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Pennsylvania Partnership for Safe Water
News...120 Partners and growing!
2012 Partnership for Safe Water
Distribution Optimization Program Promotion...Take the next
step to excellence!
More
information about the Partnership and the promotion
The 2011 Pennsylvania
Partnership for Safe Water Program Summit draws 70+ to Hollywood Casino
  
October 11-12, 2011
Pennsylvania
Partnership Summit featured in National Partnership
Newsletter (pg. 3)
Click here for the newsletter
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New Partnership for Safe Water-Distribution Optimization and
Treatment Program website links
Distribution Optimization Site
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/distribution_program/20279
Distribution
Optimization Member Location Site Map
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/distribution_program/20279/distribution_member_locations/968856
Partnership
for Safe Water-Treatment Program Site
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/treatment_program/10554
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Partnership
for Safe Water Program-Phase IV Site
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/treatment_program/10554/phase_iv_contact_hours/969627
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American Water Plants Receive National Recognition In PA
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PA American Water this week announced the receipt of 15
Directors Awards of Recognition from the Partnership
for Safe Water. Fourteen plants received awards for maintaining
Phase III certification for ten years, and one plant was presented
with its first Directors Award for Phase III certification.
The facilities winning recognition include: Brownsville
Water Treatment Plant; Crystal Lake Water Treatment Plant; Kane
Water Treatment Plant; Lake Scranton Water Treatment Plant;
Norristown Water Treatment Plant; Punxsutawney Water Treatment
Plant; Susquehanna Water Treatment Plant; Watres Water Treatment
Plant; and White Deer Creek Water Treatment Plant.
In addition, Pennsylvania American Water’s Stony Garden
Water Treatment Plant received its first Phase III Directors Award.
The Partnership is a voluntary initiative developed by
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other water
organizations to recognize water suppliers that consistently achieve
water treatment standards that surpass EPA regulatory requirements.
The awards were presented today during the 2011 American Water Works
Association Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.
“Our employees are committed to delivering the best
water quality possible to our customers, at an exceptional value at
about a penny per gallon,” said Jeff Sterba, President and Chief
Executive Officer. “We're pleased to achieve this recognition from
the Partnership as a testament to our dedication to operational
excellence.”
As a member of the Partnership for Safe Water, American
Water demonstrates its commitment to voluntarily providing drinking
water of a quality better than is required by federal standards.
American Water has had more plants receive Phase III certification
than any other water utility in the country. Approximately one-third
of all water treatment plants nationwide to receive Phase III
certification are American Water plants.
In 2011, American Water is celebrating its 125th
anniversary with a yearlong campaign to promote water efficiency
and the importance of protecting water from source to tap.
Compliments of: PA Environment Digest
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PA. Members: NEW MEMBERS!!!
City of Allentown
Brodcreek Regional Authority
Chester Water Authority
Dover Township Water Dept.
Elizabethtown Area Water Authority
City of Lancaster
North Penn Water Authority
Oakmont Water Authority
PA. American Water
Philadelphia Water Department
Reading Area Water Authority
Western Berks Water Authority
http://www.awwa.org/files/Partnership/CharterMbrList.pdf
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Pennsylvania Partnership for Safe Water Program Map
January
2011
Check here for the latest in Pennsylvania Partnership News
Congratulations
to Carlisle Borough Municipal Authority for reaching Phase
IV Status...Only 7 other Water Systems in Nation have
achieved Phase IV Status
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215 attend
The National Conference on Water System Optimization in
Hershey, PA.
Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the Partnership for Safe
Water Program to be held in Hershey, PA on October 18-20,
2010
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We
Thanks Our Sponsors
Gold:
Gannett Fleming, Inc.
GHD Inc.
HDR Engineering
Lee Supply Company, Inc.
Penn State
Harrisburg's Environmental Training Center & SPWSTAC
Silver:
Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc.
CH2MHILL
Pennsylvania American Water
Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP
Bronze:
Black & Veatch
CD Proceedings: Entech Engineering
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August 2010:
Congratulations to Pennsylvania American Water's 18 Plants
for receiving the Directors Award for 10 Years in the PfSW
Program!!!
