People/Awards

Jim Schwing, vice president at CH2M HILL, was named 2012 Engineer of the Year by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Utah. The honor recognizes not only Schwing's technical excellence and work on critical water infrastructure projects in Utah, but also his ability to balance responsibilities of service to his fellow employees, the community and the engineering profession.

Cape Fear Precast LLC in Jacksonville, N.C., was awarded second place in the National Precast Concrete Association's CUP Awards for a weir it built for the Jack Smith Creek Stormwater Project. The 42-acre project in New Bern is among the largest stormwater retrofits built in the state.

The Hopkinsville Surface and Stormwater Utility was awarded the Kentucky League of Cities Enterprise City Award for the construction of the Woodmont Basin System.

David Bernier, superintendent of the North Conway Water Precinct in New Hampshire, was awarded the 2012 Operator of the Year Award by the Granite State Rural Water Association.

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Learning Opportunities

American Water Works Association

The AWWA has these courses:

• April 22-24 – Financial Management: Cost of Service Rate-Making Seminar, online
• May 8-9 – Inspection and Assessment of Dams, Seattle
• Sept. 8-12 – Dam Safety 2013, Providence, R.I.

Visit www.awwa.org.

National Utility Contractors Association

NUCA has a Train the Trainer: Excavation Competent Person Instructor Training seminar on April 20 (location TBA). Visit www.nuca.com.

Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has a Pumps and Motors course May 7-9 in Madison. Visit http://dnr.wi.gov.

The University of Wisconsin Department of Engineering-Professional Development has these courses:

• April 8-9 – Using WinSLAMM v. 10: Meeting Urban Stormwater Management Goals, Madison
• May 1-3 – Using HEC-HMS to Model Watersheds, Madison
• May 6-8 – Using HEC-RAS to Model Bridges, Culverts and Floodplains, Madison
• Oct. 14-15 – Using WinSLAMM v. 10: Meeting Urban Stormwater Goals P010, Madison

Visit http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu.

CALENDAR

April 7-10
American Public Works Association North American Snow Conference, Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, N.C. Visit www.apwa.net.

May 13-15
American Public Works Association Sustainability in Public Works Conference, San Diego Sheraton Hotel & Marina, San Diego. Call 800/848-2972 or visit www.apwa.net.

June 9-13
American Water Works Association Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE 13), Denver. Visit www.awwa.org.

June 12
American Public Works Association-Washington State Chapter Northwest FOG Forum, Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, Tacoma, Wash. Visit www.apwa-wa.org/chapter.

July 21-24
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, Kansas City, Mo. Visit www.asabe.org.

Aug. 18-22
StormCon: North American Surface Water Quality Conference and Exposition, Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Myrtle Beach, S.C. Visit www.stormcon.com.

Aug. 25-28
American Public Works Association International Public Works Congress & Exposition, McCormick Place, Chicago. Call 816/595-5241 or visit www.apwa.net.