2021 Award Winners

Water New Zealand Association Medal

Anthony Wilson

Young Water Professional of the Year 

sponsored by Beca

Tom Dyer - Otago Regional Council

Paper of the Year 

Sponsored by Hynds 

What if Allowable Drinking-water Nitrate Limits Are Reduced to Address Possible Chronic Health Effects? 

 Bridget O’Brien – WSP and Timothy Chambers – University of Otago

Paper of the Year - runner up 

Sponsored by Hynds

It is Water Conservation or Universal Water Metering – Applying the Kübler Ross Change Curve

 David Taylor, Maria Buzzella and Justin Lundon – New Plymouth City Council

Presentation of the Year 

Sponsored by Hynds 

Robert Blakemore and John Scott - Wellington Water  

Our Highly Critical Assets – What is under the Bonnet?

Online Presentation of the Year

Sponsored by Hynds 

Application of Digital Engineering in the Water Sector 

 Farzam Farzadi – Beca, Sven Harlos – Watercare Services Ltd, and Matt Stanford – Fletcher Construction 

Young Author of the Year

Sponsored by TRILITY 

What About a Zero Environmental Footprint Wastewater Treatment Plant 

Grace Stumbles - Jacobs 

Poster of the Year 

Sponsored by Water New Zealand 

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Belinda Barker and Mike Apeldoorn - AWMA Water Control Solutions

Project Award

Sponsored by Pipeline & Civil 

Drury South Stormwater Wetland - Tonkin + Taylor

Health & Safety Innovation Award

Sponsored by Site Safe

Three Waters worker geofencing project - Downer

Operations Prize 

Sponsored by IXOM

Reinstatement of the Pukekohe Water Treatment Plant - Watercare

Trainee of the Year 

Sponsored by Citycare

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Huia Anderson - Taupō District Council

Ronald Hicks Memorial Award 

Sponsored by Mott MacDonald 

Evaluation of the Efficacy of SIFT-MS for Speciation of Wastewater Treatment Odours in Parallel with Human Sensory 

 Vaughan Langford - Syft Technologies, Murray McEwan - Canterbury University, and Cassandra Trent - Watercare

Environmental Sustainability Project Award

sponsored by Morphum Environmental Ltd

Cleaning Water with Nature - Fonterra