Worth Noting - October 2024

PEOPLE/AWARDS

The Forest Park Water Treatment Plant, jointly owned and operated by North Penn and North Wales (Pennsylvania) water authorities, attained the Area-Wide Optimization Program Award for the 17th year in a row.

The Aquia and Little Falls Run wastewater treatment facilities in Stafford, Virginia, received 2023 Platinum Peak Performance Awards from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies.

Professor Amy Pruden of Virginia Tech received the 2024 ISME/IWA BioCluster Award Grand Prize from the International Water Association, in collaboration with the International Society for Microbial Ecology. The award recognizes the importance of interdisciplinary research at the interface of microbial ecology, water and wastewater treatment and engineering sciences. Dr. Ryan Ziels, associate professor of civil engineering at the University of British Columbia, received the Rising Star Prize.

Cape Fear Public Utility Authority in Wilmington, North Carolina, received the Water Research Foundation’s 2024 Subscriber Impact Award

Santa Clarita Valley (California) Water renamed its Rio Vista Water Treatment Plant as the E. G. “Jerry” Gladbach Water Treatment Plant. The late Gladbach served on the SCV Water board of directors and its predecessor, the Castaic Lake Water Agency, from 1985 until his passing in July 2022.

Cheryl Porter, chief operating officer of water and field services for the Great Lakes Water Authority, began her one-year term as AWWA president.

Steve Davis, president of Columbus (Georgia) Water Works announced his retirement effective in October.

A $124 million expansion and upgrade of the Fargo (North Dakota) Regional Water Reclamation Facility took top honors in the 2023 Sherwin-Williams Impact Award program.

EVENTS

Oct. 2

AWWA Closing the US Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Gap webinar. Visit www.awwa.org.

Oct. 4

Delaware Rural Water Association 16th Annual Water & Wastewater Operators Expo, Greenwood Volunteer Fire Company. Visit www.drwa.org.

Oct. 7-9

Virginia Section AWWA 34th Annual Water Distribution Seminar and Utility Rodeo, Quality Suites Lake Wright - Norfolk Airport. Visit www.vaawwa.org.

Oct. 13-15

Southwest Section AWWA Annual Conference, Embassy Suites by Hilton Norman (Oklahoma) Hotel & Conference Center. Visit www.swawwa.org.

Oct. 14-16

North Dakota Section AWWA Annual Conference, Alerus Center, Grand Forks. Visit www.awwand.org.

Oct. 21-24

California/Nevada AWWA AFC24, Atlantis Resort/Sparks Convention Center, Reno. Visit www.ca-nv-awwa.org.

Oct. 22-23

Alaska Water Wastewater Management Association Southeast Alaska Operator Training Conference, Sitka Centennial Hall. awwma.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1863226. Visit www.awwma.org.

Oct. 23

AWWA From 2024 to 2050: Community Engagement & Empowerment (Water2050) webinar. Visit www.awwa.org.

Oct. 23-24

New Jersey Water Association 2024 Management & Technical Conference, The Golden Nugget - Atlantic City. Visit www.njwater.org.

Oct. 23-25

Iowa Section AWWA Annual Conference, Hyatt Regency Coralville. Visit www.awwa-ia.org.

Oct. 24

New Hampshire Drinking Water Expo & Trade Show, Grappone Conference Center at Courtyard by Marriott, Concord. Visit www.nhwwa.org.

Oct. 28-30

2024 Water Environment Association of South Carolina Operator Conference Embassy Suites by Hilton Myrtle Beach. Visit www.scwaters.org.

Oct. 28-30

Georgia Rural Water Association Fall Conference, Unicoi State Park & Lodge, Helen. Visit www.grwa.org.