2011 Finalists

Agriculture
Texas Tech University, Lubbock – Sustainable AgroEcosystems
Matador Ranch, Matador – Resource Management

Civic/Community
Keep Texas Beautiful, Austin – Affiliate Program
City of Brownsville, Brownsville Beautification Committee, and Keep Brownsville Beautiful – Environmental Efforts

Individual
Richard Gonzales, Aransas Pass – Coastal Environmental Educator

Innovative Operations/Management
Lower Rio Grande Valley Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Stormwater Task Force – Educational, Training and Outreach Efforts
Panhandle Environmental Partnership, Amarillo – Rural Recycling

Pollution Prevention
City of Richardson – Pollution Prevention Program
Port of Houston Authority, Maersk Line, Hamburg Sud Line, and EPA Office of International Affairs U.S./Mexico Demonstration of Fuel Switching in the Gulf of Mexico
Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas Water Resources Institute, College Station – The Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership

Technical/Technology
McAllen Public Utility – Tube Settler Application for Sedimentation Basis

Water Conservation
San Antonio Water System – Management of Peak Demand During Dry Times

Youth & Education
Peaceable Kingdom Retreat for Children, Inc., Killeen – Environmental Education Program
Ogallala Commons, Lubbock – Playa Festivals and Playa Classroom
Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, Orange – School Programs