Local industrial facilities earn recognition for environmental compliance
Summary
Commitment to business practices that protect regional water quality earned environmental awards for 72 local industrial facilities from King County’s Industrial Waste Program.
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Seventy-two local industrial facilities earned environmental awards from King County’s Industrial Waste Program for dedication to business practices that protect regional water quality in 2014.
“The industries and manufacturers we recognize with these awards understand that a healthy economy is tied to a healthy environment,” said Executive Constantine. “Our quality of life is a major driver for growth and prosperity, so protecting water quality is good business.
Each year, the Industrial Waste Program, which operates as part of King County’s Wastewater Treatment Division, honors local facilities whose business practices contribute to regional pollution prevention goals.
Three facilities received Commitment-to-Compliance Awards for meeting permit requirements every month for five consecutive years with no violations of any kind.
Forty-seven facilities earned Gold Awards for compliance with wastewater discharge regulations every month in 2014 with no violations, and 25 facilities earned Silver Awards for having no King County monitoring discharge violations in 2014.
Since 1969, the Industrial Waste Program has required industrial facilities to pretreat wastewater before discharging it into the sewer to protect the King County’s treatment system and its workers as well as the environment and public health.
For more information about the King County Industrial Waste Program, visit www.kingcounty.gov/industrialwaste.
Award winners and their respective facility locations are listed as follows:
Commitment-to-Compliance
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Gold Award
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Silver Award
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