July 27, 2006--OCUA receives NACWA Peak Performance Awards

 The Ocean County Utilities Authority has been selected to receive a Peak Performance Award for each of its three facilities. The Peak Performance Awards program presented by the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) recognizes public wastewater treatment facilities for their outstanding record of compliance with their NPDES permits in the 2005 calendar year.  NACWA was proud to recognize over 300 Peak Performance Award facilities during the Association’s 35^th Anniversary Annual Meeting held May 1-2, 2006 in Washington, D.C. 
     The Ocean County Utilities Authority facilities each received Gold Peak Performance Awards which honor treatment works that have achieved 100 percent compliance with their NPDES permit for an entire calendar year.  The awards were presented by the Authority’s Chairman, John Parker, to representatives of each facility at the Authority’s Regular Meeting on July 27, 2006.
     The OCUA’s three treatment facilities have an outstanding record of permit compliance. The Southern Water Pollution Control facility, located in the Cedar Run section of Stafford Township, has achieved 100 percent compliance for 16 of the past 17 years. The Central Water Pollution Control Facility in the Bayville section of Berkeley Township has been in total compliance for 15 consecutive years; and the Northern Water Pollution Control Facility in Brick Township has achieved 100 percent compliance in 13 of the past 14 years. Each of the Authority’s facilities are prior recipients of NACWA’s Platinum Peak Performance Award which honors facilities that have achieved 100 percent permit compliance for five consecutive years.
     “The Ocean County Utilities Authority is an outstanding example of the environmental efforts of our member agencies.   NACWA is honored to showcase the achievements of the OCUA and our nation’s public wastewater utilities through the Peak Performance Awards Program.” Ken Kirk, NACWA’s Executive Director.