Top Ops is a contest between water treatment operators to showcase their talents by competing against each other in a competitive, fast-paced question-and-answer tournament. Questions encompass all aspects of water operations and treatment, comparable to the water operator certification exam. A moderator poses a variety of multiple choice questions to a panel of teams, each of which attempts to respond correctly using a white board to write the letter corresponding to their response. The team correctly answering the most questions in the final round is awarded a trophy and a chance to represent the Illinois AWWA Section at the AWWA national conference in June.  

WATERCON2019 RESULTS

First Place:  City of Elgin (Aquitards: Gabioud, Huerta, Keillor)

WATERCON2018 RESULTS

WATERCON2017 RESULTS

WATERCON2016 RESULTS:

First Place: 34 Points - City of Elgin
Team Members: Mike Bourgerie, Brad Huerta, Eddie Ramos

Second Place: 23 points - Moline Water Warriors
Team Members: Bob Bohannon, Tony Loete, Barry Kahl

Third Place: 21 points - Lake Forest Membrane Masters
Team Members:  John Gulledge, Jose Diaz, Dan Draeger

Fourth Place - 9 points - Capital City Clarifiers
Team Members: Kenneth McCart, Jeff Coalson, Mark Pirok

Four teams competed in Top Ops in 2015:  Elgin Aquitards, Lake Forest Membrane Masters, Rockford Water & Team H20.  Elgin kicked it in to win strong, squeaking by with a 2 point lead.

Congratulations Aquitards!