HWD Chairman William Schuckmann Receives AWWA Life Member Award

The Hicksville Water District is honored to announce that the American Water Works Association (AWWA) will recognize our Chairman and Commissioner William Schuckmann with the Life Member Award. Mr. Schuckmann has proudly been an AWWA member for over 30 years, and will now be recognized for all of his hard work in the water community.

“It is truly an honor to receive this Life Member Award from the AWWA,” said Commissioner Chairman William Schuckmann. “I have worked my whole life in the water industry, and this recognition is something I will cherish forever.”

Mr. Schuckmann began as a laborer at the Hicksville Water District, then foreman, and in 1998 became Superintendent, where he stayed until 2010. He was responsible for providing the Hicksville community with over two billion gallons of clean drinking water. In 2014, Mr. Schuckmann returned to his current role as commissioner of the HWD. He, along with fellow commissioners Karl Schweitzer and Nicholas Brigandi, have led the fight against emerging contaminants and 1,4-dioxane. He has also been an active member of the Long Island Water Conference (LIWC) and the AWWA, as well as being President of the Nassau Suffolk Water Commissioners Association.

“We are very proud of Bill and everything he has accomplished during his tenure at the Hicksville Water District,” said Commissioner Secretary Karl Schweitzer. “He has always been committed to bettering his community and he is well deserving of this recognition.”

Mr. Schuckmann has also been active in his community outside of the Water District. Since 1971, he has been a member of the Hicksville Volunteer Fire Department Rescue 8. He served as the Company’s Captain (1976-79 and again in 2015 and 2016), and rose to the ranks of Assistant Chief and Chief (1986-87). He has been elected to serve three, five-year terms as Fire Commissioner following his tenure as Chief. In sum, Commissioner Schuckmann has spent more than 49 years as a volunteer with the fire department. He also ran the Company 8 golf outing for 25 years which helped fund charities throughout the Hicksville community and, most recently, his efforts helped adopt families during the holidays to provide additional joy to deserving, in-need families. Mr. Schuckmann also serves on the Board of Directors for the Hicksville Chamber of Commerce and the past president Hicksville Rotary Club in 2001 and 2006.

“Bill is definitely deserving of this recognition from the American Water Works Association,” said Commissioner Treasurer Nicholas Brigandi. “He has given almost 50 years to the water industry and we are so proud on how hard he works every day to ensure our water’s safety.”