People/Awards
PARCC Side Clean Water Plant (wastewater) in Kent County, Mich., received the 2009 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Russell Mathers, Wilton (Maine) wastewater and water superintendent, received an Operator Award from the Department of Environmental Protection.
The Michigan Water Environment Association named the following 2009 award recipients:
• Larry DeLong, Arthur Sidney Bedell Award
• Benton Harbor-St. Joseph Joint WWTP, George W. Burke Jr. Safety Award
• Jeff Johnston, William D. Hatfield Award
• Carol Injasoulian, Laboratory Analyst Excellence Award
• David Filipiak, Industrial Wastewater Treatment Professional of the Year
• Perry Thomas, Industrial Pretreatment Program Professional of the Year
• Dan Christian, Chad Gamble, John Killips and Anne Thomas, James R. Rumsey Award
• Laura Gruzwalski, New Professional of the Year Award
• Don Hartman, Operations Professional of the Year Award
The Pennsylvania Water Environment Association named the following 2009 award recipients:
• Edward L. Gillette Jr., Arthur Sidney Bedell Award
• David A. Brown, William D. Hatfield Award
• Marykay Steinman, Laboratory Analyst Excellence Award
• Lehigh County Authority Wastewater Treatment Plant, George W. Burke Jr. Safety Award, and Mark B. Hannum Plant Operations and Maintenance Excellence Award for less than 2.0 MGD, and Class II Facility Safety Award
• Carl E. Janson, Federation Service Award
• Pennant Foods Hazleton Operation Wastewater Treatment Plant, Industrial Waste Excellence 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
Kansas Water Environment Association
The KWEA has these courses:
• Feb. 2 – Wastewater Certification Preparation, Dodge City
• Feb. 4-5 – Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse, Hays
• Feb. 9 – Safety, Dodge City
• Feb. 9-10 – Basic Activated Sludge, Newton
• Feb. 10-11 – Advanced Wastewater Certification Preparation, Topeka
• Feb. 11-12 – Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse, Liberal
• Feb. 17-18 – Basic Electrical, Hutchinson
• Feb. 18-19 – Stormwater Management, Medicine Lodge
• Feb. 23 – Ethics, Liberal
• Feb. 26 – Small Wastewater Systems, Dodge City
• March 4-5 – Ethics, Phillipsburg
• March 10 – Small Systems Wastewater Operations, WaKeeney
• March 11-12 – Applied Math for Wastewater Operators, Hays
• March 16 – Membranes Treatment, Garden City
• March 18-19 – Natural Systems for Wastewater Treatment, Medicine Lodge
• March 24-25 – Activated Sludge Process Evaluation and Control, Garnett
• March 26 – Small Wastewater Systems, Kinsley
• March 30 – Membranes Treatment, Garden City
• March 30-31 – Plant Optimization, El Dorado
• March 31-April 1 – Biological Nutrient Removal, Lawrence
Visit www.kwea.net.
Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association
The RMWEA has an Industrial Wastewater Treatment Seminar March 25, location to be announced. Visit www.rmwea.org.
Texas Water Utilities Association
The TWUA has these courses in Waco:
• Feb. 9-11 – Basic Wastewater
• March 30 – Wastewater Collection
Visit www.twua.org.
University of Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin Department of Engineering-Professional Development is offering the following courses in Orlando, Fla.:
• Feb. 2-3 – Upgrading Your Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Program
• Feb. 4-5 – Designing Wastewater Pumping Systems and Lift Stations
Visit http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu.
Virginia Water Environment Association
The VWEA has a Wastewater Seminar in Charlottesville March 1. Visit www. vwea.org.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
The Wisconsin DNR has these courses:
• Feb. 2 – Wastewater Math, Oconomowoc
• Feb. 3-4 – Primary Treatment – Intro and Advanced Wastewater, Green Bay
• Feb. 16 – Confined Space Entry (Wastewater), Chippewa Falls
• Feb. 18 – Cross Connection Control (Wastewater), Chippewa Falls
• Feb. 22-26 – General Wastewater Treatment, Green Bay
• March 2-3 – Wastewater Ponds – Intro and Advanced, Rhinelander
• March 9 – Spring Wastewater/Biosolids Symposium, Stevens Point
• March 9-11 – Wastewater Lab Intro, Madison
• March 17-18 – Wastewater Disinfection – Intro and Advanced, Chippewa Falls
• March 29-31 – General Wastewater Treatment, Madison
Visit www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/es/science/opcert/training.htm.
Calendar
Jan. 31-Feb. 3
New York Water Environment Association Annual Meeting, Marriott Marquis, New York. Visit www.nywea.org.
Feb. 2-3
Iowa Water Pollution Control Association Maintenance Conference, Ankeny, Iowa. Visit www.iawpca.org.
Feb. 21-24
The Utility Management Conference, InterContinental San Francisco, San Francisco. Call 703/684-2441 or visit www.wef.org.
Feb. 24-27
Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky. Call 800/257-7222 or visit www.pumpershow.com.
March 1-3
Illinois Water Environment Association Annual Conference & Expo, Embassy Suites, East Peoria, Ill. Call 309/694-0200 or visit www.iweasite.org.
March 7-10
Cities of the Future 2010, Boston Marriott Cambridge, Boston, Mass. Call 703/684-2441 or visit www. wef.org.
March 28-30
IWA/WEF Wastewater Treatment Modeling Seminar, Chateau Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, Canada. Visit www.wef.org.
