People/Awards

The Henry County Water Authority received the 2013 Collection System Gold Award from the Georgia Association of Water Professionals.

David Green, chief operator of the Rochester (N.H.) Wastewater Treatment Facility, and Lorraine Sander, superintendent of the Billerica (Mass.) Wastewater Treatment Plant, received 2013 U.S. EPA Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Excellence Awards.

The Pittsfield (N.H.) Wastewater Treatment Plant received a 2013 Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Excellence Award from the U.S. EPA.

Ted Fafinski of Farmington, N.Y., was named the American Public Works Association 2013 Elected Official of the Year for accomplishments including a wastewater treatment project.

The Military Point Regional Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility received the 2013 Domestic Wastewater Plant Operations Excellence Award from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

The DeKalb County Snapfinger Creek Wastewater Facility earned a Safety Award from the Georgia Association of Water Professionals.

A program run by AEP Ohio that has helped wastewater treatment plants across Ohio cut energy use and save money received the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance 2014 Inspiring Efficiency Education Award.

The Three Rivers Wastewater Treatment Plant received the American Public Works Association 2013 Branch Award for Public Works Project of the Year for its wastewater treatment plant improvement project.

The Salida Wastewater Treatment Facility received the 2013 Colorado Wastewater System of the Year Award from the Colorado Rural Water Association after completion of a wastewater treatment plant overhaul, the largest capital project in city history.

The Vallecitos Water District in San Marcos, Calif., received the 2013 Collection System of the Year Award (small system) from the California Water Environment Association-San Diego Section.

A Bay County (Mich.) Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade to increase capacity and eliminate overflows to the Saginaw River won the Eminent Conceptor Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Michigan.

The Selma-Kingsburg-Fowler County Sanitation District received these 2013 awards from the California Water Environment Association:

• Plant of the Year (medium size)
• Collection System of the Year (medium size)
• Engineering Achievement (for headworks improvement and effluent station project)
• Supervisor of the Year (Veronica Cazares, district engineer)
• Central San Joaquin Section Member Recognition Award (Jim Olinger, operator)

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Education

Arkansas

The Arkansas Environmental Training Academy is offering a Class I Wastewater Seminar May 27-June 5 in Camden. Call 870/574-4550 or visit www.sautech.edu/aeta/schedule/aspx.

Indiana

The Alliance of Indiana Rural Water is offering these courses:

• June 24 – Meeting Ammonia Limits in Lagoon Systems, Mulberry
• July 10 – Lift Station Troubleshooting and Pump Service, Warsaw
• July 17 – Financial Impact of Phosphorus Removal, Knox
• Aug. 28 – Financial Impact of Phosphorus Removal, Roachdale
• Oct. 21 – GIS Mapping, Scottsburg
• Oct. 29 – Lift Station Troubleshooting and Pump Service, Indianapolis
• Nov. 6 – GIS Mapping, Cloverdale
• Dec. 2 – Meeting Ammonia Limits in Lagoon Systems, Shipshewana

Visit www.inh2o.org.

Kansas

The Kansas Water Environment Association is offering these courses in Dodge City:

• June 4 – Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse
• June 10 – Special Topics-US and UV
• June 18 – Small Wastewater Systems
• July 2 – An Examination of Your Safety
• July 8 – An Examination of Your Ethics
• July 10 – Introduction to Water and Wastewater Conveyance
• July 15 – Natural Systems for Wastewater Treatment

Visit www.kwea.net.

Michigan

The Michigan Water Environment Association is offering these courses in East Lansing:

• Sept. 11 – Collections
• Oct. 29 – Health and Safety

Visit www.mi-wea.org.

New York

The New York Water Environment Association is offering these courses:

• June 17 – Occupational Chemical Exposure, Hopewell Junction
• July 17 – Occupational Chemical Exposure, Lockport
• Oct. 23 – Solids Handling and Dewatering, Babylon
• Oct. 29 – Solids Handling and Dewatering, Bath

Visit www.nywea.org.

Virginia

The Virginia Water Environment Association is offering these following:

• June 12-13 – Operations Conference & Ops Challenge, Wintergreen
• July 28-29 – Good Laboratory Practices Workshop & Seminar, Charlottesville

Call 804/332-5286 or visit www.vwea.org.

Wisconsin

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

• Sept. 15-17 – Wastewater Treatment Processes and Technologies, Madison
• Dec. 3-5 – Sanitary Sewer and Collection System Engineering, Madison

Visit http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is offering the following courses:

• June 5 – Advanced Wastewater Operations, River Falls
• June 12 – Advanced Wastewater Operations, Burlington
• Sept. 16 – Confined-Space Entry, Plover

Visit http://dnr.wi.gov.