The Oak Creek Water and Sewer Utility today announced its 19th Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. The Utility holds the longest consecutive streak of this recognition in Wisconsin for a water utility.

“This certification recognizes our financial reporting provides ratepayers with a transparent, easy-to-understand way of knowing how their fees are being spent,” said Utility General Manager Mike Sullivan. “This speaks volumes about the team of people we have in place at the Utility to ensure our internal controls and accounting methods continuously exceed industry standards.”

This annual honor is the highest awarded for public entities by the Government Finance Officers Association. State and local governments and utilities are all eligible to submit for the award. Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports are reviewed by an impartial national panel for accounting and financial reporting that demonstrate a spirit of full disclosure that clearly communicates financial information in an easily read fashion.

For 19 consecutive years, the Utility has received the Government Finance Officers Association’s highest honor for its Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting is awarded by an impartial national panel. The panel bestows this honor on public entities with accounting and financial reporting that demonstrate a spirit of full disclosure to clearly communicate their financial stories in a fashion that motivates readership.

Oak Creek Water and Sewer Utility is known as one of the most progressive utilities in the Nation. Always seeking new ways to improve, the Utility has committed to continued excellence through a program of quality improvement. Utility employees produce the highest quality drinking water possible, and are proud to announce its water meets and exceeds all federal and state drinking water health standards.

If you have any questions, please contact Mike Sullivan, General Manager, Oak Creek Water & Sewer Utility at (414) 570-8210 or via email.