2023 Awards
Best Research-Oriented Paper Award
Seyed Mohammad Hassan Erfani, S.M.ASCE; and Erfan Goharian, A.M.ASCE
ATeX: A Benchmark for Image Classification of Water in Different Waterbodies Using Deep Learning Approaches
Published online: September 14, 2022

Quentin Martin Best Practice-Oriented Paper Award
Jinwen Wang; Hao Zheng; Cheng Chen; Shuangquan Liu; Huan Chen; and Ran Liu
How the Cooperation between Reservoir Operation and Unit Commitment Can Reduce Scheduled Spillages
Published online: May 12, 2022

Best Policy-Oriented Paper Award
Bingyao Zhang; Yu Li; Tingju Zhu; Guangtao Fu; Chi Zhang; and Mengqiao Xu
Basin-Wide Water Resources Management Strategies Improve Cooperation Effectiveness and Benefits
Published online: February 22, 2022

Seminal Paper Award
M. Falkenmark; and J. Rockström
The New Blue and Green Water Paradigm: Breaking New Ground for Water Resources Planning and Management
Published online: May 1, 2006

Reproducibility Author Award
Camilo J. Bastidas Pacheco, Aff.M.ASCE; Jeffery S. Horsburgh, Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE; and Nour A. Attallah, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE
Variability in Consumption and End Uses of Water for Residential Users in Logan and Providence, Utah, US
Published online: November 3, 2022

2022 Awards
Best Research-Oriented Paper Award
Jessica Bohorquez; Angus R. Simpson, M.ASCE; Martin F. Lambert, A.M.ASCE; and Bradley Alexander
Merging Fluid Transient Waves and Artificial Neural Networks for Burst Detection and Identification in Pipelines
Published online: November 9, 2020

Quentin Martin Best Practice-Oriented Paper Award
Suzanne Dallman; Anita M. Chaudhry, Ph.D.; Misgana K. Muleta, Ph.D.; and Juneseok Lee, Ph.D.
Is Rainwater Harvesting Worthwhile? A Benefit–Cost Analysis
Published online: February 13, 2021

Best Policy-Oriented Paper Award
Brendan Purcell; Zachary A. Barkjohn, A.M.ASCE; Joseph R. Kasprzyk, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE; and Ashlynn S. Stillwell, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE
Linking Reclaimed Water Consumption with Quantitative Downstream Flow Impacts
Published online: March 8, 2021

Seminal Paper Award
Gerald N. Day, A. M. ASCE
Extended Streamflow Forecasting Using NWSRFS
Published online: April 1, 1985

2021 Awards
Best Research-Oriented Paper Award
Federica Bertoni; Matteo Giuliani, Ph.D.; and Andrea Castelletti, Ph.D.
Integrated Design of Dam Size and Operations via Reinforcement Learning
Published online: February 5, 2020

Quentin Martin Best Practice-Oriented Paper Award
Rachel Baum; and Gregory W. Characklis, A.M.ASCE
Mitigating Drought-Related Financial Risks for Water Utilities via Integration of Risk Pooling and Reinsurance
Published online: March 25, 2020

Best Policy-Oriented Paper Award
A. F. M. Kamal Chowdhury; Thanh Duc Dang; Arijit Bagchi; and Stefano Galelli, M.ASCE
Expected Benefits of Laos’ Hydropower Development Curbed by Hydroclimatic Variability and Limited Transmission Capacity: Opportunities to Reform
Published online: July 22, 2020

Seminal Paper Award
Janet M. Wagner; Uri Shamir, Member, ASCE; and David H. Marks, Member, ASCE
Water Distribution Reliability: Analytical Methods
Published online: May 1, 1988

2020 Awards
Best Research-Oriented Paper Award
Justin D. Delorit, P.E., M.ASCE; and Paul J. Block, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE
Using Seasonal Forecasts to Inform Water Market-Scale Option Contracts
Published online: March 15, 2019

Quentin Martin Best Practice-Oriented Paper Award
Balancing Hydropower Development and Ecological Impacts in the Mekong: Tradeoffs for Sambor Mega Dam
Thomas B. Wild; Patrick M. Reed, M.ASCE; Daniel P. Loucks, Dist.M.ASCE; Martin Mallen-Cooper; and Erland D. Jensen
Published online: December 07, 2018

Best Policy-Oriented Paper Award
Euijin Yang, S.M.ASCE; and  Kasey M. Faust, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE
Human–Water Infrastructure Interactions: Substituting Services Received for Bottled and Filtered Water in US Shrinking Cities
Published online: September 28, 2019

