DEP Announces 2009
Plant Operations Excellence Awards
TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Department of Environmental
Protection’s Division of Water Resource Management is currently
accepting applications for its 2009 Plant Operations Excellence
Awards for public water supply facilities and domestic wastewater
facilities.
For public water supply facilities, the award categories within each
DEP district are:
- Small community water systems serving < 3,300 persons;
- Medium community water systems serving 3,300 – 50,000 persons
- Large community water systems serving > 50,000 persons
- Non-Community water systems (includes both Transient and
Non-Transient)
For domestic wastewater facilities, the award categories within each
DEP district are:
- Type I domestic wastewater facility
- Type II domestic wastewater facility
- Type III domestic wastewater facility
The Plant Operations Excellence Awards Program is one of the
ways in which the DEP staff can recognize water and wastewater
facilities that demonstrate excellence in operation, maintenance and
compliance; innovative treatment; waste reduction and pollution
prevention; recycling; and other special achievements.
Applications for awards may be obtained by contacting water and
domestic wastewater programs at DEP
districts, delegated domestic
wastewater local
programs, and
DOH Approved County Health
Department (ACHD) offices on the attached list. Applications are
also available below. Completed application forms must
first be submitted to the appropriate district, local program, or ACHD
office no later than September 1, 2009.
2008 Plant Operations Excellence Awards
The Department's Division of Water Resource Management presented its
2008 Plant Operations Excellence Awards to public drinking water and
domestic wastewater facilities from around the state at the annual
awards ceremony held in Tallahassee on December 16, 2008. In the opening
remarks, Division Director Janet G. Llewellyn commended the winners for
their dedication and commitment to excellence in plant operations and
public service, which protects public health and the environment. The
Drinking Water Awards were presented by Van R. Hoofnagle, P.E., Drinking
Water Program Administrator. The Domestic Wastewater Awards were
presented by Sharon Sawicki, P.E., Domestic Wastewater Section
Administrator. (Download
photos of this year's award winners. - 830 KB zip file)
Congratulations go out to this year's Drinking Water Treatment
Plant Award winners:
- City of Eustis Heathrow Country Estates Water Treatment Plant
- City of Eustis Water Treatment Plant
- Deltona Lakes Water Treatment Plant
- Lithia Water Treatment Plant
- City of Dunedin Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant
- Charlotte County Utilities Burnt Store Water Treatment Plant
- City of Fort Myers Water Treatment Plant
- City of Palm Coast Water Treatment Plants
- Jupiter Water Systems Water Treatment Plant
- South Martin Regional Utility, South Water Treatment Facility
- City of Tallahassee Water Treatment Plant
- South Walton Utility Inc. Water Treatment Plant
Congratulations go out to this year's Domestic Wastewater
Treatment Plant Award Winners:
- South Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility
- Fort Myers Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant
- City of Defuniak Springs Wastewater Treatment Facility
- Pine Island Wastewater Treatment Plant
- Paradise Park Wastewater Treatment Plant
Other Awards Links
Please contact
the FDEP Drinking Water Program at (850) 245-8633 or the Domestic Wastewater Program at (850) 245-8605 with
any questions you may have.
