DEP's Plant Operations Excellence Award Program

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Congratulations to the 2023 Plant Operations Excellence Award Winners!

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Water Resource Management congratulates the winners of the 2023 Plant Operations Excellence Awards for drinking water and domestic wastewater facilities from around the state. The awards are presented to facilities, people, and processes that demonstrate excellence in operation, maintenance, innovative treatment, waste reduction and pollution prevention, recycling or other special achievements.

2023 Domestic Wastewater Treatment Plant Award Winners

Name of Plant	Award Type	DEP District
Regional Utilities - Sandestin WWTP	Type I Facility	Northwest
South Walton Utility Company WWTP	Type I Facility	Northwest
Lyle Fulton - Clay County Utility Authority, Miller Street WWTF	Type I Facility - Person	Northeast
Arlington East Wastewater Treatment Facility	Type I Facility	Northeast
Ocoee Wastewater Treatment Facility	Type I Facility	Central
Harmony Water Reclamation Facility	Type II Facility	Central
City of Groveland Wastewater Treatment Facility	Type III Facility	Central
Bio-Wizards - Polk County Utilities	Type I Facility - Process	Southwest
Polk County Utilities Northwest Regional WWTF	Type I Facility	Southwest
City of Zephyrhills Wastewater Treatment Plant	Type II Facility	Southwest
Town and County Utilities Water Reclamation Facility	Type I Facility	South
David Willis - East Central Regional Water Reclamation Facility	Type I Facility - Person	Southeast
Palm Beach County Western Region North WWTP	Type I Facility	Southeast
IRCUD Blue Cypress WWTF	Type III Facility	Southeast

2023 Drinking Water Treatment Plant Award Winners

Name of Plant	Award Type	DEP District
Bay County Water System - Coagulation Treatment Process Improvement	Medium Community Water System - Process	Northwest
City of Fort Walton Beach	Medium Community Water System - Facility	Northwest
Regional Utilities Water System	Large Community Water System - Facility	Northwest
Joshua Young - Town of Penney Farms	Small Community Water System - Person	Northeast
Pier Station Water Treatment Plant	Small Community Water System - Facility	Northeast
Nicolas Jourdan - Lake Asbury Grid, Peters Creek Water Treatment Plant	Medium Community Water System - Person	Northeast
Price Creek Water Treatment Plant	Medium Community Water System - Facility	Northeast
Murphree Water Treatment Plant	Large Community Water System - Facility	Northeast
Taft Water Association	Small Community Water System - Facility	Central
DeAnna Simmons - Central Sumter Utilities	Medium Community Water System - Person	Central
OCUD Eastern Regional	Large Community Water System - Facility	Central
City of Zephyrhills	Medium Community Water System - Facility	Southwest
Lithia Water Treatment Plant	Large Community Water System - Facility	Southwest
Town and County Utilities	Medium Community Water System - Facility	South
Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority	Large Community Water System - Facility	South
Randy Lewis - Collier County South Regional Water Treatment Plant	Large Community Water System - Person	South
Town of Jupiter	Medium Community Water System - Facility	Southeast
City of Coral Springs	Large Community Water System - Facility	Southeast

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June 3, 2024 - 11:04am

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Congratulations to the 2023 Plant Operations Excellence Award Winners!

2023 Domestic Wastewater Treatment Plant Award Winners

2023 Drinking Water Treatment Plant Award Winners