DRINKING WATER
AWARDS
TOP Award
BWA continues to be recognized by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for participation in the Texas Optimization Program (TOP). This award recognizes water treatment plants that voluntarily work to exceed the minimum requirements set by the State of Texas for water clarity. The TOP award is one of the highest awards a water system can receive from the TCEQ. Each time that a plant meets the extremely stringent recognition criteria continuously for six months, the TCEQ presents the water system with a TOP recognition award. The BWA has received six consecutive awards since it began participating in the program in 2007. The goal of optimization is to lower the risk of waterborne disease by reducing the number of pathogenic organisms that could pass through a treatment plants. Since the program's inception in 1998, only 12 water treatment plans have been recognized. BWA treatment plant operators are to be commended for their dedication and diligence in pursuing and maintaining TOP recognition. For more information on the Texas Optimization Program, please click here.
Outstanding Public Drinking Water System
Benbrook Water Authority received the TCEQ's Outstanding Public Drinking Water System Award in 2005 and 2006. This award recognizes overall excellence in all aspects of operating a public water system (PWS). To be recognized, a PWS must go above and beyond the minimum standards in protecting public health and ensuring reliable operation. BWA is one of only 44 public water systems to have received this award. To be eligible for this award, a PWS must meet several criteria, including meeting the criteria for being recognized as a Superior PWS, meeting the criteria for the Total Coliform Rule Program Award, and having no major violations or enforcement actions for the recognition calendar year. For more information about this award, please click here.
Total Coliform Rule Program Award
BWA has earned this award from 2003-2007. This award is presented every two years based on compliance during the previous two calendar years. To receive this recognition, the public water system must have been an active public water system for each of the 24 consecutive months and had no Total Coliform Rule violations during that 24-month period.
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