We'd like to congratulate the winners of the 2012 New Jersey Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards and the Clean Water New Jersey Award. Click HERE to learn more about our honorees!

From left to right: Mayor Richard Gerbounka, Nicholas Marchese, Meishka Mitchell, Michael Knab, Patricia Swannack, NJDEP Commissioner Bob Martin, Leonard Berkowitz, Thomas Nyquist, Rachel Roesch, Patty Miraglilo and Dave Kitts

The New Jersey Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards are the State's premier environmental awards program for recognizing outstanding environmental performance, programs and projects in the state.

These awards honor and recognize individuals, businesses, educators, institutions, communities, youth and others who have made significant contributions to environmental protection in New Jersey. Over 115 entities have been recognized since the awards program was established in 2000.

Winners of the New Jersey Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards are honored each December at an awards ceremony and reception hosted by the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

The awards program is sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the New Jersey Corporation for Advanced Technology, in partnership with the New Jersey State League of Municipalities.

The application for the 2013 New Jersey Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards will be available sometime in late spring.