NEAA 2020 Honorees

Individual Honorees

Local

The Honorable Mike Summers, Mayor, City of Lakewood, OH 

Distinguished Service

Ben Horenstein, Former Water Director, Santa Rosa Water, CA

Logan Olds, Former General Manager, Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority, CA

Rob Villée, Former Executive Director, Plainfield Area Regional Sewerage Authority, NJ

Roberta (Bobbi) Larson, Former Executive Director, California Association of Sanitation Agencies

Utility Leadership

Frank Dick, Wastewater Engineering Supervisor, City of Vancouver, WA

Agency Honorees

Operations & Environmental Performance Award

City of Garland, TX
Biosolids Rehabilitation and Odor Control Project

East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA
East Bay Wet Weather Collaboration to Significantly Reduce Infiltration and Inflow

Upper Trinity Regional Water District, TX
Riverbend Water Reclamation Plant Expansion and Upgrade 

Public Information & Education (Educational Program)

Alexandria Renew, VA
One Water Alexandria: A Partnership to Help Alexandrians Know Their H2O

Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, CA
Pipe Protectors

City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities, VA
RVAH2O's Rain Barrel Painting Program

DC Water, DC
Cool Arts & Cleaner Rivers

East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA
Wastewater Plant Tour Program

Great Lakes Water Authority, MI
One Water Regional Public Education Campaign

Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
Education and Outreach Program Lesson Plan Updates

Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County, CA
The Clearwater Project 

Public Information & Education (Printed Publication)

City of Garland, TX
Industrial Pretreatment Quarterly Newsletter & Training

Public Information & Education (Video)

KC Water, MO
Imagine a Day Without Water (video link)

Knoxville Utilities Board, TN
Water Quality Video (link)

Public Service

East Bay Municipal Utility District, CA
Employee/Retiree Coastal Cleanup Day Event

Narragansett Bay Commission, RI
Earth Day Clean-Up Grants Program

Water Resources Utility of the Future

Narragansett Bay Commission, RI
Narragansett Bay Commission Utility of the Future

NEW Water, WI
R2E2 and Adaptive Management

Watershed Collaboration

Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, NM
Albuquerque Area Watershed Collaboration Program

Clean Water Services, OR
Tree for All

Workforce Development

Great Lakes Water Authority, MI
Apprenticeship Program

Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA
MBA Partnership Program

Knoxville Utilities Board, TN
Operator Qualification Program