AWARDS: Drinking Water Utilities Cited For Exceptional Performance
— Dec 01, 2009
The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) recently honored nine public drinking water systems with its top utility management awards. Six systems received Platinum Awards for Utility Excellence and three systems earned Gold Awards for Exceptional Utility Performance. The awards, which were presented in ceremonies at AMWA’s annual meeting in Naples, Fla., recognize outstanding achievement in implementing the nationally recognized Attributes of Effectively Managed Utilities.
Winners of the 2009 AMWA Platinum Awards for Utility Excellence are: City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (Ga.); Charleston Water System (S.C.); Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (Fla.); Orlando Utilities Commission (Fla.); and City of Santa Rosa Utilities Department (Calif.)
Gold Awards for Exceptional Utility Performance were presented to: Glendale Water and Power (Calif.); City of Riverside Public Utilities Department (Calif.); and City of San Diego Public Utilities Department (Calif.).
“AMWA awards recognize the extraordinary performance of water agencies where management vision and employee commitment create a sustainable utility producing ample supplies of clean, safe drinking water,” said AMWA President Brian Ramaley, Director of Newport News Water Works. “The communities served by these award winners should be proud of the accomplishments of their forward-thinking, exceptionally well-managed public utilities.”
The Attributes of Effectively Managed Utilities were developed by a panel of respected water and wastewater utility executives, commissioned by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, AMWA and other water industry associations. The attributes they identified include: product quality, customer satisfaction, employee and leadership development, operational optimization, financial viability, infrastructure stability, operational resiliency, community sustainability, water resource adequacy, and stakeholder understanding and support.
