U.S. EPA's National Clean Water Act Recognition Awards Presentation During the Water Environment Federation's Technical Exposition and Conference (WEFTEC), and Announcement of 2007 National Awards Winners, 58662-58664 [E7-20373]

Download as PDF 58662 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 16, 2007 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 mmaher on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES October 10, 2007. Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: Docket Numbers: RP03–36–028. Applicants: Dauphin Island Gathering Partners. Description: Dauphin Island Gathering Partners submits its ThirtyFourth Revised Sheet 9 et al. to its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume 1, to become effective 11/4/07. Filed Date: 10/04/2007. Accession Number: 20071005–0075. Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 16, 2007. Docket Numbers: RP03–323–013. Applicants: Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co. Description: Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company submits negotiated Rate Schedule FT–1 Service Agreement. Filed Date: 10/02/2007. Accession Number: 20071003–0228. 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There is an eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed dockets(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Acting Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–20339 Filed 10–15–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [OW–2003–0064, FRL–8482–7] U.S. EPA’s National Clean Water Act Recognition Awards Presentation During the Water Environment Federation’s Technical Exposition and Conference (WEFTEC), and Announcement of 2007 National Awards Winners Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency recognized municipalities and industries for outstanding and innovative technological achievements in wastewater treatment and pollution abatement programs. An inscribed plaque was presented to first and second place national winners at the annual Clean Water Act Recognition Awards presentation during the Water Environment Federation’s Technical Exposition and Conference (WEFTEC). Recognition is made every year for outstanding programs and projects in operations and maintenance at wastewater treatment facilities, biosolids management and public acceptance, municipal implementation and enforcement of local pretreatment programs, cost-effective storm water controls, and combined sewer overflow controls. This action also announces the 2007 national awards winners. DATES: Monday, October 15, 2007, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. ADDRESSES: The national awards presentation ceremony was held at the San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Hasselkus, Telephone: (202) 564–0664. Facsimile Number: (202) 501–2396. E-Mail: hasselkus.william@epa.gov. Also visit E:\FR\FM\16OCN1.SGM 16OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 16, 2007 / Notices the Office of Wastewater Management’s Web page at https://www.epa.gov/owm. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Clean Water Act Recognition Awards are authorized by section 501(a) and (e) of the Clean Water Act, and 33 U.S.C. 1361(a) and (e). Applications and nominations for the national awards are recommended by EPA regions. A regulation establishes a framework for the annual recognition awards program at 40 CFR part 105. EPA announced the availability of application and nomination information for this year’s awards (72 FR 26632, May 10, 2007). The awards program enhances national awareness of municipal wastewater treatment and encourages public support of programs targeted to protecting the public’s health and safety and the nation’s water quality. State water pollution control agencies and EPA regional offices make recommendations to headquarters for the national awards. Programs and projects being recognized are in compliance with applicable water quality requirements and have a satisfactory record with respect to environmental quality. Municipalities and industries are recognized for their demonstrated creativity and technological achievements in five awards categories as follows: 58663 (1) Outstanding Operations and Maintenance practices at wastewater treatment facilities; (2) Exemplary Biosolids Management projects, technology/innovation or development activities, research and public acceptance efforts; (3) Pretreatment Program Excellence; (4) Storm Water Management Excellence; and, (5) Outstanding Combined Sewer Overflow Control programs. The winners of the EPA’s 2007 National Clean Water Act Recognition Awards are listed below by category. Category: Outstanding Operations and Maintenance Awards First Place Sub-category Kent County Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility, Milford, Delaware .................................................. Persigo Wastewater Treatment Facility, Grand Junction, Colorado ............................................................ Kalispell Advanced Wastewater Treatment and Biological Nutrient Removal Facility, Kalispell, Montana Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority, South Central Urban Water Reuse Facility, Douglasville, Georgia. Village of Trempealeau Wastewater Treatment Facility, Trempealeau, Wisconsin .................................... Southern Ute Indian Tribe Wastewater Treatment Plant, Ignacio, Colorado .............................................. Large Advanced Plant. Large Secondary Treatment Plant. Medium Advanced Plant. Small Non-Discharging Plant. Small Secondary Plant. Small Advanced Plant. Second Place Sub-category Flat Creek Water Reclamation Facility, Gainesville, Georgia ...................................................................... City of Groton, Connecticut Water Pollution Control Facility, Groton, Connecticut ..................................... Barona Band of Mission Indians, Lakeside, California ................................................................................ Large Advanced Plant. Medium Advanced Plant. Small Advanced Plant. Category: Exemplary Biosolids Management Awards First Place Sub-category Ocean County Utilities Authority, Bayville, New Jersey ............................................................................... City of Albany, Oregon, Albany, Oregon ...................................................................................................... University of Washington (Biosolids to Biodiesel), Seattle, Washington ..................................................... Columbus Water Works, Atlanta, Georgia ................................................................................................... Greater than 5 dry tons per day. Less than 5 dry tons per day. Research and Innovation Activities. Technology Development Activities. Second Place Southside Wastewater Treatment Plant, Dallas, Texas ............................................................................... Greater than 5 dry tons per day. Category: Outstanding Pretreatment Program Awards First Place Sub-category Tri-Cities: Vandalia, Tipp City, Huber Heights, Ohio, Dayton, Ohio ............................................................ City of Longmont, Colorado, Longmont, Colorado ....................................................................................... Jacksonville Electric Authority, Jacksonville, Florida ................................................................................... 0–5 Significant Industrial Users (SIUs). 6–20 SIUs. 21 or more SIUs. Second Place Big Dry Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility, Westminster, Colorado ...................................................... Persigo Wastewater Treatment Facility, Grand Junction, Colorado ............................................................ Austin Water Utility, Austin, Texas ............................................................................................................... 0–5 SIUs. 6–20 SIUs. 21 or more SIUs. mmaher on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Category: Outstanding Storm Water Management Awards First Place Sub-category City of Oakland Watershed Improvement Program, Oakland, California .................................................... Caltrans Stormwater Management Program, Sacramento, California ......................................................... VerDate Aug<31>2005 04:12 Oct 16, 2007 Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\16OCN1.SGM Municipal Program. Municipal Program. 16OCN1 58664 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 16, 2007 / Notices Dated: October 4, 2007. Judy Davis, Acting Director, Office of Wastewater Management. [FR Doc. E7–20373 Filed 10–15–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–ORD–2007–0484; FRL–8482–8] Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) Standing Subcommittee Meeting—2007 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of meeting. mmaher on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of a meeting of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) Standing Subcommittee. DATES: The meeting (a teleconference call) will be held on Thursday, November 1, 2007 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. All times noted are eastern time. The meeting may adjourn early if all business is finished. Requests for the draft agenda or for making oral presentations at the conference call will be accepted up to 1 business day before the meeting. 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Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 electronically in https:// www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) Standing Subcommittee—2007 Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the ORD Docket is (202) 566–1752. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer via mail at: Susan Peterson, Mail Code 8104–R, Office of Science Policy, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice mail at: (202) 564–1077; via fax at: (202) 565–2911; or via e-mail at: peterson.susan@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: General Information Participation in the meeting will be by teleconference only—meeting rooms will not be used. Members of the public who wish to obtain the call-in number and access code to participate in the conference call may contact Susan Peterson, the Designated Federal Officer, via any of the contact methods listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above, by 4 working days prior to the conference call. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the subcommittee’s input to their draft letter report and follow-up from their September 11, 2007 teleconference. 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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OW-2003-0064, FRL-8482-7]


