Woolsey Wet Prairie Named Finalist for ENVY Award

04/16/2009

Woolsey Wet Prairie, the wetlands mitigation site developed as part of the Wastewater System Improvement Project, has been selected as one of five finalists for the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) - Arkansas Environmental Stewardship Award (ENVY Award).The project was nominated under the Environmental Improvement or Enhancement category. 

The winner will be announced on Friday, April 24, 2009 at the ADEQ Headquarters in North Little Rock during the AR Pollution Control and Ecology Commission meeting which begins at 9:00 a.m.  Finalists will attend a brief photo session and receive their certificates from Teresa Marks, ADEQ Director at 8:15 a.m. before the Commission meeting and winner announcement. 

Each year, ADEQ presents the ENVY award to honor innovation of environmental projects and programs in the State. The award exemplifies the work of citizens, businesses, industries, farms and government agencies that are protecting and enhancing the environment in extraordinary ways to demonstrate that they deserve the ENVY of Arkansas. Nominations are made for finalists from each of five categories, with one selected as the overall winner.

In 2008, Fayetteville's Noland Wastewater Treatment Plant was selected as a finalist for this award. The plant was chosen for constantly producing a high quality of effluent discharged and for the use of several innovative practices to reduce water, oxygen, gasoline and energy usage at the facility as well as cutting the amount of solid waste generated on-site.