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East Point Water & Sewer wins GAWWA gold award; city highlights PFAS treatment and infrastructure funding
Summary
The Georgia Association of Water Professionals presented East Point Water & Sewer with a Gold Award for distribution-system excellence (a score reported as 95+). Officials credited staff and cited ongoing investments and early PFAS treatment efforts.
East Point's water and sewer team received a Gold Award from the Georgia Association of Water Professionals for distribution-system excellence, a recognition the presenter said reflects a score of 95 or higher.
"The city of East Point Water and Sewer earned the... gold award for distribution system of excellence," Pamela Burnett, executive director of the Georgia Association of Water Professionals, told the council, and she credited the department's operations and documentation practices during audits.
City staff used the presentation to highlight the department's recent performance and funding. Director Echevarria (water and resources director) thanked the audit team and introduced the operations staff who worked on the system; council members praised the department's work and noted the city's infrastructure needs. In remarks, a city official said funding secured through leadership had been delivering roughly $400,000 a month to help address about $326 million in water, sewer and stormwater infrastructure needs — a figure cited during remarks and described as part of the city's ongoing capital workload.
Officials also said East Point has started PFAS treatment ahead of federal mandates, noting the city's effort "to start treating" earlier than required. Council members emphasized the staff—s role in ensuring safe, dependable water and called the award recognition of operational excellence.
The council took no formal action tied to the award beyond recognition and a group photograph.
