Al Goodman Receives Industrial Water Quality Lifetime Achievement Award at WEFTEC

CHICAGO, Illinois—CDM Smith is proud to announce that Al Goodman, PE, associate client service leader, received this year’s W. Wesley Eckenfelder Industrial Water Quality Lifetime Achievement Award from the Water Environment Federation (WEF) on October 3 at WEFTEC 2017 in Chicago.

The W. Wesley Eckenfelder award is given annually and recognizes and honors an individual who has made substantial and measurable engineering, scientific and/or operations contri­bu­tions to the management or treatment of industrial wastes related to the improvement of water quality.

“It is the greatest honor to receive this award from my peers," said Goodman. "I very much appreciate that I've had the opportunity to work with so many fine industrial clients during my 43 years in this profession."

Goodman was also recognized at WEFTEC as one of 11 new WEF Fellows, who were announced by WEF in August 2017.

Goodman is an inter­na­tion­ally recognized water and wastewater expert with a focus on large water reuse industrial treatment projects. During his 43-year career, Goodman has brought invaluable experience to numerous industrial and food and beverage projects comprising design, plant operations, industrial treatment, operator training and trou­bleshoot­ing and litigation support.

He is a profes­sional engineer in three states, a certified industrial plant operator, and has delivered more than 200 presen­ta­tions on water-related topics to local, state, national and inter­na­tional orga­ni­za­tions. Goodman has served as client service leader for some of the industry’s most notable wastewater to drinking water quality reuse projects, including award-winning projects for Frito-Lay and J.R. Simplot Company.

WEF is a not-for-profit technical and educational orga­ni­za­tion dedicated to protecting public health and the environment since 1928. WEF provides water quality profes­sion­als around the world with quality education, training and business oppor­tu­ni­ties to further water quality around the world.

CDM Smith provides lasting and integrated solutions in water, environment, trans­porta­tion, energy and facilities to public and private clients worldwide. As a full-service engineering and construc­tion firm, we deliver exceptional client service, quality results and enduring value across the entire project life cycle.