We share this certificate of appreciation to Dr. Evan Canfield for his career’s work which included incorporating LID into water planning.

Some highlights include the City/County Water and Wastewater Infrastructure, Supply, and Planning (2008-2010) while working at the Pima County Regional Flood Control District. He then partnered with Irene Ogata at the City of Tucson to move the goals forward into action

He initiated the Pima County LID Working Group in 2011 and led it through 2016.

The studies that he helped to lead have been key to integrating LID innovations into a new standard including quantifying economic benefits in an arid setting, calculating the geographic scales that are most effective for water harvesting, and the impact of LID on flooding.

As a colleague, we know you to be collaborative across disciplines, from flood control to water quality and water resources, with researchers and local governments alike. His visionary nature has been influential across the West. We appreciate both your creativity and generosity over the years.

We share another leadership award with Ann Moynihan who also retired this year.  Thank you for always working to share your knowledge

Ann worked at the Pima County Regional Flood Control District from 2007 until recently.

She incorporated LID into flood control planning with key projects like the 2015 Detention/Retention Manual, which was enhanced to include LID, and she tirelessly promoted its adoption regionally. She did this in part by developing a calculation for PC's first flush capture of ½” rainfall, a requirement adopted by BoS.

Ann spearheaded the 2011 and 2015 LID Workshops, the latter of which we presented our first set of LID Awards.

Ann, your colleagues thank you for your organization, focus, and kindness.

We present our final award to the family of Dr. Thomas Meixner in his memory. He made a huge impact on our community.  

This certificate of excellence, also signed by Mayor Romero and Pima County Board of Supervisors Chair, Adelita S. Grijalva is awarded to our dear colleague and friend, for being a dedicated educator, researcher, and community leader, inspiring innovation and mentoring new generations of professionals to preserve the precious water resources in our arid environment including applying the science toward the practice of Low Impact Development.

His energy was as brilliant as his mind, his generosity was felt by many.

We want his family to know his broad professional reach, as he was a bridge builder between academia, non-profits, and governments. His influence continues through his projects, students, and colleagues.

This certificate is our first step in helping to create a physical memorial for him. The certificate was presented to and received by his doctoral student, Neha Gupta, at the ceremony.

See the award-winning Case Studies here: Case Studies | Pima County, AZ

 
More info to come about the people and sites who were provided the Certificate of Excellence.  Their sites were provided with a sign to post outdoors for added recognition.

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