Wastewater Treatment Plant Awards

Plant awards are presented to municipalities for recognition of those plant operators who have done an outstanding job of plant operation and maintenance. Award winners are selected based on plant performance, completeness of plant records and files, state of plant maintenance, maintenance records, schedules, programs, and the general appearance of the plant and grounds. The selection process includes a nomination followed by a tour by a group of wastewater professionals.

Submission Deadline

June 1

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Class	Description	Design PE
1a	Lagoon	< 150,000 gpd
1b	Lagoon	> 150,000 gpd
2	Mechanical	< 350,000 gpd
3	Mechanical	0.35 to 1.0 mgd
4	Mechanical	1.0 to 3.0 mgd
5	Mechanical	> 3.0 mgd
6a	Industrial Direct Discharge	All
6b	Industrial Indirect Discharge	All

Previous Plant Award Recipients

2023
Class 1B	Dodge City South Reclamation Facility
Class 3	City of Holton Wastewater Treatment Plant
Class 4	Kill Creek Resource Recovery Facility (Gardner)
Class 5	City of Lansing Wastewater Treatment Facility
Class 6A	National Beef Packing (Liberal)
Class 6B	Kan-Pak (Arkansas City)

2022
Class 1B	Dodge City Reclamation Facility
Class 4	Kill Creek Resource Recovery Facility (Gardner)
Class 5	Dodge City North Reclamation Facility
Class 6A	National Beef Packing (Liberal)
Biosolids	City of Manhattan

2021
Class 1B	Dodge City Reclamation Facility
Class 4	City of El Dorado
Class 5	City of Lansing
Biosolids	City of Manhattan

2019
Class 4	City of El Dorado
Class 5	City of Olathe - Harold Street WWTP City of Topeka - Oakland WWTP
Biosolids	City of Olathe - Compost Facility

2018
Class 3	City of Holton Wastewater Treatment Plant
Class 4	City of Gardner
Class 5	City of Topeka

2017
Class 1B	Dodge City South Lagoons
Class 4	City of El Dorado
Class 5	Dodge City North & Lansing City of Olathe – Cedar Creek
Biosolids	City of El Dorado

2016
Class 1B	City of Dodge City
Class 3	City of Hays; City of Garnett (Honorable Mention)
Class 4	City of El Dorado & City of Gardner;
Class 5	City of Lawrence
Biosolids	City of Lawrence

2015
Class 3	City of Hays; City of Garnett (Honorable Mention)
Class 4	City of Hays & City of Gardner; City of Derby & City of Haysville (Honorable Mentions)
Class 5	City of Lansing; City of Manhattan (Honorable Mention)
Biosolids	City of Manhattan & City of El Dorado
Waste Implementation Award	City of Moundridge

2014
Class 1B	Dodge City South Water Reclamation District
Class 4	El Dorado Wetlands & Water Reclamation Facility
Class 5	City of Lawrence - Kaw River Wastewater Treatment Plant; City of Lansing Water Reclamation Facility
Biosolids	City of Lawrence

2013
Class 1B	Dodge City South Water Reclamation District
Class 3	Holton Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant
Class 4	El Dorado Water Reclamation Facility
Class 5	Dodge City North Water Reclamation Facility; City of Lansing Water Reclamation Facility
Biosolids	City of Lawrence Kaw Creek WWTP

2012
Class 1A	City of Wichita Fairway Meadows Lagoons
Class 2	City of Sedgwick Wastewater Treatment Facility
Class 3	City of Rose Hill Resource Management Facility
Class 4	City of Gardner Kill Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility
Class 5	City of Wichita Lower Arkansas Water Reclamation Facility; City of Kansas City Kaw Point Wastewater Treatment Facility
Biosolids	City of El Dorado Wetlands & Reclamation Facility

2011
Class 1	EMC/AW (Mid-America Coca Cola)
Class 1B	City of Dodge City
Class 2	Unified Gov't of WYCO KCK (KCK WWTP #4)
Class 3	City of Holton
Class 4	City of El Dorado
Biosolids	City of Manhattan

2010
Class 1B	City of Dodge City
Class 2	KC Municipal WWTP #14
Class 3	City of Holton
Class 4	City of El Dorado
Class 6A	EMC/AW (Mid-America Coca Cola)
Biosolids	City of Manhattan

2009
Class 1A	Moran Lagoons
Class 1B	Colwich Lagoons
Class 2	City of Garnett
Class 3	City of Maize
Class 4	City of El Dorado
Class 5	City of Lawrence
Class 6B	Cintas 451 (Wichita)

