US State News

September 8, 2010

CLEARWATER, Fla., Sept. 7 -- The city of Clearwater issued the following news release:
Two of the city's Advanced Wastewater Treatment facilities were selected to receive the Gold Peak Performance Award from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies, which recognizes public wastewater treatment facilities for outstanding compliance records. The Peak Performance Awards honor treatment plants that have achieved 100 percent compliance with their National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit for the entire 2009 calendar year.

"I am proud of all the efforts taken by the East and Northeast Wastewater Treatment Plant staff to ensure we attained full compliance at our plants," said Tracy Mercer, Clearwater's Public Utilities Director. "Wastewater treatment is vitally important to a city's infrastructure and often goes unnoticed. This award is the result of dedicated service, superior knowledge and teamwork."
The Water Pollution Control Division of Public Utilities takes raw sewage and treats it to high standards for reuse as reclaimed water. Use of reclaimed water reduces the need to irrigate with highly valued drinking water, and reduces the discharge of reclaimed water to our surface waters.

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