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Awards

Each year, the Agency presents national awards recognizing municipalities, states and tribes for outstanding achievements in wastewater management, including the pretreatment program. More information about these awards is on the Clean Water Act Recognition Awards page.

We are pleased to acknowledge the following municipalities in EPA's Pacific Southwest Region that have won a national pretreatment award:

City of San Leandro

Lisa Maffei of the City of San Leandro samples wastewater from an industry.
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City of Fresno

Jeff Engelman and Janelle Parker of the City of Fresno install a composite sampler in the field. Larger image

City of Riverside

Riverside's treatment plant receives wastewater containing grease from food service facilities and processes it to produce electricity. Larger image

Year	Municipality	Award Category (No of Significant Industrial Users (SIUs))	National Award
2006	City of Riverside Riverside, California More information	6 - 20 SIUs	First Place
	City of San Leandro San Leandro, California More information	6 - 20 SIUs	Second Place
	City of Fresno Fresno, California More information	Greater Than 21 SIUs	First Place
2005	Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Martinez, California More Information	Greater Than 21 SIUs	First Place
2004	East Bay Municipal Utility District Oakland, California More Information	Greater Than 21 SIUs	First Place
2003	City of Sunnyvale Sunnyvale, California	26-100 SIUs	Second Place
2002	Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant Palo Alto, California	26-100 SIUs	Second Place
	Phoenix, Arizona Metropolitan Area - "Valley of the Sun"	Greater Than 100 SIUs	First Place
	City of Glendale
	City of Mesa
	City of Phoenix
	City of Scottsdale
	City of Tempe
2001	Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Martinez, California	0 - 25 SIUs	First Place
2001	Goleta Sanitary District Goleta, California	0 - 25 SIUs	Second Place
2000	Orange County Sanitation District Fountain Valley, California	Greater Than 100 SIUs	Second Place
1998	Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Martinez, California	21 - 50 SIUs	First Place
1997	Pima County Wastewater Management Division Tucson, Arizona	21 - 50 SIUs	Second Place
	East Bay Municipal Utility District Oakland, California	51 - 100 SIUs	First Place
	Orange County Sanitation District Fountain Valley, California	Greater Than 100 SIUs	First Place
1995	City of Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California	0 - 10 SIUs	Second Place
1995	Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County Whittier, California	Greater Than 100 SIUs	First Place
1994	City and County of San Francisco San Francisco, California	21 - 50 SIUs	First Place
	City of Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona	Greater Than 50 SIUs	First Place
	Orange County Sanitation District Fountain Valley, California	Greater Than 50 SIUs	Second Place
1993	Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Martinez, California	21 - 50 SIUs	Second Place
1993	East Bay Municipal Utility District Oakland, California	Greater Than 50 SIUs	First Place
1992	Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant Palo Alto, California	Greater Than 20 MGD (old category definition)	Second Place
1991	City of Sunnyvale Sunnyvale, California	5.01 - 20 MGD (old category definition)	First Place
1989 [start of awards program]	East Bay Municipal Utility District Oakland, California	Greater Than 20 MGD (old category definition)	First Place

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