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WSSC Receives National Budget Award from
Government Finance Officers Association of America

Honor Cites “Commitment to Meeting the Highest Principles of Government Budgeting”

LAUREL, MARYLAND (August 5): The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) is pleased to announce that, for the 14th consecutive year, it has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association. The honor “reflects the commitment of [WSSC] and its staff to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting.”

In order to receive the award, WSSC had to satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for creating an effective budget presentation for Fiscal Year 2009. These guidelines are designed to assess how well an entity’s budget serves as a policy document, a financial plan, an operations guide and a communications device. Budget documents must be rated “proficient” in all four categories, as well as 14 mandatory criteria within those categories, to receive the award.

The Governmental Finance Officers Association (GFOA) is a nonprofit professional association serving more than 17,600 governmental finance professionals throughout North America. The GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Awards program is the only national awards program in governmental budgeting.

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WSSC is the 8th largest water and wastewater utility in the nation, with a network of more than 5,500 miles of fresh water pipe and nearly 5,400 miles of sewer pipeline. Serving customers in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties since 1918, our drinking water has always met of exceeded federal standards.