People/Awards
Joanne Salge and Amanda Cabazos, employees of the Corpus Christi (Texas) Water Department and Storm Water Department, received the At Your Service Award for assisting a distressed driver from the city’s Solid Waste Department.
John R. Lollis Jr. of West Anderson Water District was named the South Carolina Rural Water Association Treatment-Distribution Operator of the Year for 2010.
Mesa Consolidated Water District (Calif.) celebrated its 50th anniversary Oct. 13 with a VIP event attended by Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, Costa Mesa Mayor Allan Mansoor and more than 80 community leaders.
The American Public Works Association announced appointments to leadership positions: George Crombie, president; Diane Linderman, Cora Jackson-Fossett and Tommy Brown, board of directors; Daryl Grigsby, director-at-large, environmental management; Susan Hann, director-at-large, transportation; Elizabeth Treadway, director, Region III; Jimmy Foster, director, Region VII.
The American Society of Civil Engineers announced appointments to leadership positions: Andrew W. Herrmann, president-elect; Christine Andersen, at-large director-elect; Leonard Cilli and Lauren Swett, Region 1 governors-elect; Robert Victor, Region 2 director-elect; John Grieshaber and Bernard Telatovich, Region 2 governors-elect; Kevin Carpenter and Allen Staron, Region 3 governors-elect; Charles Black Jr., John Fleming and Theresa Harrison, Region 4 governors-elect; Jason Haeseler and Melissa Sue Wheeler, Region 5 governors-elect; Martha Juch, Region 6 director-elect; D. Vaughan Griffiths, Region 7 director-elect; Bruce Berdanier and Amber Kauffman, Region 7 governors-elect; Patrick White and Allan J. Smolko, Region 8 governors-elect; Fareed Pittalwala and Brent Siemer, Region 9 governors-elect; Albert Yeung, Region 10 governor-elect; Peggy Johnson, EWRI vice president-elect.
Calendar
Jan. 12-13
Impaired Waters Symposium 2011: Spanning the Water Quality Continuum – From Standards to TMDLs, Hilton Miami Downtown Hotel, Miami, Fla. Visit www.wef.org.
Jan. 18-21
National Utility Contractors Association’s Utility Construction EXPO 2011: The Executive Experience, Las Croabas, Puerto Rico. Visit www.nuca.com.
Feb. 8-11
Utility Management Conference, Denver, Colo. Visit www.awwa.org.
Feb. 20-23
IECA Annual Conference, Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando, Fla. Visit www.ieca.org.
Feb. 24-25
International Conference on Stormwater and Urban Water Systems Modeling, Toronto, Ont. Visit www.asce.org.
March 2-5
Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky. Call 800/257-7222 or visit www.pumpershow.com.
Learning Opportunities
APWA
The American Public Works Association is offering the following audio/Web broadcast courses:
• Jan. 11 – Electric Vehicles and Plug-In Networks: Are You Ready?
• Feb. 24 – Managing Team Dynamics in Public Works
Visit www.apwa.net.
ASCE
The American Society of Civil Engineers is offering these webinars:
• Jan. 11 – Interviewing Skills for an Evolving Workplace
• Jan. 13 – Bioretentional Facilities for Sustainable Stormwater Management
• Jan. 18 – If You Haven’t Planned It, You Can’t Control It
• Jan. 25 – Project Team and People Management
• Jan. 26 – Innovative Water Supply Strategies
• Jan. 31 – Sustainable Stormwater Hydrology
Visit www.asce.org.
Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin Department of Engineering-Professional Development is offering the following courses:
• Jan. 12-14 – Improving Public Works Construction Inspection Skills, Madison
• Jan. 20-21 – Using WinSLAMM to Meet TMDL, LID and MS4 Stormwater Requirements
Visit www.epdweb.engr.wisc.edu.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is offering these courses:
• Jan. 26-27 – Distribution, West Bend
• Feb. 1-3, 8-10 – Groundwater Supply and Distribution, Green Bay
• Feb. 15 – Water Supply Safety, Chippewa Falls
• Feb. 16 – Advanced Water Treatment Strategies, Chippewa Falls
• Feb. 17 – Security and Emergency Planning for Utilities, Chippewa Falls
• Feb. 22-23 – Iron, Zeolite and VOC, Madison
Visit www.dnr.state.wi.us.
