Awards Recipients

Plant Operation Award

1998Glenn Pleasants,City of La Junta WWTP
Adrian Moya, Village of Los Lunas
Debbie Bult,City of Casper Wastewater Treatment Facility
1999Jim Tallent, Littleton / Englewood WWTP
Tracy Long, City of Casper WWTP
Bobby Towle, Rio Grande Utility Corporation
2000Steve Maxey, Parker Water and Sanitation District
Leo Orozco, City of Santa Fe
Leo Maestas, Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities
2001Kevin Clark, Pinery Water and Wastewater District
Kelly Rubrecht, Town of Jackson
Dennis Fernandez, OMI Inc / Taos WWTP
2002Jim Edwards, Avon WWTP
Kurt Katzer, Aspen/Aspens II Water and Sewer District
Arwin Vasquez, OMI Inc./ Taos WWTP
2003Dennis Schump, Greeley Water Pollution Control Facility
Arwin Vasquez, OMI Inc./Town of Taos WWTP
2004 Brian Pence, Breckenridge Sanitation District
Ruben Gonzales, OMI, Inc. City of Rio Rancho
2005Jeff Mahagan
Tim Hayes
Jayne Swift
2006Douglas Walker, City of Boulder
OMI Team, Taos
2007Greg Farmer, Littleton/Englewood WWTP
Leo Wilson, City of Hobbs
2008Bill Burks, Tri-Lakes Joint-Use Authority
Anthony Martinez, CH2M HILL OMI
2009Mark McCormack, Widefield Water & Sanitation District
Joey Nogales, Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Authority
2010Chris Brownell, City Of Idaho Springs
Melody Robinson, City of Thermopolis
Tamara Beaty, OMI Inc. Rio Rancho
2011Greg Reichrath, 75th St. WWTF, City of Boulder
Donald Thymes, CH2M HILL OMI/Rio Rancho Project
2012Chris Douville, City of Boulder2013Dale Adams at Colorado Springs Utilities
2014Ernie Oram, City of Boulder2016Martin Alvis, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District
2017Orren West, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District2019Ramon Arguello, City of Ft. Collins
2021Jake Prentiss, Clear Creek O/M2022

Craig Hibbard, Boxelder Sanitation District

2023

Donald Williamson, Jacobs




Plant Maintenance Award

1998Harlo L Bailey, South Adams County Water & Sanitation District1999Scott Kennedy, City of Boulder WWTP
Mike Shoefelt, City of Laramie WWTP
Terry Goff, City of Carlsbad
2000Robert Smith, Plum Creek Wastewater Authority
Donnie Salazar, City of Santa Fe
2001Douglas A. Kohl, Yellowstone National park
Jeff Burkett, OMI Inc / Taos WWTP
2002Mark Dannells, OMI, Inc.
Arwin Vasquez, OMI, Inc. Taos Wastewater Treatment Plant
2003Kenny Lewis, Fort Lupton Project, OMI, Inc.
Mateo Abeyta, City of Albuquerque South Side Water Reclamation Plant
2004Angelo Carrieri, Parker W&S District 
Mark Baker, OMI, Inc., City of Rio Rancho
2005Jerry Lee
Kyle Medders
2006Leigh Rickert, Boulder WWTP
Tony Reynolds, City of Douglas
Arwin Vasquez, OMI, Taos
2007Erik Ekbom, Pinery Water and Wastewater District
William Madasz, Teton Village Water & Sewer District
2008Wayne Tsosie, City of Farmington2009Dave Montgomery, Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Authority
2010T.J. Doering OMI, Inc., City of Rio Rancho2011Mark Becker, CH2M HILL OMI/Rio Rancho Project
2013Dale Colerick, City of Brush2015Craig Hibbard, City of Fort Collins


