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NEWS CATEGORY - AWARDS/GRANTS
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters Association Recognizes BioteQ    Oct 2, 08   BioteQ Environmental Technologies, Inc.
Company named one of British Columbia’s top 25 exporters for the second year in a row
Hospital Wastewater System Wins Aquatech Innovation Award 2008    Oct 1, 08   Aquatech
Pharmafilter system for processing hospital waste combines all waste streams within a hospital
EPA Awards Grant to Drexel University for Water Research    Sep 30, 08   EPA
Grant of $599,999 will fund research of cyanotoxins
Pacific Ozone Receives Green and Sustainable Business Award    Sep 24, 08   Pacific Ozone
Award will be presented at Oct. 16 ceremony
2008 Water Innovation Award Winners Announced    Sep 24, 08   Zenith International
Competition attracted 201 entries from 40 countries
California American Water and HDR Share APWA Award    Sep 23, 08   California American Water
APWA Sacramento Chapter recognizes Walnut Grove and Isleton, Calif., arsenic treatment plants
WateReuse Association Presents Annual Awards in Dallas    Sep 19, 08   WateReuse Association
Awards recognize projects and individuals advancing beneficial and efficient water use
Penn Valley Pump Co. to Receive WEF Award    Sep 15, 08   WEF
Company will receive the Innovative Technology Award for the solids handling and disposal category
ADS, LLC to Receive Two WEF Innovative Technology Awards    Sep 12, 08   ADS, LLC; WEF
Awards will be presented during ceremonies at WEFTEC.08
MIOX Selected as a GoingGreen Top 100 Winner    Sep 11, 08   MIOX Corporation
Selection recognizes major developments in the creation of new business opportunities in the green technology industries
Dr. Joan B. Rose Awarded First Hei-jin Woo Award    Sep 11, 08   International Water Association
Award dedicated to the memory of a leading Korean female engineer and scientist
International Water Association Announces 2008 Project Innovation Award Winners    Sep 5, 08   International Water Association
Winning projects have contributed to the advancement of technology, the quality of the environment and water, and the efficiency of managing water
Water Environment Federation Announces 2008 WEF Excellence Award Recipients    Sep 3, 08   WEF
Awards will be presented at WEFTEC.08, Oct. 18 to 22 in Chicago
Black & Veatch Awarded Overseas Prize from the Institution of Civil Engineers    Sep 3, 08   Black & Veatch
Prize given for technical paper on award-winning culvert in Hong Kong
Hanover County, Va., Water System Operator Receives EPA Award    Aug 28, 08   EPA
Michael Whitley honored with the EPA mid-Atlantic region award for excellence in operating a large public drinking water system
ASABE Announces Winner of Hancor Soil & Engineering Award    Aug 26, 08   Hancor
Saied Mostaghimi, Virginia Tech professor, wins Society’s “most prestigious award”
ASCE Seeking Nominations for National Civil Engineering Awards    Aug 26, 08   ASCE
Civil engineering projects and leaders to be recognized at annual gala
U.S. Wins Stockholm Junior Water Prize    Aug 21, 08   Stockholm International Water Institute
Joyce Chai was awarded the prize for her study "Modeling the Toxic Effects of Silver Nanoparticles under Varying Environmental Conditions"
NSF's Scrub Club Announced as Finalist for Platinum PR News Award    Aug 21, 08   NSF International
Scrub Club website teaches millions of children to wash their hands
Georgetown, Del., Honored for Protecting Drinking Water    Aug 14, 08   U.S. EPA
Town adopted a source water protection ordinance that exceeded the minimum state requirements and addressed wellhead protection areas and excellent groundwater recharge areas
Virginia Governor Announces Water Improvement Grants    Aug 11, 08   The Washington Continent
Funds totaling $1,440,261 available to improve water quality and community development
Bentley, United Utilities PLC Joint Project Wins Innovation Award    Aug 6, 08   Bentley
Leakage detection project won the Honor Award for Applied Research in the European region