Pennsylvania American Water
has received national awards at 18 of its plants for
maintaining the Directors Award of recognition from the
Partnership for Safe Water, a national volunteer initiative
developed by EPA and other water organizations. These
represent water suppliers striving to provide their
communities with...
drinking water quality that surpasses the required federal
standards.
The Directors Award is presented to water systems who have
completed a successful review in the Partnership’s
Self-Assessment and Peer Review phase, a phase in which
utilities examine the capabilities
of their treatment plant operation and administration and
then create a plan for implementing improvements. Eighteen
of our facilities have maintained the Directors Award for
ten years, an honor achieved by only 32 water utilities
across the country.
Aldrich Plant
Ellwood City Plant
Hays Mine Plant
Indiana Plant
Kittanning Plant
Bangor Plant
Ceasetown Plant
Forest City Fallbrook Brownell Plant
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Nesbitt Plant
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Montrose Plant
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May 2010
Just in: Partnership for Safe
Water Program
AWWA ACE 2010 Awardees:
Pennsylvania American Water
Easton Suburban Water Authority
Schuylkill County Municipal Authority
Pennsylvania
Awardees
Total List
of Awardees
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2010 PA-AWWA Annual Conference
Congratulations to Easton Suburban Water Authority for attaining
Phase III Status
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April 2010
Congratulations to Williamstown Borough Authority for joining the
Partnership for Safe Water
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The North
East Borough Water Department Water Treatment Plant joins the
Partnership for Safe Water
The North East Borough Water Plant, located
in Erie County, recently became the newest member of the Partnership for Safe
Water program, a voluntary effort to provide safe drinking water. Presently,
the water system provides drinking water service to approximately 9,200 people.
The North East Borough Water Plant is currently the only plant in Erie County to
be a member of the national program.
The Partnership for Safe Water is made up
of DEP, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Pennsylvania Section
American Water Works Association (PA-AWWA) and other drinking water
organizations. Its goal is to implement preventative measures that are based on
optimizing treatment plant performance.
The program is specifically geared toward
identifying weaknesses in plant operation, design and administration that could
lead to a breakthrough of waterborne disease-causing organisms into the finished
water that is distributed to consumers. Correcting these weaknesses helps
prevent waterborne disease outbreaks from pathogenic organisms like
Cryptosporidium and Giardia.
By participating in the program, the North
East Borough Water Department is working to provide an additional measure of
protection to drinking water consumers.
Currently, 114 surface water treatment plants
serving more than six million people are now involved in Pennsylvania's
Partnership program.
For more information, contact Kevin Anderson
at 717-783-9764 or e-mail
keanderson@state.pa.us . Information is also available on DEP's Web site,
Keyword: filtration.
Source:
DEP Daily Update, 4/6/2010
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Congratulations to PA American
Water-Huntsville WTP for receiving the
Directors Award
September 10, 2009
July 2009
Partnership for Safe Water Newsletter
-Congratulations to all Pennsylvania Partnership Awardees!!!
-Distribution System Optimization Status Update
-Save the Date for the National Partnership Conference being held in Hershey, PA
on October 18-20, 2010
Click here to see the newsletter
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July 15, 2009:
Pennsylvania Water Utilities recognized at
Partnership for Safe Water Awards Luncheon
at 2009 AWWA ACE
Directors Award
Over 200 water treatment
plants have received the Phase III
Directors Award. The following
utilities are current Directors Award
Plants as of 7/6/09.
