Renewable Water Resources Receives Award of Excellence from the Water Environment Association of South Carolina

GREENVILLE, SC – December 9, 2010 – The Water Environment Association of South Carolina (WEASC) recently presented Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) with the Pretreatment Program Excellence Award. This award recognizes organizations in South Carolina that have demonstrated their commitment to protecting and improving the quality of the State’s waters through exceptional implementation and enforcement of their Pretreatment Programs.

William Armes, Industrial Pretreatment Program Manager at ReWa, received the award on behalf of the organization at a reception in Columbia. ReWa was presented with this award to recognize its leadership in the commitment to environmental stewardship and public service. The organization was also acknowledged for its pursuit in exemplary service to its customers while protecting the well-being and health of the State’s citizens.

The Pretreatment Program Excellence Award is intended to bring public awareness and support to the control of pollution in order to maintain the quality of the State’s waters, the protection of the public health, the protection of wastewater infrastructure, the beneficial use of effluents and biosolids, the protection of the health and safety of wastewater treatment facility workers, and the quality of service to the customers of wastewater treatment facilities.

Renewable Water Resources (ReWa)

ReWa’s goal is to promote a cleaner environment, and to protect the public health and water quality of the Upstate waterways, while providing and developing the necessary sewer infrastructure for the growing economy. ReWa serves more than 400,000 industrial, commercial and residential customers in Greenville County and parts of Anderson, Spartanburg, Pickens and Laurens Counties.