SECTION I: PRODUCT, INSTRUMENTATION, ELECTRO-MECHANICAL & DRINKING WATER SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS
I-1 Excellence in Smart & Sustainable Domestic Water Purification
Description: Recognises intelligent household purification systems combining drinking water safety with reduced water wastage, energy efficiency and sustainable operation.
Eligibility:
- Residential-use purification systems only
- Smart monitoring or efficiency optimisation mandatory
I-(1A) Excellence in High-Efficiency Domestic RO Systems
Description: Recognises domestic RO systems engineered for high recovery, reduced reject water, and improved operational efficiency while maintaining drinking water safety.
This category focuses strictly on RO system design, not smart platforms or overall purification categories.
Eligibility:
- Domestic RO systems only
- Must demonstrate improved water recovery compared to conventional RO
- Commercial or institutional RO systems not eligible
I-(1B) Excellence in Sustainable Domestic RO Innovation
Description: Honours domestic RO systems demonstrating meaningful sustainability innovation through design, materials, cartridge life extension, or waste reduction.
This category evaluates how the system reduces environmental impact, not digital features.
Eligibility:
- Domestic RO systems only
- Must show at least one verifiable sustainability improvement
(water saving, material reduction, long-life filters, recyclable components, etc.)
I-(1C) Excellence in Non-RO Drinking Water Purifiers
Description: Recognises non-RO drinking water purifiers designed to deliver safe potable water with minimal or zero water wastage.
Includes UV, UF, gravity-based, electrochemical, mineral and hybrid non-RO purification technologies.
Eligibility:
- Must not use RO membrane technology
- Designed specifically for drinking water purification
- Domestic-use systems only
I-2 Excellence in Smart & Sustainable Commercial Drinking Water Systems
Description: Honours commercial and institutional drinking water systems delivering safe potable water with measurable efficiency and reduced environmental footprint.
Eligibility:
- Commercial / institutional installations
- Must demonstrate water or energy efficiency improvement
I -3 Excellence in Sustainable Domestic Water Softening Solutions
Description: This category Recognises residential water softening solutions designed to improve water quality while minimising salt consumption, regeneration water usage, and environmental impact. The evaluation focuses on systems efficiency, durability, and sustainability performance under household operating conditions.
Eligibility:
- Residential water softening systems designed for domestic use
- System incorporating salt optimisation, water-saving regeneration, or efficiency-enhancing features
- System must be commercially manufactured and available in the market
- Commercial or industrial softeners are not eligible under this category
I-4 Excellence in Sustainable Commercial & Industrial Water Softening
Description: This category Honours water softening systems used in commercial and industrial applications that demonstrate efficient hardness control while reducing salt discharge, regeneration losses, and overall environmental footprint.
Eligibility:
- Commercial or industrial water softening systems
- Systems designed for hotels, hospitals, manufacturing units, utilities, or large facilities
- Demonstrated reduction in salt discharge or regeneration water usage required
- Domestic softeners are not eligible
I-5 Excellence in Sustainable Point-of-Use Drinking Water Filtration
Description: This category Recognises domestic point-of-use drinking water filtration systems designed to improve water quality while reducing consumable waste, extending cartridge life, and promoting sustainable household water purification.
Eligibility:
- Domestic point-of-use filtration systems including under-sink, countertop, or inline units
- Systems emphasising extended cartridge life, reduced plastic waste, or material efficiency
- Systems emphasising extended cartridge life, reduced plastic waste, or material efficiency
I-6 Excellence in High-Efficiency Commercial Filtration System
Description: This category Honours commercial filtration systems designed to deliver consistent filtration performance while minimising backwash water consumption, media loss, and operational inefficiencies in institutional and commercial water treatment applications.
Eligibility:
- Filtration systems designed for commercial or institutional use
- Systems demonstrating reduced backwash water requirement or improved media efficiency
- Domestic filtration systems are not eligible
I-7 Excellence in Sustainable Membrane Technology
Description:This category Recognises membrane systems designed to deliver high separation performance with improved recovery, reduced fouling tendency, extended operating life, and lower environmental footprint in water and wastewater treatment applications.
Eligibility:
- RO, NF, UF or MF membrane Systems
- Commercially manufactured and deployed systems only
- Membranes demonstrating improved recovery, fouling resistance, or extended service life
- Prototype or laboratory-only membranes are not eligible
I-(7A) Excellence in High-Performance Membrane Systems
Description: Recognises membrane products engineered for superior hydraulic performance, high flux operation, and stable output under demanding operating conditions.
This category judges systems performance, not process design.
Eligibility:
- Commercial membrane systems designed for high-performance operation
- Applicable to RO, NF, UF or MF
- Performance data from operational installations mandatory
I-8 Excellence in Sustainable Water Treatment Chemicals
Description:Recognises treatment chemicals designed to reduce dosage, toxicity, sludge generation and environmental impact.
Eligibility:
- Drinking water or wastewater treatment chemicals
- Demonstrated environmental improvement mandatory
I-9 Excellence in Green & Environment-Friendly Water Treatment Chemicals
Description:Dedicated category recognising eco-friendly, biodegradable, non-toxic and low-impact chemicals used in water and wastewater treatment.
