[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 185 (Monday, September 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48873-48874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23752]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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National Wastewater Management Excellence Awards

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice: announcement of EPA's 2001 National Wastewater 
Management Excellence Awards Presentation at the Water Environment 
Federation's Technical Conference (WEFTEC).

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency 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 
Technical Conference (WEFTEC) in Atlanta, Georgia. We are recognizing 
programs and projects in operations and maintenance, biosolids 
management, pretreatment and combined sewer overflow controls. This 
action also announces the 2001 national awards winners.

DATES: Monday, October 15, 2001, 11:30 am to 1 pm.

ADDRESSES: The national awards presentation ceremony will be held at 
the Georgia World Congress Center, 285 International Boulevard, NW, 
Atlanta, Georgia.

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-M), 
Ariel Rios Building, Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564-0628, 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 heightens overall public support of programs developed 
to protect 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 compliance with applicable water 
quality requirements and have a satisfactory record with respect to 
environmental quality. Municipalities and industries are recognized for 
their

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demonstrated achievements through the following:
    (1) Outstanding operations and maintenance practices at publicly 
owned wastewater treatment facilities;
    (2) Exemplary biosolids operating projects, and special biosolids 
management achievements;
    (3) Municipal implementation and enforcement of local pretreatment 
programs; and,
    (4) Combined sewer overflow control programs. Winners and 
categories for the EPA's 2001 National Wastewater Management Excellence 
Awards program are as follows:

Category

Operations and Maintenance Awards

First Place
Littleton/Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant, Englewood, Colorado--
Large Advanced Category
Metropolitan Council Stillwater Wastewater Treatment Plant, Oak Park 
Heights, Minnesota--Medium Advanced Category (tie)
City of Rutland Wastewater Treatment Facility, Rutland, Vermont--Medium 
Advanced Category (tie)
Denver S.E. Suburban Water & Sewer District (Pinery Water Reclamation 
Plant), Parker, Colorado Small--Advanced Category
Lebanon Wastewater Treatment Facility, City of Lebanon, New Hampshire--
Medium Secondary Category
Troy/Jay Wastewater Treatment Facility, Troy, Vermont--Small Secondary 
Category
South Tahoe Public Utility District, South Lake Tahoe, California--
Large Non-discharging Category
Pickaway Correctional Institution Wastewater Treatment Plant, Orient, 
Ohio--Most Improved Plant
Ohio EPA Compliance Assistance Unit--Section 104(g) Trainer for the 
Pickaway Correctional Institution Wastewater Treatment Plant
Second Place
Central Regional Wastewater System, Grande Prairie, Texas--Large 
Advanced Category
Fairmont Wastewater Treatment Plant-Fairmont Sanitary Sewer Board, 
Fairmont, West Virginia--Medium Advanced Category
County of Berks Welfare Tract Sewage Treatment Plant, Bern Township, 
Pennsylvania--Small Advanced Category
Elk River Wastewater Treatment Plant, Elk River, Minnesota--Medium 
Secondary Category
Isle Royale National Park, Rock Harbor Wastewater Treatment Facility, 
Houghton, Michigan--Small Secondary Category
Orange County South Water Reclamation Facility, Orlando, Florida--Large 
Non-discharging Category
Bancroft Wastewater Treatment Facility Village of Bancroft, Nebraska--
Most Improved Plant
Russell Irwin, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality--Section 
104(g) Trainer for the Village of Bancroft Wastewater Treatment 
Facility

Exemplary Biosolids Management Awards

First Place
Anne Arundel County, Maryland Department of Public Works, Annapolis, 
Maryland--Large Operating Projects
City of Gresham Wastewater Treatment Plant, Gresham, Oregon--Small 
Operating Projects
Second Place
San Jose/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant, San Jose/Santa 
Clara, California--Large Operating Projects
Special Award
Climax Molybdenum Company, and the resort communities of Breckenridge, 
Frisco, Dillon, and Silverthorne, Colorado--For outstanding use of 
biosolids to help rehabilitate a large-scale high altitude mine site.
Hawk Ridge Compost Facility, Unity, Maine--Private public partnership 
for biosolids and other organic by-product composting.

Pretreatment Awards

First Place
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, Martinez, California--0-25 
Significant Industrial Users (SIUs)
Clean Water Services, Hillsboro, Oregon 26-100 SIUs
Second Place
Goleta Sanitary District, Goleta, California--0-25 SIUs
Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority, Camden, New Jersey--26-100 
SIUs

Combined Sewer Overflow Controls Awards

First Place
Columbus Water Works, Columbus, Georgia--Municipal
Second Place
City of Brewer, Brewer, Maine--Municipal

    Dated: September 14, 2001.
Alfred Lindsey,
Acting Director, Office of Wastewater Management.
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