Groundwater Stewardship Awards
The District announced the 2009 Winners of the Groundwater Stewardship awards at the Oct. 8, 2009 Board Meeting.
We congratulate:
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Permittee of the Year Award: |
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View a slideshow of the 2009 Groundwater Stewardship Awards Ceremony
Read about the winners of the 2009 Stewardship Awards
The Bowie High School Culinary Arts program hosted this year's awards ceremony in November 2009.
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Read about the winners of the 2008 Conservation Awards. Read about the winners of the 2006 Conservation Awards. Read about the winners of the 2005 Conservation Awards. Read about the winners of the 2004 Conservation Awards. |
The Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District presents these stewardship awards each year to deserving individuals, organizations, companies or agencies that have invested exemplary effort towards the protection and conservation of water resources in the Barton Springs segment of the Edwards Aquifer.
The District will accept nominations in these categories:
- Water Conservation - Honors efforts to use water wisely. Three separate awards will be given in this category:
· Water Conservation by an End-User in the District
· Water Conservation by a Water Supplier in the District
· Water Conservation by a Builder/ Developer in the District - Water Quality Protection - Honors efforts that focus on water quality issues such as water monitoring, sampling and testing, pollution prevention (such as creek cleanups), and land use practices to reduce non-point source pollution.
- Education - Honors efforts to educate individuals, neighborhoods, school groups, professional contacts, or an entire community about water-related issues.
- Research - Honors efforts that lead to improved understanding or advanced practices in areas such as groundwater, hydrogeology, water treatment, alternative water supplies, well drilling, or structural and non-structural best management practices to reduce non-point source pollution.
- Innovation, honors efforts that incorporate new and creative practices or represent outstanding efforts in communication and partnership toward the betterment of the aquifer and related environmental issues.
- Permittee of the Year - Honors a District permittee who is an exemplary steward of the Barton Springs segment of the Edwards Aquifer. The permittee of the year will have demonstrated a continued commitment to education, water quality protection, and water conservation. The District will nominate and choose the winner of this award.
An individual, group, company or agency may be nominated in any one category, and anyone can nominate a deserving entity. The District's Board of Directors will select the recipients; awards may not be given every year in every category, and categories may be added if needed.