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Awards
Recent Awards
dotComm Awards 2024
San Jose Water won the following awards for two publications in the Owned Media category:
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SJW Happenings Newsletter | 2023 Water Quality Report |
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Hermes Awards
SJW received the platinum award for its Sustainability Report. It also received two gold awards for its Newsletter and Water Quality Communication Campaign.
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Globee American Best in Business Awards
SJW was named a Gold Award winner for Company Response of the Year during COVID-19. In addition, the Human Resources Department was honored with a Silver Award for Team of the Year during COVID-19.
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Best of the Best Top Supplier Diversity Programs
SJW was recognized among the Best of the Best Top Supplier Diversity Programs at U.S. Veterans Magazine (USVM).
2023
- Hermes Awards - Platinum Winner, SJW Group Sustainability Report; Gold Winner, Water Quality Communication Campaign; Gold Winner, Newsletter
- Water Environment Federation - 2023 Recognition as a Utility of the Future Today (UotFT)
2022
- MarCom Awards - Platinum winner, SJW Group Sustainability Report; Gold winner, Mandatory Conservation Plan Brochure
- Hermes Awards - Platinum, SJW Group Sustainability Report; Gold, Drought Response Campaign; Honorable Mention, Mandatory Conservation Plan Brochure
- dotComm Awards - Platinum, SJW Group Sustainability Report, Drought Response Campaign; Gold, Mandatory Conservation Plan Brochure
- San Francisco Business Times Corporate Philanthropy Award
2021
- WBEC Awards - The Corporation of the Year award was presented to the California Water Association (CWA). This organization is comprised of multiple water utilities in California including San Jose Water.
- MarCom Awards - Gold winner, Conservation Video; Gold winner, September/October Bill Insert.
- Viddy Awards - Gold winner, Your Rate Dollars at Work video series
- dotComm Awards - Gold winner, Digital Brand Awareness campaign; Gold winner, Your Rate Dollars at Work video series
- Globee American Business Awards - Gold winner, Company Response of the Year during COVID-19; Silver winner, Team of the Year during COVID-19 (Human Relations)
- U.S. Veterans Magazine (USVM) Best of the Best - Top Supplier Diversity Programs
- Hermes Creative Awards - Gold winner, Multilingual WRAP promotional campaign
- Communitas Awards - Leadership in Community Service and Corporate Social Responsibility
- AVA Digital Awards - Platinum winner, Covid-19 Campaign; Gold winners, Digital Brand Awareness and Conservation Campaign
2020
- MarCom Awards - Platinum winner, Water Conservation Campaign; Gold winners, Water Rate Assistance Program – Social Media Campaign and Multilingual COVID-19 Campaign
- dotComm Awards - Platinum winner, COVID-19 campaign; Gold winner, WRAP promotional campaign
- Sillicon Valley Business Journal Women of InfluenceAward - Suzy Papazian
- Communitas Awards - Leadership in Community Service and Corporate Social Responsibility
- American Water Works Association (AWWA) - Public Communications Achievement Award
- American Water Works Association (AWWA), CA-NV Section - Five Year Directors Award for Distribution System Operations
- American Business Awards - Stevie Awards, Inc.
- Hermes Creative Awards - Gold winner, Rates and Billing 101 video and Corporate Sustainability Report
2019
- ASCE Outstanding Awards - American Society of Civil Engineers
- Innovation award - National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
- MarCom (4 Awards) - AMCP (Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals)
- AVA Digital Awards - AMCP (Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals)
- Best Reliability Engineering - Uptime Awards