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Each year at the Annual Conference in St. George, RWAU recognizes individuals who go above and beyond in service to Utah’s water and wastewater community. These awards highlight outstanding dedication, leadership, and impact, with most honors reflecting achievements from 2026. Know someone making a real difference—or are you? Submit a nomination and help us recognize the people who keep our systems running strong. |
RWAU also honors water and wastewater systems that demonstrate excellence, innovation, and commitment to their communities. Presented annually at the St. George conference, these awards celebrate system-level achievements from 2026 that set a high standard across the state. If your system has done exceptional work, this is your opportunity to put it in the spotlight. |
RWAU is proud to offer two scholarships of $1,500 each to support the next generation of professionals connected to Utah’s rural water community. These awards are designed to help eligible students with the rising costs of higher education while encouraging involvement in the water and wastewater industry. |
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Office Personnel of the Year For the clerks, recorders, treasurers, and administrators who keep it all running—this award honors exceptional performance, dedication, and engagement with RWAU. Elected or Appointed Official of the Year For mayors, board chairs, and councilmembers making a real difference. Recognizing leadership, service, and active involvement in the rural water community. Outstanding Service – Water Operator Awarded to a water operator with 10+ years of consistent, outstanding service in distribution or treatment. It’s about long-term impact. Outstanding Service – Wastewater Operator For wastewater operators with over a decade of dedication, expertise, and performance. Quiet excellence, recognized. Water Operator of the Year This is for the standouts—the ones who made extraordinary contributions in 2026 while managing the day-to-day of a water system. Wastewater Operator of the Year For those who went above and beyond in 2026, ensuring wastewater systems stayed safe, compliant, and efficient. |
Most Improved Water System For a water system that made big strides in 2026—whether through upgrades, innovation, or service improvements. Most Improved Wastewater System Recognizing exceptional progress made by a wastewater system during the award year. Growth worth celebrating. Outstanding Water Service to Customers Honoring 15+ years of consistent, high-quality service. Reliability. Excellence. Trust. Outstanding Wastewater Service to Customers For wastewater systems with 15+ years of outstanding performance. Quiet work with lasting impact. |
Who is Eligible? If your parent or guardian works full-time for an RWAU member system—or serves on its board or council—you can apply. (Sorry, RWAU board and staff families aren’t eligible.) What is Available? Two scholarships. $1,500 each. Split across two semesters, $750 at a time. Just show proof of full-time enrollment, and it’s yours. |