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AWARDS

TRMWEA would like to recognize the following individuals and facilities 
for their outstanding contributions to the profession.

INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT

INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT

COLLECTION SYSTEM

PLANT MAINTENANCE MERIT

ANALYTICAL MERIT

PLANT OPERATION MERIT

BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT MERIT

PLANT PERFORMANCE

THOMAS CRAPPER
 

FRIENDS OF THE RMWEA

  

INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT AWARD
For accomplishing outstanding results in industrial pretreatment.

  Colorado: Wyoming: New Mexico

2006

 Scott Williams
City of Grand Junction		   Neal Kilmek,
OMI, Rio Rancho

2004

 Mary Jane Paterniti
City of Longmont		   Elisabeth Smith, OMI, Inc.
City of Rio Rancho.

2003

 Dinh Lai
City of Louisville, WWTP		   Brenda Gutierrez
City of Albuquerque South Side Water Reclamation Plant

2002

     Britt Chesnut
 OMI City of Farmington

2001

 Al Garcia
Littleton / Englewood WWTP		   Jeff Salazar
City of Santa Fe, NM

2000

Randy Jones, Walt Barker, Keith LeTourneau
AquaSource Services and Technologies, Inc. 

    

1999

  

Angela Miles
City of Laramie
Wastewater Treatment Plant

John Nogan
Sumitomo Sitix Silicon

1998

Joe Kunovic
Water Pollution Control Facility
City of Greeley

Ali Bhutto
City of Casper
Wastewater Treatment Facility

  

INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT AWARD
For accomplishing outstanding results in industrial waste treatment.
  Colorado: Wyoming: New Mexico

2005

    

Lawrence Romero

2004

Brenda M. Smith
Ingersoll Rand Security and Safety

    

2002

David Coad
Leprino Foods
Ft. Morgan

    

1998

Lexmark International
Boulder Facility

    

COLLECTION SYSTEM AWARD
For accomplishing outstanding results in wastewater collection.
 

Colorado:

Wyoming:

New Mexico:
2006 Wayne Ramey,
Northwest Lakewood Sanitation District		   Brian Sweeney,
City of Douglas
2004 Robert W. Fleck & Brent A. Shafranek
St. Vrain Sanitation District.		   Lawrence Romero, OMI, Inc.
City of Rio Rancho.
2003 Kenny Lewis
Fort Lupton Project, OMI, Inc.		   ErnestMacias 
OMI Inc./City of Grants WWTP
2002 Mark Dannells
OMI, Inc.		 Mike Hoeft
 Aspen/Aspens II Water and Sewer District		 Charles Barnett
 Johnson Controls of Northern New Mexico
2001 Pinery Water and Wastewater District City of Green River City of Santa Fe

2000

  

Wayne Packard
Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities

Dan Jaramillo
 City of Sante Fe

1999

  

Jim Fink
City of Albuquerque

Greg Handelman
Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities

1998

  

Jason Palmer
City of Green River

James Garley
Village of Los Lunas

PLANT MAINTENANCE MERIT AWARD
For accomplishing outstanding results in plant maintenance.
 

Colorado:

Wyoming:

New Mexico:
2006 Leigh Rickert
Boulder WWTP		 Tony Reynolds
City of Douglas		 Arwin Vasquez
OMI, Taos
2005 Jerry Lee   Kyle Medders
2004 Angelo Carrieri
Parker W&S District		    Mark Baker, OMI, Inc.
City of Rio Rancho.
2003 Kenny Lewis
 Fort Lupton Project, OMI, Inc.		   Mateo Abeyta
City of Albuquerque South Side Water Reclamation Plant
2002 Mark Dannells
OMI, Inc.		   Arwin Vasquez
 OMI, Inc. Taos Wastewater Treatment Plant
2001   Douglas A. Kohl
Yellowstone National park		 Jeff Burkett
OMI Inc / Taos WWTP

2000

Robert Smith
Plum Creek Wastewater Authority

  

Donnie Salazar
City of Sante Fe

1999

Scott Kennedy
City of Boulder WWTP

Mike Shoefelt
 City of Laramie WWTP

Terry Goff
City of Carlsbad

1998

Harlo L Bailey
South Adams County Water & Sanitation District

    

ANALYTICAL MERIT AWARD
For accomplishing outstanding results in wastewater analytical skills.
 