EPA awards $100,000 to LDEQ for Water Quality Management Planning    Aug 6, 08   U.S. EPA
Funds will assist Louisiana with water quality management planning in the Lake Pontchartrain Basin
Captain Craig A. Shepherd Receives the 2008 Walter F. Snyder Award    Aug 1, 08   NSF International
NSF award recognizes outstanding achievement in advancing environmental health
WERF Announces $500,000 for Water Quality Research    Jul 28, 08   Water Environment Research Foundation
Proposals should advance the understanding of water quality factors and improve the performance of wastewater and storm water programs
EPA Awards More Than $370,000 to the Texas General Land Office    Jul 17, 08   EPA
Funds will help monitor enterococcus bacteria in water along the Texas coast
University of North Carolina Researchers Garner Best Poster Award at ACE08    Jul 14, 08   MIOX Corporation
Research focuses on mixed oxidants
Call for Applicants - 2008 Water Efficiency Leader Awards    Jul 10, 08   EPA
EPA's third annual Water Efficiency Leader Awards recognize organizations and individuals who provide leadership and innovation in water efficiency
California Student to Represent U.S. in Stockholm Junior Water Prize Competition    Jul 7, 08   Water Environment Federation
Joyce Chai received $3,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to Stockholm for the international competition
Australia’s Bundamba Treatment Plant Receives GWI's "Project of the Year" Award    Jul 3, 08   Koch Membrane Systems, Inc.
Bundamba Project Earns Top Honors at 2008 Global Water Awards
San Diego WateReuse Association Awards Prizes to Area Students    Jun 20, 08   WateReuse Foundation
Prizes awarded to students who participated in the Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair
WWEMA & WWD Now Accepting 2008 Scholarship Applications    Jun 18, 08   WWD
Scholarship applications are due Oct. 17, 2008
American Water Canada Receives Award From American Public Works Association    Jun 12, 08   American Water Canada
American Water Canada and the Elgin Area and Lake Huron Water Systems were jointly honored for the implementation of a Drinking Water Quality Management Standard
Louisville, Ky., Water Company Wins Water Taste Test at ACE08    Jun 11, 08   AWWA
Water provider wins "Best of the Best" at AWWA's Annual Conference and Exposition
Sauereisen Honored with Award from Small Business Administration    Jun 6, 08   Sauereisen
Company wins 2008 Family-Owned Business of the Year from SBA’s Pittsburgh District
Royal Bank of Canada Announces $200,000 Community Action Grant Pool    Jun 2, 08   RBC, PR Newswire
Grants will support watershed protection projects at local level
National Swimming Pool Foundation Allocates More Than $750,000 for Grants    May 20, 08   NSPF
Board has approved over $4 million for research grants budget since year 2004
Pennsylvania Man Wins National Water Companies’ Award    May 19, 08   EPA
Richard Rogers of Harleysville, Pa., has received the 2008 James McGirr Kelly Award for excellence
Enviroline Receives Environmental Protection Award    May 15, 08   Enviroline Group
Company received Emerald Award for preventing pollution at Pompano Beach, Fla., facility
Macon, Ga., Water Authority Honored at Meeting of Georgia Association of Water Professionals    May 15, 08   Macon Water Authority
Macon Water Authority took home awards for Plant of the Year, best tasting drinking water, two top operators and permit compliance
Manchester, Ky., Awarded Grant for Water Treatment Plant    May 13, 08   WYMTnews.com
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear also recommended a $500,000 Appalachian Regional Commission grant
Bundamba Advanced Water Treatment Plant Named Global Water Project of the Year    May 5, 08   Black & Veatch
Stage 1A of the Australian plant produced purified recycled water only 10 months after construction began
Bio Clean President Named Small Business Person of the Year    May 2, 08   Bio Clean
Gregory Kent recognized as small business person of the year for all San Diego and Imperial counties
