APWA Accreditation Awarded to Public Works and Environmental Services Departments

The City of Tacoma’s Public Works and Environmental Services departments were recently awarded the American Public Works Association Accreditation. In recognition of this achievement, Pierce County Public Works Director and APWA Accreditation Board Chairman Brian Ziegler will present these departments with a plaque at the July 14 City Council meeting.

The APWA Accreditation program recognizes public works agencies that go beyond the requirements established in the industry, as contained in the APWA Public Works Management Practices Manual. The two departments were awarded the Accreditation in April, representing the 99th public agency in North America, and the sixth to have received it in Washington State.

“Being awarded the APWA Accreditation shows we have dedicated ourselves to concepts of improvement around department policies, procedures and practices,” said Public Works Director Kurtis Kingsolver. “It’s important to the City’s Public Works and Environmental Services departments to provide services and programs that contribute to making Tacoma a great city.”

For more information about this accreditation, contact Assistant Director of Environmental Services John O'Loughlin at joloughl@cityoftacoma.org.