Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment (LASAN) was awarded both Silver and Gold status by the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA)! The award recognizes water agencies across the country who show exceptional permit compliance by upholding strict regulatory standards.
LASAN’s Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant was awarded Gold status, showing excellence as a facility with no permit violations for the entire 2025 calendar year. Three other LASAN facilities: Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant, Glendale Water Reclamation Plant, and Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant, were each recognized in the Silver category, meeting the award criteria of no more than five violations in 2025.
“LASAN’s strong commitment to the highest regulatory standards and safe, clean operations is reflected in these acknowledgements from NACWA,” said Joone Kim-Lopez , Executive Director and General Manager of LASAN.
LASAN is a repeat awardee with NACWA. Glendale Water Reclamation Plant in 2024, 2023 and 2022. The Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in 2023 and 2022, Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant in 2022 and The Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant in 2021 and 2019.
Qualifying for NACWA’s Peak Performance Award requires treatment facilities to be publicly owned by a NACWA member agency and be in operation for one or more months during a calendar year. To meet the Silver standard, treatment facilities must demonstrate near perfect compliance.The Gold category requires perfect compliance over the course of one year.
Across our 29 contract agencies, LASAN’s water treatment facilities serve nearly 4 million Angeleno’s wastewater needs—operating 24/7 for on-call needs each year.
To learn more about our facilities, visit our Facilities page.