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2025 Honorees
D. Michael Mucha
Former Executive Director, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
Talyon Sortor
Former General Manager, Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District, CA
2023 Honorees
Gordon Pederson
Former Chief Technical Officer, Gulf Coast Authority, TX
2022 Honorees
Steve Hershner
Former Utilities Director, City of Cedar Rapids, MI
Tim Houghton
Former Deputy Director, City and County of Honolulu, HI
2020 Honorees
Ben Horenstein
Former Water Director, Santa Rosa Water, CA
Logan Olds
Former General Manager, Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority, CA
Rob Villée
Former Executive Director, Plainfield Area Regional Sewerage Authority, NJ
2019 Honorees
Former Division Manager, Austin Water, TX
Bill Gaffi
Former General Manager, Clean Water Services, OR
2018 Honorees
George S. Hawkins
Former Chief Executive Officer & General Manager, DC Water
2017 Honorees
Julius Ciaccia, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Dennis Stowe
Former Manager, Littleton/Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant, CO
2016 Honorees
Howard M. Neukrug
Commissioner, Philadelphia Water Department, Philadelphia, PA
John O'Neil
General Manager, Johnson County Wastewater, KS
Ray Orvin, Jr.
Former Executive Director, Renewable Water Resources, SC
2013 Honorees
William G. Moore
Consultant, Metropolitan Council Environmental Service, MN
Stephen R. Pearlman
Former Director of Environmental Services, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, CO
Peter Ruffier
Former Director, City of Eugene Wastewater Division, OR
James M. Tarpy
Consultant, Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County, TN
Jeff Theerman
Senior Utility Consultant, Brown and Caldwell
2012 Honorees
Thomas Walsh
Director Emeritus, Upper Blackstone Water Pollution Abatement District, MA
Tatyana Arsh
Former Director of Public Utilities, City of Columbus Department of Public Utilities, OH
Norman LeBlanc
Former Director of Water Quality, Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
2011 Honorees
Michael Gritzuk
Former Director, Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department, AZ
Richard Lanyon
Former Executive Director, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, IL
Robert Moore
Former Chief Administrative Officer, The Metropolitan District, CT
Jon Schellpfeffer
Former Chief Engineer & Director, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
2010 Honorees
Mary A. Lappin
Former Assistant Director, Plant & Facilities, Kansas City Water Department, Kansas City, MO
Christopher M. Westhoff
Former Assistant City Attorney - Public Works General Counsel, City of Los Angeles, CA
2009 Honoree
Billy G. Turner
Former Director, Columbus Water Works, GA
2008 Honorees
Franklyn Pogge
Former Director, Kansas City Water Department, Kansas City, MO
William Pugh
Director, City of Tacoma Public Works Department, Tacoma, WA
William Schatz
Former General Counsel, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, Cleveland, OH
Kurt Soderberg
Executive Director, Western Lake Superior Sanitary District, Duluth, MN
2007 Honorees
Erwin Odeal
Executive Director of Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, Cleveland, OH
Robert Hite
District Manager of the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, Denver, CO
Paul Pinault
Former Executive Director of the Narragansett Bay Commission in Rhode Island, RI
2006 Honorees
Blake Anderson
Former General Manager, Orange County Sanitation District, Fountain Valley, CA
Margaret “Margie” Nellor
Former Assistant Department Head of Technical Services, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, Whittier, CA
2005 Honorees
James T. Canaday
Engineer-Director, Alexandria Sanitation Authority, Alexandria, Va.
Kumar Kishinchand
Former Water Commissioner, Philadelphia Water Department, Philadelphia, Pa.
2004 Honorees
Harold J. Gorman
Former Executive Director, Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, New Orleans, La.
Stephen Hayashi
Former General Manager, Union Sanitary District, Union City, Calif.
2003 Honorees
Gordon Garner
Former Executive Director, Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, Louisville, Ky.
Gurnie Gunter
Former Director, Kansas City Water Services Department, Kansas City, Mo.
2002 Honorees
Michael A. Reardon
Former Director Waste Processing & Plant Maintenance The Metropolitan District Hartford, Conn.
Douglas MacDonald
Former Executive Director Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Charlestown, Mass.
2001 Honoree
Robert P. Miele
Former Technical Services Department Head for the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles , Calif.
2000 Honoree
Michele M. Plá
Former NACWA President and Manager for the San Francisco Clean Water Program
1999 Honoree
No recipient
1998 Honoree
George D. Barnes
Former NACWA Board Member & Manager, Wet Weather Programs, Jordan, Jones & Goulding, Inc., GA
1997 Honoree
James R. Borberg
Former NACWA President and longtime NACWA board member and former General Manager of the Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
1996 Honoree
Edward O. Wagner
Former NACWA Vice President & Former Deputy Commissioner for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's Bureau of Clean Water, NY
1995 Honoree
J. Wayne Sylvester
Retired General Manager, County Sanitation Districts of Orange County, CA
1994 Honoree
Marilyn Hotch
Former Special Assistant for Environmental Issues, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, MA
1993 Honoree
Carolyn Hardy Olsen
Former Commissioner, City of Atlanta Water Pollution Control, GA
1991 Honoree
Charles Kaiser
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, MO
1989 Honoree
Patrick Marchese
Former NACWA Board Member, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
1987 Honorees
Carmen F. Guarino
Former NACWA President, City of Philadelphia, PA
Ralph E. "Mike" Graham
Former NACWA Board Member, San Diego Water Utilities, CA
1986 Honoree
Walter Garrison
Former NACWA Board Member, County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, CA
1985 Honorees
Fred A. Harper
Former NACWA President, County Sanitation Districts of Orange County, CA
K. Ray Harrington
Former NACWA President, Nashville Department of Water and Sewerage Services, TN
1983 Honorees
Gene E. Cronk
Pima County Wastewater Management, AZ
Charles V. "Tom" Gibbs
Former NACWA President, Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle, WA
2024 Honorees
Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, Ph.D
Member, Board of Directors, Prince William County Service Authority, VA
Eric Rothstein
Principal, Galardi Rothstein Group, NC
2022 Honorees
Jeff Lape
Former Deputy Director, Office of Science and Technology, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, DC
Todd Miller
Environmental Services Supervisor, Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission, OR
Timothy S. Williams
Former Deputy Executive Director, WEF, VA
2020 Honoree
Roberta (Bobbi) Larson
Former Executive Director, California Association of Sanitation Agencies
2019 Honoree
Michael H. Shapiro
Former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Official
2017 Honorees
Charles P. Boepple
Executive Director, Upper Occoquan Service Authority, VA
Janet A. Gillaspie
Former Executive Director, Oregon Association of Clean Water Agencies
Mark T. Kim
Chief Financial Officer, DC Water
David A. Kubiak
Senior Program Manager, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
Leland J. Myers
District Manager/CEO, Central Davis Sewer District, UT
2015 Honoree
Nancy Stoner
Former Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2014 Honorees
The Honorable Eric Garcetti
Mayor, City of Los Angeles, CA
James A. Parrott
Executive Director, Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati, OH
Jeffery A. Eger
Former Executive Director, Water Environment Federation, VA
2013 Honorees
Richard D. Fox
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, CDM Smith
Dr. Patricia Hagen
Executive Director, Audubon Center at Riverlands, MO
James A. Hanlon
Former Director, Office of Wastewater Management, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ann J. Kulchin
City Council Member, City of Carlsbad, CA
2012 Honorees
George Hawkins
General Manger, DC Water, DC
Steven P. Graef
Environmental Consultant, Renewable Water Resources, SC
Steve Clouse
Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, San Antonio Water System, TX
Neil Mullane
Former Water Quality Division Administrator, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, OR
Christine True
Department Director, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, WA
2011 Honorees
Dick Champion
Chair, Clean Water America Alliance Board of Directors, DC
Arleen Navarret
Former Regulatory Compliance Manager, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, CA
2010 Honorees
The Honorable James Oberstar
U.S. House of Representatives
The Honorable Jan Perry
Councilwoman, Ninth District, City of Los Angeles, CA
2009 Honoree
Benjamin H. Grumbles
Former Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2008 Honoree
The Honorable Earl Blumenauer
U.S. House of Representatives
2007 Honoree
James Range
Chairman, Board of Directors, Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, VA
2006 Honoree
Stephen L. Johnson
Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, D.C.
2005 Honorees
Geoffrey Grubbs
Director, Office of Science & Technology, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, D.C.
Joseph Stepun
Manager of Environmental Services, Western Lake Superior Sanitary District, Duluth, Minn.
2004 Honorees
G. Tracy Mehan, III
Assistant Administrator Office of Water (2001-2003), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, D.C.
Paul Pinault
Executive Director, Narragansett Bay Commission, Providence, R.I.
2003 Honorees
David K. Hufford
Former Division Manager, Wastewater Operations, City of Tacoma, Tacoma, Wash.
Prakasam Tata
Former Assistant Director of Research and Development, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
2002 Honorees
Michael B. Cook
Director, Office of Wastewater Management, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, D.C.
Edward F. Curley
Planning Manager, Pima County Wastewater Management, Tucson, Ariz.
2001 Honorees
The Honorable Jim Saxton, (R-NJ)
United States House of Representatives
Billy G. Turner
President, Columbus Water Works, Columbus, Ga.
2000 Honoree
Carol M. Browner
Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1999 Honorees
Cecil Lue-Hing
Former NACWA President, Director of Research and Development, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Chicago, IL
Donna Reifschneider
President, National Pork Producers Council, DC
1998 Honoree
William D. Ruckleshaus
Former EPA Administrator & Chairman of the Board of Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.