Golden Manhole Award

1998Jason Palmer, City of Green River
James Garley, Village of Los Lunas
1999Jim Fink, City of Albuquerque
Greg Handelman, Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities
2000Wayne Packard, Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities
Dan Jaramillo, City of Santa Fe
2001Pinery Water and Wastewater District
City of Green River
City of Santa Fe
2002Mark Dannells, OMI, Inc.
Mike Hoeft, Aspen/Aspens II Water and Sewer District
Charles Barnett, Johnson Controls of Northern New Mexico
2003Kenny Lewis, Fort Lupton Project, OMI, Inc.
Ernest Macias, OMI Inc./City of Grants WWTP
2004Robert W. Fleck & Brent A. Shafranek 
St. VrainSanitation District
Lawrence Romero, OMI, Inc. City of Rio Rancho
2006Wayne Ramey, Northwest Lakewood Sanitation District
Brian Sweeney, City of Douglas
2007T. R. Richard, Pinery Water and Wastewater District2008City of Aurora Wastewater Division
Richard Sims, City of Rio Rancho
2009City of Aurora Wastewater Division
Lawrence Romero CH2M HILL OMI – City of Rio Rancho
2010City of Aurora Wastewater Division
City of Sheridan Collection Crew
Edward Salazar CH2M HILL OMI/Grants Project
2011New Mexico - Patrick Sandoval, CH2M HILL OMI/Grants Project2012Joshua Johnson, Upper Blue Sanitation District
Christopher DeFraia, CH2M HILL/Rio Rancho
2013Edward Salazar at CH2M HILL – Grants Project2015Zach Collins, Woodmoor W&SD
Lance Wenholz, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District
2016Adam Pelican, Falcon Environmental2019Stephanie Segler, HDR, Inc.
2021Ceila Rethamel, City of Westminster


Thomas Crapper Award

2001Ms. Pat Butler2002Ms. Brenna Durkin
2003Ms. Debbie Patton2004Sandy Orren
2005Gail Higginson2006Linda Ramey
2007Sylvia Rottman, JoAnn Vold2008Virginia Farmer
2009Becky Medlock2010Debbie Taylor
2011Page Parker2012Ann Dingeman
2013Dennis Stowe2014Greg Farmer
2015Stephanie Elliott2016Debby Patton
2017Marc Hughes2019TEAMS
2021Kevin Hill


Water Hero Award

2014Upper Thompson Sanitation District
2017Christopher Archuleta, CH2M and Ron Rosen and the CH2M City of Farmington Team


5S Award

1963Jim Phillips


1964Howard Lewis


1965Alton Ragsdale


1966C.F. Robertson


1967C.W. Chrisetenson


1968Bob Lowe


1969Al JonesJack Sampson

1970John PuntenneyJim Warner

1971Toni Rossi


1972Dan LinstedtBill WarnerArt Vondrick
1973S.R. JenkinJim AbbottJ. Floyd ByrdJoe Hanlon (Honorary)
1974Howard LacyBob McWhinnieBob Kocherha
1975Carl HouckFarrell McLean

1976Bill KobitzEmmett GosBob ChamplinBob Canham
1977Jesse LunsfordBill MartiBob StreeterMartin Lang
1978William F. TurneyDwight SaylesElmer E. Ross
1979Hal KepnerDave Sellards

1980Daryl GruenwaldBob Hegg

1981Bill PageTom Feeley

1982Bob SwedbergKerwin Rakness

1983Ed ArchuletaDave Hubly

1984Clark TuckDarryl Allenam

1985Ron SchuylerDon Felke

1986Dick KuchenritherPam Pepper

1987Joe TamburiniLarry Demers

1988Howard Delaney, COBob Jelinek

1989Bill BrinkerTom HustoRon Mosher
1990Jim RisTerry Anderson

1991Bill MixerDave Oerke

1992Tom GallierMark Van Nostrand

1993Debra CampbellSteve PolsonDale Butler
1994R. Wayne RameyKaren SpeerJack Young
1995Jose VelazquezRoberta Rivers

