The Students & Young Professionals Committee (SYPC) of the Santa Ana River Basin Section (SARBS) of the California Water Environment Association (CWEA) would like to introduce the first of many seminars/webinars on water/wastewater related topics geared towards students and young professionals (YPs).
TARGET AUDIENCE: Students and YPs in the water and wastewater industry. YPs are described as individuals under the age of 35 with less than 10 years experience in the water industry. As with any of the events hosted by the SARBS SYPC, our events are open to anyone and everyone who is interested in participating.
SEMINAR LOCATION
HDR Irvine
3230 El Camino Real, Suite 200
Irvine, CA 92602
WEBINAR LOCATION
At Your Computer!
MONTHLY HAPPY HOUR NETWORKING EVENT LOCATIONTacoRosa
13792 Jamboree Road
Irvine, CA 92602
See flyer for registration information
Questions? Contact Megan Yoo 949-278-5761 or meganyoo@gmail.com
SSMP Requirement 1: Developing Your Plan
Tuesday, May 18 – JoshuaCasey Training Center – Anaheim
Pre-Registration Rate – $199
Earn up to 7 CWEA Contact Hours in Collection Systems
Come learn about the critical requirements in the GWDR-SSMPs. In this full-day workshop, you will learn what’s required by reviewing the 12 components of the SSMP requirements with a team of industry experts. You will receive a reference manual written by the industry experts and reviewed and approved by the State Water Resources Control Board. The manual contains descriptions, resources and information for each of the 12 components and will help you know how and when to comply.
Who Should Attend:
- Those who work for an agency in need of developing an SSMP
- New agency staff who will work on the SSMP
- Consultants actively helping agencies develop their SSMP
The Water Environment Federation is pleased to announce the 2nd Membrane Applications Specialty Conference covering the latest research and experience in the design and operation of membrane treatment systems for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants. The conference will focus on Tertiary Membrane Filtration, Membrane Bioreactors and Nanofiltration/Reverse Osmosis applications. Recent membrane system developments, more stringent effluent limits, and market economics have led to membranes having broad acceptance and application. Membranes are being used to achieve very high quality effluent for reuse, water source protection, and sensitive receiving waters applications.
LABS/SARBS is looking for room monitors for the 2010 WEF Membrane Applications Conference in Anaheim, CA this June!
This is a great opportunity for students and young professionals. If interested in serving as a room monitor for the conference, please type your name, address, and contact information into the Google Document!
See website for full conference schedule and information.
If you have any questions, please contact Megan Yoo at meganyoo@gmail.com or 949-278-5761.
The American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE) presents the Excellence in Environmental Engineering Awards Luncheon & Conference Wednesday on April 28th from 11:30 to 4:45 p.m., at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.
In addition to honoring excellence in state-of-the-art environmental engineering practice and research among Consulting Firms, Public Agencies, and Universities, AAEE will recognize four distinguished members:
- Rao Surampalli, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, Gordon Maskew Fair Award
- Stephen R. Maguin, P.E., BCEE, Edward J. Cleary Award
- Michael W. Selna, P.E., BCEE, Stanley E. Kappe Award
- George R. Crombie, Honorary Member
See Flyer for more information on how to register.
The American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE) has teamed up with the New Jersey Water Environment Association to provide our members and theirs with a thought-provoking AAEE PreConference Workshop on Monday, May 10, at the New Jersey Annual Conference at Bally’s in Atlantic City followed by a Tuesday, May 11th AAEE Breakfast “Momentum for Change.”
AAEE’s Workshop and Seminars Work Group worked tirelessly with AAEE Past President Alan Vicory to create this event and lineup of expert panelists including:
- Alan Vicory, Jr., PE, BCEE, Executive Director and Chief Engineer Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (moderator),
- Richard Dewling, PE, BCEE, former Commissioner New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection,
- G. Tracey Mehan, Cadmus Group, former US EPA Assistant Administrator for Water,
- Mary Buzby, Global Water Lead, Merck & Co. Industrial,
- Jeffrey Eager, General Manager, Sanitation District No. 1 of Northern Kentucky Wastewater Utility
- Christopher Len, Staff Attorney, Hackensack Riverkeeper and NY/NJ Baykeeper -Environmental NGO.
Following discussion and Q&A, attendees will breakout into groups to discuss and report on critical elements such as identify changing needs, roles of engineers and scientists, and more that need to evolve for the Act to achieve fruition. CEUs/PDHs in Water/Wastewater will be available including New York P.E.s.
Please consider registering for this event and help to bring the Clean Water Act closer to reality!
For Registration please click here
Register Online or Send in Your Registration
When and Where:
Tuesday, May 4 – Fresno/Clovis RWRF – Fresno – 1-5pm
Thursday, May 6 – Humboldt MUD – Eureka – 1-5pm
Tuesday, May 11 – City of Riverside – Riverside – 1-5pm
Thursday, May 13 – Ulatis Community Center Vacaville – 8am – 12noon
Earn up to 4.8 CWEA Contact Hours
Who Should Attend: Operators, maintenance personnel, design engineers, facility mangers and supervisors who would like more information about power and control systems used for the operations and monitoring of pumps.
