District News

2026

Sanitary District No.5 of Marin County most recently received NACWAs Peak Performance Platinum Award

The Peak Performance Awards recognizes NACWA member agency facilities for excellence in permit compliance.

Platinum Awards recognize 100% compliance with permits over a consecutive five-year period. 

The award program offers national recognition for the hard work and commitment to excellence NACWA members put forth everyday on behalf of the environment and their communities

Below is a video honoring SD5 (1:11 mark)

Two individuals are posing with a "Platinum 5" award certificate for "Peak Performance" on a gray backdrop.
 NACWA Awards Committee Chair -Susan Pekarek, General Manager of Johnson County Wastewater in Kansas (left) & Tony Rubio, District Manager of Sanitary District No.5 of Marin County (right) 

Sanitary District No.5 of Marin County along with the 5 other Wastewater Treatment Plants in Marin County won CWEA State Wide Community Engagement & Outreach Program of the Year Award

CMSA leads the Wastewater Treatment Agencies of Marin County Public Education program which consists of six Marin County Publicly Owned Treatment Works. These six Agencies include the Central Marin Sanitation Agency, the Novato Sanitary District, Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District, the Sewerage Agency of Southern Marin and Sanitary District #5. The impact of each Program has been enhanced by combining resources and sharing a unified message throughout Marin County. The objective of this program is to inform the public on pollutant minimization to the wastewater treatment plants, stormwater system, and the environment. 

Sanitary District No.5 of Marin County has won for the 2nd consecutive year the CWEA Redwood Empire Section Small Plant of the Year award

see link below 

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sanitary-district-no-5-of-marin-county_this-past-week-our-operations-superintendent-activity-7427109823139176448-gTFU 

2025

Sanitary District No.5 of Marin County SR Operator Abby Farrington recently was presented with the Operator of the Year Award at the Annual CWEA Conference. 

Click highlighted link above for more info. She was also honored in our Local Newspaper (the Ark)as the weeks go -getter 

Sanitary District No.5 of Marin County most recently won Small Plant of the Year Award for the CWEA (California Water Environment Association) Redwood Empire Section and also Operator of the year Award for Abby Farrington!

Click highlighted link above for more info.