Living Water Award 2026 Nominee

Adam Collins, John Lulewicz, and Rick Kilborn

Director of Engineering, Associate Director of Operations, and Associate Director of Operations, EPCOR

This leadership team at ECPOR – made up of Adam Collins, John Lulewicz, and Rick Kilborn – is nominated for their exceptional execution, technical coordination and safety management in delivering a massive, high-profile water transmission system in Central Texas. Tasked with constructing critical water infrastructure to support a major new semiconductor manufacturing facility, the team successfully completed the project in just 36 months, nearly two years faster than comparable municipal infrastructure projects of this scale. They balanced an aggressive fast-track timeline while maintaining an outstanding safety record of zero recordable incidents. Their collaborative efforts secured a reliable water supply essential for regional industry, while paving the way for economic expansion and creating at least 80 permanent skilled utility positions in the community.