Wastewater Treatment Plant Receives Department of Ecology Award for 2023 Performance

Congratulations to our hardworking staff at the Wastewater Treatment Plant for receiving a 2023 "Outstanding Performance Award" from the Washington State Department of Ecology! Shelton's Wastewater Treatment Plant is one of just 118 facilities in Washington to receive this award.

To be eligible for this award, employees achieved full compliance with our water quality permits in 2023. The Department of Ecology evaluates wastewater facilities "to determine whether they were meeting state pollution limits, monitoring and reporting requirements, planning to prevent spills, performing pretreatment on wastewater, and operation demands outlined in their permits."

Our Wastewater Treatment Plant cleans over 860 million gallons of water per year! This prevents harmful contaminants from entering our local waterways like Goldsborough Creek, Oakland Bay, and Hammersley Inlet. 

More information on this year's Outstanding Performance award recipients can be found on the Department of Ecology's website.