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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 19.B.
For Meeting of: September 15, 2020
ITEM TITLE: Water Treatment Plant Receives Gold Certificate of Achievement
for 10 years of Outstanding Performance
SUBMITTED BY: Scott Schafer, Director of Public Works
David Brown,Assistant Director of Public Works, 509-575-6204
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
The Office of Drinking Water began the Treatment Optimization Program (TOP) in 2001 in an
effort to recognize and improve performance at rapid rate filtration surface water treatment
facilities like the one operated by the City of Yakima. The objective of the voluntary program is to
maximize public health protection provided by surface water filtration plants.
For the calendar years 2010-2019, the City of Yakima's Water Treatment Plant produced finished
water turbidity of 0.10 NTU or less, at least 95 percent of the time, meeting TOP's turbidity goal
and other stringent criteria related to public health protection.Achieving consistently high drinking
water quality like this is the mark of highly dedicated and skilled Water Treatment Plant operators.
ITEM BUDGETED: NA
STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Trust and Accountability
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER
RECOMMENDATION:
A more formal presentation will be scheduled after COVI D
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STATE OF VVASHINGTON
I PART E T OF HEALT
OFFICE OF DRINKING WATER
PO Box 47822 • Olympia, Washington 98504-7'822
TDD Relay Service 1-800-833-6388
July 8, 2020
DAVID BROWN
City of Yakima Water Division
2301 FRtfITVALE BLVD
YAKIMA, WA 989024225
Dear DAVID BROWN
I would like to recognize the staff at the City of Yakima Water Division's drinking water treatment plant
for their contribution to outstanding performance and treatment optimization.
The Office of Drinking Water began the Treatment Optimization Program (TOP) in 2001 in an effort to
recognize and improve performance of rapid rate filtration surface water treatment facilities. The objective of
this voluntary program is to maximize public health protection provided by surface water filtration plants
like yours.
Over the past almost two decades, participants in the program have committed themselves to attaining
treatment optimization goals for particle removal and disinfection that are more stringent than existing
regulatory requirements. Because turbidity is a readily measured indicator of treatment performance for
conventional and direct filtration plants, TOP tracks finished water turbidity data for all of these plants in
Washington.
For the calendar years 2010-2019, your plant's finished water turbidity was 0.10 NTU or less, at least 95
percent of the time, meeting TOP's turbidity goal, Achieving consistently high drinking water quality like
this is the mark of a highly dedicated and skilled water department staff
To receive this award, a plant must also meet other stringent criteria related to public health protection. Your
plant is one of eight to receive an award this year. Please accept this Gold Certificate of Achievement
(enclosed) and my congratulations for 10 years of outstanding performance.
Sincerely,
Mike Means
Director
Office of Drinking Water
Enclosure
Cc: {Jeff Bond]
Public Health—Always VVorking for a Safer and Healthier Washington