Awards

  • Anderson 59th Street and 60th Street Roundabout, Anderson, IN
     Anderson 59th Street and 60th Street Roundabout, Anderson, IN
  • Sanitation District No. 1 Western Regional Water Reclamation Facility (20 MGD), Boone Co., KY
     Sanitation District No. 1 Western Regional Water Reclamation Facility (20 MGD), Boone Co., KY
  • TrusT Lounge Facade Restoration, Lexington, KY
     TrusT Lounge Facade Restoration, Lexington, KY
  • Whitestown Wastewater Treatment Plant, Lift Station and Forcemain Improvements, Whitestown, IN
     Whitestown Wastewater Treatment Plant, Lift Station and Forcemain Improvements, Whitestown, IN

While our revenues have regularly earned us an Engineering News-Record top firm ranking, what keeps us on top is our quality of service. Our approach is simple. Our corporate culture is one of close collaboration among our multidisciplinary project teams, combined with strong management leadership. Regardless of size or complexity, we leverage our unique insight and perspective to move projects forward in a timely and cost-effective manner, while facilitating clear and open lines of communication. We are also proud of GRW's large amount of repeat business. For example, since 1964 GRW has provided services to one of our very first clients, Keeneland, a combination Thoroughbred race course and sales company located in the heart of Kentucky's famed Bluegrass Region. The quality of our work is demonstrated in the numerous awards our projects have won, both on national and state levels.

American Public Works Association

  • Kentucky Chapter Project of the Year Award, Roadway Corridor Category - Veterans Way Extension and Multi-Use Path, Boone County Fiscal Court, Burlington, KY
  • Kentucky Chapter Project of the Year Award, Sanitary CSO Category - Clifton Heights Wet Weather Flow Storage (7 MG) and Pumping (9 MGD) Facilities, Louisville & Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District, Louisville, KY
  • Kentucky Chapter Project of the Year Award, Treatment Plant Category - Murray Bee Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) Expansion (8.75 MGD), City of Murray, KY
  • Kentucky Chapter Project of the Year Award, Transportation Category - Hurstbourne Parkway Extension, Louisville, KY

