MPCA recognizes outstanding wastewater plant operators

For release: April 12, 2012

Contact: Alexis Donath, 651-757-2312

Note to editors, news directors: A complete list of winners is posted on the MPCA website (look for “Wastewater Operators Award: 2011 winners”). You may also download a photograph of most awardees accepting their certificate from the MPCA’s Flickr page. Click on the appropriate photo (organized by facility name). Right-click on the image and select “original” for a high-resolution version, then click on the link that says “Download the original size of this photo”.

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MPCA recognizes outstanding wastewater plant operators

St. Paul, Minn. -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) recently recognized 126 Minnesota wastewater treatment operators whose facilities maintained a perfect record of permit compliance during 2011.

 

MPCA Commissioner Paul Aasen had high praise for the award recipients: “These operators work hard every day to ensure that Minnesotans can enjoy clean water now and in the future. They are at the front line in protecting our streams and lakes, and ultimately, the health of people and businesses that depend on clean water.”

 

The awards were presented at the 75th annual Wastewater Operations Conference in Brooklyn Park. Facilities were eligible for the award if they submitted all monitoring reports correctly and on time, demonstrated consistent compliance with their permit, and employed staff certified by the MPCA in wastewater operations.

 

The annual Wastewater Operations Conference brings together wastewater operators from Minnesota for training and professional education. There are about 1,700 wastewater treatment facilities in Minnesota, including municipal, industrial and some privately operated institutional facilities. The size of the community, institution or treatment plant was not a factor in awarding the certificates of excellence.

 
Broadcast version:

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency recently recognized 126 Minnesota wastewater treatment operators whose facilities maintained perfect records of compliance during 2011. Qualifying facilities submitted all required reports correctly and on time, complied with their permits consistently throughout the year, and employed staff certified by the M-P-C-A in wastewater operations.

This year marked the thirty-fifth year of the wastewater operator awards.

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