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Press Release -
National Rural Water Association
2915 S. 13th Street
Duncan, OK 73533
580-252-0629 FAX 580-255-4476
Contact: Kris R. Cash,
nrwakc@nrwa.org
Kentucky Rural Water Association
members, Lebanon Water Works and Carrollton Utilities, are the
recipients of the 2005 Safe Drinking Water Act Excellence Awards
presented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for
outstanding performance.
The 2005 Safe Drinking Water Act
Excellence Awards, launched by EPA earlier this year, are intended to
highlight systems that demonstrate effective operations and maintenance
as well as a commitment to maintaining and protecting drinking water and
public water supplies.
The program's principal objectives are
to:
* Recognize systems that are
demonstrating a commitment to compliance
with the Safe Drinking Water Act through outstanding operations and
maintenance practices;
* Heighten overall public awareness of the contribution of public
water supplies for ensuring adequate and safe drinking water;
* Encourage public support for maintaining this exemplary status.
Nominations were solicited in six
categories, from small systems serving as few as 25 people up to those
serving more than 10,000. Both surface water and ground water systems
were included.
Lebanon Water Works
in central Kentucky won in the Medium Surface Water category. The
system serves 2,550 connections in the city of Lebanon and also provides
water to Marion County Water District. The utility is governed by a
six-member water board chaired by Dr. Joe Green. John L.
Thomas is the water superintendent.
The water plant treats water from the
Rolling Fork River and Fagan Branch Reservoir and can provide up to 5.2
million gallons of water per day. Lebanon has more than 69 miles of
distribution lines, three water tanks that can store 3 million gallons
and one booster station. The majority of the utility's water meters are
now read by radio, and a new Geographic Information System was recently
installed. The water system employs 12 people as water plant and
distribution system operators, customer service and management.
Carrollton Utilities
won in the Medium Ground Water category. It provides water, wastewater
and natural gas service to the city of Carrollton and to surrounding
areas of Carroll County in northern Kentucky. Bill Osborne is the
general manager. Carrollton's water plant treats groundwater from three
wells at a capacity of 1.5 million gallons per day and distributes that
water to two storage tanks. There are 37 miles of mains that serve more
than 1,590 customers with an additional 954 customers in the county.
The utility employs 27 people in its three service areas.
This is a significant achievement and
demonstrates the utilities' commitment to high water quality standards,
excellence in operations and increased public health protection.
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