People / AwardsThe Champlain Water District’s Peter L. Jacob Water Treatment Facility in South Burlington, Vt., received the Phase IV 15-year Excellence in Water Treatment Award from the Partnership for Safe Water.The Claypool Hill/Wardell Water Treatment Plant in Tazewell County, Va., received a Gold Performance Award from the Virginia Department of Health Office of Drinking Water. It is one among 25 plants across Virginia that produce water three times cleaner than required by the U.S. EPA.The Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Authority received the Area-Wide Optimization Program Award from the Water Works Operators Association of Pennsylvania for its success in optimizing its













