2024 Safety and Risk Management Member of the Year

The District's dedicated Safety Committee earned the 2024 Preferred Safety & Risk Management Member of the Year Award presented by Preferred Government Insurance Trust. The award goes to a member that has demonstrated continuous improvement through sound risk management practices as measured primarily by the performance of their organization’s insurance program. The award program takes into consideration 140 municipalities in the Southwest Florida region.

2022-2023 Staff Awards

In November 2023, we celebrated another successful year by honoring several staff who demonstrated a great deal of leadership and accomplishments worth recognizing. The following staff received awards for:

• Supervisor of the Year - Lance York 
• Employee of the Year - Veronica Garcia
• The High Flyer - Misty Smith
• Company Excellence - Danyon Torres
• Dashing Debut - Priscilla Perez
• Most Determined Employee - Andres Garcia
• Star Player of the District - Raul Cano

2021-2022 Staff Awards

Congratulations to the following staff who received an award at the District's Annual Dinner and Awards Presentation on November 16, 2022. The District is proud of you and glad to call you one of our own. Keep up the great work!

• Supervisor of the Year - Lance York
• Employee of the Year - Wilbert Jean
• To the Moon and Back - Commissioner Joseph Brister
• Super Squad - Ladislado Garcia, Armando Herrera, Norma Ocanas, Armando Reyes, Abel Flores, Salvador Garcia and Danyon Torres
• The Most Improved Performer - Jeremy Knepel
• Rise & Shine - Raul Cano
• Best Customer Centricity - Ubaldo Guzman

Pictured left to right: Front row - Armando Reyes, Abel Flores, Jeremy Knepel, Ladislado Garcia. Back row - Raul Cano, Wilbert Jean, Joseph Brister, Norma Ocanas, Lance York

2015 FWPCOA Outstanding Web Site Award

Immokalee Water & Sewer District (IWSD) received the 2015 Florida Water and Pollution Control Operators (FW&PCOA) Outstanding Web Site Award at the Awards Ceremony on August 12, 2015, in Fort Pierce.

“The FW&PCOA recognizes the growing importance of the Internet, and its use as a tool in providing service to our customers. The Outstanding Web Site Award was established by the FW&PCOA Board of Directors in 2001. This award shall be presented annually to that water, wastewater, stormwater or reclaimed water utility or municipality within the state that is judged to provide the most outstanding internet web site to their customers.”

FRWA 2008 Wastewater Collection Operator of the Year

Hector Ramos - IWSD Wastewater Collection Supervisor was named the Florida Rural Water Association's "2008 Distribution/Collection Operator of the Year" during the 2008 Annual Conference which was held in Daytona Beach on August 12, 2008. Hector Ramos has completed more than 26 years with the IWSD.