The City of Sequim Water Reclamation Facility has received a “Wastewater Treatment Plant Outstanding Performance” award for 2014 by the Washington State Department of Ecology.

It’s the fourth year in a row the Sequim Reclamation Facility has received the award for achieving full compliance with its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit.

Only 127 systems out of about 300 received the award.

The Department of Ecology evaluates wastewater treatment plants in Washington for their compliance with effluent limits, monitoring and reporting requirements, spill prevention planning, pretreatment and overall operational demands of the national system permit.

“The Washington State Department of Ecology appreciates the extraordinary level of effort your plant operators demonstrated throughout 2014,” Heather Bartlett, DOE water quality program manager, wrote in a letter to the Sequim City Council.

“Talented and proficient operators are critical to successful plant operations and protecting the health of Washington’s waters.”

“Your excellent record is a credit to the dedicated operators who are responsible for operating this award-winning plant,” she added.

Contact Public Works director David Garlington at 681-3439 or dgarlington@sequimwa.gov with questions.