About NACWA - NACWA Awards - Peak Performance Awards
NACWA’s Peak Performance Awards recognize member agency facilities for outstanding compliance of their National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit limits. This recognition program consists of three categories – Platinum, Gold and Silver. The criteria for each category are as follows:
Award Categories & Past Honorees
- Platinum Awards
Platinum Awards recognize 100% compliance with NPDES permits over a consecutive five year period.
If a member agency has received a Platinum Award, in the subsequent years, as long as 100% compliance is maintained, Platinum Award status can be continued. Should 100% compliance not be maintained, member agency facilities must receive four consecutive Gold Awards to again be eligible for another Platinum Award.
- Gold Awards
Gold Awards honor facilities that have achieved 100% compliance with their with NPDES permit limits for an entire calendar year.
- Silver Awards
Silver Awards recognize facilities that have received no more than five NPDES violations throughout calendar year.
All eligible member agency facilities must provide at least secondary treatment, or advanced primary treatment with a 301(h)waiver. Additionally, there are no facility capacity minimums for Peak Performance Award eligibility.