Awards
dotComm Awards 2024
San Jose Water won the following awards for two publications in the Owned Media category:
SJW received the platinum award for its Sustainability Report. It also received two gold awards for its Newsletter and Water Quality Communication Campaign.
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.
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, COVI D-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