People/Awards
Dave McKinstry, Colfax Corp. vice president of business development and special projects, received the Hydraulic Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Frank D’Ambrosia, superintendent of the Archbold, Ohio, wastewater treatment plant, received the Ohio Water Environment Association’s F.D. “Dean” Steward Award.
Fiesta Village Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant, Lee County, Fla., received the Florida Water Environment Association’s Earle B. Phelps Award in the advanced wastewater treatment plant category.
Alan S. Salmon received the Collection System Operator Award from the New York Water Environment Association.
Pacific Environmental Resources Corp. and Alinda Capital Partners LLC were presented the Global Water Awards 2009 Water Deal of the Year Award of Distinction for their contribution to the advancement of public-private partnerships in the international water sector, specific to their contract with the Santa Paula (Calif.) Wastewater Facility.
The West Side Wastewater Treatment Facility (Fayetteville) engineering design received the highest possible engineering award in Arkansas at the 2009 American Council of Engineering Companies Arkansas Chapter Engineering Excellence award ceremony.
The Arkansas Water Works & Water Environment Association announced the following awards: Wayne Robbins, city of Fayetteville, Water Works Outstanding Achievement, population greater than 5,000; David Rawls, Center Grove Water Users Association, Water Works Out-standing Achievement, population less than 5,000; Jack Hutcheson, city of Bentonville, Wastewater Outstanding Achievement, population greater than 5,000; Diana Woodle, city of Higginson, Wastewater Outstanding Achievement, population less than 5,000; City of Bodcaw, Southwest District, Water – Special System Recognition; Piggot Water/Wastewater-Northeast District, Water – Special System Recognition; Center Grove Water Users Association-Central District, Water – Special System Recognition; Greenbrier Wastewater-Central District, Wastewater – Special System Recognition.
Nilaksh Kothari, general manager of Manitowoc (Wis.) Public Utilities was appointed to the Board of the Water Research Foundation.
The Illinois Water Environment Association announced the following award winners: Greg Garbs, WEF Hatfield Award; John Lamb, WEF Bedell Award; Chuck Corley, WEF Delegate Service Award and IWEA Paul Clinebell Award; Sandra Conrad, WEF Laboratory Excellence Award; Lakhwinder Hundal, IWEA Best Technical Presentation Award; Mark Termini, IWEA Meredith Award; Kendra Sveum, IWEA Young Professional Award; Steve Graceffa, IWEA Membership Recruitment Award; Mary Johnson, IWEA Presidential Service Award; Daris Williams, Sylvanus Jackson Scholarship Award.
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
Atlantic Canada Water Works Association
The ACWWA has these workshops and seminars:
• Sept. 8-11 – Water Treatment, Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Sept. 16 – Water and Wastewater Operator Exam, Truro, Nova Scotia
• Sept. 16 – Problem Solving Techniques Using the Activated Sludge Process, Fredericton, New Brunswick
• Sept. 17 – Problem Solving Techniques Using the Activated Sludge Process, Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Oct. 6-9 – Wastewater Treatment, Fredericton, New Brunswick
• Oct. 14 – Water and Wastewater Operator Exam, Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Visit www.acwwa.ca
California Water Environment Association
The CWEA has a Safetyfest in Woodland on Oct. 28. Call 650/832-6251 or visit www.cwea.org.
Indiana Water Environment Association
The IWEA is offering these workshops/exams:
• Sept. 9 – IWEA Operations and Maintenance Committee Fall Seminar, location TBA
• Oct. 27 – IWEA Collections Systems Certification Exam, Indianapolis
• Oct. 29 – IWEA Collections Systems Certification Exam, Fort Wayne.
Call 317/328-2151 or visit www.indianawea.org.
Kansas
The Kansas Water Environment Association has these workshops:
• Sept. 5 – Small Systems Wastewater, Medicine Lodge
• Sept. 10 – Small Systems Wastewater, Newton
• Sept. 10-11 – Wastewater Treatment, Independence
• Sept. 17-18 – Wastewater Collections, Fort Scott
• Oct. 1 – Basic Wastewater, Mulvane
• Oct. 1-2 – Wastewater Treatment, Pittsburg
• Oct. 2-3 – Natural Systems for Wastewater Treatment, Dodge City
• Oct. 10 – Small Systems Wastewater, Goodland
• Oct. 14-15 – Water Distribution and Wastewater Collections, Lyons
• Oct. 15-16 – Wastewater Treatment, Bonner Springs
• Oct. 21 – Ultraviolet for Water and Wastewater Treatment, Garden City
• Oct. 21 – Advanced Wastewater, Holton
• Oct. 22-23 – Wastewater Treatment, Olathe
• Oct. 28 – Applied Math for Wastewater Operators, Dodge City
• Oct. 30-31 – Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse, Goodland.
Call 785/357-4780 or visit www.kwea.net.
Kentucky
The Kentucky Water and Wastewater Operators Association has scheduled an Operator Training Course on Water, Wastewater and Various Topics, Sept. 16-17, in Falls of Rough. Call 502/330-9678 or visit www.kwwoa.org.
North Carolina
The North Carolina AWWA-WEA has these classes:
• Sept. 1 – Piping, Greenville
• Sept. 9 – Advanced Topics in Wastewater Treatment, Burlington
• Sept. 14-17 – Maintenance Technologist Operators School, Raleigh
• Sept. 29 – Sustainability & Backflow/Cross Connection Updates, Greenville.
Call 919/784-9030 or visit www.ncsafewater.org.
Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Engineering Professional Development is offering these classes at the Madison campus:
• Sept. 9-11 – Wastewater Treatment Plants: Processes, Design and Operation
• Oct. 5-7 – Designing and Constructing Sanitary Sewer Systems.
Call 608/262-2061 or visit http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu.
Calendar
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. 10-11
Georgia Association of Water Professionals, Interstate Water Issues: A Sustainable Future, Marietta Conference Center & Resort, Marietta. Call 770/618-8690 or visit www.gawp.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 Convention Center, Albuquerque, N.M. 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.org.
Sept. 13-16
Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association Annual Conference, Boise Centre on the Grove, Boise, Idaho. Visit www.pncwa.org.
Sept. 13-17
Virginia Water Environment Association Conference, Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond. 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 Wastewater Association Conference, Holiday Inn, Spearfish. Visit www.sdwwa.org.
Sept. 17-18
Maine Wastewater Control Association Fall Conference, Sunday River Ski Resort, Bethel. Visit www.mwwca.org.
Sept. 20-23
Western Canada Water Conference and Trade Show, Winnipeg, Manitoba. E-mail wwall@city-plap.com or visit www.wcwwa.ca.
Oct. 3-11
International Activated Carbon Conference and Courses, Holiday Inn Airport, Pittsburgh, Pa. Call Barbara Sherman at 800/367-2587or 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 Conference, 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.
