City of Concord Receives EPA Award

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) New England Office selected the City of Concord’s Penacook, New Hampshire Wastewater Treatment Plant as a 2015 Regional EPA Wastewater Treatment Operation and Maintenance Award recipient. The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services nominated the Penacook Wastewater Treatment Plant to acknowledge the outstanding operations and maintenance at the facility. The Penacook Wastewater Treatment Plant was recognized at the Annual New England Water Environment Association Conference in Boston, MA. The Hall Street Wastewater Treatment Plant in Concord also received an EPA Wastewater Treatment Operation and Maintenance Award in 1992.

The picture features Concord General Services’ Wastewater Treatment Superintendent, Michael Hanscom, and wastewater treatment staff holding the award at the Penacook Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Visit www.concordnh.gov/wastewater to learn more about wastewater treatment operations and maintenance within the City of Concord.