WEF Awards Recognize Contributions to the Water Environment

Camp Applied Research Award

Michael Stenstrom

Emerson Distinguished Service Medal

Karen Pallansch

Outstanding Young Water Environment Professional Award

Michelle Hatcher

Wesley Eckenfelder Industrial Water Quality Lifetime Achievement Award

• Al Goodman

• Enos Loy Stover

Water Heroes Award

• City of Dallas Water Utilities Central Wastewater Treatment Plant

• Renewable Water Resources (Greenville, S.C.)

• Steven Stire and Doug Nielsen, Suncor Firebag Facility (Alberta, Canada)

Steven Stire

Doug Nielsen

WEF Canham Graduate Studies Scholarship

Sneha Shanbhag, Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh)

Fair Distinguished Engineering Educator Medal

Spyros Pavlostathis, Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta)

Media and Public Education Medal

Elizabeth Brackett

Collection Systems Award

Keith McCormack

Innovative Technology

• Wipes Ready^® Grinders, JWC Environmental (Santa Ana, Calif.)

• Aqua Assist, Drylet LLC (Houston)

• HydroFLOW I Range Products (powered by Hydropath technology), HydroFLOW USA LLC (Redmond, Wash.)

Morgan Operational Solutions Award

Peter M. Brown, TransAqua (Riverview, New Brunswick, Canada), sewage boat solution

Peter Brown

Schroepfer Innovative Facility Design Medal

Completion of the Calumet Tunnel and Reservoir Plan, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Water Quality Improvement Award

Completion of the Calumet Tunnel and Reservoir Plan, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

WEF Project Excellence Award

Alexandria (Va.) Renew Enterprises State-of-the-Art Nitrogen Upgrade Program (SANUP)

Owner: Alexandria (Va.) Renew Enterprises

Designer: CH2M Hill (Englewood, Colo.)

Construction Manager: Jacobs Engineering (Dallas)

Construction Manager at Risk: Clark Construction (Bethesda, Md.) – Ulliman Schutte (Miamisburg, Ohio) joint-venture

WEF Project Excellence Award

MWRDGC Stickney Water Reclamation Plant Nutrient Recovery Facility

Owner: Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Design/Builder: Black & Veatch (Overland Park, Kan.)

Technology Provider: Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)

WEF Project Excellence Award

Riverhead, N.Y. Water Resource Recovery Facility Upgrade and Reuse Program

Owner: Town of Riverhead, N.Y., Riverhead Sewer District

Designer: H2M Architects + Engineers (Melville, N.Y.)

WEF Safety Award

Linden Water Resource Recovery Facility

Eddy Wastewater Principles/Processes Medal

“Investigations into Improving Dewaterability at a Bio-P/Anaerobic Digestion Plant,” Rebecca Alm, Adam W. Sealock, Yabing Nollet, and George Sprouce, Water Environment Research, November 2016, v. 88, no. 11, pp. 2082-2093 

Gascoigne Wastewater Treatment Plant Operational Improvement Medal

“Activated Sludge Sleuthing,” Tom Fitzwilliams, Matthew Castillo, and Trevor Ghylin, Water Environment & Technology, July 2016, v. 28, no. 7, pp. 37

Tom Fitzwilliams

Matthew Castillo

Trevor Ghylin

McKee Groundwater Protection, Restoration, or Sustainable Use Award

“Biodegradability of Nonionic Surfactant Used in the Remediation of Groundwaters Polluted with PCE,” Luz Breton-Deval, Elvira Rios-Leal, Hector M. Poggi-Varaldo, and Teresa Ponce-Noyola, Water Environment Research, 2016, v. 88, no. 11, pp. 2159-2168

Luz Breton-Deval

Elvira Rios-Leal

Hector Poggi-Varaldo

Rudolfs Industrial Waste Management Medal

“Forward Osmosis Desalination in Upstream Oil and Gas: Impacts of Produced Water Exposure on Membrane Physiochemical Properties and Contaminant Transport,” Bryan Coday, Julia Regenery, Elizabeth Bell, Taylor Poynor, Ruby Maltos, Shalom Fox, and Tzahi Cath, Proceedings of WEFTEC 2016

Bryan Coday

Julia Regenery

Taylor Poynor

Rudy Maltos

Shalom Fox

Tzahi Cath