At each Fall Meeting, ECOS honors outstanding state initiatives with State Program Innovation Awards.
2024 State Innovation Award Winners
PFAS & Water
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources Septic Week
- Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Community Science Program
Land, Air, & Cross-Media
- Washington State Department of Ecology SensWA Air Monitoring in Vulnerable Communities
- Georgia Department of Nautral Resources Tech in the Field
Agency Management
- Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Environmental Classroom on Social Media
- Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment Work Hard, Play Hard!
Other Submissions
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2023 State Innovation Award Winners
Agency Management & Emergency Response
- Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection: Knowledge Management and eLearning Program
- Virginia Department of Environmental Quality: Permitting Enhancement & Evaluation Platform
Environmental Programs & Equity
- Arizona Department of Environmental Quality: AFF Take-Back & Replace Program
- Utah Department of Environmental Quality: Charge Your Yard Initiative
Other Submissions
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2022 State Innovation Award Winners
Environmental Programs & Agency Management
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality: Diversity Mentoring Program
- Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection: Drone Program
Water & Equity
- Washington State Department of Ecology: Partnership with the Nisqually Tribe to Restore the Mashel River
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection: Youth Inclusion Initiative
Other Submissions
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2021 State Innovation Award Winners
PFAS, Materials Management, Air, Environmental Justice
- Maryland Department of the Environment: Rethink Recycling Contest (Start/Stop 2:12-3:59)
Water
- New Mexico Environment Department: COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance (Start/Stop 0:15-2:54)
Data Management
- Oregon Department of Environmental Quality: ‘Your DEQ Online’ (Start/Stop 0:10-2:09)
Other Submissions
| PFAS, Materials Management, Air, Environmental Justice | Start/Stop |
| Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation: Air Quality Permitting for Thermal Treatment of PFAS Contaminated Waste | 0:00-2:11 |
| Washington State Department of Ecology: Automated Fiver-Day Smoke Forecasts in Washington | 4:00-5:36 |
| Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: Ozone Monitoring Network & Air Quality Forecasting | 5:37-8:32 |
| Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy: EJ Conference | 8:33-FIN |
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2020 State Innovation Award Winners
Given the unique circumstances during the pandemic, all participating states were recognized for their innovative programs:
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2019 State Innovation Award Winners
- Indiana Department of Environmental Management: Stormwater ePortal
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality: Environmental Internship Program
- West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection: Muddy Creek Restoration Project
- Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality: Oil & Gas Emission Reductions
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2018 State Innovation Award Winners
- Arizona Department of Environmental Quality: Water Watch
- Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment: Innovations Shark Tank
- Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection: What’s In? What’s Out? Recycling Campaign
- South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control: One River, Many Partners
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2017 State Innovation Award Winners
- Alabama Department of Environmental Management: Electronic Inspections
- Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment: Oil & Gas Health Information & Response
Program - District of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment: Green Workforce Development
- Idaho Department of Environmental Quality: Dixie Drain Project
- Missouri Department of Natural Resources: Local Government Portal or “Assistance Gateway”
Application - Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection: Brownfields to Playfields Initiative
2016 State Innovation Award Winners
- The District of Columbia’s Stormwater Retention Credit Trading Market
- Virginia’s Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program
- Washington’s First-of-its-Kind App Warns Emergency Responders
2015 State Innovation Award Winners
- Arkansas’ Mobile Application for Apple and Android
- Iowa’s Water Resource Restoration Sponsored Project Initiative
- Washington’s Ferries for Science and Washington’s Eyes over the Puget Sound
2014 State Innovation Award Winners
- Hawaii’s E-Permitting Portal Implementation
- North Carolina’s Integrating Environmental Customer Service Initiative
- North Carolina’s Division of Air Quality Assistance Project on Facility Pollution Reduction
- Oregon’s Environmental Complaint Electronic Management System
- Tennessee’s Healthy Watershed Initiative
2013 State Innovation Award Winners
- Indiana’s Institutional Controls Registry
- Missouri’s ePermitting System
- Oregon’s Public Hearing Communications Model
