California Section Awards

WateReuse California presents the Annual California Section Awards to projects and individuals that have made a significant contribution to advancing water recycling in California. A "Call for Awards Nominations" is released each fall and the awards are presented the following spring during the Annual California Section Conference. Typical awards categories include:

• Advocate of Year
• Agency of the Year 
• Community Outreach/Public Education Award
• Customer of the Year
• Staff Person of the Year 

WateReuse California also presents the Gordon Cologne Awards during the annual conference. Named for the author of the Porter-Cologne Act and the first lobbyist for the WateReuse Association, the awards recognize individuals who have made a significant contribution to the legislative or regulatory advancement of water recycling in California. The recipients are chosen by the WateReuse California Board of Directors.

For information on past recipients, click here.