DEP's Plant Operations Excellence Awards Program

 

Each year, the Department presents awards to domestic wastewater and drinking water facilities around the State, that demonstrate excellence in operation, maintenance, innovative treatment, waste reduction, and pollution prevention, recycling, or other special achievements. These awards are presented to recognize facilities that demonstrate a special commitment to excellence in management through dedicated professionalism.

Facilities that demonstrate excellence are encouraged to complete and submit a self-nominating form to their local DEP district office to be recognized. Current applications are available below.

Awards are presented to one facility in each of the Department’s six district offices for each of the following types of drinking water facilities:

• 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

2013 Plant Operations Excellence Awards

The Department’s Division of Water Resource Management is now accepting applications for the Department’s 2013 Plant Operations Excellence Awards for both public water supply facilities and domestic wastewater facilities.

Applications may be obtained by contacting the water and domestic wastewater programs at DEP districts, delegated domestic wastewater local programs, and DOH Approved County Health Department (ACHD) offices. 2013 applications are available below.

Completed application forms must be submitted to the appropriate district, local program, or ACHD office.

Public Water Supply (PWS) Facility Award Application

• 2013 PWS Application in PDF format
• 2013 PWS Application in MSWord format

Domestic Wastewater (DW) Facilities Award Application

• 2013 DW Application in PDF format
• 2013 DW Application in MSWord format

Other Awards Links

• Plant Excellence Awards for Public Drinking Water and Domestic Wastewater Facilities
• 2012 Plant Operation Excellence Award Winners
• DEP's Reuse Awards
• EPA's Clean Water Act Recognition Awards
• EPA's Consumer Confidence Reports Awards

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Please contact the FDEP Drinking Water Program at (850) 245-8630 or the Domestic Wastewater Program at (850) 245-8605 with any questions you may have.