The State of Vermont Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants and Operators were recently selected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a 2011 Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Excellence Award. The EPA Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Excellence Award was established to recognize and honor the employees of publicly owned wastewater treatment plants for their commitment to improving water quality with outstanding plant operations and maintenance. According to EPA, more often than not, and particularly with the smaller facilities, conscientious operators and staff continue to perform exceptionally with limited resources.
The Region 1 EPA Office advises that Hurricane Irene inflicted widespread damage to public infrastructure this past August. Flood waters inundated and overwhelmed many wastewater treatment facilities and collection systems. The personnel of these municipal wastewater treatment plants did a remarkable job to protect their facilities and to help restore most of the essential infrastructure as soon as possible to minimize adverse water quality impacts and to protect public health.
The Green Mountain Water Environment Association accepted this award on behalf of many of its members on at the recent annual New England Water Environment Association Conference in Boston. In addition, this award will be re-presented at the upcoming GMWEA Annual Spring Conference this May in Killington.
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