Worth Noting - September 2014

People/Awards; Learning Opportunities; Calendar

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PEOPLE/AWARDS

Jamie Jones was hired as an environmental engineer by Envirotech Environmental Consulting Inc. (Milton, Del.), which specializes in comprehensive environmental management services, stormwater management and water-quality management.

Cardone Industries (Philadelphia) received the Watershed Corporate Steward Award from the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership for a stormwater management and mitigation solution implemented at Cardone’s 60-acre headquarters.

The LeTort Spring Run Sustainable Stormwater Pilot Project (Cumberland County) received the 2014 Excellence in Intergovernmental Cooperation Award from the Pennsylvania Association of Township Supervisors.

John Donahue, chief executive officer of North Park (Ill.) Water District, began his tenure as president of the American Water Works Association on June 12.

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

American Society of Civil Engineers

The ASCE is offering the following courses:

  • Sept. 18-19 – Project Management, Arlington, Va.
  • Sept. 25-26 – Financial Management for the Professional Engineer, Las Vegas
  • Sept. 25-26 – Pumping Systems Design for Civil Engineers, Rapid City, S.D.
  • Sept. 25 – The Ethics of Leadership, online

Visit www.asce.org.

Wisconsin

The University of Wisconsin Department of Engineering-Professional Development is offering the following course: Using WinSLAMM v. 10.0.1: Meeting Urban Stormwater Management Goals, on Oct. 20-21 in Madison. Visit http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is offering the following courses:

  • Sept. 16 – Confined-Space Entry, Wauwatosa
  • Sept. 17 – Permit-Required Confined-Space Entry, Plover
  • Oct. 27-31 – Cross Connection Control and Backflow Prevention, Madison
  • Dec. 9 – General Safety, Plover

Visit http://dnr.wi.gov.

CALENDAR

Oct. 6-8

National Rural Water Association WaterPro Conference, Sheraton Seattle, Seattle. Visit www.waterproconference.org.

Oct. 14-15

WJTA-IMCA Expo, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans; www.wjta.org.

Nov. 3-6

American Water Resources Association Annual Conference, Sheraton Premier Hotel, Tysons Corner, Va. Call 540/687-8390 or visit www.awra.org.

Nov. 6-8

International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure 2014, Renaissance Long Beach Hotel, Long Beach, Calif. Call 800/548-2723 or visit www.asce.org.

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