courtesy of the Waste Water Watch.
It is with great pleasure, the Water Reporter presents the Awards in Waste Water (AWW) the (inaugural) Sewage Awards for 2021, to those people, products, technologies and associated industries that have shaped the industry. Some are great, while others are pretty awful, but all have contributed to the industry's learning curve. Whilst we should learn from our mistakes, it is understood that from a bad place, to a good one, is progress.
This article is an opinion piece, and should be accepted as such.
These are the Categories - and the winners. We apologize that were no trophies or certificates, but maybe next time we will have sponsors.
- Most Influential International Water Academic - Prof Lara - Leeds University (retired)
- Most Influential South African Water Academic - Prof Chris Buckley - Durban University (RIP)
- Best Sewage Treatment System - Design - ( Runner up) - Liliput
- Best Non-electric eco-friendly domestic sewage system - Biolytix
- Best Water quality Expert/s - Francois (retired) and Bernard (RIP) Talbot
- Best Water Analysis personality - Dawn Bester (BN Kirk)
- Best public figure in the South African water industry - Lin Gravelette Blondin (RIP) DWAF
- Best public official/s Durban Metro - Larry Lass & Claudia Botha
- Most arrogant Durban Metro (Water & Sanitation) public officer - Neil Macleod ( Retired)
- Most deceitful water association - SEWPACKSA
- Most Re-branded / Reborn / Re-labled / Re-packaged package plant - Clear Edge Projects
- Most lackadaisical Sewage / Water Engineer - Gary Brown
- Most inappropriate package plant brand name/s - Nokak and Ass2Grass
- Worst initial package plant installation - Le Domain (Hillcrest)
- Worst system planned and built, that still performed well - Balmoral - Hillcrest. (System was designed on the back of a cigarette pack, in a bar.)
We are hoping that those mentioned here are not offended, or not offended by not being mentioned. There is a long list of many people and products in this industry, and we simply don't know everyone.
Neil Alastair MacLeod
Regards,
Steve - Wastewater Watch