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Pennsylvania
Blossburg Water Authority
Bellman Water Treatment Plant
Brodhead Creek Regional Authority
Brodhead Creek Regional Water Treatment Plant
Carlisle Borough Municipal Authority
Carlisle Water Treatment Plant
Chester Water Authority
Octoraro Water Treatment Plant
City of Allentown Water Resources
City of Allentown Water Treatment Plant
City of Harrisburg Bureau of Water
Dr. Robert E. Young Water Services Center
City of Lancaster
Conestoga Water Treatment Plant
Downingtown Municipal Water Authority
Vincent J. DiEuliis Water Treatment Plant
East Greenville Borough Water Department
East Greenville Water Treatment Plant
Easton Suburban Water Authority
Easton Water Treatment Plant
Jersey Shore Area Water Authority
Larry’s Creek Filter Plant
North Penn and North Wales Water Authorities
Forest Park Water Treatment Plant
Oakmont Water Authority
Hulton Treatment Plant
Pennsylvania American Water
Aldrich Water Treatment Plant
Bangor Treatment Plant
Brownell Treatment Plant
Brownsville Treatment Plant
Ceasetown Treatment Plant
Clarion Treatment Plant
Crystal Lake Treatment Plant
Ellwood Water Treatment Plant
Fallbrook Treatment Plant
Forest City Treatment Plant
Gerald C. Smith Treatment Plant
Hays Mine Water Treatment Plant
Huntsville Water Treatment Plant
Kane Water Treatment Plant
Kittanning Water Treatment Plant
Lake Scranton Treatment Plant
Milton Water Treatment Plant
Montrose Treatment Plant
Nesbitt Treatment Plant
New Castle Treatment Plant
Norristown Water Treatment Plant
Oneida Valley Treatment Plant (Butler)
Philipsburg Operations
Punxsutawney Water Treatment Plant
Silver Spring Treatment Plant
Susquehanna Water Purification Plant
Two Lick Creek Treatment Plant (Indiana)
Watres Water Purification Plant
White Deer Creek Water Treatment Plant
Philadelphia Water Department
Baxter Water Treatment Plant
Belmont Water Treatment Plant
Queen Lane Water Treatment Plant
Robinson Township Municipal Authority
Groveton Water Treatment Plant
Schuylkill County Municipal Authority
Mount Laurel Water Treatment Plant
Shenandoah Municipal Authority
Shenandoah Water Treatment Plant
Williamsport Municipal Water Authority
Williamsport Water Filtration Plant
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State College Borough Water Authority
Water Treatment Plant joins the Partnership for Safe
Water
HARRISBURG (June 11) -- The State College Borough Water
Authority in Centre County recently became the newest
member of the Partnership for Safe Water program, a
voluntary effort to provide safe drinking water.
Presently, the water system provides drinking water
service to approximately 47,000 people. The State
College Borough Plant is the second water plant in
Centre County to join the national program.
The Partnership for Safe Water is made up of DEP, the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Pennsylvania
Section American Water Works Association (PA-AWWA) and
other drinking water organizations. Its goal is to
implement preventative measures that are based on
optimizing treatment plant performance.
The program is specifically geared toward identifying
weaknesses in plant operation, design and administration
that could lead to a breakthrough of waterborne
disease-causing organisms into the finished water that
is distributed to consumers. Correcting these weaknesses
helps prevent waterborne disease outbreaks from
pathogenic organisms like Cryptosporidium and Giardia.
By participating in the program, the State College
Borough Water Authority is working to provide an
additional measure of protection to drinking water
consumers. Currently, 108 surface water treatment plants
serving over 5.9 million people are now involved in
Pennsylvania's Partnership program.
For more information, contact Kevin Anderson at
717-783-9764 or e-mail
keanderson@state.pa.us Information is also available
on DEP's Web site (Keyword: "filtration").
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Congratulations to Reading Area Water Authority for joining the Partnership for
Safe Water Program
L - R: Reading Area Water Authority 's Executive
Director, Dean Miller and
PfSW Representative Bob Donnelly
L - R: Bridget Reinert, PA DEP Water Supply Specialist, Dean Miller,
Reading's Executive Director, Susan Werner, PA DEP Sanitarian Supervisor,
Gary Phillips, Reading's Chief Operator and Diane Cox, Partnership for Safe
Water Representative
Congratulations to Gettysburg Municipal Authority for joining the Partnership
for Safe Water Program
L - R : Mark
Guise, Gettysburg Mgr., Diane Cox, PfSW Rep., Brian Bohn, Operator, Melvin
Crouse, Gettysburg Authority Chairman, Jeff Patterson, Gettysburg
Supervisor, Stephanie Stoner, DEP and Michael O'Dell, Operator.
Congratulations to Borough of Chambersburg Water for joining the
Partnership for Safe Water Program
L-R : Michael Smith, DEP, Michele
Fries, Lab Chief, Nelson Kauffman, Distribution, Carl Rundquist,
Chambersburg Superintendent, Timothy West, Operator and James Kampstra,
Chambersburg Plant Supervisor.
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April 13, 2009:
Congratulations to Aqua PA Shenango WTP!!!
