PEOPLE/AWARDS
The Burrillville Wastewater Treatment Plant received the U.S. EPA 2023 Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Operation and Maintenance Excellence Award for Rhode Island.
Ozzie Johnson, water and wastewater operator in Tulsa, Oklahoma, received the City Star Award of Safety Excellence from Mayor G.T. Bynum. The city said that while working on a water leak, Johnson noticed a person caught on the railroad tracks while a train was approaching and acted quickly to help the person off the tracks.
The Ashland (Kentucky) Water Treatment Plant received a 2023 Certificate of Excellence in Water Quality from the State Area Wide Optimization Program. The plant was listed in the top 1% for best water quality in the state.
Lake Havasu City achieved the Voluntary Environmental Stewardship Program Bronze Level at its Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, awarded by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.
Gerald Faulkner, water treatment plant operations supervisor in Kannapolis, received the 2023 A-Surface Operator of the Year award from the North Carolina Waterworks Operators Association.
John Kothenbeutel, public works director in Sartell, Minnesota, retired 30 years to the day after he was hired in 1994.
The Mission Springs Water District received awards for Small Plant of the Year and Community Engagement and Outreach Project of the Year from the California Water Environment Association and its Colorado River Basin Section. Joey McElrone was named 2023 Collection System Person of the Year.
Rosemary Menard, water director in Santa Cruz, California, retired after a 43-year career in local government and water utilities. She had served as water director since 2014.
Janna Orkney, an 18-year member of the Triunfo Water and Sanitation board of directors, resigned from the eastern Ventura County (California) agency.
EVENTS
May 1-3
Pacific Northwest AWWA Section Annual Conference, Spokane, Washington. Visit www.pnws-awwa.org.
May 5-7
Ontario Water For The Future Conference and Trade Show, Niagara Falls Convention Centre. Visit www.awwa.org.
May 6-8
Ohio Rural Water Association 2024 Annual Training Conference, Embassy Suites, Dublin. Visit www.ohioruralwater.org.
May 6-8
2024 American Public Works Association Oklahoma/Oklahoma Water Environment Association Joint Technical Conference & Trade Show, Renaissance Tulsa Hotel and Convention Center. Visit www.owea.org.
May 6-10
New Jersey WEA Annual John J. (Jack) Lagrosa Conference and Exposition, Harrah’s Atlantic City. Visit www.njwea.org.
May 7-9
Alaska AWWA Section Annual Conference, William A. Egan Civic & Convention Center, Anchorage. Visit www.awwma.org.
May 8
Part 1: AWWA Distribution Systems Unregulated Inorganics and Why You Should Monitor Them webinar. Visit www.awwa.org.
May 8-9
Vermont Rural Water Association Annual Conference, Lake Morey Resort, Fairlee. Visit www.vtruralwater.org.
May 8-9
Annual U.S Water Treatment Conference, Doubletree by Hilton Orlando Downtown, Florida. Visit www.lmnpower.com.
May 13-15
Pennsylvania AWWA Section Annual Conference, Lancaster Marriott. Visit www.paawwa.org.
May 13-16
BIOGAS AMERICAS 2024, Savannah Convention Center, Georgia. Visit www.biogasamericas.com.
May 15
Part 2: AWWA Distribution Systems Unregulated Inorganics and Why You Should Monitor Them webinar. Visit www.awwa.org.
May 19-22
West Virginia AWWA Section Annual Conference, Daniels. Visit www.wvawwa.com.
May 20-22
New York Rural Water Association Technical Training Workshop & Exhibition, The Turning Stone Resort & Conference Center, Verona. Visit www.nyruralwater.org.
May 22
AWWA Regional Water Distribution Models - What, Why, and How? webinar. Visit www.awwa.org.
May 22-24
Connecticut AWWA Section Annual Conference, Manchester Village, Vermont. Visit www.awwa.org.
May 28-31
2024 Mississippi Rural Water Association Annual Management & Technical Conference & Exhibition, MS Coast Coliseum & Convention Center, Biloxi. Visit www.msrwa.org.
