Awards & Honors

2008 - 'PLATINUM' PEAK PERFORMANCE AWARD - National Association of Clean Water Agencies. This award recognizes 100% compliance of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPEDS) permit limits over a consecutive five year period.

2008 - PLANT OF THE YEAR (Medium-Size Facility) - California Water Environment Association.

2008 - PLANT OF THE YEAR - San Francisco Bay Section of the California Water Environment Association.

2008 - COLLECTION SYSTEM PERSON OF THE YEAR - ROBERT WRIGHT - California Water Environment Association

2008 - COLLECTION SYSTEM PERSON OF THE YEAR - ROBERT WRIGHT - San Francisco Bay Section of the California Water Environment Association

2008 - PUBLIC EDUCATION PERSON OF THE YEAR - LINDA BREWER - San Francisco Bay Section of the California Water Environment Association

2008 - ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION AWARD - WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR TRAINING PARTNERSHIP (with other Contra Costa and Alameda County agencies) - California Association of Sanitation Agencies

2008 - "ADDY AWARD" FOR CREATIVE EXCELLENCE - PUBLIC SERVICE CAMPAIGN - "FOG MONSTER" ADVERTISING MATERIAL (designed by Astone) - Central California Advertising Federation

2008 - BEST EDUCATIONAL/AMATEUR VIDEO "WASTEWATER WORLD" (Chris Wiggins and Trevor Marsh) - California Water Environment Association Film Festival

2007 - "GOLD" PEAK PERFORMANCE AWARD - National Association of Clean Water Agencies

2007 - SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR - DARRELL CAIN - San Francisco Bay Section of the California Water Environment Association

2006 - LABORATORY ANALYST EXCELLENCE AWARD - MARY ANNE JOHNSON - Water Environment Federation

2006 - LABORATORY PERSON OF THE YEAR - MARY ANNE JOHNSON - California Water Environment Association

2006 - LABORATORY PERSON OF THE YEAR - MARY ANNE JOHNSON - San Francisco Bay Section of the California Water Environment Association

2006 - BEST NEW U-WASTE COLLECTION PROGRAM - California Environmental Protection Agency

2006 - "GOLD" PEAK PERFORMANCE AWARD - National Association of Clean Water Agencies

2006 - WATER QUALITY EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PUBLIC OUTREACH IN POLLUTION PREVENTION - California Regional Water Quality Control Board San Francisco Bay Region

2006 - SILVER ANVIL (BEST COMMUNITY RELATIONS PROGRAM-GOVERNMENT) - MERCURY REDUCTION/FLUORESCENT BULB PROGRAM - Public Relations Society of America-Northern California

2006 - AWARD OF MERIT - MERCURY REDUCTION/FLUORESCENT TUBE PROGRAM COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN - California Association of Public Information Officials (CAPIO)

2005 - "GOLD" PEAK PERFORMANCE AWARD - National Association of Clean Water Agencies

2005 - MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGIST OF THE YEAR - SHAWN REDMOND - California Water Environment Association

2005 - GOLDEN PICK (Professionalism, Integrity, Contribution, Knowledge) - LINDA BREWER - California Water Environment Association

2005 - PLANT OF THE YEAR - San Francisco Bay Section of California Water Environment Association

2005 - LABORATORY PERSON OF THE YEAR - GURMUKH GREWAL - San Francisco Bay Section of California Water Environment Association

2005 - MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGIST OF THE YEAR - SHAWN REDMOND - San Francisco Bay Section of California Water Environment Association

2004 - "GOLD" PEAK PERFORMANCE AWARD - National Association of Clean Water Agencies (formerly Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies)

2004 - SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR - DENNIS LANIOHAN - San Francisco Bay Section of California Water Environment Association

2004 - OPERATOR OF THE YEAR - JOAQUIN GONZALEZ - San Francisco Bay Section of California Water Environment Association

2004 - GREEN BUSINESS CERTIFICATION - Bay Area Green Business Program

2003 - "SILVER" PEAK PERFORMANCE AWARD - Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies

2003 - SELECT SOCIETY OF SANITARY SLUDGE SHOVELERS - SANDEEP KARKAL - California Water Environment Association

2002 - "GOLD" PEAK PERFORMANCE AWARD - Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies

2002 - OUTSTANDING RECYCLED WATER PROJECT - Water Reuse Association

2001 - LABORATORY PERSON OF THE YEAR - MARYANNE JOHNSON - San Francisco Bay Section of California Water Environment Association

2001 - PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD (Recycled Water Facility) - California Association of Sanitation Agencies

2001 - RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY AWARD (Recycled Water Facility) - Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies

2000 - LOWEST CLAIMS FREQUENCY RATE AWARD (LARGE PLANT) - California Sanitation Risk Management Authority

1999 - LOWEST CLAIMS FREQUENCY RATE AWARD (LARGE PLANT) - California Sanitation Risk Management Authority

1997 - "SILVER" PEAK PERFORMANCE AWARD - Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies

1993 - WILLIAM D. HATFIELD AWARD - BILL MC DONALD - Water Environment Federation

1993 - SELECT SOCIETY OF SANITARY SLUDGE SHOVELERS - BILL MC DONALD - California Water Pollution Control Association

1991 - PLANT OF THE YEAR - San Francisco Bay Section of California Water Pollution Control Association

1991 - STATE PLANT OF THE YEAR - California Water Pollution Control Association

1989 - EXCELLENCE IN OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE - Region 9 United States Environmental Protection Agency

1989 - COLLECTION SYSTEM OF THE YEAR - California Water Pollution Control Association

1988 - NATIONAL EXCELLENCE IN OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE - United States Environmental Protection Agency

1988 - EXCELLENCE IN OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE - Region 9 United States Environmental Protection Agency

1986 - EXCELLENCE IN OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE - Region 9 United States Environmental Protection Agency

1986 - EXCELLENCE IN OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE - California Regional Water Quality Control Board

1984 - PLANT OF THE YEAR - San Francisco Bay Section of California Water Pollution Control Association