Award Description
The Municipal Water Protection award recognizes a municipality or group of municipalities which have contributed to control or prevention of water pollution problems through construction of pollution abatement facilities or equivalent. The goal of the award is to further reduce waste discharges below levels which create pollution, and to further research and development on waste control or elimination, including monitoring the influence of wastes on receiving water. Projects are awarded based on their ability to create public understanding and cooperation and the degree to which the project encourage improvement to practices of municipal waste disposal and reporting thereon.
Evaluation Criteria:
- Extent and Complexity of Problem:
- Is, or was, the damage or influence of wastes extensive in the affected area? How many people or resources were involved or affected? What is, or was, the position of the public on the problem?
- Difficulty and Costs of Solution:
- Was the problem long-standing? Was the solution or effort without precedent, time-consuming or costly? Did it require extensive cooperative effort?
- Results of Solution:
- What was the improvement in the quality of the receiving water? Did it lead to the construction or improvement of facilities? Did it provide encouragement or means to others to solve similar problems? Was the contribution or effort accepted?
- Impact on Community:
- Economic and human impact of the contribution, solution or effort? Did it restore or improve resource values? Is it an aesthetic improvement? Did it stabilize or contribute to the economy and employment of the community?
- Attitude of the Community:
- What is the overall attitude of the municipality toward its pollution problems? How is this attitude manifested? Has it faced and acknowledged the problem outright? Has it shared its problems with employees, associates and the public, seeking their help and understanding where necessary?
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