People/AwardsThe New Glarus Wastewater Treatment Plant received a 2025 Outstanding Performance of a Facility award from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.The City of Rockland, Maine, received the 2025 U.S. EPA Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Operation and Maintenance Excellence Award.The Atlantic County (New Jersey) Utilities Authority received a 2026 National Environmental Achievement Award from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies for its microplastics removal project, developed in partnership with PolyGone Systems.Patrick Beane was named director of the Des Moines (Iowa) Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority.Randy Smith II was named water resources director for the city of Morganton, North Carolina, succeeding
