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Moore to Present Environmental Award
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Congressman Dennis Moore, D-Kan., and representatives from four
federal agencies will be in Lawrence this afternoon to present a national
environmental award to the city’s wastewater operators.
Lawrence’s sewer system will be recognized as just the 10th in the country to be
certified under the National Biosolids Partnership’s Environmental Management
System.
Moore — along with leaders from the National Biosolids Partnership, the Water
Environment Federation, the National Association of Clean Water Agencies and the
Environmental Protection Agency — will present Lawrence leaders with the honor
at a 1:30 p.m. ceremony at the city’s Wastewater Treatment Plant, 1400 E. Eighth
St.
City staff members also will be providing tours and answering questions about
the sewer plant from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
In addition to the certification — which required a third-party audit of the
city’s wastewater system — today’s event also will recognize EPA awards the city
has received from the EPA for operations and maintenance and biosolids
management.