Boston, Massachusetts — Woodard & Curran’s Jim Fitch has been presented with a 2010 Alfred E. Peloquin Award by the New England Water Environment Association. The award is given to an individual in each New England state who “has shown a high level of interest and performance in wastewater operations… and who has made a significant contribution to the wastewater field in such areas as improvements to the environment, cost effective plant operations, public relations, innovative process controls, industrial pretreatment, training, Association contributions and related activities.” Fitch was nominated by the Maine Wastewater Control Association.

Fitch has worked in the wastewater field for more that 30 years, focusing primarily on Maine and New Hampshire. In addition to his extensive work for numerous municipal clients on treatment system and infrastructure design and operations, he served as a member of a Maine Department of Environmental Protection task force evaluating lagoon systems, and assisted the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services on a task force evaluating seasonal wastewater discharge guidelines. Fitch has provided substantial contributions in the development and improvement of water quality regulations and guidance documents in both Maine and New Hampshire, regularly participates in stakeholder groups, and has provided substantial technical input on Marine and Freshwater Nutrient advisory committees and task forces.

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