Award Nomination: Innovation Award

Innovation Awards

Purpose of the Award: The Innovation Awards are to recognize members for fulfilling the Vision of the Innovation Initiative. The current vision of the Initiative is “To inspire and implement innovative thinking and best practices” within the water industry. These annual awards are for those who have inspired or implemented an innovative idea, best practice, or solution to address a challenge facing the industry with significant positive results. Nominees can be utilities, service providers (non- utility), or an individual Section member.

Frequency of the Award: Annually

Eligibility for the Award: To qualify for the award the nominee(s) must be an AWWA member. A utility nominee must be an AWWA utility member. An organization (other than a utility) must be a service provider member. An individual must be an individual member or an individual who works for a utility or a service provider member and is included as part of the organization’s membership.

The recipient of this award will be nominated by the NE-AWWA Section Board for the AWWA Innovation Awards.

Nomination Requirements: A completed nomination application is required, along with two letters of recommendation. The form and recommendation letters should frame the innovative idea, best practice or solution, describe how the innovation addresses challenges facing the industry and specify the significant positive results provided by the innovation.

The nominee may be self-nominated or nominated by any NE-AWWA member. Nominations must include two letters of recommendation that provide a testimonial (minimum 100 words) of the significant and positive results.

Nomination Deadline: September 27, 2026

Selection: Individuals from the member engagement committee will review nominations and recommend to the NE-AWWA board for approval. The annual recipient of this award will be nominated by the NE-AWWA Section Board for the AWWA Innovations Award.

Presentation of the Award: The award will be presented at the New England Section Conference or at another appropriate event.

Nominee Information:

* Full Name

* Title or Position

* Employer

* Mailing Address

* Phone number

* Email Address

* Nominee Classification (Select 1 of the 3):

Utility Member (must be an AWWA Utility Member)
Service Provider Member (must be an AWWA Service Provider Member)
Individual Member

* Eligibility/Justification: Please provide reasons why this nominee should be selected for this award.

* Letters of Recommendation/Support: Please attached at least two recommendation letters. Recommendation letters should frame the innovative idea, best practice or solution, describe how the innovation addresses challenges facing the industry and specify the significant positive results pro

Information about Nominator:

* Full Name

* Title or Position

* Employer

* Phone Number

* Email Address

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