George W. Burke Safety Award
This award was established to encourage municipal and industrial wastewater facilities to participate in promoting an active and effective safety program and to stimulate the collecting and reporting in injury data. The recipient is chosen based on the quality of their documented safety program as well as innovative actions taken to prevent injuries and corrective measures taken when an injury occurs.
Burke Award Recipients
2020 - 2029
2020 | Streator Wastewater Treatment Facility |
2021 | City of St. Charles |
2023 | Village if Hanover Park STP |
2010 - 2019
2010 | Sanitary District of Decatur |
2012 | City of St. Charles |
2013 | Streator Wastewater Treatment Facility |
2014 | Village of Bloomingdale Water Reclamation Facility |
2015 | Sanitary District of Decatur |
2017 | American Bottoms WWTP |
2018 | Carol Stream Water Reclamation Center |
2000 - 2009
2001 | City of Moline, North Slope Plant |
2002 | Lincoln Wastewater Treatment Plant |
2004 | City of Moline, North Slope Plant |
2005 | American Bottoms Wastewater Treatment Facility |
2006 | OMI Inc., Carol Stream |
2007 | Mount Vernon, EMC |
2008 | Streator Wastewater Facility |
1990 - 1999
1990 | Village of Bloomingdale |
1991 | Greater Peoria Sanitary and Sewage Disposal District |
1992 | City of Mount Vernon |
1993 | City of Pontiac |
1994 | Salt Creek Sanitary District |
1996 | City of Moline, South Slope Plant |
1997 | West Chicago Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant |
1998 | Village of Addison North Treatment Plant |
1999 | Village of Streator |
1984 - 1989
1984 | Lake County Public Works - Granwood Park Sewage Treatment Plant |
1985 | Yorkville - Briston Sanitary District |
1986 | City of Kankakee |
1987 | Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago |
1988 | Vernon Hills New Century Treatment Plant - Lake County |
1989 | Village of Addison |