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PO Box 47600 • Olympia, W,4 98504-7600 •360-407-6000
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July 23, 2021
The Honorable Saul Martinez
Mayor of Pasco
525 N 3rd Ave.
Pasco. V�:� 99�01
RE: 2020 Wastewater Treatment Plant Outstanding Performance Awards
Dear Mayor Martinez:
Congratulations! The Pasco Wastewater Treatment Plant is receiving the 2020 "Wastewater
Treatment Plant Outstanding Performance" award. Of approximately 300 wastewater treatment
plants statewide, yours is one of 125 that achieved full compliance with its National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System(NPDES) permit in 2020.
My staff evaluated wastewater treatment plants in Washington for compliance with the ei�luent
limits, monitoring and reporting requirements, spill prevention planning, pretreatment, and
overall operational demands of the NPDES permit.
This is the seventh consecutive year the Pasco Wastewater Treatment Plant received this award.
Your excellent record is a credit to the dedicated operators who are responsible for running this
award-winning plant.
It takes diligent operatars and a strong management tearn, working effectively together, to
achieve this high level of compliance. It is not easy to operate a wastewater treatment plant 24
hours a day, 365 days a year, without vio�lations.
Operators faced unprecedented challenges in 2020 and used impressive creativity and shared
expertise to manage wipes, gloves, and masks clogging pipes and pumps, and numerous other
challenges. Ecology appreciates the ea�traordinary level of effort your plant operators
demonstrated throughout 2020. Talented and proficient operators are critical to successful plant
operations and protecting the health of Washington's waters.
We will announce the 2020 award recipients, including the Pasco Wastewater Treatment Plant,
in the coming weeks.
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The Honorable Saul Martinez STATE OF WASHINGTON
July 23, 2021 DE�ARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
Page 2 PO Box 47600 • Olympia, WA 98504-7600 •360-4Q7-6000
711 for Washington Relay Service • Persons wifh a speech disabilify can call 877-833-6341
Please contact Rob Buchert at 509-329-3536 or rob.buchert@ecy.wa.gov if you have any
questions or comments ai�out your award.
Thank you for the excellent service your operators provide to your community and the waters of
Washington.
Sincerely,
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Vincent McGowan, P.E.
Water Quality Program Manager
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