Nomination Request for the 2025 Operator of the Year
Have you noticed a water/wastewater operator working in Indian Country…
• Going above and beyond their assigned job duties?
• Lending support to a co-worker or staff member?
• Providing assistance to another utility?
• Volunteering in the community?
• Going the extra mile in any form?
Here is your chance to acknowledge and celebrate their efforts and hard work. The Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. (ITCA) is requesting nominations for the 2025 Operator of the Year Award for personnel of Tribal water/wastewater systems.
Nominations should be submitted by those who have witnessed the great work of the operator being nominated to show appreciation for the quality and integrity of the work done. To be eligible for a nomination: the operator must currently work at a water or wastewater system serving fewer than 5,501 people. The water or wastewater system must be located on Federal Trust Tribal lands (Indian reservations) within the ITCA National Tribal Water Systems Programs service area, which includes USEPA Regions 5 through 10. Nomination of a utility manager may be accepted if the person consistently conducts the day-to-day operations and maintenance tasks of a small rural Tribal water/wastewater system. Nominations that do not meet the requirements listed above may be found ineligible during the pre-screening process.
A committee of volunteer Tribal water/wastewater operators will review the nominations and select the winner of the 2025 Operator of the Year Award. All nominees and the selected winner will be announced and recognized at the Awards Ceremony on September 19, 2025, during the National Tribal Water Utilities Workgroup Meeting.
Nomination Deadline: July 11, 2025
How to Nominate an Operator
Complete the attached Nomination Form and return it to ITCA either by:
Email: TWSInfo@itcaonline.com
Fax: (602) 258-4825, or
Mail: Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.
NATIONAL TRIBAL WATER SYSTEMS PROGRAMS
Attention: Anisa Flores
2214 North Central Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85004
Click Here: 2025 Operator of the Year Nomination Packet
Click Here: USEPA Regional Map