Seminal Paper Award
John Nicklow, F.ASCE; Patrick Reed, M.ASCE; Dragan Savic; Tibebe Dessalegne, M.ASCE; Laura Harrell, M.ASCE; Amy Chan-Hilton, M.ASCE; Mohammad Karamouz, F.ASCE; Barbara Minsker, M.ASCE; Avi Ostfeld, M.ASCE; Abhishek Singh, M.ASCE; and Emily Zechman, M.ASCE ASCE Task Committee on Evolutionary Computation in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
State of the Art for Genetic Algorithms and Beyond in Water Resources Planning and Management
Published online: October 12, 2009

2019 Awards
Seminal Paper Award
John W. Labadie, M.ASCE
Optimal Operation of Multireservoir Systems: State-of-the-Art Review
Published online: February 19, 2004

Best Policy-Oriented Paper Award
Isabel Andrade; Carlos Oliveira Cruz, M.ASCE; and Joaquim Miranda Sarmento
Renegotiations of Water Concessions: Empirical Analysis of Main Determinants
Published online: September 13, 2018

Quentin Martin Best Practice-Oriented Paper Award
Charles Rougé; Julien J. Harou; Manuel Pulido-Velazquez; Evgenii S. Matrosov; Paola Garrone; Riccardo Marzano; Antonio Lopez-Nicolas; Andrea Castelletti; and Andrea-Emilio Rizzol
Assessment of Smart-Meter-Enabled Dynamic Pricing at Utility and River Basin Scale
Published online: March 08, 2018

Best Research-Oriented Paper Award
Riccardo Taormina and Stefano Galelli, M.ASCE
Deep-Learning Approach to the Detection and Localization of Cyber-Physical Attacks on Water Distribution Systems
Published online: July 20, 2018

2018 Awards
Seminal Paper Award
Dragan A. Savic and Godfrey A. Walters
Genetic Algorithms for Least-Cost Design of Water Distribution Networks
Published online: March 01, 1997

Best Policy-Oriented Paper Award
Caroline E. Scruggs, Ph.D., P.E.; and Bruce M. Thomson, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE
Opportunities and Challenges for Direct Potable Water Reuse in Arid Inland Communities
Published online: August 12, 2017

Quentin Martin Best Practice-Oriented Paper Award
Kasey M. Faust, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE; Dulcy M. Abraham, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE; and Daniel DeLaurentis, Ph.D.
Coupled Human and Water Infrastructure Systems Sector Interdependencies: Framework Evaluating the Impact of Cities Experiencing Urban Decline
Published online: June 05, 2017

Best Research-Oriented Paper Award
Chi Zhang; Bo Xu;  Yu Li; and Guangtao Fu
Exploring the Relationships among Reliability, Resilience, and Vulnerability of Water Supply Using Many-Objective Analysis
Published online: June 08, 2017

2017 Awards
Best Policy-Oriented Paper Award
Anders L. Sønderlund, Ph.D.; Joanne R. Smith, Ph.D.; Christopher J. Hutton, Ph.D.; Zoran Kapelan, Ph.D
Effectiveness of Smart Meter-Based Consumption Feedback in Curbing Household Water Use: Knowns and Unknowns
Published online: July 25, 2016

Quentin Martin Best Practice-Oriented Paper Award
David W. Julian; John T. Hickey; Woodrow L. Fields; Leila Ostadrahimi; Katherine M. Maher; Townsend G. Barker; Christopher L. Hatfield; Kim Lutz; Christian O. Marks; Samuel Sandoval-Solis; and Jay R. Lund
Decision Support System for Water and Environmental Resources in the Connecticut River Basin
Published online: June 17, 2015

Best Research-Oriented Paper Award
Xueyao Yang and Dominic L. Boccelli, A.M.ASCE
Dynamic Water-Quality Simulation for Contaminant Intrusion Events in Distribution Systems
Published online: June 09, 2016

2016 Awards
Best Research-Oriented Paper Award
Giuliani, M., Castelletti, A., Amigoni, F., and Cai, X.
Multiagent Systems and Distributed Constraint Reasoning for Regulatory Mechanism Design in Water Management
Published online: July 23, 2014

Best Policy-Oriented Paper
Carlson, C., Barreteau, O., Kirshen, P., and Foltz, K.
Storm Water Management as a Public Good Provision Problem: Survey to Understand Perspectives of Low-Impact Development for Urban Storm Water Management Practices under Climate Change
Published online: September 02, 2014

Quentin Martin Best Practice-Oriented Paper Award
Herman, J., Reed, P., Zeff, H., and Characklis, G.
How Should Robustness Be Defined for Water Systems Planning under Change?
Published online: February 10, 2015

2015 Awards
Best Research-Oriented Paper Award
Abdallah, A. and Rosenberg, D.
Heterogeneous Residential Water and Energy Linkages and Implications for Conservation and Management
Published online: December 10, 2012