1996Ernie OramNorman Henderson

1997Bob AlbertsBrian JanonisJoe Chwirka
1998Tom MorettoMichael McCrary

1999Tom DingemanMarion Hill

2000Greg FarmerTerry Franklin

2001Steve FrankSherri JonesJulie Samora
2002Debbie StensonTony Woodrum

2003Dave DuBoisMark SampsonPaul Heppler
2004Jenny HartfelderKevin Tone

2005Kevin HillGreg WoodwardRay Kemp
2006John RehringJim Tallent

2007Jamie EichenbergerJim Medlock

2008Jeff Rabas


2009Will RaatzJason Mumm

2010Jeff BerlinNikki Crews

2011Edyta Stec-UddinBrenna Durkin

2012Jim EdwardsDennis Schump

2013Tye JordanJulie Smith

2014Joe R. TamburiniBlair Corning

2015Stacey WalkerBill Peretti

2016Ceila RethamelSteve HettingerArt Umble
2017Pieter Van RySteve WalkerZach Collins
2018Kristin JohansenDebbie TaylorKevin Feeley
2019Jamie LangerWilliam HoytHannah Wilner
2021Tanja Rauch-WilliamsDave LewisDeena Davidson
2022Sarah ReevesClay RahnKacie Allard
2023Cole SigmonMark Valentine


Plant Performance Award

1998Fremont Sanitation District, Florence, Colorado1999City of Greeley, Water Pollution Control Facility
2000Pinery Water and Wastewater District2001City of Santa Fe
2002Aspen/Aspens II Water and Sewer District2003Southern Ute Indian Tribe WWTP
2004City of Greeley Water Pollution Control Facility2006Eastern Adams City Metropolitan District Ramey Environmenta
2008Buena Vista Sanitation District2009Artesia Wastewater Plant
2010Littleton / Englewood WWTP2011Greeley Water Pollution Control Facility
2012City of Boulder 75th Street WWTF2013Town of Georgetown
2014Littleton/Englewood WWTP2015Upper Thompson Sanitation District
2016Clifton Sanitation District2017Las Campanas Water and Sewer Cooperative
2018Farmers Korner Wastewater Treatment Facility and Southside Water Reclamation Plant2019South Platte Water Renewal Partners
2022Lower Fountain Metropolitan Sewage Disposal District2023

Avon WWTF, Eagle River Water and Sanitation District


Biosolids Management Award

1998Littleton/Englewood WWTP & Colorado State University1999 Steve Glass, City of Albuquerque Southside Water Reclamation Plant
City of Colorado Springs, Water Resources Dept. Hanna ranch
2000Dennis Fernandez, OMI Inc / Taos WWTP2001 Southern Ute Indian Tribe WWTP
Albuquerque Wastewater Utility Division
2002 Aspen/Aspens II Water and Sewer District
Town of Taos WWTP
2003 Littleton/Englewood WWTP
City of Las Cruces Jake Hands Wastewater Treatment Facility
2004 Wayne Schultz, Parker Ag Services
Joe Madrid, OMI, Inc. City of Rio Rancho
2005Metro Wastewater Reclamation District
2006Gerald Salazar, OMI, Taos2007Mike Scharp,  Parker Ag Services, LLC
2008Paul Heppler, 75th Street WWTF Boulder2009Joe Bailey, Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Authority
2010Kipp Parker, Paul Grundemann, Tim Grotheer - Pankake Ranch, Centennial Water and Sanitation, Plum Creek Wastewater
Jake Hands Wastewater Treatment Facility, City of Las Cruces
2011Clear Springs Ranch, Colorado Springs Utilities
2012Littleton / Englewood WWTP
Joe Madrid, CH2M HILL/Rio Ranch
2013Eric R. Lopez at the Las Cruces Utilities
2015Littleton / Englewood WWTP2016Arlisa Michael, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District
2019Drake WRF and Meadow Springs Ranch, City of Ft. Collins2022Fort Lupton Wastewater Treatment Plant


