as all goals and objectives are achieved together,” says CCWA CEO H. Bernard Franks. “We recognize, value, and reinvest in what is most important for our continued success – our people. This recognition is a testament to our collective efforts in cultivating an exceptional workplace culture.”

“Earning a Top Workplaces award is a badge of honor for companies, especially because it comes authentically from their employees,” said Eric Rubino, Energage CEO. “That’s something to be proud of. In today’s market, leaders must ensure they’re allowing employees to have a voice and be heard. That’s paramount. Top Workplaces do this, and it pays dividends.”

ABOUT CLAYTON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY

Providing Quality Water and Quality Services to Our Community

CCWA proudly provides water, sewer and stormwater services to a population of close to 300,000 residents throughout Clayton County and its six cities. Today’s authority is built on a solid foundation that was started in 1955 and laid by staff and board members with a drive for finding innovative ways to push through barriers. This drive continues today as we excel even during these challenging times.

ABOUT ENERGAGE

Making the world a better place to work together.^TM

Energage is a purpose-driven company that helps organizations turn employee feedback into useful business intelligence and credible employer recognition through Top Workplaces. Built on 18 years of culture research and the results from 27 million employees surveyed across more than 70,000 organizations, Energage delivers the most accurate competitive benchmark available. With access to a unique combination of patented analytic tools and expert guidance, Energage customers lead the competition with an engaged workforce and an opportunity to gain recognition for their people-first approach to culture. For more information or to nominate your organization, visit energage.com or topworkplaces.com