District Awards

California Water Environment Association

• 1993 CWEA WWTP of the Year
• 1998 CWEA Collection System of the Year
• 1999 CWEA Collection System of the Year
• 2000 CWEA WWTP of the Year
• 2001 CWEA Wastewater Treatment Plant of the Year, Small Plant Category
• 2003 CWEA Plant Safety Award (California)
• 2004 CWEA Safety Award (small plant category)
• 2004 CWEA Burke Safety Award (small plant category, CA)
• 2004 CWEA Sierra Section, Collection system of the Year (medium plant category, CA)
• 2005 CWEA Sierra Section, Regional Collection System of the Year

Government Finance Officers Association

• 2006 The GFOA Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting
• 2007 The GFOA Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting
• 2008 The GFOA Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting
• 2009 The GFOA Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting
• 2010 The GFOA Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting
• 2011 The GFOA Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting
• 2012 The GFOA Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting
• 2013 The GFOA Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting
• 2014 The GFOA Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting
• 2015 The GFOA Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting
• 2016 The GFOA Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting
• 2017 The GFOA Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting
• 2018 The GFOA Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting
• 2019 The GFOA Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting
• 2020 The GFOA Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting
• 2021 The GFOA Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting

Municipal Information Systems Association of California

• 2001 Award for Excellence in Information Technology Practices
• 2014 Award for Excellence in Information Technology Practices
• 2015 Award for Excellence in Information Technology Practices
• 2016 Award for Excellence in Information Technology Practices
• 2017 Award for Excellence in Information Technology Practices
• 2018 Award for Excellence in Information Technology Practices
• 2019 Award for Excellence in Information Technology Practices
• 2020 Award for Excellence in Information Technology Practices
• 2021 Award for Excellence in Information Technology Practices
• 2022 Award for Excellence in Information Technology Practices

Other Awards and Accolades

• 1994 US EPA WWTP of the Year
• 2001 US EPA WWTP of the Year
• 2002 TRPA Best in the Basin Winning Project for "A" Line Horizontal Drill
• 2003 George Burke Jr. Safety Award (National)
• 2004 Special District Association Innovation in Government Honorable Mention for the District's Grant Program collaborations with Alpine County (09/04)
• 2005 California Society of Municipal Finance Officers, Outstanding Financial Report
• 2005 Distinguished Champion of the Disabled, Tahoe Area Coordinating Council for the Disabled
• 2005 CSMFO Excellence in Public Communication Budgeting
• 2014-2016 Special District Leadership Foundation District Transparency Certificate of Excellence
• 2017-2019 Special District Leadership Foundation District Transparency Certificate of Excellence
• 2019 Outstanding Sustainable Engineering Project, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Sacramento Section - Diamond Valley Ranch Irrigation Improvements Project
• 2021-2023 Special District Leadership Foundation District Transparency Certificate of Excellence