People/Awards
Steve Faber was named communications and marketing manager for the Kent County (Michigan) Department of Public Works.
Howard University civil and environmental engineering assistant professor Dr. Jeseth Delgado Vela received the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development award for her biological wastewater treatment research.
The Soquel Creek Water District’s butterfly logo for its Pure Water Soquel project earned the Award of Distinction from the California Association of Public Information Officials.
Melanie Kennedy, executive vice president and chief human resources officer for American Water, received a Diversity in Business Award from the Philadelphia Business Journal.
The Cullman Wastewater Treatment Plant was named a 2021 Best Operated Facility by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.
Las Cruces (New Mexico) renamed the Griggs Walnut Groundwater Plume Remediation Project in honor of retired long-time employee water production supervisor Pascual Rodriguez Jr. It is now called the Pascual Rodriguez Jr. Griggs Walnut Groundwater Plume Superfund Site Treatment Facility.
Mark Dettle, public works director in Santa Cruz, California, announced his intention to retire at the end of 2022 after serving the city for more than two decades.
Maine Water Co.’s Saco River Drinking Water Resource Center received the Envision Silver Award from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure.
Events
Dec. 7
AWWA and Environmental Justice – Can Community Engineering Corps Play a Role? webinar. Visit www.awwa.org.
Dec. 14
AWWA 2022 Regulatory Update, webinar. Visit www.awwa.org
