Water authority honors Kirtland AFB

Col. Donald Conley, 377th Mission Support Group commander, left, and Christopher Segura, 377th Civil Engineer Division Environmental Water Quality program manager, right, accepted an award on behalf of the base from the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority during a ceremony Jan. 25 at the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Government Center.

Water authority honors Kirtland AFB for pollution prevention

Published Feb. 3, 2012
377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

KIRTLAND AFB, N.M. -- Kirtland Air Force Base has been recognized for its environmental stewardship. It received an award from the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority during a ceremony Wednesday at the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Government Center.

The Award of Excellence for Industrial Pretreatment recognizes organizations for efforts in pollution prevention through waste minimization and pretreatment.

Col. Donald Conley, 377th Mission Support Group commander, and Christopher Segura, 377th Civil Engineer Division Environmental Water Quality program manager, accepted the award on behalf of the base.

"Team Kirtland is dedicated to ensuring it preserves and protects the valuable resources afforded to us by the citizens of our great nation," said Conley. "It is through the outstanding cooperative efforts of ABCWUA and Team Kirtland that the achievements recognized by this award are possible."