PEOPLE/AWARDS
Gibbs & Olson (Washington) hired T.J. Griggs as a project engineer. Among his projects are analysis and design of stormwater detention and treatment systems.
The town of Batavia received $255,172 for its Bigelow Creek Headwaters Improvement Project from the New York State Department of Environmental Conversation’s Climate Smart Communities Grants Program. The town is planning to install various stormwater management practices such as check dams, creek bed enhancements, native vegetation and a stormwater treatment pond within the Bigelow Creek watershed as part of the improvement project.
The village of Sherman received $18,000 from the New York State Department of Environmental Conversation’s Climate Smart Communities Grants Program. The funds will be used in part to incorporate policies and actions to protect stormwater infrastructure.
The city of Somerville (Massachusetts) received a $500,000 MassWorks Infrastructure Program grant for a project that will modernize a 140-year-old sewer system and enable separated stormwater and sewer service to support the redevelopment of Boynton Yards.
The Oak Brook Park District’s Central Park received the Outstanding Facility and Park Award from the Illinois Park and Recreation Association. The district received the honor for renovations made during the Central Park Improvement Project. The expanded and accessible permeable paver lot and bioswale adjacent to the new playground provided enough compensatory stormwater storage that additional retention ponds were not required.
CALENDAR
April 29-May 2
Center for Watershed Protection National Watershed and Stormwater Conference, Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina. Visit www.cwp.org.
May 8-10
Stormwater and Green Infrastructure Symposium, presented by the Water Environment Federation, Florida Water Environment Association and The Water Research Foundation, Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Visit www.wef.org.
May 8-10
Ohio Stormwater Conference, Hyatt Place-Cincinnati/Sharonville Convention Center, Cincinnati. Visit www.ohstormwaterconference.com.
May 19-22
American Public Works Association North American Snow Conference, Salt Lake City. Visit www.apwa.net.
June 9-12
American Water Works Association ACE19 Annual Conference & Exposition, Denver. Visit www.awwa.org.
June 16-19
American Water Resources Association Summer Specialty Conference: Improving Water Infrastructure Through Resilient Adaptation, Nugget Casino Resort, Sparks, Nevada. Visit www.awra.org.
July 7-10
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting, Boston Marriott Copley Place, Boston. Visit www.asabe.org.
Aug. 18-22
StormCon 2019, Hyatt Regency hotel, Atlanta. Visit www.stormcon.com.
Sept. 8-11
American Public Works Association Public Works Expo (PWX), Washington State Convention Center, Seattle. Visit www.apwa.net.
Sept. 9-11
National Rural Water Association WaterPro Conference, Nashville, Tennessee. Visit www.nrwa.org.
Oct. 9-13
American Society of Civil Engineers Annual Conference, Miami. Visit www.asce.org.
Oct. 20-23
American Water Works Association Water Infrastructure Conference & Exposition, Hyatt Regency at The Arch hotel, St. Louis. Visit www.awwa.org.
Nov. 3-7
American Water Resources Association Annual Water Resources Conference, Sheraton Hotel, Salt Lake City. Visit www.awra.org.
