Huntersville – The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility Department honored 27 local companies this week for environmental excellence in protecting our community's water quality.
The award winners are among more than 60 industrial companies in Mecklenburg County that discharge high-strength wastewater into the city’s wastewater system. The discharge permits and pretreatment processes are monitored by CMUD to ensure that wastewater is treated properly and returned to the environment safely.

Environmental Excellence Award winners have complied with pollution discharge requirements and have exhibited a proactive and innovative approach to protecting water quality. The honorees were recognized during a luncheon Tuesday at the Lee Dukes Water Treatment Plant in Huntersville.
 

Platinum Award
Trane, Charlotte * Mecklenburg County 521 Foxhole Landfill
 
Gold Award
American Circuits, Inc.* Charlotte Pipe & Foundry Company * CPI Corporation * Duff Norton Company
Mallard Creek Polymers Incorporated * Masonry Reinforcing Corporation of America * The Charlotte Observer
 
Silver Award
Allied Metal Finishing, Inc. * Arjobex America * Aplix, Inc. * Cargill, Inc.* Carrier Corporation * Charlotte Plating, Inc. * Chematron Inc. * Frito Lay, Incorporated * Huntsman International, LLC * IGM Resins Charlotte, Inc.
Jacobsen, A Textron Company * Lifetouch Inc. (Photo Division)
Norfolk Southern Railway - M.W. Roadway Shop * Pan-Glo, Charlotte * Stork Prints America, Incorporated * The Dow Chemical Company * Unifirst Corporation * Water Systems
 
Water Conservation
UniFirst Corporation
 
Pollution Prevention
Cargill, Inc.