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AWARDS

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2022 Excellence in Departmental Practice Award

December 2022

Global Water Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: GWRS), (TSX: GWR), a pureplay water resource management company, received Cityworks’s 2022 Excellence in Departmental Practice Award at Cityworks Innovate Conference held in December, 2022 in Salt Lake City.  The award was presented by Cityworks, a provider of the leading geographic information system (GIS) centric solution for public asset management.  The award highlights how Global Water demonstrated leadership and creativity in applying public asset management strategies to daily operations and longterm planning.

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2020 Bronze Level

Voluntary Environmental Stewardship Program

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

November 4, 2020

Global Water Resources, Inc. (GWR) and Global Water - Santa Cruz Water Company, Inc. (Santa Cruz),  has been recognized by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), in the Voluntary Environmental Stewardship Program, Bronze Level.  Bronze Level recognizes companies that demonstrate strong environmental compliance for the past three years.  ADEQ recongized Santa Cruz as a company that has clearly demonstrated environmental excellence and leadership in providing customers with safe drinking water.

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2020 Utility of the Future Today Recognition Program

Water Environment Federation

October 8, 2020

Global Water Resources, Inc. (GWR),  has received national recognition as a ‘Utility of the Future Today’ for its superior water reuse approach by a national consortium of water and conservation organizations led by the Water Environment Federation (WEF).  Global Water has been recognized for its transformational work in community engagement, watershed stewardship, and recovery of resources, including water, energy, and nutrients. The recognition celebrates the achievements of water utilities that transform from the traditional wastewater treatment system to a resource recovery center and leader in the overall sustainability and resilience of the communities they serve.

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2018 Award of Distinction, Environmental Excellence Awards by Arizona Forward

October 8, 2018

Global Water Resources, Inc. (GWR),  received an Award of Distinction in Arizona Forward's 38th Annual Environmental Excellence Awards in the category of industrial and public works. The entries in this year’s Arizona Forward Environmental Excellence Awards presented by SRP are a tribute to individuals and organizations that embrace the many facets of sustainability as they look for ways to improve their communities. The finalists reflect a diverse array of projects, including efforts to more effectively steward water resources, improve transit and community health, and engage the public in sustainability efforts.  

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Private Water Utility of the Year

January 31, 2017

​The 2017 Innovation & Excellence Awards, presented by CorporateLiveWire, give recognition to businesses that are transforming their respective industries and the standard-bearers of excellence by continually setting industry trends as well as showing significant advances in terms of innovation and improvement.

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Best Water Management Company 2016 – USA award

January 31, 2017

Global Water Resources is one of the largest investor-owned water utilities firms in Arizona. Wealth & Finance invited Ron Fleming, President and CEO, to tell them more about their range of solutions it offers, following their success in winning the Best Water Management Company 2016 – USA award.

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The 2015 OTCQX Best 50 - 50 top U.S. and international companies

May 01, 2015

Global Water Resources named in The OTCQX Best 50. The OTCQX Best 50 ranks the 50 top U.S. and international companies on the OTCQX marketplace based on an equal weighting of one-year share price performance and average daily dollar volume growth.  All companies in the 2015 OTCQX Best 50 are ranked based on their performance in the 2014 calendar year. On average, companies in the 2015 OTCQX Best 50 delivered a return of 52% in 2014. 

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2012 Inc.com - 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in America - GWR #3207

August 28, 2012

Global Water Resources, Inc. has been named to Inc. Magazine's 2012 list of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in the United States. Global Water Resources, Inc. was ranked number 3,207 out of the nearly seven million privates companies within the United States.  The company was recognized for its 64% growth in 2011, with revenues up to $36.4 million.

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2011 Water Distribution System of the Year

September 02, 2011

Global Water - Santa Cruz Water Company was named 2011 Water Distribution System of the Year for systems serving populations less than 50,000 residents. 

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2011 Wastewater Treatment Plant of the Year

September 02, 2011

Global Water - Palo Verde Utilities Company was named 2011 Wastewater Treatment Plant of the Year for systems serving populations less than 50,000 residents.

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2011 Collection System of the Year

September 02, 2011

Global Water - Palo Verde Utilities Company was named 2011 Collection System of the Year for systems serving populations less than 50,000 residents.

2010 Green Innovator of the Year - Arizona Technology Council: Governor's Celebration of Innovation

November 22, 2010

Global Water Resources, Inc. (“Global Water”) announced today that its technology-enabled operating platform, FATHOM™, was awarded the 2010 Arizona Governor’s Green Innovator of the Year Award at the Governor’s Celebration of Innovation event, held November 18, 2010. Over 100 nominees were evaluated through a rigorous process of both written and oral interviews. Judges were selected by the Arizona Technology Council to represent technology, business and educational sectors across the state.

2009 Environmental Award for Outstanding Achievement

January 01, 2009

Global Water Resources, Inc. was awarded the Environmental award for Outstanding Achievement for Region IX: (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands) by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

2008 Awards

  • Entrepreneur Magazine – America’s Top Fast-Growth Business and the Entrepreneur’s Who Built Them.  #5 – Trevor Hill and Leo Commandeur

  • Fei - CFO of the Year:  Cindy Liles, Arizona Chapter

  • Arizona Business Magazine – CFO of the Year

  • ASU, WP Carey School of Business – Spirit of Enterprise Center – Awards Finalist

  • Phoenix Business Journal – Best Places to Work-#23 Medium Sized Company

  • Phoenix Business Journal – Powerbook, Global Champions – Overseas Ventures

  • Park and Company – Telly Award – Leed Video

  • Park and Company – Telly Award – Water Crisis Video

  • UCI – Better Communications Competition – Series of Newspaper Ads, Image or Public Relations

  • UCI – Better Communications Competition – Potpourri Award

  • UCI – Better Communications Competition – Best of Show Newspaper/Magazine – The Writings on the Wall

  • UCI – Better Communications Competition – Single Newspaper Ad, Image or Public Relations

  • WateReuse Association – Award of Merit

2007 Awards

  • Arizona Companies to Watch – Spotlight on Commerce Award

  • Governor Napolitano Dedication – Global Water Center

  • Arizona Republic – Five Arizona Companies in the Spotlight – GWR, LLC New Perspective

  •  Corporate Spotlight Main Idea www.americanexecutive.com 

  • Valley Forward Environmental Excellence Award – Outstanding Environmental Achievement – Award of Merit

  • Arizona Business Magazine – Economic Engines of Arizona

  • Arizona Small Business Association – Arizona Companies to Watch

  • Ernst and Young – Entrepreneur of the Year, Trevor Hill – Finalist (Orange County)

  • Ernst and Young – Entrepreneur of the Year, Trevor Hill – Regional Award

  • Phoenix Business Journal – Best Places to Work - #25 Medium Sized Company

  • SCF Arizona – Recognizing your High Quality Effort in Safety and Outstanding Partnership with SCF Arizona – Best of the Best

  • Valley Forward Environmental Excellence Award – Environmental Education/Communication – Crescordia Winner

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