Awards
2008
NJ Association of Environmental Authorities Wave Award for Forward Thinking
(PVSC Lower Passaic Canoe & Kayak Trail)
PVSC has been working with the Lower Passaic & Saddle River Alliance (Alliance) and the National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program (RTCA) to identify and eliminate sources of pollution, improve public access and reconnect communities to the river and to change negative public perception of this valuable resource.
2008
NJ
Association of Environmental Authorities Wave Award
(Marvin's Environmental Adventure)
PVSC's created the Pollution Prevention Educational Outreach Program to educate adults and youths about the environment and its current challenges.
2007
New
Jersey DEP's Governor's Environmental Excellence Award - Safe and Healthy
Communities Category
PVSC's
Pollution Prevention Educational Outreach Program was honored for its'
initiative to educate adults and youths about the environment and its current
challenges. CLICK
HERE to go to the "Governor's Environment Excellence Awards.”
New
Jersey Association of Environmental Authorities Wave Award
PVSC
Community Outreach or Partnership program was recognized for Messy Marvin
Coloring Book.
New
Jersey Association of Environmental Authorities Wave Award
PVSC
and Hatch Mott MacDonald Community Outreach or Partnership was recognized for
the New Jersey Combined Sewer Overflow Group.
2006
New
Jersey Water Environment Association's Exhibit Display Award - Category II
New
Jersey Association of Environmental Authorities Wave Award
PVSC
Education Outreach Department worked with students on the rehabilitation of the
Kearny marsh.
2005
Water
Environment Federation Public Education Award
WEF
recognized PVSC for its public education efforts aimed at school-aged children,
including the agency’s "Messy Marvin" program that utilizes a
comprehensive approach of a PowerPoint presentation, printed materials and
hands-on demonstrations designed to education children and foster dialogue
between children and their parents.
New
Jersey Clean Communities Council Special Recognition Award
PVSC
was recognized for its assistance in the clean-up of the Kearny Marsh in
conjunction with the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission - the clean-up entailed
installation of birdhouse boxes, construction of a canoe trail and clearing of
underbrush, garbage and debris that had accumulated on site.
New
Jersey Association of Environmental Authorities Wave Award
(Community
Outreach Category)
PVSC
was recognized for its Video Outreach Series, a video series produced in-house
and meant to educate residents about the inner workings of the PVSC. This
entertaining educational media is fashioned to include everything from the
organization's early history, to daily operations and proactive safety measures
for area waterways.
2004
New
Jersey Water Environment Association's Exhibit Display Award - Category II
National
Association of Clean Water Agencies Achievement Award
(Public
Information & Education Video Category)
PVSC
was honored for its production of the video Eye on the Passaic which is
a special educational project that highlights the history and practices of the
agency. Produced solely by members of the PVSC staff, the resulting video
series is meant to educate residents about the inner workings of the PVSC.
Association
of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies National Achievement Award
(Public
Information & Education E-Media Category)
The
Messy Marvin Game Pak produced by PVSC's Public Education & Outreach
Program was honored for spreading the message of clean water to students across
the Passaic Valley.
New
Jersey Clean Communities Council Excellence in Education Award
PVSC
was recognized for its Educational Outreach/Messy Marvin project.
Association
of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies National Environmental Achievement Award
(For
Public Information and Educational Programs)
PVSC
received this award for its Pollution Prevention Educational Outreach
Program/Messy Marvin project.
2003
New
Jersey Water Environment Association's Exhibit Display Award - Category II
USEPA
National Pretreatment Program Excellence Award
(First
Place in the 100 and Greater Significant Industrial Users Category)
EPA
recognized PVSC and its Industrial & Pollution Control Department for
exemplary pretreatment programs that helped the facility realize dramatic
environmental gains. Among these highly effective and cutting-edge programs are
the Sewer Connection Rebate Program, the Pollution Prevention Program and the
Educational Outreach Program. Acclaimed achievements included the Pretreatment
Program's ability to greatly reduce incoming heavy metals loadings over the
last decade, and PVSC's water quality sampling efforts in the Passaic and
Hackensack Rivers, and Newark Bay.
NJ
Association of Environmental Authorities Wave Award
(For
Public Outreach & Education)
Recognizing
PVSC's Pollution Prevention Education Program.