1997 Honoree
The Honorable Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY)
Chair of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Clean Water & Environment
1996 Honorees
The Honorable Norman Y. Mineta
Retired Chair, House Public Works & Transportation Committee
Joseph P. Niehaus
Former Superintendent of the Wastewater Collection Division of the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati, OH
1995 Honoree
Ruth Patrick
Francis Boyer Chair of Limnology, Academy of the Natural Sciences, PA
1994 Honoree
Keith Linn
Environmental Specialist, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, OH
1993 Honoree
Dr. Frank M. Fisher
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority & Professor of Ecology and Environmental Biology at Rice University
1992 Honorees
EPA National Sewage Sludge Regulations with special recognition to:
Alan L. Page; Terry J. Logan; James A. Ryan; and Rufus L. Chaney
1991 Honoree
John J. Gunther
Distinguished federal career
1990 Honorees
Leon G. Billings
Former Staff Director, Senate Environment & Public Works Committee
Richard J. Sullivan
Former Staff Director, House Public Works & Transportation Committee
1989 Honoree
James R. Borberg
General Manager, Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
1988 Honoree
Cecil Lue-Hing
Director of Research and Development, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Chicago, IL
1987 Honoree
Robert C. Canham
1986 Honoree
Frank B. Whittemore
1985 Honoree
William A. Hasfurther
1984 Honoree
Jim Ellis
2025 Honorees
Federal Public Service
The Honorable Patty Murray (D-WA)
U.S. Senate
The Honorable Henry T. Wingate
U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi
State Public Service
Delegate David Bulova
Virginia House of Delegates
Local Public Service
Lance Hines
Little Rock City Director & Ex-Officio Member, Little Rock Water Reclamation Commission, AR
2024 Honorees
Federal Public Service
Elizabeth “Betsy” Behl
Former Director of the Health and Ecological Criteria Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, DC
The Honorable Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY)
Local Public Service
Cheryl L. Grieb
Osceola County Commissioner, FL
The Honorable Thomas C. Henry
Mayor, City of Fort Wayne, IN
Roy Rogers
Member, Board of Directors, Clean Water Services, OR
2023 Honoree
Local Public Service
The Honorable Kristen Holzheimer Gail
Mayor, City of Euclid, OH
2022 Honoree
Local Public Service
Rob Long
Chair, Palm Beach Soil & Water Conservation District, FL
2020 Honoree
Local Public Service
The Honorable Mike Summers
Mayor, City of Lakewood, OH
2019 Honorees
Federal Public Service
The Honorable Dan Kildee (D-MI)
U.S. House of Representatives
State Public Service
Craig W. Butler
Director, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Ben Grumbles
Secretary, Maryland Department of the Environment
Local Public Service
The Honorable Thomas C. Henry
Mayor, City of Fort Wayne, IN
Vishnu K. Lakdawala, PhD
HRSD Commissioner, VA
2018 Honorees
Federal Public Service
The Honorable Marcia Fudge (D-OH)
U.S. House of Representative
State Public Service
John Linc Stine
Commissioner, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, MN
Local Public Service
Mary Cheh
Council Member DC Council
Tyrone W. Franklin
County Administrator, Surry County, VA
2017 Honorees
Federal Public Service
The Honorable Cory Booker
U.S. Senate
The Honorable James M. Inhofe
U.S. Senate
State Public Service
The Honorable Molly Joseph Ward
Secretary of Natural Resources, VA
Russ Baxter
Deputy Secretary of Natural Resources for the Chesapeake Bay, VA
Local Public Service
The Honorable John Dickert
Mayor, City of Racine, WI
2016 Honorees
Federal Public Service
The Honorable Tammy Baldwin
U.S. Senate
The Honorable Ken Calvert
U.S. House of Representatives
The Honorable Rob Portman
U.S. Senate
State Public Service
Felicia Marcus
Chair, California State Water Resources Control Board
Local Public Service
The Honorable Peter Buttigieg
Mayor, City of South Bend, IN
The Honorable Penelope A. Gross
Supervisor, Mason District, VA
2015 Honorees
Federal Public Service
The Honorable Bill Shuster
U.S. House of Representatives
The Honorable Tim Walz
U.S. House of Representatives
State Public Service
The Honorable Bill Northey
Secretary, Iowa Secretary of Agriculutre, IA
Local Public Service
The Honorable David Condon
Mayor, City of Spokane, WA
The Honorable Thomas C. Henry
Mayor, City of Fort Wayne, IN
Kevin L. Shafer
Executive Director, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
2014 Honorees
Federal Public Service
The Honorable Sheldon Whitehouse
U.S. Senate
The Honorable Bob Latta
U.S. House of Representatives
State Public Service
Walter L. Baker
Director - Division of Water Quality, Utah Department of Environmental Quality, UT
Local Public Service
Bevin Beaudet
Director, Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department, FL
Brian Carlson
Public Works Director, City of Vancouver, WA
Dick Champion, Jr.
Director, Independence Water Pollution Control Department, MO
Daniel M. Pierce
Vice President of the Board of Trustees, North Shore Sanitary District, IL
Jan Vanthen Wilking
Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation District, UT
2013 Honorees
Federal Public Service
The Honorable Lisa Murkowski
U.S. Senate
The Honorable Jack Reed
U.S. Senate
Dave White
Former Chief of Natural Resources Conservation Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture
State Public Service
Alberto Lázaro
Executive President, Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, PR
Michael Tate
Director, Kansas Department of Environment & Health - Bureau of Water, KS
Local Public Service
The Honorable David J. Berger
Mayor, City of Lima, OH
Maggie Brooks
County Executive, Monroe County, NY
Todd Portune
Commissioner, Hamilton County Board of Commissioners, OH
2012 Honorees
Federal Public Service
The Honorable Debbie Stabenow
U.S. Senate
Local Public Service
Susan Tanner Holmes
Chairwoman, Central Davis Sewer District, UT
Jerry Johnson
General Manager, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, MD
The Honorable Charles Meeker
Mayor, City of Raleigh, NC
2011 Honorees
Federal Public Service
The Honorable Sherrod Brown
U.S. Senate
The Honorable Steven LaTourette
U.S. House of Representatives
The Honorable Russ Carnahan
U.S. House of Representatives
State Public Service
Marcia Willhite
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, IL
Ellen Gilinsky
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, VA
Local Public Service
Sidney J. Holbrook
Executive Director, Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority, CT
Andrew “Chuck” Vaccaro
Chairman, Bergen County Utilities Authority Board of Commissioners, NJ
2010 Honorees
Federal Public Service
The Honorable Ben Cardin
U.S. Senate
The Honorable Donna Edwards
U.S. House of Representatives
The Honorable Mike Simpson
U.S. House of Representatives
State Public Service
Sandra Allen
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, NY
Local Public Service
The Honorable Michael Nutter
Mayor, City of Philadelphia, PA
2009 Honorees
Federal Public Service
The Honorable John Boozman
U.S. House of Representatives
State Public Service
Paul Marchetti
Executive Director, Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority, PA
Ronald Poltak
Executive Director, New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, MA
Local Public Service
The Honorable Richard M. Daley
Mayor, City of Chicago, IL
James E. Swarthout
President, Board of Trustees, North Shore Sanitary District, IL
2008 Honorees
Federal Public Service
The Honorable Barbara Levy Boxer
U.S. Senate
State Public Service
Kathleen McGinty
Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Local Public Service
The Honorable Martin J. Chavez
Mayor, City of Albuquerque, NM
Charles R. Mickelson
Director of Public Works, City of Boise, ID
2007 Honorees
Federal Public Service
The Honorable James L. Oberstar
U.S. House of Representatives
The Honorable Frank R. Lautenberg
U.S. House of Representatives
State Public Service
The Honorable James Hodges Harrison
State of South Carolina House of Representatives
Local Public Service
Ron Labelle
Commissioner, City of New Bedford, MA
Mario Menesini
President, Central Contra Costa Sanitary District Board of Directors, CA
The Honorable Harry Readshaw
Pennsylvania State Representatives
Edward Semonian
Chairman, Board of Directors of Alexandria Sanitation Authority
2006 Honorees
Federal Public Service
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY)
Chair, Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health, U.S. Senate
Representative Thelma Drake (R-VA)
U.S. House of Representatives
Representative Norman Dicks (D-WA)
Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, U.S. House of Representatives
Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
Chairwoman, Subcommittee on Water Resources & Environment, U.S. House of Representatives
State Public Service
LaJuana S. Wilcher
Kentucky Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet, Bowling Green, KY
Local Public Service
Ron Sims
King County Executive, King County, WA
John A. Coleman
Board of Directors, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Vice Chair, Dublin San Roman Services District, Dublin, CA
Bruce Paone
Mayor, Onancock, VA
Bart Peterson
Mayor, City of Indianapolis, IN
2005 Honorees
Federal Public Service
The Honorable Lincoln Chafee (R-RI)
Chairman, Fisheries, Wildlife & Water Subcommittee, U.S. Senate
The Honorable Dave Camp (R-MI)
Chair, Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee Member, Health & Human Resources Subcommittee, U.S. House of Representatives
The Honorable John J. Duncan (R-TN)
Chairman, Water Resources & Environment Subcommittee, U.S. House of Representatives
The Honorable Bill Pascrell (D-NJ)
Member, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
State Public Service
The Honorable J. Joseph Garrahy
Former Governor, State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations, R.I.
Local Public Service
Dennis Grzezinski
Commissioner, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Milwaukee, Wis.
2004 Honorees
Federal Public Service
The Honorable Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
Ranking Member, Subcommittee on VA, HUD & Independent Agencies
The Honorable John Warner (R-VA)
Member, Environment & Public Works Committee
State Public Service
The Honorable Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.
Governor, State of Maryland
Local Public Service
The Honorable Shirley Franklin
Mayor, City of Atlanta, Ga.
E. Jane Rebhuhn
Commissioner, Great Neck Water Pollution Control District, Great Neck, N.Y.
The Honorable Anthony Williams
Mayor, City of Washington, D.C.
2003 Honorees
Federal Public Service
The Honorable George V. Voinovich (R-OH)
Member, Environment and Public Works
The Honorable Don Young (R-AK)
Chair, Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
State Public Service
The Honorable Edward G. Rendell
Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pa.
The Honorable W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr.
Secretary of Natural Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia, Richmond, Va.
J. David Holm
Former Director, Colorado Water Quality Control Division, Boulder, Colo.
Local Public Service
William J. Ancell
Former Public Works Director, City of Boise, Idaho
The Honorable Rudolph “Rudy” C. McCollum, Jr.
Mayor, City of Richmond, Richmond, Va.
Parke L. Boneysteele
Member, Board of Directors, Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, Walnut Creek, Calif.
Clean Water Coalition
Chip Maxfield, Chairman, Clark County Sanitation District. Nev.
Steve Kirk, Councilman, City of Henderson, Nev.
Larry Brown, Councilman, City of Las Vegas, Nev.
Charles Lyons
First Vice President, National League of Cities, Chair, Board of Selectmen, Arlington, Mass.
2002 Honorees
Federal Public Service
The Honorable Sue Kelly (R-NY) & The Honorable Ellen Tauscher (D-CA)
Members, Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
State Public Service
Tom Morrissey
Director, Planning and Standards Division, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, Newington, Conn.
Alan H. Vicory, Jr.
Executive Director & Chief Engineer, Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission, Cincinnati, Ohio
Local Public Service
The Honorable Louise Miller
Former Council Member, Metropolitan King County, Seattle, WA
The Honorable Bruce Tobey
Mayor 1994 - 2001, City of Gloucester, Gloucester, MA
2001 Honorees
Federal Public Service
The Killer "Bs":
Michael Bilirakis (R-FL)
Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY)
Robert Borski (D-PA)
Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Co-Chairs, Water Infrastructure Caucus, United States House of Representatives
The Honorable Robert C. Smith (R-NH)
Chair, Senate Environment & Public Works Committee
State Public Service
Craig D. Pedersen
Executive Administrator, Texas Water Development Board, Austin, Texas
Local Public Service
Leonard L. Battaglia
Secretary, Board of Directors, West County Wastewater District, Richmond, Calif.
John J. Carroll
Town Manager, Norwood, Mass.
Hugh H. McMillan
General Superintendent
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Ill.
2000 Honorees
Federal Public Service
The Honorable Christopher S. "Kit" Bond (R-MO)
Member, Senate Appropriations Committee and Chair, Senate VA, HUD & Independent Agencies Subcommittee
The Honorable Bud Shuster (R-PA)
Chair, House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure
The Honorable James T. Walsh (R-NY)
Member, House Appropriations Committee and Chair, House VA, HUD & Independent Agencies Subcommittee
State Public Service
Arleen O'Donnell
Past President, Association of State & Interstate Water Pollution Administrators and Assistant Commissioner for Bureau of Resource Protection, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, MA
Local Public Service
Richard A. Kennedy
President, Sanitation District No. 1 Board of Directors, KY
Marc H. Morial
Mayor, City of New Orleans, LA
1999 Honorees
Federal Public Service
The Honorable Robert Aderholt (R-AL)
Member, House Appropriations Committee
The Honorable Robert Borski (D-PA)
Ranking Member, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee on Water Resources & the Environment
State Public Service
J. Dale Givens
Secretary of Louisiana's Department of Environmental Quality, LA
Local Public Service
Brian J. Martin
City Manager, Lowell, MA
1998 Honorees
Federal Public Service
The HonorableJames L. Oberstar (D-MN)
Ranking Minority Member, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
Aggressively pursued amendment to the Clean Water Act to control and prevent nonpoint source pollution.
State Public Service
Governor Parris Glenndenning
State of Maryland
John Langdon Marsh
Director, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, OR
The Honorable Vincent J. Mesolella
Member, Rhode Island General Assembly & Chairman
Narragansett Bay Commission, RI
Local Public Service
The Honorable Edward G. Rendell
Mayor, City of Philadelphia, PA and Chair of Rebuild America Coalition
1997 Honorees
Federal Public Service
John T. Rhett
Former Deputy Assistant Administrator of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Water Program Operations
State Public Service
The California State Water Resources Control Board
Chair John Caffrey and members Mary Jane Forster, James Stubchaer, Marc Del Piero and John Brown
George E. Meyer
Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Local Public Service
K. Ray Harrington
Former Director of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County Department of Water & Sewerage Services, TN
1996 Honorees
Federal Public Service
Robert Perciasepe
Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
State Public Service
Robert J. Zimmerman
President, The Association of State & Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators and Administrator of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Controls Division of Water Resources, DE
Local Public Service
T.J. "Ted" Hackworth
Former Chairman and Current Member of the Board of Directors of the Metro (Denver) Wastewater Reclamation District, CO
1995 Honorees
Federal Public Service
Honorable John Chafee (R-RI)
Chair, Senate Environment & Public Works Committee
The Honorable Edmund S. Muskie (D-MA)
Retired Senator Capped a decade-long effort to enact workable national clean water policy with the passage of the 1972 Clean Water Act.
State Public Service
Bruce Baker
President, Association of State & Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrator and Director of Bureau of Water Resources Management, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, WI
Local Public Service
George A. Brinsko
Director, Pima County Wastewater Management Department, AZ Leader in establishing the Western Coalition of Arid States (WESTCAS).
1994 Honorees
Federal Public Service
The Honorable Robert A. Roe (D-NJ)
Former Chair, House Public Works & Transportation Committee
State Public Service
Allan E. Stokes
Administrator, Environmental Protection Division-Iowa Department of Natural Resources, IA
Local Public Service
The Honorable Jerry Abramson
Mayor, Louisville, KY
1993 Honorees
The Honorable Dirk Kempthorne (R-ID)
U.S. Senator and former Mayor of Boise, ID
Felicia A. Marcus
President, City of Los Angeles-Board of Public Works, CA
Nicholas J. Melas
Former President, Board of Commissioners, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, IL
1992 Honoree
The Honorable Henry J. Nowak (D-NY)
Chair, House Committee in Public Works & Transportation
1991 Honoree
Lee Thomas
Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1990 Honoree
Joe G. Moore, Jr.
Distinguished federal career
1989 Honoree
The Honorable Robert Stafford
Chair, Senate on Environment & Public Works Committee
1988 Honoree
The Honorable James L. Howard
Chair, House Committee on Public Works & Transportation
1987 Honoree
The Honorable Jennings Randolph
Chair, Senate Environment & Public Works Committee
1986 Honoree
Honorable John Blatnick
Chair, House Committee on Public Works & Transportation
1984 Honoree
The Honorable Don H. Clausen
Ranking Member, House Committee on Public Works & Transportation
1983 Honoree
The Honorable Biz Johnson
Chair, House Committee on Public Works & Transportation
2024 Honorees
Sharise Horne
Chief of Equity & Community Partnerships, Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, KY
Andrew Lee
General Manager/Chief Executive Officer, Seattle Public Utilities, WA
2023 Honorees
Emily Jackson
General Counsel, Metro Water Recovery, CO
Todd Swingle
Executive Director, Toho Water Authority, FL
2022 Honorees
James “Tony” Parrott
Executive Director, Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, KY
Joshua Schimmel
Executive Director, Springfield Water & Sewer Commission
2021 Honoree
Dick Champion
Former Director, Independence Water Pollution Control Department, MO
2020 Honoree
Ted Henifin
General Manager, Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
2019 Honorees
Martie Groome
Laboratory and Industrial Waste Section Supervisor, City of Greensboro Water Resources Department, NC
Stephen Hershner
Utilities Director, City of Cedar Rapids, Utilities Department, MI
2017 Honorees
Todd Danielson
Chief Utilities Executive, Avon Lake Regional Water, OH
Adel Hagekhalil
Assistant Director, City of Los Angeles – LA Sanitation, CA
Susan T. Holmes
Chairwoman, Central Davis Sewer District, UT
2016 Honorees
Sharon Green
Legislative & Regulatory Liaison, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, CA
John Sullivan
Vice President & Program Manager for Water & Natural Resources Program, Boston Water & Sewer Commission, MA
2015 Honorees
Philip L. Friess
Department Head, Technical Services, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, CA
Andrew H. Kricun
Executive Director/Chief Engineer, Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority, NJ
2014 Honoree
Hilary Meltzer
Deputy Chief of Environmental Law Division, NYC Department of Law, NY
2013 Honoree
Thomas W. Sigmund
Executive Director, NEW Water, WI
2012 Honoree
Kyle Dreyfuss-Wells
Manager of Watershed Programs, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, OH
2011 Honorees
Barbara Biggs
Government Affairs Officer, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, CO
Michael McGlinchy
Public Utilities Manager, City of Akron Public Utilities Bureau, OH
2010 Honoree
Patricia Cleveland
Manager of Operations, Northern Region, Trinity River Authority of Texas, TX
2009 Honoree
Martin Umberg
Sewer Chief Engineer, Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati, OH
2008 Honorees
Charles Logue
Clean Water Services, OR
Mercury Study Team
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Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
Patty Lee
Danny Barker
Anna Rule -
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, OH
Elizabeth Toot-Levy
Seth Hothem
Keith Linn -
Clean Water Services, OR
Steve Anderson
2007 Honoree
Billy Turner
President, Columbus Water Works, GA
2006 Honorees
Guy M. Aydlett
Former Director of Water Quality, Hampton Roads Sanitation District, Virginia Beach, Va.
Robert P. Dominak
Residuals and Air Emissions Manager, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District Cleveland, Ohio
David S. Taylor
Director of Special Projects, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, Madison, Wisc.
2005 Honorees
Suzanne Goss
Specialist, Government Relations, JEA (Electric, Water & Sewer), Jacksonville, Fla.
Paul Pinault
Executive Director, Narragansett Bay Commission, Providence, R.I.
2004 Honorees
Ralph L. Charlton
Director of Fiscal Services, Alexandria Sanitation Authority, Alexandria, Va.
Marian Orfeo
Director of Planning and Coordination, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, Charlestown, Mass.
Larry N. Patterson
Chief Engineer, Upper Trinity Regional Water District, Lewisville, Texas
David R. Williams
Director of Wastewater, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, Calif.
2003 Honorees
James T. Canaday
Engineer-Director, Alexandria Sanitation Authority, Alexandria, Va.
Richard Sustich
Assistant Director of Research and Development, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
2002 Honorees
Paul H. Causey
General Manager/District Engineer Delta Diablo Sanitation District, Antioch, Calif.
