PEOPLE/AWARDS

Karan Barnhill, stormwater coordinator for the city of Evansville, received the Excellence in Stormwater Management Award from the Indiana Association for Floodplain and Stormwater Management.

The city of High Springs received a $700,000 grant through the Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant to conduct stormwater and drainage improvements. Allocated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FloridaCommerce administers Florida’s Small Cities CDBG program.

The Georgia Tech team of Lucy Bricker, Makaela Edmonds, Isabella Hernandez and Olivia Verret took the top prize at the Water Environment Federation’s Technical Exhibition and Conference international student design competition. The team’s project, “Duluth Middle School Green Stormwater Infrastructure,” was sponsored by Gwinnett County.

The city of Waukon received the Urban Stormwater Watershed Jurisdiction of the Year award from the Iowa Stormwater Education Partnership. The honor recognizes the city’s completion of its Stormwater Quality Project, which will protect and improve the water quality of Indian Springs Pond and Paint Creek. 

CALENDAR

Feb. 13-16

National Association of Clean Water Agencies Winter Conference, Hilton Austin Hotel, Austin, Texas. Visit nacwa.org.

Feb. 25-28

International Erosion Control Association Annual Conference, Spokane Convention Center, Spokane, Washington. Visit ieca.org.

April 7-10

American Society of Civil Engineers Operation and Maintenance of Stormwater Control Measures Conference, DoubleTree by Hilton, Austin, Texas. Visit asce.org.

April 8-11

Center for Watershed Protection National Watershed and Stormwater Conference, InterContinental Kansas City At The Plaza, Missouri. Visit cwp.org.

April 9-12

Water Environment Federation Collection Systems and Stormwater Conference, Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford. Visit wef.org.

May 7-9

New York State Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association, Queensbury Hotel, Glens Falls. Visit nyfloods.org.

May 15-17

International Erosion Control Association / United States Environmental Protection Agency Municipal Wet Weather Stormwater Conference, Auburn University, Alabama. Visit ieca.org.

May 8-10

Ohio Stormwater Conference, Kalahari Convention Center, Sandusky. Visit ohioswa.com.

June 23-27

Association of State Floodplain Managers Annual Conference, Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City. Visit floods.org.

Aug. 27-29

StormCon 2024, Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, Reno, Nevada. Visit stormcon.com.

Oct. 9-11

Southeast Stormwater Association Annual Conference, hotel TBA, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Visit seswa.org.

Oct. 21-23

California Stormwater Quality Association Annual Conference, hotel TBA, Sacramento, California. Visit casqa.org.