Congratulations were extended today to the City of Lancaster – Bureau of Water on successfully receiving the Five-Year Directors Award of recognition as part of the Partnership for Safe Water program. This achievement is no small task. Everyone involved should be very proud of this accomplishment.
The City of Lancaster is a unique partner of the Partnership for Safe Water Program. This bureau is the 1st to sign the Partnership for Safe Water Agreement for participation in 1995. It’s the 1st to complete the Self-Assessment Phase III of the program in 1998, and it’s the 1st to receive the “Five Year Directors Award” 2004 in Pennsylvania. Lancaster bureau serves a population of 110,000, processing water from the Conestoga River.
Present for the celebration were Mayor Charlie Smithgall, Director of Public Works Charlotte Katzenmoyer, Utility Manager Ralph Johnson, Project Engineer Douglas Beck, DEP representatives, plant operators, administrative staff, along with a host of friends and well-wishers.