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection this
week presented Aqua
Pennsylvania Shenango WTP eighth drinking water system with its
participating certificate for the Partnership for Safe Water Program. The
goal of the partnership is to encourage facilities to go beyond regulatory
compliance in their continuing efforts to ensure the safest public drinking
water possible.
L - R Jack Walters, Aqua PA Vice President of Production, Bob
Liptak, Aqua
Pa Regional President, Brad Vanderhoof, DEP Regional Program Manager, and
Lisa Baughman, DEP Compliance Specialist.
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January 27, 2009
Congratulations to the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland for Completing Phase
III of the Partnership for Safe Water Program
Left to
Right: Ken Goyak, Production Supervisor, Erwin Elma, Water Quality
Supervisor, Kay Frederick, DEP, Donald Rusitti, MAWC Board Chairman, and Chris
Kerr, MAWC Manager.
Left to
Right: Renee Diehl, DEP Sanitarian, Erwin Elma, Water Quality Supervisor, Brian
Beskitt, Water Quality Superintendent, Kay Frederick, DEP, Donald Rusitti, MAWC
Board Chairman, Jack Ashton, Operations Manager/Production, and Ken Goyak,
Production Supervisor.
Left to
Right: Kate O'Neill, PfSW Rep, Donald Rusitti, MAWC Board Chairman, and Chris
Kerr, MAWC Manager.
Left to
Right: Brian Beskitt, Water Quality Superintendent, Erwin Elma, Water Quality
Supervisor, Kate O'Neill, PfSW Rep, Jack Ashton, Operations Manager/Production,
and Ken Goyak, Production Supervisor.
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November 20, 2008
Congratulations to Aqua
Pennsylvania for joining the Partnership for Safe Water Program!!!
 
Click here for the November
20, 2008 Press Release
DEP Daily UPDATE
DEP Recognizes Aqua Pennsylvania for Efforts in Safe
Drinking Water Program
 SPRINGFIELD,
Delaware Co. (Nov. 20) – The Department of Environmental
Protection presented Aqua Pennsylvania with eight awards
today for its efforts to provide high quality drinking
water as a member of the Partnership for Safe Water, a
nationwide program.
“Everyone understands the value of safe drinking water,”
said Regional Water Supply Manager Nancy Roncetti.
“Today, Aqua Pennsylvania has made a commitment to
888,000 customers in four counties to provide the best
possible water it can. I’m pleased to recognize Aqua
Pennsylvania for its efforts.”
Roncetti presented Aqua Pennsylvania with membership
certificates for eight water filter plants entering
Phase I of the Partnership for Safe Water, a national
voluntary effort that encourages public water systems to
survey their facilities, treatment processes, operations
and management practices.
“Aqua Pennsylvania’s commitment of eight facilities to
the program secures Pennsylvania’s place as the national
leader in the Partnership for Safe Water,” said Roncetti.
The Partnership for Safe Water consists of DEP, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, the American Water
Works Association and other drinking water
organizations. Of the 406 facilities participating in
the program nationwide, 104 are located in
Pennsylvania. The goal of the partnership is to
encourage facilities to go beyond regulatory compliance
in their continuing efforts to ensure the safest public
drinking water possible.
The partnership is set up in four phases and is based on
optimizing treatment plant performance and preventing
disease-causing organisms from entering public drinking
water supplies.
The first phase of the partnership is the initial
commitment to join. The second phase involves data
collection, analysis and submission. The third phase is
a self-assessment and development of a detailed report
and action plans to correct problems, while the final
phase is an on-site peer review.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a list of the Aqua
Pennsylvania facilities in southeastern Pennsylvania
that are being recognized today.
Bristol; Bristol Borough, Bucks County
Neshaminy Creek; Middletown Township, Bucks County
Ingram’s Mill; East Bradford Township, Chester County
Pickering East; Schuylkill Township, Chester County
Pickering West; Schuylkill Township, Chester County
Crum Creek; Springfield Township, Delaware County
Ridley Creek; Ridley Township, Delaware County
Upper Merion; Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County
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November 18, 2008
Congratulations to Easton
Suburban Water Authority for achieving Partnership for Safe Water Program Phase III status!
L - R - Dino Agustini, DEP; Roy White, ESWA; Robert Gergren, ESWA
Board
Chairman; John Bartol, Miller Environmental. Inc.; Diane Cox, Partnership
for Safe Water Coordinator, and Ed Osterhuber, DEP.
