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MORNING STAR
✳ MAY 18 - 24, 2006
Operators honored at environmental awards ceremony Delaware’s water and wastewater operators were the focus of attention at the Operator of the Year Awards Ceremony held on May 4 at Delaware Technical & Community College, Owens Campus. Steven Baker, a resident of Chester County, Pa. employed as a senior pump operator for Artesian Resources, was honored with the 2005 Water Operator of the Year Award. The recipient of the 2005 Wastewater Operator of the Year Award was Jeff Deats of Seaford, who works as superintendent of wastewater treatment and composting facilities for the city of Seaford. Each honoree received a wall plaque, a commendation from the Delaware House of Representatives and a monetary award. In addition, Environmental Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to F. James Burke Jr. of Georgetown; Ken Cross Jr. of Centreville, Md.; James Harrington of Wilmington; and G. Dean Melvin of Greenwood in recognition of their “sustained meritorious achievement in providing significant contributions to Delaware’s environment.” Burke is manager of operations for the town of Selbyville, Cross works as direc-
tor of production for Tidewater Utilities, Harrington retired from Artesian Resources after 56 years of service and Melvin is a wastewater manager for Perdue Farms. The statewide Operator of the Year Awards Ceremony serves to highlight the role of Delaware’s water and wastewater operators in protecting the environment. Award winners are chosen for their “outstanding technical excellence and exemplary work ethic contributing to the high level of water quality in Delaware.” The awards ceremony is held each year on the Owens Campus, which provides an Environmental Training Center for handson education of operators from all over Delaware and surrounding states. The center has achieved international recognition for the excellence of its training programs. “Partnerships are at the very heart of the work we have done at the Environmental Training Center,” said Dr. Ileana Smith, vice president and Owens Campus director. “Our sincere thanks go to the partners who help us make sure that water quality in the state is kept up to the highest standards, and our warmest congratulations go to the honorees whose outstand-
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Key players in the recognition of water and wastewater operators at Delaware Tech were (l-r): Jeff Deats, 2005 Wastewater Operator of the Year; Jerry Williams, department chair for environmental training; and Steven Baker, 2005 Water Operator of the Year.
ing teamwork benefits all Delaware citizens.” Co-sponsors for the Operator of the Year Awards Ceremony were the Delaware Rural Water Association; the Department of Health & Social Services, Division of
Public Health, Office of Drinking Water; the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Water Resources; the Eastern Shore Chapter of the Water and Wastewater Operators Association; and Delaware Tech.
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