People/Awards

The Englewood/Littleton (Colo.) Wastewater Treatment Plant received a Gold Level Award from the U.S. EPA for its biosolids program.

The City of Boulder (Colo.) Wastewater Treatment Facility received more than $1 million in grants from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to improve nitrogen removal. The improvements will help reduce nitrogen discharge levels and improve downstream water quality.

Orianna Bretschger, a researcher with the J. Craig Venter Institute, received a $5 million grant from the Roddenberry Foundation to fund development of new wastewater treatment approaches based on microbial fuel cell technology.

The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) presented the following Kansas City Water Services wastewater treatment facilities with Peak Performance Awards:

• Westside Treatment Facility, Gold Award
• Fishing River, Silver Award
• Rocky Branch, Silver Award
• Todd Creek, Silver Award

The C.C. Williams and Wright Smith Jr. Wastewater Treatments Plants (Ala.) received Platinum Peak Performance Awards from the NACWA.

These City of Newark employees and departments were honored by the Ohio Water Environment Association:

• Darin Wise, wastewater treatment plant superintendent, J.W. Ellms Award (for a person in an administrative or supervisory position, recognizinging participation in conference activities, civic affairs and leadership).
• Sewer Maintenance Department, Safety Award, for collection systems with one to nine employees for 2012.
• Ed Nutter, safety and training coordinator for the Division of Water and Wastewater, inducted into the OWEA 5S, recognizing service above and beyond the call of duty to the industry and the organization.

TPO welcomes your contribution to this listing. To recognize members of your team, please send notices of new hires, promotions, service milestones, certifications or achievements to editor@tpomag.com.

Education

Alabama

The Alabama Water Environment Association is offering these courses:

• Dec. 17 – Collection System Operators Seminar, Tuscaloosa
• March 25 – Collection System Operators Seminar, Huntsville

Visit www.awea-al.com.

California

The California Water Environment Association has a Collection Systems Benchmarking Seminar Nov. 13, location to be announced. Visit www.cwea.org.

Florida

The Florida Water Environment Association has a Fall Wastewater Process Seminar Nov. 5 in Winter Haven. Visit www.fwea.org.

The University of Florida TREEO Center is offering these courses in Gainesville:

• Nov. 5-6 – Flow Meter Calibrations
• Nov. 13 – Energy Conservation at Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities
• Nov. 14 – Science of Disinfection
• Jan. 14-16 – Introduction to Electrical Maintenance
• Jan. 21-23 – Process Control of Advanced Waste Treatment Plants
• Feb 4-5 – Water Reclamation & Treatment Processes

Visit www.treeo.ufl.edu/wastewater-courses.aspx.

Georgia

The Georgia Association of Water Professionals has a Backflow Prevention Specialty Workshop in Marietta Dec. 11. Visit www.gawp.org.

Illinois

The Illinois Water Environment Association is offering these courses:

• Nov. 14 – Collection Systems Seminar, Lisle
• Nov. 21 – Biosolids Seminar, location TBA

Visit www.iweasite.org.

Michigan

The Michigan Water Environment Association has a Process Seminar on Nov. 6 in East Lansing. Visit www.mi-wea.org.

Missouri

The Missouri Water Environment Association has a Fall Technical Conference Nov. 7 in Columbia. Visit www.mwea.org.

New York

The New York Water Environment Association is offering these courses:

• Nov. 6 – Clarifier Optimization and Flow Measurement, Lyons
• Nov. 7 – Clarifier Optimization and Flow Measurement, Ithaca
• Nov. 8 – DMR-Electronic Reporting and Proper Completion, Rexford

Visit www.nywea.org.

Ohio

The Ohio Water Environment Association is offering these following courses:

• Dec. 5 – Biosolids Workshop, Lewis Center
• March 13 – Government Affairs Workshop, Lewis Center
• May 1 – Collection Systems Workshop, Lewis Center
• May 21-22 – Operations/Lab Analysis Workshop, Lewis Center

Visit www.ohiowea.org.

Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Water Environment Association is offering these courses:

• Nov. 1 – Confined Space/Personal Protection Workshop
• Nov. 6 – Laboratory Workshop

For locations, call 610/670-6072 or visit www.pwea.org.

Texas

The Texas Water Utilities Association is offering these courses:

• Nov. 4 – Wastewater Collection, Corpus Christi
• Nov. 19 – Calculations, Victoria
• Nov. 19 – Management, Gatesville

Visit www.twua.org.

Wisconsin

The University of Wisconsin Department of Engineering-Professional Development is offering these courses in Madison:

• Dec. 3-5 – Sanitary Sewer and Collection System Engineering
• March 24-25 – Upgrading Your Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Program
• March 26-28 – Wastewater Pumping Systems and Lift Stations
• April 15-17 – Nutrient Removal Engineering: Phosphorus and Nitrogen in Wastewater Treatment

Visit http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu.  

Calendar of Events

Nov. 7-8
Missouri Water Environment Association Fall Technical Conference, Columbia. Visit www.mwea.org.

Nov. 12-13
Georgia Association of Water Professionals Fall Conference and Expo, Athens. Call 770/618-8690 or visit www.gawp.org.

Nov. 20-22
Indiana Water Environment Association Annual Conference, Indianapolis. Visit www.indianawea.org.

Jan. 22-23
Water Environment Association of Texas Collection Systems Conference and Expo. Visit www.weat.org.

Jan. 26-29
New England Water Environment Association Annual Conference and Exhibit, Boston Marriott Copley Place Hotel. Visit www.newea.org.

Feb. 4-6
New York Water Environment Association Annual Conference and Exhibition, New York Marriott Marquis. Visit www.nywea.org.

Feb. 25-28
Water Environment Federation 2014 Utility Management Conference. Call 703/684-2441 or visit www.wef.org.

April 22-24
Alaska Water Wastewater Management Association Annual Conference, Centennial Hall, Juneau. Visit www.awwma.org.

April 27-30
Arkansas Water Works and Water Environment Association Annual Conference, Hot Springs. Visit www.awwwea.org.

April 29-May 2
California Water Environment Association Annual Conference, Santa Clara Convention Center. Call 510/382-7800, ext. 115, or visit www.cwea.org.