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Local Water Treatment Operator Receives Prestigious Award
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 The Washington County Service Authority (WCSA) has the privilege of recognizing one of its own. Don Cole of Damascus, VA has been honored with the Edward H. Ruehl Operator of the Year Award by the Virginia Section of the American Water Works Association (AWWA). He was presented with the award on September 16 at the VA AWWA Annual Meeting in Richmond.
Established in 1977, the Edward H. Ruehl Operator of the Year Award is given to a licensed waterworks operator annually in the State of Virginia. The recipient is an individual who contributes to the promotion of operator programs through outstanding service. The honoree must be a certified water works operator in the Commonwealth of Virginia who is employed by a Virginia water utility as an operator.
Cole was selected by the VA AWWA Plant Operations Committee based on his skills and invaluable knowledge. In addition to serving as the Chief Operator of the WCSA’s Middle Fork Water Treatment Plant, he has been an instrumental member of various committees and is involved in WCSA’s Backflow Prevention Program.
Two endorsements were given for Cole to receive the Edward H. Ruehl Operator of the Year Award; one from the WCSA’s Water Production Manager and the other from the Director of the Regional Virginia Department of Health office.
“We are very pleased that one of our own has been recognized for such a high honor,” says Gerald Cole, Chairman of the WCSA Board of Commissioners. “The Board of Commissioners would like to express its appreciation for Don Cole’s exceptional service and work ethic.”
“Don Cole has been a valuable asset to WCSA for quite some time,” says Robbie Cornett, the WCSA’s General Manager. “We are very fortunate to have him on staff and are honored that those who nominated him, along with the VA AWWA, selected him for the prestigious award.”
The WCSA serves approximately 20,500 water and 1,400 wastewater customers. The water system consists of approximately 900 miles of water line, a 2.5 million gallons per day membrane filtration plant, a 4.6 million gallons per day surface water treatment plant, two springs, one well, multiple pump stations and 17 water storage tanks. The wastewater system consists of approximately 64 miles of wastewater collection lines, 24 pump stations and a wastewater treatment plant.
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