Shea Dunifon, education coordinator for Pinellas County Utilities in Florida, tirelessly invents creative ways to teach K-12 students about wastewater.
She makes it fun for children to take plant tours and learn about the wastewater treatment process. For 2018, she received the Water Environment Federation’s Public Communications and Outreach Program Award in the Individual category and the Florida Water Environment Association’s Public Education Award in the Organization category.
While Pinellas County had a wastewater education program from 2002-09, the recession dimmed the lights for the next seven years, with just a few tours being offered by request. They were rebooted full