State Winners of 2008 U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize Announced    May 2, 08   WEF
Winner will receive $3,000, a trip to Stockholm for the international competition and the opportunity to present at WEFTEC.08
International Desalination Association Taking Applications for Graduate Scholarship    Apr 30, 08   International Desalination Association
Channabasappa Memorial Scholarship of up to $10,000 awarded to a graduate student; June 1 deadline
Doosan Hydro Technology Named Desalination Company of the Year    Apr 29, 08   Doosan Hydro Technology
Company honored at Global Water Awards 2008
Water Innovation Competition Selects Finalists, Voting Open    Apr 29, 08   WaterPartners International
Voting open until May 11 for "Tapping Local Innovation: Unclogging the Water and Sanitation Crisis" competition
PBS&J Honored by American Planning Association for California Project    Apr 25, 08   PBS&J
PBS&J and Newport Beach, Calif., win award for city's General Plan update project
Aqua New Jersey Receives Award for UV Treatment Plant    Apr 22, 08   Aqua New Jersey
Company received Business & Industry Award from the Water Resources Association of the Delaware River Basin
2008 Global Water Awards to be Announced at Water, Finance and Sustainability Conference    Apr 21, 08   Dow Chemical Company
Conference held April 21 to 22 in London
Leaders in New Mexico & Georgia Win Partnership Awards From CH2M HILL OMI    Apr 18, 08   CH2M HILL
Company honored officials from Rio, N.M., and Sandy Springs, Ga., for working to accomplish mutual goals
President and EPA Honor Students for Environmental Efforts    Apr 18, 08   EPA
President's Environmental Youth Awards recognize environmental awareness and community involvement
Pennsylvania Governor Announces $72 Million in Water Infrastructure Investments    Apr 17, 08   Pennsylvania Office of the Governor
PENNVEST Board of Directors approved the funds for 19 projects in 15 counties
Innovation Fuels Honored for Operational Excellence    Apr 16, 08   Innovation Fuels
Company given Permit Award of Excellence for its 2007 operations
EPA's Drinking Water Security Project is Finalist for Edelman Award    Apr 10, 08   EPA
TEVA-SPOT can compute the optimal number and location of sensors for contamination warning system
Three Utilities Recognized With Sustainable Infrastructure Awards    Apr 10, 08   American Chemistry Council
EPCOR Water Services, Inc., of Edmonton, Alberta; the Calgary Utilities and Environmental Department; and Water Development Association of Aberdeen, S.D., were recognized
Garlock Sealing Technologies Honored for Environmental Leadership    Apr 9, 08   Garlock Sealing Technologies
Gasket manufacturer's modernization project stresses resource conservation
Fluid Imaging Technologies Named Exporter of the Year    Apr 4, 08   Fluid Imaging Technologies
U.S. Small Business Administration recongizes company for impressive growth
Houston Recognizes Cintas with Gold Award for Wastewater Pretreatment    Apr 4, 08   Cintas
2008 marks the eighth year Cintas has received the Gold award
Gainesville Regional Utilities Earns GITA Excellence Award    Apr 2, 08   ESRI
Utility recognized for application of geospatial technology
EPA Seeks Nominations for National Clean Water Act Recognition Awards    Apr 1, 08   EPA
Nominations due by May 30, 2008
United Water’s Eugene Anderson Honored by the Center for Leadership Development    Mar 31, 08   United Water
Anderson recognized for his leadership and community dedication
Upper Guadalupe River Authority Recognized for Water Testing    Mar 27, 08   Kerrville Daily Times
Lab received certificate for 100% acceptable data in study
"Virtual Water" Innovator Awarded 2008 Stockholm Water Prize    Mar 21, 08   PR Newswire
Professor John Anthony Allan, who pioneered the concept of "virtual water," was named this year's Laureate
Submerged Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors Project Wins Royal Society Award    Mar 21, 08   Black & Veatch
Team of Imperial College, Anglian Water and Black & Veatch will demonstrate project on large scale
