District Awards (2005-2009)

Otay Water District Awards

Excellence in Capital Budgeting

The CSMFO presented the Otay Water District with the Certificate of Award for Excellence in Capital Budgeting for fiscal year 2008-2009.

California Society of Municipal Finance Officers Award - Operating Budget Excellence Award FY 2008-2009

Excellence in Operating Budgeting

The CSMFO presented the Otay Water District with the Certificate of Award for Excellence in Operating Budgeting for fiscal year 2008-2009.

Construction Management Association Project Achievement Award 2009

Construction Management Association Project Achievement Award

The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) presented the Otay Water District with the 2009 Project Achievement Award for the 640-1 and 640-2 Reservoirs. The award recognized outstanding achievement in the practice of construction management.

GFOA Award - Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for Fiscal Year 2008/2009

Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for Fiscal Year 2008/2009

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) presented a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to the Otay Water District for its annual budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008. The award was presented in 2009.

Center of Digital Government - Best of California - Excellence in IT Operations 2008

Best of California – Excellence in IT Operations

The Otay Water District’s Information Technology and Strategic Planning Department received the Center for Digital Government’s Best of California Award for 2008 for excellence in IT Operations, Support, and Service.

GFOA Award - Distinguished Budget Presentation Award FY 2008

Distinguished Budget Presentation Award

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) presented a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to the Otay Water District for its annual budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007.

Excellence in Capital Budgeting

The California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO) presented the Otay Water District with the Certificate of Award for Excellence in Capital Budgeting for fiscal year 2007- 2008.

MISAC Award for Excellence in Information Technology Practices 2007-2008

MISAC Award for Excellence in Information Technology Practices

The Municipal Information Systems Association of California (MISAC) presented the Award for Excellence in Information Technology Practices for 2007/2008 to the Otay Water District. The award recognizes outstanding practices in Information Technology that have met or surpassed local government standards. The award was given to the District’s Information Technology and Strategic Planning Department.

California Society of Municipal Finance Officers Award - Operating Budget Excellence Award FY 2007-2008

Excellence in Operating Budgeting

The California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO) presented the Otay Water District the Certificate of Award for Excellence in Operating Budgeting for fiscal year 2007-2008.

Meritorious in Budget Innovations

The California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO) presented the Otay Water District with the Certificate of Award for Meritorious in Budget Innovations for fiscal year 2007 -2008.

Meritorious in Public Communications

The California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO) presented the Otay Water District with the Certificate of Award for Meritorious in Public Communications for fiscal year 2007 -2008.

ASCE Award - Outstanding Civil Engineering Project 2008

Outstanding Civil Engineering Project

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) presented the Otay Water District and Infrastructure Engineering Corporation with its 2008 Outstanding Civil Engineering Project for Water Supply/Waste Water Treatment & Reuse for the 640 Reservoirs. The two 10-million gallon capacity reservoirs are part of the East County Regional Treated Water Improvement Program.

CMAA Award - Project Achievement Award 2008

Project Achievement Award

The Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) presented the Otay Water District with the 2008 Project Achievement Award for the Recycled Water Supply Link Pipeline to recognize outstanding achievement in the practice of construction management.

San Diego County Taxpayers Association Award - Golden Watchdog Award 2007

Golden Watchdog Award

The San Diego County Taxpayers Association (SDCTA) awarded the Otay Water District’s Recycled Water Supply System Link project with its 2007 Golden Watchdog Award. The project redirects millions of gallons of recycled water that was released each day to the ocean, and instead uses it to irrigate golf courses, freeway landscapes, and parks in eastern Chula Vista.

Distinguished Budget Presentation Award

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) presented its Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to the Otay Water District for its annual budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006.

California Society of Municipal Finance Officers Award - Capital Budget Excellence Award FY 2006-2007

Excellence in Capital Budgeting

The California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO) presented the Otay Water District with its Certificate of Award for Excellence in Capital Budgeting for fiscal year 2006-2007.

California Society of Municipal Finance Officers Award - Operating Budget Excellence Award FY 2006-2007

Excellence in Operating Budgeting

The California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO) presented the Otay Water District with the Certificate of Award Excellence in Operating Budgeting for fiscal year 2006-2007.

California Society of Municipal Finance Officers Award - Excellence in Public Communications Budgeting FY 2007

Excellence in Public Communications Budgeting

The California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO) presented the Otay Water District with its Certificate of Award for Excellence in Public Communications Budgeting for fiscal year 2006-2007.

The American Society of Civil Engineers, San Diego Section Award - Outstanding Civil Engineering Project 2007

Outstanding Civil Engineering Project

The American Society of Civil Engineers, San Diego Section, presented the Otay Water District and Lee & Ro, Inc. with the 2007 Outstanding Civil Engineering Project award for the Recycled Water Supply Link project, Dairy Mart Road to 450-1 Reservoir.

California Society of Municipal Finance Officers Award - Capital Budget Excellence Award FY 2005-2006

Certificate of Award for Excellence in Capital Budgeting

The California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO) presented the Otay Water District with a Certificate of Award for Excellence in Capital Budgeting for fiscal year 2005-2006.

California Society of Municipal Finance Officers Award - Excellence in Public Communication FY 2005-2006

Excellence in Public Communications

The California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO) presented the Otay Water District with a Certificate of Award for Excellence in Public Communications for fiscal year 2005-2006.

California Society of Municipal Finance Officers Award - Capital Budget Excellence Award FY 2005-2006

Certificate of Award for Excellence in Capital Budgeting

The California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO) presented the Otay Water District with a Certificate of Award for Excellence in Capital Budgeting for Ffiscal year 2005-2006.

CHP Award - Motor Vehicle Carrier Safety Compliance Inspection Award 2006

Motor Vehicle Carrier Safety Compliance Inspection Award

The California Highway Patrol presented the Otay Water District with a Certificate of Achievement for its motor vehicle carrier safety compliance inspection program, which has achieved consecutive satisfactory compliance ratings. This award recognized the commitment to highway safety demonstrated by the District personnel.

WateReuse Award - Recycled Water Agency of the Year 2006

Recycled Water Agency of the Year

The Otay Water District was named the Recycled Water Agency of the Year for 2006 by the WateReuse Association of California. This prestigious award recognized the District’s longstanding commitment to recycled water use, its extensive recycled water network, and the Recycled Water Supply System Link project that connects the District’s recycled water network to the city of San Diego’s South Bay Water Reclamation Plant.

SDG&E Award - Flex Your Power Award 2005

Flex Your Power Award

The Otay Water District received the Flex Your Power / Demand Response Award from SDG&E for being a leader in energy savings.

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