Wastewater Awards
Carmel Utilities is proud to have received the following awards.
- Indiana Water Environment Association Outstanding Laboratory Award (2001 through 2023)
- Indiana Water Environment Association Biosolids Award (2016 & 2023)
- Indiana Water Environment Association Excellence in Safety Award (2022 & 2023)
- Indiana Water Environment Association Tumble Bug Award – Individual Award to Rachel Calhoun (2023)
- Indiana Geographic Information Council – Excellence in GIS for Large Community (2017)
- Philo Award Professional Video Category First Place Winner – Carmel Wastewater Plant, Headworks Building (2012)
- Community Achievement Award for the Household Hazardous Waste Program from the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns.
- EPA award for outstanding wastewater treatment plant operation.
- Governors Award for Environmental Excellence for Pollution Prevention for the UV wastewater disinfection. (2008)
- Carmel designated a Green Community by the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns (2008)
- Wastewater Treatment Plant process named as a best practice by the National League of Cities (2008)
- American Council of Engineering Co.’s of Indiana Engineering Excellence Award (2006) Wastewater Treatment Plant
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AWARDS
Left to right: Rachel Calhoun, Laboratory Analyst; Tara Washington, Plant Manager
Left to right: Brad Haymaker, Safety Committee Chair, Electrical and Lift Stations; Rachel Calhoun, Laboratory Analyst. Not pictured: Jeff Cooper, Maintenance; Cole Cummings, Collections; Duane Jarvis, Administration and Safety Committee Secretary; RJ Phillips, Operations
The CUWTP developed a Safety Committee five years ago and participated in an extensive Safety Audit conducted by members of the IWEA Safety Committee. This is the second year in a row the CUWTP has achieved this award.
Left to right: Mike Turner, Senior Operator; Jordan Kleinsmith, Operations Manager; Tara Washington, Plant Manager
An individual award, the 2023 IWEA Tumble Bug Award was awarded to CUWTP Laboratory Analyst, Rachel Calhoun (in above photo), for dedicated service to the Wastewater industry.
City of Carmel Cityworks Team Award
Left to right: Carmel Utilities Team left to right: Becky Tamashasky, Sector VP Product Vision, Asset Management, Cityworks; Micah Beck, AMS Analyst, Carmel Utilities; Pat Rigdon, AMS Coordinator, Carmel Utilities, George Mastakas, VP, Enterprise Solutions, Cityworks
City of Carmel Cityworks Team left to right:
Micah Beck, Carmel Utilities; Eric Shanayda, Street Department; Pat Rigdon, Carmel Utilities; Shane Burnham, Engineering; Nick Mishler, Community Services; Alexia Lopez, Community Services. Not pictured, Kurt Shanayda, Information and Communication Systems
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT CONTINUES EXCELLENCE
2022 IWEA Laboratory Excellence Award:
(left to right) Rachel Calhoun, Lab Analyst
Tara Washington, Wastewater Treatment Plant Manager
Samantha Butts, Lab Analyst
NOT PICTURED: Charlie Lentz, Lab Analyst
2022 IWEA Excellence in Safety Award:
(left to right) Brad Haymaker, Carmel WWTP Safety Committee Chair
RJ Phillips, Carmel WWTP Safety Committee Operations Lead
Duane Jarvis, Carmel WWTP Safety Committee Secretary