PEOPLE/AWARDS
Terry Suehr was hired as director of the Department of Project Implementation for the city of Alexandria, Virginia. Stormwater projects are among the city’s infrastructure initiatives.
Plaster Creek Stewards received the Learning Network Signature Award from the Urban Waters Learning Network, Groundwork USA, River Network and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The award honors individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the network of urban waters practitioners and to the field of urban waters protection and restoration. Plaster Creek Stewards is an initiative of Calvin University dedicated to returning health and beauty to one of the most contaminated urban waterways in west Michigan. A major goal of the work is to reduce the amount of stormwater runoff that enters Plaster Creek.
Santa Clarita Valley residents Wayne Crawford, president of Santa Clarita Concrete, and Jason Gibbs, a mechanical engineer with GP Strategies, were named as advisers to the Safe, Clean Water Program Watershed Area Steering Committee for Los Angeles County.
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Webinars
The American Public Works Association is offering:
• Nov. 21 – Facility Maintenance Efficiency Strategies.
• Dec. 5 – Talking Top Tech.
Visit www.apwa.net.
CALENDAR
Nov. 3-7
American Water Resources Association Annual Water Resources Conference, Sheraton Hotel, Salt Lake City. Visit www.awra.org.
Nov. 3-7
American Water Works Association Water Quality Technology Conference & Exposition, Sheraton Dallas Hotel, Dallas. Visit www.awwa.org.
Jan. 14-16
South Dakota Association of Rural Water Systems Conference, Ramkota Hotel, Pierre, South Dakota. Visit www.sdarws.com.
Feb. 18-20
Illinois Rural Water Association Conference, Holiday Inn, Effingham, Illinois. Visit www.ilrwa.org.
March 23-26
American Water Resources Association Geospatial Water Technology Conference, DoubleTree by Hilton, Austin, Texas. Visit www.awra.org.
April 14-17
Center for Watershed Protection National Watershed and Stormwater Conference, Renaissance Austin Hotel, Austin, Texas. Visit www.cwp.org.
May 17-21
World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, presented by the Environmental & Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Green Valley Ranch Resort, Spa and Casino hotel, Henderson, Nevada. Visit www.ewricongress.org.
May 19-22
American Public Works Association North American Snow Conference, Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City. Visit www.apwa.net.
July 12-15
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting, CHI Health Center, Omaha, Nebraska. Visit www.asabe.org.
Aug. 9-12
American Society of Civil Engineers Pipelines Conference 2020, San Antonio (site TBA). Visit www.asce.org.
Aug. 18-22
StormCon, Hyatt Regency, Atlanta. Visit www.stormcon.com.