Sustainability Award

2009Littleton / Englewood WWTP2010City of Boulder, 75th St. WWTP
2011City of Fort Collins, Drake Water Reclamation Facility2012City of Greeley, WPCF
2013South Adams County Water & Sanitation District2014New Mexico CH2M HILL Projects
2016Metro Wastewater Reclamation District2017Parker Water and Sanitation District
2018WateReuse Colorado2019Trinidad Wastewater Treatment Facility
2021Metro Water Recovery2022Eagle River Water and Sanitation District
2023South Platte Renew


Friends of the RMWEA

YearMunicipalityVendorEngineering Firm
2001Littleton/Englewood WWTPWater Control CorporationRTW
2002City of Broomfield, COWater Technology GroupAlberts Water and Wastewater
2003Colorado Springs Utilities,Canyon SystemsBrown & Caldwell Consultants
2004Copper Mountain Consolidated Metro DistrictMISCOIntegra Engineering
2005Littleton/Englewood WWTPWater Control CorporationRichard P. Arber Assoc.
2006Littleton/Englewood WWTPMueller CompanyJVA Engineers
2007City of RifleBobcat of the RockiesRamey Environmental
2008Colorado Springs UtilitiesLiquid Waste ManagementRichard P. Arber associates
2009Metro Wastewater Reclamation DistrictR.E.I.CH2M Hill and Carollo Engineers
2010City of GreeleyisiWestCDM
2011City of Fort CollinsHach CompanyStantec Consulting, Inc
2012Eagle River Water and Sanitation DistrictGlacier ConstructionCarollo and MWH
2013Woodmoor Water& Sanitation DistrictJ.R. Filanc Construction CompanyRamey Environmental Compliance, Inc
2014South AdamsCounty Water and Sanitation DistrictFluid technologyTetra Tech
2015Metro Wastewater Reclamation DistrictGarneyStantec
2016Parker Water & Sanitation DistrictWestern Summit Constructors, Inc.W2 Engineers
2017City of BoulderCoombs-HopkinsCarollo Engineers
2018City of WestminsterAmerican Ductile Iron PipeHDR, Inc.
2019City of GunnisonEngineered Equipment SolutionsCDM Smith
2021Metro Water RecoveryWater for PeopleDirect Discharge Consulting, LLC
2022Colorado Springs UtilitiesColorado Analytical LaboratoriesJDS-Hydro, a division of RESPEC
2023South Platte RenewGarverPCL Construction


Bedell Award

1950  Leonard O. Williams Jr.1953  Charles G. Caldwell1959  R. P. Lowe
1962  Jack Maquire1967  Ernest Hamilton1970  William Turney
1973  K. D. Linstedt1974  Allen Jones1975  James E. Abbott
1976  James B. Warne1977  Jack P. Sampson1978  William H. Hornberg
1979  David Hubly1980  Howard Lacy1981  William Page
1982  Daryl Gruenwald1983  William Martin1984  George Sellards
1985  Bob A. Hegg1986  Robert E. Swedberg1987  Ron Schuyler
1988  Dick Kuckenrither1989  Clark Tuck1990  Joe Tamburini
1991  Robert T. Jelinek1992  Larry DeMers1993  William Brinker
1994  Jim Ris1995  Tom Huston1996  Ron Mosher
1997  Debra Campbell1998  Jose' Velazquez1999  Don Felke
2000  Dale Butler2001  Brian Janonis2002  R. Wayne Ramey
2003  Joseph D. Chwirka2004  Tom Dingeman2005  Steve Frank
2006 Debbie Stenson2007  Mark Sampson2008  Jenny Hartfelder
2009  Greg Woodward2010  Tony Woodrum2011  Kevin Hill
2012  Jamie Eichenberger2013 John Rehring2014  Jeff Rabas
2015    William Raatz2016    Edyta Stec-Uddin2017    Jeff Berlin
2018    Joe R. Tamburini2019    Bill Peretti2021   Julie Smith
2022    Stacey Walker2023   Jamie Safulko


