Artesian Water Company Employee Recognized by the Chesapeake Section of the American Water Works Association
October 06 2020 - 3:44PM
Artesian Water Company announced today that the Chesapeake Section
of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) has awarded their
Operator of the Year Award to Jeff Price, Manager of Artesian’s
Southern Delaware Water Operations. This award is given “based upon
Health Department standards for excellence in operation and
maintenance” according to the Chesapeake Section of the AWWA.
Mr. Price has been a certified licensed water
operator by the State of Delaware for over 25 years. In his current
position, Mr. Price currently oversees 21 treatment plants that
provide water to over 35,000 customers. Under Jeff’s leadership
Artesian’s Southern Delaware Water Operations department has
expanded from South Bethany to Selbyville, Frankford, and Dagsboro,
one of the fastest growing areas in Delaware. Mr. Price was the
lead on-site person for the construction of our new 1 MGD (million
gallons per day) water storage tank near Harbeson. He will also
manage construction of our new 2 MGD water treatment plant in
Dagsboro.
Mr. Price is the fourth Artesian employee in the
past eight years to receive this prestigious award. Past recipients
of this award include Beth Hamilton 2012, Kenny Haggerty 2014, and
Joe Drejka 2018.
Fellow colleague, Rob Penman, Director of
Operations Administration and current Chair of the Chesapeake
Section of the AWWA, presented the award to Jeff Price. During Mr.
Penman’s tenure as Chair he formed the Source Water Protection
Committee, completed the Section By-Laws Revisions, and completed
the Scholarship Charter. Mr. Penman officially passed the gavel as
Chair of the Chesapeake Section of the AWWA on October 1, 2020. Rob
is a past recipient of the Carl John Lauter Award, another
prestigious award bestowed by the Chesapeake Section of the AWWA to
a member acknowledging their outstanding work as a water works
professional.
“Artesian is grateful and proud to have such
exceptional employees working on our team. These employees play an
integral role in bringing our strategic growth plans to fruition,”
said Dian C. Taylor, Chair, President and CEO.
About Artesian
ResourcesArtesian Resources Corporation operates as a
holding company of wholly-owned subsidiaries offering water and
wastewater services, and related services, on the Delmarva
Peninsula. Artesian Water Company, the principal subsidiary, is the
oldest and largest regulated water utility on the Delmarva
Peninsula, with offices in Newark and Milton, and has been
providing water service since 1905. Artesian supplies 8.3 billion
gallons of water per year through 1,331 miles of water main to
approximately a third of all Delaware residents.
Contact:Virginia
EisenbreyCommunications(302)
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