Member Spotlight

Across the nation, communities and public entities are struggling to address PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in the environment, and the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District is no exception.

Over the past several years, the Operations Division of the City of Springfield’s Development and Public Works Department (DPW), working with the Community Development Division, developed and implemented a Capacity, Management, Operations, and Maintenance (CMOM) program. Springfield is using the CMOM program to guide its sustainable and responsible stewardship of the community’s wastewater collection system.

NACWA awarded the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission a 2022 National Environmental Achievement Award in the Public Information & Education – E-Media category for its impactful and informative video, Community Partnership for Clean Water. Read more about the creative project.

Mount Pleasant Waterworks (MPW) in South Carolina provides water and wastewater service to over 90,000 people in the Town of Mount Pleasant. NACWA awarded the Mount Pleasant Waterworks a 2022 National Environmental Achievement Award in the Operations & Environmental Performance category for its creative repurposing of a beloved, historic water infrastructure.

Since 1926, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) has led the way in cost-effective, environmentally beneficial, and consumer-friendly strategies of biosolids management.

The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) provides vital water, wastewater and waste management services to more than 1.8 million people in 10 counties. To combat workforce challenges, the NTMWD partnered with Collin College to provide a pathway for students interested in working in water and wastewater operations.

The City of Des Moines, Iowa is a leader in the development, planning, and execution of efforts to improve water quality and flood management both within city limits and outside of its jurisdictional boundaries.

The children’s book, Anatomy of Wastewater, is an in-house production developed by the Department of Environmental Services and the City and County of Honolulu’s Design and Print Center at the Department of Customer Services.

The Great Lakes Water Authority’s (GLWA) collaborative relationship with its member partners and other stakeholders is the bedrock of its operating philosophy, strengthened through development of various common projects and initiatives. . A key example of this collaboration is in the development of public education materials and videos to educate the public on clean water good practices.

In a typical year, Lynchburg Water Resources (LWR) education and outreach staff visits schools, leads field trips, hosts water plant and wastewater plant tours, and participates in large-scale events. Due to COVID-19, these events were no longer safe to continue. As a solution to continue to raise awareness, the education and outreach staff began filming a series of short 3-5-minute-long videos entitled “Water Wonders.”