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Clayton County Water Authority brings home top awards

Shoal Creek Water Reclamation Facility was named the 2017 Wastewater Plant of the Year. Pictured left to right, Shoal Creek Plant Operator Willie McCune, Chief Operator Robert Cloud, Plant Operator Andy Eason, Plant Operator Hilton Texidor, Plant Supervisor Herlon Fayard and Plant Operator Mike Crabtree.
Shoal Creek Water Reclamation Facility was named the 2017 Wastewater Plant of the Year. Pictured left to right, Shoal Creek Plant Operator Willie McCune, Chief Operator Robert Cloud, Plant Operator Andy Eason, Plant Operator Hilton Texidor, Plant Supervisor Herlon Fayard and Plant Operator Mike Crabtree.
By Pamela Miller
May 4, 2017

Clayton County Water Authority employees brought home several awards from the Georgia Association of Water Professional’s recent spring conference for the outstanding operation of one of its water reclamation facilities, its pelletizing operation, plus two plant operators.

Shoal Creek Water Reclamation Facility was named the 2017 Wastewater Plant of the Year for the Advanced Treatment 3 – 5.9 Million Gallons per Day Category for its performance during 2016.

W.B. Casey Water Resource Recovery Facility’s Pelletizing Operation received the 2017 Biosolids/Residuals Program of Excellence Award for the Large Operating System Greater than 5 Dry Tons Per Day Category

2017 Water and Wastewater Top Operators for District 3 — Hicks Plant Operator Lesley Rathburn was named the Water Top Operator and Shoal Creek Plant Supervisor Herlon Fayard was named Top Wastewater Operator.

The awards were announced during GAWP’s Spring Conference in Jekyll Island, Georgia in April.

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