ACWA Honors East Valley Water District for its Innovative, Multi-Beneficial Wastewater Treatment Facility
09 Mayo 2024 - 3:06PM
The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) today presented
the prestigious Clair A. Hill Water Agency Award for Excellence to
East Valley Water District (EVWD) for its Sterling Natural Resource
Center.
The 20-acre state-of-the-art wastewater treatment and community
facility integrates advanced wastewater treatment technologies,
on-site renewable energy generation, new community green spaces and
facility aesthetics that enhance the neighborhood. The center is
capable of recycling up to 8 million gallons of wastewater per day
to replenish the local groundwater basin that is at historically
low levels. The center also converts up to 130,000 gallons per day
of imported organic waste streams into 3 megawatts of renewable
energy to power the facility.
“The Sterling Natural Resource Center is a wonderful and
necessary example of a local water agency using innovation and
technology to not only ensure a groundwater supply for
approximately 650,000 people but to also deliver tangible benefits
to the community including a picnic area, walking paths and
demonstration garden,” said ACWA President Cathy Green.
ACWA’s Clair A. Hill Water Agency Award for Excellence is an
annual award program that recognizes outstanding achievements by
public water agencies. The winning agency has the honor of helping
select a deserving student for a $5,000 scholarship sponsored by
Jacobs in the name of Clair A. Hill, founder of Jacobs.
The award was presented during ACWA’s 2024 Spring Conference and
Expo in Sacramento where approximately 1,500 water industry
professionals in California gathered for programs and panel
discussions on a variety of key water issues.
The other finalists for this year’s award were:
- Eastern Municipal Water District for its Grants and Loans
Program;
- Nevada Irrigation District for its Plan for Water; and
- Turlock Irrigation District for its Upper Dawson Hydroelectric
Facility.
For more information about ACWA’s awards programs, please visit
www.acwa.com/awards.
ACWA is a statewide association of public
agencies whose more than 470 members are responsible for about 90%
of the water delivered in California. For more information, visit
www.acwa.com
Contact: Heather Engel, ACWA Director of
Communications |C (916) 669-2387Contact: William
Ringland, EVWD Public Affairs/Conservation Manager |C (909)
454-4580