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EPA Program Announcement and List of Award Winners
National Clean Water Act Recognition Awards; Presentation of
Awards at the Water Environment Federation's Technical Exposition and
Conference (WEFTEC), and Announcement of 2003 National Awards Winners.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency will recognize
municipalities and industries for outstanding and innovative
technological achievements in wastewater treatment and pollution abatement programs at the annual National Clean Water Act Recognition
Awards Ceremony.
An inscribed plaque will be presented at the Ceremony during the Water Environment Federation's Technical Exposition and
Conference (WEFTEC) in Los Angeles, California. We are recognizing projects and programs for excellence in five awards categories
including operations and maintenance at wastewater treatment facilities, biosolids management, pretreatment, storm water management,
and combined sewer overflow controls.
This action also announces the
2003 national awards winners.
DATES: Monday, October 13, 2003, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The national awards presentation ceremony will be held at
the Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S. Figueroa Street, Los
Angeles, California.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria E. Campbell, Telephone: (202)
564-0628. Facsimile Number: (202) 501-2396, or e-mail: mailto:campbell.maria@epa.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Clean Water Act Recognition
Awards program is authorized under Clean Water Act section 501 (a) and
(e), 33 U.S.C. 1361(a) and (e). The awards program provides national
recognition and heightens overall public awareness of programs
developed to protect the public's health and safety and the nation's
water quality. A regulation at 40 CFR part 105 establishes a framework
for the annual recognition awards program. EPA announced the
availability of application and nomination information for this year's
awards (68 FR 11858, March 12, 2003). State water pollution control
agencies and EPA regional offices make recommendations to headquarters
for the national awards. Programs being recognized are in compliance
with applicable water quality requirements and have a satisfactory
record with respect to environmental quality. Recognition is made for
their demonstrated achievements in the awards program categories as
follows:
(1) Excellent operations and maintenance practices at wastewater
treatment facilities;
(2) Biosolids management through operating projects, and special
biosolids management achievements;
(3) Municipal implementation and enforcement of local pretreatment
programs;
(4) Storm Water Management excellence; and
(5) Combined Sewer Overflow Control programs. The EPA's 2003
National Clean Water Act Recognition Awards winners are listed below by
category.
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Operations and Maintenance Excellence Awards
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First Place:
South Cobb Water Reclamation Large Advanced Plant.
Facility, Mableton, Georgia.
Kalispell Advanced Wastewater Medium Advanced Plant.
Treatment Plant, Kalispell,
Montana.
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe Small Advanced Plant.
Wastewater Treatment Plant,
Isabella Reservation, Mount
Pleasant, Michigan.
Buckman Wastewater Treatment Large Secondary Plant--tie.
Facility, Jacksonville
Electric Authority
Jacksonville, Florida.
Central Contra Costa Sanitary Large Secondary Plant--tie.
District, Martinez,
California.
Logan Township Municipal Medium Secondary Plant.
Utilities Authority,
Bridgeport, New Jersey.
Antrim Wastewater Treatment Small Secondary Plant.
Facility, Antrim, New
Hampshire.
Eielson Air Force Base Large Non-discharging Plant.
Wastewater Treatment
Facility, Eielson Air Force
Base, Alaska.
Etowah Water and Sewer Small Non-discharging Plant.
Authority, Dawsonville,
Georgia.
Lisbon Wastewater Treatment Most Improved Plant.
Facility, Lisbon, New
Hampshire.
Second Place:
Rockaway Valley Regional Large Advanced Plant.
Sewerage Authority, Boonton,
New Jersey.
New Canaan Water Pollution Medium Advanced Plant.
Control Facility, New Canaan,
Connecticut.
Village of Johnson Wastewater Small Advanced Plant.
Treatment Facility, Johnson,
Vermont.
Atlantic County Utilities Large Secondary Plant.
Authority, Atlantic City, New
Jersey.
South Kingstown Regional Medium Secondary Plant.
Wastewater Treatment
Facility, Narragansett, Rhode
Island.
Town on Pine Bluffs Sewer, Small Secondary Plant.
Pine Bluffs, Wyoming.
St. Joe-Spencerville Regional Most Improved Plant.
Sewer District, Saint Joe,
Indiana.
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Biosolids Management Excellence Awards
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First Place:
Littleton/Englewood Wastewater Large Operating Projects.
Treatment Facility,
Englewood, Colorado.
Second Place:
City of Twin Falls Wastewater Large Operating Projects.
Treatment Facility, Twin
Falls, Idaho.
Special Recognition:
City of Los Angeles Department
of Public Works, Bureau of
Sanitation and Engineering &
the Exceptional Quality
Biosolids Task Force, Los
Angeles, California
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Pretreatment Program Excellence Awards
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First Place:
South Adams County Water and 0-25 SIUs.
Sanitation District, Commerce
City, Colorado.
Metro Wastewater Reclamation 26-100 SIUs.
District, Denver, Colorado.
Passaic Valley Sewerage Greater than 100 SIUs.
Commissioners Industrial and
Pollution Control Department,
Newark, New Jersey.
Second Place:
Sunnyvale Water Pollution 26-100 SIUs.
Control Plant, Sunnyvale,
California.
King County Department of Greater than 100 SIUs.
Natural Resources and Parks,
Wastewater Treatment
Division, Seattle, Washington.
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Storm Water Management Excellence Awards
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First Place:
Ventura County Watershed Municipal.
Protection Division, Ventura
County, California.
UTC Fuel Cells, South Windsor, Industrial.
Connecticut.
Second Place:
San Antonio Water System Storm Municipal.
Water Program, San Antonio,
Texas.
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Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control Awards
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First Place:
City of Bangor, Maine......... Municipal.
Second Place:
Philadelphia Water Department, Municipal.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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