Easton Suburban Water Authority operators who participated in
Phase III of
the PfSW program, proudly display their PA DEP 20 Contact Hour certificates.
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November 4, 2008
PA DEP Daily Update
Easton Suburban Water Authority
Completes Third Phase of the Partnership for Safe Water
HARRISBURG (Nov. 4) -- The Easton Suburban Water
Authority in Northhampton County recently completed the
third phase of the Partnership for Safe Water program, a
voluntary effort to provide safe drinking water.
Presently, the water system provides drinking water
service to approximately 85,163 people. The Easton
Suburban Water Authority water filtration plant is one
of only a handful of water plants to complete this phase
of the partnership in Pennsylvania.
The Partnership for Safe Water consists of the
Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Pennsylvania
Section American Water Works Association (PA-AWWA) and
other drinking water organizations. Its goal is to
implement preventative measures that are based on
optimizing treatment plant performance.
Phase III entails a detailed, peer-reviewed report that
summarizes the rigorous self-assessment portion of the
program. This phase is specifically geared toward
identifying weaknesses in plant operation, design and
administration that could lead to a breakthrough of
waterborne disease-causing organisms into the finished
water that is distributed to consumers. Correcting
these weaknesses helps prevent waterborne disease
outbreaks from pathogenic organisms like Cryptosporidium
and Giardia. By completing this phase of the program,
the Easton Suburban Water Authority is working to
provide an additional measure of protection to drinking
water consumers.
Currently, 104 surface water treatment plants serving
over 5.8 million people are now involved in
Pennsylvania's partnership program.
For more information, contact Kevin Anderson at
717-772-2261 or by e-mail at
keanderson@state.pa.us. Information is also
available on DEP's Web site (Keyword: DEP filtration).
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November 4, 2008
Williamsport
Municipal Water Authority gets national honor
By R.A. WALKER
rwalker@sungazette.com
POSTED: November 4, 2008
Courtesy of Williamsport Sun-Gazette and SunGazette.com
Faucets in this city deliver top-quality drinking water,
according to the American Water Works Association.
The Pennsylvania Section of the American Water Works
Association sent one of its top officials to the Williamsport
Municipal Water Authority's Mosquito Valley filtration plant
Monday to present an award for excellence.
Diane Foster Cox, AWWA Pennsylvania Section project
administrator, attended a mid-day luncheon at the plant honoring
the facilities operators and supervisors for "successfully"
completing the first three phases of its Partnership for Safe
Water program and earning the "Crystal Water Drop" award, also
known as the "Directors Award of Recognition."
The award signifies that the plant is providing water that
surpasses state and federal requirements under the guidance of
Larry Bennett, plant superintendent.
According to Bennett, the authority's 52,000 customers
receive water that is superior to that found elsewhere on many
levels.
"The clouding of the water leaving this plant is way below
what the state requires," he said, giving one example.
Bennett has been superintendent of the facility for 12 years.
Others at the ceremony were members of the authority's board
and representatives from the state Department of Environmental
Protection, among them Joseph F. Sulikowski, sanitation
supervisor-district office manager for water supply management.
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October 22, 2008
Congratulations to Williamsport
Municipal Water Authority for achieving Partnership for Safe Water Program Phase III status!!!
Standing from left to
right; Larry Bennett (superintendent), Blas Herrera (assistant
superintendent), Ken Kaufman (operator), Brady Brown (operator), David
Beatty (maintenance mechanic) Sitting from left to right; Dana Springman
(operator), Mark Foose (operator), Matt Moore (operator) This is the entire
filter plant staff.
Click here for more information about the Partnership for Safe Water Program
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June 30, 2008
PA American Water-Clarion Plant
Pictured: L -
R: Operators: Mark Stewart, George Kenner, Bob Elliott, PA American Water
President, Kathy Pape, PfSW Representative Kate O'Neill, Operators Dave
Swanson and Jake Gentile
Congratulations for receiving the
Partnership for Safe Water Program's Five-Year Directors Award and for your
commitment to superior water quality.
June 24, 2008
City of Harrisburg,
Bureau of Water
 
Congratulations for
receiving the Partnership for Safe Water Program's Five-Year Directors
Award and for your commitment to superior water quality.
