United States gp,a Environmental Protection Ocf Agency ^-K-94-001 Office Of Water (4204) National Wastewater Management Excellence Awards Program Printed on Recycled Paper ------- United States Environmental Protection Agency Office Of Water October 1994 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1994 National Wastewater Management Excellence Awards Ceremony Water Environment Federation Conference Chicago, IL Monday, October 17, 1994 ------- The Program Welcome Michael R Pollen President-Elect Water Environment ‘ederation Opemng Remarks and Presentation of Awards Robert Perciasepe Assistant Administrator for Water U.S. EPA Announcement of Awards Michael B. Cook Director Office of Wastewater Management U.S. EPA Operations and Mamtenance Award Recipients Beneficial Use of Biosolids Award Recipients Pretreatment Program Award Recipients Storm Water Control Program Award Recipients Combined Sewer Overflow Control Program Award Recipients Refreshment8, coniplunents of WEF, will be served following the ceremony in Sheraton Ball Room #3 ------- National Wastewater Management Excellence Awards Programs History In 1986, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initiated an annual National Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Excellence Awards Program to recognize outstanding O&M at publicly owned wastewater treatment facilities. The O&M Awards Program was an immediate success and was widely acclaimed as a way for EPA to honor plant personnel and local officials for their commitment to clean water. In 1988 due to that success, the awards program was ex- panded to include Beneficial Use of Municipal Wastewater Sludge (now ‘known as Biosolids) Awards to recognize exem- plary biosolids operating projects, technology development, and research. In 1989, the Pretreatment Program Excellence Awards were added to recognize municipal implementation and enforcement of local pretreatment programs, and in 1991 the Storm Water Control and Combined Sewer Overflow Control Programs Excellence Awards were added to recognize programs and projects that implemented outstanding storm water related and combined sewer control improvements. Since its initiation, the national awards have been presented each year at the Water Environment Federation (WEF) Annual Conference. Award winners representatives are invited to attend this presentation ceremony. WEF has generously supported the awards program by co-hosting the awards ceremony and by providing excellent coverage in its publications. EPA is grateful to WEF for its continued help in making this awards program a success. Operations and Maintenance Excellence Awards The Program In its ninth year, the National Operations and Maintenance Excellence Awards program recognizes plant personnel and local officials for innovative and outstanding O&M activities at publicly owned wastewater treatment facilities. Winners are recognized in nine award categories: small, medium, and large secondary treatment plants; small, me- dium, and large advanced treatment plants; small and large non-discharging plants; and most improved plant. This year’s nine first place category winners and nine second place category winners include two second place winners in the medium advance category, and not a second place winner in the small non-discharging category. For the purpose of the awards program, small is defined as a design flow capacity of less than one million gallon per day (mgd), medium is 1 to 10 mgd, and large is greater than 10 mgd, except in the non- discharging plant category where large is greater than 1 mgd. Pinery AWWTP, Douglas, County. Co 1 St place winner in O&M ’s small advanced category Changing the chlorine tanks National The Award Categories 2 3 ------- The “Most Improved Plant” category, a favorite of the O&M program, recognizes exceptional efforts by treatment plant The Criteria personnel, local officials, and the onsite operator trainer to Treatment facilities are judged based on then- achievements return a facility to compliance under a technical assistance within the following areas program authorized by Section 104(g)(1) of the Clean Water Act Compliance Equipment Maintenance Management The Regional Awards Financial Management State water pollution control agencies solicit nominations Innovative O&M Practices from wastewater treatment facilities in their State The EPA Regional Offices use selection panels to choose the facilities to Laboratory Management receive annual Regional awards These Regional winners Training Programs then become eligible for national awards. Many of the State and Regional awards presentation ceremonies are coordinated Sludge Handling and Disposal with the local associations of WEF. Safety Education The National Awards Pollution Prevention Awards nominations received from EPA Regional Offices are Process Control and Field Monitoring evaluated by a national selection panel based on Headquar- Septage Management ters issued