2001 Award Recipients
Innovation in Water Quality Protection
City of Santa Monica
Water Body Restoration
Car Wrecks Removal Project
Topanga Creek Watershed Committee
Most Improved Permittee
Hyperion Wastewater Treatment Plant
Department of Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation
City of Los Angeles
Water Quality Conservation
Ventura County Flood Control District
Public Education in Water Quality
Think EarthEnvironmental Education Foundation
Water Quality Stewardship
Heal the Bay
Water Quality Leadership
California Senator Byron Sher
Water Quality Excellence
Dorothy Green
2002 Award Recipients
Innovation in Water Quality Protection
Dr. Michael Stenstrom, University of California, Los Angeles
Water Body Restoration
Santa Monica BayKeeper
Most Improved Permittee
Port of Long Beach
Water Quality Conservation
TreePeople
Public Education in Water Quality
County of Los Angeles and Heal the Bay
Water Quality Stewardship
Jessica Altstatt, Santa Barbara ChannelKeeper
Water Quality Leadership
California Assemblymember Fran Pavley
Water Quality Educator
Ray Millette, PalisadesCharterHigh School
Water Quality Research
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
Water Quality Excellence
Felicia Marcus, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2003 Award Recipients
Permittee Commendation
City of Glendale
Water Quality Educator
“The Grease Avenger,” a.k.a. Adel Hagekhalil
Architectural and Landscape Design
Campbell and Campbell
Waterbody Conservation
The Watershed Cleanup Project
Waterbody Restoration
Steering Committee for the Santa ClaraRiver Nitrogen TMDL
Water Quality Stewardship
Angie Bera, Santa Monica BayKeeper
Public Education in Water Quality
The Aquarium of the Pacific
Water Quality Research
Algalita Marine Research Foundation
Water Quality Advocacy
Natural Resources Defense Council
Innovation in Water Quality Protection
Judith Wilson, Bureau of Sanitation, City of Los Angeles
Water Quality Leadership
Los Angeles City Council
Water Quality Excellence
California Senator Sheila Kuehl
2004 Award Recipients
Permittee Commendation
Cardinal Industrial Finishes
Water Quality Educator
Pacoima Beautiful
Water Quality Architectural and Landscape Design
“RobertRedfordBuilding”
Natural Resources Defense Council
Waterbody Conservation and Restoration
Phyllis Currie, Pasadena Water and Power
Water Quality Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice Division, Criminal Branch
Rocky J. Delgadillo, Los AngelesCity Attorney
Water Quality Stewardship
Environmental Services Division, City of Santa Clarita
Water Quality Advocacy
Tracy Egoscue, Santa Monica BayKeeper
Public Education in Water Quality
Leslie Mintz, Heal the Bay
Water Quality Research
“America’s Living Oceans”
The Pew Charitable Trusts/Pew Oceans Commission
Water Quality Leadership
Shahram Kharaghani, Watershed Protection Division, City of Los Angeles
Water Quality Excellence
CaliforniaAssemblymember Cindy Montanez
2005 Award Recipients
Water Quality Research
“Southern California Environmental Report Card”
University of California, Los Angeles
Institute of the Environment
Mary Nichols, Executive Director
“Alternative Approaches to Stormwater Quality Control”
University of Southern California
Dr. Joseph Devinny and Dr. Sheldon Kamieniecki
University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Michael Stenstrom
Stormwater Management
Headwaters Corner
City of Calabasas and Mountains Restoration Trust
BridgeportLake
Pacific Advanced Civil Engineering
Water Quality Restoration
ADOBE LA Anahauk Soccer Group California Coastal Conservancy
California State Parks Center for Law in the Public Interest
Chatten-Brown Associates Chinatown Business Improvement District
City of Los Angeles County of Los Angeles, Watershed Management Division
Friends of the Los AngelesRiver Latino Urban Forum
Los Angeles/San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council L.A. Conservation Corps
National Park Service, Western Region Natural Resources Defense Council
Northeast Trees Rails to Trails Conservancy
SolanoCanyon Community Association The River Project
The Trust for PublicLandTree People
U.S. EPA, Region IX
2006 Award Recipients
Special Recognition for Facilitating Water Quality Programs
Congresswoman Linda Sánchez
Water Quality Research
“Public Health Costs of Contaminated Coastal Waters:
A Case Study of Gastroenteritis at Southern California Beaches”
Dr. Linwood Pendleton
Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health
University of California, Los Angeles
Water Body Education
“Fluke”
Dr. Marcus Eriksen
Algalita Marine Research Foundation
Water Quality Protection
“City of Los AngelesIntegrated Resources Plan”
Department of Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation
City of Los Angeles
Water Quality Restoration
Arroyo Seco Foundation
Environmental Advocacy
Daryl Hannah
Water Quality Excellence
Senator Alan Lowenthal
2007 Award Recipients
Water Quality Research and Education
Water Education Foundation
Rita Schmidt Sudman, Executive Director
Water Quality Protection and Restoration
Los Angeles Conservation Corps
Bruce Saito, Executive Director
Environmental Advocacy
Rex Laird
Chief Executive Officer,
Farm Bureau of VenturaCounty
Water QualityLeadership
Paula Daniels
Water Quality Excellence
The Honorable Hector De La Torre