June 2, 2026 (PA, NJ, DE, NY) – Nominations are open for the Water Resources Association of the Delaware River Basin’s (WRA) 2026 Innovation and Collaboration Awards.
WRA’s Innovation and Collaboration Awards honor outstanding projects, initiatives and people in three categories:
- Research
- Government, and
- Business and Industry
The awards will be presented at WRA’s Technical Event: Value of Water on October 29th.
You do not have to be a WRA member to be nominated. Self-nominations are encouraged.
Innovation & Collaboration – Research: recognizes exemplary science that advances sustainability and resilience in water, extreme weather challenges, and related topics.
Innovation & Collaboration – Government Award: given to a governmental body or individual who has significantly contributed to sound water management through innovation and collaboration.
Innovation & Collaboration – Business and Industry Award: open to all who work and do business within the four-state Basin region, and who exemplify innovation and collaboration in advancing sound water management.
Nomination guidelines can be found here. 2025 Awardees can be found here. All past Awardees can be found here.
Contact: Skelly Holmbeck, Executive Director, 561.707.3186, ed@wradrb.org
Pictured above: AKRF’s Bilal Khan (accepting for Kevin Flynn), PWD’s Meg Malloy, and GreenUp’s James Baney accepting the 2026 Innovation and Collaboration Award – Government Agency for their Philadelphia based workforce development program.