Click here for more
information
February 21, 2008
Municipal Authority of the Township of
Robinson to receive the Partnership
for Safe Water prestigious Phase III crystal Water
Drop Award at the 60th
PA-AWWA Annual Conference.
Left to Right:
Gary Hasek (ACHD Inspector), Ed Ford, Kent Lockridge, MATR
Operations
Manager, Deb McDonald (DEP rep), John Lavrich, Joe Pekala
and Dale Greenwald receiving the Directors
Award of Recognition provided by PA DEP.
PARTNERSHIP FOR SAFE WATER NEWS:
Pennsylvania American Water Receives National Award for
Ongoing Safe Water Practices
Five Years of Successful Participation Merits Recognition
for Susquehanna Treatment Plant
(Hershey,
Pa.) – September 28, 2006 - Pennsylvania American Water
recently received nine national awards—including one
for its Susquehanna water treatment plant—for maintaining the Partnership for
Safe Water’s Directors Award requirements for five consecutive years.
The Partnership for Safe Water is a national volunteer initiative developed by
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the American Water Works
Association (AWWA) and other organizations representing water suppliers.
The Directors Award is presented to water systems that have successfully
completed a rigorous review in the Partnership’s
Self-Assessment and Peer Review phase. During this phase,
participating utilities identify areas of possible improvement in plant design,
operation and management and then create a plan for implementing these
improvements.
To receive the five-year award, utilities must carry out
these improvements and deliver water that not only meets drinking water
standards, but surpasses what is required by regulation, for five consecutive
years.
Pennsylvania American Water signed the Partnership agreement
with the EPA and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in February of
1996, thereby declaring the company’s dedication to achieving the program goals.
The Partnership currently includes more than 200 water utilities, collectively
serving more than 85 million people nationwide. To date, 33 water treatment
plants received the five-year award in Pennsylvania, 28 of which – or 82% – are
Pennsylvania American Water facilities. All 35 of Pennsylvania American Water’s
water treatment facilities are enrolled and in various phases of the Partnership
program.
“Maintaining Directors Award status for five
years demonstrates Pennsylvania American Water’s ongoing commitment to
optimizing treatment processes and providing high-quality water to customers,”
said Dan Warnock, Pennsylvania American Water president. “Working as a team over
the years, our employees have achieved this high mark of distinction. They are
the driving force behind our success, and I am thrilled that they have achieved
this national recognition. It is well-deserved.”
In
addition to the Susquehanna Water Treatment Plant, the following Pennsylvania
American Water treatment facilities have achieved the Partnership’s Five-Year
Directors Award in 2006:
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Brownsville Water Treatment Plant,
Fayette County
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Crystal Lake Water Treatment Plant,
Luzerne County
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Lake Scranton Water Treatment Plant,
Lackawanna County
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Kane Water Treatment Plant, McKean County
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Norristown Water Treatment Plant,
Montgomery County
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Punxsutawney Water Treatment Plant,
Jefferson County
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Watres Water Treatment Plant, Luzerne
County
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White Deer Water Treatment Plant, Union
County
The
following Pennsylvania American Water treatment facilities have achieved the
five-year status in the Partnership in 2005:
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Bangor Water Treatment Plant, Northampton
County
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Brownell Water Treatment Plant,
Lackawanna County
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Butler Water Treatment Plant,
Butler County
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Ceasetown Water Treatment Plant, Luzerne
County
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Clarion Water Treatment Plant, Clarion
County
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Fallbrook Water Treatment Plant,
Lackawanna County
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Forest City Water Treatment Plant,
Susquehanna County
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Ellwood City Water Treatment Plant,
Lawrence County
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Hershey G. C. Smith Water Treatment
Plant, Dauphin County
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Indiana Water Treatment Plant, Indiana
County
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Kittanning Water Treatment Plant,
Armstrong County
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Milton Water Treatment Plant,
Northumberland County
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Montrose Water Treatment Plant,
Susquehanna County
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Nesbitt Water Treatment Plant, Lackawanna
and Luzerne Counties
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New Castle Water Treatment Plant,
Lawrence County
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Philipsburg Water Treatment Plant, Centre
County
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Pittsburgh Water Treatment Plant
(Aldrich), Washington County
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Pittsburgh Water Treatment Plant
(Hays Mine Plants), Allegheny County
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Silver Spring Water Treatment Plant,
Cumberland County
Pennsylvania American
Water was presented with the Five-Year Directors Award at AWWA’s annual
conference and exposition in San Antonio on June 12, 2006. Recognition
ceremonies at local plants receiving the award will be held before year’s end.
