Texas Water 2026 Awards Booklet

Cody Harris

Rep. Cody Harris

Outstanding Public Official Award
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Sen. Charles Perry

Outstanding Public Official Award
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Jaya Zyman

Outstanding Public Official Award
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Dr. Joseph Majdalani

Clean Water Achievement Award
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Angel Leon

Clean Water Leadership Award
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Alissa Lockett

Outstanding Service Award
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Chad Kopecki

Winfield S. Mahlie Award
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Leonard Leinfelder

Susan B. Hier Award
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Guadalupe Blanco River Authority

Dennis Laskowski Recruitment Award
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McAllen Public Utilities

Dennis Laskowski Recruitment Award
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4S Ranch WWTP

Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant of the Year Category 1 (<1 MGD) Award
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McAllen North WWTP

Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant of the Year Category 2 (1 MGD to 15 MGD) Award
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SAWS Leon Creek

Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant of the Year Category 3 (greater than 15 MGD) Award
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GCA 40-Acre Facility

Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant of the Year Award
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James Forbes

Sidney L. Allison Award
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David Garza

Community Connection Award
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Jeff Sober

WEAT Treny Woodward Philanthropy Award
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Operations Challenge Committee

Committee Engagement Award

Trashiest Section: Hill Country Section

Clean Shores Challenge

Clean Shores Challenge

Clean Shores Challenge

Clean Shores Challenge
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Arianne Shipley

Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers (5S)

Addison Ryan

Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers (5S)

Sahar Saffar

Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers (5S)

Derek Schwanke

Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers (5S)

John Turpin

Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers (5S)
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Chris Varnon

Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers (5S)
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Kaylee Waldo

Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers (5S)

Dawn Walker-Hughes

Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers (5S)

Robert Warren

Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers (5S)
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Veronica Weaver-Rivers

Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers (5S)
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Tammy West

Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers (5S)

Greg Wukasch

Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers (5S)
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Tayia Oddonetto

WEAT Innovative Technology Award
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Robert Stanley

City of Arlington
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Jenni Griesel

Plummer Associates

Sam Bacarisse

Texas House of Representatives
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TRA Ten Mile Creek RWS

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Krystal Newton

Trinity River Authority of Texas

Tina Petersen

Harris County Flood Control District
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Scott Koerber

Gulf Coast Authority
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Dr. Joseph Majdalani

Houston Public Works

Chris Pasch

Plummer Associates
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John Bennett

Trinity River Authority of Texas
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Jeff Caffey

Plummer Associates
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Jennifer Whitaker

Trinity River Authority of Texas
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Dale Burrow

Trinity River Authority of Texas
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Martin Miller

San Antonio Water System
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Justin Rackley

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