The City of Arkansas City is proud to announce the outstanding achievement of its Environmental Services Department in the recent Environmental Excellence Competition at the 14th annual Kansas Water Environment Association and Kansas Section American Water Works Association joint conference, held from August 29-31 in Wichita, Kan. The Environmental Excellence Competition, often dubbed the Scholar’s Bowl of the water industry, brought together teams of three operators and lab personnel from across Kansas. These dedicated professionals competed head-to-head in a fast-paced question-and-answer tournament, demonstrating their water operations and wastewater management expertise.