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Peak Performance Awards
Excellence in wastewater treatment

News Release, July 11, 2007 -- Wastewater treatment utility earns prestigious national awards for environmental protection

News Release, Dec. 1, 2005 -- King County's wastewater utility management earns national recognition for excellence

See also: WTD Accomplishments

National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA)
formerly called the American Metropolitan Sewerage Agency (AMSA)

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NACWA's Peak Performance Awards program (external link) recognizes NACWA member agency facilities for excellence in wastewater treatment as measured by their compliance with their National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits.

 

Platinum Awards pay special tribute to agency facilities that have received Gold Awards for five consecutive years.

Gold Awards honor treatment works that have achieved 100 percent compliance with their NPDES permit for an entire calendar year.

Silver Awards recognize facilities that have received no more than five NPDES permit violations per calendar year.

King County Wastewater Treatment Division works hard to protect public health and the environment by conveying and treating the region's wastewater. A measure of our success is the recognition by national organizations including the National Association of Clean Water Agencies.

A list of Peak Performance Awards received by our two regional wastewater treatment plants since 1997 include:

Treatment Plant

Year and Award

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West Point

2006 - Platinum
2005 - Gold
2004 - Gold
2003 - Gold
2002 - Gold
2001 - Silver
2000 - Gold
1999 - Gold
1998 - Gold
1997 - Silver

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South Plant

2006 - Platinum
2005 - Platinum
2004 - Platinum
2003 - Platinum
2002 - Platinum
2001 - Gold
2000 - Gold
1999 - Gold
1998 - Gold
1997 - Silver


mail image For questions about the Wastewater Treatment Division Web site, please send an e-mail message. For general information about the division, contact us at:

Department of Natural Resources and Parks
 Wastewater Treatment Division
201 S. Jackson St.
Seattle, WA 98104-3855
Phone: 206-684-1280
Fax: 206-684-1741
Telecommunication device for the deaf (TTY): 711

Updated: April 16, 2008
 

  

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National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA)

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