Login using your CWEA account information to complete an application or to access judging panel.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
- Log in to the MyCWEA Portal using your CWEA account credentials.
- Once logged in:
- Select “Continue into Applicant Portal” to submit an award.
- If you are a judge, select “Continue into Judge Portal.”
- To Start a New Application:
- Click “Apply” in the portal.
- To return to a saved application, click “In Progress.”
- If you already have an open application, you’ll be asked to confirm:
- To start a new one, select “Click Here to Begin a New Submission.”
- On the first screen, your name will appear as the nominator. Click “Save and Next.”
- Enter the nominee’s information, select the appropriate award category from the dropdown, and review any category-specific instructions.
- Choose the Local Section the nominee or agency belongs to, then click “Save and Next.”
- Complete the rest of the form with your nomination details.
- To finish, click “Save and Finalize.”
- 🔔 Reminder: Clicking only “Save” will not submit your nomination. You must click “Save and Finalize” for your application to be received.
KEY DEADLINES
- July 1 – Awards program opens
- December 1 – Local Sections must finalize their winners
- December 8 –
- Collection System Maintenance Plant of the Year – Part 2
- Safety Plant of the Year – Part 2 due to State
- December 15 – All Section winners sent to State Committees
- (Includes Crystal Crucible, PICK, Gimmicks & Gadgets, Pomeroy, Golden Manhole, etc.)
- January 15 –
- Quarter Century applications due
- 5S (Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers) applications due
- State committees submit final selections to CWEA
- February 2 –
- Winners approved by CWEA’s MER Committee
- Winners notified via email and invited to attend AC at early bird rate
- Photo Contest submissions due
- Plaque orders placed
- April 6–9 – Awards presented at CWEA’s Annual Conference
ORDERING A PLAQUE?
- Local Sections can order plaques using the online awards portal.
- Start a new submission and choose “Plaque Order” from the dropdown menu.