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DEP's Plant Operations Excellence Award Program

Call for Nominations for DEP's 2023 Plant Excellence Awards!

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is seeking nominations for the 2023 Plant Excellence Awards. This program celebrates Florida's drinking water and domestic wastewater facilities that demonstrate excellence in operation, maintenance, innovative treatment, waste reduction, pollution prevention, recycling or other special achievements.

To nominate individuals or facilities, fill out the Application Form by Feb. 16, 2024. 

This year, in addition to being able to nominate entire facilities, we are encouraging nominations for individuals or teams whose quick actions, creative problem solving or process improvements have led to a facility’s success.  

The award categories include:

Public Water Supply Facilities:

  • Small Community (water systems serving < 3,300 population).
  • Medium Community (water systems serving 3,300 to 50,000 population).
  • Large Community (water systems serving > 50,000 population).
  • Non-Community (includes both Transient and Non-Transient).

Domestic wastewater facilities:

  • Type I Domestic Wastewater Facility (permitted capacity of 500,000 gallons per day or greater).
  • Type II Domestic Wastewater Facility (permitted capacity of 100,000 up to but not including 500,000 gallons per day).
  • Type III Domestic Wastewater Facility (permitted capacity of over 2,000 up to but not including 100,000 gallons per day).

Awards will be presented at the 2024 Focus on Change Seminars around the state. This is the thirty-third year that the Florida Rural Water Association has partnered with the DEP to provide the most current regulatory information to utilities throughout Florida.

 

2022 Plant Operations Excellence Award Winners

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Water Resource Management congratulates the winners of the 2022 Plant Operations Excellence Awards for drinking water and domestic wastewater facilities from around the state. The awards are presented to facilities that demonstrate excellence in operation, maintenance, innovative treatment, waste reduction and pollution prevention, recycling or other special achievements.

2022 Domestic Wastewater Treatment Plant Award Winners

Name of Plant Facility Type DEP District
Regional Utilities - Sandestin WWTP Type I Northwest
Clay County Utility Authority - Peters Creek WWTF Type II Northeast
Clay County Utility Authority - Keystone Heights WWTF Type III Northeast
South Hutchinson Island Water Reclamation Facility Type I Southeast
Palm Beach County Western Region North WWTF  Type II Southeast
Florida Power & Light – Turkey Point Power Plant  Type III Southeast
Southwest Regional WWTP Type I Southwest

2022 Drinking Water Treatment Plant Award Winners

Name of Plant Facility Type DEP District
NAS Whiting Field Small Community Water System Northwest
South Walton Utility Company Inc. Medium Community Water System Northwest
Regional Utilities Large Community Water System Northwest
Northwest Utilities Medium Community Water System Northeast
University Central Florida Medium Community Water System Central
The Island Water Association Medium Community Water System South
Collier County North Regional WTP Large Community Water System South
Coral Springs Improvement District Medium Community Water System Southeast
Broward County District 2A WTP Large Community Water System Southeast
City of Lakeland Large Community Water System Southwest

 

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January 12, 2024 - 5:04pm

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