People/Awards

The Sheboygan Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant was recognized as the 2023 Lab of the Year from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

The Alderwood Water & Wastewater District’s Picnic Point Wastewater Treatment Plant received a 2022 Outstanding Performance Award from the Washington State Department of Ecology.

The Peel Region Public Works staff in Brampton received two awards from the Ontario Public Works Association. The Lakeview Village District Energy project won the Climate Action award, and Mario Menezes won the George W. Burke Jr. Award, for safety programs in wastewater facilities.

The National Weather Service recognized the Hartford (Wisconsin) Wastewater Treatment Plant for 75 years of weather observations, highlighting the importance of local weather observation points for understanding and predicting the weather.

The Easterly Wastewater Treatment Plant in Vacaville was named the 2022 Section Medium-Sized Plant of the Year by the California Water Environment Association Redwood Empire Section. Jason Maher, public works field utilities lead, was named the section’s Collection Person of the Year.

The City of Guelph received the Project of the Year award from the Ontario Public Works Association for the Howitt Creek emergency sewer repair in the category of Disaster or Emergency Construction/Repair under $2 million. 

The City of Kennedy Wastewater Treatment Facility was recognized for operational excellence by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Boothbay Harbor (Maine) Sewer District named its water reclamation facility on Sea Street in honor of John ‘‘Jolly’’ Arsenault. Arsenault, a lifelong resident, served the district for over half a century and was one of its founding members. He died in 2022 at 92.

Thomas Tucci Jr. was re-elected as chair of the Passaic Valley (New Jersey) Sewerage Commission.

The Gwinnett County (Georgia) Board of Commissioners confirmed Rebecca Shelton as director of water resources and Matt Dickison as director of planning and development.

SCV Water received the Clair A. Hill Award from the Association of California Water Agencies for its Valley Center Well PFAS Treatment Facility.

Clearwater received the 2023 Wastewater Gold Award from the Georgia Association of Water Professionals.

Tap water from the Macon Water Authority was recognized by the Georgia Association of Water Professionals for the best tasting in the state.

Barbara Chappell, water services director in Goodyear, was named Engineer of the Year by the Arizona Water Association.

The Jonesville (Michigan) City Council recognized Brian Boyle, wastewater treatment plant superintendent, for more than 40 years of service. He retired last May.

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EVENTS

Sept 10-13

AWWA Water Infrastructure Conference 2023, Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown. Visit www.awwa.org.

Sept. 10-13

Rocky Mountain Water Conference, Embassy Suites by Hilton Hotel Conference Center & Spa, Loveland, Colorado. Visit www.rmwea.org.

Sept. 11-14

WaterJam 2023: Power of Water, Virginia Beach Convention Center. Visit www.pheedloop.com.

Sept. 11-Oct. 13

AWWA Water Treatment Operator Level 2, online. Visit www.awwa.org.

Sept. 12-15

Michigan-AWWA Annual Conference and Exhibits, Blue Water Convention Center, Port Huron. Visit www.mi-water.org.

Sept. 13-14

AWWA 2023 WIFIA/SRF Workshop: Financing Solutions for Water Infrastructure, Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown. Visit www.awwa.org.

Sept. 13-15

South Dakota AWWA Annual Conference, Holiday Inn, Spearfish. Visit www.sdawwa.org.

Sept. 13-15

Wisconsin AWWA Section Annual Conference, Monona Terrace, Madison. Visit www.wiawwa.org.

Sept. 13-15

Illinois Potable Water Supply Operators Association Annual Conference, Crowne Plaza, Springfield. Visit www.ilrwa.org.

Sept. 17-20

New England AWWA Section Annual Conference, Hilton Burlington Lake Champlain, Vermont. Visit www.newwa.org.

Sept. 19-22

Minnesota AWWA Section Annual Conference, Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center. Visit www.mnawwa.org.

Sept. 19-21

Intermountain AWWA Section Annual Conference, Davis Conference Center, Layton, Utah. Visit www.ims-awwa.org.

Sept. 20-22

Washington Association of Sewer & Water Districts 2023 Fall Conference, Clearwater Casino, Suquamish. Visit www.waswd.org.

Sept. 25-27

Water Pro Conference 2023, Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center, Aurora, Colorado. Visit www.waterproconference.org.

Sept. 25-28

Western Canada AWWA Section Annual Conference, TCU Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Visit www.wcwwa.ca.

Sept. 30-Oct. 4

WEFTEC 2023, McCormick Place, Chicago. Visit www.weftec.org.