In a press release this week, the Etowah Water and Sewer Authority announced that its Dawson Forest Water Reclamation facility has received the Georgia Association of Water Professionals Plant of the Year Award for 2021. 

According to the release, this award recognizes the best operated and maintained water reclamation facility in the state. 

The Dawson Forest Water Reclamation facility has received the Plant of the Year award in 2009, 2010, 2014, 2017 and 2019, and the facility has also received the Georgia Association of Water Professionals platinum award for the past 9 years. 

“These Plant of the Year and Platinum Awards are a testament to the diligence and non-stop hard work ethics of the management and staff of the water reclamation facility and maintenance departments,” General Manager Brooke Anderson said in the release. “We are blessed to have excellent staff of top operators and employees. Our employees truly enjoy serving the community of Dawson County with excellence in water and sewer services.”