Clayton County Water Authority Earns Industry Awards for Operations and Consumer Confidence Report
January 17, 2024 — Morrow, Georgia – – Clayton County Water Authority (CCWA) employees earned awards for outstanding operations and best consumer confidence report during a recent Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP) conference.
Laboratory QA Gold Award, Municipal Wastewater System greater than 20 MGD
CCWA’s W.B. Casey Water Reclamation Central Lab earned its 4th consecutive Quality Assurance Gold Award earning an inspection score of 95.0 or higher. This award recognizes outstanding quality assurance programs.
Distribution System Excellence Award
Distribution Maintenance staff earned their 5th Platinum Distribution System Award. Utilities must earn a quantitative inspection score of 95 or higher for five consecutive years to earn a Platinum Award. Water distribution system programs focus on maintenance of the water lines that deliver potable water from CCWA’s system to homes and businesses. CCWA staff maintains approximately 1,500 miles of water lines throughout Clayton County.
Collection System Excellence Award
Conveyance Maintenance staff earned their 9th Collection System Platinum Award. Utilities must earn a quantitative inspection score of 95 or higher for five consecutive years to earn a Platinum Award. Wastewater collection (or conveyance) system programs focus on maintenance of the sewer lines that collect sewage from homes and businesses and safely transport it through a network of pipes to the treatment plants. CCWA staff maintains approximately 1,300 miles of sewer lines throughout Clayton County.
Best Consumer Confidence Report Award – Large Surface Water Systems
EPA requires all drinking water systems to provide an annual consumer confidence report (CCR). This report contains data confirming that Clayton County’s drinking water met or exceeded all standards set by our federal and state governments. The CCR is a collaborative effort between CCWA’s Water Quality Lab and Communications & Community Relations staff. This report serves as a report card on our drinking water for the previous calendar year. The winning 2023 report covers testing dates January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022. CCWA also won this award in 2020 and 2021.
“Clayton County Water Authority continues to be an award-winning utility that takes great pride in providing quality water and quality services to our community. We are always striving to improve and represent Clayton County as innovative servant leaders.” adds CCWA CEO H. Bernard Franks.
GAWP’s awards luncheon was held on November 14 in Athens, GA. GAWP is the State’s premier professional association for water, wastewater, stormwater and related issues. GAWP was founded in 1932 and started the first license program for water professionals in Georgia.