People/Awards
American Water received the Water Company of the Year Award from Global Water Intelligence.
Silicon Valley Water Conservation Awards were presented to: Montara Water & Sanitary District (Small Government Agency/Water Utility Award); City of San Jose Environmental Services Department (Large Government Agency/Water Utility Award); Applied Materials (Business Award); L-3 Communications (Electron Devices Division); Kirsch Center for Environmental Studies (Organization); Stanford University (Large Organization); California Native Plant Society (Education); John Laird (Individual); ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance (Landscape Management); and Redwood City (Innovative).
Scott P. Hoff, Lydia A. Holmes, Lyle D. Munce and David C. Sobeck have been named partners at Carollo Engineers, which specializes in water and wastewater engineering.
Lars E. Rosene, vice president of public affairs with Flowserve, has also been named chief sustainability officer for the company.
Peter J. Martin has joined MWH Soft, a global provider of environmental and water resources applications software, as Southwest Region client service manager.
John F. “Jack” Elliott was named president of Pure Technologies Inc. in addition to his title of chief operating officer. Pure Technologies provides information and communications technology for monitoring and assessment of critical infrastructure, such as water pipelines, containment structures and water reservoirs.
Tom Bass was named site leader for Dow Water Solutions in Edina, Minn.
Robert J. Card was named chief pipe engineer at Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Inc. (Houston, Texas).
Lewis & Clark Regional Water System (Sioux Falls, S.D.), received the Partners in Conservation Award from U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar.
Learning Opportunities
American Society of Civil Engineers
ASCE is offering these courses:
• Aug. 4-5 – Pumping Systems Design for Civil Engineers, Radisson Hotel Hyannis, 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
American Water Works Association
AWWA is offering these Webcasts:
• Aug. 5 – Chemicals: Best Practices for Quality Assurance
• Aug. 19 – Residuals Management and Disposal.
Call 303/794-7711 or visit www.awwa.org.
Calendar
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, 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 Marriott, Anaheim, Calif. 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.
Aug. 30-Sept. 2
American Water Works Association Distribution Systems Symposium and Exposition, Reno, Nev. Visit www.awwa.org.
Sept. 13-16
Water Environment Federation WateReuse Symposium, Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle, Wash. Visit www.wef.org.
Sept. 13-16
American Public Works Association Congress – The Best Show In Public Works, Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio. Call 816/595-5241 or visit www.apwa.net.
Sept. 20-23
National Rural Water Association Leadership Forum and Technology Exhibit, New Orleans, La. Call 580/252-0629 or visit www.nrwa.org.
