Water Plant Named "Best Operated"

Congratulations to the men and women of the Decatur Utilities Water Resources Group and Water Treatment Plant (WTP). For the second-straight year, the WTP was named the Best Operated Plant in the State of Alabama among Surface Water Plants > 60 Million Gallons Per Day. The 2019 award was presented by the Alabama Water Pollution Control Association.

DU’s WTP also received the Six-Year Area-Wide Optimization Award presented by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPS) and Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) for 2013-2018. These awards recognize the outstanding operational practices that in place to ensure that DU meets or exceeds all state and federal regulations for water quality.