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For 2010 achievement in the “project merit” category, we salute this week American Water (Voorhees, NJ) for its upgrade of the wastewater treatment plant serving the city of Fillmore, California. When the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board implemented stricter regulations to improve the quality of treated wastewater discharges to the Santa Clara River, the Fillmore wastewater treatment plant, built in 1955, needed significant upgrades. Rather than simply building a facility to discharge highly treated water, the city developed a new, state-of-the-art water recycling facility that eliminates river discharges and enables a full-scale water reuse system. The city engaged American Water in a public-private partnership to design, build, and operate a 2.4 million gallon per day (mgd) facility to produce high-quality disinfected water. The facility meets federal and state regulations and currently produces 1 mgd for groundwater recharge and irrigation of school grounds, parks, and other areas.For a full list of EBJ’s 2010 Business Achievement Award winners, please visit www.ebiresearch.com/2010_EBI_%20Awards. EBJ will begin accepting nominations for 2011 Business Achievement Awards in October.Upcoming issues of EBJ will focus on the market opportunities and challenges in water supply and wastewater treatment, and the consulting and engineering (C&E) segment of the industry. Companies interested in contributing to or being covered in these issues should contact Senior Editor George Stubbs at 781-665-0590, or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .