Clayton County Water Earns Industry Awards
Water/Sewer Maintenance, Wastewater Lab and Consumer Confidence Report Recognized for Excellence
December 11, 2020 — Morrow, Georgia – – Clayton County Water Authority (CCWA) continues earning the respect of its peers throughout the state, earning four awards from the Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP) including, Excellence Awards for its Collection System and Distribution System, Lab QA/QC Award for Municipal Wastewater Systems of greater than 20 million gallons per day and the Best Consumer Confidence Report Award for Large Systems.
The awards are usually presented during GAWP’s Fall Conference in November. The conference was held virtually this year, but the pride in earning these awards from industry peers shines no less.
“CCWA employees continue a long tradition of being industry leaders. These awards reflect the commitment of our staff to keep raising the bar while providing quality services to our community,” adds CCWA General Manager H. Bernard Franks.
Collection System Excellence Award
Conveyance Maintenance staff earned its 6th 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.
Distribution System Excellence Award
Distribution Maintenance staff earned its 2nd Platinum Distribution System Award. Utilities earning a quantitative inspection score of 95 or higher earn a Gold Award. After earning Gold Awards for four years, utilities earning an inspection score of 95 or higher move up to the Platinum status. 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.
Laboratory QA/QC Gold Award, Municipal Wastewater System greater than 20 MGD
CCWA’s W.B. Casey Water Reclamation Central Lab earned its first Gold Award scoring a 95.0 or higher. This award recognizes those laboratories who are demonstrating outstanding quality assurance programs. The lab team previous earned the Lab of the Year Award twice for this category before the judging criteria was changed to the silver, gold and platinum rating system.
Best Consumer Confidence Report Award – Large 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 Terry R. Hicks Water Quality Lab and the Communications & Community Relations staff. This report serves as a report card on our drinking water for the previous calendar year. The winning 2020 report covers testing dates January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019.
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.