People/Awards
Charles Firlotte, president and CEO of Aquarion Company, has been named president of the National Association of Water Companies board of directors. Also named to the board were Sandra C. Sullivan, vice president of government and industry relations for Veolia Water North America; and Maureen P. Westbrook, vice president of customer and regulatory affairs for Connecticut Water Company.
Dr. Jaehong Kim of the Georgia Institute of Technology received the Paul L. Busch Award from the Water Environment Research Foundation’s Endowment for Innovation in Applied Water Quality Research.
The American Public Works Association announced that Larry T. Koehle, director of public works and engineering for Caledon, Ontario, is the new president of the board of directors. Re-elected as APWA board members were Edward Gottko, David L. Lawry, Larry Stevens, Doug Drever and Patricia Hilderbrand. New board members are Daryl Grigsby and Ronald J. Calkins.
Learning Opportunities
American Public Works Association
APWA is offering an audio/Web broadcast course on Succession Planning: Growing Your Own Director, on Feb. 18. Visit www.apwa.net.
American Water Works Association
AWWA announced the publication of the second edition of The Water Dictionary, a desk reference providing definitions for more than 15,000 water- and wastewater-related words and phrases. Visit www.awwa.org/bookstore.
University of Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin Department of Engineering-Professional Development is offering a course in Designing Wastewater Pumping Systems and Lift Stations in Madison April 21-23. Visit http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu.
Kansas Water Environment Association
The KWEA is offering the following courses:
• 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
• March 2 – Applied Math for Operators, Hays
• March 4-5 – Water Treatment, Phillipsburg
• March 9 – Basics of Water Operations, WaKeeney
• March 9-12 – Cross Connection Control and Backflow Prevention, Kansas City
• March 10-11 – Treatment, Fort Scott
• March 25 – Small Water Systems, Kinsley
Visit www.kwea.net.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
The Wisconsin DNR has these courses:
• Feb. 17 – Preventative Maintenance, Chippewa Falls
• Feb. 18 – Cross Connection Control, Chippewa Falls
• Feb. 18 – Leak Detection, Chippewa Falls
• March 9-11 – Water Supply, Sun Prairie
• March 16-18 – Water Supply, Sun Prairie
• March 30-31 – Water Supply, Fond du Lac
Visit www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/es/science/opcert/training.htm.
Calendar
Feb. 8-10
SPAR 2010: 3D Imaging & Positioning for Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing, The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center, The Woodlands, Texas. Visit www.asce.org.
Feb. 20-24
GeoFlorida: Advances in Analysis, Modeling & Design, West Palm Beach, Fla. Visit www.asce.org.
Feb. 21-24
The Utility Management Conference, InterContinental San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif. 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.
March 1-3
Pretreatment, Pollution Prevention and Stormwater Conference 2010, Long Beach, Calif. Visit www.cwea.org.
March 7-10
Cities of the Future 2010, Boston Marriott Cambridge, Boston, Mass. Visit www.wef.org.
March 29-31
2010 American Water Resources Association Spring Specialty Conference: GIS & Water Resources VI, Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel, Orlando, Fla. Visit www.awra.org.
