Out Front Goals key to improving water quality When setting aggressive water quality goals, the East Bay Municipal Utility District of Oakland, Calif., added another important element strong buy-in objectives that encompassed the entire utility. All the district s annual water quality goals meet or exceed California and federal regulations.
Some goals far exceed governmental requirements.
Goals are prioritized according to anticipated regulations, customer expectations, achievability, and cost benefit ratios. Often long-term goals can be a little ethereal, Sykes said. They also serve as a performance plan for management, operators, and plants. Goal setting is a really powerful tool, if used properly, he said. Once a month, a water quality committee meets to review and endorse the annual goals.