Pennsylvania’s Area-Wide Optimization Program (AWOP) has an AWOP Awards Program that annually recognizes top performing water plants on their outstanding efforts towards filter plant optimization and exceptional turbidity performance. This will be the eighteenth consecutive year that Pennsylvania has given out AWOP Awards. The awards ceremony is given each year during the annual Pennsylvania Rural Water Association (PRWA) Conference in State College, PA.
Eligibility for an award requires WebOAS turbidity submittal. Once eligibility is determined, the criteria for receiving an award certificate are meeting Pennsylvania’s Combined Filter Effluent (CFE) Turbidity Optimization Goal, have a Commendable Rating on the most recent Filter Plant Performance Evaluation (FPPE) report, and been in good standing with the department regarding treatment plant violations. These criteria must be met during the award year to receive an award certificate.
The department has also incorporated a prestigious crystal 10 Year AWOP Award given to water plants that have received an AWOP Award for 10 consecutive years. Only sixteen water plants in the state have received this award.
Water System Name | Plant Name | PWSID | # of Consecutive Awards | 10 Year AWOP Award |
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Alexandria Borough Water Authority | Membrane Plant | 4310021 | 12 | 2023 |
Antrim Township Municipal Authority | Treatment Plant | 7280063 | 2 | |
Blossburg Municipal Authority | Bellman Filter Plant | 2590033 | 12 | 2023 |
Brookville Municipal Authority | Membrane Plant | 6330004 | 2 |
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Ebensboro Borough Municipal Authority | Ebensburg Water Treatment Plant | 4110009 | 6 | |
Lititz Borough | Filter Plant | 7360126 | 8 | |
Madisonburg Water Works | Treatment Plant | 4140111 | 14 | 2020 |
Millersburg Water Authority | Water Plant | 7220034 | 2 |
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Northwestern Lancaster County Authority | Treatment Plant | 7360164 | 6 |
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Spring Township Municipal Authority | Kern Run Plant | 4550011 | First Award |
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Bear Valley Joint Authority | Fort Loudoun Plant | 7280043 | First Award |
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Chambersburg Borough Water System | Filter Plant | 7280005 | 6 |
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Chester Water Authority | Octorara Plant | 1230004 | 1 | 2018 |
City of Bethlehem | Pennsville Water Treatment Plant | 3480046 | 17 | 2018 |
Easton Area Water System | Easton Water Treatment Plant | 3480050 | 2 |
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Elizabethtown Area Water | Filter Plant | 7360124 | 7 |
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Ephrata Area Joint Authority | Filter Plant | 7360045 | 11 | 2024 |
Evitts Creek Water Company | Filter Plant | 4050028 | 6 |
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Highland Sewer and Water Authority | Beaverdam Water Treatment Plant | 4110017 | 9 |
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Kutztown Borough Water | Filter Plant | 3060041 | 13 | 2022 |
Lehigh County Authority - | Allentown Water Treatment Plant | 3390024 | 18 | 2017 |
Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County | Sweeney Plant | 5650032 | 1 |
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Mifflin County Municipal Authority | Laurel Creek | 4440010 | 18 | 2017 |
Moon Township Municipal Authority | Fern Hollow Road Filter Plant | 5020011 | 2 |
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North Wales Water Authority | Forest park | 1460048 | 18 | 2017 |
Reading Area Water Authority | Maidencreek Water Treatment Plant | 3060059 | First Award |
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State College Borough Water Authority | Woodside Filter Plant | 4140096 | 18 | 2017 |
West View Water Authority | Beaver County Water Treatment Plant | 5020043 | 3 |
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Western Berks Water Authority | Treatment Plant | 3060066 | 15 | 2020 |