John C. “Jack” Farnan
General Superintendent, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
2001 Honorees
Lisa E. Hollander
Assistant General Counsel, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, Cleveland, Ohio
William B. Schatz
General Counsel, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, Cleveland, Ohio
2000 Honoree
Susan C. Hamilton
Assistant Director, City of San Diego Metropolitan Wastewater Department, San Diego, CA
1999 Honorees
Robert W. Hite
Former NACWA President and District Manager, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, CO
David Katz
Divisional Deputy Solicitor, Philadelphia Water Department, PA
1998 Honorees
Gregory M. Adams
Assistant Engineering Department Head, County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, CA
Brian I. Crewdson
Assistant to the General Manager, Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility, AK
Alan B. Ispass
Chair, Competitive Workgroup, Director, Orange County Utilities, FL
James Tarpy
Former NACWA President, Associate Director, Department of Water & Sewerage Services Nashville & Davidson County, TN
Prakasam B. Tata
Research & Technical Services Manager, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, IL
Edward M. Torres
Environmental Manager, County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, CA
1997 Honorees
Charles M. Etwert
Vice Chair of NACWA's Facilities Financing Committee and Assistant Executive Director of the Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, MO
Buddy Morgan
NACWA Wet Weather Issues Chair and General Manager of the Water Works & Sanitary Sewer Board of the City of Montgomery, AL
Ray T. Orvin, Jr.
Chair of the NACWA Wet Weather Issues Committee Stormwater Workgroup and Executive Director of the Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority, SC
David Zenz
Co-chair of NACWA's Air Quality Committee and Manager of Research for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Chicago, IL
1996 Honorees
Margaret H. Nellor
Head of the Monitoring Section of the County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, CA
Norman E. LeBlanc
Chief of Technical Services for the Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
1995 Honorees
William J. Ancell
Director, Public Works Department of the City of Boise, ID
Guy Aydlett
Chief of Industrial Waste, Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
Robert Berger
Manager of Regulatory Planning & Analysis, East Bay Municipal Utility Department, CA
Robert Dominak
Residuals & Air Emissions Manager, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, OH
1994 Honorees
William Schatz
Counsel, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, OH
Jon Schellpfeffer
Assistant Director, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
1993 Honorees
Blake Anderson
Director of Technical Services, County Sanitation Districts of Orange County, CA
Walter J. Bishop
Former Manager of Wastewater, East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA
Michele Plá
Manager of Planning & Control, San Francisco Clean Water Enterprise, CA
1992 Honorees
Cecil Lue-Hing
NACWA Board Member, Director of Research and Development, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Chicago, IL
Frederick H. Kurtz
NACWA Board Member and Executive Director, Middlesex County Utilities Authority, NJ
1991 Honoree
Erwin J. Odeal
NACWA President and Executive Director, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, OH
1990 Honorees
John B. Lampe
Chair, Water Quality Committee and Director of Water Quality Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle, WA
Robert P. Miele
Head, Technical Services Department, County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, CA
1989 Honoree
George Barnes
Former NACWA Board Member and Director, Bureau of Pollution Control, City of Atlanta, GA
1988 Honoree
Jon Olson
District Director, Rock River Water Reclamation District, IL
1987 Honoree
John G. Costello
Former NACWA President and Executive Director, Bergen County Utilities Authority, NJ
1986 Honoree
Chuck B. Kaiser, Jr.
Former NACWA Board Member and Executive Director, Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, MO
2019 Honoree
Jeff Theerman
Vice President, Brown and Caldwell, MO
2018 Honoree
Robbin Walter Finch
Former Water Quality Environmental Program Manager, City of Boise, ID
2017 Honoree
Jack Baylis
President & CEO, The Baylis Group, LLC, CA
2016 Honorees
Clean Water Services, OR
Sustainable Beer Smackdown
Theera Ratarasarn and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
Sustainable Beer Smackdown
2012 Honorees
Michael Apgar
Former Director of Governmental Affairs, Sanitation District No. 1, KY
Jennifer Hosterman
Mayor, City of Pleasanton, CA; Co-Chair, U.S. Conference of Mayors: Mayors Water Council
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
Mayor, City of Baltimore, MD, Co-Chair, U.S. Conference of Mayors: Mayors Water Council
American Council of Engineering Companies, American Public Works Association; and American Society of Civil Engineers
Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure
2009 Honoree
Massachusetts Coalition for Water Resources Stewardship
2006 Honorees
Marcia St. Martin
Director, Sewerage and Water Board New Orleans, La.
Curt Miller
General Manager, Mississippi Gulf Coast Regional Wastewater Authority, Gautier, Miss.
Kamran Pahlavanm
Executive Director, Harrison County Wastewater & Solid Waste Management District, Gulfport, Miss.
Roberta “Robbie” Savage
Former Executive Director, Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators (ASIWPCA), D.C.
2005 Honorees
Alan B. Rubin
Senior Scientist, Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, D.C.
The New Jersey Harbor Dischargers Group (NJHDG)
New Jersey section of the NY/NJ Harbor Estuary
2004 Honoree
John M. Walker, Ph.D.
Former Senior Physical Scientist & Leader of Biosolids Program Implementation Team, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, D.C.
2003 Honoree
Janet Pawlukiewicz
Director, Water Protection Task Force, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, D.C.
2002 Honorees
Stephen P. Allbee
Project Director, Gap Analysis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, D.C.
Joel A. Miele, Sr.
Former Commissioner, New York City, Department of Environmental Protection, Corona, N.Y.
Jerry Johnson
General Manager, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (WASA), DC
2000 Honoree
Jon Schellpfeffer
Chief Engineer & Director, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
1994 Honoree
Lee C. White
AMSA Outside General Counsel
1993 Honorees
Water Quality 2000
Cooperative efforts of more than 80 public, private and nonprofit groups
LaJuana Wilcher
Former Administrator for Water, Environmental Protection Agency
1992 Honoree
America's Clean Water Foundation
Washington, DC
1990 Honoree
Preston B. Tack
First AMSA Executive Director
2025 Honorees
Daniel C. Fischer
Deputy General Manager Plant Operations, Maintenance, and Laboratory, Clark County Water Reclamation District, NV
Aaron Fox
Executive Director, Lowell Regional Wastewater Utility, MA
Michael T. McEvoy
Executive Director, Western Virginia Water Authority, VA
James A. Parrott
Executive Director/CEO, Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, KY
2024 Honorees
Frank P. Greenland, PE
Watershed Programs Director, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, OH
Mary Lynn Henley, P.E.
Principal Engineer - Watershed Management, City of Tacoma Environmental Services, WA
William "Bill" Tatum
Former Project Manager - Central Regional Wastewater System, Trinity River Authority of Texas
2023 Honorees
James “Jim” Herberg
Former General Manager, Orange County Sanitation District, CA
Daniel “Dan” Thompson
Former Division Manager, Business Operations, City of Tacoma, Environmental Services Department, WA
2022 Honorees
George Hayes
Director, Chesterfield County Department of Utilities, VA
Dan McLawhorn
Attorney, City of Raleigh, NC
2020 Honoree
Frank Dick
Wastewater Engineering Supervisor, City of Vancouver, WA
2019 Honorees
Jill Jones
District Manager, Central Davis Sewer District, UT
Karen Pallansch
Chief Executive Officer, Alexandria Renew Enterprises, VA
James J. Pletl
Director of Water Quality, Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
NEAA Member Agency Awards
2025 Honorees
Clark County Water Reclamation District, NV
Septic Conversion Project
El Paso Water, TX
Arroyo 1 Dam and Green Infrastructure Improvements
Gulf Coast Authority, TX
Trash Bash
King County Wastewater Treatment Division, WA
Sewer Heat Recovery
Narragansett Bay Commission, RI
Green Stormwater Projects in Central Falls, RI
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, OH
Utility Assistance Resource Fairs
Sacramento Area Sewer District, CA
Confluence Regional Partnership Program
2024 Honorees
DC Water, DC
Workforce Development Program
The DC Water Contract Compliance and Business Development Team
Orange County Sanitation District, CA
Final Expansion of the Groundwater Replenishment System
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, CA
SFPUC Social Impact Partnership Program
2025 Honorees
City of Columbus Department of Public Utilities, OH
Blueprint Columbus
Derry Township Municipal Authority, PA
Waste & Energy Recovery Enhancements at the Clearwater WWTF
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
Working Together to Protect Freshwater
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
Fresh Coast Green Infrastructure Programming
2024 Honorees
City of Columbus Department of Public Utilities, OH
City of Columbus Biosolids Program
LOTT Clean Water Alliance, WA
Biological Process Improvements
Narragansett Bay Commission, RI
NBC IFAS Implementation
Seattle Public Utilities, WA
RV Wastewater Program
Knoxville Utilities Board, TN
KUB Biologically Enhanced High-Rate Clarifier
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
Kletzsch Dam Fish Passage
2023 Honorees
City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities, VA
RVAH2O Green Infrastructure Master Plan
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
MMSD Freshwater Monitoring Program
Prince William County Service Authority, VA
Asset Management Analytics - Sewer Pipe Business Risk Exposure
Renewable Water Resources, SC
Dig Greenville
2022 Honorees
East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA
Odor Management
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
Home HazMat Collection Program
Mount Pleasant Waterworks, SC
A Piece of History Repurposed: Water Tank to Artificial Reef
2021 Honoree
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
Improving Our Neighborhood One Tree at A Time
2020 Honorees
City of Garland, TX
Biosolids Rehabilitation and Odor Control Project
East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA
East Bay Wet Weather Collaboration to Significantly Reduce Infiltration and Inflow
Upper Trinity Regional Water District, TX
Riverbend Water Reclamation Plant Expansion and Upgrade
2019 Honorees
City of Prineville, OR
Crooked River Wetland Project
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
SWIFT Research Center
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, IL
McCook Reservoir Stage 1
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, OH
From Sludge to Soil
2018 Honorees
Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, PA
Green Revitalization of Our Waterways
Beckley Sanitary Board, WV
Ewart Ave Stormwater iPond: Controlling Runoff in the Cloud
Boston Water & Sewer Commission, MA
Utilizing DNA Markers for Identification of Human and Non-human Fecal Sources in Urban Stormwater
City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management, GA
One Water Management Through Green Infrastructure
City of Beloit Water Resources, WI
Spill Control Prevention Program
City of Corpus Christi, TX
High School Drain Marking
City of Los Angeles - LA Sanitation, CA
Broadway Neighborhood Stormwater Greenway Project
City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities, VA
Wastewater Treatment Plant Nutrient Reduction Program
Columbus Water Works, GA
Columbus Water Works Recycle Program
Fort Worth Water Department, TX
Interceptor Condition Assessment Program (ICAP)
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
HRSD Pump Station Architectural Guidelines
Iowa Lakes Regional Water, IA
Regional Wastewater Solutions Works for Rural America
Macon Water Authority, GA
Innovative Sewer Lining Project Protects the Ocmulgee River
Orange County Sanitation District, CA.
