North County Companies Awarded for Perfect Efforts to Protect the Pacific

NORTH COUNTY COMPANIES HONORED FOR ACHIEVING ENVIRONMENTAL GOLD

Carlsbad, CA – Recognizing the critical role industries play in protecting the environment, the Encina Wastewater Authority (EWA) honored local businesses that achieved 100 percent compliance with all wastewater discharge permit requirements for 2015 with its prestigious Gold Award. Earning this distinction requires that businesses meet stringent discharge limits and undergo unannounced inspections and sampling by EWA personnel to verify compliance.

The 2015 Gold Award recipients include: SeaSpine, Inc. (6 years); Air Products & Chemicals (3 years); Hollandia Dairy, Inc. (3 years); Metal Etch Services (1 year); Alphatec Spine, Inc. (1 year); GE Osmonics, Inc. (1 year); Cintas Inc. (1 year); Natel Inc. (1 year); and Primarch Manufacturing Inc. (1 year). These industries play an important role in protecting the collection system, wastewater workers, and the Encina Water Pollution Control Facility. In addition, their pollution prevention efforts help protect the Pacific Ocean and ensure that EWA is able to beneficially reuse the plant’s treated water and biosolids.

The Gold Award Program provides EWA with an excellent opportunity to recognize the hard work and leadership of local companies. It is just one of a number of programs the agency has implemented to help achieve its goals of protecting the Pacific Ocean and being a model of excellence and innovation.

The Encina Wastewater Authority (EWA) is a joint powers authority owned by six member agencies: the Cities of Carlsbad, Vista, and Encinitas, and the Leucadia Wastewater District, the Vallecitos Water District, and the Buena Sanitation District. EWA owns and operates the Encina Water Pollution Control Facility (EWPCF), which provides wastewater treatment services to approximately 400,000 residential customers, as well as numerous industries, in an approximately 125 square mile service area in North San Diego County.