Excellence in Water Reuse Award (PNCWA Award)

The purpose of the program is to recognize recycled water programs that have demonstrated outstanding performance in moving the concept of water reuse forward in the Pacific Northwest region. The focus of the Awards is to recognize outstanding programs which have demonstrated production and use of recycled water meeting or exceeding state treatment quality requirements. Competitive nominations will have implemented internal application projects or have partnered with others to implement successful application of the recycled water. The Award program is designed to recognize one reuse program each in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. In addition to the individual state Awards, each Award recipient will be considered for receipt of the PNCWA Reuse Program of the Year Award. The production facility and all application partners will also be recognized. Depending on the number of competitive nominations, the committee may choose to recognize both a large a small program in one or more states. The committee encourages small programs to apply.

The water reuse awards program is open to all programs and facilities that produce recycled water, including recycled water projects without public access irrigation. Wastewater treatment plants that use recycled water within the plant site will also be eligible to apply. Purveyors or entities that participated in developing infrastructure to supply recycled water to end users (such as residents or parks) are also eligible. For utilities having multiple wastewater facilities, a separate application may be submitted for each facility if they are not served by an interconnected recycled water distribution system, or they may choose to submit a combined application for the program. Previous winning Programs will not be eligible for an Award for 5 years following their prior award.

Criteria to be used for selecting the successful Program/Partners will include (with recognition that not all types of reuse customers will meet all of these criteria)

1. Facility performance and compliance with permit requirements;
2. Efforts and successes of public outreach and education regarding the value and safety of recycled water;
3. Demonstrated proactive programs to develop and market recycled water;
4. Activities aimed at advancing the technology of water reuse (research, etc.);
5. Effective support of recycled water customers;
6. Finance mechanism – finance through loans or users pay vs. funded by grants. Innovative financing approach; and
7. Successful recycled water program with good documentation.

 Submit an online nomination now for the Excellence in Water Reuse Award

Past Recipients

2008 City of Sequim, WA

2007 No award given

2006 WA King County West Point Plant

2006 OR Clean Water Services (Durham Plant) and City of Tigard

2006 ID Hidden Springs Sewer Company and Glanbia Foods, Inc. 

2005 LOTT Alliance and LOTT Partners