DEP Announces 2008
Plant Operations Excellence Awards
TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Department of Environmental
Protection’s Division of Water Resource Management is currently
accepting applications for its 2008 Plant Operations Excellence
Awards for public water supply facilities and domestic wastewater
facilities.
For public water supply facilities, the award categories within each
DEP district are:
- Small community water systems serving < 3,300 persons;
- Medium community water systems serving 3,300 – 50,000 persons
- Large community water systems serving > 50,000 persons
- Non-Community water systems (includes both Transient and
Non-Transient)
For domestic wastewater facilities, the award categories within each
DEP district are:
- Type I domestic wastewater facility
- Type II domestic wastewater facility
- Type III domestic wastewater facility
The Plant Operations Excellence Awards Program is one of the
ways in which the DEP staff can recognize water and wastewater
facilities that demonstrate excellence in operation, maintenance and
compliance; innovative treatment; waste reduction and pollution
prevention; recycling; and other special achievements.
Applications for awards may be obtained by contacting water and
domestic wastewater programs at DEP
districts, delegated domestic
wastewater local
programs, and
DOH Approved County Health
Department (ACHD) offices on the attached list. Applications are
also available below. Completed application forms must
first be submitted to the appropriate district, local program, or ACHD
office no later than September 2, 2008.
2007 Plant Operations Excellence Awards
The Department's Division of Water Resource Management presented its
2007 Plant Operations Excellence Awards to public drinking water and
domestic wastewater facilities from around the state at the annual
awards ceremony held in Tallahassee on November 8, 2007. In the opening
remarks, Division Director Janet G. Llewellyn thanked the facilities for the high
standards of professionalism in their dedication to public health and
the environment. The Drinking Water Awards were presented by Van R. Hoofnagle,
P.E., Drinking Water Program Administrator. The Domestic Wastewater
Awards were presented by Elsa Potts, P.E., Office of Wastewater
Management Administrator.
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Drinking Water Winners |
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Domestic Wastewater Winners |
Congratulations go out to this year's Drinking Water Treatment
Plant Award winners:
- City of Eustis Water Treatment Plant
- City of Hollywood Water Treatment Plant
- City of Stuart Water Treatment Plant
- Heathrow Country Estates in Eustis
- Hurlburt Field Air Force Base
- The Island Water Association, Inc. in Sanibel
Congratulations go out to this year's Domestic Wastewater
Treatment Plant Award Winners:
- Barefoot Bay Wastewater Treatment Facility in Brevard County
- City of Tarpon Springs Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility
- Eglin Air Force Base Auxiliary Field 3 Wastewater Treatment
Facility (repeat winner)
- Eglin Air Force Base Site C-6 Wastewater Treatment Facility
(repeat winner)
- Fiesta Village Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant in Lee County
(repeat winner)
- San Carlos Park in Lee County
- Thomas P. Smith Water Reclamation Facility in Tallahassee
Other Awards Links
Please contact
the FDEP Drinking Water Program at (850) 245-8633 or the Domestic Wastewater Program at (850) 245-8605 with
any questions you may have.
