People
NUCA Names Officers
The National Utility Contractors Association has named new officers for 2009-10. They are: Daniel K. East, president of Cone Construction Corp., New Mexico, president-elect; Ryan Schmitt, president of Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors, Florida, senior vice president; Alex Paris III, president of Alex E. Paris Contracting Co., Pennsylvania, treasurer; and James A. Barron, owner and president of Ronkin Construction Inc., Maryland, secretary. Ronald A. Peterson, vice president of the Pipeline Assessment Division, TWS Technical Services, Missouri, received the NUCA Associate of the Year Award. James R. Giannelli, president and CEO of RMCI Inc., New Mexico, received the Ditchdigger of the Year Award.
Ryan and Smith Highlighted
Dennis Ryan, City of Davenport (Iowa) water pollution control manager, was appointed to the position of interim public works director.
Adam Smith, village manager of Jonesville, Mich., received the Village Manager of the Year Award from the Michigan Rural Water Association.
Learning Opportunities
University of Wisconsin-Madison Courses
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Engineering Professional Development is offering these CEU, LU, PDH classes at the Madison campus:
• June 10-12 – Designing Wastewater Pumping Systems and Lift Stations
• June 23-24 – Upgrading Your Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Program
• July 21-22 – Water Reuse in the United States: Strategies, Trends and Onsite Applications
• July 23-24 – Improving Your Energy Efficiencies in Water and Wastewater Treatment, Collection and Distribution.
Call 608/262-2061 or visit http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu.
American Public Works Association
APWA has these courses as Web-based broadcasts:
• June 3 – Public Fleet Manager, Part 1
• June 10 – Public Fleet Manager, Part 2
• June 17 – Public Fleet Manager, Part 3.
Call Carrie Merker at 800/848-2792, ext. 5213, or visit www.apwa.net.
American Society of Civil Engineers
ASCE has these courses:
• June 11-12 – Advanced Detention Routing: Improving the Operation and Effectiveness of Detention Facilities, Crowne Plaza St. Louis (Mo.) Downtown. Call 314/621-8200.
• June 18-19 – Practical Hydrology of Rural and Urban Watersheds, Doubletree Hotel San Diego (Calif.) Downtown. Call 619/239-6800.
• July 9-10 – Pumping Systems Design for Civil Engineers, Radisson Hotel Sacramento (Calif.). Call 916/922-2020.
• July 16-17 – Introduction to Detention Pond Design: Parking Lots and Urban Drainage, Doubletree Guest Suites Nashville (Tenn.). Call 615/324-3410.
• July 30-31 – Low Impact Development Applications for Water Resource Management, Doubletree Hotel San Diego (Calif.) Downtown. Call 619/239-6800.
• Aug. 4-5 – Pumping Systems Design for Civil Engineers, Radisson Hotel Hyannis (Mass.). Call 508/771-1700.
• Aug. 13-14 – Storm Sewer Design Using SWMM, The Heathman Hotel, Portland, Ore. Call 503/790-7123.
For information, visit www.asce.org.
Canadian Water Network
The Canadian Water Network is offering a CCEC/CWN Workshop on the Control of Emerging Contaminants June 3-4 at Renaissance Toronto (Ontario) Airport Hotel. For information, call 800/668-1444 or www.cwn-rce.ca.
Green Mountain Water Environment Association
The organization is offering these following courses:
• June 3 – Hands-On Leak Detections and Water Loss Control, site TBA
• June 9 – Operation and Maintenance of Wastewater Pump Stations, Waterbury, Vt.
For information, call 802/229-9111 or visit www.gmwea.org.
Water Environment Federation
WEF announced the launch of an online library of papers presented at WEFTEC and WEF specialty conferences. The papers, accessible on the WEF Web site (www.wef.org), are not peer-reviewed and range from the year 2000 to present.
Calendar
June 1-3
International Forum on Integrated Water Resource Management, Sherbrooke, Quebec. 819/821-8000, ext. 65254, or visit www.cogesaf.qc.ca/rv-eau/en/home.html.
June 7-10
PennTec Annual Conference, Lancaster Host Conference Center, Lancaster, Pa. Call Cindy Rock at 570/549-2204 or visit www.pwea.org.
June 9-12
Conference on Water Quantity and Quality: Trends and New Challenges in Water Resource Management, Quebec City, Quebec. Visit www.cwra2009.org.
June 14-18
American Water Works Association Conference and Exposition, San Diego (Calif.) Convention Center. Call 800/926-7337 or visit www.awwa.org.
June 17-19
Florida Stormwater Association Conference and Exhibits, Sanibel Harbour Resort and Spa, Fort Myers, Fla. Call 888/221-3124 or visit www.florida-stormwater.org.
June 28-July 1
Nutrient Removal Conference, Omni Shoreham, Washington, D.C. Call 703/684-2441 or visit www.wef.org.
June 29-July 1
American Water Resources Association Summer Specialty Conference, Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, Snowbird, Utah. Call 540/687-8390 or visit www.awra.org.
July 13-16
American Membrane Technology Association/American Water Works Association 2009 Conference and Exposition: Membranes – Kickin’ It Up Texas Style!, Austin, Texas. Call 772/463-0820 or visit www.amtaorg.com.
July 26-29
Microconstituents and Industrial Water Quality 2009 Conference, Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Md. Visit www.wef.org.
Aug. 4-6
International Society of Automation Water/Wastewater Automatic Controls Division Symposium, Orlando, Fla. Visit www.isa.org/wwac.
Aug. 9-12
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) 2009: Combining Science and Management to Restore Impaired Waters, Hilton Minneapolis (Minn.). Call 703/684-2441 or visit www.wef.org.
Aug. 16-20
StormCon, the North American Surface Water Quality Conference and Exposition, Anaheim (Calif.) Marriott. Call 805/682-1300, ext. 129, or www.stormcon.com.
Aug. 26-29
Association of Water Technologies Annual Convention and Exposition, Hollywood, Fla. Visit www.awt.org.
