People/Awards

Robb Fellows received the Andy Aldax Carson River Watershed Award, which is given by the Carson Water Subconservancy District. Fellows was the Carson City (Nevada) chief stormwater engineer and floodplain manager before retiring this year. 

Sandy Weinel was hired as the Town of Braselton (Georgia) public works director. She had most recently served as the town’s director of stormwater and roads. 

The city of Sand Springs (Oklahoma) presented Stormwater Excellence awards to resident Cathy Peters (first place) and Sand Springs Public Schools (second place). Peters was honored for her dedication to keeping the detention pond clean at the Villas at Stone Creek Estates. The school district was honored for its efforts to educate students about watersheds, floodplains and stormwater pollution prevention.

Calendar

May 1-3

International Erosion Control Association Municipal Wet Weather MS4 Stormwater Conference, Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Visit www.ieca.org

May 7-11

Association of State Floodplain Managers Annual Conference, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, North Carolina. Visit www.floods.org.

May 10-12

Ohio Stormwater Association Conference, Kalahari Conference Center, Sandusky, Ohio. Visit www.ohioswa.com.

June 11-14

American Water Works Association ACE23, Enercare Center, Toronto. Visit www.awwa.org.

June 27-29

Water Environment Federation Stormwater Summit, Kansas City Convention Center, Kansas City, Missouri. Visit www.wef.org.

July 17-19

American Water Resources Association Summer Conference, Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center, Denver. Visit www.awra.org.

August 29-31

StormCon 2023, Sheraton Dallas Hotel, Dallas. Visit www.stormcon.com.

October 4-6

Southeast Stormwater Association 2023 Regional Stormwater Conference, location TBA. Visit www.seswa.memberclicks.net.

October 17-20

Utah Floodplain and Stormwater Management Association 2023 Conference, Cedar City Courtyard Marriott Hotel, Cedar City. Visit www.ufsma.org.

November 1-2

Wisconsin Association for Floodplain, Stormwater and Coastal Management 2023 Conference, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Green Bay. Visit www.wafscm.org.