Watershed
WISE Awards
The Watershed WISE Award
The Clayton County
Water Authority and Clayton County Transportation and Development Department,
under the Greenspace and Watershed Initiative, developed the Watershed WISE
award to recognize development projects that protect the integrity of the water
resources in Clayton County. The
solution to water quality challenges requires teamwork between local
governments, businesses, and citizens. Clean
water is everybody’s business. The
Watershed WISE award intends to acknowledge those individuals and/or groups,
whose efforts in water quality protection have benefited Clayton County water
bodies.
The Watershed WISE awards will be presented to
development (or redevelopment) projects in Clayton County that are
substantially completed and demonstrate considerable efforts and creativity
toward the protection of Clayton County’s water resources. Awards will be given based on the following
categories: Watershed Stewardship and Innovation in Watershed
Protection.
Watershed WISE Award
selection criteria
Watershed Stewardship
Award: This award will be presented to the project
that demonstrates an extraordinary effort to protect water quality or restore a
waterbody in that watershed. Nominees
must meet one or more of the following criteria:
· The
project achieved a quantifiable, high level of water quality protection or
water quality improvement.
·
The project prevented water pollution in a
cost-effective, creative manner.
·
Watershed water quality was maintained after
completion of the project.
Innovation in
Watershed Protection: This award will be
presented to the project with the most innovative approach to watershed
protection. Innovative projects can
spotlight a new (or improved) technology or approach to watershed
protection. Nominees must meet one or
more of the following criteria:
·
The technology or approach reduced or removed
pollutants and protects water quality.
·
The technology or approach is relatively new to
Clayton County, meets an existing need, and is cost-effective.
·
Watershed water quality was maintained after
completion of the project.
Nominations
Self-nominations are encouraged, however any individual can nominate a development project. A complete nomination will include a copy of the “2002 Watershed Wise Award Nomination Form” and may include supporting documentation or pictures. Please limit total applications to three pages, in addition to the Nomination Form. Consider the selection criteria when preparing the nomination.
Clayton
County Water Authority Watershed WISE Awards
Judging
A panel consisting of members of the Clayton County Water
Authority and Clayton County Transportation and Development Department will
judge the nominees based on the selection criteria listed above. Nominees will be judged based on the
submitted application materials, and please note that these materials will not
be returned.
Awards
Awards will be announced at the following Board of Commissioners meeting. A plaque will be presented to the engineer and developer, a sign will be presented to the award winner that may be posted at the site, and a press release will be prepared.
Deadline
All nominations are due
by 5 p.m., November 1, 2002.
Entries may be hand-delivered, or sent via US mail. Please send entries to:
Watershed WISE Awards
Kim Zimmerman,
Watershed Management Projects Coordinator
Clayton County Water
Authority
1600 Battle Creek Road
Morrow, GA 30260
Questions
Please direct
questions to Kim Zimmerman, Watershed Management Projects Coordinator at 678-422-2838
or kzimmerman@ccwa1.com.