Eligibility:
- Green-certified or environmentally safer chemical formulations
- Conventional chemicals without sustainability benefit excluded
I-10A Excellence in Energy-Efficient Pump Engineering
Description: Recognises pump systems engineered to deliver superior hydraulic efficiency, reduced power consumption, and stable performance across water supply, treatment, distribution, and wastewater applications.
This category evaluates pump design, hydraulic optimisation, and measurable energy performance, independent of system operation or EPC execution.
Eligibility:
- Pump systems used in water or wastewater applications, including centrifugal, submersible, sewage, vertical turbine, or process pumps
- System must be commercially manufactured and deployed
- Applicable to new installations or validated retrofit applications
- Applicable to new installations or validated retrofit applications
- Prototype or pilot-only systems are not eligible
I-10B Excellence in Sustainable Pump Design & Lifecycle Performance
Description:Honours pump systems demonstrating sustainability through extended service life, reduced maintenance requirements, material optimisation, corrosion resistance, and lower environmental footprint across the systems lifecycle.
This category focuses on long-term operational sustainability, not short-term efficiency gains alone.
Eligibility:
- Pumps designed for continuous, heavy-duty, or critical water and wastewater operations
- System must demonstrate lifecycle improvement compared to conventional pump designs
- System must demonstrate lifecycle improvement compared to conventional pump designs
- Concept or laboratory-stage systems are not eligible
I-11 Excellence in Sustainable Polymer-Based Water Storage Systems
Description: Recognises polymer-based water storage systems designed to ensure hygienic water storage, structural durability, and long-term environmental performance. The category focuses on systems quality, material engineering, and lifecycle sustainability of rotational-moulded and polymer storage systems used for potable and utility water.
Eligibility:
- Polymer or polyethylene-based water storage systems
- Suitable for potable or utility water storage
- Commercially manufactured and available in the market
- Factory-produced systems only
- Civil construction-based tanks not eligible
I-12 Excellence in Stainless Steel Water Storage Engineering
Description:Honours stainless steel water storage systems delivering superior hygiene, corrosion resistance, and long-term potable water safety. This category evaluates the engineering, fabrication quality, and sustainability benefits of stainless steel storage solutions.
Eligibility:
- Stainless steel water storage tanks or modular SS systems
- Designed for drinking water storage applications
- Factory-engineered and manufactured systems only
- RCC civil structures or lined tanks not eligible
I-13 Excellence in Engineered & Modular Water Storage Infrastructure
Description: Recognises engineered, modular, sectional, or prefabricated water storage systems developed for industrial, municipal, and infrastructure-scale applications. The category focuses on engineering capability, scalability, and long-term operational reliability of storage systems.
Eligibility:
- Modular, bolted, sectional or prefabricated storage systems
- Industrial, municipal or infrastructure applications
- Systems-based engineered systems only
- RCC civil construction-only tanks not eligible
I-14 Excellence in Smart Water Storage & Management Systems
Description:Honours water storage systems integrated with smart monitoring, automation, level sensing, leakage alerts, or digital control mechanisms that enhance operational efficiency and water conservation.
Eligibility:
- Water storage systems integrated with sensors or monitoring hardware
- Applicable to domestic, commercial or industrial installations
- Hardware-led smart systems mandatory
- Software-only platforms not eligible
I-15 Excellence in Energy-Efficient Water & Wastewater Instrumentation
Description: This category Recognises water and wastewater monitoring instrumentation designed to deliver accurate measurement performance while minimising energy consumption, extending operational lifespan, and reducing maintenance and environmental impact. Evaluation focuses on product reliability, data integrity, and sustainable operational performance.
Eligibility:
- Monitoring instruments used in water or wastewater applications
- Products demonstrating low energy consumption, extended operational life, or reduced maintenance requirements
- Commercially manufactured and deployed instruments only
- Laboratory-only or prototype instruments are not eligible
I-16 Excellence in High-Efficiency Electro-Mechanical Systems
Description:This category Honours electro-mechanical systems used in water supply, treatment, distribution, and wastewater operations that demonstrate measurable energy savings, high operational reliability, and reduced environmental footprint through advanced engineering and design efficiency.
Eligibility:
- Electro-mechanical systems including pumps, motors, blowers, aerators or similar equipment
- Applicable to water and wastewater operation
- Product must be commercially manufactured and deployed
- Retrofit systems eligible with validated performance data
- Custom-built, one-off equipment not eligible
I-17 Excellence in Sustainable Rural Drinking Water Systems
Description: Recognises rural drinking water initiatives delivering long-term access through sustainable sourcing, community ownership and resilient operations.
Eligibility:
- Rural or semi-rural drinking water projects
- Government, CSR, NGO or PPP initiatives eligible
I-18 Excellence in Sustainable Urban Drinking Water Infrastructure
Description:Honours urban drinking water projects improving reliability, quality and efficiency while strengthening long-term resilience.
Eligibility:
- Municipal, utility or PPP urban drinking water initiatives