More information about the Partnership and the Pennsylvania American Water
plants receiving the award in 2006 can be found at
www.pawc.com under “In the Spotlight.”
About Pennsylvania American Water
Pennsylvania
American Water is the largest regulated water utility in the state providing
quality water and/or wastewater services to over two million people in 372
communities. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Water, the
largest and most geographically diverse provider of water services in North
America. With a history of over 100 years, American Water provides high-quality
water and wastewater services to over 18 million people in 29 states and Canada.
Headquartered in Voorhees, NJ, the company employs approximately 7,000 people
nationwide and reported $2.2 billion in revenue. More information can be found
by visiting www.amwater.com.
Elizabethtown Joins Partnership
for Safe Water
HARRISBURG (Dec. 28) -- The
Elizabethtown Water Filtration Plant
in Lancaster County, recently signed
an agreement to become the newest
member of the Partnership for Safe
Water. The partnership program is
a voluntary effort involving
rigorous self-assessment procedures
that are specifically geared toward
identifying and correcting
weaknesses in plant operation,
design and administration.
Correcting these weaknesses helps
prevent waterborne disease outbreaks
from organisms like Cryptosporidium
and Giardia.
Through the partnership program, the
Pennsylvania Section-American Water
Works Association (PA-AWWA) has
teamed up with DEP to heighten
prevention of disease-causing
organisms, to increase treatment
plant performance and evaluation
methods, as well as to develop
public recognition for efforts
toward optimal water quality. The
Partnership program will provide an
extra level of protection for
consumers of their drinking water.
Elizabethtown oversees the operation
of a filtration plant that obtains
raw water from Haldeman Lake.
Following treatment at the plant,
drinking water is provided to about
12,000 consumers.
With the recent addition of
Elizabethtown, 111 surface water
filtration plants are enrolled in
the Partnership Program in
Pennsylvania. These plants serve
approximately 5.2 million people,
which is well over half of the 8.3
million Pennsylvanians who obtain
part or all of their drinking water
from surface water treatment plants.
For more information, contact Ed
Chescattie at 717-772-4018 or by
e-mail at
echescatti@state.pa.us .
Information is also available on
DEP's website (Keyword
"filtration").
Read the latest article
from AWWA Mainstream about the Partnership for Safe Water Program.
"One
Goal: Optimization"
Partnership
for Safe Water Benefits
"The Partnership for Safe Water was
opened for membership in 1995. Please read
this summary to learn about the benefits of the Partnership program. The
summary will also help water system management and administrators understand the
value of continued participation in the program."
click to read Partnership Brochure
It will provide you with
the assurance that you can satisfy future regulations and identify
your utility as a leader in drinking water quality. Contact Diane
Cox, Administrative Assistant, at PA Section - AWWA by calling (717)
774-8870, fax (717) 774-0288, or e-mail
dianecox@paawwa.org
Partnership for Safe
Water Phase III Awards
May 4, 2005
Schuylkill County Municipal Authority's David Holley
(center) and Patrick Caulfield (right) received the crystal water drop award for
completing Phase III of the Partnership for Safe Water program from PA-AWWA's
Diane Cox at the 2005 Annual Conference's Partnership Mixer.
DEP's Ed Chescattie (left), PA-AWWA's Diane Cox and
PA-AWWA's Executive Director Don Hershey accept Blossburg Municipal Authority's
Phase III Award for the Partnership for Safe Water program at the 2005 Annual
Conference's Partnership Mixer.
City of Allentown Joins the
Partnership for Safe Water
ALLENTOWN (April 14)
-- The City of Allentown Water Filtration Plant, located in Lehigh
County, recently signed an agreement to become the newest member of
the Partnership for Safe Water.
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Self-Assessment
Much More Than a Turbidity Goal
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The Partnership for
Safe Water, a voluntary optimization program for surface water
utilities, is usually recognized for its < 0.1 ntu finished water
optimization goal. But the Partnership is about much more than
simply meeting a turbidity goal. Unless you've successfully worked
through Phase III of this program, you're not likely to realize the
numerous benefits the Partnership's self-assessment process has to
offer.