Pennsylvania American Water Accepting Applications for Environmental Grant Program    Mar 21, 08   Pennsylvania American Water
Company will award grants of up to $10,000
YSI Foundation to Award "Minding the Planet" Grant    Mar 12, 08   YSI Foundation
$60,000 grant to be given to an organization focused on protecting water resources in honor of YSI's 60th anniversary
Wymore, Neb., Receives Grant for Wastewater System Repair    Mar 10, 08   The Beatrice Daily Sun
City received $250,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding
Veolia Awarded $33 Million Kentucky Contract    Mar 7, 08   Houston Business Journal
Seventeen-year contract to include operation, maintenance and management of the treatment plant
Prince William County Service Authority Awarded $37 Million Water Quality Grant    Mar 6, 08   The Prince William County Service Authority
Money will be allocated for effluent nutrient reduction at the H. L. Mooney Water Reclamation Facility
Ohio Water Treatment Facility Wins Design Award    Mar 5, 08   Times-Bulletin
System in Delphos, Ohio, won the Honor Award, part of the Engineering Excellence Awards, for the system design
Doosan Hydro Technology Nominated for Global Water Award    Mar 3, 08   Doosan Hydro Technology
Company nominated for the Desalination Company of the Year Award
Deadline Nearing for WateReuse Foundation's Unsolicited Research Program    Feb 29, 08   WateReuse Foundation
Foundation seeks new research projects to fund
2008 Gulf Guardian Awards Seeking Entries    Feb 28, 08   U.S. EPA
2008 Gulf Guardian Awards Seeking Entries
Dräger Receives Frost & Sullivan Consumer Award    Feb 27, 08   Dräger
Company receives award for respiratory protection products
Black & Veatch Wins Two Environmental Business Achievement Awards    Feb 26, 08   Black & Veatch
Company earned Organizational Innovation and Project Merit awards
Stockholm Industry Water Award Deadline Extended    Feb 26, 08   Stockholm International Water Institute
Deadline for nominations extended until March 5
ITSI Receives $120 Million Navy Cleanup Contract    Feb 21, 08   Environmental Business Journal
ITSI chosen from among 13 competitors
NSF Intl. Receives Export Achievement Certificate    Feb 18, 08   NSF International
NSF recognized for expansion into new global markets
Cadmus Wins $116.5M EPA Drinking Water Protection Contract    Feb 14, 08   Cadmus Group, Inc.
Seven-year agreement is the largest in the firm’s 24-year history
2008 Water Advocate Award Recipients Announced    Feb 8, 08   Water Advocate
Lawmakers recognized for funding historic water act
Paul L. Busch Award Accepting Applications    Feb 7, 08   Water Environment Research Foundation
Award will offer $100,000 to fund innovative research
American Water Wins Award for Public-Private Partnership    Feb 5, 08   American Water
Company received 2008 Excellence in Public-Private Partnership Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors
GE and University of Bath Receive Environmental Award    Jan 28, 08   GE Hitachi
Award for innovative tritium waste removal recycling technology
IWA Accepting Nominations for 2008 Sustainable Urban Water Management Prizes    Jan 25, 08   International Water Association
Deadline for nominations is June 1
Almost 200 Projects Nominated for Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water    Jan 23, 08   Prince Sultan Research Center for Environment, Water & Desert
Judges will pick winners in March
Pilgrim's Pride Earns GE ecomagination Award    Jan 22, 08   GE
Award recognizes reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, waste solids and water use
Advitam Wins 2007 VINCI Award    Jan 21, 08   Advitam
Advitam's PRMS software wins award in Processes and Techniques category
Minn. Water Reclamation Facility Wins APWA Award    Jan 11, 08   Black & Veatch
Mankato facility wins award in the environment category
NWRI Calls for Nominations for Clarke Prize    Dec 19, 07   NWRI
NWRI is pleased to begin the nomination process for the fourteenth recipient of the Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Prize.