criteria. Award winners are invited to attend the presentation ceremony where they receive plaques and Toxic Waste Controls certificates Awards recognize the staff of these facilities and Collection System Controls provide national recognition for their contributions to their community and to the nation’s goal of clean water. Collection System Maintenance Management • Public Education • Automation • Best Management Practices 4 5 ------- National Operations and Maintenance Excellence Awards Winners and Categories Small Secondary Plant 1st Place: Appleton Municipal Wastewater Facility Appleton, MN 2nd Place: Coalville City Wastewater Treatment Plant Coalville City, UT Medium Secondary Plant 1st Place: Duckett Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant St. Charles, MO 2nd Place: Gladewater Wastewater Treatment Plant Gladewater, TX Large Secondary Plant 1st Place: City of Omaha’s Papillion Creek Plant Omaha, NE 2nd Place: Roberto R Bustamante Wastewater Treatment Plant El Paso, TX Small Advanced Plant 1st Place: Finery Water Reclamation Plant Douglas County, CO 2nd Place: Stowe Wastewater Treatment Facility Town of Stowe, VT Medium Advanced Plant 1st Place: Falkenburg Road Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant Hiisborough County, FL 2nd Places: Hiisboro Facility of Unified Sewerage Agency Hiisboro, OR City of Moorhead Wastewater Treatment Facility Moorhead, MN Large Advanced Plant $ 1st Place: Cross Creek Water Reclamation Facility Fayetteville, NC 2nd Place: City of Wichita Sewage Treatment Plant #2 Wichita, KS Small Non-Diacharging Plant 1st Place: Redfield Wastewater Treatment Facility Redfield, SD Large Non-Diacharging Plant 1st Place: South Tahoe Public Utility District Wastewater Treatment Plant South Lake Tahoe, CA 2nd Place: Fred Hervey Water Reclamation Plant El Paso, TX Moorhead VVWTP, Moorhead, MN 2nd place winner in O&M’s medium ad- vanced category A Programmable Logic Control (PLC) installation 6 7 ------- Most Improved Plant 1st Place: New Shoreham Wastewater Treatment Facility New Shoreham, RI On Site Assistance Trainer: Bill Patenaude, RI Department of Environmental Management 2nd Place: Cedar Key Water Reclamation Facility Cedar Key, FL On Site Assistance Trainer: Edward Toby, III, University of Florida, TREEO Center Falkenburg AWWTP, Hilisborough County, FL 1 st place winner in O&M’s medium advanced category Holding tank for septage treatment demonstration project National Beneficial Use of Municipal Wastewater Biosolids Excellence Awards The Program This is the seventh year of the U’.S. Environmental Protection Agency awards program that recognizes outstanding opera- tional projects, re8earch studies, and technological advances promoting beneficial uses of biosolids. EPA presents national awards and may present regional awards. Creative and widely applicable techniques for the beneficial use of biosolids are vital to the nation’s efforts to protect and improve our soil and water resources. These awards focus attention on the critical need to develop and implement management practices that use wastewater biosolids benefi- cially and that are environmentally safe, economical, and acceptable to the public. The nomination process is very productive, even if the nominee is not selected as a winner, due to the recognition and transfer of information on the beneficial uses of biosolids that occurs. Many municipalities, individuals, and groups have worked for years to make significant contributions to the study and practice of safe, beneficial use of biosolids. This awards pro- gram recognizes their professional efforts. We congratulate this year’s award winners, and encourage nominations of worthy candidates for next year’s regional and national beneficial biosolids use award programs. i L ------- The Award Categories and Criteria The Award Process The Beneficial Use of Biosolids Awards candidates are evalu- ated using the following criteria: For Operating Projects Two Categories: 1) Less Than or Equal to 5 mgd; 2) Greater Than 5 mgd • Significant recycling/reuse of natural resources (e.g., nutrients, organic matter, and energy). • Sustained (several year), full-scale, proven operation. Consistent, cost-effective operation. Public acceptability. • Compliant with applicable Federal, State, and local regula- tions. • Excellence in project management. For Technology Development Activities • Sustained excellence in advancing our knowledge of technol- ogy (e.g., improved design criteria or operational practice). • Technology has potential for use in many areas of the country. • Operationally proven. For Research Activities • Greater public acceptability of biosolids beneficial use. • Greatly improves the understanding to the environmental effects associated with the beneficial use of biosolids. • Substantial contribution toward the development of im- proved design and operation. • Key information generated for development of improved biosolids regulation and guidance. 