The HR Green Project of the Year Awards celebrate outstanding internal project teams whose work embodies our mission: Building Communities. Improving Lives. These awards recognize projects that demonstrate innovation, collaboration, exceptional client service, and strong financial performance.
Each business unit—Broadband, Construction, Land Development, Municipal Services, Transportation, and Water—submits one project per region for consideration. An internal committee then evaluates the submissions and selects a top project for each business unit. From these finalists, one is chosen as the Ultimate HR Green Project of the Year.
During the coming weeks, we’ll spotlight each winning project and the teams behind them, ending with the announcement of this year’s top honor!
Congratulations to all the teams recognized—your work exemplifies the impact and quality we strive to deliver every day.
Water Project of the Year
Congratulations to the North Wilmes Lake Alum Treatment Facility project team for receiving the Water Project of the Year Award.
The South Washington Watershed District (SWWD) identified North Wilmes Lake in Woodbury, Minnesota, as a priority site for phosphorus reduction, targeting a reduction of 153 pounds per year to improve water quality within the lake and the broader watershed. A previous study determined that an alum treatment facility would be the most cost-effective solution for reducing phosphorus levels.
HR Green was selected to lead the project through every phase—from alternatives analysis to final design and construction services. The project includes an innovative stormwater treatment facility that pumps water from the lake’s influent channel into a chemical dosing station, where alum is introduced to bind with phosphorus. The treated water then flows into a constructed settling pond before returning to the lake, significantly reducing phosphorus levels.