EPA Awards $8 Million to Help Small Public Water Systems    Dec 18, 07   U.S. Environmental Pretection Agency
EPA awards grants to two organizations to provide training and technical assistance to small and rural public water systems
Koch Takes Home 2007 Product Line Leadership Award    Dec 17, 07   Koch Membrane Systems
Frost & Sullivan research demonstrates quality, innovation
Second ‘Minding the Planet’ Grant Awarded to Citizens Combating ‘Green Slime’    Dec 14, 07   YSI, Inc.
Friends of Casco Bay has received the second annual “Minding the Planet” grant from the YSI Foundation.
Local Mississippi Water System Earns Perfect Score    Dec 14, 07   Severn Trent Services
City scores second consecutive 5.0 on state Public Water System Capacity Assessment
Nominations of Outstanding Practices by Business and Industry in the Water Sector Now Sought    Dec 12, 07   The Stockholm International Water Institute
Companies that have contributed to pollution elimination or reduced freshwater consumption through innovative programs, policies, processes or products now have the opportunity to be nominated for the prestigious 2008 Stockholm Industry Water Award.
NSF Intl. Receives 2007 Company of the Year Award    Dec 7, 07   NSF International
NSF also voted one of the “coolest places to work”
EPA Recognizes Water Efficiency Leaders    Dec 4, 07   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA is recognizing winners of the 2007 Water Efficiency Leader awards for their efforts in reducing, reusing and recycling water.
Derrick Singleton Named Wastewater Collection Systems Operator of the Year    Dec 3, 07   Anderson County, S.C.
The South Carolina Rural Water Association named Anderson County, S.C., employee Derrick Singleton Wastewater Collection System Operator of the Year.
Flat Creek Facility Receives Clean Water Act Recognition Award    Nov 21, 07   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The Flat Creek Water Reclamation Facility has won the EPA Region 4 Clean Water Act Operations & Maintenance Award.
Culligan of Tucson Wins ‘Innovative Product' Award    Nov 16, 07   Culligan Water of Tuscon
The award recognizes Tucson dealers for the Smart Sensor water-softening product they featured at the Home & Garden Show.
FKI Logistex and Koroberi Receive 2007 Outstanding Material Handling and Logistics Content Award    Nov 16, 07   Koroberi, Inc.
The team was honored for its white paper "RFID for the Real World: Challenges and Opportunities in the Warehouse & Distribution Center Environment."
EcoNova Awarded EPA Grant to Deliver Sustainable Project    Nov 16, 07   Fresh PR
The EPA grant will allow EcoNova to develop a smaller, less expensive and easier to manage gray water system.
Fluid Components International Named 2007 Exporter of the Year    Nov 15, 07   Fluid Components International, LLC
FCI receives award because of its 24/7 customer service and in-depth training programs.
Double Celebration for SPP Pumps    Nov 14, 07   SPP Pumps, Ltd.
SPP Pumps, Ltd. is delighted to have won two awards at this year’s Pump Industry Awards.
Commode Commandos Win Operations Challenge 2007    Nov 14, 07   The Water Environment Federation
The Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association takes home the first-place trophy during the Operations Challenge competition at WEFTEC.07.
Control Microsystems Presents their 2007 Innovators Award    Nov 9, 07   Control Microsystems
This prestigious award was given to the Metropolitan Water District for their display of leading edge design and implementation of advanced SCADA systems.
Eco-Tec Wins Canadian Innovation Award    Oct 26, 07   Eco-Tec Inc.
Eco-Tec has been awarded the Canadian Innovation Award for Environmental Technology for its biogas purification system.
EPA Recognizes Outstanding Water Quality Achievement in Florida    Oct 18, 07   EPA
Jacksonville Electric is one of four winners of the National Clean Water Act Recognition Awards.
EPA to Assist Livestock Operators    Oct 17, 07   US EPA
EPA grants will assist livestock operators in preventing water pollution discharges and air emissions.
