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CEMENT AMERICAS • Winter 2015 • www.cementamericas.com 12 FEATURE PCA/CA AWARDS Habitat Council's 25th Annual Sym- posium, Celebrating Corporate Con- servation. Titan America demon- strated its continued commitment to environmental stewardship by achieving Corporate Lands for Learn- ing certification at the Pennsuco Complex. ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE Winner: Lehigh Hanson Inc., Union Bridge, Md. The Environmental Performance Award honors facilities that take steps beyond those contained in en- vironmental laws, regulations, per- mits and requirements to minimize their impact on the environment. The Union Bridge plant was also a runner up for the energy efficiency, innova- tion, land stewardship and overall en- vironmental excellence categories. Lehigh Hanson implemented a mer- cury reduction program at its Union Bridge plant as part of a voluntary ef- fort to protect and enhance the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The pro- gram will help the plant meet new national emission regulatory limits. In 2013, the Union Bridge plant re- duced the amount of coal burned in the kiln and calciner with greenhouse gas neutral dried biosolids. The plant avoided using 57,000 metric tons of a naturally occurring fossil fuel and replaced it with a renewable biomass material. ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE Runner Up: Cemex USA, Brooksville South, Brooksville, Fla. In 2013, the Brooksville plant attended monthly Groundwater Guardian meet- ings hosted by the Hernando County Water Utility along with county repre- sentatives, consultants and the general public. Water use and conservation topics are discussed to educate the public about protecting water re- sources. The plant also sponsored the "Your Water, Your World" event hosted by the Hernando County Utilities De- partment. Additionally in 2013, Cemex signed the Cemex Water Policy, which defines the strategy for responsible water management, and acts as a framework for the development of local water conservation and efficiency strategies across Cemex operations worldwide. The Cemex Brooksville plant replaced 16,078 tons of coal by consuming more than 24,500 tons of alternative fuels. The plant achieved an 18.8 percent alternative fuel substitution rate, thus reducing the site's CO2 footprint, and conserving natural re- sources for the future. ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE Finalist: Cemex USA, Odessa, Texas The Odessa plant designed and con- Environmental Performance winner: Lehigh Hanson, Inc.