Vancouver, WA – Kay Hust, manager of the Salmon Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, has been honored for her work with the Northwest’s premier clean water association.

The Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association presented Hust with its Arthur Sidney Bedell Award during a banquet last week. The award is given annually to a member who demonstrates sustained contributions to the association for at least five years.

“I’m very humbled,” Hust said, “because I looked out at that audience and saw a lot of people who deserved it more than me.”

Hust also thanked the county for giving her the opportunity to manage the treatment plant and participate in the clean water association, with more than 1,500 members in Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

The association disseminates technical and scientific information, enhances public understanding and promotes sound laws and programs in water resources and related environmental fields.

Hust started working for Clark County in July 1981. While working at the Public Works Operations Center, she studied for her wastewater operator’s license and transitioned to the Salmon Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, where she worked her way up to become plant manager in 2001.

Clark County Public Works operates the Salmon Creek plant, which treats wastewater from Clark Regional Wastewater District and the city of Battle Ground. The plant serves about 39,300 households and businesses in an area with an estimated 83,900 residents.

Earlier this year, ownership of the plant was transferred to the Discovery Clean Water Alliance, a regional sewer group involving Clark County, Clark Regional Wastewater District and the cities of Battle Ground and Ridgefield.

CONTACT
Heath Henderson
Public Works Director/County Engineer
Public Works
(360) 397-6118 ext. 4358
heath.henderson@clark.wa.gov