Quentin Martin Best Practice-Oriented Paper Award
Tilmant, A., Arjoon, D., and Marques, G.
Economic Value of Storage in Multireservoir Systems
Published online: November 21, 2012

Best Policy-Oriented Paper
Basdekas, L.
Is Multiobjective Optimization Ready for Water Resources Practitioners? Utility’s Drought Policy Investigation
Published online: February 14, 2014

2014 Awards
Best Research-Oriented Paper Award
Amin Rasekh, S.M.ASCE; and Kelly Brumbelow, M.ASCE
Probabilistic Analysis and Optimization to Characterize Critical Water Distribution System Contamination Scenarios
Published online: March 10, 2012

Quentin Martin Best Practice-Oriented Paper Award
Guangtao Fu; Zoran Kapelan; Joseph R. Kasprzyk; and Patrick Reed, M.ASCE
Optimal Design of Water Distribution Systems Using Many-Objective Visual Analytics
Published online: September 13, 2012

Best Policy-Oriented Paper
Niels Riegels; Manuel Pulido-Velazquez; Charalampos Doulgeris; Valerie Sturm; Roar Jensen; Flemming Møller; and Peter Bauer-Gottwein
Systems Analysis Approach to the Design of Efficient Water Pricing Policies under the EU Water Framework Directive
Published online: February 28, 2013

2013 Awards
Best Research-Oriented Paper Award
Lisa C. Thompson; Marisa I. Escobar; Christopher M. Mosser; David R. Purkey; David Yates; and Peter B. Moyle
Water Management Adaptations to Prevent Loss of Spring-Run Chinook Salmon in California under Climate Change
Published online: August 29, 2011

Quentin Martin Best Practice-Oriented Paper Award
Francisco J. Suero; Peter W. Mayer; and David E. Rosenberg, M.ASCE
Estimating and Verifying United States Households’ Potential to Conserve Water
Published online: April 16, 2012

Best Policy-Oriented Paper
Kaveh Madani, A.M.ASCE; and Jay R. Lund, M.ASCE
California’s Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta Conflict: From Cooperation to Chicken
Published online: May 13, 2011

2012 Awards
Best Research-Oriented Paper Award
Ximing Cai, M.ASCE; Mohamad I. Hejazi, A.M.ASCE; and Dingbao Wang, A.M.ASCE
Value of Probabilistic Weather Forecasts: Assessment by Real-Time Optimization of Irrigation Scheduling
Published online: September 29, 2010

Quentin Martin Best Practice-Oriented Paper Award
S. Sandoval-Solis; D. C. McKinney, M.ASCE; and D. P. Loucks, M.ASCE
Sustainability Index for Water Resources Planning and Management
Published online: October 26, 2010

Best Policy-Oriented Paper
Samuel Sandoval-Solis; Daene C. McKinney, M.ASCE; Rebecca L. Teasley, A.M.ASCE; and Carlos Patino-Gomez
Groundwater Banking in the Rio Grande Basin
Published online: May 04, 2010

2011 Awards
Best Research-Oriented Paper Award
Laurel Reichold; Emily M. Zechman; E. Downey Brill; and Hillary Holmes
Simulation-Optimization Framework to Support Sustainable Watershed Development by Mimicking the Predevelopment Flow Regime
Published online: July 16, 2009

Quentin Martin Best Practice-Oriented Paper Award
Sergio I. Martínez; Venkatesh Merwade; and David Maidment
Linking GIS, Hydraulic Modeling, and Tabu Search for Optimizing a Water Level-Monitoring Network in South Florida
Published online: March 27, 2009

Best Policy-Oriented Paper
Jonathan P. Deason; G. Edward Dickey; Jason C. Kinnell; and Leonard A. Shabman
Integrated Planning Framework for Urban River Rehabilitation
Published online: January 28, 2010

2010 Awards
David Yates; David Purkey; Jack Sieber; Annette Huber-Lee; Hector Galbraith; Jordan West; Susan Herrod-Julius; Chuck Young; Brian Joyce; and Mohammad Rayej
Quentin Martin Best Practice-Oriented Paper Award
Climate Driven Water Resources Model of the Sacramento Basin, California
Published online: August 14, 2009

Best Research-Oriented Paper Award
Emily M. Zechman and S. Ranji Ranjithan
Evolutionary Computation-Based Methods for Characterizing Contaminant Sources in a Water Distribution System
Published online: August 14, 2009

Best Policy-Oriented Paper
Stacy M. Langsdale, Ph.D., P.E.; Allyson Beall, Ph.D.; Jeff Carmichael, Ph.D.; Stewart J. Cohen, Ph.D.; Craig B. Forster, Ph.D.; and Tina Neale
Exploring the Implications of Climate Change on Water Resources through Participatory Modeling: Case Study of the Okanagan Basin, British Columbia
​Published online: August 14, 2009