The AWWA Partnership for Safe Water celebrates its 20th year by congratulating all 2015 award-winning plants and systems for their outstanding optimization efforts. This year, the awards include 48 drinking water treatment plants that have achieved the 15-Year Directors Award.

The partnership celebrates utility accomplishments with awards and recognition that honor efforts in continuously optimizing treatment plant and distribution system operation and performance.

Awards are as follows:

2015 10-Year Excellence in Water Treatment Award

  • Illinois: Central Lake County Joint Action Water Agency - Paul M. Neal Water Treatment Facility

2015 Excellence in Water Treatment Award

  • Kentucky: Louisville Water Company - Crescent Hill Treatment Plant
  • Ohio: City of Cleveland - Crown Water Treatment Plant

2015 Presidents Award for Water Treatment

  • California: City of Fairfield - North Bay Regional Water Treatment Plant
  • California: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California - F.E. Weymouth Filtration Plant
  • Nevada: Truckee Meadows Water Authority - Chalk Bluff Water Treatment Facility
  • Pennsylvania: Capital Region Water - Dr. Robert E. Young Water Services Center
  • Pennsylvania: Ephrata Area Joint Authority - Church Avenue Filter Plant
  • Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania American Water - Clarion Water Treatment Plant
  • Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania American Water - Norristown Water Treatment Plant
  • Wisconsin: Oak Creek Water & Sewer Utility - Oak Creek Water Treatment Plant

2015 15-Year Directors Award

  • California: East Bay Municipal Utility District - Orinda Water Treatment Plant
  • California: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California - Henry J. Mills Filtration Plant
  • California: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California - Joseph Jensen Filtration Plant
  • California: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California - Robert B. Diemer Filtration Plant
  • California: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California - Weymouth Filtration Plant
  • Colorado: Fort Collins Utilities - Fort Collins Water Treatment Plant
  • Georgia: Columbus Water Works - North Columbus Water Resource Facility
  • Illinois: Illinois American Water - Pontiac Water Treatment Plant
  • Illinois: Illinois American Water - Streator Water Treatment Plant
  • Indiana: Fort Wayne City Utilities - Three Rivers Filtration Plant
  • Kentucky: Louisville Water Company - B. E. Payne Water Treatment Plant
  • Kentucky: Louisville Water Company - Crescent Hill Water Treatment Plant
  • Kentucky: Paducah Water Works - Paducah Water Works Water Treatment Plant
  • New Jersey: New Jersey American Water - Delaware River Regional Water Treatment Plant
  • New Jersey: New Jersey American Water - Raritan-Millstone Water Treatment Plant
  • Pennsylvania: City of Lancaster - Conestoga Water Treatment Plant
  • Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania American Water - Aldrich Water Treatment Plant
  • Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania American Water - Bangor Water Treatment Plant
  • Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania American Water - Brownell Water Treatment Plant
  • Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania American Water - Butler Water Treatment Plant
  • Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania American Water - Ceasetown Water Treatment Plant
  • Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania American Water - Ellwood Water Treatment Plant
  • Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania American Water - Fallbrook Water Treatment Plant
  • Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania American Water - Forest City Water Treatment Plant
  • Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania American Water - Gerald C. Smith (Hershey) Water Treatment Plant
  • Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania American Water - Hays Mine Water Treatment Plant
  • Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania American Water - Indiana Water Treatment Plant
  • Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania American Water - Kittanning Water Treatment Plant
  • Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania American Water - Milton Water Treatment Plant
  • Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania American Water - Montrose Water Treatment Plant
  • Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania American Water - Nesbitt Water Treatment Plant
  • Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania American Water - New Castle Water Treatment Plant
  • Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania American Water - Philipsburg Water Treatment Plant
  • Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania American Water - Silver Spring Water Treatment Plant
  • Tennessee: Knoxville Utilities Board - Mark B. Whitaker Water Treatment Plant
  • Tennessee: Tennessee American Water - Citico Water Treatment Plant
  • Texas: Austin Water Utility - Albert R. Davis Water Treatment Plant
  • Texas: City of Houston - East Water Purification Plant
  • Texas: Dallas Water Utilities - Bachman Water Treatment Plant
  • Texas: Dallas Water Utilities - East Side Water Treatment Plant
  • Utah: Central Utah Water Conservancy District - Ashley Valley Water Treatment Plant
  • Utah: Central Utah Water Conservancy District - Duchesne Valley Water Treatment Plant
  • Utah: Central Utah Water Conservancy District - Utah Valley Water Treatment Plant
  • Utah: Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake & Sandy - Little Cottonwood Water Treatment Plant
  • Utah: Salt Lake City Public Utilities - Big Cottonwood Treatment Plant
  • Utah: Salt Lake City Public Utilities - City Creek Treatment Plant
  • Utah: Salt Lake City Public Utilities - Parleys Water Treatment Facility
  • Washington: City of Everett Public Works - Everett Water Treatment Plant

2015 10-Year Directors Award

  • Alabama: Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham - Putnam Filter Plant
  • North Carolina: Harnett County Department of Public Utilities - Harnett County Regional Water Treatment Plant
  • North Carolina: Orange Water and Sewer Authority - Jones Ferry Road Water Treatment Plant
  • Ohio: Cleveland Division of Water - Crown Water Treatment Plant
  • Ohio: Cleveland Division of Water - Garrett A. Morgan Water Treatment Plant
  • Pennsylvania: Blossburg Water Authority - Bellman Water Treatment Plant
  • Pennsylvania: Schuylkill County Municipal Authority - Mount Laurel Water Treatment Plant
  • Texas: City of Houston - Southeast Water Purification Plant
  • Texas: El Paso Water Utilities - Jonathan W. Rogers Water Treatment Plant
  • Texas: El Paso Water Utilities - Robertson/Umbenhauer Water Treatment Plant

2015 5-Year Directors Award

  • Illinois: City of Aurora - City of Aurora Water Treatment Plant
  • New York: Monroe County Water Authority - Shoremont Treatment Plant
  • Pennsylvania: Easton Suburban Water Authority - Easton Water Treatment Plant
  • South Carolina: Greenville Water - Stovall Water Treatment Plant
  • Tennessee: City of Kingsport Water Services - City of Kingsport Water Treatment Plant
  • West Virginia: West Virginia American Water - Kanawha Valley Water Treatment Plant

2015 Directors Award Treatment - Program

  • New Jersey: American Water: Township of North Brunswick - North Brunswick Water Treatment Plant

2015 Presidents Award for Distribution System Operator

  • California: Long Beach Water Department
  • California: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

2015 Directors Award - Distribution Program

  • Colorado: Fort Collins Utilities
  • Oklahoma: American Water Military Services Group - Fort Sill
  • South Carolina: Powdersville Water
  • Texas: American Water Military Services Group - Fort Hood
  • Wisconsin: Oak Creek Water & Sewer Utility

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