Urban Runoff Diversion Program
Pasco County Utilities, FL
4G Wetlands Project
Pierce County Surface Water Management, WA
IDDE Analysis: A Five-Year Study of Phase I Data
Pine Bluff Wastewater Utility, AR
Annual Sewer Rehabilitation Project
2017 Honorees
Alexandria Renew Enterprises, VA
Energy Savings Program
Capital Region Water, PA
Innovative Sidestream Treatment for Clean Water
Citizens Energy Group, IN
Indianapolis Southport AWT Plant Expansion
City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management, GA
Historic Fourth Ward Pond
City of Lancaster, PA
SaveIt! Lancaster
City of Los Angeles - LA Sanitation, CA
Avalon Green Alley Network
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, FL
Biosolids Composting Facility
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
Microbial Source Tracking Program: Molecular Tools for Environmental Management
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
Yahara WINS Phosphorus Adaptive Management Project
Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County, NC
Incinerator System Emissions Upgrades Project
2016 Honorees
City of Garden City, ID
Disconnect All City Owned MS4 Outfalls
City of South Bend, IN
CSOnet
Columbus WaterWorks, GA
Columbus Water Works Recycle Program
2015 Honorees
City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation, CA
The Ed P. Reyes River Greenway
DC Water, DC
DC Water Ft. Reno Green Roof Project
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
HRSD Nutrient Removal Program: Advancement Through Management of Sidestream Loads
Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, KY
Mitigating Combined Sewer Overflows (CSO) with Green Infrastructure - CSO130 Green Infrastructure Project
Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority, CA
Waste to Energy Projects
2014 Honorees
Charleston Water System, SC
Bio Solids Renewable Energy Program
City of Houston Public Works & Engineering/Public Utilities Division, TX
Application of the Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) for Sanitary Sewer Overflow Prevention & Response
City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation, CA
Echo Park Lake Multi-Benefit Stormwater BMP Project
City of Springfield, MO
Wilsons Creek Conservation Easement
2013 Honorees
East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA
EBMUD Renewable Energy Program
Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, CA
Tujunga Wash Ecosystem Restoration Phase II Project
Marion County Utilities, FL
Wastewater Regionalization in Support of Springs Protection
Pierce County Public Works & Utilities, WA
Raise the Grade Program - Watershed Approach
Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, PR
Energy Initiative
2012 Honorees
City of Portland, Bureau of Environmental Services, OR
Willamette River CSO Tunnel Program
Clackamas County Water Environment Services, OR
RiverHealth Capacity Management Program
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, FL
Main Street Wastewater Treatment Plant Replacement Project
Joint Meeting of Essex & Union Counties, NJ
Cogeneration
King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, WA
Brightwater Treatment System
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, MA
North Dorchester Bay CSO Storage Tunnel and Related Facilities
2011 Honorees
City of Chattanooga Interceptor Sewer System, TN
Warner Park/Engel Stadium Combined Sewer Overflow Control Project
City of Los Angeles - Bureau of Sanitation, CA
Elmer Avenue Green Street Project
City of Tacoma Department of Public Works – Surface Water Utility, WA
Improving Stormwater Quality in the Thea Foss Watershed
East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA
EBMUD R.A.R.E. Water Project
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners, NJ
A Mutually Beneficial Approach to Solving a Regulatory Problem
2010 Honorees
Johnson County Wastewater, KS
Green Components Drive Plant Expansion to Sustainable Solution: DLSMB Solids Improvements Project
Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, CO
South Platte River Segment 15 - Aquatic Life/Habitat Assessment
Narragansett Bay Commission, RI
Narragansett Bay Commission Receiving Water Monitoring Program
Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department, AZ
Pima County Regional Optimization Master Plan
2009 Honorees
Charleston Water System, SC
Infiltration/Inflow Reduction Project
Metropolitan Council Environmental Services, MN
Inflow/Infiltration Reduction Program
Orange County Sanitation District, CA
Groundwater Replenishment System
2008 Honorees
Narragansett Bay Commission, RI
Stormwater Mitigation Program
San Antonio Water System, TX
Biosolids Management Program
2007 Honorees
Alexandria Sanitation Authority, Alexandria, VA
Organizational Efficiency Through Team Work
Heart of the Valley Metropolitan Sewerage District, Kaukauna, WI
Water Reuse Project
Oakland County Drain Commissioner, Waterford, MI
Hydrosled Sewer Cleaning
2006 Honorees
Metro Water Services, TN
Thermography
Metropolitan Council Environmental Services, MN
Solids Management Building
2005 Honoree
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), Mass.
Deer Island Treatment Plant Comprehensive Energy Cost Recovery Program
2004 Honoree
City of Los Angeles, Department of Public Works, Calif.
Low Flow Diversion
2003 Honorees
City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Sanitation, Calif.
Producing Exceptional Quality (EQ) Biosolids at the City of Los Angeles’ Wastewater Treatment Plants
Metropolitan Sewage District of Buncombe County, N.C.
Pipe Rating Program
2002 Honorees
City of Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colo.
HomeVantage Wastewater Backup Insurance
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, Virginia Beach, Va.
Small Communities Program
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, Boston, Mass.
Facility Asset Management Program
2001 Honorees
City of Tacoma Public Works Department, Tacoma, WA
Conservation Loan Program
Columbus Water Works, Columbus, GA
South Columbus Water Resources Facility
2000 Honoree
City of San Diego Metropolitan Wastewater Department, CA
ISO 14001 Certification
1999 Honoree
City of San Bernardino Municipal Water Department, CA
Rapid Infiltration/Extraction (RIX) Project
1998 Honorees
American Bottoms Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility, IL
Pilot Plant Program on Removal of Non-Ammonia Whole Effluent Toxicity and Biocentratable Compounds
Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department, FL
Virtual Dynamic Model
1997 Honorees
Fort Wayne City Utilities, IN
Confined Space Entry & Trenching/Shoring Training Facility
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, IL
Automation of the North Side WRP
Metro Wastewater Reclamation District Denver, CO
Automation in Operation & Maintenance
1996 Honorees
City of Phoenix, AZ
23rd Avenue Water Reclamation Facility - Facility Upgrade and Expansion
Hillsborough County Public Utilities Department, FL
Together We Accomplish More
King County Department of Natural Resources, WA
Mountains to Sound Greenway Biosolids Forestry Program
1995 Honoree
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
Automated BOD System
1994 Honoree
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
Interceptor Systems Training Program
1993 Honoree
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, IL
Sidestream Elevated Pool Aeration Project
1992 Honoree
Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle, WA
Model Predictive Control of Metro's Collection System
1991 Honoree
City of Kansas City, MO
Hauled Waste Sludge Disposal Program
2025 Honorees
E-Media
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
Investing in Our Future
Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission, OR
Pollution Prevention Digital Advertising Campaign
Orange County Sanitation District, CA
Connection Newsletter
South Essex Sewerage District, MA
SESD Updated Website and Logo
Educational Program
City of Los Angeles - LA Sanitation and Environment, CA
Sewer Service Charge Rate Adjustment Outreach
Fairfax County Wastewater Management Program, VA
Outreach Program
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
Boater Education and Pump-Out Internship Program
Prince William Water, VA
Water Academy
Stafford County Utilities, VA
Public Outreach with Superhero “Captain Clog”
Western Virginia Water Authority, VA
Mural Art Contest
Printed Publication
AlexRenew, VA
Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Brochure
Mount Pleasant Waterworks, SC
Plant Tour Guide
Video
Great Lakes Water Authority, MI
Freshwater to Drinking Water
King County Wastewater Treatment Division, WA
Operator-in-Training Program
NEW Water, WI
Critical Assets: Protecting Your Health, Every Day
Sacramento Area Sewer District, CA
Stop the Clog Campaign
Western Lake Superior Sanitary District, MN
Field Green® Biosolids: A Resource Recovery Story
2024 Honorees
E-Media
Inland Empire Utilities Agency, CA
Be Sewer Smart
Johnson County Wastewater, KS
#ForTheW
Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, KY
Louisville MSD clAIRity Program
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, OH
NEORSD’s Podcast, “Clean Water Works”
Educational Program
City of Tacoma, Environmental Services, WA
If It Hits the Ground, It Hits the Sound
Houston Public Works, TX
Give Water a Break Campaign
Metro Water Recovery, CO
Virtual Classroom Experience
Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission, OR
City of Springfield, OR
City of Eugene, OR
Clean Water University Program
Narragansett Bay Commission, RI
NBC Watershed Explorers Summer Camp
NEW Water, WI
Planning for the Future in Northeast Wisconsin
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission, NJ
Pollution Prevention Coloring Book and Animated Video
Western Monmouth Utilities Authority, NJ
Environmental S.T.E.M. Careers Merit Badge Summer Camp
Video
Arlington County, VA
Re-Gen Education and Outreach Video
Great Lakes Water Authority, MI
One Water News Drops
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
National Infrastructure Week: James River Treatment Plant SWIFT Improvements
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
Flushables Video Campaign
2023 Honorees
E-Media
Metro Water Recovery, CO
How We Transform Wastewater
Prince William County Service Authority, VA
H2GoKids
Educational Program
KC Water, MO
Water Education Program
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, MO
MSD Project Clear Creates Warning to Fear the FOG “Official U.S. Trailer”
NEW Water, WI
The "Unflushables:" Something Had to Give!
