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The article presents news briefs relevant to personnel changes in the water utilities and wastewater treatment sector in the United States compiled as of January 2007. Terrence J. O'Brien, president and commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago in Illinois has been selected to represent the government sector as a recipient of the 2006 Rerum Novarum Award. Peter Hyde, chief engineer with the global water business of the consulting firm Black and Veatch has been given an award from the State Administration of Foreign Affairs in China. Robert Reid has joined the Southern California operations of Tetra Tech Inc. as senior manager for water and wastewater services.