People
Rebecca Rose, vice chair of the Illinois Water Environment Association Laboratory Committee, was promoted to sanitary chemist II at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
Don Rea of the St. Louis Water Division is the new chairman of the Missouri Water and Wastewater Conference Inc. Todd Baslee from the city of Boonville is the chairman-elect.
Rebecca West, from Spartanburg, S.C., and former vice president of the state Water Environment Association, is its new president. Paul L. Freeman, P.E., from Ann Arbor, Mich., is the president-elect.
Steve Brubacher of Urban Sytems is the new director of the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association.
Tony Brcic, P.E., was appointed project manager for the Core Area Wastewater Management Program in British Columbia’s Capital Regional District.
Doug Simons, independent training contractor with Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, is the new training manager for British Columbia Water and Wastewater Association.
Associations
Cooperative Effort
The Kansas Water Environment Association (KWEA) reports that the Mutual Aid Program for utilities is finalized. It coordinates assistance between neighboring utilities in large-scale emergencies such as tornadoes, floods and ice storms. The program also supports statewide emergency preparedness and disaster response. To participate, visit www.ksmap.org.
Nominations for KWEA Golden Manhole Award Society and Collection Systems Award nominations are due March 1 and June 15, respectively. Visit www.kwea.net for application forms.
Sustainable Biosolids Management
The North Shore Sanitary District (NSSD) recycling plant in Zion, Ill., is the first in the world to convert municipal biosolids into glass aggregate using the GlassPack System from Minergy Corp. in Neenah, Wis. The facility integrates the closed-loop, oxygen-enhanced combustion process and a thermal energy recovery system to handle up to 187 tons of biosolids at 17 to 20 percent solids per day. Heat energy, required by a fluidized bed dryer to generate up to 35 dry tons of granulate per day, is recovered from the melter flue gas using a thermal oil heat transfer system.
NSSD sells the environmentally safe glass aggregate for use in asphalt pavement and road bed construction, cement and concrete products, blasting media, structural fill applications, and utility trench fill. Contact Bob Paulson, manager of business development, at 920/727-1919 or visit www.minergy.com.
WEFTEC Rain Garden Template
The WEF Students and Young professionals, with the Center for Neighborhood Technology and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, raised $7,000 to build a 200-square-foot rain garden in Chicago’s Pulaski Park as part of WEFTEC 08. The inaugural event will serve as a template for future shows, where the Students and Young Professionals will host similar community service events to promote water quality. The Illinois WEA student chapters and young professionals committees will clean up and maintain the garden.
Numeric Effluent Limitations
The Natural Resources Defense Council petitioned the U.S. EPA to revise its secondary treatment regulations to include, for the first time, numeric effluent limitations for discharges of TN (total nitrogen) and TP (total phosphorous). If granted, all NPDES permits for publicly owned sewage treatment plants would have to be revised.
The NRDC petition to EPA asserts that 0.3 mg/l TP and 3.0 mg/l TN are attainable through available technology, and that 1.0 mg/l TP and 8.0 mg/l TN are attainable only if biological processes are considered. The petition also says that phosphorus levels of 0.25 to 0.50 mg/l are being achieved.
Alaska Hosts SJWP
The Alaska Water Environment Association has selected the Alaska Water Wastewater Management Association to host the Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) National Competition on June 25-26 at the University of Alaska in Anchorage. Member associations interested in learning more about bringing the SJWP competition to local high schools should contact Angie Monteleone, executive director, at 907/561-9777.
Awards
Missouri Water and Wastewater Conference Inc. 2008 Awards
• R.S. Miller Award – Todd Baslee, city of Boonville
• A.V. Graf Award – Chris Brake, Columbia Water & Light Dept.
• Merit Award – William Pecord, Alliance Water Resources, Cape Girardeau
• W. Victor Weir Award – Jerry Wallace, retired MDNR/NERO
• Water Operator of the Year – Brad Morse, city of St. Charles, east central section
• Special Service Award – Jim Baylor, Cape Girardeau; George Rausch, Monett
• Young Operator Award – Anthony Dahl, Tri-County Water Authority; Shelby Perkins, Columbia Water & Light Dept.
• Kramer Award – Elmer Wright, City of Archie; Shirley Shiflett, City of Meadville; Bob Johns, University of Missouri-Columbia Power Plant
Education
British Columbia
The British Columbia Water and Wastewater Association is offering April CEUs at Courtenay.
