The Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission (CAGWCC) is pleased to announce that its Awards Committee has selected the Baton Rouge Water Company to receive the 2016 Leo Bankston Award for the innovative use of technology in groundwater protection and/or conservation. In particular, the committee is recognizing the work of Baton Rouge Water in the planning, design, and installation of the “scavenger” well system in the “1500-foot” sand of the Baton Rouge Aquifer System intended to protect the large public supply center at the Lula Street Pumping Station from further saltwater encroachment. Nearly two years of data show the “scavenger” system to be working as predicted. Importantly, the successful implementation of this project has served as a guide for further action by the CAGWCC in its approach to management of saltwater encroachment in the “2000-foot” sand. The Awards Committee deemed the technological innovation of the “scavenger” well system and its impact on future management actions to be determining factors in the final evaluation.