10 Candidates for the four categories of national awards may be nominated by anyone including EPA Regions, States, munici- palities, consultants, researchers, or other interested parties. Some EPA Regions are sponsoring their own awards pro- grams. Applicants must provide standard nomination informa- tion, which includes an executive summary, facility/activity information, and additional supportthg material. Nomination guidance for the 1995 awards will be available from EPA Regional Offices in early 1995. II City of Los Angeles, CA 1st place winner in Biosolids operating projects greater than 5 mgd category Demo nstrating benefits to grain grown in soil fertilized with biosolids L ------- National Beneficial Use of Municipal Wastewater Biosolids Excellence Awards Operating Projects Less Than or Equal to 5 mgd 1st Place: Cumberland County Utilities Authority Bridgeton, NJ 2nd Place: Utilities Commission, City of New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach, FL Operating Projects Greater Than 5 mgd 1st Place: City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation Los Angeles, CA 2nd Place: City of Columbus Department of Public Utilities Columbus, OH Honorable Mentions: City of Salem Willow Lake Wastewater Treatment Plant Salem, OR Ready Creek Improvement District Lake Buena Vista, FL Research 1st Place: Terry Logan, PhD. School of Natural Resources The Ohio State University Columbus, OH 12 2nd Place: Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station USDA Forest Service Albuquerque, NM Honorable Mention: Broward County Office of Environmental Services Ft. Lauderdale, FL Special Awards The Northwest Biosolids Management Association Seattle, WA The Maine Wastewater Control Association Augusta, ME Ozyboyd Environmental Services Atlanta, GA IL 13 USDA Forest Service, Albu- querque, NM 2nd place winner in Biosolids research category Rainmaker used to study the benefits of biosolids applied to semiarid rarigeland ------- National Pretreatment Program Excellence Awards Winners and Categories The Program In 1989 EPA established the Pretreatment Program Excel- lence Awards. The awards recognize publicly owned treat- ment works (POTWs) with exemplary local pretreatment programs that reduce the risk of pass through of toxic pollut- ants and the operational interferences caused by toxic dis- charges. Through their pretreatment efforts with local industry, POTWs achieve additional benefits such as im- proved sludge quality and reduced risks to treatment plant worker health and safety. The Pretreatment Program Excellence Awards are designed to recognize RY1’Ws for outstanding efforts in the control of industrial discharges and to heighten overall public aware- ness of and support for these local wastewater treatment- related programs. An awards committee made up of pre- treatment experts from EPA Headquarters, EPA Regions and States recommends POTW award recipients in four catego- ries. Members of the committee evaluate all aspects of the implementation of the nominees’ pretreatment programs, as well as the environmental benefits of the programs. The judges also seek to recognize innovations that are transferable to other cities’ programs. 14 Portland Water • District and the City of Wostbrook, ME 1 st place winners in Pretreatment S 0-10 SlUs category Pretreatment inspectors sampling at a sewer manhole The Award Criteria POTWs are judged on their performance in the following areas: Legal Authority • Industrial User Permitting • Local Limits • Industrial User Monitoring • Enforcement • Environmental Achievements • Public Outreach • Innovations in Program Implementation 15 ------- The Award Categories National Pretreatment Program Excellence Awards Awards were given in four categories based on the number of sigruficant industrial users (SIUs) 0-10 SIUs, 11-20 SIUs, 21- Winners and Categories 50 SIUs, and Greater than 50 SIUs The Award Process 010 SIUs 1st Place Portland Water District & the City of The selection of POTWs for Pretreatment Program Excellence Westbrook, ME Awards begins when EPA Headquarters solicits nominations from the 10 EPA Regions as well as from States with ap: 2nd Place: Borough of Catasauqua, PA proved state pretreatment programs. Nominated POTWs are asked to complete an awards application. An Awards Review 11-20 SIUS Committee, comprised of pretreatment experts from across 1st Place: City of Beloit, WI the country, evaluates applications to judge the local pretreat- ment programs and to choose National Pretreatment Program 2nd Place: City of Sunbury, PA Excellence Award Winners 21-50 SIUs 1st Place: City & County of San Francisco, CA 2nd Place City of Warren, MI Greater than 50 SIUs 1st Place City of Phoenix, AZ 2nd Place County Sarntation Districts of Orange County, CA 16 17 ------- 1 National Storm Water Control Program Excellence Awards This is the fourth year for the National Storm Water Control Program Excellence Awards. Two award categories recognize municipalities