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U.S. water projects recognized for advancing industry

U.S. water projects recognized for advancing industry

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has announced the winners of its annual Operational and Design Excellence Awards competition, demonstrating excellence in operations and design, which contribute to the advancement of the water environment industry. The Industrial Water Quality Achievement Award was presented to Bush Beans Process Water Reclamation Facility located in the Great Smoky Mountains, about 40 miles from Knoxville, Tenn. Designed and built by a joint venture of Brown and Caldwell and Haskell Company, the 2.1 million gallons per day facility treats production process water to a high effluent quality to irrigate more than 900 acres of Bush Brothers & Company-owned agriculture, indicates a release, adding some of the treated water is reused in non-food-contact applications to reduce the demand for source water.