2008
Class 1A	Lakestone Estates Lagoon – Olathe, KS
Class 1B	City of Dodge City
Class 2	City of Sedgwick
Class 4	Cedar Creek WWTP – Olathe, KS
Class 5	Kaw Point WWTP – Kansas City, KS
Class 6B	Mid-America Coca-Cola – Lenexa, KS

2007
Class 1B	Dodge City
Class 2	Sedgwick
Class 3	City of Holton
Class 4	Kill Creek
Class 5	City of Lawrence
Class 6A	General Motors

2006
Class 1A	City of White City
Class 1B	City of Dodge City
Class 2	City of Enterprise
Class 3	Kansas City #14
Class 4	City of Gardner – Kill Creek
Class 5	City of Lawrence
Class 6B	Danisco USA
Biosolids	City of Olathe

2005
Class 1A	Olathe Lakestone; White City (Honorable Mention)
Class 1B	Dodge City
Class 3	Kansas City WWTP #3
Class 4	Kill Creek WWTP (Gardner)
Class 5	City of Lawrence
Class 6A	EMC - Mid America Coca-Cola Bottlers, Inc.; Tyson Prepared Foods, Winchester Division (Honorable Mention)
Class 6B	Hodgon Powder Co., Harrington Air Park
Biosolids	City of Lawrence

2004
Class 1A	City of Tescott
Class 1B	City of Moundridge
Class 2	City of Kansas City WWTP #3; City of Lindsborg (Honorable Mention)
Class 3	City of Clay Center
Class 4	City of Eudora; City of McPherson & North Topeka WWTP (Honorable Mentions)
Class 5	City of Garden City
Class 6A	EMC - Mid America Coca-Cola Bottlers, Inc.; City of Leavenworth (Honorable Mention)
Class 6B	Sharpline Converting
Biosolids	Coleman Company

2003
Class 2	City of Kansas City WWTP #3
Class 3	City of Eudora
Class 4	City of Winfield
Class 5	City of Junction City
Class 6A	Boeing Company
Class 6B	Burlington, Northern & Santa Fe

2002
Class 2	Unified Gov't of WYCO KCK #3
Class 3	City of Eudora
Class 4	City of Winfield; City of Junction City
Class 5	City of Manhattan
Class 6A	Boeing Company
Class 6B	BNSF Railroad

2001
Class 1A	City of Moran
Class 3	City of Clay Center
Class 4	City of Olathe – Cedar Creek
Class 5	City of Manhattan
Class 6A	Delphi Automotive Systems
Biosolids	City of Olathe

2000
Class 1A	City of Benton
Class 2	City of Kansas City WWTP #4
Class 3	City of Clay Center
Class 4	City of Andover
Class 5	City of Newton
Class 6A	Sunflower Electric
Class 6B	GNB Battery

1999
Class 1A	City of Colwich
Class 1B	City of Dodge City
Class 2	City of Chapman
Class 3	City of Maize
Class 4	Little Bull Creek #2
Class 5	City of McPherson
Class 6A	The Boeing Company (Wichita)
Class 6B	Cessna Aircraft Company (Wichita)

1997
Class 1A	City of Greensburg
Class 2	City of Kansas City WWTP #14
Class 3	City of Hillsboro
Class 4	City of Chanute
Class 5	City of Newton
Class 6A	Hay & Forage
Class 6B	Learjet

1996
Class 1A	City of Doge City; City of Moundridge
Class 1B	City of Hanover (Honorable Mention)
Class 2	City of Chapman
Class 3	City of South Hutchinson
Class 4	City of Olathe Cedar Creek WWTP
Class 5	City of Hays; City of Kansas City – Kaw Point Plant #1 (Honorable Mention)
Class 6A	Sunflower Electric Power Corp., Holcomb Station
Class 6B	Mid-America Wastewater Treatment, Inc.; General Motors Fairfax Plant (Honorable Mention)

1995
Class 1A	City of Dodge City; City of Chapman
Class 2	Johnson County UWWD – Little Bull Creek #2
Class 3	Johnson County UWWD – Blue River WWTP
Class 4	City of Bonner Springs
Class 5	City of McPherson; City of Newton

1994
Class 1A	City of Dodge City
Class 2	Blue Township WWTP
Class 4	City of Kansas City WWTP #8
Class 5	City of McPherson

1993
Class 1A	City of Dodge City; City of Olathe – Lakestone WWTP
Class 3	City of Fredonia
Class 4	City of Condordia
Class 5	City of Wichita; City of Kansas City WWTP #20

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