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Special Thanks to Philadelphia Water Department for the
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Congratulations to the
Philadelphia Water Department!!!
Officials from DEP and PA-AWWA
were on hand to present the Partnership for Safe Water's Five-Year
Directors Award to Philadelphia Water Department's Queen Lane, Belmont
and Baxter Water Treatment Plant employees on September 20. Philadelphia
Water Department's plants earned the awards for their role in providing
additional safety measurements in water treatment for five consecutive
years.
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Pictured above: L-R - Bob Smith (PfSW Rep) PA-AWWA Executive Director
Don Hershey, Mayor of Lancaster Charlie Smithgall, PA-AWWA’s Diane Cox,
and Lancaster Project Engineer Douglas Beck.
Congratulations to the City of Lancaster – Bureau of Water on receiving
the Five-Year Directors Award of recognition as part of the
Partnership for Safe Water program. Read the
rest of the story...
What is the Partnership for Safe Water? The
Partnership for Safe Water is a voluntary initiative for enhancing
water treatment to provide higher quality drinking water. The Partnership
program is a four-phased, self-assessment and peer-review process
to help water suppliers examine their water operations, maintenance,
and management practices to determine where improvements can be
made.
How does the water consumer benefit from the Partnership?
Water quality will be improved. Through this Partnership, water
experts will provide utilities with guidance, advice, and technical
assistance for fine-tuning water treatment. Partnership members
are committed to taking preventive treatment actions to insure drinking
water is always safe, no matter what environmental influences may
impact raw water quality.
Why is this program important? As water providers identify
and battle microbial contaminants such as "Cryptosporidium," achieving
optimum water treatment has become more important. Partnership
members are taking aggressive steps to perfect their everyday
water operations and maintenance to combat water contaminants.
Their overall goal is to improve drinking water quality and treatment.
The Partnership also strengthens the relationship of the government,
utilities, and water organizations so they can continue to work
together to insure the quality of public drinking water.
What are the Partners required to do? In addition to committing
to ongoing water treatment enhancement, Partnership members must
meet current USEPA water quality standards, be in compliance with
the Surface Water Treatment Rule for the past six months, have a
third party assess their water operations, implement system improvements
identified by the assessment, and communicate their efforts to their
customers.
 The
following four phases were developed to help the Partnership members
meet the requirements.
Phase I - the agreement to participate in the Partnership
for Safe Water. The agreement requires the water supplier to have
met the USEPA's Surface Water Treatment Rule, pledge to complete
at least Phases II and III of the Partnership program, and notify
their consumers of their progress.
Phase II - the data collection process. Partners will collect
basic plant and plant performance data, assess current operations
and evaluate areas where performance can be enhanced. Partners have
180 days to complete Phase II.
Phase III - a comprehensive water treatment self-assessment.
Partners will examine the data collected in Phase II and identify
and correct any performance-limiting factors. Partners will report
their progress to the "Program Effectiveness Assessment Committee,"
a group of independent national experts.
…..a third-party assessment using the USEPA Composite Correction
Program (CCP). CCP emphasizes using corrective measures for optimizing
filtration plant performance that do not require major construction
or major expense. Phase IV involves having the water supplier's
corrective measures reviewed by trained third-party assessors.
Who are the Partnership Members? Nearly 300 water utilities
across the nation have joined the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, American Water Works Association, Association of Metropolitan
Water Agencies, National Association of Water Companies, Association
Of State Drinking Water Administrators, and the American Water Works
Association Research Foundation in the Partnership for Safe Water.
Experts on water quality and treatment from throughout the industry
have contributed their time and knowledge to help develop the comprehensive
administrative, operational, and technical requirements of the Partnership's
Four-Phased program.
ATTENTION OPERATORS!!!...GET 20 CONTACT HOURS!!!
Partnership
for Safe Water Information Phase III Contact Hours
If you are currently
working on the Phase III self-assessment, you may be eligible for 20
contact hours upon receiving a Phase III award. Please read through
the frequently asked questions for additional information -
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The Partnership for
Safe Water course has been approved under the Pennsylvania water and
wastewater operator training program for 20 contract hours.
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