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WWOA SERVICE AWARDS & CRITERIA

  

The Barry Walter Award for Distinguished Service in Water Distribution

This individual has worked beyond normal work requirements to ensure safe delivery of drinking water to the public through a distribution network and demonstrated technical excellence and problem-solving creativeness.


Distinguished Service in Water Treatment

This individual has demonstrated technical excellence, administrative, or managerial merit, or exemplary work ethic and dedicated approach to the administration, operation and/or maintenance of a water treatment facility.


Distinguished Service in Wastewater Collection Systems

This individual has demonstrated exemplary performance, initiative, technical excellence, and problem-solving creativeness in the operation and/or maintenance of conveyance systems and appurtenances that deliver sanitary sewage to wastewater treatment facilities.


William McLean Bingley Award for Distinguished Service in Wastewater

An individual who has significantly impacted the administration, operation and/or maintenance of a wastewater treatment facility and displayed exemplary commitment to the fundamental principles governing the treatment of wastewater and protection of the water environment.


Marlene Patillo Laboratory Award

This individual has contributed significantly to the administration or operation of water, wastewater, or solids handling laboratory, or demonstrated technical excellence and problem-solving creativeness worthy of peer recognition.


WWOA Young Professionals Award

This award highlights noteworthy rising stars in the water & wastewater industry. If you, a friend, a colleague, or someone you know has demonstrated exemplary performance in a water or wastewater-related field, WWOA encourages you to submit a nomination.

Nominee should be 35 years old or younger.


Stanley Kappe Training Award

This individual has contributed immeasurable time, energy, and resources, beyond their normal job duties, to provide educational and vocational training to environmental systems professionals. Nominee is not required to be a WWOA member.


WWOA Award for Administrative Excellence

This person should have enhanced the performance of the operation of their water or wastewater system through innovative work practices, administrative leadership, and support for system operations. Nominee is not required to be a WWOA member.


WWOA Award for Outstanding Personal Service to the Association

Contributed extraordinary personal service of a continuous nature to the Association which enhanced the management, principles, operation, or professional and community standings of the Association.


WWOA Professional Technical Award

This individual has demonstrated technical excellence, exemplary performance, initiative and problem-solving skills in the operation, installation, programming, calibrations and maintenance of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems and/or water/wastewater instrument controls. New!


WWOA Lifetime Membership Award 

This award is presented to an individual who has maintained membership for 25 years or more with the Water and Waste Operators Association. Documentation of this membership could include past membership cards, membership verification through the membership Chairperson or canceled checks to the Association.

Past Service Awards

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