Each year, the Utah Water Quality Board considers recommendations for presentation of the Sudweeks Award. The individuals are recognized for contributions to Water Quality using the following criteria:
- The recipient has shown leadership and achievement in the field of water pollution control and/or water quality improvement in the State of Utah. These achievements have been through their employment, through work with volunteer organizations, or as a private citizen. These achievements may have been exhibited at the local, state, or national level.
- The recipient has shown qualities of professionalism, personal integrity, and dedication to the goals and principles of improved water quality in the State of Utah.
Recipients of the Calvin K. Sudweeks Award
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Ed Macauley, former DWQ Engineering Section Manager |
| 2021 | Ken Burgener, Laboratory Director, North Davis Sewer District |
| 2020 | Sharon Burton, Operations Supervisor, Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility Lonn Rasmussen, Operations Supervisor, Cottonwood Improvement District |
| 2019 | Judith Sims, Coordinator of Utah State University On-Site Wastewater Treatment Training Program |
| 2018 | Walter Baker, Former DWQ Director |
| 2017 | No award this year. |
| 2016 | Dale Pierson, Executive Director of the Rural Water Association of Utah |
| 2015 | Dr. Sam Rushforth, Utah Valley University, Dean of the College of Science and Health |
| 2014 | Jack Barnett – Colorado River Basin Salinity Forum |
| 2013 | Terral Dunn – Western States Water |
| 2012 | Ogden City—Weber River Restoration Project |
| 2011 | No award this year. |
| 2010 | Ann Peralta—Bear River/Cutler Reservoir Advisory Committee |
| 2009 | Nancy Mesner—USU Extension Water Quality Specialist and Associate Dean |
| 2008 | Mike Lowe and Janae Wallace—Utah Geological Survey |
| 2007 | George Hopkins—Utah Department of Agriculture and Food |
| 2006 | Lynn de Freitas—Friends of Great Salt Lake |
| 2005 | Don Ostler—Former DWQ Director |
| 2004 | Booth Wallentine—Farm Bureau |
| 2003 | No award this year. |
| 2002 | Jerold Richins |
| 2001 | Fred Finlinson—Former Member of the Water Quality Board; and, Rex Ausburn—Former Member of the Water Quality Board |
| 2000 | Bill Luce—Hansen, Allen & Luce |
| 1999 | Max Dodson—US EPA Region 8 |
| 1998 | Phil Wright—Wasatch County Health Department; and, Dwight Hill—Utah County Health Department |
| 1997 | Glenn Eurick—Barrick Resources |
| 1996 | Reed Fisher—Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility |
| 1995 | Leland Myers—Central Davis County Sewer District |
| 1994 | Bill Farmer—Salt Lake City |
| 1993 | Grant Borg—Former member of the Water Quality Board |
| 1992 | Ray Loveless—Mountainland Association of Governments |
| 1991 | Steven Jensen—Salt Lake County |
| 1990 | Garland Mayne—Timpanogos Special Service District |
| 1989 | Bob Mathis—Wasatch County Planner |
| 1988 | Jon Adams—Brigham City plant manager |