The District is proud of its involvement with a number of professional communities and organizations, including:

• CASA (California Association of Sanitation Agencies)
• NACWA (National Association of Clean Water Agencies)
• CSRMA (California Sanitation Risk Management Authority)
• CWEA (California Water Environment Association)
• WERF (Water Environment Research Foundation)
• CRWQCB (CA Regional Water Quality Control Board)
• SWRCB (State Water Resource Control Board)
• EPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency)
• GFOA (Government Finance Officers Association of the US and Canada)

Achievements and formal recognition

The District’s commitment to excellence and innovation is evidenced by the recognition it receives. Recently, the District has:

• Won the 2011 Public Outreach and Education Award—Large Agency from the California Association of Sanitation Agencies for its Clean Water Outreach Program
• Won 2008, 2009, and 2010 Gold Award from NACWA in recognition of one year with 100 percent National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit compliance
• Won Silver Awards from NACWA—in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2007—in recognition of complete and consistent National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit compliance
• Won Plant of the Year Award in 1990, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007 and 2008 from the CWEA Sacramento Area Section
• Won Plant of the Year Award in 2011 from the CWEA Redwood Empire SectionWon Public Education Award in 2011 from the CWEA Redwood Empire Section
• Won Safety Award in 2009 and 2011 from CWEA Redwood Empire Section
• Won Collection System of the Year Award in 2009 from the CWEA Redwood Empire Section
• Won 2009 CASA Award for Organizational Innovation
• Won a 2005 Achievement Award from CASA for “Innovative Treatment of High–Strength Food Processing Waste”
• Earned a 2004 Special Merit Award for Regional Cooperation from CASA, East Bay Municipal Utility District and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, for work on developing viable solutions to biosolids issues
• Won honors from CSRMA in fiscal years 1997–98, 1999–00, and 2004–05—in the small member agency category—for:
  1. Workers’ Compensation program with the Lowest Claims Frequency Rate
  2. Lowest Claims Cost as a Percentage of Payroll
• Earned Loss Control Program of the Year from CSRMA in fiscal year 2006-07
• Earned special recognition for Excellence in Financial Reporting, from GFOA, for thirteen consecutive fiscal years—June 1998 through June 2011