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EPA's Clean Water Act Recognition Awards

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Description

The EPA's Clean Water Act Recognition Awards recognize municipalities and industries, including Tribal Nations and U.S. military commands for demonstrating outstanding technological achievements or an innovative process, method or device in their waste treatment and pollution abatement programs.

Goal / Mission

The objectives of the program are to educate the public about the contributions that publicly-owned wastewater treatment facilities make to clean water; to encourage public support for municipal and industrial efforts in effective wastewater management, biosolids management, and wet weather pollution control; and to recognize communities that go much beyond the minimum needed to meet Clean Water Act requirements.

Results / Accomplishments

This program has granted awards since 1986. In addition, the program offers guidelines for water conservation and efficiency, drought management, water recycling, and other information for homes, businesses and municipalities.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
US Environmental Protection Agency
Primary Contact
Maria E. Campbell
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Wastewater Management (4204M)
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20460
(202) 564-0628
campbell.maria@epa.gov
http://www.epa.gov/owm/mtb/intnet.htm
Topics
Environmental Health / Toxins & Contaminants
Organization(s)
US Environmental Protection Agency
Date of publication
2006
Date of implementation
1985
Location
USA

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A Good Idea meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program funding source, program implementation steps and outcomes.
  2. The program evaluation is limited to descriptive measure(s) of success/accomplishment (i.e., program participation rates, number of services/education sessions/radio messages provided). Note: oftentimes, the program has been newly implemented and a program evaluation has not yet been conducted. Programs that have not yet been evaluated, but which show promise in improving health or quality of life, are classified as Good Ideas until an evaluation is conducted.