Burke Award

1986Public Service Company of New Mexico Wastewater Operations Division1987City of Colorado Springs Dept. of Utilities Wastewater Division
1989Littleton / Englewood WWTP1990Crow Creek and Dry Creek WWTP Cheyenne Public Utilities
1991City of Loveland, CO WWTP1992City of Arvada, CO Wastewater Treatment Division
1993Village of Los Lunas, New Mexico1994Metro Wastewater Reclamation District Denver, CO
1995Breckenridge Water and Sanitation District1996Eagle River Water and Sanitation District Vail, CO
1997City of Boulder 75th St. WWTP1998Silverthorn/Dillon Joint Authority
1999Dove Creek WWTP, Dove Creek, Colorado2000Plum Creek WWTP
2002OMI, Inc,Taos, New Mexico2006South Adams County Water & Sanitation District
Williams Monaco Wastewater Treatment Plant
2007Colorado Springs Utilities2008Town of Erie Colorado
2009Eagle River Water and Sanitation District2010Drake Water Reclamation Facility, Ft Collins, CO
2011Clifton Sanitation District2013Estes Park Sanitation District
2014Littleton / Englewood WWTP2015MillerCoors Brewery RRF’s GWTP and PWTP
2016Las Campanas Water and Sewer Cooperative2017Clifton Sanitation District
2018Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, Northern Treatment Plant2019Sand Creek Water Reuse Facility
2021Jacobs/City of Farmington2022Las Campanas Water Cooperative
2023

Jacobs - City of Gallup, New Mexico WWTP




Hatfield Award

1962Farrell McLean1965Larry Faulkner1968Ray Duggan
1971Robert D. Hall1973Bobby A. Kocerha1974Leonard H. Stroud
1975Ralph Sterry1976Raymond Lucero1977James C. Jamsay
1978Estell "Hap" Mayberry1979Max M. Grimes1980Perry B. Libby
1981Bud Wilson1984Edmund G. Archuleta1985Thomas Huston
1987Michael J. Beck1988Donald R. Felke1989Buck Wenger
1990Michael L. McCrary1991Terry W. Anderson1992Jimmy Brewer
1993Ernie Oram1994R. Wayne Ramey1995Dale Butler
1996Norman Henderson1997Wes Bressler1998Jack Young
1999Tom Dingeman2000Bill Mixer2001Greg Farmer
2002Tony Woodrum2003Timothy G. Grotheer2004Bob Alberts
2005Steve Walker2006Paul Heppler2007Jeff Rabas
2008Kevin Hill2009Jim Medlock2010Leonard Robb
2011Craig Barnes2012Earl Picard2013Edyta Stec-Uddin
2014Jim Kaufman2015Blair Corning2016Cole Sigmon
2017Kenneth Rutt2018William Hoyt2019Eli Jennings
2020Parker Newbanks III2021Ramon Arguello2022Kenneth Lipe
2023

Jim Nickolette






Laboratory Analyst Award

1998Molly L. Castleberry, Denver, CO1999Mike Schoenberg, Greeley, CO
2000Cindy Wright-Jones, Ft.Collins, CO2001Russel Church
2002Stacey Walker, Littleton/Englewood WWTP2003Deborah Taylor UTSD, Estes Park, CO
2004LesaJulian, City and County of Broomfield2005Joan Day, Littleton / Englewood WWTP
2006Linda Puga2007Leah O’Connor, Aurora Water
2008KathryneMarko, City of Longmont2009Jason Graham, City of Fort Collins
2010Patty McClellan - Colorado Analytical Labs2011Blair Corning, SACWSD
2012Kevin Feeley, Metro WWRD2013Stacey Walker, Littleton/Englewood WWTP
2014Jo Holcomb, City of Grand Junction2015Kevin Feeley, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District
2016Dave Meyer, Westminster2017Natalie Love
2018Shahid Malik2019Elisabeth Werth
2022Dawn Cowell, City and County of Broomfield2023

Sherry Scaggiari, Aurora Water


Young Professional of the Year Award

2023Madeline Harris                                                                                         


Outstanding Service Award

2023

Arlisa Michael