American Council of Engineering Companies Engineering Excellence Awards

  • National Recognition Award and Kentucky Grand Chapter Award - Next Round Brewing: A Successful Collaboration Improving the Future of Water, Louisville, KY
  • National Recognition and Kentucky Chapter Grand Award - Town Branch 22 MG Wet Weather Flow Storage & 56 MGD Pumping Facilities, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, Lexington, KY
  • National Recognition and Kentucky Chapter Grand Award - Headend Telecommunications Facility, Frankfort Plant Board, Frankfort, KY
  • National Recognition and Kentucky Chapter Grand Award - Administration Building, Frankfort Plant Board, Frankfort, KY
  • National Finalist and Kentucky Chapter Grand Award - Western Regional Water Reclamation Facility Sanitation District No. 1, Northern Kentucky
  • National Finalist and Kentucky Chapter Grand Award - Northern Ditch 84" Interceptor Sewer, Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District, Louisville, KY
  • National Finalist and Kentucky Chapter Grand Award - Eastern Regional Water Reclamation Facility, Sanitation District No. 1, Northern Kentucky
  • National Finalist and Kentucky Chapter Grand Award - Keeneland Race Course Improvements (Polytrack Surface), Lexington, KY
  • National Honor Award - DOQQ Conversion and Web-Based GIS Development, Kentucky Governor's Office of Technology, Office of GIS
  • National Finalist Award - AMP-Ohio Hydroelectric Dams, GPS Surveying, LiDAR, and Mapping of Three Ohio River Sites
  • National Finalist and Kentucky Chapter Grand Award- Kentucky River Station Raw Water Intake Improvements, Kentucky American Water, Lexington, KY
  • Kentucky Chapter Grand Award - Frankfort Wet Weather Flow Storage and Pumping Facilities, Frankfort, KY
  • Kentucky Chapter Grand Award - Bee Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility Expansion, Murray, KY
  • Kentucky Chapter Honor Award - Clifton Heights Wet Weather Flow Storage and Pumping Facilities, Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District, Louisville, KY
  • Kentucky Chapter Honor Award - Frankfort Water Treatment Plant Disinfection and Chemical Feed Evaluation and Design, Frankfort, KY
  • Kentucky Chapter Honor Award - Tim Horton's Children Camp, Campbellsville, KY
  • Kentucky Chapter Honor Award - Town Square Revitalization, Hodgenville, KY
  • Kentucky Chapter Honor Award - Design/Build, U.S. Penitentiary and Satellite Camp, McCreary County, KY
  • Kentucky Chapter Award - University of Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium Renovations, Phase I, Lexington, KY
  • Kentucky Chapter Grand Award - University of Kentucky Medical Center Elevator Renovation, Lexington, KY
  • Kentucky Chapter Grand Award - Water Treatment Plant, Paducah, KY
  • Kentucky Chapter Grand Award - Wastewater Treatment Plant, Fairfield, OH
  • Kentucky Chapter Grand Award - Innovative Surveying and Data Collection Techniques Studying the Safety of Kentucky’s Dams
  • Kentucky Chapter Grand Award - DOQQ Conversion and Web-Based GIS Development, Kentucky Governor's Office of Technology, Office of GIS
  • Kentucky Chapter Grand Award - GIS Design and Implementation and Web-Based GIS, Louisville Water Company, Louisville, KY
  • Kentucky Chapter Honor Award - Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Stormwater Mapping/GIS Pilot Project, Lexington, KY
  • Kentucky Chapter Honor Award - New Mexico Surveying and Mapping Project
  • Kentucky Chapter Honor Award - GIS Data Base Design for San Jose Water Company, San Jose, CA
  • Ohio Chapter Grand Award - Water Treatment Plant, Fairfield, OH
  • Indiana Chapter Honor Award - Gas Creek Watershed Study and Improvements for FEMA Flood Map Revisions, Greensburg, IN
  • Indiana Chapter State Finalist, Stormwater Improvements, 18th Street and Macedonia Avenue Neighborhood, Muncie, IN
  • Indiana Chapter State Finalist, Walesboro Sanitary Sewer Improvements, Columbus, IN
  • Indiana Chapter State Finalist, Lift Station 414 Improvements, Indianapolis, IN
  • Indiana Chapter Honor Award, Wastewater Treatment Plant and Collection System Improvements, Spencer, IN
  • Indiana Chapter Merit Award - Feasibility Study, Development Plan, and Design of Indiana Gateway Industrial Park, Wayne County, IN
  • Indiana Chapter Merit Award - 96th and Springmill Barrett Law Sanitary Sewer Design, Indianapolis, IN
  • Indiana Chapter Merit Award - Belmont Wet Weather Pumping Station, Indianapolis, IN
  • Indiana Chapter Merit Award - Terre Haute Treatment Plant Expansion and Residuals Handling Improvements Evaluation and Design, Indiana American Water, Terre Haute, IN
  • Indiana Chapter Merit Award - Columbus City Utilities Eighth Street Lift Station Upgrade, Columbus, IN
  • Indiana Chapter Honor Award - Sewer Leak Detection Using Electro-Scan Technology
  • Indiana Chapter Honor Award - LiDAR Survey for IMAGIS Countywide 2' Contours
  • Indiana Chapter Merit Award - Hoosier Hills Water System Expansion and Capacity Improvements, Milan, IN
  • Indiana Chapter Merit Award - Membrane Filtration Pilot Plant Study, Northern Ohio Rural Water
  • Indiana Chapter Merit Award - Third Street Lift Station Improvements, Ft. Wayne, IN
  • Indiana Chapter Merit Award - Sewer System Improvements, Lauramie Township Regional Sewer District, Stockwell, IN
  • Indiana Chapter Merit Award - Stormwater Projects Plan, Ft. Wayne, IN
  • Indiana Chapter Merit Award - Rockfield Regional Sewer District Wastewater Collection, Treatment and Disposal System, Rockfield, IN
  • Indiana Chapter Merit Award - Liberty Regional Waste District New Pump Stations and Pump Stations Rehabilitation, Selma, IN
  • Indiana Chapter Merit Award - Westwood/Highland Village Sewer Rehabilitation and Pump Station Improvements, Bloomington, IN
  • Indiana Chapter Merit Award - Phase II Wastewater System Improvements, Spencer, IN
  • Indiana Chapter Merit Award - State Route 32 Downtown Revitalization Streetscape Project, Yorktown, IN
  • Indiana Chapter Merit Award - Phase I Long Term Control Plan Sewer Separation Project, Aurora, IN
  • Indiana Chapter Merit Award - Wastewater Treatment Plant, Lift Station and Forcemain Improvements, Whitestown, IN
  • Indiana Chapter Merit Award - 59th Street and 60th Street Roundabout, Anderson, IN
  • Indiana Chapter State Finalist Award - Phase IA Long Term Control Plan System Improvements, Aurora, IN

Design Build Institute of America

  • Merit Award - Design/Build, U.S. Penitentiary and Satellite Camp, McCreary County, KY
  • Ohio Valley Chapter, First Place Award for Public Sector Projects over $15 Million - Kentucky Army National Guard Joint Armed Forces Reserve Center and Field Maintenance Shop, Paducah, KY
  • Ohio Valley Chapter, Distinguished Design Award - Louisville MSD Derek R. Guthrie Water Quality Treatment Center Expansion, Louisville, KY
  • Ohio Valley Chapter, First Place Award for "Water Projects Under $15 Million - Louisville MSD Derek R. Guthrie Water Quality Treatment Center Expansion, Louisville, KY

