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National Wastewater
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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