PAWC’s Brownsville treatment plant earns national recognition
Pennsylvania American Water Company’s Brownsville treatment plant is among 16 additional plants recognized by the Partnership for Safe Water at the Directors and Presidents levels for achieving water quality excellence.
The national awards, which honor efforts to continuously optimize water treatment plant and distribution system operation and performance, were recently announced by the American Water Works Association.
“Safe, clean and reliable tap water is critical to our customers and communities, which is why Pennsylvania American Water holds itself to high standards and is a proud and longstanding member of the Partnership for Safe Water,” said Pennsylvania American Water President Justin Ladner. “We remind our customers that the next time they turn on their tap, please remember there’s a team in your community dedicated to delivering water that meets or surpasses state and federal drinking water standards.”
The Brownsville plant serves the communities of Brownsville, West Brownsville, California, and Luzerne and Redstone townships.
Other award recipients include Pennsylvania American’s Coatesville water treatment plant, which received a 10-year Directors Award; Stoney Garden, 15-year Directors Award; and Kane, Lake Scranton, Norristown, Punxsutawney, Susquehanna, Watres and White Deer Creek plants, 25-year Directors Awards. The company’s Bangor, Brownell, Crystal Lake, Hershey, Indiana and Nesbitt water treatment plants were recognized with 10-year Presidents Awards.
Nationally, just over 400 surface water treatment plants are part of the Partnership for Safe Water, a voluntary effort that is designed to increase protection against microbial contamination through treatment optimization.
Pennsylvania American Water also participates in the Partnership for Clean Water, a global optimization and recognition program for wastewater utilities that AWWA created to parallel the Partnership for Safe Water. The company currently has 10 participating systems, five of which entered this year.