The Water Resources Association of the Delaware River Basin is accepting nominations for its annual awards through January 24.  The award categories include:

-- Samuel S. Baxter Memorial Award - given to the candidate who best exemplifies the purposes of the WRA as evidenced by the contribution to sound water management that was the keystone of Philadelphia's former Water Commissioner.

-- Business and Industry Award - open to all who work and do business within the our-state Basin region, and who have demonstrated leadership in sound water management.

-- Government Award - given to a governmental body or individual who has contributed to sound water management.

-- WRA Achievement Award - for a member or member organization whose services have advanced the cause of sound water resources management.

-- Special Recognition Award - open to all individuals or organizations offering special input or guidance to water management projects during the past five years.

-- Dr. Ruth Patrick Excellence in Education Award - open to all individuals or organizations who have strived to educate and inform people of the water resources of the Delaware River Basin.

-- Lifetime Achievement Award- for an individual whose service through his lifetime and career has advanced the cause of sound water resources management. This award may not be given every year.

Awardees will be recognized at a special dinner in April.

Visit Here for all the details and an application.

For more information on programs, initiatives and special events, visit the Water Resources Association of the Delaware River Basin website.

1/25/2016