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2026 Winner: Recycled Water Irrigation Conversion
Las Flores Recycled Water Irrigation Conversion Las Flores, CA Honor Award: Water Management, Planning & AnalysisSUBMITTED BY Steve Hohl, Water Concern, Ltd. & Danny Smith, Park West PROJECT OVERVIEW Large-scale recycled water conversion project for Las...
2026 Winner: Presidio Tunnel Tops Park
Presidio Tunnel Tops Park San Francisco, CA Honor Award: Parks & Recreational FieldsSUBMITTED BY Mark Pagano, d.d. Pagano Inc. PROJECT OVERVIEW • Presidio Tunnel Tops Park transforms 14 acres above the Presidio Parkway tunnels into a major public landscape...
2026 Winner: Parks & Rec Master Plan #1
Parks & Rec Master Plan; Water Conservation StrategiesParks Irrigation Assessments Phoenix, AZ Honor Award: Existing System EvaluationSUBMITTED BY Doug Macdonald, Verdantas PROJECT OVERVIEW Selected by the City of Phoenix to develop a citywide Parks Master Plan•...
2026 Winner: Parks & Rec Master Plan #2
Parks & Rec Master Plan; Irrigation Control SystemEvaluation and Irrigation Operation & Maintenance Evaluation Phoenix, AZ Honor Award: Water Management, Planning & AnalysisSUBMITTED BY Doug Macdonald, Verdantas PROJECT OVERVIEW • Led development of the...
2026 Winner: Exchange Precinct
Exchange Precinct Perth, Australia Merit Award: Commercial & Public WorksSUBMITTED BY Daniel Rose, Cadsult PROJECT OVERVIEW • Exchange Precinct, Curtin University (Western Australia): 7 sub-projects delivered over 5+ years, following a decade of planning • Major...
2026 Winner: Best Practice Guidelines for Sporting Fields
Best Practice Guidelines for Sporting Fields: A guide for climate-resilient playing surfaces New South Wales, Australia Merit Award: ResearchSUBMITTED BY Paul Lamble, Peak Water Consulting PROJECT OVERVIEW NSW sporting fields face increasing pressure from population...
2026 Winner: West Resthaven Cemetery Park
West Resthaven Cemetery Park Glendale, AZ Merit Award: Parks & Recreational FieldsSUBMITTED BY Andrew Chase, The Davey Institute PROJECT OVERVIEW • West Resthaven Park Cemetery is a historic 54-acre memorial park in Glendale, Arizona, developed since 1947•...
2025 Winner: Westminster Memorial Park & Mortuary
Westminster Memorial Park & Mortuary Westminster, CA – Honor Award, Parks & Recreational FieldsSUBMITTED BY Andrew Chase, The Davey Institute PROJECT OVERVIEW Westminster Memorial Park is an 80-acre cemetery in Westminster, California, celebrating its 100th...
2025 Winner: Crossroads North Commercial
Crossroads North Commercial Winchester, CA – Honor Award, Commercial & Public WorksSUBMITTED BY Guillermo Gonzalez, Albert A. Webb Associates PROJECT OVERVIEW Dual facility planning for both potable and recycled water within public streets. Single recycled...
2025 Winner: Water Resources in Frisco, Texas
Water Resources in Frisco, Texas Frisco, TX – Merit Award, Water Management - Planning & AnalysisSUBMITTED BY Ron Garcia, City of Frisco, TX PROJECT OVERVIEW Frisco, TX (25 miles north of Dallas) faces water management challenges due to extreme heat, drought risk,...
2025 Winner: China Basin Park
China Basin Park San Francisco, CA – Merit Award, Parks & Recreational FieldsSUBMITTED BY Janet Luehrs, Bookwater Irrigation Consultants PROJECT OVERVIEW Located in the Mission Bay area of San Francisco along McCovey Cove. Popular pre- and post-game spot for...
2024 Winner: Red Mountain Park Expansion
Red Mountain Park Expansion Mesa, Arizona – Honor Award, Parks & Recreational FieldsSUBMITTED BY Douglas Macdonald, Aqua Engineering, Inc. PROJECT OVERVIEW Red Mountain Park: a multi-phase sports complex in Mesa, Arizona. Original goal: expansion with additional...











