People/Awards
Larry T. Koehle, director of public works and engineering for the town of Caledon, Ontario, was elected president of the American Public Works Association.
Robert O. Evans Jr. of Edenton, N.C., received the Hancor Soil & Water Engineering Award from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.
Ritchie Handley of Putnam received the Collection System Operator of the Year Award from the West Virginia Rural Water Association.
Russell Mathers, Wilton (Maine) wastewater and water superintendent, received an Operator Award from the Department of Environmental Protection.
The National Rural Water Association named the following award recipients:
• Illinois Rural Water Association, State Association of the Year
• Minnesota Rural Water Association and West Virginia Rural Water Association, Member Services Excellence Award
• South Dakota Association of Rural Water Systems, Innovation in Member Services Award
• Evergreen Rural Water of Washington, Training and Technical Assistance Excellence Award
• Susan Breau-Kelly (Maine Rural Water Association), Chris Lovelace (Alabama Rural Water Association), Terry Ingham (Oklahoma Rural Water Association), Janice Gibbs (Texas Rural Water Association) and Rene Koback (Wisconsin Rural Water Association), Peer Leadership Awards.
Learning Opportunites
Northeast Trenchless Association
The Northeast Trenchless Association will hold its 2010 Annual Meeting and Conference Jan. 25-26 at the Holiday Inn, Boxborough, Mass. Topics will include construction safety, horizontal directional drilling, pipe bursting and tunneling, and HDPE fusion. There will be product exhibits, roundtable discussions, hands-on equipment training, and networking opportunities.
BAROID and the Northeast Trenchless Association will hold an HDD and Pipe Bursting Mud School in conjunction with the meeting. Call 508/498-3811 or visit www.northeasttrenchless.com.
American Water Works Association
The AWWA is offering a Los Angeles Water Sustainability and Management Forum Jan. 14 in Los Angeles. Visit www.awwa.org.
Kansas Water Environment Association
The KWEA is offering these courses:
• Jan. 12 – Basics of Water Operation, Enterprise
• Jan. 14 – Small Water Systems, Goodland
• Jan. 20-21 – Advanced Electrical, Salina
• Jan. 21 – Small Water Systems, Hays
• Jan. 27 – Small Water Systems, Kickapoo Nation
• Jan. 28 – Small Water Systems, Medicine Lodge
• Feb. 2-3 – Basic Water Laboratory, Abilene
• Feb. 2-3 – Cross Connection/Backflow Informational, Great Bend
• Feb. 2-5 – Cross Connection/Backflow Certification, Great Bend
• Feb. 4-5 – Cross Connection/Backflow Recertification, Great Bend
• Feb. 9 – Safety, Dodge City
• Feb. 10-11 – Advanced Operator School, Kansas City
• Feb. 17-18 – Basic Electrical, Medicine Lodge
• Feb. 23 – Ethics, Liberal
• Feb. 25 – Small Water Systems, Dodge City
Visit www.kwea.net.
University of Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin Department of Engineering-Professional Development is offering a course in Cross-Connection Control and Backflow Prevention in Madison Jan. 5-7. Visit http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
The Wisconsin DNR has these courses:
• Jan. 27-28 – Distribution, West Bend
• Feb. 17 – Preventive Maintenance, Chippewa Falls
Visit www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/es/science/opcert/training.htm.
Calendar
Jan. 10-13
National Utility Contractors Association Utility Construction Expo 2010, Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel, Orlando, Fla. Call 703/358-9300 or visit www.nuca.com.
Feb. 21-24
The Utility Management Conference, InterContinental San Francisco, San Francisco. Call 703/684-2441 or visit www.wef.org.
Feb. 24-27
Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky. Call 800/257-7222 or visit www.pumpershow.com.
