WILLIAMSBURG - EXTRAORDINARY EXCELLENCE!

The City of Williamsburg's Public Works and Utilities Shop Complex has received a prestigious award from Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality. The Complex has been designated an "Extraordinary Environmental Enterprise" under the Virginia Environment Excellence Program.  The designation, which has been given out just six times in the state since the program was established in 2005, is reserved for facilities with a fully implemented environmental management system (verified independently) and committed measures for continuous and sustainable environmental progress and community involvement.

The City's Public Works Department is the only public works department in the state to be recognized with such a designation. The other Extraordinary Environmental Enterprise honorees are the Hopewell Cogeneration Facility, Micron Technology in Manassas, Philip Morris USA in Chester, Volvo Trucks North America in Dublin, and the City of Charlottesville's Department of Parks and Recreation.

VEEP, a program of Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality was established in 2005 by the Virginia General Assembly to encourage superior environmental performance through the development and implementation of environmental management systems and pollution prevention efforts.  VEEP promotes environmental excellence by encouraging public and private facilities within the Commonwealth that have strong environmental records to go above and beyond their legal requirements.Any Virginia facility that affects the environment through its operations, activities, processes and location is eligible to participate in VEEP.

Courtesy of Yvette Smith, SRES® REALTOR®
WILLIAMSBURG REAL ESTATE
757-753-7472
Long & Foster Realtors
6610-J Mooretown Road
Williamsburg, VA  23188
YvetteSmith@AtHomeInWilliamsburg.com