PEOPLE/AWARDS
WateReuse Awards for Excellence winners include:
- Advocacy Achievement: Anselmo Collins, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power; Shannon Spurlock, Pacific Institute; and Sharon Green, Los Angeles County Sanitation District
- Community Water Champion: Upper Occoquan Service Authority; and Sterling Natural Resource Center (East Valley Water District, Balfour Beatty, Arcadis, Ruhnau Clarke Architects, Anaergia, AKD Consulting)
- Excellence in Action: French Valley Recycled Water Expansion Project (Eastern Municipal Water District, Temecula Valley Unified School District, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District); and Pure SoJo DPR Demonstration Facility (Ray Garrison, City of South Jordan)
- Outreach and Education: Be Water Positive Sailing Campaign; Arizona Water Innovation Initiative at Arizona State University; and Orange County Sanitation District
- Up and Comer: Karthik Kumarasamy, CDM Smith
- President’s Awards: Brian K. Biesemeyer, former executive director of Scottsdale Water; John Enloe, Truckee Meadows Water Authority; John Shearer, Florida Water Reuse Leader; Wilton Simpson, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture; and Lynn Spivey, Director of Utilities, Plant City, Florida
- Service Awards: Kati Bell, Hazen and Sawyer; Tricia Kilgore, Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority; Thomas Maher, Southern Nevada Water Authority; Natalie Monro, Jacobs; David Sloan, Freese and Nichols; and Mike Sweeney, Toho Water Authority.
St. Petersburg, Florida, earned an Envision Award from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure for its Northwest Water Reclamation Facility Improvements Project.
Robert Stanley, senior engineer for planning and asset management for Arlington Water Utilities, received the Sidney L. Allison Award for contributions to engineering, science and operation and maintenance from the Water Environment Association of Texas.
The Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority received the Our Water’s Worth It award from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for reducing combined sewer discharges and cutting back on localized flooding.
H2M architects + engineers earned a National Recognition Award for achievement from the American Council of Engineering Companies for designing capacity upgrades to the downtown sanitary sewer system in New Rochelle, New York.
The City of Kingman’s Hilltop Wastewater Treatment Plant received Bronze certification in the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality’s Voluntary Environmental Stewardship Program.
Bill Tess, water utility director in the village of Edgar, was named the 2025 District 3 Water Operator of the Year by the Wisconsin Rural Water Association.
The City of North Bend, Oregon, recognized Ronnie Grout, wastewater treatment plant operator II, for 25 years of service.
The Town of Gate City Water Treatment Plant received the Gold Standard Award from the Virginia Department of Health for the 13th time in 14 years.
Dr. Karl Gregory Linden, chair of the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder, received the AWWA’s 2025 A.P. Black Research Award.
The Hendersonville (North Carolina) Water and Sewer Department received the third annual Sustainability Hero Award from the city’s Environmental Sustainability Board.
Henry Morgan, superintendent of the Faribault (Minnesota) Wastewater Reclamation Facility, retired after more than 50 years with the city. He started at the facility in 1974 and became the superintendent in 1997.
Ken Hayes, superintendent of the Pea Ridge (Arkansas) Water Utilities Department, retired after 20 years of service.
CALENDAR
July 8-11
One Water Summit 2025, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh. Visit uswateralliance.org.
July 13-16
2025 Georgia Association of Water Professionals Annual Conference & Expo, Savannah Convention Center. Visit gawp.org.
July 13-17
Louisiana Rural Water Association Annual Conference, Lake Charles Event Center. Visit lrwa.org.
July 15-18
WEF/WEAT Collection Systems and Stormwater Conference 2025, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston. Visit wef.org.
July 15-18
39th Annual Environmental Permitting Summer School, JW Marriott, Marco Island, Florida. Visit floridaenet.com.
July 16-19
Arkansas Water & Wastewater Managers Association Annual Summer Conference, El Dorado Convention Center. Visit arkwwma.org.
July 17-18
Nebraska Wastewater Operators Committee Heartland Operators Conference, Kearney Holiday Inn. Visit nebwea.org.
July 20-22
Arizona Water Reuse 2025 Symposium, High Country Conference Center, Flagstaff. Visit watereuse.org.
July 22-25
National Association of Clean Water Agencies Utility Leadership Conference & 55th Annual Meeting, Cheyenne Mountain Resort, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Visit nacwa.org.
July 23-25
Minnesota Wastewater Operators Association Conference, Timberlake Lodge Hotel, Grand Rapids. Visit mwoa.net.
July 29-30
Central States WEA Sewage Sludge Incineration Conference, Union Depot, St. Paul, Minnesota. Visit cswea.org.
July 29-31
Florida Rural Water Association Annual Conference, Hilton Daytona Beach. Visit frwa.net.
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