Kam Reeves applies education, coaching and lead-by-example principles to his superintendent’s job at the Ottumwa Water Pollution Control Facility.

Award-winners Jennifer Baca and Chris Lopez meet every challenge, from the lab to the compost facility, at the Los Alamos County treatment plant.

Ken Reynolds welcomed a challenge and led his team through a transition from an aging conventional plant to a sophisticated membrane facility.

Gary Hanson doubles as an operations specialist for a global consulting firm and superintendent of a tiny utility. Both profit from his problem-solving skills.

Southern King County district reaps the benefits of Mark Fogle’s willingness to take on new tasks, his focused experience and mechanical aptitude.

Troy Bemisdarfer seized an opportunity in the clean-water industry and in just five years has built a satisfying and award-winning career.

Katie Goin and her team work methodically to upgrade the wastewater treatment and collection system in a small community in northwest Wisconsin.