[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57808-57810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24674]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6876-6]


National Wastewater Management Excellence Awards

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; announcement of EPA's 2000 National Wastewater 
Management Excellence Awards Presentation at the Water Environment 
Federation's annual conference.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection will recognize 
municipalities and industries for outstanding and innovative 
technological achievements in wastewater treatment and pollution 
abatement programs at the annual National Wastewater Management 
Excellence Awards ceremony during the Water Environment Federation's 
(WEF) annual conference in Anaheim, California. We are recognizing 
projects or programs in operations and maintenance, beneficial use of 
biosolids, pretreatment, storm water management and combined sewer 
overflow controls. This action also announces the 2000 national awards 
winners.

DATES: Monday, October 16, 2000, 11:30 am to 1 pm.

ADDRESSES: The National awards presentation ceremony will be held at 
the Hilton Anaheim Hotel, 777 Convention Way, Anaheim, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria E. Campbell at the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wastewater Management, 
Municipal Assistance Branch, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., (4204), 
Washington, DC 20460, (202) 260-5815, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Wastewater Management 
Excellence Awards program is authorized under section 501 (a) and (e) 
of the Clean Water Act. The awards program provides national 
recognition and encourages public support of programs aimed at 
protecting the public's health and safety and the nation's water 
quality. State water pollution control agencies and EPA regional 
offices make recommendations to headquarters for the national awards. 
Programs being recognized are in

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compliance with applicable water quality requirements and have a 
satisfactory record with respect to environmental quality. 
Municipalities and industries are recognized for their demonstrated 
achievements through the following:
    (1) Outstanding operations and maintenance practices at publicly 
owned wastewater treatment facilities;
    (2) Exemplary biosolids operating projects, technology development, 
research and public acceptance efforts;
    (3) Municipal implementation and enforcement of local pretreatment 
programs;
    (4) Implementing outstanding, innovative, and cost-effective storm 
water control; and,
    (5) Combined sewer overflow control programs. Winners and 
categories for the EPA's 2000 National Wastewater Management Excellence 
Awards program are as follows:

 
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                                                     Category
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                    Operations and Maintenance Awards
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First Place:
    San Jose/Santa Clara WPCP, San Jose,  Large Advanced Category.
     California.
    Plum Creek Wastewater Authority,      Medium Advanced Category.
     Plant No. 1, Castle Rock, Colorado.
    Village of Sherman WWTP, Sherman,     Small Advanced Category.
     New York.
    Lowell Regional Wastewater Utility,   Large Secondary Category.
     City of Lowell, Massachusetts.
    Cape May Regional WWTF, Cape May      Medium Secondary Category.
     Point, New Jersey.
    Dodge City WWTF, City of Dodge City,  Large Non-Discharging
     Kansas.                               Category.
    Vienna Land Application System,       Small Non-Discharging
     Vienna, Georgia.                      Category.
    City of Waldo WWTF, Waldo, Florida..  Most Improved Plant.
    Edward M. Toby, University of
     Florida TREEO Center, Section
     104(g) Trainer for the City of
     Waldo WWTF
Second Place:
    President Street WPCP, Savannah,      Large Advanced Category.
     Georgia.
    Zeeland WWTP, City of Zeeland,        Medium Advanced Category.
     Michigan.
    South Henry Regional Sewer District,  Small Advanced Category.
     Lewisville, Indiana.
    Encina Wastewater Authority,          Large Secondary Category.
     Carlsbad, California.
    Richland WWTF, Richland, Washington.  Medium Secondary Category.
    North City Water Reclamation Plant,   Large Non-Discharging
     San Diego, California.                Category.
    Farmington Municipal WWTP (West),     Most Improved Plant.
     Farmington, Missouri.
    Michael Jefferson, Crowder College,
     Neosho, Missouri, Section 104(g)
     Trainer for Farmington WWTP (West)
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                   Beneficial Use of Biosolids Awards
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First Place:
    Merco Joint Venture, Limited          Large Operating Projects.
     Liability Company.
    City of New York Department of
     Environmental Protection
    City of Sierra Blanca, Texas
    Texas Tech University
    Lexington Regional WWTP Compost       Small Operating Projects.
     Facility, Lexington, North Carolina.
    International/Poland Research         Research Activities.
     Project, coordinated by EPA Region
     III.
    City of Wyoming Clean Water Plant,    Public Acceptance (Municipal).
     Wyoming, Michigan.
Second Place:
    Unified Sewerage Agency, Washington   Large Operating Projects.
     County, Oregon.
    DeKalb County Public Works Water and  Small Operating Projects.
     Sewer-Pole Bridge Creek AST
     Facility, DeKalb County, Georgia.
    Western Carolina Regional Sewer       Public Acceptance (Municipal).
     Authority, Greenville, South
     Carolina.
Honorable mention:
    Water Works and Sanitary Board, City  Large Operating Projects.
     of Montgomery, Alabama.
    Beltona Land Reclamation Program,     Large Operating Projects.
     Jefferson County Commission
     Environmental Services Dept.,
     Birmingham, Alabama.
    Norman H. Larkins WPCF, City of       Small Operating Projects.
     Clinton, North Carolina.
Special award:
    BioCycle, Journal of Composting and   For Outstanding Journalistic
     Recycling, Emmaus, Pennsylvania.      Efforts to Promote Sound
                                           Science and Good Practices
                                           for Composting and Recycling
                                           of Biosolids and Other
                                           Organic Residuals.
    Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer         For Optimal Use of a Waste
     District Cleveland, Ohio.             Heat Boiler Recovery System
                                           During Incineration.
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                           Pretreatment Awards
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First Place:
    City of Greeley, Colorado...........  0-25 Significant Industrial
                                           Users (SIUs).
    Metro Wastewater Reclamation          26-100 SIUs.
     District, Denver, Colorado.
    City of Fort Worth, Texas...........  Greater than 100 SIUs.
Second Place:
    City of Annapolis, Maryland.........  0-25 SIUs.
    City of Wyoming, Michigan...........  26-100 SIUs.
    Orange County Sanitation District,    Greater than 100 SIUs.
     Fountain Valley, California.
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                      Storm Water Management Awards
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First Place:
    Brevard County Surface Water          Municipal.
     Improvement Viera, Florida.
    Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer         Industrial.
     District, Southerly Wastewater
     Treatment Center, Storm Water
     Pollution Prevention Plan..
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                 Combined Sewer Overflow Control Awards
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First Place:
    CSO Abatement Program, City of Saco,
     Maine
Second Place:
    CSO Remediation Program, Corvallis,
     Oregon
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    Dated: September 15, 2000.
Michael B. Cook,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management.
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