New Jersey American Water Named Recipient of CIANJ’s 2019 Environmental Leadership Awards
New Jersey American Water was recently named a 2019 recipient of the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jerseys (CIANJ) inaugural Environmental Leadership Awards.
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Jersey American Water was recently named a 2019 recipient of the
Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey’s (CIANJ) inaugural
Environmental Leadership Awards. These awards recognize the efforts and
greater impact of companies/businesses around the state who actively
work to support and protect the environment.
New Jersey American Water was one of more than 150 consultants,
attorneys, engineers, licensed site remediation professionals, companies
and others who work in the environmental sector to be named to the
inaugural class of Environmental Leadership Award recipients. Award
winners were chosen from nominations submitted to the magazine by CIANJ
members and those in the business community at large. Honorees were
recognized for their leadership in such areas as recycling, pollution
prevention, green building design, environmental conservation, energy
conservation, community impact, manufacturing innovation and brownfield
redevelopment.
“We are honored to be named a recipient of CIANJ’s Inaugural
Environmental Leadership Awards,” said Cheryl Norton, president of New
Jersey American Water and senior vice president of American Water’s
eastern division. “Our more than 800 skilled professionals work
tirelessly to serve the 2.7 million people who depend on us every day,
and to do so in an environmentally sustainable and responsible manner.
We recognize all of our fellow award recipients, and sincerely thank
CIANJ and COMMERCE Magazine for this distinction.”
Each of this year’s Environmental Leadership Award recipients were
recognized at a special breakfast reception, jointly hosted by CIANJ and
COMMERCE Magazine, on Friday, April 26. CIANJ President Anthony Russo
said the event was held to showcase the extraordinary environmental work
done throughout New Jersey.
“CIANJ has a long history in the environmental industry and we wanted to
honor the leaders for their accomplishments and dedication,” said Russo.
In addition to the breakfast reception, the Environmental Leadership
awards were featured in COMMERCE Magazine this month, with profiles on
New Jersey American Water and all of this year’s honorees’
accomplishments and greater impact on the state of New Jersey.
New Jersey American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK),
is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing
high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to
approximately 2.7 million people. For more information, visit www.newjerseyamwater.com
and follow New Jersey American Water on Twitter
and Facebook.
With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the largest and
most geographically diverse U.S. publicly traded water and wastewater
utility company. The company employs more than 7,100 dedicated
professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water,
wastewater and other related services to an estimated 14 million people
in 46 states and Ontario, Canada. American Water provides safe, clean,
affordable and reliable water services to our customers to make sure we
keep their lives flowing. For more information, visit www.amwater.com.
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