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Goldendale wastewater plant receives state Ecology award for outstanding performance
Summary
The Goldendale wastewater treatment plant received the Washington Department of Ecology's 2024 Outstanding Performance Award for meeting permit criteria and monitoring requirements, marking the plant's fifth consecutive recognition.
The Goldendale wastewater treatment plant received the Washington Department of Ecology's 2024 Outstanding Performance Award, City Administrator Sandy Wells told the City Council.
Wells read the Ecology citation, which said the plant was among the top performers statewide for regularly meeting permit criteria, conducting monitoring and reporting data. The notice noted the award recognizes operators who protect water quality and meet permit requirements; Joe Kenning, PhD, water quality program manager for the Department of Ecology, signed the letter.
Wells told the council this is the fifth consecutive year the Goldendale plant has received the recognition and credited the public-works team and plant operators for their work.
Why this matters: the award reflects compliance with permit requirements and monitoring obligations under state oversight and signals consistent treatment-plant performance for the community's wastewater system.
No action was required of the council; the announcement was in the report-of-officers portion of the agenda.
