4/21/10
WRA's 28th Annual Recognition Dinner

Location: The Down Town Club, 150 Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA
Reception: 5:30 PM
Dinner & Awards: 6:30 PM
Adjourn: 9:15 PM

$175 Per Person
$750 Half Table of Five
$1300 Table of Ten
$1500 (Steward) Table of Ten
$1700 (Patron)Table of Ten

We are pleased to announce our 2010 award recipients in the following categories:

Samuel S. Baxter Memorial Award

Jeffrey M. Bross P.E., F.A.C.E.C.
For his contributions, accomplishments, leadership and community service during an illustrious career as a professional consulting engineer to the standards exemplified by the former Philadelphia Water Commissioner, Samuel S. Baxter

Government Award

Philadelphia Water Department Green City, Clean Waters Program
For their investment in green infrastructure and other innovative cost-savings strategies to manage stormwater while meeting the requirements of the National CSO Control Policy as part of a larger Integrated Watershed Management Planning Program

Business & Industry Award

United Water Delaware Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project
For an innovative, technology-based and sustainable solution to meet area water needs by injecting treated surface water into underground storage for use in times of drought

Dr. Ruth Patrick Excellence in Education Award

DuPont Environmental Education Center
For innovative environmental and watershed education programs offered at the new DuPont Environmental Education Center “Where the City, River and Marsh Meet” and supported by a unique partnership between the DuPont Company, Delaware Nature Society, Riverfront Development Corporation of Delaware, and Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Achievement Award George Kunkel P.E.
For his leadership and commitment as a member of the WRA community in promoting and advancing the AWWA water accountability concept for use by government and water utilities within the Delaware River Basin and nationwide to improve efficiency of utility operations and reduce water loss

Special Recognition Award
The Landis Sewerage Authority and the City of Vineland, New Jersey
For their innovation in funding and implementing green infrastructure and sustainability projects at the Authority’s wastewater treatment facility in Vineland, New Jersey

All reservations must be received by noon on April 16, 2010. Patrons and Stewards will be recognized at the dinner. Your check should be made payable to WRADRB and sent to the:
Water Resources Association of the Delaware River Basin
P.O. Box 1267, Exton, PA 19341
(Reservations can be faxed to 610.917.0091 or emailed to wradrb@comcast.net. Payment can follow. Be sure to include your contact information and the names and affiliations of all individuals attending)

	October 27, 2009 -"The Stimulus Program and Beyond: A Delaware River Basin Perspective"
	October 2, 2008 -"Northeast Summit on Monitoring Technologies and Early Warning Systems for Drinking Water Supplies"
	November 7 , 2007 -"Flood Mitigation and Special Protection Waters: Priorities Within the Delaware River Basin"
	March 21 , 2007 -"Emergency Response and Drinking Water Resources in the Delaware River Basin"
	October 15, 2006 - ““The Delaware River: Challenges and Opportunities Affecting a Working and Environmental River”(with the University of Delaware-Water Resources Agency)”
	April 28, 2005 - “Early Warning Systems and Contingency Planning in the Delaware River Basin”
	November 10, 2004 - “The Delaware River: Thirty Years of Improvement”
	February 19, 2004 - “Natural Resource Damages: Principles, Legal Issues and Recent Developments”
	October 29, 2003 - “The Delaware River Basin Plan: Meeting Water Supply Needs”
	October 15, 2002 - “Water Resources Management in a Changing Landscape”
	November 1, 2001 - “A New Comprehensive Plan for the Delaware River Basin”
	November 14, 2000 - “A Strategy for Fair and Reasonable TMDL Development”
	February 18, 2000 - “TMDLs in the Delaware River Basin”
	October 21-22, 1999 - “The Delaware River: Y2K and Beyond - Pipe Dreams & Reality”
	September 22, 1999 - “Drought Management and Mitigation”
	March 19, 1999 - “Cryptosporidium II”
	December 17, 1998 - “Radon and Radium in Groundwater of Southeastern Pennsylvania and Chester County”
	November 4-5, 1998 - “Watershed Management and Development in the Delaware River Basin”
	October 6, 1998 - “Radon in Groundwater”
	August 20, 1998 - “Geographic Information Systems for Watershed Planning”
	June 12, 1998 - “Water Use Charges in the Delaware River Basin: Where Does Your Money Go?”
	November 20, 1997 - “Pfiesteria: Facts and Falacies”
	October 17-18, 1996 - “Watershed Management in the Delaware River Basin”
	May 14, 1996 - “Benefits, Risks, and Regulation of Chlorine”
	October 12-13, 1995 - “Interstate Basin Commissions – The Right Way to Control Drought and Water Quality or Just Another Duplication of Environmental Control?”
	June 16, 1995 - “Re-Inventing Government: The New Order in Environmental Law and Regulation”
	March 25, 1995 - “The Science of Cryptosporidium”
	November 18, 1994 - “Francis E. Walter Dam Project Users Conference”
	October 2-4, 1994 - “Conflicting Regulations in the Delaware River Basin”
	April 29, 1994 - “Toxics Management in the Delaware Estuary”
	September 14, 1993 - “Environmental Resource Damages Seminar”