Spartanburg Water Receives Award of Recognition for Twenty-Five Years of Outstanding Performance

SPARTANBURG –The R.B. Simms and Landrum Drinking Water Treatment Facilities received Directors Awards for longevity at the Partnership for Safe Water program awards luncheon on June 22. The special program at the AWWA International Conference in Washington, D.C. honored the R.B. Simms Drinking Water Treatment Facility for 25 consecutive years of Director Level Award status and the Landrum Water Treatment Facility for 20 consecutive years.

These awards celebrate the dedication and commitment of providing excellent drinking water to the community we serve, showcasing the exceptional performance and contributions of staff in providing high-quality water to customers, even beyond regulatory requirements.

“Spartanburg Water is honored to be recognized by the Partnership for Safe Water (PSW) for the outstanding achievements of our Drinking Water Treatment teams running the R.B. Simms and Landrum water treatment facilities, said Drinking Water Treatment Director, Ken Tuck. “These peer reviewed, data-driven awards celebrate the dedication and commitment of drinking water utilities to their communities in providing safe water.

Meeting rigorous Partnership water quality standards consecutively over multiple years (decades) without a single compliance issue not only exemplifies the highest level of commitment to the community we serve but also inspires a culture of excellence in water treatment, protecting public health through the tireless work of our dedicated water professionals.”

The Partnership for Safe Water’s award-winning utilities demonstrate an outstanding commitment to delivering superior quality drinking water to customers. The Partnership’s mission is to improve the quality of water delivered to customers by optimizing water system operations. The Partnership offers self-assessment and optimization programs so that operators, managers, and administrators have the tools to improve performance above and beyond regulatory levels.

ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP FOR SAFE WATER: The Partnership for Safe Water is an alliance of the American Water Works Association, Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, United States Environmental Protection Agency, National Association of Water Companies, and the Water Research Foundation. More than 250 utilities and 400 treatment plants consistently provide the highest quality drinking water possible to over 100 million people through their active participation in the Partnership for Safe Water.

ABOUT SPARTANBURG WATER: Spartanburg Water, an industry leading utility, is comprised of Spartanburg Water System and Spartanburg Sanitary Sewer District. We serve a population of nearly 240,000 within Spartanburg County, South Carolina, as well as others in parts of Greenville, Union and Cherokee counties in South Carolina. With the help of our dedicated team of nearly 300 water professionals, each day we produce an average of 25 million gallons of drinking water and treat over 14 million gallons of wastewater for our customers and community.