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EPA Recognizes Municipalities and Industries for
Achievements in Wastewater Treatment and Pollution Reduction
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| On Monday, October 4th, EPA announced the 29
first and second place winners of the 2004 National Clean Water Act Recognition
Awards. The ceremony took place during the Water Environment Federation's
Technical Exposition and Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. This is the
nineteenth year EPA has recognized municipalities and industries for their
outstanding water quality achievements. The presentation of these awards
helps raise the public's awareness of the pollution reduction efforts that
their wastewater treatment plants make to improve the Nation's waters. State
water pollution control agencies and EPA regional offices make recommendations
to headquarters for the national awards. |
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Operations and
Maintenance
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| First Place |
Sub-category |
Dos Rios Water Reclamation Center
San Antonio Water Systems
San Antonio, Texas |
Large Advanced Plant |
City of Dunbar Sanitary Board
Dunbar, West Virginia |
Medium Advanced Plant |
Florence Regional Sewage District
Florence, Indiana |
Small Advanced Plant |
Oceanside Treatment Plant, Southwest Ocean
Outfall and Westside Wet Weather Facility
San Francisco, California |
Large Secondary Plant |
Central Davis Sewer District
Kaysville, Utah |
Medium Secondary Plant |
Old Forge Sewer District
Old Forge, New York |
Small Secondary Plant |
| Second Place |
Sub-category |
James C. Kirie Water Reclamation Plant
Des Plaines, Illinois |
Large Advanced Plant |
Iowa Hill Water Reclamation Facility
Breckenridge Sanitation District
Breckenridge, Colorado |
Medium Advanced Plant |
Beaver Estates Water Pollution
Control Plant
Douglasville-douglas County Water & Sewer Authority, Douglasville, Georgia
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Small Advanced Plant |
Gautier Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Medium Secondary Plant |
| Henniker, New Hampshire Wastewater
Treatment Facility, Henniker, New Hampshire |
Small Secondary Plant |
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Biosolids Management
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| First Place |
Sub-category |
Metro Denver - Metrogro Farm
Denver, Colorado |
Large Operating Projects (Tie) |
Parker Ag Services-nyc Program
Lamar, Colorado |
Large Operating Projects (Tie) |
Central Davis Sewer District
Kaysville, Utah |
Small Operating Projects |
Dr. Sally Brown
College of Forest Research
University of Washington |
Research Activities |
City of Tacoma Wastewater Management
Tacoma, Washington |
Technology/innovation or
Development Activities |
| Second Place |
Sub-category |
Clean Water Services of Washington County
Hillsboro, Oregon |
Large Operating Projects |
Rockingham Wwtp & Composting Facility
Rockingham, North Carolina |
Small Operating Projects |
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Special Award
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Orange County Sanitation District
Fountain Valley, California |
Continued commitment to effective program planning,
management, public outreach and stakeholder Involvement, and pioneer efforts
in developing and implementing their biosolids Environmental Management
Systems (EMS). |
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Pretreatment
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| First Place |
Sub-category |
Borough of Catasauqua
Catasauqua, Pennsylvania |
0 to 5 Significant Industrial
Users (Sius) |
Warwick Sewer Authority
Warwick, Rhode Island |
6-20 Sius |
East Bay Municipal Utility District
Oakland, California |
21 & Greater Sius |
| Second Place |
Sub-category |
Kent County Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility
Dover, Delaware |
6-20 Sius |
Columbus Water Works
Columbus, Georgia |
21 & Greater Sius (Tie) |
Hampton Roads Sanitation District
Virginia Beach, Virginia |
21 & Greater Sius (Tie) |
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Stormwater Management
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| First Place |
Sanitation District No. 1 of Northern Kentucky
Fort Wright, Kentucky |
Municipal |
| Second Place |
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| City of Sacramento Stormwater Quality
Improvement Program, Sacramento, California |
Municipal |
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Combined Sewer Overflow Controls
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| First Place |
City of Mount Clemens
Mount Clemens, Michigan |
Municipal |
| Second Place |
City of Port Huron
Port Huron, Michigan |
Municipal |
