The City of Manhattan’s recently reorganized Department of Public Utilities has received several state and national awards recently for excellence in wastewater treatment processes.
City officials reported that Manhattan was selected as the 2024 recipient of two awards this year from the Kansas Water Environment Association (KWEA). The City received both the Class 5 Wastewater Treatment Plant Award (for plants that process more than 5 million gallons per day) and the Outstanding Biosolids Management Program
Randy DeWitt, the City’s assistant director of public works for water and wastewater and Environmental Compliance Manager Abdu Durar along with Senior Biosolids/Lift Station Technician Daniel Tidwell, received the awards on behalf of the City at an August 27 awards luncheon in the Grand Eagle Ballroom at the Wichita Hyatt Regency Hotel.
The City’s Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) also was honored by the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) during a July 24 ceremony during NACWA’s 2024 Utility Leadership Conference in Buffalo, N.Y.