Hopkinsville Water Environment Authority is among 42 surface water treatment plants in the Commonwealth recognized recently by the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet for meeting the 2017 goals of Kentucky’s Area-Wide Optimization Program (AWOP). HWEA was awarded a certificate for meeting the AWOP criteria.
AWOP is a multi-state initiative administered through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency which encourages drinking water systems to voluntarily achieve optimization goals that go beyond regulatory requirements. The program also provides tools and approaches for drinking water system to meet water quality optimization goals and to provide an increased and sustainable level of public health protection to consumers. In addition, it focuses on improving the operation of existing facilities rather than implementing costly capital improvements.
Another surface water treatment plant in the region received an AWOP Champion Award. Logan Todd Regional Water Commission was awarded the 2017 Champion Award for a large drinking water treatment plant, designed to produce three million or more gallons of water a day.
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