WSSC Water, MD
Introduction to Wastewater Treatment Virtual Unit
Video
Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority, IA
Des Moines WRA Facility Tour Video Series
Eastern Municipal Water District, CA
Patrick the Poo Video
Great Lakes Water Authority, MI
Where Does the Water Go? How Water Flows Through GLWA's Regional Collection System
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
Providence Road Offline Storage Facility & Woodstock Park Improvements Video
Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, KY
MSD Cornerstone Course and Video
Narragansett Bay Commission, RI
NBC Water Works Video
2022 Honorees
E-Media
City of Richmond DPU, VA
RVAH2O’s Floodwall Twitter Thread and Online Outreach
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District PFAS Initiative
Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission, OR
Community Partnership for Clean Water Video and Digital Campaign
Toho Water Authority, FL
Toho Water Holiday Pipemares
Educational Program
Alexandria Renew, VA
AlexRenew’s Children’s Educational Program – Cloe the Tunnel Boring Machine and Friends
Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, KY
Louisville MSD’s Bowl Patrol Educates the Community on “What Not to Flush”
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
One Water, Our Water
Video
City of Springfield, OR
Capacity, Management, Operations, and Maintenance Program Video
Great Lakes Water Authority, MI
Think & Act Regionally: Collaboration is Key to the Success of GLWA’s Regional Collection System
LOTT Clean Water Alliance, WA
Video Series: LOTT and the Budd Inlet Treatment Plant
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, IL
“Where Does IT Go?” Animation
2021 Honorees
E-Media
City of Garland, TX
Garland Water Utilities Story Map
Lynchburg Water Resources, VA
Water Wonders
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
Water Drop Alert™
South Platte Renew, CO
SPR Education and Outreach Program
Educational Program
Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority, SC
Trick or Treatment: A Guided Tour of BJWSA’s Water Reclamation Facilities
East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA
EBMUD Virtual Tour Program
Printed Materials
City and County of Honolulu, HI
Anatomy of Wastewater (Children’s Book)
Video
Great Lakes Water Authority, MI
Flushables: Educating and Influencing Public’s Behavior
NEW Water, WI
“Thank You, Farmers!” Video
2020 Honorees
Educational Program
Alexandria Renew, VA
One Water Alexandria: A Partnership to Help Alexandrians Know Their H2O
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, CA
Pipe Protectors
City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities, VA
RVAH2O's Rain Barrel Painting Program
DC Water, DC
Cool Arts & Cleaner Rivers
East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA
Wastewater Plant Tour Program
Great Lakes Water Authority, MI
One Water Regional Public Education Campaign
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
Education and Outreach Program Lesson Plan Updates
Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, CA
The Clearwater Project
Printed Publication
City of Garland, TX
Industrial Pretreatment Quarterly Newsletter & Training
Video
KC Water, MO
Imagine a Day Without Water (video link)
Knoxville Utilities Board, TN
Water Quality Video
2019 Honorees
E-Media
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, OH
@neorsd "Let's Ask" Interview Series
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
Environmental Education Partnership
Educational Program
KC Water, MO
The Journey of Stormwater: KC to the Sea
Water Environment Services of Clackamas County, OR
Keep the Wipes Out!
Alexandria Renew Enterprises, VA
Creating a Learning Destination Out of a Pump Station
Printed Publication
East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA
Watershed to Bay
Video
City and County of Honolulu, HI
"The F.O.G. Zone": PSA on Fats, Oils, & Grease
Citizens Energy Group, IN
DigIndy Virtual Reality Video
City of Corpus Christi, TX
Fertilizer Usage PSA
NEW Water, WI
R2E2: A New Era in Resource Recovery
2018 Honorees
Educational Program
City of Los Angeles - LA Sanitation, CA
One Water LA
Aurora Water, CO
Forests to Faucets: Aurora's Water Resources
Narragansett Bay Commission, RI
Mr. Can vs The Grease Beasts
Spartanburg Water, SC
Public Information and Education
Alexandria Renew Enterprises, VA
Creating a Water Discovery and Education Destination at AlexRenew
Printed Publication
Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department, AZ
A Living River Project
Upper Trinity Regional Water District, TX
Denton County Greenbelt Plan
Video
KC Water, MO
Don't Flush the Wipes: A Horror Story (Movie Trailer)
Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, KY
Louisville Community Conversation Video
NEW Water, WI
Water Knows No Boundaries
2017 Honorees
E-media
Alexandria Renew Enterprises, VA
Driving Community Engagement with Content
Citizens Energy Group, IN
Keeping Things Clear Campaign
City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities, VA
RVAH2O 2016 Storm Drain Art Contest
Educational Program
Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, NM
Conservation Education Program
City of Los Angeles - LA Sanitation, CA
Guide to Green Chemistry and Educational Webinar Series
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority, FL
Brown is the New Green - Leaf the Plastic Behind!
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
Living the Legacy
NEW Water, WI
STEM Superheroes Camp
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer Dist., OH
Pitch Those Pills
Renewable Water Resources, SC
The ReWa Clean Water Challenge
Video
Capital Region Water, PA
Make it Happen, Harrisburg: City Beautiful H2O Video
2016 Honorees
E-Media
DC Water, DC
Building Public Support for Rate Increases Through Twitter
Educational Program
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
H2w0w: Wonders of Water, Virginia STEAM Academy Program
King County Department of Natural Resources, WA
Don't Drip and Drive
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer Dist., OH
2015 Open House
Pierce County Surface Water Management, WA
Don't Drip and Drive
San Antonio Water System, TX
San Antonio Water System High School Education Impact Program
Video
Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, NM
"Elephant" Anti-FOG Campaign
2015 Honorees
E-Media
DC Water, DC
DC Water's Lady Bird as e-Ambassador
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, OH
Social Media
Educational Program
City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation, CA
Los Angeles Environmental Learning Center at Hyperion
City of Fort Wayne, IN
Fort Wayne City Utilities Rain Garden Program
Capital Region Water, PA
Raindrop to River Conservation Carnival
NEW Water, WI
World Water Day Educational Program
Video
City of Meridian, ID
"It Starts at Home" - Meridian's Public Outreach Campaign
2014 Honorees
Educational Program
Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility, AK
Protecting Public Health & Environment
City of Boise, ID
Boise WaterShed Environmental Education Center
City of Springfield, MO
Private Sewer Repair Pilot Program
Upper Trinity Regional Water District, TX
Watershed Protection Educational Program
Renewable Water Resources, SC
Be Freshwater Friendly
Printed Publication
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, OH
Clean Water Works: A Technical Magazine of the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Video
Central Davis Sewer District, UT
Public Education Videos - Carbon Cycle for Elementary School Children and Nitrogen Cycle for Operators
2013 Honorees
E-Media
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, MO
Stormwater Best Management Practices Toolbox
Narragansett Bay Commission, RI
Snapshot of the Bay
Video
Beaufort Jasper Water & Sewer Authority, SC
Water/Wastewater Treatment Educational Videos
2012 Honorees
Educational Program
Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati, OH
Lick Run Public Information & Education Project
Narragansett Bay Commission, RI
2010 World Toilet Day Exhibit
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission, NJ
PVSC Wildlife Habitat Education Program
Western Virginia Water Authority, VA
Partnership to Educate the Public about Improper Disposal and Abuse of Prescription Drugs
Video
Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, CO
50th Anniversary/NTP Groundbreaking DVD
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
Reducing the Risk of Basement Backups
Oak Lodge Sanitary District, OR
Video: Protecting our Community's Watersheds and Streams
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, MD
Feasty Boys Promoting "Can It, Cool It and Throw It Away"
2011 Honorees
Educational Program
ALCOSAN, PA
2010 ALCOSAN Open House
Alexandria Sanitation Authority, VA
Visitors Center & Mobile Learning Displays
City of Independence - Water Pollution Control Department, MO
Independence EcoFest "It's All About Water"
LOTT Clean Water Alliance, WA
Water Education and Technology (WET) Center
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, OH
Pick Up Poop! (P.U.P.)
Sanitation District No. 1, KY
NKU College Course: Protecting Water Resources
Video
Metropolitan Council Environmental Services, MN
Video: Protecting Water Resources for the Region
Narragansett Bay Commission, RI
Environmentalism at Work: The Narragansett Bay Commission
2010 Honorees
E-Media
City of Los Angeles, Department of Public Works - Bureau of Sanitation, CA
Los Angeles Team Effort E-Media Program
Educational Program
Little Rock Wastewater, AR
Stay Connected
Mobile Area Water & Sewer System, AL
"It's Easy to Be Ungreasy" Grease Recycling Educational Program
Printed Publication
Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, CO
45-Year History Book and Exhibit
Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, CA
Wrongville/Rightville
Video
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities, NC
Clean Water for a Healthy Community Video
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
Greenseams Video
Oak Lodge Sanitary District, OR
Re-Investing for Healthy Rivers Video
Trinity River Authority of Texas, TX
North Texas Grease Abatement Council
2009 Honorees
Education Program
Alexandria Sanitation Authority, VA
Western Virginia Water Authority, VA
Chesterfield County Utilities Department, VA
Arlington County Department of Environmental Services, VA
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
Henrico County Public Utilities, VA
D.C. Water and Sewer Authority, DC
Virginia Biosolids Council
Printed Publication
King County Department of Natural Resources & Parks, Wastewater Treatment Division, WA
Ratepayer Report Newsletter
Narraganset Bay Commission, RI
Narragansett Bay Commission: Combined Sewer Overflow Project
2008 Honorees
E-Media
LOTT Alliance, WA
Redevelopment of www.lottonline.org Website
Western Virginia Water Authority, VA
More You Know, the Better the Flow
Educational Program
City of Little Rock Wastewater Utility, AR
Can the Grease
City of Los Angeles, Department of Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation, CA
Biosolids (Bio-Slurry) Injection- T.I.R.E.
