People/Awards
Pam Burnett of Metcalf & Eddy’s Water Resources Practice was named president of the Georgia Association of Water Professionals.
Mike Smart of Avoca, Ark., a water operator for Beaver Water District of Lowell, was named Water Operator of the Year for populations greater than 5,000 by the Northwest District of the Arkansas Water Works & Water Environment Federation. The organization also honored Cindy Harp of Rogers, Ark., a laboratory technician for Beaver Water District, as Laboratory Professional of the Year.
Howard Wegis, Lee County Utilities, handed over gavel duties to Pamela Holcomb, P.E., CH2M Hill, at the Florida Water Environment Association Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon.
Jay Merrill of the Ottumwa Water Pollution Control Plant received the Wrencher Award from the Iowa Water Pollution Control Association.
Solar Power Partners Inc., a solar power producer, received the West County Wastewater District’s Big Picture Award for special achievement in the construction, ownership, operation and management of the nation’s largest dual-axis tracker solar system, now generating green power at the district’s Richmond, Calif., facility.
The Village of Magdalena received the New Mexico Rural Water Association Wastewater System of the Year Award.
The Delhi Charter Township (Mich.) Wastewater Treatment Plant received the PISCES Award from the U.S. EPA.
Mark Soucy, superintendent of the Water and Wastewater Departments in Fort Kent, Maine, was named Maine Operator of the Year by the New England Water Environment Association.
TPO welcomes your contributions to this “People” listing. To recognize members of your plant team, please send notices of new hires, promotions, service milestones, certifications or achievements to editor@tpomag.com.
Education
American Water Works Association
The American Water Works Association has announced the publication of two new guides for wastewater treatment operators — “Math for Wastewater Treatment Operators: Grades 1 and 2” and “Math for Wastewater Treatment Operators: Grades 3 and 4.” All grade levels of “Math for Wastewater Treatment Operators” are available in AWWA’s online bookstore at www.awwa.org/bookstore.
Kansas
The Kansas Water Environment Association is holding its Annual Water and Wastewater School in Lawrence Aug. 4-7. Call 785/357-4780 or visit www.kwea.net.
Kentucky
The Kentucky Water and Wastewater Operators’ Association has these workshops:
• Aug. 13 – Confined Space, Bowling Green
• Aug. 20 – Various topics (water and wastewater), Morehead.
Call 502/226-8149 or visit www.kwwoa.org.
North Carolina
The North Carolina AWWA-WEA has these classes:
• Aug. 3-7 – Western Collection and Distribution School, Morganton
• Aug. 17 – Back to the Basics for Wastewater Operators, Fayetteville
• Aug. 26 – Wastewater Treatment, Metro Convention Center, Hickory
• Sept. 1 – Piping, Greenville
• Sept. 9 – Advanced Topics in Wastewater Treatment, Burlington
• Sept. 14-17 – Maintenance Technologist Operators School, Raleigh
• Sept. 29 – Sustainability and Backflow/Cross Connection Updates, Greenville.
Call 919/784-9030 or visit www.ncsafewater.org.
Texas
The Texas Water Utilities Association is offering a Wastewater Collection workshop Aug. 11 in Victoria. Call 888/367-8982 or visit www.twua.org.
Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Engineering Pro-fessional Development is offering a CEU, LU, PDH class at the Madison campus Sept. 9-11 in Wastewater Treatment Plants: Processes, Design and Operation. Call 608/262-2061 or visit http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu.
Calendar
Aug. 4-6
International Society of Automation Water/Wastewater Automatic Controls Division Symposium, Orlando, Fla. Visit www.isa.org/wwac.
Aug. 9-12
Georgia Association of Water Professionals Annual Conference and Expo, Savannah. Call 770/618-8690 or visit www.gawponline.org.
Aug. 9-12
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) 2009: Combining Science and Management to Restore Impaired Waters, Minneapolis, Minn. Visit www.wef.org.
Aug. 9-14
International Association of Hydraulic Engineering & Research (IAHR) Biennial Congress, Vancouver, British Columbia. Visit www.wef.org.
Aug. 11-14
Chesapeake Section American Water Works Association Annual Conference, Rocky Gap, Md. Call 703/716-0770.
Aug. 16-19
American Society of Civil Engineers International Pipelines Conference, San Diego, Calif. Call 703/295-6000 or visit www.asce.org.
Aug. 27-28
Biosolids and Odor and Corrosion Conference, Embassy Suites, San Marcos, Texas. Call 512/693-0060 or visit www.weat.org.
Aug. 31-Sept. 3
Kansas Water Environment Association and Kansas Section of American Water Works Joint Conference, Capitol Plaza Hotel, Topeka. Call Marc Pedrotti at 913/677-3366 or visit www.kwea.net.
Sept. 1-4
Chesapeake Water Environment Association and the Water and Wastewater Operations Association of Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia Joint Conference and Exhibition, Clarion Fontainebleau Hotel, Ocean City, Md. Visit www.wwoa-cwea.org.
Sept. 10-12
Canadian National Conference and Wastewater Management Policy Forum, Hilton Fallsview Hotel, Niagara Falls, Ontario. E-mail admin@weao.org or visit www.weao.org.
Sept. 13-15
Canadian Residuals and Biosolids Conference, Hilton Fallsview Hotel, Niagara Falls, Ontario. Call 416/410-6933 or visit www.weao.org.
Sept. 13-16
Rocky Mountain Sector AWWA/ Rocky Mountain WEA Joint Annual Conference, Albuquerque (N.M.) Convention Center. Call 720/859-4338 or visit www.rmsawwa.net.
Sept. 13-16
WateReuse Symposium, Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle, Wash. Call 206/621-9000 or visit www. watereuse.com.
Sept. 13-16
Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association Annual Conference, Boise (Idaho) Centre on the Grove. Visit www.pncwa.org.
Sept. 13-17
Virginia Water Environment Association Conference, Greater Richmond Convention Center. Visit www.vwea.org.
Sept. 14-15
New York Water Environment Association Watershed Science and Technical Conference, Hotel Thayer, West Point. Call 315/422-7811 or visit www.nywea.org.
Sept. 16-18
South Dakota Waste and Waste-water Association Conference, Holiday Inn, Spearfish. Visit www.sdwwa.org.
Sept. 20-23
Western Canada Water Conference and Trade Show, Winnipeg, Manitoba. E-mail wwall@city-plap.com or visit www.wcwwa.ca.
Sept. 24-26
Tri-State Seminar on the River, Primm Valley Resorts, Primm, Nev. Visit www.tristateseminar.com/contact.aspx.
Oct. 3-11
International Activated Carbon Conference and Courses, Holiday Inn Airport, Pittsburgh, Pa. Call Barbara Sherman at 800/367-2587 or visit www.pacslabs.com.
Oct. 10-14
WEFTEC 2009 Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. Call 800/666-0206 or visit www. weftec.org.
Oct. 18-20
Atlantic Canada W&WA Confer-ence, Marriott Halifax Harbour-front, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Visit www.wef.org.
Oct. 19-21
North Dakota Water Environment Association Annual Meeting, International Inn, Minot. Visit www.wef.org.
