GWI Announces Winners of the 2019 Global Water Awards

Global Water Intelligence (GWI) has announced the winners of the 2019 Global Water Awards, which were presented on April 9 at the Natural History Museum, London as part of the Global Water Summit 2019.

According to a GWI press release, the awards ceremony recognizes the industry’s greatest achievements over the previous year, rewarding the initiatives and companies in the water, wastewater and desalination sectors that are moving the industry forward through improved operating performance, innovative technology adoption and sustainable financial models.

“The Global Water Awards 2019 celebrated the stories of positive disruption in the water sector in 2018, recognising the pioneers and innovators who pushed the industry to greater heights in the last year,” said Christopher Gasson, Global Water Intelligence publisher. “This year’s shortlist represented truly outstanding quality, and to be nominated is an exceptional achievement. We’d like to congratulate this year’s Global Water Awards winners, who exemplify the kinds of positive change and disruption that will continue to drive the international water sector to greater heights in the coming years.”

The winners of the 2019 Global Water Awards are:

Water Company of the Year
Winner: SUEZ and Water.org
Distinction: Jacobs Engineering

Desalination Company of the Year
Winner: Acciona Agua
Distinction: IDE Technologies

Digital Water Company of the Year
Winner: Evoqua Water Technologies
Distinction: Veolia Water Technologies

Breakthrough Water Technology Company of the Year
Winner: Microvi Biotechnologies
Distinction: Typhon Treatment

Public Water Agency of the Year
Winner: Saudi Water Partnership Company
Distinction: National Mission for Clean Ganga, India

Desalination Plant of the Year
Winner: Tuas Desalination Plant, Singapore
Distinction: Barka 4 IWP, Oman

Water Project of the Year
Winner: Green Meadows Water Treatment Plant, USA
Distinction: Al Wajid Water Project, Saudi Arabia

Wastewater Project of the Year
Winner: Utrecht WWTP, Netherlands
Distinction: Madinat Salman Plant, Bahrain

Industrial Project of the Year
Winner: Tata Steel Bara Tertiary Treatment Plant, India
Distinction: Pengerang Integrated Complex Temporary Mobile Water System, Malaysia

Smart Water Project of the Year
Winner: Sydney Water Customer Hub, Australia
Distinction: Cape Town Day Zero Demand Management, South Africa