County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County / City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation/Orange County Sanitation Districts, CA
No Drugs Down the Drain
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, IL
Mission is Possible: Educating People to Promote Beneficial Use of Biosolids
Sacramento Regional Sanitation District, CA
Commercial Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) Education Program
Printed Publication
City of Fresno Department of Public Utilities, CA
The Seriousness of Salt
2007 Honorees
Educational Programming
City of Dallas, Dallas Water Utilities, TX
Grease Abatement Program
Clark County Water Reclamation District, NV
Pain in the Drain Educational Program
Littleton/Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant, CO
World Monitoring Day and Water EXPO
Narragansett Bay Commission, RI
Woon Watershed Explorers Program
Sacramento Regional County Sewer District, CA
SRCSD Mercury Reduction Public Education Program
Printed Publication
Water Environment Services, OR
Streamlines Newsletter
Video
The City of Los Angeles, Department of Public Works, CA
Effective 21st Century Learning: Sewer Science Resource Video Program
City of Raleigh Public Utiltities, NC
Neuse River Wastewater Treatment Plant Tour
Water Environment Services, OR
The Grass is Greener
2006 Honorees
E-Media
City of Oxnard, CA
Wastewater Division Website
Educational Programming
East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA
Pollution Prevention Partnership to Protect San Francisco Bay
Metro Water Services, TN
Toxic Dude Campaign
Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority, SC
The Freshwater Freddie Ultimate Water Guide for Kids
Printed Publication
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
The Seasons of Hampton Roads, Commemorating 65 Years of Environmental Protection
Video
City of Oxnard, Calif.
Follow That Flush 2
Narragansett Bay Commission, RI
The Biggest Project You’ll Never See—Narragansett Bay Commission CSO Project
2005 Honorees
E-Media
City of Tacoma, Wash.
EnviroKids Website: Kid Tested, Mother (Earth) Approved
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners, N.J.
Messy Marvin Game Pak CD-ROM
Educational Programming
Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC), R.I.
Dental Amalgam Environmental Best Management Practices
Sanitation District No. 1 of Northern Kentucky, Ky.
Journey of a Drop of Water: Outdoor Environmental Education Program
Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, Calif.
Residential Chloride Source Reduction Project
Video
Oakland County Drain Commissioners, Mich.
H2Oakland
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners (PVSC), N.J.
Eye on the Passaic River
2004 Honorees
E-media
King County Department of Natural Resources & Parks, Wash.
Brightwater Project Website - http://www.dnr.metrokc.gov/wtd/brightwater
Educational Program
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities, N.C.
Blue Planet Water Environmental Center
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners, N.J.
Pollution Prevention Education Outreach Program/Messy Marvin
Sanitation District No. 1, Ky.
Environmental Unit Guide: Fourth Grade Water Quality Curriculum
Printed Publication
Butler County Department of Environmental Services (BCDES), Ohio
Upper Mill Creek Informational Brochure & CD
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, Mass.
The State of Boston Harbor Report
Video
City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation, Calif.
“Where Does It Go?”
2003 Honorees
E-Media
City of Tacoma Environmental Services, Wash.
Wastewater Web Site - www.cityoftacoma.org
Narragansett Bay Commission, R.I.
The LAV - www.narrabay.com
Educational Program
East Bay Municipal Utility District, Calif.
Recycled Water Training and Education Program
Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD), Va.
Ocean Lakes Environmental Education Campaign
Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, Colo.
Wastewater Worker Recognition Week
Printed Publication
City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Sanitation, Calif.
Help the Grease Avenger – Fats, Oil and Grease (FOG) Program
King County Wastewater Treatment Division, Wash.
Summary of Draft Environmental Impact Study (EIS) for Brightwater Treatment System
Video
City and County of Honolulu, Department of Environmental Services, Hawaii
Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) Control
Pima County Wastewater Management Department, Ariz.
S.O.S. - Save Our Sewers Grease Campaign
2002 Honorees
E-Media
Littleton/Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant, Littleton, Colo.
www.ci.englewood.co.us/wwtp
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, Boston, Mass.
www.mwra.com
Educational Program
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, Martinez, Calif.; South Bayside System Authority, Redwood City, Calif.; City of Palo Alto, Palo Alto, Calf.
Sewer Science Wastewater Laboratory
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, Virginia Beach, Va.
Pump It, Don’t Dump It - Boater Education Program
Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, Louisville, Ky.
After We Flush - Program for 5th Graders
Video
The City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Sanitation, Wastewater Engineering Service Division, Los Angeles, Calif.
A New Direction Video
King County Department of Natural Resources, Wastewater Treatment Division, Seattle, Wash.
Stewards of the Water Video
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Milwaukee, Wis.
MMSD Rainwater Reduction Education Video
2001 Honorees
Printed Publication
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, CA
Our Water, Our World Pesticide Reduction Program
City of Tacoma, WA
EnvironChallenger
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
60th Anniversary Commemorative Calendar Educational Program
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
Celebrate Farming Day
Video
Little Blue Valley Sewer District, MO
The Path of Least Resistance
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, OH
Uncovering Cleveland’s Sewer System
Water Environment Services of Clackamas County, OR
Good Neighbors – The New Face of Wastewater Treatment
2000 Honorees
Educational Program
Clark County Sanitation District, NV
Desert Breeze Water Resource Center - Public Outreach
Printed Publication
New York City Department of Environmental Protection, NY
"Down the Drain? Think Again!" - Snack Food Clip Giveaway with Pollution Prevention Message
Video
Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
Reclaiming Water for Our Environment
Philadelphia Water Department, PA
Stormy Weather
1999 Honorees
Educational Program
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, OH
Clark Elementary School Corporate Partnership and Related Outreach Activities
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners, NJ
Passaic River/Newark Bay Restoration Program: Shoreline Cleanup Element
Printed Publication
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, CA
Control It! Less-Toxic Methods to Control and Prevent Pests
Video
Broward County - Office of Environmental Services, FL
"Water So Plentiful, Water So Precious"
1998 Honorees
Program
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, CA
Central San Sewer Aqua Student Education Program
Little Rock Wastewater Utility/Water Environment Federation, AR
WEF Exhibit at 1997 National Boy Scout Jamboree
Publication
Western Lake Superior Sanitary District, MN
Blueprint for Mercury Elimination
Video
Narragansett Bay Commission, RI
Beyond the Pipes - Documentary
1997 Honorees
Program
City and County of San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Water Pollution Prevention Program
Metropolitan Council Environmental Services, MN
1995-1996 Comprehensive Public Education Program
Publication
The City of San Diego Metropolitan Wastewater Department, CA
Ocean Monitoring & Protection
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, OH
Celebrating Cleveland's Bicentennial — A Gift of Clean Water
Video
City of Portland, Bureau of Environmental Service, OR
Clean Rivers: Why Should I Care?
Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, CO
MetroMoeba: The Video
1996 Honorees
Program
Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
Wild & Wet: Our Endangered Waters Ecomasters: Clean Bay
Publication
City of Albuquerque Public Works Department, NM
Jewelry Manufacturing Industry Code of Practice
City of Corpus Christi, TX
Our Environment - Our Challenge
Video
City of Portland Environmental Services, WA
We Care Where It Goes
1995 Honorees
Program
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
Comprehensive Education Program
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, MA
School Education Program
Publication
Allegheny County Sanitation Authority, PA
Where Does It Go?
City of Atlanta, Bureau of Pollution Control, GA
Clean Creek Environmental Facilities
Video
Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority, TX
Galvelston Bay & GCA
1994 Honorees
Program
Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, CO
Public Information and Education Program
Publication
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
History of Water Pollution Abatement Program
Video
El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board, TX
Fred Hervey Water Reclamation Plant
1993 Honorees
Program
City of Little Rock Wastewater Utility, AR
Captain Sewer Water Conservation Education Program
Publication
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, OH
20th Anniversary Poster & Booklet
Video
County Sanitation Districts of Orange County, CA
Planning with Vision
1992 Honorees
Program
The Metropolitan District (Hartford County), CT
Connecticut River Clean-up Program
Publication
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
50th Anniversary Booklet
Video
City of Portland, OR
Clean River Confluence - Superdude - EcoQuest
1991 Honoree
Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewerage District, KY
MSD Environmental Science Program
1990 Honoree
Unified Sewerage Agency of Washington County, OR
Tualation River Rangers, 4th Grade Education Program
2024 Honoree
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, MO
Louisville MSD Community Benefits Program
2023 Honoree
Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, MO
City of Springfield, MO
KC Water, MO
Missouri Collaboration for Statewide COVID-19 Wastewater Testing Program
2022 Honoree
East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA
Wastewater Based Epidemiology
2020 Honorees
East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA
Employee/Retiree Coastal Cleanup Day Event
Narragansett Bay Commission, RI
Earth Day Clean-Up Grants Program
2013 Honoree
Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati, OH
Recr8Ohio River Website and Wireless Device App
2012 Honoree
Renewable Water Resources, SC
Project RX: A River Remedy
2011 Honoree
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners, NJ
The Passaic River Northern New Jersey Regatta Championship
2006 Honorees
Florida Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (FlaWARN), FL
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City of Tampa Water Department
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South Central Regional Wastewater Treatment Board
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JEA
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Toho Water Authority
-
Palm Beach County Water Utilities
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Broward County Office of Environmental Services
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Emerald Coast Utilities Authority
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City of Tallahassee Water Utility
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City of St. Petersburg
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City of Boca Raton Utility Services Department
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Collier County Public Utilities
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Orange County Utilities, Water Reclamation Division
2003 Honorees
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
Milwaukee River Flushing Station
Narragansett Bay Commission, RI
Woonasquatucket River Restoration Initiative
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, OH
Doan Brook Study Committee
2001 Honorees
City of Phoenix Water Services Department, AZ
Tres Rios Constructed Wetland Demonstration Project
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, Cleveland, OH
Chevrolet Branch of Big Creek Project: Reversing Stream Bank Erosion
2000 Honoree
Narragansett Bay Commission, RI
Shellfish Transplant Program
1999 Honoree
City of San Diego Metropolitan Wastewater Department, CA
Partnership with Mexico on Wastewater Issues
1998 Honoree
County Sanitation Districts of Orange County, CA
Investigation into Elevated Coliform Bacteria Levels at a Southern California State Beach
1996 Honoree
Narragansett Bay Commission, RI
Wildlife Management Program
1995 Honorees
Broward County Wastewater Management Division, FL
Science Mentor Game
Narragansett Bay Commission, RI
Environmental Enforcement Fund
1994 Honoree
Rock River Water Reclamation District, IL
Water Environment Curriculum
1993 Honoree
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, IL
Eastern European Technology Exchange Program
1992 Honoree
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, OH
Cuyahoga River Remedial Action Plan
1991 Honoree
Buffalo Sewer Authority, NY
Greater Buffalo Environmental Conference
2025 Honoree
Western Virginia Water Authority, VA
BioGas to Renewable Natural Gas Project
2023 Honorees
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
DC Water, DC
Taking a DETOUR for Shortcut Nitrogen Removal: Partial Denitrification-Anammox (PdNA)
LOTT Clean Water Alliance, WA
Reclaimed Water Infiltration Study
2022 Honoree
Upper Occoquan Service Authority, VA
Intensification through Densification - The use of Hydrocylone Technology to Improve MLSS Settleability in an MLE Plant
2019 Honoree
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
Williamsburg Aeration Tank Modifications
2017 Honorees
City of Los Angeles - LA Sanitation, CA
Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant AWPF Expansion Project
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
An International Collaboration: The inDENSE® Process
2015 Honorees
DC Water, DC
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
Mainstream Deammonification - A New "Blue-Print" for Cost Effective, Sustainable Nutrient Removal
2012 Honorees
DC Water, DC
Innovation of External Carbon Based Suspended Growth Technology for Enhanced Nitrogen Removal
East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA
New (First-Ever) PSRP-Equivalent Anaerobic Digestion Process Increases Digestion Capacity by Fifty Percent
Orange County Sanitation District, CA
Fuel Cell Demonstration for Energy and Hydrogen Production
2010 Honorees
D.C. Water and Sewer Authority, DC
Establishing Design & Operating Criteria for an Innovative, Compact and Sustainable Nutrient Removal MBBR Technology
Littleton/Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant, CO
Denitrification- A Unique Approach
2009 Honorees
D.C. Water and Sewer Authority, DC
Alexandria Sanitation Authority, VA
Enhancing Nitrogen Removal and Increasing Sustainability with Innovative Sidestream Treatment
2008 Honorees
East Bay Municipal Utility District, Calif.
