The Village at Oak Grove and Woodfield for implementing effective runoff reduction best management practices such as the integration of bio-retention and porous brick paver systems into parking areas and tree islands.
2021 - Design Category
Green Roof on top of Target in Downtown Athens, designed by Smith Planning Group and grown by James Greenhouses
2020 - Design Category
Stormwater Pocket Wetland designed by Armentrout, Matheny, Thurmond P.C. and installed at McLane Company
2019 - Organization Category
Alice H. Richards Children's Garden at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia, designed by Koons Environmental Design and the University of Georgia Office of University Architects for Facilities Planning
2018 - Business & Design Categories
New Urban Forestry for their design and installation of a residential stormwater project at Homestead Dr.
Athens' Walmart Neighborhood Market and DGC Environmental Services for the installation and maintenance of numerous stormwater facilities that encourage natural infiltration and water quality treatment
2015 - Individual & Business Categories
John F. Crowley, PhD for his residential Green Infrastructure including cisterns, permeable surfaces, terraces, and detention basin
J's Bottle Shop and Sam's Food Mart for their rain garden and pervious parking lot, designed by Smith Planning Group
2012 - Individual Category
Greg Denzin of G&G Landscape Design for the Nowhere Road Stormwater Runoff Project
2009 - Design Category
Matthew Tanner of Breedlove Land Planning, Inc. for the St. James United Methodist Church
2006 - Design Category
Robinson, Fisher, Koons Inc. for the combined detention/filtration system at Firehall 4 Animal Hospital
2017 - Design & Organization Categories
Green Infrastructure Project at Athens Orthopedic Clinic Imaging Center, designed by Smith Planning Group
Watershed UGA for their important impact on the health of ACC watersheds, particularly those on UGA's campus
2014 - Individual, Organization, and Community Involvement Categories
Manita & OC Dean for their home rain garden project
Upper Oconee Watershed Network for their citizen science water quality monitoring and outreach
John Atkins and Kristi Sego of the ACC Master Naturalist Program for their rain garden project at the UGA Cooperative Extension Office
2011 - Individual Category
Greg Denzin of G&G Landscape Design for the Hall Street Residential Rain Garden Harvest
2008 - Design Category
University of Georgia Office of University Architects for the UGA Performing and Visual Arts Center
2005 - Design Category
Williams and Associates Land Planners P.C. for innovative stormwater management practices at the Arches at Mitchell Street
2016 - Individual & Business Categories
Gwyneth Moody and Daniel Peiken for their beautiful residential rain garden and bioswale in the front yard
Bojangles' restaurantand Kimley-Horn and Associates for installing a stormwater treatment train and bioretention area in the back of Bojangles' property
2013 - Individual & Business Categories
Evelyn Wenk for her Hill Street rain garden project
Breedlove Land Planning, Inc. for their work done at the UGA Special Collections Library
2010 - Individual Category
Margie Noonan for the Neighborhood Down the Drain Creek Restoration Master Plan
2007 - Design Category
FARMCO Athens, Inc. for the Jose Iza building project at 314 Commerce Boulevard