NKWD Wins Award for Treatment Plant Excellence

Memorial Parkway Treatment Plant rewarded for top water quality standards

Erlanger, KY – The Northern Kentucky Water District (NKWD) has won a state award for water quality excellence. NKWD received the award from the Kentucky Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet in recognition of their demonstrated success in producing drinking water that consistently meets or exceeds state water quality standards. NKWD is among 31 water treatment plants in Kentucky to win the honor. 

“This is the second year in a row the Water District has received this award. Outstanding water quality is a goal we work to meet and exceed every day, so we are very pleased to be recognized for our success in that area,” said Bari Joslyn, Vice President of Water Quality and Production at NKWD.

The winners, including NKWD, were among 155 public and private water treatment plants in the state that participated in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Area-Wide Optimization Program (AWOP), which challenges plants to reduce turbidity levels below those required by state and federal regulations. Turbidity is cloudiness of water that can be caused by particles of sand and dirt.  NKWD met the area-wide optimization program goals for both settled and filtered water in 2008 and is considered to be “totally optimized” for turbidity/microbial removal.

Dr. Len Peters, secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet, praised all the water plants for their achievements.

“Together, these award winning systems serve more than a million Kentuckians who can be assured that their water treatment systems are working hard to produce safe drinking water from Kentucky’s lakes, rivers and reservoirs,” said Dr. Peters.

NKWD is committed to providing a safe, clean and sufficient water supply through a reliable system at a reasonable cost to meet the needs of our current and future customers.