Producing Green Energy from Post-Consumer Solid Food Wastes at a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Using an Innovative New Process
North Shore Sanitary District, Ill.
North Shore Sanitary District Biosolids Recycling Facility
2007 Honoree
East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), Oakland, Calif.
Investigating the Fundamental Basis for Selectors to Improve Activated Sludge Settling
2006 Honoree
East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), Oakland, Calif.
The Contribution of Amonia and Volatile Acids to Pathogens Destruction During Mesophilic and Thermophilic Anaerobic Digestion
2005 Honorees
King County Wastewater Treatment Division, Wash.
King County Fuel Cell Demonstration Project
Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, Calif.
Integrated Nitrogen Removal System Helps Valencia Water Reclamation Plant Meet Stringent Effluent Nitrogen Discharge Limits
2004 Honorees
City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works Bureau of Sanitation, Calif.
It Couldn’t Get Better: Better Public Health Protection at a Lower Cost (PDF)
City of Tacoma Environmental Services, Wash.
TAGRO Potting Soil and Mulch
2003 Honorees
East Bay Municipal Utility District, Calif.
A Pathogen Destruction Process for Biosolids
New York City Department of Environmental Protection, N.Y.
A Novel Application of Dual-Phase Digestion for Soluble COD Recovery and Concurrent Filamentous Froth Destruction
2002 Honorees
The City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Sanitation, Wastewater Engineering Services Division, Los Angeles, Calif.
Assessment and Optimization of Aeration Basins in Activated Sludge Plants
King County Department of Natural Resources, Wastewater Treatment Division, Seattle, Wash.
Water Reuse Technology Demonstration Project
2001 Honorees
Delta Diablo Sanitation District, Antioch, Calif.
Power Plant Cooling Recycled Water Supply and Disposal Project
The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Chicago, Ill.
Biosolids as a Topsoil Substitute for the Germination and Growth of Turf, Forage, Prairie Grasses and Wild Flower Plants
2000 Honorees
Littleton/Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant & Colorado State University
Long Term Research for the Beneficial Use of Domestic Wastewater Biosolids
New York City Department of Environmental Protection, NY
Step-Feed Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) Process at the Tallman Island Wastewater Pollution Control Plant
1999 Honorees
The County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, CA
Development of Biotrickling Filter to Remove Hydrogen Sulfide
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, IL
Optimization of Conventional Low Technology Process to Produce Class A Biosolids
1998 Honorees
Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority, IA
Site-specific Biosolids Land Application
San Diego Metropolitan Wastewater Department, CA
Aqua 2000 Research Center
1997 Honoree
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Madison, WI
BOD AutoEZ Development
1996 Honorees
City of Riverside, CA
Hidden Valley Wetlands Enhancement Project
County Sanitation Districts of Orange County, CA
Pilot Digester Research
1995 Honoree
King County Department of Metropolitan Services, WA
MetroTherm Program - Boeing Chiller Project
1994 Honoree
Eastern Municipal Water District, CA
Multipurpose Wetlands Research & Demonstration Study
1993 Honoree
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners, NJ
Patented Device to Enforce Wastewater Discharge Prohibitions on Floatable Oils and Grease
1992 Honoree
East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA
Innovative Air Emissions Monitoring and Research Program
1991 Honoree
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
Virginia Initiative Plant Process
1990 Honoree
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, MD
Odor Control Research at the Montgomery County Regional Compost Facility
2022 Honoree
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
Milorganite® Fertilizer
2019 Honoree
East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA
San Francisco Bay Nutrient Management Program
2016 Honorees
Clean Water Services, OR
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
Sustainable Beer Smackdown
2023 Honorees
Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, KY
Equity in Contracting and Procurement
Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission, OR
Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Project
2020 Honorees
Narragansett Bay Commission, RI
NEW Water, WI
R2E2 and Adaptive Management
2018 Honorees
Spartanburg Water, SC
Water Resources Management and Protection at Spartanburg Water
2017 Honorees
Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority, NJ
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow (SWIFT)
2016 Honoree
Alexandria Renew Enterprises, VA
South Carlyle Strategy
2015 Honoree
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
MMSD's 2035 Vision
2025 Honorees
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
Eastern Shore Transmission Sewer Force Main & Pump Stations
LOTT Clean Water Alliance, WA
CleanWater Community Connections
2023 Honorees
Beckley Sanitary Board, WV
Piney Creek Watershed Monitoring Collaborative
Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, KY
Maple Street Greenspace – Alberta Jones Park
Metro Water Recovery, CO
South Platte River Aquatic Life/Habitat Improvements Project
2022 Honorees
East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA
Collaboration on Revised Chlorine Effluent Limits in the San Francisco Bay Basin Plan
Great Lakes Water Authority, MI
Improving Watershed Health and Water Quality through Regional Collaboration
NEW Water, WI
NEW Water’s Silver Creek Project
2021 Honorees
Capital Region Water, PA
Joint Pollutant Reduction Plan with the Paxton Creek Cooperative
Des Moines Public Works, IA
Restoring Easter Lake
East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA
Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay
2020 Honorees
Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, NM
Albuquerque Area Watershed Collaboration Program
Clean Water Services, OR
Tree for All
2025 Honorees
AlexRenew, VA
AlexRenew Apprenticeship Program
City of Los Angeles - LA Sanitation and Environment, CA
Workforce Equity Demonstration Program
El Paso Water, TX
Skills for Sustainability Training Program
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
LIFE Conference
Johnson County Wastewater, KS
Progression Program
Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, KY
Louisville MSD Apprenticeship Program
Orange County Sanitation District, CA
Employee Development Program
Stafford County Utilities, VA
Internship Program Between Stafford County Utilities Department and Public Schools
Western Virginia Water Authority, VA
Registered High School Apprenticeship and PE Pipeline Program
2024 Honorees
Great Lakes Water Authority, MI
Internship Program
Metro Water Recovery, CO
Journeyman Trainee Programs
Orange County Utilities, FL
H2O Pipeline: Classroom to Career
Seattle Public Utilities, WA
Seattle Public Utilities Apprenticeship Program
South Platte Renew, CO
High-Performance Leadership Program for Water Professionals
Knoxville Utilities Board, TN
KUB Utility Apprentice Program
2023 Honorees
Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority, IA
WRA Operator Specialist Apprenticeship Program
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
Hampton Roads Workforce Council, VA
HRSD Youth Summer Intensive (YSI) Program
Jefferson County Commission, AL
WRF Operator Apprenticeship Program
King County Wastewater Treatment Division, WA
Operator-in-Training Program
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
O&M Workforce Development Program
Mount Pleasant Waterworks, SC
Strategic Plan Refresh & Workforce Alignment
2022 Honorees
Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority, SC
BJWSA Inaugural Internship Program
Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI
MMSD Workforce Development Training & Placement Programs
2021 Honorees
Alexandria Renew Enterprises, VA
Urban Alliance Workforce Development Partnership
North Texas Municipal Water District, TX
Waterworks Program
2020 Honorees
Great Lakes Water Authority, MI
Apprenticeship Program
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
MBA Partnership Program
Knoxville Utilities Board, TN
Operator Qualification Program
2019 Honoress
Alexandria Renew Enterprises, VA
Training the Water Workforce of Tomorrow
City of Corpus Christi, TX
Producing Champions in the Workforce
East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA
Wastewater Plant Operator Trades Training Program
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
Hampton Roads Public Works Academy
Union Sanitary District, CA
Leadership School Program
Western Monmouth Utilities Authority, NJ
Environmental Professional Development Academy
2018 Honoree
Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
Apprentice Program