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Left to Right: Jay Pimpere-EPA Region I Pretreatment Coordinator, Normand Lamie, General Manager Auburn Water & Sewerage Districts, John Storer, District Engineer, Andrew Farris, Sewer Foreman, Craig Millett, Lead Operator |
The Auburn, Maine Sewerage District
(ASD) was recently selected by the U.S. EPA for a National First Place
Award in the Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control category as part of
the annual 2006 U.S. EPA Clean Water Act Recognition Awards selection
process.
The staff is being recognized by EPA for outstanding work related to
on-going activities related to its collection system and its overall
commitment to improving water quality. Auburn is among four facilities
in New England acknowledged for exemplary performance in the
wastewater and collection system field, with all four winning First
Place in their respective categories on a national level.
ASD has worked with the City of Auburn to aggressively implement CSO
separation projects. Thus far, ASD has spent $12.5 million on CSO
abatement projects separating 58,000 linear feet of combined sewer and
eliminating five CSOs. The net result is that the percentage of
combined sewers has been reduced from 25 percent to approximately 12
percent. CSOs have decreased significantly to where in a typical year
ASD will experience approximately 25 discharges totaling 5 million
gallons. This is approximately a 95 percent reduction in overflow
volumes which places ASD ahead of schedule. Continuing with its
aggressive abatement, ASD is presently implementing separation
projects that will allow them to eliminate three more CSOs within the
next five years and estimate eliminating the last three remaining CSOs
by the end of the 15-year abatement schedule.
ASD’s General Manager Normand Lamie and his staff, John Storer,
District Engineer, Andy Farris, Lead Operator, and Craig Millett,
Assistant Lead Operator, are acknowledged for their professional
commitment and resourcefulness in addressing CSOs within its
collection system.
“The professionals overseeing the collection system play a crucial
role ensuring that our lakes and rivers are protected from unnecessary
pollution,” said Robert W. Varney, regional administrator of EPA's New
England Office. “The individuals who oversee these collection systems,
and the municipalities that support them, are key to keeping our
environment healthy. We are proud to give them the credit they
deserve.”
The U.S. EPA Clean Water Act Recognition Awards were established to
recognize and honor the employees of publicly owned wastewater
treatment plants for their commitment to improving water quality not
only with outstanding operation and maintenance, but also through a
combination of continued permit compliance, effective financial
management, on-going operator training, and collection system
improvements. More often than not and particularly with the smaller
facilities, conscientious operators and staff continue to perform
exceptionally with limited resources.
The Auburn Sewerage District was recognized at the New England Water
Environment Association's 75th Annual Conference on January 24, 2007
at the Marriott Copley Place Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts during the
Awards Luncheon Program.
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