The Town of Gate City’s Water Treatment Plant was presented with the Gold Standard award by the Virginia Department of Health. The Gold Standard award was given in recognition that the Gate City’s Water Treatment Plant has met or exceeded minimum standards for filtration, clarity, and the filter backwash process. The Gold Standard award recognizes those treatment plants that produce water that is at least three times cleaner than required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and those plants that demonstrate excellence in their day-to-day operations.
Dr. David Dawson and District Engineer, Lisa Crabtree, with the Office of Drinking Water in Abingdon, presented the eleventh consecutive Gold Standard to the Town. Dr. Dawson stated that for the eleventh year the Gate City Water Plant has met these standards for turbidity removal, filtration, and sedimentation. Dr. David Dawson, District Engineer, Lisa Crabtree, and Mayor Bob Richards presented Loretta Cruby, Chief Water Operator, with the 2021 Gold Standard Award.
The Town of Gate City is honored to receive this designation and makes every effort to achieve the best water quality for our customers. Mayor Bob Richards and The Gate City Town Council expressed their appreciation to Chief Operator Cruby for her years of service and dedication. Our Water Plant Operators are Wendell Daughtery, Tommy Roberts and Steve Rutherford.
