People/Awards
Amanda Martin, a graduate student at Virginia Tech, received the American Water Works Association 2010 American Water Scholarship.
Rebecca Ye (Bangor, Maine) was named the U.S. winner of the 2010 Stockholm Junior Water Prize.
Don Allen (Silver Springs) was named the Manager of the Year by the Nevada Rural Water Association.
The Florida Stormwater Association named its award recipients:
• City of Tampa Stormwater Program, Excellence Award
• City of Jacksonville Stormwater Management Program, Outstanding Achievement Award
• City of Casselberry Lake Concord Park Project, Excellence Award
• City of Ft. Myers Billy’s Creek Preserve Project, Outstanding Achieve-ment Award
Learning Opportunities
APWA
The American Public Works Association has an audio/Web broadcast, “Can Hydrogen Boosters Improve Your Agency’s Fuel Consumption?” on Sept. 9. Visit www.apwa.net.
AWWA
The American Water Works Association is offering these courses:
• Sept. 1 – Advances in Emergency Preparedness, webcast
• Sept. 15 – Introduction to Laboratory Automation (Management Version), Portsmouth, N.H.
• Sept. 16 – Lab Automation for IT Professionals, Portsmouth, N.H.
• Sept. 22 – Water Storage Tank Operation and Maintenance Part 1, webcast
• Oct. 6 – Water Quality Management Within the Water Storage Tank Part 2, webcast
• Oct. 13 – Practical Asset Management, webcast
• Oct. 18-20 – Water System Optimization Conference, TBA
Visit www.awwa.org.
University of Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin Department of Engineering-Professional Development is offering these courses in Madison:
• Oct. 26-27 – Essentials of Hydraulics for Civil Engineers and Designers
• Nov. 15-16 – Advanced Steady Flow Modeling Using HEC-RAS L682
• Nov. 17-19 – Modeling Unsteady Flow Using HEC-RAS L683
Visit www.epdweb.engr.wisc.edu.
Calendar
Aug. 30-Sept. 1
American Water Resources Association Summer Specialty Conference, Gran Melia, Puerto Rico. Visit www.awra.org.
Sept. 12-15
WateReuse Symposium, Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C. Visit www.wef.org.
Sept. 27-29
National Rural Water Association’s 2010 WaterPro Conference, New Orleans, La. Visit www.waterproconference.org.
Oct. 26-28
National Utility Contractors Association Safety Directors Forum, Las Vegas. Visit www.nuca.com.
