WEF Proudly Announces 2018 WEF Awards Recipients

October 23, 2018

The Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) introduces the recipients of the 2018 WEF awards.

The annual honors, which were presented at WEFTEC 2018, recognize individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the water environment profession.

“The Water Environment Federation is extremely proud to honor the incredible contributions of these individuals and organizations in protecting one of the world’s most valuable resources and contributing to their communities,” said Eileen O’Neill, WEF executive director.

Education Awards

WEF Canham Graduate Studies Scholarship Christopher Evan Lawson, University of Wisconsin-Madison	Fair Distinguished Engineering Educator Medal Paul Westerhoff, Arizona State University (Tempe)
Public Communication and Outreach Program Awards
Individual Category: Shea Dunifon, South Cross Bayou Water Reclamation Facility (Pinellas County, Fla.)	Other Category: The Baltimore City Department of Public Works YH20 Youth Water Mentoring Program
Member Association Category: Japan Sewage Works Association, “The Secrets of Wastewater”

Individual Service and Contribution Awards

Public Officials Award

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, Public Officials Award

Outstanding Young Water Environment Professional Award
Ryan LeBlanc

Ryan LeBlanc, Outstanding Young Water Environment Professional Award

Water Heroes Award

North Port Utilities Department, City of North Port, Fla.

Jacobs (Dallas) – the Florida-based Operations and Maintenance Teams of Key West, Pembroke Pines, West Melbourne, and The Villages.

Organization and Association Recognition Awards

Outstanding Member Association Award
Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association

Operational and Design Excellence Awards

Collection Systems Award

James A. Hewitt

Innovative Technology Award

SimuWorks OpTool™, Hydromantis Environmental Software Solutions Inc. (Hamilton, Ontario)

Morgan Operational Solutions Award

City of Boise (Idaho) Lander Street Water Renewal Facility Operations and Process Coordination Team

Jeffery Mahagan, Morgan Operational Solutions Award

Jeffery Mahagan, Town of Hillsborough, N.C.

Project Excellence Award

Central Pasco County Beneficial Water Reuse Project: 4G Ranch Wetlands
Awardees: Pasco County, Fla., Southwest Florida Water Management District (Brooksville), and Jacobs/CH2M

The McCook Reservoir
Awardee: Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

Safety Award

City of Garland (Texas) Wastewater Treatment

Published Papers Awards

Eddy Wastewater Principles/Processes Medal “Rethinking the Mechanisms of Biological Phosphorus Removal,” James L. Barnard, Patrick Dunlap, Mark Steichen, Water Environment Research, Volume 89, p. 2043 (2017)


Gascoigne Wastewater Treatment Plant Operational Improvement Medal “Marrying Step Feed with Secondary Clarifier Improvements To Significantly Increase Peak Wet Weather Treatment Capacity: An Integrated Methodology,” Glen T. Daigger, John S. Siczka, Thomas F. Smith, David A. Frank, J. Alex McCorquodale, Water Environment Research, v. 89, no. 8, August 2017, pg. 724


McKee Groundwater Protection, Restoration or Sustainable Use Award “Indicators of Groundwater Potential for Nitrate Transformation in a Reductive Environment,” Marija Perović, Vesna Obradović, Srd-an Kovacˇevic, David Mitrinović, Nevena Zˇ ivancˇev, Tanja Nenin, Water Environment Research, 2017, v. 89, no. 14