Pennsylvania American Water Awarded Directors Awards for 29 FacilitiesProviding high-quality water is our business. We monitor water quality every step of the way, from source to tap, and we know what it takes to provide water that meets or surpasses state and federal drinking water standards. Our team of water quality and operations experts operate 60 quality control laboratories throughout Pennsylvania. More complex testing is performed mainly at American Water’s Belleville Laboratory, one of the most advanced water quality laboratories in the U.S. We take water quality so seriously that 29 of our water treatment plants have been nationally recognized with Directors Awards for participating in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Partnership for Safe Water program. This is a voluntary program where the water service provider must carry out a rigorous review of their operational, financial and managerial policies and practices and identify ways to improve performance. As part of meeting the Directors Award requirements, the surface water treatment plant must meet certain criteria, and provide water service that – in some cases – surpasses what it is required by federal and state drinking water standards. Our plants earned this prestigious award for surpassing federal and state drinking water standards. Of the 29, the majority of these facilities have provided water quality that meets partnership requirements for 5 years (9 facilities) or 10 years (18 facilities). This represents close to 60 percent of the 50 Directors Awards that have been presented to all water utilities across the state. In fact, Pennsylvania American Water has received more Directors Awards than any other water utility in the nation.
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