| April 29, 2002
News Release The Boeing Commercial Airplane Group in Renton has earned the annual EnvirOvation Award from the Industrial Waste Program of King County's Wastewater Treatment Division. The award goes to companies that have voluntarily implemented an innovative pollution prevention strategy, significantly updated their wastewater pretreatment equipment or methods, significantly reduced their water use, or significantly reduced the amount of waste they discharge to the King County wastewater treatment system. Each year, King County recognizes significant industrial users of the sewer system that have maintained an excellent record of compliance with rules and regulations for the previous calendar year. About 80 significant industry customers-more than half the 149 eligible customers-are earning awards for 2001. Earning the county's Commitment-to-Compliance Award are the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group - North Field of Seattle, Bunge Foods of Seattle, Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railroad Corporation of Seattle, Crane-Eldec Corporation-Martha Lake Facility of Bothell, and Seattle Public Utilities-Kent Highlands Landfill. The Commitment-to-Compliance Award honors companies that have received the Industrial Waste Program's Gold Certificate for five consecutive years. To win the annual Gold Certificate, a company must have had no violations of any kind in that calendar year. Winners of the Gold Certificate for 2001 are listed at the King County Industrial Waste Program News Web site at www.dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/indwaste/news.htm. The Silver Certificate recognizes companies that have had no King County monitoring violations but have had a limited number of self-monitoring violations. The number of violations a company may have and still be eligible for the certificate depends on the frequency of its required self-monitoring and the duration of its discharge. Companies were ineligible for the Gold Certificate if they did not discharge all 12 months during the year and for the Silver Certificate if they discharged for less than six months of the year or did not have a waste discharge permit for all of 2001. A company with a violation resulting in significant noncompliance or monetary penalties is ineligible for the Silver Certificate. The King County Wastewater Treatment Division protects public health and the environment by serving 17 cities, 14 sewer districts and more than 1.4 million residents in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties.
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