American Water Receives 22 National Awards for Excellence in Water Quality
American Water Works Company, Inc. has been awarded 22 Partnership for Safe Water awards. The awards, which recognize water treatment facilities that have achieved higher than required water quality standards, will be presented during the 2016 American Water Works Association Annual Conference in Chicago, Ill. this week.
Nationally, just over 400 surface water treatment plants are part of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Partnership for Safe Water Program, a voluntary effort that is designed to increase protection against microbial contamination through treatment optimization.
In American Water’s footprint, six plants are receiving a Presidents Award, one plant is receiving a Phase III Directors Award for its Treatment Program, one plant is receiving an award for maintaining Phase III certification for five years, and 14 plants are being presented with the Phase III Directors Award status for 15 years.
Pennsylvania American Water received six Phase IV Presidents Award recognitions at the following treatment plants:
- Bangor Water Treatment Plant
- Brownell Water Treatment Plant
- Crystal Lake Water Treatment Plant
- Gerald C. Smith Water Treatment Plant (Hershey WTP)
- Indiana Water Treatment Plant (Two Lick Creek)
- Nesbitt Water Purification Plant
Phase IV goals are the highest possible level of performance that can be achieved in the four-phase program. The Presidents Award recognizes achieving Phase IV’s very stringent individual filter performance goals for turbidity.
“Our operations and water quality teams have worked very hard to earn the Presidents Award, and this recognition is a testament to their expertise and dedication to better serve our customers,” said Kathy L. Pape, president of Pennsylvania American Water. “Reaching this elite status is a significant achievement in our ongoing efforts to not only meet stringent performance goals but also improve the quality of our water.”
Pennsylvania American Water’s Rock Run Water Treatment Plant was also recognized with a Phase III Directors Award for its Treatment Program and Pennsylvania American Water’s Stony Garden Water Treatment Plant (Blue Mountain System) was recognized for maintaining the Phase III Directors Award status for five years.
In addition, the following American Water treatment plants were recognized for maintaining the Phase III Directors Award status for 15 years:
Illinois American Water
- Pontiac Illinois River Water Treatment Plant (Peoria District WTP)
Indiana American Water
- Muncie-White River Water Treatment Plant
Iowa American Water
- East River Station Water Treatment Plant
New Jersey American Water
- Jumping Brook Water Treatment Plant
Pennsylvania American Water
- Brownsville Water Treatment Plant
- Crystal Lake Water Treatment Plant
- Kane Water Treatment Plant
- Lake Scranton Water Treatment Plant
- Norristown Water Treatment Plant
- Punxsutawney Filter Plant (Big Run)
- Susquehanna Water Treatment Plant
- Watres Water Treatment Plant
- White Deer Creek Water Treatment Plant
West Virginia American Water
- West Virginia – Ada Water Treatment Plant (Bluefield)
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