PEOPLE/AWARDS
The Johnson County Wastewater Tomahawk Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility in Kansas received a 2023 Best Projects Award from Engineering News Record Midwest.
The Peirce Island Wastewater Treatment Facility in Portsmouth received a 2023 Wastewater Plant of the Year award from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and New Hampshire Water Pollution Control Association.
The Palm Beach County Water Utilities Department received two honors from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies. The Western Region North Wastewater Treatment Facility and Southern Region Water Reclamation Facility earned the Gold Award.
Two Centennial Water and Sanitation District employees from Highlands Ranch, Colorado, were recognized by the Rocky Mountain Section of the American Water Works Association. John Droullard received the 2023 Ralph M. Leidholdt Outstanding Water Treatment Plant Operator Award. Andy Smith, water treatment plant maintenance lead, received the 2023 Water Treatment Plant Maintenance Award.
Joe Suleyman, New Hanover County recycling and solid waste director, received the Pelican Award from the North Carolina Coastal Federation for initiatives that encourage responsible waste disposal and recycling.
Gary McCoy, director of water treatment for the Macon Water Authority, was named vice president of the Georgia Association of Water Professionals for 2023-24.
The Town of Brattleboro, Vermont, recognized Harvey Dix, chief wastewater treatment plant operator, and Mike Ethier, wastewater treatment operator, for more than 60 combined years of service. Both retired in September.
Jim Muscat, water superintendent with the Big Sky County (Montana) Water and Sewer District, retired after 28 years of service.
The Duck River Utility Commission in Tullahoma, Tennessee, two best-tasting water competitions at the 2023 Kentucky-Tennessee Water Professionals Conference and the 2023 Water For Life event.
Rick Rogers, manager of the San Lorenzo Valley (California) Water District, retired after nearly 50 years of service.
EVENTS
Dec. 5-7
AWWA North American Water Loss Conference 2023, Colorado Convention Center, Denver. Visit awwa.org.
Dec. 5-7
Maine Rural Water Association Annual Conference and Trade Show, Cross Insurance Center, Bangor. Visit mainerwa.org.
Dec. 6
AWWA 2023 Regulatory Update, webinar. Visit awwa.org.
Dec. 13
AWWA Recapping 2023 and Looking Forward to 2024 in the Water Sector: A Conversation with the Three Ratings Agencies, webinar. Visit awwa.org.
