Safety Awards

Safety awards are presented to wastewater treatment facilities that have high standards of excellence in safe operation. A questionnaire and an unannounced visit by members of the KWEA Safety Committee are used to evaluate the facilities.

Awards are given by design capacity:

  • Category A: Less than 1.0 MGD Treatment Facility
  • Category B: 1.0 MGD to 5.0 MGD Treatment Facility
  • Category C: Greater than 5.0 MGD Treatment Facility
  • Category D: Industrial Treatment Facility

Submit a Nomination Online


Past Award Recipients

2023
B Kill Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility (Gardner)
C City of Lansing Wastewater Treatment Facility
D National Beef Packing (Liberal)

 

2022
B Dodge City North Reclamation Facility
Kill Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility (Gardner)
C Dodge City South Reclamation Facility

 

2021
B Kill Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility

 

2017
City of El Dorado

 

2011
A Unified Gov't of Wyandotte Co (KCK Municipal WWTP #2)
B City of Fort Scott WWTP
C Unified Gov't of Wyandotte Co (KCK Municipal WWTP #20)

 

2010
A City of Edgerton
C City of Lawrence
D EMC (Mid-America Coca-Cola Bottling Co – Lenexa)

 

2009
A Unified Gov't of Wyandotte Co (KCK Walcott WWTP #2)
B City of Great Bend
C City of Dodge City
D EMC (Mid-America Coca-Cola Bottling Co – Lenexa)

 

2008
A Conner Creek Municipal WWTP (Unified Gov't WYCO KCK)
B Great Bend Municipal WWTP
C Dodge City Municipal WWTP
D EMC (Mid-America Coca-Cola Bottling Co – Lenexa)

 

2007
A City of Kansas City #3
B Veolia Water Junction City Southwest
C Dodge City Municipal WWTP

 

2006
B 1st – City of Olathe
2nd – Junction City Southwest
3rd – City of Gardner
4th – Junction City Northwest
C 1st – City of Lawrence
2nd – City of Dodge City
D EMC (Mid-America Coca-Cola Bottling Company – Lenexa)
2005
A Lake Stone WWTP (Olathe)
B 1st – Kill Creek WWTP (Gardner)
2nd – Kill Creek WWTP (Gardner)
3rd – Lawrence WWTP
C City of Lawrence
D EMC (Mid-America Coca-Cola Bottling Company – Lenexa)

 

2004
B City of Augusta
C City of Dodge City

 

2003
A 1st – Unified Gov't of Wyandotte Co (KCK Walcott WWTP #14)
2nd – City of Augusta
3rd – Lawrence WWTP
B City of Augusta
C City of Lawrence
D Boeing of Wichita

 

2002
A 1st – Unified Gov't of Wyandotte Co (KCK Walcott WWTP #14)
2nd – OMI (Dodge City)
3rd – Unified Gov't of Wyandotte Co (KCK Walcott WWTP #20)
B 2nd – City of Augusta
3rd – Unified Gov't of Wyandotte Co (Kaw Point Plant)
C 2nd – US Filler (Junction City)
4th – US Filter, Junction City Industrial WWTP
D 2nd – City of Augusta
3rd – City of Lawrence

 

2001
B 1st – Winfield, KS
2nd – Winfield, KS
3rd – Dodge City, KS
4th – Little Bull Creek #2

 

2000
B Dodge City, KS
D Little Bull Creek #2 (New Century)