• April 22-23 – Managing Small Wastewater Systems
• April 20-24 – Wastewater Treatment I
• April 20-24 – Wastewater Collection I
Call 604/433-4389 or visit www.bcwwa.org.
California
The California WEA has these workshops:
• April 28 – SSMP Requirement 1: Developing Your Plan, Palm Springs
• April 28 – SSMP: Map, Maintain, Measure, Modify, Palm Springs
• May 14 – Electronic Reporting Requirements & Tips, San Diego
• May 19 – How to Avoid Sticker Shock, Fresno
• May 20 – How to Avoid Sticker Shock, Berkeley
• May 21 – How to Avoid Sticker Shock, Los Angeles
Call 510/382-7800 or visit www.cwea.org.
North Carolina
The North Carolina AWWA-WEA has these classes at North Carolina State University, McKimmon Center, in Raleigh unless stated otherwise:
• May 4-8 – Biological Wastewater Operators Eastern School
• May 5-8 – Physical and Chemical Wastewater Operators School
• May 12 – Microscopic Examination for Wastewater, Charlotte
Call 919/784-9030 or visit www.ncsafewater.org.
Calendar Of Events
March 2-4
California WEA Pretreatment, Pollution Prevention, and Stormwater (P3S) Conference, Hyatt Regency, Monterey, Calif.
Call 510/382-7800 or visit www.cwea.org.
March 3-4
Michigan Water Environment Association Biosolids Conference, Holiday Inn South, Lansing. Call Steve Mahoney at 517/241-2508
or visit www.mi-wea.org.
March 10-13
Alberta Water and Wastewater Operators Association Seminar, Banff Park Lodge, Banff. Call 877/454-7745 or visit www. awwoa.ab.ca.
March 16-19
Illinois Water Environment Association Conference, Crowne Plaza, Springfield. Call Dennis Priewe at 815/387-7634 or visit www.iweasite.org.
March 21-25
South Carolina Environmental Conference, Kingston Plantation, Myrtle Beach. Call 803/939-9574 or visit www.weasc.org.
March 22-25
Manitoba Water & Wastewater Association Conference and Trade Show, Keystone Center, Canad Inn, Brandon. Call 866/396-2549 or visit www.mwwa.net.
March 22-26
Kentucky Water and Wastewater Operators Conference, Lexington Center and Hyatt Regency, Lexington. Call Melissa Brothers at 502/226-8149 or visit www. kwwoa.org.
March 29-April 1
Missouri Water Environment Association and the Missouri Section of the American Water Works Association Conference, Tan-Tar-A Lodge and Resort, Osage Beach. Call Clara Haenchen at 573/634-6566 or visit www. mwea.org.
April 1-2
South Dakota Water and Waste-water Association Wastewater Operators Seminar, Highland Conference Center, Mitchell. E-mail rob.kittay@pie.midco.net or visit www.sdwwa.org.
April 5-7
Water Environment Association of Ontario Technical Symposium and Exhibition, Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto. Call Darla Campbell at 416/410-6933 or visit www.weao.org.
April 5-7
North Carolina AWWA-WEA Spring Conference, Sheraton, New Bern. Call 919/784-9030 or visit www.ncsafewater.org.
April 15-16
Virginia Water Environment Association Education Seminar, Holiday Inn Koger Center, Richmond. Call Clarke Walcraft at 540/639-3947 or visit www.vwea.org.
April 19-22
Alabama Water Environment Association Conference, Perdido Beach Resort, Orange Beach. Call Kim Polifka at 205/349-0067 or visit www.awea-al.com.
April 19-22
WEF Collections Systems Specialty Conference, Kentucky International Convention Center, Louisville. Call 800/666-0206 or visit www.wef.org.
April 20-23
Illinois Association of Water Pollution Control Operators, Crowne Plaza Conference Center, Springfield. Call Scott Wallis at 217/530-2678 or visit www.iaw pco.org.
April 25-29
British Columbia Water and Waste Association Conference and Trade Show, Penticton Convention Centre, Penticton. Call 604/433-4389 or visit www.bcwwa.org.
April 26-29
Arkansas Water Works & Water Environment Association Conference, Hot Springs Convention Center, Hot Springs. Call Angela Rogers at 501/975-1958 or visit www.awwwea.org.
April 28-May 1
California Water Environment Association Conference, Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs. Call Marci Chase at 510/382-7800, ext. 120, or visit www.cwea.org.