What You Will Learn: It is important for operations and electrical maintenance personnel to fully understand the electrical system at each of the pump stations for which they are responsible. You should understand the function and operation of the overall system.
Discussion Topics will Include:
- Typical power distribution
- Various types of pump motor control including: variable speed and soft start
- Trouble shooting and preventive maintenance
- Station communication – status and alarms
- Various methods for achieving optimum utilization of status and alarm conditions
- The importance of understanding the operation of station’s electrical and control system by using the information available in the electrical and instrumentation operation systems
By Wendy Wert
Chair
CWEA Training Coordination Committee
Dr. Wes Eckenfelder – friend, colleague, and pioneer in the Environmental Engineering Profession – passed away Saturday evening, March 27, 2010. A few days before, on March 22, 2010 the California Water Environment Association (CWEA) hosted a tribute and technical seminar honoring Wes Eckenfelder’s contributions to the field. The seminar was held at the Hyperion Wastewater Treatment Plant in Los Angeles. The program began with an outline of the program presented by moderator David Greenwood. Mr. Greenwood introduced the first speaker David Jenkins, professor emeritus of UC Berkeley.
Dr. Jenkins initiated proceedings by showing attendees a photograph of Wes Eckenfelder and presenting a brief biography of Eckenfelder. Wes has been deemed the “godfather” of wastewater treatment by many of his colleagues, former students and peers, Wes played a significant role in the development of wastewater treatment. Through research, numerous technical publications and multiple courses and seminars, his name has become well known in the industry. Wes’ sense of humor has enlightened many presentations. It has been noted that he has a way of presenting highly technical information such that it can be easily understood. He encouraged his students to expand think for themselves, and never hesitated to share his knowledge with others in his field, which as Dr. Jenkins noted, was the purpose of the CWEA seminar.
There are nice interviews with Dr. Eckenfelder on the WaterWorld website and in the 2000 issue of Quarterly from Brown and Caldwell. Dr. Eckenfelder is the namesake for WEF’s Industrial Water Quality Lifetime Achievement Award.
Eat, Drink, Bowl, and Support Water for People!
Join Water for People at Lucky Strike Lanes in Hollywood as we knock down some pins and beers in support of clean water and sanitation projects in distressed communities.
| Date: | Wednesday, March 31, 2010 |
| Time: | 6 PM til ??? |
| Location: | Lucky Strike Lanes 6801 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood CA, 90028 |
| Cost: | $15/hour to bowl for each person in a team of six, cheaper with more people  |
| Deadline: | Join us there, no reservations needed to have fun! |
| Additional Info: | www.waterforpeople.org www.bowlluckystrike.com |
Meet your local chapter at the VIP Lanes at 6 p.m. for networking, prizes, and more!
Just bring this Flyer and present to your server. 20% of the proceeds will go to support Water for People. It’s that easy!
If you are interested in learning more about WFP and are attending the CA-NV AWWA conference, please join the committee meeting. See attached Agenda for location and call-in information.
Inspired by the WEF YP Summit on Leadership in April 2009, the Students and Young Professionals Committee (SYPC) is proud to announce that the first SYPC Specialty Conference ever will be held Wednesday, March 24, 2010. This SYPC Specialty Conference is titled, “Planting a Successful Future: Cultivating Leaders,” and the goal of this event is to do just that.
In an effort to create a program that promotes and fosters growth and development of our leaders from the younger generation, we have gathered an energetic and engaging group of fearless leaders from CWEA to share their ideas and experiences with our future CWEA leaders.
Below is a quick look at the topics that will be offered at this inspirational event:
Navigating Through the Storm – Setting a Course to Clean Water!
CWEA P3S Conference – Pretreatment, Pollution Prevention and Stormwater Treatment
March 1-3, 2010
Long Beach Hilton
Sign-up forms:
Sponsored by:
MWD (administrative sponsor); TetraTech (food and breaks); and our session sponsors: Malcolm Pirnie; MWH; Larry Walker Associates; Stormwater Solutions Magazine; and JWC Environmental
For exhibitor or sponsorship information please contact co-chairs Greg Kent (stormwater) or Alec Mackie (Ww).
Conference Contacts:
Chair – Michael Simpson
City of Los Angeles
michael.simpson@lacity.org
Programs Chair – Preeti Ghuman
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
pghuman@lacsd.org
Conference Brochure – Joe Petchuk
City of Santa Monica
Joe.Petchuk@SMGOV.NET
Exhibitors and Sponsors Co-Chairs
Greg Kent
BioClean Environmental Services
Alec Mackie
JWC Environmental
alecm@jwce.com
Tel: 714-428-4614
CWEA Contacts
Marci Chase
Senior Meeting Planner
mchase@cwea.org
Julie Taylor, CAE
Dir. Education and Training
jtaylor@cwea.org
