2016 Municipal Project of the Year Award – The Sanitation Districts and its partner, Waste Management, for their innovative project involving the recycling and conversion of food waste to green energy, presented by American Biogas Council.
2016 Grand Prize – Operations Management “Waste Not, Want Not – Recycling Food Waste at a Wastewater Treatment Plant”, presented by American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists.
2012 Grand Prize – Operations/Management Category, Excellence in Environmental Engineering Competition, “Innovative Energy Management Proves That It Pays to Be Green”, presented by American Academy of Environmental Engineers.
2010 Engineering Achievement Award – Power Generation Facility Steam Cycle Modifications Project at the Joint Water Pollution Control Plant, presented by California Water Environment Association.
2010 Landfill Gas & Biogas Distinguished Individual Achievement Award – Frank Caponi, Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, presented by Solid Waste Association of North America.
2006 Gold Award for Transfer Station Category, Excellence Awards Program “Puente Hills Materials Recovery Facility,” presented by the Solid Waste Association of North America.
2003 Platinum Best of Show for Environmental Protection and Public Relations/Awareness Categories, “The Truck Stops Here” (Puente Hills Landfill Video), presented by the Aurora Awards.
2002 Grand Prize for Planning “On Track to Solving the Solid Waste Disposal Dilemma,” presented by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers.
2002 National Public Works Week Award for “Community Outreach Program for Repermitting the Puente Hills Landfill,” presented by the American Public Works Association, Southern California Chapter.
1999 Program of the Year Award for “Puente Hills Landfill Native Habitat Preservation Program,” presented by the American Public Works Association, Southern California Chapter.
1997 Chapter Award for Solid Waste Management “Puente Hills Landfill Expansion – Composite Liner and Slope Stabilization,” presented by the American Public Works Association, Southern California Chapter.
1994 Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award for “Clean Fuels Program,” presented by Governor Pete Wilson and the California Environmental Protection Agency.
1994 Honor Award for Operations and Management “Clean Fuels Program,” presented by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers.
1994 Clean Air Award for Excellence in Advancing Air Pollution Control Technology through the Puente Hills “Clean Fuels Program,” presented by the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
1991 Meritorious Achievement Award for “Landfill Excellence,” presented by the Solid Waste Association of North America.
1989 Honor Award for Operations and Management “Modern Metropolitan Landfill,” presented by American Academy of Environmental Engineers.
