Licensure & Awards

The City of Salem operates a Class I Community Waterworks. It opened its state-of-the-art water treatment facility on February 22, 2005. It is capable of producing 10 million gallons of drinking water a day for residential and business customers.

Licensure

The Salem Water Treatment Plant Operation Team consists of 11 Class I Waterworks Operators and 1 Class II Waterworks Operator.

Awards

  • 2023 Hands-On Training Award- Virginia Department of Health and Virginia Tech
  • 2022 Gold Award- Virginia Department of Health Office of Drinking Water
  • 2022 Hands-On Training Award- Virginia Department of Health and Virginia Tech
  • 2021 Gold Award- Virginia Department of Health Office of Drinking Water
  • 2021 Hands-On Training Award- Virginia Department of Health and Virginia Tech
  • 2020 Gold Award- Virginia Department of Health Office of Drinking Water
  • 2020 Hands-On Training Award- Virginia Department of Health and Virginia Tech
  • 2019 Gold Award- Virginia Department of Health Office of Drinking Water
  • 2019 Hands-On Training Award- Virginia Department of Health and Virginia Tech
  • 2018 Gold Award- Virginia Department of Health Office of Drinking Water
  • 2018 Hands-On Training Award- Virginia Department of Health and Virginia Tech
  • 2017 Gold Award- Virginia Department of Health Office of Drinking Water
  • 2017 Hands-On Training Award- Virginia Department of Health and Virginia Tech
  • 2016 Gold Award- Virginia Department of Health Office of Drinking Water
  • 2016 Hands-On Training Award- Virginia Department of Health and Virginia Tech
  • 2015 Gold Award- Virginia Department of Health Office of Drinking Water
  • 2015 Hands-On Training Award- Virginia Department of Health and Virginia Tech
  • 2014 Gold Award- Virginia Department of Health Office of Drinking Water
  • 2014 Hands-On Training Award- Virginia Department of Health and Virginia Tech
  • 2013 Gold Award- Virginia Department of Health Office of Drinking Water
  • 2013 Hands-On Training Award- Virginia Department of Health and Virginia Tech
  • Gold Award- Virginia Department of Health Office of Drinking Water- The Salem Water Treatment Plant received the Gold Award for Excellence in Waterworks Operations and Performance from the Virginia Department of Health Office of Drinking Water. This prestigious award recognizes water treatment facilities in Virginia that operate in an exemplary manner and provide water quality that exceeds all of the minimum regulatory standards.
  • Hands-On Training Award- Virginia Department of Health and Virginia Tech- The Salem Water Treatment Plant received the award for outstanding service and excellent instruction in providing Hands-On Training at a Full-Scale Water Plant from Virginia Tech and the Virginia Department of Health.