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2024 Outstanding Stewards of America’s Waters Awards

2024 OSAW Nominations are Open! Applications Close May 15.

Do you have a project that you think is worthy of OSAW recognition?

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About OSAW

Hydropower’s proven track record of providing a domestic source of clean, renewable, and reliable electricity for more than 125 years is no accident. It has taken hard work, perseverance, creativity, innovation, and a collaborative spirit. Today, these same values are also driving a new generation of marine energy projects that harness the power of oceans, tides, man-made conduits and other waterways, in addition to rivers.

As an industry, we recognize the organizations that examplify these values with the Outstanding Stewards of America’s Waters (OSAW) Awards. Annually, we honor deserving organizations in the hydropower industry for projects that exhibit exemplary operational, educational, historical, recreational, or environmental enhancement and stewardship. The OSAW awards are presented at NHA's 2024 Clean Currents in Portland, Oregon (October 7-10).

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Timeline

OSAW Applications are closed.
You can start your application now and save it to be completed later!
Winners will be notified in Summer 2024.
The award ceremony will take place during the 2024 Clean Currents in Portland, Oregon (October 7-10) .

Eligibility

Specific projects, programs, activities or events pertaining to hydropower in the United States or Canada that meet the three category criteria.
An application for a specific accomplishment may be submitted in only one category; however, an applicant may submit applications for multiple different accomplishments.
An accomplishment, or the intended effect or result of an accomplishment, must have occurred or have been substantially realized in 2023.

Categories

Up to three awards will be presented for each of the three categories. For each application, the submitted accomplishment must be clearly identified and have tangible results for activities undertaken in the year 2023.

Operational Excellence
Public Education
Recreational, Historical, & Environmental Enhancement

Judging Criteria

Challenge (30%)
Innovation (30%)
Results (30%)
WOW Factor (10%)

Application Guide

To learn more about the OSAW Awards, click here to download the 2024 OSAW Applicant Guide for detailed information on eligibility, categories, and helpful hints when applying.

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2023 OSAW Winners

Operational Excellence