Emerson Medal Goes to Kharé    Oct 17, 07   WEF
Distinguished service award commemorates WEF’s first president
Sandino Lands Engelbrecht Award    Oct 16, 07   WEFTEC.org
Treatment fellow, assistant technology director recognized for international efforts
Three Water Quality Professionals Receive Top Award    Oct 15, 07   WEF
WEF Presents Eddy Wastewater Principles or Processes Medal
EPA Recognizes Appoquinimink River Association for Rain Garden    Oct 12, 07   Environmental Protection Agency
An environmentally friendly rain garden teaches the population about rain collection and runoff prevention.
Itron Honored by Frost & Sullivan for Market Leadership    Oct 11, 07   Itron Inc.
According to Frost & Sullivan, Itron has proven itself to be superior in the areas of leadership, technological innovation, customer service and strategic product development.
NWRI Co-Founder Receives 2007 Coastal Protection Award    Oct 10, 07   National Water Research Institute
NWRI co-founder receives award from the Orange County Coastkeeper.
Santa Monica Westside Water Quality Improvement Project Wins 2007 Outstanding Stormwater Management    Oct 9, 07   Black & Veatch
An urban runoff treatment facility designed by Black & Veatch earns statewide recognition from the California Stormwater Quality Association
GE Awards Erftverband Ecomagination Leadership Award    Oct 5, 07   GE Water & Process Technologies
This Zeeweed membrane bioreactor wastewater treatment plant helps to restore the health of the Nordkanal.
Sewage Treatment Plant Gets Kudos from EPA    Oct 4, 07   The Gainesville Times
From initially being on the low end of the water quality spectrum, a Flat Creek wastewater treatment plant has since turned its act around—the plant is now one of the best in the country for plant management.
U.S. EPA Offers $177,815 in Grants for Innovative Diesel    Oct 1, 07   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA is offering $177,815 in grants to fund projects within the Southeast to demonstrate effective emission control technologies, strategies, methods, or approaches to reducing diesel emissions.
Doosan Hydro Technology Applauds NRS Consulting Engineers    Sep 27, 07   Doosan Hydro Technology, Inc.
NRS Consulting Engineers received the 2007 Desalination Project of the Year award at the 22nd Annual WateReuse Symposium in Tampa, Florida.
2007 BottledWaterWorld Design Award Winners Announced    Sep 19, 07   Zenith International Publishing Ltd.
Some of the best marketing experts in the industry come together for design awards.
Pickerel Lake Sanitary District Receives EPA Award for Upgrade    Sep 18, 07   EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency presented a PISCES Award to the Pickerel Lake Sanitary District in Grenville, S.D., for constructing a new wastewater collection and treatment system.
City of Longmont Receives EPA Award for New Water Treatment Plant    Sep 13, 07   EPA
he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency presented a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund award to the City of Longmont, Colo.
PAX Water Technologies Selected as a GoingGreen 100 Top Private Company    Sep 12, 07   PAX Water Technologies, AlwaysOn Going Green
PAX Water Technologies has been recognized for leadership in clean technology and global business potential.
Johanns Announces $8.8 Million for Illinois Water System    Sep 11, 07   United States Department of Agriculture
The USDA made $8.8 million available for a water treatment plant during a Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Ill.
Eco-Tec Wins Global Traders Award    Sep 6, 07   Eco-Tec
Eco-Tec has received the Ontario Global Traders Award (OGTA) honoring top exporters.
Oregon State University Receives EPA Grant    Sep 4, 07   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
An OSU study will determine how Northwest climate changes might affect certain animal species.
City of Cheyenne Receives EPA Award for Upgrade to Water Treatment Process    Aug 29, 07   EPA
The City of Cheyenne received a PISCES Award for renovating and upgrading its water reclamation facilities.
Vortex Corporation Awarded Additional Funding from U.S. Department of Homeland Security    Aug 29, 07   Duffy & Shanley, Inc.
The DHS has awarded the Vortex Corporation $250,000 for continued testing and development of a chlorine-free water purification system for municipal drinkin