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EEI executive named Water Professional of the Year

SUGAR GROVE - Peter Wallers, chairman of Engineering Enterprises Inc., was chosen for the Illinois Section of American Water Works Association's Water Professional of the Year Award and for the Illinois Section of American Society of Civil Engineers' Civil Engineer of the Year Award.

Wallers graduated with a bachelor's degree civil engineering from Marquette University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Wisconsin and Illinois. He is also a Certified Floodplain Manager.

Wallers was named the president and CEO of EEI in 2006 and became chairman of the board in 2020.

The ISAWWA award is presented to a professional in the water industry (engineer, lab analyst, designer, representative, educator, etc.) that has demonstrated dedication and has motivated others to pursue a career in the water industry. It is selected from nominations by section members. Wallers was presented the award at ISAWWA's annual conference in August.

Wallers's 44 year and counting career has been dedicated to improving the lives of residents within the communities he has had the opportunity to work for. He has knowledge of total water (potable water, wastewater and stormwater), but also all other community infrastructure components.

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