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Marion County Utilities Receives National Recognition
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US State News August 14, 2010 Marion County, Fla., Aug. 13 -- Marion County issued the following news release: The National Association of Clean Water Agencies, or NACWA, awarded Marion County Utilities six Gold Peak Performance Awards recently. NACWA Executive Director Ken Kirk commended the department for consistently meeting federal compliance standards and ensuring that Marion County citizens receive the best possible water quality. The six Marion County facilities that received awards include Loch Harbor Wastewater Treatment Facility, Northwest Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility at Golden Ocala, Oak Run Wastewater Treatment Plant, Salt Springs Wastewater Treatment Facility, Spruce Creek Preserve Wastewater Treatment Facility and Stonecrest Wastewater Treatment Facility. To operate a public utility, agencies must meet between 230 and 600 federal compliance points (depending on the type of system) to keep its federally required National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. Winners of the Gold Peak Performance award met those federal standards 100 percent of the time. "Achieving 100 percent compliance is not easy," Utilities Department Director Flip Mellinger said. "On any given day, a rain storm, equipment failure or power outage could disrupt the system. Even if the disruption was a minor problem that lasted only 15 minutes, that system would not qualify for the gold standard. This means that six of our facilities operated perfectly all 365 days in 2009." Kirk recognized Marion County Utilities at the association's 2010 summer conference in San Francisco, California in late July. However, due to budget constraints, Utilities staff could not attend the event. For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . |
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