The District is proud of its involvement with a number of professional communities and organizations, including:
The District’s commitment to excellence and innovation is evidenced by the recognition it receives. Recently, the District has:
- Won 2008 and 2009 Gold Award from NACWA in recognition of one year with 100 percent National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit compliance
- Won Silver Awards from NACWA—in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2007—in recognition of complete and consistent National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit compliance
- Won Plant of the Year Award in 1990, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007 and 2008 from the CWEA Sacramento Area Section
- Won Collection System of the Year Award in 2009 from the CWEA Redwood Empire Section
- Won Safety Award in 2009 from CWEA Redwood Empire Section
- Won 2009 CASA Award for Organizational Innovation
- Won a 2005 Achievement Award from CASA for “Innovative Treatment of High–Strength Food Processing Waste”
- Earned a 2004 Special Merit Award for Regional Cooperation from CASA, East Bay Municipal Utility District and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, for work on developing viable solutions to biosolids issues
- Won honors from CSRMA in fiscal years 1997–98, 1999–00, and 2004–05—in the small member agency category—for:
- Workers’ Compensation program with the Lowest Claims Frequency Rate
- Lowest Claims Cost as a Percentage of Payroll
- Earned Loss Control Program of the Year from CSRMA in fiscal year 2006-07
- Earned special recognition for Excellence in Financial Reporting, from GFOA, for eleven consecutive fiscal years–June 1998 through June 2009
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