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Fort Collins Utilities Honored For Exceptional Utility Performance

Posted on: Oct-16-2015

Fort Collins Utilities' Water Department recently received the Gold Award for Exceptional Utility Performance from the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA), an organization of the largest publicly owned drinking water suppliers in the United States.

Fort Collins Utilities was among the 21 public drinking water systems that AMWA honored with utility management awards on Oct. 12 in ceremonies at its 2015 Executive Management Conference in Savannah, Ga. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in implementing the nationally recognized Attributes of Effective Utility Management.

"AMWA awards recognize the extraordinary performance of water agencies where management vision and employee commitment create a sustainable utility producing ample supplies of clean, safe drinking water," said AMWA President Chuck M. Murray, General Manager of Fairfax Water in Virginia. "The communities served by these award winners should be proud of the accomplishments of their forward-thinking, exceptionally well-managed public utilities."

AMWA recognized Fort Collins Utilities for numerous aspects of exceptional utility performance, including:
- ISO Certification for Environmental Management for the Water Treatment Facility
- Robust strategic financial planning process
- Asset management program that includes infrastructure modeling and capital improvement planning
- Use of a continuous improvement cycle
- High grades in customer satisfaction and stakeholder understanding efforts
- Extensive water rights portfolio that ensures access to water in even the driest years
- Rigorous testing program that assures high-quality finished water

For more information on Fort Collins Utilities' water services, visit https://www.fcgov.com/water , call 970-212-2900 or TDD 970-224-6001.

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