January E-Rumbles

E-Rumbles

Volume 3, Number 1

January 1, 2007

E-Rumbles, The Electronic Newsletter of RMSAWWA and RMWEA

2007 RMSAWWA/RMWEA Conference

CALL FOR PAPERS!!

The 2007 RMSAWWA/RMWEA annual conference will be held in Keystone, Colorado at the beautiful and spacious Keystone Resort and Conference Center. Starting this year, a new format for submitting abstracts for technical papers will be followed.

New Format for Submitting Abstracts - All authors are asked to submit a mini-abstract of 150 words or less that will be published in the conference proceedings if the paper is selected. For more information and to submit abstracts on-line, visit RMWEA website . Abstracts are due by March 16, 2007!

In Every Issue

SECTION NEWS

New Mexico Involvement - Professional Development Lunch on Thursday, January 25th. Contact Bruce Thomson for details.

JTAC PRESENTATION - Coping With the Rising Cost of Construction. Luncheon to be held Thursday, January 25th at 11:45 at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 7525 E. Hampden. See website.

RMWEA Training in Glenwood Springs: Tuesday, January 23, 2007. Topics include: MBR Technology, AMMTOX model and Ammonia Standards, State Revolving Fund & Govt. Assisted Funding, Nitrification/ Denitrification, Colorado Re-use Regulation and Kremmling Re-use Case Study. Go to the "Training Opportunities" link from the RMWEA website to register.

LOCAL CONFERENCES

RMWEA Professional Wastewater Operators Committee is looking for potential speakers for upcoming seminars: February 22nd, 2007 - Red and Jerry's seminar in Sheridan, Colorado and April 11th, 2007 - seminar in Pueblo. Looking for 45-60 minutes presentation related to wastewater industry. If you are interested please send e-mail to Edyta Stec-Uddin or Greg Farmer.

Get ready for the 2007 Rocky Mountain Water and Wastewater Plant Operator's School at Boulder, CO. Fundamentals School will be held January 22-26 and the Intermediate and Advanced School will be held March 26-30. Go to website for course and registration information.

MISCELLANEOUS

Internet based class sponsored by Casper Community College - Wastewater Treatment Plant Operation I - Tuesday, January 16, 2007. This class is an introduction to the basics of wastewater plant operation and maintenance. Registration deadline January 10th. Class is good for wastewater licenses and worth 48 contact hours. Visit the Casper website for more details.

Spring Classes at CU Denver. For more information, visit the CU Denver website or email James.Guo@cudenver.edu.

The five-day basic AWWA Water Utility Management Institute will be presented in Salt Lake City, Utah from Jan. 22-26 and from Feb. 26-March 2, 2007. All sessions will be held at the Comfort Suites Hotel (near the airport). To obtain the Basic Institute and/or Advanced Institute Schedule and registration information, call Chuck Cristensen at (801)333-3779 or email Chuck at chuckets@msn.com.

CLASSIFIEDS

WANTED! First-hand knowledge and experiences to be shared with the entire RMSAWWA and RMSWEA Community. Send your 1,500 word article with illustrative graphics to the Science, Research, and Technology Section of Rumbles.

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Happy New Year!

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E-Rumbles is a publication of RMSAWWA and RMWEA

Editors: Mary Stahl and Natalie Smith, mwstahl@boyleengineering.com , nsmith@boyleengineering.com

Committee Chair: Jason Mumm, jmumm@iug.com

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