GOAL
The purpose of the GRA Awards
Program is to recognize noteworthy projects and unique individual
contributions related to the protection and management of
groundwater in California.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the Annual Awards Program
are:
- To
provide recognition to individuals who have demonstrated
leadership and continuous dedication in the field of groundwater
management;
- To
provide recognition for unique contributions to the field
of groundwater management in 2001; and, 3. To provide recognition
to GRA (as an organization) whose mission is dedicated to
resource management that protects and improves groundwater
through education and technical leadership.
AWARDS
Lifetime Achievement:
presented
to individuals for their exemplary contributions to the groundwater
industry, contributions that have been in the spirit of GRA's
mission and organization objectives. Individuals that receive
the Lifetime Achievement Award have dedicated their lives
to the groundwater industry and have been pioneers in their
field of expertise.
Previous
Lifetime Achievement Award winners include:
- 2005 -
Dr. Luna P. Leopold
- 2004 -
Dr. John Bredehoeft
- 2003
- Rita Schmidt Sudman
- 2002
- Tom Dibblee
- 2001
- Carl Hauge
- 2000
- Joseph H. Birman
- 1999
- David Keith Todd
- 1998
- Eugene E. Luhdorff, Jr.
KEVIN
J. NEESE: recognizes significant accomplishment
by a person or entity within the most recent 12-month period
that fosters the understanding, development, protection and
management of groundwater.
Previous
Kevin J. Neese Award winners include:
- 2004 - California Department of Water Resources for publication in 2003 of its updated Bulletin 118: "California's Groundwater"
- 2002 - Glenn County Water Advisory Committee for formulating a significant groundwater management ordinance that was adopted by the Glenn County Board of Supervisors
- 2001
- American River Basin Cooperating Agencies and Sacramento
Groundwater Authority Partnership for fostering the understanding
and development of a cooperative approach to regional
planning, protection and management of groundwater
- 2000 -
Board of Directors of the Chino Basin Watermaster for
delivering a remarkable OBMP that created a consensus-based
approach for making water supplies in the Chino Basin
more reliable and cost effective
- 1999
- Governor Gray Davis for his work and leadership in addressing
MTBE
PRESENTATION
Awards are formally presented
to all recipients at GRA's Annual Meeting, which usually takes
place in the fall every year.