and industries that are demonstrating their commitment to protect and improve the quality of the nation’s waters by implementing outstanding, innovative and cost-effective storm water control programs and projects. The National Storm Water Control Program Excellence Awards heighten overall public awareness of storm water measures and encourage public support of programs aimed at protecting the public’s health and safety and the nation’s water quality. An Awards Review Committee comprised of storm water experts from EPA Headquarters and Regions selects the award recipients. Members of the committee evaluate all aspects of individual projects or programs. The Award Categories Awards are given in two categories this year. These catego- ries are: municipal storm water control program; and the industrial storm water control program and project. The selection of award winners begins when EPA Headquar- ters solicits nominations from the 10 EPA Regions. After an initial screening of these nominations at EPA Headquarters, each nominee is asked to complete an awards application. The Awards Review Committee then uses these applications to judge the individual programs and projects and to select the National Storm Water Control Program Excellence Award The Award Process L. _____ winners. National Storm Water Control Program Excellence Awards Winners and Categories Municipal Category 1st Place: Storm Water Management Program Stafford Township,’ NJ 2nd Place: Alameda County Urban Runoff Clean Water Program Hayward, CA Industrial Category 1st Place: Motorola - Ed Bluestein Facility Austin, TX 2nd Place: Hershey Foods Corporation, Corporate Headquarters Hershey, PA 19 Storm Water Management Program, Stafford Township, NJ 1st place winner in Storm Water’s municipal category Model of the Storm Water Control project The Program 18 ------- National Combined Sewer Overflow Control Program Excellence Awards The Program This is the fourth year for the National Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control Program Excellence Awards These awards recognize the mumcipahties which demonstrate their commitment to protect and unprove the quality of the nations waters by implementing outstanding, innovative and cost- effective CSO programs and projects. The CSO Control Program Excellence Awards heighten overall public aware- ness of CSO measures and encourage public support of programs aimed at protecting the public’s health and safety and the nations water quality An Awards Review Committee comprised of CSO experts from EPA Headquarters selects the award recipients Mem- bers of the committee evaluate all aspects of individual projects and programs. The Award Categories and the Award Process Awards are given in the Municipal CSO Control program category. The selection of award winners begins when EPA Headquarters solicits nominations from the 10 EPA Regions. After an initial screening of these nominations at EPA Headquarters, each nominee is asked to complete an awards application. The Awards Review Committee then uses these applications to judge the individual programs and projects and to select the National CSO Control Program Excellence Award winners. National Combined Sewer Overflow Control Program Excellence Awards Winners and Category Municipal CSO Control Program sProject 1st Place. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Chicago, IL 2nd Place Combined Sewer Overflow Correction Program City of Lansing, Michigan 20 21 ------- For more information on the U S EPA National and Regional Waste- water Management Excellence Awards program contact your state water pollution control agency, the appropriate U S. EPA office or WEF at the followmg locations Region 1 Region 7 Water Management Division Water Management Division (WCM) (WPAB) JFK Federal Building 726 Minnesota Avenue One Congress Street Kansas City, KS 66101 Boston, MA 02203 (913) 551-7433 (617) 565-3517 Region 8 Region 2 Water Management Division Water Management Division (8WM-MF) (2WM) One Denver Place 26 Federal Plaza 999 18th Street, Suite 500 New York, NY 10278 Denver, CO 80202-2405 (212) 264-8349 (303) 293-1169 Region 3 Region 9 Water Management Division Water Management Division (3WM23) (W-2) 841 Chestnut Building 75 Hawthorne Street Philadelphia, PA 19107 San Francisco, CA 94105 (215) 597-3423 (415) 744-1938 Region 4 Region 10 Water Management Division Water Management Division (4WMD-MF) (WD- 125) 345 Courtland Street, N E 1200 Sixth Avenue Atlanta, GA 30365 Seattle, WA 98101 (404) 347-6543 (206) 553-2887 Region 5 Headquarters Environmental Services Division Office of Wastewater Management (SQ-14J) 401 M Street, S W (4204) 77 West Jackson Boulevard Washington, DC 20460 Chicago, IL 60604-3507 (202) 260-5823 (312) 353-5784 The Water Environment Region 6 Federation (WEF) Water Management Division Attn Techmcal Services (6W-MT) 601 Wythe Street 1445 Ross Avenue Alexandria, VA 22314 Dallas, TX 75202 (703) 684-2400 (214) 655-7169 22 ------- |