The American Society of Civil Engineers

"Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) represents over 144,000 members of the civil engineering profession worldwide and is America's oldest national engineering society." (ASCE website)

Rocky Canyon Pump Station and Tank, San Luis Obispo County, CA

ASCE San Luis Obispo Branch  The local ASCE San Luis Obispo Branch recognized the Nacimiento Water Project as the recipient of both the 2011 Outstanding Civil Engineering Project of the Year Award and the 2011 Outstanding Private Sector Civil Engineering Project Award at its June 16, 2011 meeting.  Black & Veatch Corporation provided the engineering on the Project.  Awarded 2011 Outstanding Civil Engineering Project ASCE Press Release The Branch also recognized John R. Hollenbeck, P.E., Nacimiento Project Manager, as the 2011 Outstanding Civil Engineer in Government.

ASCE Los Angeles Section

The ASCE Los Angeles Section has further recognized the Nacimiento Water Project as the 2011 Outstanding Private Sector Civil Engineering Project Award, for its unique technical achievements, complexity, scope, and engineering features.  The Section will also recognize the Nacimiento Project Manager, John R. Hollenbeck, P.E., as the 2011 Outstanding Civil Engineer in Government.  These awards will be presented on October 8, 2011.

 

ASCE National Organization

The Nacimiento Water Project, the largest locally-funded project embarked on by San Luis Obispo County, is being recognized by ASCE as one of the five finalists for the 2012 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) Award.  Black & Veatch Corporation provided the engineering for the Project. Each year, ASCE recognizes an exemplary civil engineering project with the OCEA award - "this prestigious award honors the project that best illustrates superior civil engineering skills and represents a significant contribution to civil engineering progress and society" (ASCE website).

One of Five Finalists - ASCE 2012 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Nominee Press Release

For more information, please visit ASCE's website at http://www.asce.org/.  Information on the OCEA finalists can be found at http://www.asce.org/Headlines/ASCE-Announces-2012-OPAL-Recipients/.  The images below are the awards that ASCE will present at the Outstanding Projects and Leaders Gala on March 22, 2012.  The award on the right is presented to each of the five finalists, and the award on the left is presented to the OCEA winner.