Drinking Water Utilities Recognized For Management Excellence

The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) honored 14 public drinking water systems with its top utility management awards on Oct. 22 in ceremonies at its 2012 Annual Meeting in Portland, Ore. Ten systems received Platinum Awards for Utility Excellence and four systems were presented Gold Awards for Exceptional Utility Performance. The awards recognize outstanding achievement in implementing the nationally recognized Attributes of Effective Utility Management.

Winners of the 2012 AMWA Platinum Awards for Utility Excellence are:

• Water Works Board of the City of Birmingham (Alabama)
• Central Arkansas Water
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility Department (North Carolina)
• Fairfax Water (Virginia)
• JEA (Florida)
• New York City Department of Environmental Protection
• Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department (Florida)
• Prince William County Service Authority (Virginia)
• Saint Paul Regional Water Services (Minnesota)
• City of San Diego Public Utilities Department (California)

AMWA’s 2012 Gold Awards for Exceptional Utility Performance are:

• Denver Water (Colorado)
• Grand Strand Water & Sewer Authority (South Carolina)
• Macon Water Authority (Georgia)
• Suffolk County Water Authority (New York)

The Attributes of Effective Utility Management are industry standards and cover utility performance in areas of product quality, customer satisfaction, employee and leadership development, operational optimization, financial viability, infrastructure stability, operational resiliency, community sustainability, water resource adequacy and stakeholder understanding and support.

Source: The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies