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ACWA celebrated the commitment of its Member Agencies to excel in all they do with the presentation of Excellence in
Management honors and Peak Performance Awards at the Association’s Summer Conference in Portland, Oregon. Ten NACWA
Member Agencies were honored on July 15 with recognition for excellence in utility management. The Association’s Excellence in
Management Recognition Program provides important acknowledgment to agencies that are implementing sustainable, success-
ful programs that exemplify the attributes of an effectively managed utility. To receive recognition, agencies implemented initiatives reflect-
ing both the Ten Attributes of Effectively Managed Water Sector Utilities and a series of key resource efficiency and protection activities. The
program includes Platinum, Gold, and Silver levels of recognition
NACWA celebrated the following agencies with 2014
Excellence in
Management Recognition
.
Top Performing Facilities Honored
NACWA also honored Member Agency facilities that earned 2013 Peak Performance Awards. Facilities were recognized for excellence in waste-
water treatment as measured by their compliance with their National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements.
This year, 157 treatment facilities were honored with Platinum Peak Performance Awards signifying 100% permit compliance for five or more
years. NACWA was proud to honor 17 facilities that earned Platinum awards for the first time at the ceremony. An additional 140 facilities
achieved the remarkable accomplishment of maintaining perfect compliance for time periods ranging from six to 27 years.
Also commended were 158 NACWA Member Agency facilities that earned Gold Awards for maintaining perfect compliance for a full calendar
year, and 131 facilities that earned Silver Awards for no more than five violations a year. This year, NACWA was pleased to pay tribute to a total
of 446 facilities with Peak Performance Awards. This outstanding accomplishment signifies Member Agency commitment to environmental
protection and represents the diligence and hard work of each agency’s employees. NACWA congratulates all its Peak Performance winners:
Utility Excellence Celebrated in Portland
Platinum
Pine Bluff Wastewater Utility, AR
Boyd Point Treatment Facility
City of Phoenix Water Services Department, AZ
23rd Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant
Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, CA
Whittier Narrows Water Reclamation Plant
Union Sanitary District, CA
Raymond A. Boege/Alvarado Boege
Wastewater Treatment Facility
Littleton/Englewood Wastewater
Treatment Plant, CO
Littleton/Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant
Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, CO
Robert W. Hite Treatment Facility
City of Lawrence Department of Utilities, KS
Kansas River Wastewater Treatment Plant
Louisville and Jefferson County
Metropolitan Sewer District, KY
Bancroft Water Quality Treatment Center
Northeast Ohio Regional
Sewer District, OH
Easterly Wastewater Treatment Plant
Platinum Honors
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Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, CO
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DC Water, DC
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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater
Chicago, IL
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City of Columbus Department of Public Utilities, OH
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Renewable Water Resources, SC
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Chesterfield County Utilities, VA
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LOTT Clean Water Alliance, WA
Gold Honors
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City & County of San Francisco Public
Utilities Commission, CA
Silver Honors
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Pine Bluff Wastewater Utility, AR
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Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources, GA
2013 Peak Performance Facilities
Among the recpients of this year’s Excellence in Management Platinum Honors was
the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. Picture here (L
to R): Ken Kirk, NACWA Executive Director; David St. Pierre, Executive Director
of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago; NACWA
President, Karen Pallansch, Chief Executive Officer, Alexandria Renew Enterprises,
Va.; and NACWA Awards Committee Chair, Phil Friess, Department Head,
Technical Services for the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County.
