American Water Receives 22 National Awards for Excellence in Water Quality
June 22 2016 - 9:36AM
Business Wire
Company Recognized with Six Presidents
Awards
American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK), the largest
publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, is proud
to announce the achievement of 22 Partnership for Safe Water
awards. The awards, which recognize water treatment facilities that
have achieved higher than required water quality standards, are
presented during the 2016 American Water Works Association Annual
Conference in Chicago, Ill. this week.
“We hold ourselves to the highest standards in delivering clean,
safe, high-quality drinking water to the people we serve, and so
having twenty-two of our facilities recognized by the Partnership
for Safe Water for going above and beyond EPA water quality
standards is very meaningful for us,” said Susan Story, President
and Chief Executive Officer. “We pride ourselves on our exceptional
water quality record which is 13 times better than the industry
average, and this national recognition is a true testament to our
employees’ expertise, dedication to excellence and commitment to
our customers.”
As a member of the Partnership for Safe Water, American Water
demonstrates its commitment to improve the quality of drinking
water delivered to customers by optimizing its system operations.
In American Water’s footprint, six plants are receiving a
Presidents Award, one plant is receiving a Phase III Directors
Award for its Treatment Program, one plant is receiving an award
for maintaining Phase III certification for five years, and 14
plants are being presented with the Phase III Directors Award
status for 15 years.
Nationally, just over 400 surface water treatment plants are
part of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Partnership for
Safe Water Program, a voluntary effort that is designed to increase
protection against microbial contamination through treatment
optimization. American Water accounts for about 20 percent of the
participating plants nationwide, and has received more Partnership
for Safe Water awards than any other utility nationwide.
Pennsylvania American Water received six Phase IV
Presidents Award recognitions at the following treatment
plants:
- Bangor Water Treatment Plant
- Brownell Water Treatment Plant
- Crystal Lake Water Treatment Plant
- Gerald C. Smith Water Treatment Plant
(Hershey WTP)
- Indiana Water Treatment Plant (Two Lick
Creek)
- Nesbitt Water Purification Plant
Phase IV goals are the highest possible level of performance
that can be achieved in the four-phase program. The Presidents
Award recognizes achieving Phase IV’s very stringent individual
filter performance goals for turbidity. Pennsylvania American Water
now has nine surface water treatment plants that have received the
Phase IV Presidents Award.
“Our operations and water quality teams have worked very hard to
earn the Presidents Award, and this recognition is a testament to
their expertise and dedication to better serve our customers,” said
Kathy L. Pape, president of Pennsylvania American Water. “Reaching
this elite status is a significant achievement in our ongoing
efforts to not only meet stringent performance goals but also
improve the quality of our water.”
Pennsylvania American Water’s Rock Run Water Treatment
Plant was recognized with a Phase III Directors Award for its
Treatment Program.
In addition, Pennsylvania American Water’s Stony Garden
Water Treatment Plant (Blue Mountain System) was recognized for
maintaining the Phase III Directors Award status for five
years.
The following American Water treatment plants were recognized
for maintaining the Phase III Directors Award status for 15
years:
Illinois American Water
- Pontiac Illinois River Water Treatment
Plant (Peoria District WTP)
Indiana American Water
- Muncie-White River Water Treatment
Plant
Iowa American Water
- East River Station Water Treatment
Plant
New Jersey American Water
- Jumping Brook Water Treatment
Plant
Pennsylvania American Water
- Brownsville Water Treatment Plant
- Crystal Lake Water Treatment Plant
- Kane Water Treatment Plant
- Lake Scranton Water Treatment
Plant
- Norristown Water Treatment Plant
- Punxsutawney Filter Plant (Big
Run)
- Susquehanna Water Treatment Plant
- Watres Water Treatment Plant
- White Deer Creek Water Treatment
Plant
West Virginia American Water
- West Virginia – Ada Water Treatment
Plant (Bluefield)
American Water accounts for approximately 50 percent of the
plants receiving the Fifteen-Year Phase III Award.
Founded in 1886, American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest
publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company. Marking
its 130th anniversary this year, the company employs more than
6,700 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and
market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services
to an estimated 15 million people in 47 states and Ontario, Canada.
More information can be found at www.amwater.com.
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