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TALLAHASSEE - The Florida Department of Environmental
Protection’s (DEP) Division of Water Resource Management
presented awards to five public drinking water systems
and nine domestic wastewater facilities from around the
state at the annual Plant Operations Excellence Awards
ceremony held recently Tallahassee.
“Drinking water and wastewater facilities are on the
front lines of public health and environmental
protection in Florida,” said DEP Secretary Colleen
Castille. “The utilities honored by the Operations
Excellence Awards are the best of the best in 2006.”
The annual awards recognize facilities that
demonstrate excellence in operation, maintenance,
innovative treatment, conservation, reuse, waste
reduction and pollution prevention. Criteria for
selecting winners include compliance history, record
keeping and reporting, customer relations, operation and
maintenance, and employee training.
“These awards recognize the substantial investments
made by water facilities,” said Mimi Drew, Director of
DEP’s Division of Water Resource Management. “We applaud
these facilities for their high standards of
professionalism and dedication.”
The award winners for 2006 are:
Drinking Water Treatment Plant Excellence 2006 Award
Winners:
- City of Dunedin Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant
- City of Tamarac Water Treatment Plant
- Collier County
North Regional Water Treatment Plant
- Lee County
Utilities Pinewoods Water Treatment Plant
- Pinellas
County Utilities S. K. Keller Water Treatment Facility
Domestic Wastewater Treatment Plant Excellence 2006
Award Winners:
- Altamonte Springs Regional Water Reclamation Facility
- Charlotte Correctional Institution Wastewater Treatment
Plant
- Eglin Air Force Base Plew Heights Wastewater
Treatment Facility
- Eglin Air Force Base Auxiliary Field
3 Wastewater Treatment Facility
- Eglin Air Force Base
Site C-6 Wastewater Treatment Facility
- Fiesta Village
Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Fort Myers Beach
Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Village of Wellington
Wastewater Treatment Facility
- William E. Dunn
Reclamation Facility
For more information, visit
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/mainpage/programs/water.htm.
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