2021 Award Winners
Albert B. Herndon Award
Recognizes outstanding performance in industrial pretreatment
Stephen E. Brown
Environmental Stewardship Award for Odor Control
Manatee County Corrosion and Odor Control Program
L.L. Hedgepeth Award
Recognizes outstanding industrial wastewater operator
Tom Strickland
Collection System Awards
Recognizes utilities for exceptional effort
- Large: Collier County Water-Sewer District
- Medium: City of Largo Preventative Maintenance Program
- Small: Seminole Tribe of Florida – Big Cypress Reservation
Golden Manhole Society
Recognizes individuals that have made outstanding contributions to the art and science of Collection Systems operations
- Oscar Bello, PE - Senior Project Manager with Stantec
- Jamison Tondreault, PE - Project Manager with Kimley Horn
Leroy H. Scott Award
Exceptional contribution to FWEA by an operator awarded to a wastewater treatment plant operator
Nathaniel Mastroeni
- Utility Operations Manager for Town & Country Utilities serving the Babcock Ranch Community
- Over 15 years of experience
Ralph H. Baker Award
Outstanding work in member recruitment honoring Ralph Baker who devoted his energy, wisdom, and humor for many years
Charles Tofferi
- First Coast Chapter
- University of Alabama graduate
- Enjoys wood working and clay shooting
Young Professional of the Year
Manasi Parekh
- Project Engineer with Ardurra in St. Augustine
- Been with FWEA for over 5 years, starting as student member for First Coast Chapter in 2015
Public Education Award Thomas T. Jones Award
Melody Gonzalez
- Project Enginer at Black & Veatch in Miami
- Served as Student Coordinator and as Public Communication Chair for the South Chapter
David W. York Reuse Awards
Recognizes utilities who maintain exemplary Reuse Programs
David W. York Reuse Project of the Year
Lee County Utilities’ Fort Myers Beach Water Reclamation Facility Clear SCADA & Water Reuse Coordinator Program
- System ensures customers stay in compliance with the rules and regulations
- Fort Myers Beach WRF Staff works closely with customers to maintain and monitor the reuse sites utilizing "Clear SCADA" which gives feedback on tank/ pond level, pressure, auto valve position and flows.
- Plant staff works to ensure additional flow/ pressures achieved for a customer's success
1 to 5 MGD
City of Winter Haven, Wastewater Treatment Plant #2 Master Reuse System
5 to 10 MGD
City of Pompano Beach Reuse Plant
More than 10 MGD
Seacoast Utility Authority PGA Wastewater Treatment Facility