The Louisville Water Co. Inc. has received a Ten-Year Directors Award from the Partnership for Safe Water.

The award recognizes the water company for receiving the organization’s “Directors Award” each year for the past decade. The Directors Award is given to water utilities that complete a review and provide customers with drinking water that exceeds federal standards, according to a news release.

The Louisville Water Co. was one of 32 U.S. water utilities that received the Ten-Year Directors Award, according to the release.

The Partnership for Safe Water was developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other water organizations. It represents more than 200 water utilities nationwide that serve more than 85 million people.

The Louisville Water Co. serves more than 780,000 people in Louisville Metro, as well as parts of Bullitt, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer and Hardin counties in Kentucky.

Additional information about the Louisville Water Co. is available at www.louisvillewater.com.

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