The purpose of the Subsection Activity Award is to honor individuals who have done an outstanding job promoting Subsection activities and provides an example of involved participation in the local Subsection and the water works industry.
- 1981 – Sam Marci, Ed Fallon
- 1982 – Howard Cabot, Dale Stump
- 1983 – Erick Erickson, Harold Haight
- 1984 – Dan Sander, William Keyser
- 1985 – Dennis Lopp, Tim Hanley
- 1986 – Dennie L. Byram, Clayton Michael
- 1987 – Judy L. Nelson, Charles Davis
- 1988 – Larry J. Holloway, Charles Peterson
- 1989 – Steve Skipworth, George Mason
- 1990 – Charles K. Boyken, Ilene Rounsefell
- 1991 – Richard E. Heinemeyer, Gary F. Burnett
- 1992 – Jim Lahde, Barry Beyeler
- 1993 – William C. Beckman, King A. Phelps
- 1994 – Dave Johnson, Noel Groshong
- 1995 – Lee A. Goodwin, Robert A. Patterson, M.E. Buzz Copple
- 1996 – Roy Frank Triplett, Katherine Shiflet
- 1997 – Marla Carter, William Thompson, Dean Fritzke
- 1998 – Norm Kramm, Chris Uber
- 1999 – Greg Peterka, Eric Fullan
- 2000 – Jim Engle, Scott Dixon
- 2001 – Tom Lindberg, Mike Whitely
- 2002 – Sharron Kimball, Denny Clouse
- 2003 – Patti Godwin, John Hall
- 2004 – Larry Simon, Mike Dimmick
- 2005 – Ed Bush, Mike Grimm
- 2006 – Steve Irby, Mitch Postle
- 2008 – Keith Olson, Wally Hammons, Alan Schacht
- 2009 – Chuck Kingston, Jeffrey Lundt, Dennis Galinato
- 2010 – Monte Brachmann, Ron Huddleston
- 2011 – Kevin Boggs, Randy Black, Jim Shaver
- 2012 – Dan Kegley, Tina Alexander, Ronda Farmer
- 2013 – John Woody, Brian Wilson, Joe Foote
- 2014 – Jamie Porter, Ty Wick, Cory Baune
- 2015 – Jesse Cowger and Ken Johnson
- 2016 – Doug Priest, Laura Keough and Art Garro
- 2017 – Jason Canady, Cheryl Capron and Scott Inch
- 2018 – Julie Smitherman, Dave England, Terry Pickel
- 2019 – Chandra Hingston, Sally Mohr, Loren Searl
- 2020 – Mark McGuire, Tim Wells, Maura Kegley
- 2021 – Jeremy Djajadi
- 2022 – Michelle Henry, Gerald Arrendondo, Lance Peterson
- 2023 – Andrew Holmes, Ryan Withers
- 2024 – Laura Oxsen, Eric Delbo, Caren Sleeth