ASIC announces 2017 Excellence in Irrigation Awards

EAST LANSING, Mich. – The 2017 Excellence in Irrigation honorees were presented awards at the ASIC National Conference in Seattle, Washington. A total of 11 projects were identified as deserving special acknowledgement as examples of unique or outstanding irrigation design challenges and solutions. The submittals were independently judged by a panel comprised of an academic team from Cal Poly Pomona and Kansas State University and peer review.

The Excellence in Irrigation program celebrates the innovative solutions and technical skills required of irrigation design professionals to meet the challenges of designing efficient and effective irrigation in a wide variety of circumstances. Challenges must be unique and the site solutions must successfully address the distinctive climatic, structural, agronomic and system operational needs of each project.

Honor Awards are given as outstanding examples of unique problem solving and forward-thinking water resource management solutions.

Commercial and Public Works Honor Award: Gawler Water Reuse Scheme, Adelaide, Australia John Gransbury, Hydroplan, Consultant George W. Bush Residential Center, Dallas, TX Jeffrey Bruce, Jeffrey L. Bruce, LLC, Consultant Navy Pier, Phase I, Chicago, IL Jeffrey Bruce, Jeffrey L. Bruce, LLC, Consultant

Golf Course Honor Award: Rolling Hills Golf Course, Tempe, AZ Douglas Macdonald, Aqua Engineering, Inc., Consultant

Parks and Recreation/Sports Fields Honor Award: Copper Sky Regional Park, Maricopa, AZ Douglas Macdonald, Aqua Engineering, Inc., Consultant Sendero Field, Rancho Mission Viejo, CA Garry Collins, Water Concern, LTD., Consultant

Planning and Analysis Honor Award: Rancho Mission Viejo, Rancho Mission Viejo, CA Steven Hohl, Water Concern, LTD., Consultant

Merit Awards are given to projects that are worthy of recognition and represent solid and well thought out solutions to irrigation and water resource management challenges.

Commercial and Public Works Merit Award: Santa Clara Square, Phase 1, Santa Clara, CA Janet Luehrs, Brookwater, Inc., Consultant

Golf Course Merit Award: Tree Irrigation, Annenberg Retreat, Rancho Mirage, CA Jason Smith, Water Concern, LTD., Consultant

Residential, Larger Than 1 Acre Merit Award: Edsel and Eleanor Ford Estate, St Clair Shores, MI Geoff Graber, Graber & Associates, LLC, Consultant

Research Award: Deficit Irrigation Study, Pomona, CA Alan Moss, Water Concern, LTD., Consultant For more information about each project, please visit: Excellence in Irrigation

For more information about each project, please visit Excellence in Irrigation.