P.O. Box 7831 Stn Mn
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7K 4R5
2011 Operator of the Year Awards
Alvin Senf
Village of Lipton
Winner of the Dave Clark Award 2010
Operator of the Year
(populations less than 1000)
Alvin Senf (left) and Dale Heshka (right)
Wes MacDonald
City of Moose Jaw
Winner of the Dale Heshka Award 2011
Operator of the Year
(populations greater than 1000)
Wes MacDonald (left) and Dale Heshka (right)
2010 Operator of the Year Awards
Ron Watson
Village of Medsted
Winner of the Dave Clark Award 2010
Operator of the Year
(populations less than 1000)
Dale Heshka (left) and Ron Watson (right)
Winner of the Dale Heshka Award 2010
Operator of the Year
(populations greater than 1000)
2009 Operator of the Year Awards
Lloyd Taphorn
Town of LeRoy
Winner of the Dave Clark Award 2009
Operator of the Year
(populations less than 1000)
Winner of the Dale Heshka Award 2009
Operator of the Year
(populations greater than 1000)
2008 Operator of the Year Awards
Roy Hammond
Town of Elrose
Winner of the Dave Clark Award 2008
Operator of the Year
(populations less than 1000)
Aaron Erickson (left) and Roy Hammond (right)
Brian Giroux
Town of Fort Qu’Appelle
Winner of the Dale Heshka Award 2008
Operator of the Year
(populations greater than 1000)
Dale Heshka (left) and Brian Giroux (right)
2007 Operator of the Year Awards
Gilbert J. Wolverine
English River First Nation
Winner of the Dave Clark Award 2007
Operator of the Year
(populations less than 1000)
John Enns
Town of Nipawin
Winner of the Dale Heshka Award 2007
Operator of the Year
(populations greater than 1000)
Operator of the Year Award
Purpose of the award
Established by the SWWA executive in 1988 to recognize excellence as a water and/or wastewater operator. Two awards will be presented annually: one for populations of 1,000 or less, the other for populations exceeding 1,000.
Nominations
Nominations can be made by: Mayors, Aldermen, Administrators, City/Town Engineers, City/Town Superintendents or Foremen, fellow employees. The nominator will be required to submit written documentation to the selection committee as soon as possible. Deadline is October 15 of each year.
Criteria
- General plant operations (water/wastewater)
- Acceptability of finished product
- Surveillance procedures and results (samples)
- Water plant-records
- Preventative maintenance schedules
- That "extra mile" of service to the community
- Adherence to legislation requirements
- Housekeeping and facility maintenance
Eligibility
The nominee must be a member of SWWA or affiliate organization and must be certified by the Operator Certification Board. The nominee can be full or part time operator employed by a municipality or industrial water/wastewater utility.
Award Presentation
The Dale Heshka (over 1,000 population) and the Dave Clark (less than 1,000 population) Operator of the Year Awards will be presented at the annual SWWA Conference.
You can submit your nomination for the
Operator of the Year Awards online. The form is available at the
Online Operator of the Year Nomination Form.
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Operator of the Year Nomination Form (Adobe PDF)
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Operator of the Year Nomination Form (Microsoft Word)
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Operator Award Summary (Adobe PDF)
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Operator Award Summary (Microsoft Word)
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The Operator of the Year Award Nomination form can be downloaded at:
www.swwa.ca/docs/pdf/misc/operator_nomination_form.pdf
Updated on: Sunday, 05-Feb-2012 08:29:49 CST
