[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 183 (Monday, September 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55054-55055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-24010]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OW-2003-0064, FRL-7562-5]


National Clean Water Act Recognition Awards; Presentation of 
Awards at the Water Environment Federation's Technical Exposition and 
Conference (WEFTEC), and Announcement of 2003 National Awards Winners.

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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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 Clean Water Act Recognition 
Awards Ceremony. An inscribed plaque will be presented at the Ceremony 
during the Water Environment Federation's Technical Exposition and 
Conference (WEFTEC) in Los Angeles, California. We are recognizing 
projects and programs for excellence in five awards categories 
including operations and maintenance at wastewater treatment 
facilities, biosolids management, pretreatment, storm water management, 
and combined sewer overflow controls. This action also announces the 
2003 national awards winners.

DATES: Monday, October 13, 2003, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The national awards presentation ceremony will be held at 
the Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 S. Figueroa Street, Los 
Angeles, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria E. Campbell, Telephone: (202) 
564-0628. Facsimile Number: (202) 501-2396, or e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Clean Water Act Recognition 
Awards program is authorized under Clean Water Act section 501 (a) and 
(e), 33 U.S.C. 1361(a) and (e). The awards program provides national 
recognition and heightens overall public awareness of programs 
developed to protect the public's health and safety and the nation's 
water quality. A regulation at 40 CFR part 105 establishes a framework 
for the annual recognition awards program. EPA announced the 
availability of application and nomination information for this year's 
awards (68 FR 11858, March 12, 2003). 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. Recognition is made for 
their demonstrated achievements in the awards program categories as 
follows:
    (1) Excellent operations and maintenance practices at wastewater 
treatment facilities;
    (2) Biosolids management through operating projects, and special 
biosolids management achievements;
    (3) Municipal implementation and enforcement of local pretreatment 
programs;
    (4) Storm Water Management excellence; and
    (5) Combined Sewer Overflow Control programs. The EPA's 2003 
National Clean Water Act Recognition Awards winners are listed below by 
category.

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                                              Sub-category
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              Operations and Maintenance Excellence Awards
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First Place:
South Cobb Water Reclamation    Large Advanced Plant.
 Facility, Mableton, Georgia.
Kalispell Advanced Wastewater   Medium Advanced Plant.
 Treatment Plant, Kalispell,
 Montana.
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe   Small Advanced Plant.
 Wastewater Treatment Plant,
 Isabella Reservation, Mount
 Pleasant, Michigan.
Buckman Wastewater Treatment    Large Secondary Plant--tie.
 Facility, Jacksonville
 Electric Authority
 Jacksonville, Florida.
Central Contra Costa Sanitary   Large Secondary Plant--tie.
 District, Martinez,
 California.
Logan Township Municipal        Medium Secondary Plant.
 Utilities Authority,
 Bridgeport, New Jersey.
Antrim Wastewater Treatment     Small Secondary Plant.
 Facility, Antrim, New
 Hampshire.
Eielson Air Force Base          Large Non-discharging Plant.
 Wastewater Treatment
 Facility, Eielson Air Force
 Base, Alaska.
Etowah Water and Sewer          Small Non-discharging Plant.
 Authority, Dawsonville,
 Georgia.
Lisbon Wastewater Treatment     Most Improved Plant.
 Facility, Lisbon, New
 Hampshire.
Second Place:
Rockaway Valley Regional        Large Advanced Plant.
 Sewerage Authority, Boonton,
 New Jersey.
New Canaan Water Pollution      Medium Advanced Plant.
 Control Facility, New Canaan,
 Connecticut.
Village of Johnson Wastewater   Small Advanced Plant.
 Treatment Facility, Johnson,
 Vermont.
Atlantic County Utilities       Large Secondary Plant.
 Authority, Atlantic City, New
 Jersey.
South Kingstown Regional        Medium Secondary Plant.
 Wastewater Treatment
 Facility, Narragansett, Rhode
 Island.
Town on Pine Bluffs Sewer,      Small Secondary Plant.
 Pine Bluffs, Wyoming.
St. Joe-Spencerville Regional   Most Improved Plant.
 Sewer District, Saint Joe,
 Indiana.

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                 Biosolids Management Excellence Awards
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First Place:
Littleton/Englewood Wastewater  Large Operating Projects.
 Treatment Facility,
 Englewood, Colorado.
Second Place:
City of Twin Falls Wastewater   Large Operating Projects.
 Treatment Facility, Twin
 Falls, Idaho.
Special Recognition:
City of Los Angeles Department
 of Public Works, Bureau of
 Sanitation and Engineering &
 the Exceptional Quality
 Biosolids Task Force, Los
 Angeles, California
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                 Pretreatment Program Excellence Awards
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First Place:
South Adams County Water and    0-25 SIUs.
 Sanitation District, Commerce
 City, Colorado.
Metro Wastewater Reclamation    26-100 SIUs.
 District, Denver, Colorado.
Passaic Valley Sewerage         Greater than 100 SIUs.
 Commissioners Industrial and
 Pollution Control Department,
 Newark, New Jersey.
Second Place:
Sunnyvale Water Pollution       26-100 SIUs.
 Control Plant, Sunnyvale,
 California.
King County Department of       Greater than 100 SIUs.
 Natural Resources and Parks,
 Wastewater Treatment
 Division, Seattle, Washington.
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                Storm Water Management Excellence Awards
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First Place:
Ventura County Watershed        Municipal.
 Protection Division, Ventura
 County, California.
UTC Fuel Cells, South Windsor,  Industrial.
 Connecticut.
Second Place:
San Antonio Water System Storm  Municipal.
 Water Program, San Antonio,
 Texas.
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              Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control Awards
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First Place:
City of Bangor, Maine.........  Municipal.
Second Place:
Philadelphia Water Department,  Municipal.
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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    Dated: September 12, 2003.
James A. Hanlon,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management.
[FR Doc. 03-24010 Filed 9-18-03; 12:01 pm]
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