The county Department of Public Works Division of Wastewater Management was recently honored for its work on an optimization project at one of the island’s wastewater treatment plants. Kauai Now News reports the division received the American Society of Civil Engineers Hawai‘i Section 2022 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award for Best Small Project during an event Sept. 30 on O‘ahu. Representatives from Public Works and the division were in attendance to claim the award.