U.S. EPA's National Clean Water Act Recognition Awards 
Presentation During the Water Environment Federation's Technical 
Exposition and Conference (WEFTEC), and Announcement of 2007 National 
Awards Winners

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency recognized municipalities 
and industries for outstanding and innovative technological 
achievements in wastewater treatment and pollution abatement programs. 
An inscribed plaque was presented to first and second place national 
winners at the annual Clean Water Act Recognition Awards presentation 
during the Water Environment Federation's Technical Exposition and 
Conference (WEFTEC). Recognition is made every year for outstanding 
programs and projects in operations and maintenance at wastewater 
treatment facilities, biosolids management and public acceptance, 
municipal implementation and enforcement of local pretreatment 
programs, cost-effective storm water controls, and combined sewer 
overflow controls. This action also announces the 2007 national awards 
winners.

DATES: Monday, October 15, 2007, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The national awards presentation ceremony was held at the 
San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Hasselkus, Telephone: (202) 
564-0664. Facsimile Number: (202) 501-2396. E-Mail: 
hasselkus.william@epa.gov. Also visit

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the Office of Wastewater Management's Web page at https://www.epa.gov/
owm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Clean Water Act Recognition Awards are 
authorized by section 501(a) and (e) of the Clean Water Act, and 33 
U.S.C. 1361(a) and (e). Applications and nominations for the national 
awards are recommended by EPA regions. A regulation establishes a 
framework for the annual recognition awards program at 40 CFR part 105. 
EPA announced the availability of application and nomination 
information for this year's awards (72 FR 26632, May 10, 2007). The 
awards program enhances national awareness of municipal wastewater 
treatment and encourages public support of programs targeted to 
protecting the public's health and safety and the nation's water 
quality. State water pollution control agencies and EPA regional 
offices make recommendations to headquarters for the national awards. 
Programs and projects being recognized are in compliance with 
applicable water quality requirements and have a satisfactory record 
with respect to environmental quality. Municipalities and industries 
are recognized for their demonstrated creativity and technological 
achievements in five awards categories as follows:
    (1) Outstanding Operations and Maintenance practices at wastewater 
treatment facilities;
    (2) Exemplary Biosolids Management projects, technology/innovation 
or development activities, research and public acceptance efforts;
    (3) Pretreatment Program Excellence;
    (4) Storm Water Management Excellence; and,
    (5) Outstanding Combined Sewer Overflow Control programs.
    The winners of the EPA's 2007 National Clean Water Act Recognition 
Awards are listed below by category.

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                             Category: Outstanding Operations and Maintenance Awards
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                  First Place                                             Sub-category
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Kent County Regional Wastewater Treatment       Large Advanced Plant.
 Facility, Milford, Delaware.
Persigo Wastewater Treatment Facility, Grand    Large Secondary Treatment Plant.
 Junction, Colorado.
Kalispell Advanced Wastewater Treatment and     Medium Advanced Plant.
 Biological Nutrient Removal Facility,
 Kalispell, Montana.
Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer     Small Non-Discharging Plant.
 Authority, South Central Urban Water Reuse
 Facility, Douglasville, Georgia.
Village of Trempealeau Wastewater Treatment     Small Secondary Plant.
 Facility, Trempealeau, Wisconsin.
Southern Ute Indian Tribe Wastewater Treatment  Small Advanced Plant.
 Plant, Ignacio, Colorado.
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                 Second Place                                             Sub-category
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Flat Creek Water Reclamation Facility,          Large Advanced Plant.
 Gainesville, Georgia.
City of Groton, Connecticut Water Pollution     Medium Advanced Plant.
 Control Facility, Groton, Connecticut.
Barona Band of Mission Indians, Lakeside,       Small Advanced Plant.
 California.
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                                 Category: Exemplary Biosolids Management Awards
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                  First Place                                             Sub-category
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Ocean County Utilities Authority, Bayville,     Greater than 5 dry tons per day.
 New Jersey.
City of Albany, Oregon, Albany, Oregon........  Less than 5 dry tons per day.
University of Washington (Biosolids to          Research and Innovation Activities.
 Biodiesel), Seattle, Washington.
Columbus Water Works, Atlanta, Georgia........  Technology Development Activities.
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                 Second Place
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Southside Wastewater Treatment Plant, Dallas,   Greater than 5 dry tons per day.
 Texas.
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                                Category: Outstanding Pretreatment Program Awards
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                  First Place                                             Sub-category
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Tri-Cities: Vandalia, Tipp City, Huber          0-5 Significant Industrial Users (SIUs).
 Heights, Ohio, Dayton, Ohio.
City of Longmont, Colorado, Longmont, Colorado  6-20 SIUs.
Jacksonville Electric Authority, Jacksonville,  21 or more SIUs.
 Florida.
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                 Second Place
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Big Dry Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility,    0-5 SIUs.
 Westminster, Colorado.
Persigo Wastewater Treatment Facility, Grand    6-20 SIUs.
 Junction, Colorado.
Austin Water Utility, Austin, Texas...........  21 or more SIUs.
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                               Category: Outstanding Storm Water Management Awards
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                  First Place                                             Sub-category
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City of Oakland Watershed Improvement Program,  Municipal Program.
 Oakland, California.
Caltrans Stormwater Management Program,         Municipal Program.
 Sacramento, California.
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    Dated: October 4, 2007.
Judy Davis,
Acting Director, Office of Wastewater Management.
[FR Doc. E7-20373 Filed 10-15-07; 8:45 am]
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