People/Awards
International Dehydrated Foods (Monett, Mo.) received a Gold Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment Compliance Award from the Missouri Water Environment Association.
The Chambers Creek (Wash.) Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant received the Wastewater Treatment Plant Outstanding Performance Award from the Washington Department of Ecology.
Dennis Priewe was named the president of the Illinois Water Environ-ment Association.
The British Columbia Water & Waste Association announced award recipients at its 2010 annual conference:
• Mike Nolan, Stanley S. Copp Award
• Rob Mellander, Dave Forgie, Carolyn Stewart and Rick Hayhurst, Personal Recognition Award
• Indian & Northern Affairs Canada, Corporate Recognition Award
• Denny Ross-Smith and Kim Stephens, Bridge Building Award
• Curt Kerns, Wetlands Pacific, and Ian Hayes, RD of Bulkley Nechako, Decentralized Wastewater Management Award
• Kady Gannon and Derek Fisher, Okanagan College Scholarships
• Soubhagya Kumar Pattanayak and Ryan Irvine Thoren, UBC Graduate Studies Scholarships
• Mike Firlotte, Victor M. Terry Award
• Chris Johnston, Arthur Sidney Bedell Award
• Alex Wood, George Warren Fuller Award
The Illinois Water Environment Association announced award reci-pients at its 2010 annual conference:
• Jay Patel, Arthur Sidney Bedell Award
• Sanitary District of Decatur, Ill., George W. Burke Award
• Ted Denning, Paul Clinebell Award
• Darrin Boyer, William Hatfield Award
• Rebecca Rose, Laboratory Analyst Excellence Award
• Richard Helm, Life Member Award
• Ralph Pfister, Kenneth C. Merideth Award
• Arthur R. Schmidt, Technical Presentation Award
• Michael Turley, Golden Manhole Award
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Education
Canada
The Atlantic Canada Water & Wastewater Association has Wastewater Treat-ment Level 1 and 2 courses Oct. 5-8 in Fredericton, N.B. Visit www.acwwa.ca.
Michigan
The Michigan Water Environment Association has a Collections Seminar on Sept. 9 in East Lansing. Visit www.mi-wea.org.
Missouri
The Missouri Water Environment Association has a Laboratory Workshop on Sept. 23 in Jefferson City. Visit www.mwea.org.
North Carolina
The North Carolina Water Environment Association has these courses:
• Sept. 9 – Automation, Greenville
• Sept. 9 – Construction Projects, Greenville
• Sept. 9 – Crafting Great Customer Service Policies, Greenville
• Sept. 14 – Disaster Preparedness, Clemmons
• Sept. 14 – Advanced Topics in Wastewater Treatment, Burlington
• Oct. 19 – Planning for the Future, Asheville
• Oct. 19 – Safety, Asheville
Visit www.ncsafewater.org.
Ohio
The Ohio Water Environment Association has a Plant Operations/Lab Analysis Workshop Sept. 1-2 in Columbus. Visit www.ohiowea.org.
Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association
The PNCWA has Safety and Occupational Health Webinars on Sept. 9. Visit www.pncwa.org.
Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Water Environment Association has a Wastewater Pre-treatment Workshop on Sept. 30 in Reading. Visit www.pwea.org.
Texas
The Texas Water Utilities Association has these courses:
• Sept. 13 – Effective Instructional Design, Austin
• Sept. 14 – Wastewater Collections, Marble Falls
• Sept. 14 – Basic Wastewater, Waco
• Sept. 20 – Utilities Management, Waco
• Sept. 21 – Pumps and Pumping, Victoria
• Oct. 12 – Wastewater Collection, Victoria
• Oct. 18 – Utilities Management, El Paso
Visit www.twua.org.
Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin Department of Engineering-Professional Development has a Wastewater Treatment Plants: Processes, Design and Operation course Sept. 8-10 in Madison. Visit www.epdweb.engr.wisc.edu.
Calendar of Events
Sept. 9
New England Water Environment Association Collection Systems Conference and Exhibit, Westford. Visit www.newea.org.
Sept. 12-15
WateReuse Symposium, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C. Call 703/548-0880 or visit www. watereuse.org.
Sept. 12-15
Distribution Systems Symposium and Exposition, Nashville, Tenn. Visit www.awwa.org.
Sept. 12-15
Rocky Mountain Water Environ-ment Association and Rocky Mountain Section-American Water Works Association Joint Annual Conference, Keystone Resort and Conference Center, Keystone, Colo. Visit www.rmwea.org.
Sept. 12-16
South Carolina Section-American Water Works Association Annual Conference and Exhibit, Myrtle Beach. Visit www.jsc.scawwa.org.
Sept. 15-16
New York Water Environment Association Watershed Science and Technical Conference, Hotel Thayer, West Point. Visit www.nywea.org.
Sept. 15-16
Kentucky Water and Wastewater Operators Association Wastewater Operator Fall Conference, Falls of Rough. Visit www.kwwoa.org.
Sept. 15-17
California Water Environment Association Northern Regional Training Conference, Modesto Convention Center. Visit www.cwea.org.
Sept. 15-17
South Dakota Water and Wastewater Association Annual Conference, Ramkota Inn, Sioux Falls. Visit www.sio.midco.net/ sdawwa.website/index.htm.
Sept. 19-21
Northwest Biosolids Management Association Annual Conference, Campbell’s Conference Center, Chelan, Wash. Visit www.nwbio solids.org.
Sept. 21-24
Western Canada Water Annual Conference and Trade Show, Hyatt Regency, Calgary. Visit www. wcwwa.ca.
Oct. 2-6
Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, La. Visit www.wef.org.
Oct. 19-22
Wisconsin Wastewater Operators Association Conference, Kalahari Resort & Convention Center, Wisconsin Dells. Visit www. wwoa.org.
Oct. 24-27
Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association Annual Conference, Bend, Ore. Call 208/455-8381 or visit www.pncwa.org.