Colorado:

Wyoming:

New Mexico:
2006 Phillip Russell
Littleton/Englewood WWTP		   Jerome Salazar
OMI, Taos
2005 James Ippolito Maria Vanderloop Monica Peters
2004 Lesa Julian
City & County of Broomfield		   Veronica Montoya, OMI, Inc.
City of Rio Rancho
2003 Charlie Edgar 
Fountain Sanitation District		   Richard Cardenas
OMI, Inc./Town of Taos WWTP
2002 Chris Carson
 Centennial Water and Sanitation District
 Stephanie Sweet
Aspen/Aspens II Water and Sewer District		 Janet Finch
 OMI Inc./ Taos WWTP
2001 Stacey Walker
Littleton / Englewood WWTP		 Brian Remlinger
Teton Village Water and Sewer District		  
2000

Sidney Biesterfeld
Littleton / Englewood WWTP

  

Jesse Corning
OMI Inc./ Taos WWTP
1999

Gerry Schwebach
City of Colorado Springs
Environmental Quality Laboratory

Roger Brown
City of Gilette WWTP

  
1998    

Steve Glass
City of Albuquerque
Southside Water Reclamation Plant

PLANT OPERATION MERIT AWARD
For accomplishing outstanding results in wastewater treatment.
 

Colorado:

Wyoming:

New Mexico:
2006 Douglas Walker,
City of Boulder		   OMI Team,
Taos
2005 Jeff Mahagan Tim Hayes Jayne Swift
2004 Brian Pence
Breckenridge Sanitation District.		   Ruben Gonzales, OMI, Inc.
City of Rio Rancho.
2003 Dennis Schump
Greeley Water Pollution Control Facility		   Arwin Vasquez
OMI Inc./Town of Taos WWTP
2002 Jim Edwards
Avon WWTP		 Kurt Katzer
Aspen/Aspens II Water and Sewer District		 Arwin Vasquez
 OMI Inc./ Taos WWTP
2001

Kevin Clark
Pinery Water and Wastewater District

Kelly Rubrecht
Town of Jackson

 Dennis Fernandez
OMI Inc / Taos WWTP

2000

Steve Maxey, 
Parker Water and Sanitation District

Leo Orozco
City of Sante Fe

Leo Maestas
Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities

1999

Jim Tallent
Littleton / Englewood WWTP

Tracy Long
City of Casper WWTP

Bobby Towle
Rio Grande Utility Corporation
1998

Glenn Pleasants
City of La Junta
WWTP

Adrian Moya
Village of Los Lunas

Debbie Bult
City of Casper
Wastewater Treatment Facility

BIOSOLIDS MANAGEMENT MERIT AWARD
For accomplishing outstanding results in biosolids management.
 

Colorado:

Wyoming:

New Mexico:
2006     Gerald Salazar
OMI, Taos
2005 Metro Wastewater Reclamation District    
2004 Wayne Schultz
Parker Ag Services.		   Joe Madrid, OMI, Inc.
City of Rio Rancho
2003 Littleton/Englewood WWTP   City of Las Cruces
 Jake Hands Wastewater Treatment  Facility
2002   Aspen/Aspens II Water and Sewer District Town of Taos WWTP
2001 Southern Ute Indian Tribe WWTP   Albuquerque Wastewater Utility Division

2000

    

Dennis Fernandez
OMI Inc / Taos WWTP

1999

City of Colorado Springs
Water Resources Dept
Hanna ranch

  

Steve Glass
City of Albuquerque
Southside Water Reclamation Plant

1998

Littleton/Englewood WWTP  
& Colorado State University

    

PLANT PERFORMANCE AWARD
For accomplishing outstanding results in plant operations, maintenance and public relations.
 

Colorado:

Wyoming:

New Mexico:
2006 Eastern Adams City Metropolitan District
Ramey Environmental		    
2005 City of Greeley Water Pollution Control Facility    
2003 Southern Ute Indian Tribe WWTP    
2002  

Aspen/Aspens II Water and Sewer District

  
2001    

City of Santa Fe

2000

Pinery Water and Wastewater District

    
1999

City of Greeley
Water Pollution Control Facility

    

1998

Fremont Sanitation District
Florence, Colorado

    

THOMAS CRAPPER
For behind the scenes contributions to the success of RMWEA
2006

Linda Ramey, REC Inc.
2005 Gail Higginson, Stantec
2004 Sandy Orren (CH2MHill)
2003 Ms. Debbie Patton
2002

Ms. Brenna Durkin
2001

Ms. Pat Butler

FRIENDS of the RMWEA
For valuable support leading to the success of the organization
 

Municipality

Vendor

Engineering Firm
2065 Littleton/Englewood WWTP Mueller Company

JVA Engineers
2005 Littleton/Englewood WWTP Water Control Corporation Richard P. Arber Assoc.
2004 Copper Mountain Consolidated Metro District MISCO Integra Engineering
2003 Colorado Springs Utilities, Colorado Springs, CO Canyon Systems Brown & Caldwell Consultants
2002

City of Broomfield, CO

Water Technology Group

Alberts Water and Wastewater
2001

Littleton/Englewood WWTP

Water Control Corporation

RTW

The Awards Committee would like to thank all that sent in nominations and encourage everyone to think of an individual or facility that deserves recognition for next years awards.