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2016 WaterSense Awards Gallery

On October 6, 2016, EPA and the Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE) co–sponsored the annual WaterSense Partner of the Year Award luncheon. The luncheon featured guest speaker Ellen Gilinsky, Associate Deputy Assistant Administrator, US EPA Office of Water; the 2016 WaterSense Sustained Excellence, Partners of the Year and Excellence Award winners; and AWE's 2016 Water Star Award winner, Veronica Blette from EPA’s WaterSense Program.

2016 WaterSense Awards Luncheon.
2016 WaterSense Awards Luncheon.
2016 WaterSense Awards Luncheon.
2016 WaterSense Awards Luncheon.
2016 WaterSense Awards Luncheon.
Mary Ann Dickinson, Executive Director, Alliance for Water Efficiency.
Ellen Gilinksy, Senior Policy Advisor, US EPA Office of Water.
Michael Brent accepts Excellence in Strategic Collaboration Award for Cascade Water Alliance.
David Malcolm accepts Excellence in Strategic Collaboration Award for High Sierra Showerheads.
James Lim and Laine Roberts accept Excellence in Promoting WaterSense Labeled Products Award for the City of Durham Water Management.
Carrie Pollard accepts Excellence in Promoting WaterSense Labeled Products Award for Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership.
Sue Maki accepts Excellence in Education and Outreach Award for City of Carmel Utilities.
Micah Reed accepts Excellence in Education and Outreach Award for City of Fort Worth.
Mike Baron accepts Excellence in Education and Outreach Award for The Toro Company.
Amy Talbot accepts Excellence in Education and Outreach Award for Regional Water Authority of Sacramento, CA.
C.J. Lagan accepts Excellence in Innovation and Research Award for American Standard.
Marilyn Hall accepts Promotional Partner of the Year Award for Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities Department.
Jill Greiner accepts Promotional Partner of the Year Award for the City of Charlottesville.
Kathy Nguyen accepts Promotional Partner of the Year Award for Cobb County Water System.
Kostoula Vallianos accepts Promotional Partner of the Year Award for Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District.
Renee Ryan accepts Licensed Certification Provider Partner of the Year Award for Energy Inspectors Corporation.
Carrie Pollard accepts Professional Certifying Organization Partner of the Year Award for Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership.
Carol Anne Kemper accepts Sustained Excellence Award for Delta Faucet Company.
Shabbir Rawalpindiwala accepts Sustained Excellence Award for Kohler Co.
Ron Jarvis accepts Sustained Excellence Award for The Home Depot.
Janet Love accepts Sustained Excellence Award for KB Home.
Mary Ann Dickinson with AWE Water Star Award winner, Veronica Blette.
Veronica Blette accepts the Alliance for Water Efficiency Water Star Award
Veronica Blette with previous AWE Water Star award winners Bill Maddaus, Karen Guz, Doug Bennett, and George Kunkel.
2016 WaterSense Excellence Award winners.
2016 WaterSense Partners of the Year.
2016 WaterSense Sustained Excellence Award winners.
2016 WaterSense award winners.
Excellence Award winner, American Standard, with US EPA's Veronica Blette and Ellen Gilinsky.
Excellence Award winner, The Toro Company, with US EPA's Ellen Gilinsky and Veronica Blette.
Excellence Award winner, High Sierra Showerheads, with US EPA's Veronica Blette and Ellen Gilinsky.
Excellence Award winner, City of Fort Worth.
Excellence Award winner, City of Durham Water Management.
Excellence Award winner, City of Carmel Utilities, with US EPA's Ellen Gilinsky and Veronica Blette.
Excellence Award winner, Cascade Water Alliance, with US EPA's Veronica Blette and Ellen Gilinsky.
Excellence Award winner, Regional Water Authority, with US EPA's Ellen Gilinsky.
Promotional Partner of the Year, Cobb County Water System, with US EPA's Ellen Gilinsky and Veronica Blette.
Promotional Partner of the Year, City of Charlottesville, with US EPA's Ellen Gilinsky and Veronica Blette.
Promotional Partner of the Year, Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities Department, with US EPA's Ellen Gilinsky and Veronica Blette.
Licensed Certification Provider Partner of the Year, Energy Inspectors Corporation.
Professional Certifying Organization Partner of the Year and Excellence Award winner, Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership.
Promotional Partner of the Year, Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District, with US EPA's Ellen Gilinsky and Veronica Blette.
Sustained Excellence Award winner, Delta Faucet Company, with US EPA's Veronica Blette and Ellen Gilinsky.
Sustained Excellence Award winner, Kohler Co., with US EPA's Veronica Blette and Ellen Gilinsky.
Sustained Excellence Award winner, The Home Depot, with US EPA's Ellen Gilinsky and Veronica Blette.
Sustained Excellence Award winner, KB Home.

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