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Individual NEAA Awards

Distinguished Service Award

NONE PRESENTED

Environment Award

Deborah Nagle, Former Director, Office of Science and Technology, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

President's Award

NONE PRESENTED

Public Service Award

NONE PRESENTED

Special Recognition Award

NONE PRESENTED

Utility Leadership Award

Luther Blackburn, Executive Director, Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority, MI

Member Agency NEAA Awards

Community Leadership

City of Dayton Department of Water, OH

Urban Agriculture Grant Program

City of Garland Water Utilities, TX

Recycled Water Program

Detroit Water & Sewerage Department, MI

Green Stormwater Management Program

Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA

Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow (SWIFT) Community Commitment Program

Mount Pleasant Waterworks, SC

Advancing Public Health and Environmental Protection: South Carolina's First Comprehensive Utility-Led Septic Management Initiative

Orange County Sanitation District, CA

OC San Headquarters

Operations & Environmental Performance

Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, NM

SWRP Outfall Restoration Project

Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, PA

North End Plant Expansion: ALCOSAN's New Outfall

Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA

Automating Regulatory Monitoring of Residual Chlorine: Improving Operational Efficiency and Public Health Protection

Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority, AR

Sewer Service Line Replacement Program

Sacramento Area Sewer District, CA

Septic to Sewer Projects

Public Information & Education: Educational Program

Arlington County Department of Environmental Services, VA

Let It Flow! Arlington's Art-Driven Outreach

Henrico County Department of Public Utilities, VA

Keep Henrico Beautiful

Johnson County Wastewater, KS

Fats, Oils, & Grease Program

Knoxville Utilities Board, TN

Water Education and Outreach

Little Rock Water Reclamation Authority, AR

JoJo the Water Hero

Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, WI

DRIIPS Communications Toolkit

Orange County Sanitation District, CA

Wastewater 101 Citizens Academy

Toho Water Authority, FL

Toho 101

Public Information & Education: E-Media

Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, KY

Flood Impact to Wastewater System Public Information Project

Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, MO

IT's a Sewer

Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission, OR

City of Springfield, OR

One Water Video & Digital Campaign

Prince William Water, VA

PrinceWilliamWater.org: Website Redesign and Migration

Public Information & Education: Printed Publication

NONE PRESENTED

Public Information & Education: Video

Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA

Water Cycle Video: Water from Source to Sanitation

Metro Water Recovery, CO

How We Treat Wastewater: Children's Video

Union Sanitary District, CA

Transforming Public Understanding: A Collection Services Educational Video Initiative

Public Service

Henrico County Department of Public Utilities, VA

PFAS Private Well Sampling Program

Research & Technology

Atlantic County Utilities Authority, NJ

Artificial Root Filter

Columbus Water & Power, OH

Fugitive Methane Study

Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA

Next-Gen Nitrogen Removal at a Full-Scale WRRF: Leveraging AI for Ammonia-Based Aeration Control (ABAC)

Muscatine Water & Resource Recovery Facility, IA

Muscatine Organics Recycling Center

Watershed Collaboration

City of Cedar Rapids, IA

Utilities Watershed Program

Northern Moraine Wastewater Reclamation District, IL

Advancing Nutrient Trading within the Circular Water Economy

Workforce Development

City & County of Honolulu, HI

ENV Training Development and Retention (TDR) Program

Clean Water Services, OR

Operator & Plant Technician Training

Gulf Coast Authority, TX

Executive & Emerging Leaders Program

Hampton Roads Sanitation District, VA

Career Pathway Program

LOTT Clean Water Alliance, WA

Culture of Excellence Workforce Development Program

Renewable Water Resources, SC

Experience ReWa

For additional information on NACWA’s Awards Programs contact Brédy Trombino at 202.533.1820.