Illinois American Water’s Granite City Water Treatment Plant Receives National Award for Excellence in Water Quality
July 06 2017 - 1:19PM
Business Wire
Illinois American Water’s Granite City Water Treatment Plant
received the Directors Award of Recognition from the Partnership
for Safe Water for maintaining Phase III certification for 15
years. This award represents the local water service team’s
commitment to delivering drinking water that goes above and beyond
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements.
“There’s no other public service more personal than drinking
water and we are honored to be recognized for delivering the best
product possible to our customers,” said Bruce Hauk, Illinois
American Water President. “We take our responsibility very
seriously and hold ourselves to the highest standards to ensure our
customers can continue to have confidence in their local drinking
water.”
The Partnership for Safe Water is a voluntary initiative
developed by the U.S. EPA and other water organizations to
recognize water suppliers that consistently achieve water treatment
standards that go above and beyond EPA regulatory requirements. The
award was presented during the 2017 American Water Works
Association Annual Conference in Philadelphia, Pa.
As a member of the Partnership for Safe Water, Illinois American
Water demonstrates its commitment to optimizing treatment and
system operation to increase protection against microbial
contamination. Nationally, just over 400 surface water treatment
plants are part of EPA’s Partnership for Safe Water Program.
"We are extremely proud that American Water accounts for about
20 percent of the participating plants, and has received more
Partnership for Safe Water awards than any other utility
nationwide," noted Hauk. "Our Illinois team is part this effort to
deliver clean water for life that is also safe, reliable, and
affordable, because our customers deserve nothing less."
About Illinois American Water
Illinois American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE:
AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state,
providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater
services to approximately 1.3 million people. American Water also
operates a customer service center in Alton and a quality control
and research laboratory in Belleville.
With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the
largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly-traded water
and wastewater utility company. The company employs more than 6,700
dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based
drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an
estimated 15 million people in 47 states and Ontario, Canada. More
information can be found by visiting www.amwater.com.
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