part_subject: "RECOGNITION AWARDS UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT"
subpart_code: "A"
subpart_subject: "Applicability, Definitions, and General Requirements For All Facilities and All Types of Oils"
section_number: "105.13"
section_subject: "How are the award winners selected?"
cfr_reference: "40 CFR 105.13"
title_name: "Title 40"
title_subject: "Protection of Environment"
parts_covered: "Parts 100 to 135"
revised_date: "Revised as of July 1, 2019"
publication_date: "As of July 1, 2019"
contains_description: "Containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect"
publication_info: "Published by the Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration as a Special Edition of the Federal Register"
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Nominees and applications are recommended by EPA regions. EPA personnel conduct compliance evaluations prior to presenting a national award. EPA selects national award winners based on demonstrated evidence of outstanding and/or innovative wastewater treatment and pollution abatement programs or projects which result in environmental benefits, cost savings and/or public acceptance. Based upon results of review committee evaluations, the Agency selects first place winners for a national award in the appropriate awards categories. A second place winner may or may not be selected. EPA may or may not select an award winner for every awards program category. Award decisions are not subject to administrative review.