What is a Water Hero?
Water Heroes are the everyday professionals who protect public health and the environment by cleaning the world’s water day after day. WEF's acknowledgment of Water Heroes is our way of saying thank you to those who work in the water quality industry - we appreciate all that you do! |
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Below are all of the Water Heroes who have been featured on WEF's homepage, listed here in alphabetical order. If you would like to nominate a Water Hero, please email waterheroes@wef.org with the nominee's name and email address.
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Name: Gayle E. Pagano
Title: Chief of the Division of Regulatory Compliance, Lab an IPP
Location: Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority
Years in water quality: 18 years
Why are you a water quality professional? I am a water quality professional because of the profound sense of accomplishment and pride that comes with helping to ensure high quality and efficient wastewater treatment and regulatory compliance for the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority and the Citizens of Camden County New Jersey.
Featured on the WEF homepage December 10-11, 2008
Name: Mary Fralish
Title: Deputy Director of Public Works, Environmental Services
Location: Mankato, Minnesota
Years in Water Quality: 33 years. I began as the Chemist at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, them became the plant supervisor and recently moved to the current position of Deputy Director of Public Works, Environmental Services
Why are you a water quality professional? I have always been interested in protection of our natural resources especially on the local level. I live in the beautiful Minnesota River valley in a community that values and appreciates the assets at our doorstep so it’s been very rewarding.
Featured on the WEF homepage December 8-9, 2008.
Name: Jim Coughenour
Title: Assistant Superintendent
Location: City of Phoenix Water Services Department; Wastewater Treatment Division; 91st Avenue Multi-Cities WWTP
Years in water quality: 23 Years
Why are you a water quality professional?
I believe that the job we do, producing high quality effluent and biosolids for beneficial reuse, while limiting emissions and operating costs, is important. The job remains an exciting challenge, every day.
Featured on WEF homepage December 4-5, 2008
Name: Jane F. Hood Title: Laboratory Manager/Chemist
Company/Location: Water Pollution Control, City of
St. Joseph, Missouri
Years in water quality: 27+
Why are you a water quality professional?
This is my way to be an environmentalist. I want the water leaving my facility to be the best it can be, since it flows first into the Missouri River, then into the Mississippi River, and finally into the Gulf of Mexico.
Featured on WEF homepage November 10-11, 2008
Name: Sandra K. Ralston
Title, Company: Senior Associate, Malcolm Pirnie
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
Years in water quality: 20
Why are you a water quality professional?
Because there are so many things you can do—helping utilities reach solutions, training and mentoring, lobbying Congress for funds, raising funds for Water for People, to name just a few options—to try and make a positive impact on the water legacy we will leave behind.
Featured on WEF homepage November 12-13, 2008
Name: Dale Richwine
Title/Company: Vice President/MWH
Location: Portland, Oregon
Years in Water Quality: 36
Why are you a water quality professional?
I have always been interested in science and the environment. Being a water quality professional allows me to do something to improve our environment. Now that I have been in this profession, I realize that there is a small close-knit group of people who do this work and the dedication is unbelievable. This is where my friends are.
Featured on WEF homepage November 4-9, 2008