Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. President Steve Tagert was surprised Wednesday with a “Special Recognition” Award from the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Water Works Association at its annual meeting luncheon in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

The resolution acknowledged Tagert for his special effort, work experience and leadership, which has provided invaluable and consistent service to the water industry and the PA AWWA Section membership.

The resolution also acknowledged Tagert’s earnest support of the PA AWWA Water Utility Council, on which he served from 2006 to 2012, and his “… inclusive style and ability to share his thoughts with all committee members with whom he worked by unselfishly offering his knowledge and by providing solutions to water suppliers, regulators and members of the Pennsylvania AWWA Section through his understanding and common sense approach to finding solutions for the benefit of all Water Utility Council members.”

In addition to his Water Utility Council role, Tagert has also served on the Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (WARN) Board since 2007 and has supported the organization’s Water for People Charity and the Partnership for Safe Water, of which all of Aqua’s surface water treatment plants are a member.

“Today’s resolution demonstrates that Steve’s professionalism and experience has been as invaluable to PA AWWA as it has been to Aqua,” said Aqua America, Inc. Chairman and CEO Nicholas DeBenedictis. “I’m proud to see Steve, a true and tenured water professional, be recognized by his water industry peers for the years of service he has provided, and continues to provide, to PA AWWA.”

Tagert was named president of Aqua Pennsylvania in March 2012 and has been with the company for more than 40 years. Aqua employs more than 600 workers who provide water and wastewater service to 1.4 million people in 31 counties throughout Pennsylvania.

4/29/2013