John Enloe, operational strategies manager at Truckee Meadows Water Authority, recently received the Award for Excellence and recognized for his exceptional lifetime achievement in water reuse and innovative water management. Enloe was honored with the President’s Award, the top honor, at the WaterReuse Association’s Annual Conference in Tampa. Fla. on March 17. The Awards for Excellence winners include individuals, initiatives, and facilities driving increased knowledge, awareness, and adoption of water reuse practices and technologies.

The President’s Award recognizes individuals who have significantly contributed to the advancement of water reuse through exceptional service and leadership. Enloe has over 40 years of public and private sector water resource management experience in the greater Reno Nevada area.  His diverse project experience includes the first UV treatment facility in California using an unfiltered surface water source (Lake Tahoe), and a $100 million 8,000 AFA groundwater importation project.  Enloe also lead the City of Reno MF-Ozone-BACF IPR pilot study from 2008-2010, a groundbreaking effort for inland communities considering indirect potable reuse. His projects will live on and help build a resilient water future for the Reno area.

The WateReuse Awards for Excellence recognize the people, projects, and partnerships that demonstrate exceptional leadership toward building more resilient communities through water reuse. Award recipients use water recycling in novel ways to solve water management challenges, advance policies that facilitate greater adoption of water recycling, and inspire others through their innovation and leadership.