Last month, three PWSA employees took home awards at the 2022 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Pittsburgh Section Engineers Week Awards Banquet.

These important recognitions from within our own industry reflect our organization’s ongoing evolution in recent years: one focused on modernizing infrastructure, maintaining water quality, and growing talent from within.

PWSA’s Director of Engineering and Construction, Barry King, was honored with ASCE’s Government Civil Engineer of the Year award. This accolade was awarded in recognition of his established reputation for professional service, character and integrity, notable performance, and meritorious achievement, particularly within our Water Reliability Plan projects, including the Highland II Reservoir Liner and Cover Replacement project and our eventual replacement of the century-old Clearwell.

Ana Bennett, Engineering Project Manager, was honored with the Young Government Civil Engineer of the Year award in recognition of her technical competence within the field, indications of pursuing a fruitful career, character and integrity, notable performance on projects like the Volunteers Field Drainage and Regrading Project, and contributions to ASCE’s Clean Water Festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act.

In acknowledgment and appreciation of his outstanding service to advance the welfare of the people in our community, and in honor of his 40-year career at PWSA and a lifetime of dedication to the residents of Pittsburgh, Rick Obermeier was selected for the Service to the People award. Mr. Obermeier retired from PWSA in January of 2022. His notable achievements include contributing to two small-meter change-out programs, a large-meter change-out program, and the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) metering system.

Please join us in congratulating Barry, Ana, and Rick on these awards and their dedication to our communities!