January 2008

E-Rumbles

Volume 4, Number 2

February 1, 2008

E-Rumbles, The Electronic Newsletter of RMSAWWA and RMWEA

Call for abstracts: 5^th Annual WEF/AWWA Student Research Conference

May 13, 2008 at the Colorado School of Mines

Water related undergraduate and graduate research topics are sought. For more information visit the website.

In Every Issue

SECTION NEWS

Water For People is looking for donations for their next Silent Auction to be held on February 22. For more information, contact Bree at email.

JTAC Presentation and Tour - Thursday, February 28th @ 11:45 am- JTAC Presentation - Sustainable Water Systems - Impacts of Technology and Policy Decisions. See Website!

LOCAL CONFERENCES

The Rocky Mountain Section of Water For People has kicked off a new corporate sponsorship program! The first sponsor, Good Karma Bakery in Golden, CO, is supporting Water For People by donating a portion of their sales from now until February 16, 2008. For more information contact Emily Allen at Emily.Allen@c-b.com.

The American Public Works Association (APWA) Colorado Chapter Management Committee is proud to present a one and a half day conference to be held March 1 -2 to discuss current Public Works funding issues, solutions, and alternative strategies to funding. For more information, visit website!

The Third Annual Grand Junction Wastewater Conference will again be held at Two Rivers Convention Center, 156 Main Street, Grand Junction on March 5th and 6th, 2008. From 8:00 am to 5:15 pm. An additional third day, March 7th, has been added to this year’s conference to accommodate hands on workshops. Visit www.gjcity.org - Click on departments, and then wastewater

MISCELLANEOUS

The CDPHE Drinking Water Excellence Program announces two new workshops beginning February 2008 for advanced Colorado water treatment plant operators. The two-day workshops include interactive, hands-on, optimization training sessions that will be facilitated at water treatment plants. The workshops are offered at no cost to all participants. Please see www.DWEPtraining.org for more information including registration.

AWWA Water Utility Management Institutes - Three institutes are scheduled for Spring 2008. The Five-day Basic Institute will be held March 10 - 14, and a second Basic Institute May 12 - 16. An Advanced Institute is scheduled March 31 - April 4. All institutes will be held at the Comfort Suites Hotel (near the airport) in Salt Lake City, Utah. To obtain more information on registration, contact Chuck Christensen at (801) 333-3779 or chuchkets@msn.com.

The Fourth Annual Trinidad Water Distribution Workshop will be held April 25, 2008 at the Quality Inn in Trinidad, CO. If you would like to make a 20-30 minute presentation on a water distribution related topic (water quality, operations, master plan, modeling, equipment, design, construction, SCADA, storage, pumping, pipelines, valves, case study, etc.), please submit a short abstract to lee.cesario@denverwater.org soon. Training units will be offered. Speakers will receive complimentary registration and lunch. If you are not interested in presenting, watch for the Workshop Announcement and plan to attend.

Nominations Open for 2008 Public Officials Award - WEF members, Member Associations and Committees are invited to submit nominations for the 2008 WEF Public Officials Award. This award will be presented at the 2008 National Clean Water Policy Forum, to be held May 4-7 at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington , D.C. or at WEFTEC.08 in Chicago held October 18-22. Nominations should be submitted no later than January 18 to Ms. Martha Ravenhill, Government Affairs Office, mravenhill@wef.org. If you have questions, please contact Martha at (703) 684-2400, ext. 7741.

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Did you know...

February is the second month of the Gregorian calendar. It was named after Februalia, the Roman festival of purification.

E-Rumbles is a publication of RMSAWWA and RMWEA

Editors: Mary Stahl and Natalie Cannon, mwstahl@boyleengineering.com , ncannon@boyleengineering.com

Committee Chair: Jason Mumm, jmumm@iug.com

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