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Award Deadlines

For most state awards, you must apply at the Local Section level first.

July 1 – Awards program goes live.

December 9 – Final local section winners are due to CWEA. Local Sections will need to decide on the winners of their awards by this date.

December 19 – Collection System Maintenance Plant of the Year and Safety Plant of the Year Part Two applications due to state.

December 23 – All section winners are sent to committees for state review.
(Including non Local Section applications like Crystal Crucible; PICK; Gimmicks & Gadgets; Pomeroy; Golden Manhole)

February 17 – Quarter Century and 5S (Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers) applications due

February 17 – All state winners (from committees) due to CWEA.

March 3 – CWEA Membership and External Relations Committee (MER) approves winners; winners are notified; plaques are ordered; AC materials finalized. Nominees will be notified via email by the MER chair and invited to attend the Annual Conference at the early bird rate.

March 1 – Photo Contest applications due

April 22-25– Plaques are distributed at the Annual Conference

LOCAL SECTION DEADLINE AWARD CHAIR
Central San Joaquin (CSJ)
Colorado River Basin (CORBS)
Desert and Mountain (DAMS) October 29 Daniel Peralta
Golden Empire (GES)
Los Angeles Basin (LABS) November 7 Cody Duncan
Monterey Bay (MBS) November 8 Trevor Weidner-Holland
North Coast (NCS)
Northern Sacramento Valley (NSVS) October 31 Kevin Garner
Northern San Joaquin (NSJ) October 31 Justin Peterson
Sacramento Area (SAC) November 22 Norm Woods
Redwood Empire (RES) October 31 Giuseppe Tomasino
San Diego (SD) November 1 Kevin Murphy
San Francisco Bay (SFBS) November 4 Tyree Jackson
Santa Ana River Basin (SARBS) November 9 Dindo Carrillo
Santa Clara Valley (SCVS) November 22 Louis Sun
Sierra Section
Tri Counties (TRI) November 22 Jared Pickens

Need to change the section deadline or contact info? Contact Megan Barillo.

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