The Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County has sent Certificates of Recognition to 572 companies for being “good corporate citizens” for the year 2013.

These companies have met their limits for wastewater discharge for at least a year, maintained their environmental equipment and fulfilled all permit requirements.

Of the companies, 117 have received this recognition for more than five consecutive years.

”In order to protect public health, we maintain a strict code of compliance for our industrial dischargers,” says Grace Robinson Hyde, chief engineer and general manager of the Sanitation Districts. “It is important to take note of those that meet and often exceed our requirements. Their efforts help us run our wastewater collection and treatment systems more efficiently.”

“This Recognition Program demonstrates how industry and local government can work cooperatively to sustain jobs and protect public health and the environment,” says Dave Snyder, head of the Sanitation Districts’ Industrial Waste Section.

The Sanitation Districts are a regional agency consisting of 23 independent special districts serving over 5.7 million people in 78 cities and the unincorporated territory within Los Angeles County.