American Institute of Architects

  • Kentucky Chapter, Honor Award of Design Excellence - Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex, Morgan County, Kentucky
  • Kentucky Chapter, Citation for Achievement of Technical Excellence in Terra Cotta Restoration - TrusT Lounge, Lexington, KY

Metal Architecture Association

  • President’s Award, Commercial-Industrial Category - Dallas Executive Airport, Dallas, TX

American Planners Association

  • Indiana Chapter, Outstanding Comprehensive Plan Award - Sellersburg, IN

American Water Works Association Awards of Excellence

  • Kentucky-Tennessee Section - Murray Water Treatment Plant (two-time recipient), Murray, KY
  • Kentucky-Tennessee Section - West Liberty Water Treatment Plant, West Liberty, KY
  • Kentucky-Tennessee Section - Corbin Water Treatment Plant, Corbin, KY
  • Kentucky-Tennessee Section - Bowling Green Water Treatment Plant, Bowling Green, KY
  • Kentucky-Tennessee Section - Nicholasville Water Treatment Plant, Nicholasville, KY
  • Kentucky-Tennessee Section - Nicholasville Water Distribution System, Nicholasville, KY
  • Kentucky-Tennessee Section - Paducah Water Treatment Plant (two-time recipient), Paducah, KY
  • Kentucky-Tennessee Section - Scottsville Water Treatment Plant, Scottsville, KY
  • Kentucky-Tennessee Section - Henderson Water Treatment Plant, Henderson, KY
  • Kentucky-Tennessee Section - Burkesville Water Treatment Plant, Burkesville, KY
  • Kentucky-Tennessee Section - Wilmore Water Treatment Plant, Wilmore, KY
  • Kentucky-Tennessee Section - Oneida Water Treatment Plant, Oneida, TN

Kentucky Water & Wastewater Operators Association Awards Program

  • Award for Water Plant of the Year (2024) - Ashland Water Treatment Plant, Ashland, KY
  • Award for Operations Excellence - Radcliff Wastewater Treatment Plant, Radcliff, KY
  • Award for Operations Excellence - Scottsville Wastewater Treatment Plant, Scottsville, KY
  • Award for Operations Excellence - Madisonville Wastewater Treatment Plant, Madisonville, KY
  • Award for Operations Excellence - Wilmore Wastewater Treatment Plant, Wilmore, KY
  • Award for Operations Excellence - Murray Wastewater Treatment Plant, Murray, KY
  • Award for Operations Excellence - West Liberty Water Treatment Plant, West Liberty, KY
  • Award for Operations Excellence - Nestlé Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant, Mt. Sterling, KY

Indiana Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management

  • Outstanding Stormwater Project Award, Muncie Stormwater Drainage Improvements, Muncie, IN

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Awards Program

  • 1st Place Operations Excellence Award for the Best Large Secondary Plant in the United States - Greeley Wastewater Treatment Plant, Greeley, CO

National Association of Clean Water Agencies

  • Gold Award for 100 Percent Compliance with NPDES Permit (multiple awards) - Eastern Regional Water Reclamation Facility, Sanitation District No. 1, Northern Kentucky

Kentucky Governor’s Awards Program

  • Award for Water - Bowling Green Water Treatment Plant, Bowling Green, KY
  • Award for Wastewater - Wilmore Wastewater Treatment Plant, Wilmore, KY

Kentucky-Tennessee Water Environment Association Awards

  • Award for Operational Excellence - Louisville MSD Derek R. Guthrie Water Quality Treatment Center Expansion, Louisville, KY
  • Award for Operational Excellence - Maysville Wastewater Treatment Plant, Maysville, KY

Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Awards Program

  • Foundation Business Partner Award, St. Louis Region - Louisville Water Company GIS, Louisville, KY

Associated General Contractors of America

  • AGC National Marvin M. Black Partnering Award - Design/Build, U.S. Penitentiary and Satellite Camp, McCreary County, KY

U.S. Air Force Design and Construction Awards

  • Merit Award for Planning Studies and Design Guides - General Master Plan, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO
  • Merit Award for Planning Studies and Design Guides - Housing Redevelopment Plan, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan
  • Merit Award for Planning Studies and Design Guides - Georgia Air National Guard B-1 Beddown Master Plan, Robins AFB, GA
  • Citation Award for Planning Studies and Design Guides - Nevada Air National Guard Master Plan, Reno/Tahoe International Airport, Reno, NV

U.S. Air Force Agent and Design Excellence Awards Program

  • Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Design Award - Housing Redevelopment Plan, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan