Awards 
 

 2005 - Winner of Minnesota Earth Day project from Rural Development arm of USDA, City of Rutledge wastewater system - See press release for more details  
 2005 - 7 Wonders of Engineering Award Winner from the Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers. - British Petroleum Refinery project in Casper, Wyoming - More details - British Petroleum Project
 2004 - Winner of the "Environmental Management Excellence - Private Sector" award from Minnesota Environmental Initiative - Click for overview of the award
 2003 - Finalist "Environmental Management Excellence - Private Sector" award from Minnesota Environmental Initiative 
 2002 - "Land Use" award from Minnesota Environmental Initiative
Jackson Meadows won this award. They used a NAWE designed wetland treatment system.
Jackson Meadow Development
 2001 - "Environmental Policy" award from Minnesota Environmental Initiative
Forest Lake School District won this award. NAWE was hired by the district to design wastewater treatment systems for three of their elementary schools, located in Columbus Township, Linwood Township, and Scandia, MN.
Sand filter, Scandia Elementary School
 2000 - "Minnesota Honor" award from the American Institute of Architects
Jackson Meadows won this award for exceptional residential cluster design, including a NAWE designed constructed wetland.
Streambank stabilization, Rush River

 2000 - "Excellence in Transportation" award
Saginaw Metal Casting was selected as a finalist for this award for its NAWE designed on-site wetland treatment system that recycles plant wastewater.
 1999 - "Minnesota Engineering Project of the Year" award from USDA Rural Development
NAWE won this award for an innovative constructed wetland and drip irrigation system at Spring Hill, Minnesota.
Constructed wetland, Spring Hill, MN
 1998 - "Land Use & Community Development" award from Minnesota Environmental Initiative and a "Best of Region" award from the National Homebuilders Association.
The Fields of St. Croix won this award. This project, which was the first residential cluster development in Minnesota, features a NAWE-designed subsurface flow constructed wetland.
Constructed wetland, Fields of St. Croix, MN


 1997 - Minnesota Environmental Initiatives award for Business for a point/nonpoint source pollutant trading permit.
Rahr Malting Company won this award. The permit was the first permit in the United States to allow multi-pollutant trades and require pound-for-pound reductions. It has been used nationally as a model of successful nonpoint source trading.

 NAWE projects have been featured in a number of publications including Smithsonian magazine, Civil Engineering, Industrial Wastewater, National Homebuilder, Land and Water, Focus 10,000, Public Risk, Country Gardens, St. Croix Valley Press, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, The Saginaw News, and many other magazines and trade journals.