(DALLAS – February 28, 2011) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced
the winners of the 2010 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Awards for Sustainable
Public Health Protection. These awards recognize communities nationwide that advance
the most innovative and effective DWSRF projects that further the goal of clean and
safe drinking water through exceptional planning, management and finance.
EPA Region 6 award winners for 2010 are: The City of Glenwood, Arkansas; City of
Ville Platte, Louisiana; Wagoner Public Works Authority, Oklahoma; and City of Fort
Worth, Texas.
“Our nation’s water systems face many problems from age and use,” said EPA Regional
Administrator Al Armendariz. “These cities and authorities have shown how innovative
thinking helps overcome these challenges to assure the people have access to safe
water.”
The projects had to meet several mandatory criteria to qualify for the award including
financial integrity, Safe Drinking Water Act compliance and public health benefits.
In addition, each nominee had to demonstrate leadership in one or more of the following
criteria:
Use of DWSRF program funds to plan and/or execute an exceptional green project,
use of innovative management strategies that promote sustainability of water infrastructure,
use of full-cost pricing/affordability tools, encouragement of efficient water use,
holistic source water resources benefit approach, innovation in financing and creative
use of partnerships.
The 2010 DWSRF Awards recognize borrowers and their supporters who achieve results
that go beyond the typical project, showing exceptional creativity and dedication
to public health protection.
