ROGUE VALLEY SEWER WINS

FIRST PLACE IN NATIONAL EPA COMPETITION

RVS was awarded first place in the National Clean Water Act Recognition Awards program sponsored by Environmental Protection Agencies’ Office of Wastewater Management.  The award recognizes RVS’ Stormwater Quality Program that demonstrates excellence in managing stormwater quality in Central Point, Phoenix, Talent and portions of Jackson County.  The EPA awards program is intended to educate the public about the contributions RVS has made that go far beyond the minimum needed to meet Clean Water Act requirements.

 

RVS’s Stormwater Management Excellence Award was presented during the Water Environment Federation’s annual Technical Exposition and Conference (WEFTEC) today in Chicago, IL on October 20, 2008.  The first place award is for excellence in managing stormwater quality.

 

Poorly managed stormwater can contribute high levels of pollutants such as fertilizers, sediment, oils, pesticides, and antifreeze as stormwater runoff travels untreated over land, into ditches and pipes before entering creeks and rivers.  Yes! Stormwater is not treated before it enters local waterways.  The Clean Water Act mandates that state and local governments must develop and mange stormwater quality programs to protect creeks and rivers.  Keeping pollutants out of stormwater is everyone’s responsibility.  That’s why RVS has made a major effort to educate contractors, residents, commercial business owners and even school children.  Additionally, new requirements have been put in place requiring new developments to install stormwater quality features and RVS has been installing stormwater quality features in existing residential and commercial areas.

 

It’s great that RVS’ program has been recognized by EPA and with your help we can really make a major impact on cleaner creeks and rivers.  If you would like more information, please take a look at RVS’ website at www.rvss.us or give us a call at 541-664-6300.

 

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Dedication of Bob Dunn Regional Pumping Facility

Bob Dunn, left, and Board Chairman Mike Parker, right, cut the ribbon at the dedication of the Bob Dunn Regional Pumping Facility.  Bob Dunn has been on the Board of Directors of Rogue Valley Sewer Services for over 35 years.  To honor and recognize his years of service, the Kirtland Pump Station was renamed the Bob Dunn Regional Pumping Facility.  A native of the Rogue Valley , Bob has seen this agency grow from less than 100 miles of pipe with fewer than 1,000 customers in 1966 to over 300 miles of pipe and almost 30,000 customers in 2006.  Bob continues to actively serve on the Board.  We thank him for his years of dedication and his passion for requiring the high standards Rogue Valley Sewer Services strives to achieve.