Cedar Creek Sewage Treatment Plant Wins Platinum Award From Prestigious Engineering Organization

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that the Cedar Creek Sewage Treatment Facility was honored with a prestigious award recently by the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC).

“After the past administration’s neglect of the County’s infrastructure, this administration has begun to restore the excellence that our sewage plants should come to represent,” said County Executive Mangano. “I congratulate Nassau Department of Public Works Commissioner Shila Shah-Gavnoudias and the dedicated men and women who work at the plant. This award certainly illustrates the great strides we have made in the past 18 months.”

The ACEC is the voice of America's engineering industry. Council members – numbering more than 5,000 firms representing more than 500,000 employees throughout the country – are engaged in a wide range of engineering works that propel the nation's economy, and enhance and safeguard America's quality of life. These works allow Americans to drink clean water, enjoy a healthy life, take advantage of new technologies, and travel safely and efficiently. The Council's mission is to contribute to America's prosperity and welfare by advancing the business interests of member firms.

The ACEC selected Cedar Creek’s WPCP Gravity Belt Thickener (GBT) Facility for the award. The GBT’s are critical in removing solid treated waste before any effluent is discharged from the plant.

“I want to thank County Executive Mangano for his dedication to improving Nassau’s sewage treatment plants,” said Commissioner Shah-Gavnoudias. “From day one the County Executive made it a mission of his administration to fixing these facilities, and this honor is an example of what can happen with such support.”