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Charleston County (S.C.) Public Works, Transportation Development and Facilities Departments were awarded full accreditation on May 10. Charleston County’s three departments joined Anderson and Georgetown counties to become the third agency in South Carolina and the 83rd agency in North America to receive full accreditation, according to a news release.
West Virginia University’s Environmental Health and Safety Department was honored this year with an Environmental Excellence Award in the municipal stormwater category from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.
The City of South Lake Tahoe (Calif.) was awarded a competitive grant from the State Water Resources Control Board through the Proposition 84 Stormwater Grant Program.
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
American Society of Civil Engineers
The ASCE has these courses:
- Sept. 19 – Stormwater BMPs: What Works, What Doesn’t and What About Maintenance, online
- Sept. 23 – Creating Design Storms for Rainfall-Runoff Models, online
- Sept. 26-27 – Pumping Systems Design for Civil Engineers, Austin, Texas
Visit www.asce.org.
American Water Works Association
The AWWA has a Dam Safety 2013 seminar on Sept. 8-12 in Providence, R.I. Visit www.awwa.org.
Texas
The National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies has a Flood Risk Management Agency-to-Agency Mentoring Session on Oct. 4 in Sugar Land. Call 281/275-8400 or visit www.nafsma.org.
Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin Department of Engineering-Professional Development has these courses:
- Oct. 14-15 – Using WinSLAMM v. 10: Meeting Urban Stormwater Management Goals, Madison
- Oct. 21-23 – Essentials of Hydraulics for Civil and Environmental Professionals, Madison
Visit http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu.
CALENDAR
Oct. 1-3
National Rural Water Association H2O-XPO, Louisville, Ky. Visit www.h2o-expo.org.
Oct. 5-9
Water Environment Federation’s Technical Exhibition and Conference, McCormick Place South, Chicago. Visit www.wef.org.
Oct. 10-12
American Society of Civil Engineers 2013 Annual Conference, Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, N.C. Visit www.asce.org.
Nov. 4-7
American Water Resources Association Annual Conference, Red Lion Hotel, Portland, Ore. Visit www.awra.org.
