WateReuse Association Announces 2023 Awards The WateReuse Association announced its slate of award winners as part of the 2023 WateReuse Symposium that was recently held in Atlanta. The awards went to candidates that are advancing water recycling knowledge and practice, exemplifying the symposium’s theme: Reimagining Water Together. The awards granted included the WateReuse Awards for Excellence (multiple categories), the WateReuse President’s Awards and Service Awards, and Student Art Contest winners. The WateReuse Awards for Excellence recognize people, projects, and partnerships that demonstrate exceptional leadership toward building more resilient communities through water reuse. Award recipients use water recycling in novel ways to solve water management challenges, advance policies that facilitate greater adoption of water recycling, and inspire others through their innovation and leadership.
Awards The award winners are: Advocacy Achievement S The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Water Reuse Program This award recognizes individuals and organizations for significant achievements in advancing policy, legislation, or regulations that facilitate greater adoption, implementation, or acceptance of recycled water. Community Water Champion S City of Plant City (Fla.) and its utilities director, Lynn Spivey S Mike Britt, City of Winter Haven, Fla. S San Antonio Water System, Texas
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This award recognizes the accomplishments of utilities and local government entities that ensure a safe, reliable, locally controlled water supply through the development of water recycling treatment facilities, infrastructure, and/or other water reuse projects. Excellence in Action S Eastern Municipal Water District, Calif. S Gulf Coast Authority, Texas This award recognizes community leaders that demonstrate a commitment to water resiliency through the innovative use of recycled water for commercial operations, watershed restoration projects, irrigation, or other projects. Outreach and Education S Irvine Ranch Water District and Discovery Cube, Orange County, Calif. S Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Florida Water Management District, WateReuse Florida This award recognizes significant success in advancing public acceptance of recycled water, including short-term campaigns, educational programs, and events. Transformational Innovation S City of Santa Monica, Calif. S Norman Utilities Authority (Okla.) in partnership with Garver This award recognizes technological advances, research breakthroughs, and innovative practices that advance the adoption, implementation, or public acceptance of recycled water.