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CCWD's Water Treatment Plants Receive Top Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 18, 2005 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Patty Friesen, Director of Public Affairs -
925-688-8194 http://www.awwa.org/science/partnership/ http://www.epa.gov/safewater/psw/psw.html
CCWD’s Water Treatment Plants Receive Top Awards Concord – The Contra Costa Water District’s (CCWD) Ralph D. Bollman Water Treatment Plant in Concord and the Randall-Bold Water Treatment Plant in Oakley recently received the Directors Award of Recognition by the Partnership for Safe Water, a program sponsored by the American Water Works Association (AWWA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and five national water industry associations. Only 177 water treatment plants nationwide and 18 in California have received this award, which is presented to plants that successfully meet extensive criteria and pass a rigorous self-assessment and peer review. “This is the fifth year in a row
that both the Randall-Bold Water Treatment Plant in Oakley and the Bollman
Water Treatment Plant in Concord have received the award,” said President Joe
Campbell as he recognized staff for their efforts at a Board meeting last
night. “The award demonstrates that our employees are some
of the best treatment plant operators in the country, and they make sure our
water is clean and safe to drink.” Water
treated at Bollman Water Treatment Plant is distributed to Clayton, Clyde,
Concord, Pacheco, Port Costa and parts of Pleasant Hill, Martinez and Walnut
Creek. The Randall-Bold Water Treatment Plant, which is jointly owned with
Diablo Water District, serves water to Oakley and parts of Brentwood and
Antioch. Along with highly trained treatment plant operators, CCWD has invested
$70 million in upgrades for both plants over
the last 10 years. CCWD’s
state-of-the-art facilities reflect a long-term commitment by the Board of
Directors to improve drinking water quality for its customers at both the Delta
source and at the tap. To protect water quality and public health, the District
has spent $850 million upgrading and building new infrastructure in the last
decade, including the 100,000 acre-foot Los Vaqueros Reservoir in Brentwood. The
Partnership for Safe Water is a unique cooperative effort between EPA, American
Water Works Association, Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, National
Association of Water Companies, and Association of State Drinking Water
Administrators. The Partnership encourages and assists United States water
suppliers to voluntarily enhance their water systems performance, for greater
control of Cryptosporidium, Giardia and other microbial contaminants. ###
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