2024 Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science™ Awards Competition Winners

The award recipients are listed below.

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Superior Achievement

From the Laboratory to the Field - STAR Treatment of PFAS in Soils
Entrant: Savron, a division of Geosyntec Consultants International, Inc.
Engineer in Charge: N/A
Location: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Design

Honor

Todd Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Project
Entrant: The City of Kansas City, Missouri, and Burns & McDonnell
Engineer in Charge: Jeff Keller, P.E.
Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Honor

Ashtabula Water Treatment Plant Reconstruction
Entrant: HDR
Engineer in Charge: Adam Arnold, P.E.
Location: Ashtabula, Ohio

Environmental Sustainability

Grand Prize

Omaha RiverFront Revitalization
Entrant: HDR
Engineer in Charge: Chris Koenig, P.E.
Location: Omaha, Nebraska

Honor

A.K. Warren Water Resource Facility
Entrant: Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
Engineer in Charge: Robert C. Ferrante, P.E., BCEE
Location: Carson, California

Industrial Waste Practice

Grand Prize

NW Natural Gas Interceptor Trench Remediation Project
Entrant: Aponowich, Driscoll & Associates, Inc. with Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc. (Contractor/Operator)
Engineer in Charge: Terrence P. Driscoll, P.E., BCEE
Location: Portland, Oregon

Grand Prize

South Sioux City Wastewater Treatment Facility
Entrant: HDR
Engineer in Charge: Amit Shrivastava
Location: South Sioux City, Nebraska

Honor

WWRF Cleanup Site Remediation: Restoring a Brownfield and Paving the Way for a Regional Water Recycling Program
https://www.lacsd.org/about-us/warren-facility-cleanup
Entrant: Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
Engineer in Charge: Robert C. Ferrante, P.E., BCEE
Location: Whittier, California 

Planning

Grand Prize

Santa Monica Recycled Water Master Plan
Entrant: Kennedy Jenks
Engineer in Charge: Dawn Taffler, P.E.
Location: Pasadena, California

Honor

Feasilibility and Routing Study for Phase 2B/2C Regional Integrated Loop Pipeline Project
Entrant: Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., and the Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority
Engineer in Charge: Douglas H. Eckmann, P.E., BCEE, BC.WRE, F.ASCE
Location: Fort Myers, Florida

Research

Honor

PFAS - Decision Support System
Entrant: HydroGeoLogic, Inc.
Engineer in Charge: Varut Guvanasen, Ph.D., P.E.
Location: Reston, Virginia

Small Projects

Honor

The Gateway Reserve
Entrant: Boelter Risk Sciences and Engineering LLC
Engineer in Charge: Fred W. Boelter, CIH, PE, BCEE, FAIHA
Location: Boise, Idaho

Special Category for 2024

Safe Water Drinking Act and its Variants

Grand Prize

A.K. Warren Water Resource Facility
Entrant: Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
Engineer in Charge: Robert C. Ferrante, P.E., BCEE
Location: Carson, California