Awards are given in two categories:
I. Work accomplished in plants serving more than 5,000
people.
II. Work accomplished in plants serving less than 5,000
people.

Who is Eligible:
I. Individuals
II. Groups
III. Organizations

Criteria:

i. Nominee must be a member in good standing of the Water Environment Federation.
ii. Nominations must demonstrate originality, significance, comprehensiveness, effort, and most importantly, the verification of an idea.
iii. The solution should involve the use of innovative technological methods, be generally applicable, and increase plant efficiency.
iv. Supporting documentation must accompany each nomination.

WEF Membership Requirements for Application

If the nominee for this award is a person, we require them to be a current (not expired) WEF Member.

If the nominee for this award is a Utility, then the nominee does not need to be a WEF member.

Regardless of the Nominee, we require that the Nominator be a current (not expired) WEF Member, in order for the Nominee to be considered for this Award.

*If the nomination is being submitted by a Member Association (MA) or Community/Committee, please indicate the MA name or Community/Committee name within the application in lieu of a WEF Member ID #.

If needed, contact WEF’s Customer Service Center for WEF Member ID information: csc@wef.org | 1-800-666-0206 | 703-684-2400 | International Members/Customers: 1-571-830-1545

Submit:

• Online Nomination Form
• One page biography of the nominee
• Specific reasons for nomination (one page maximum)
• Any other supporting material required under criteria or that you feel would be helpful in the selection process.

Nominations Accepted From:

WEF Member Associations
WEF Members
WEF Committees

Nominations Deadline:

Application will be available annually on January 15 and close annually on March 31 at 11:59PM (Eastern).