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VWEA Board of Directors Welcomes You to Our Website |
Welcome to the VWEA website. Utilizing the latest in website development technology, we are proud to provide you with a site full of functionality and up-to-date information. We hope you find the site useful and encourage you to submit comments and suggestions with regard to content, format, and functionality. Please contact the VWEA Web Administrator if you have articles or other information to post on the website.
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WaterJAM 2010 Registration Now Open! |
 Get ready for WaterJAM 2010 which will be held September 19-23, at the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton, VA. Online registration is now available - click here to register now. For further information concerning exhibiting, please see the Exhibitor Prospectus and the Exhibit Hall layout. Questions concerning exhibits should be referred to Jay Givens at (540) 678-1557.
For questions concerning other registration information – contact Cathy LaRue at (757) 363-1760. For your information, and use, the 2010 WaterJAM Registration Planner is now available online. UPDATE: Please go to the JAM News page for the latest WaterJAM news and events.
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VWEA Official Notice of Nominations |
The following candidates are recommended and placed
into nomination by the Association and Nominating
Committee for election at the Virginia Water Environment
Association’s Annual Meeting (as a part of the JAM 2010)
from September 19-23, 2010, in Hampton, Virginia.
Nominations may be made from the floor during the
Business Meeting in accordance with the Bylaws of the
Association. The election of officers will occur during the
VWEA Business and Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, September
21 from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in HRCC Ballroom A. Those candidates are:
President Elect: Grace LeRose,
Vice President: Clarke Wallcraft,
Treasurer: Steve Johnson,
WEF Delegate: Jim Chastain,
Young Professional Representative: Marty Malone,
PWO Representative: Scott Shirley
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2010 National Scout Jamboree |
The 2010 National Scout Jamboree will be held July 26 - August 4 at Fort AP
Hill near Fredericksburg. This year's Jamboree will coincide with the 100th
anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. The Water Environment Federation
will again be hosting a hands-on exhibit where scouts will learn about
watersheds, wastewater treatment, and infrastructure. About 20 volunteers a
day will be needed to show kids how we protect water quality and why it is
so important. WEF needs volunteers to "...be on-site to help educate and talk to the troops about the importance of water quality and how they can be a part of conserving this essential natural resource". Help mark this significant milestone and perhaps influence
future water quality practitioners. No scouting experience necessary! Click here to find out more or to volunteer, contact Ken Spear (speark@verizon.net). You can also volunteer by using the RSVP form. Thank you for volunteering!
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Good Laboratory Practice Conference Scheduled for August |
 The VA AWWA/VWEA Laboratory Practice
Committee 's 16th Annual
Good Laboratory Practice Conference will be held August 2nd and 3rd in Charlottesville. This
year’s conference will include a full-day
technical program, an exhibit hall with 25
exhibitors of laboratory equipment and instrumentation;
an exhibitors’ reception; and
a pre-conference, half-day, hands-on workshop.
This conference is designed to provide
the latest information on major issues such
as method updates, laboratory accreditation,
and new technologies. For more information including workshop details, conference schedule and registration information see the Lab Practice Conference brochure. Click here to make your online hotel reservation. The conference Technical Program Abstracts are also available.
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MABA Seminar: Codigestion at Wastewater Treatment Plants |
The Mid-Atlantic Biosolids Association (MABA) will host a one day seminar and plant tour on
optimizing biogas production by adding additional substrates. The seminar titled "CODIGESTION AT
WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANTS" will be held August 11th at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey, PA. Organic substrates such as grease trap waste, food scraps and other high
strength organic wastes represent a possible source of revenue and increased
gas production for wastewater treatment plants. They may also present operational problems as
well. At the seminar, learn about the latest developments in this field and tour the Derry Township Municipal Authority
anaerobic digester and substrate receiving and processing facility. For specific details including agenda and registration information, please see the Codigestion brochure and the Substrate Seminar Announcement.
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Candidates Sought for Lab Analyst Excellence Award |
 The VA AWWA / VWEA Lab Practices Committee is currently seeking candidates for the 2011 Lab Analyst Excellence Award. One of the best ways to acknowledge an exceptional performer is by nominating them for an award. For lab folks, VA AWWA / VWEA offers the Lab Analyst Excellence Award. Details including eligibility and criteria requirements for the award are listed in the Lab Analyst Award document. The deadline for nomination packages is February 18, 2011. It’s never too early to nominate - so don’t let this recognition opportunity pass you by. For more information and Nomination form please contact Lea Brooks,
Chesterfield County, Proctors Creek WWTP,
brooksdl@chesterfield.gov.
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Meeting and Event Proceedings Available Online |
For your information, several meeting and events proceedings/presentations are now available online for viewing or download on the Conference Proceedings page. Materials are currently posted for the VWEA Sustainability Webcast, the IW&P Conference, the Education Seminar, the Water Reuse Seminar, and the Alternative Design and Construction Delivery Methods Seminar. Please check back frequently for updates and additions for other events.
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Spring 2010 Conduit Now Available |
 The lastest version of the Conduit Newsletter (Spring 2010) is available online. For the latest VWEA news, download the  Spring 2010 Conduit. Previous versions of the Conduit Newsletter are also available. Have something you'd like to include in the next Conduit? The deadline to submit articles for the Summer 2010 Conduit is 4:00 PM July 23rd, 2010. For more details or for advertising information, see the Communications Committee News.
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Mark your Calendars for the Young Professionals (YP) Workshop |
The VWEA and VA AWWA Young Professionals and Student Activities Committees have come together to organize the Young Professionals (YP) Workshop at the 2010 Virginia WaterJAM Conference. The workshop titled "Young Professionals – Progressing Forward” will be held Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 1:30 pm. This year the theme is focused on young professionals and finding answers to some of the questions YPs typically have when working in the water and wastewater industry.
If you are interested in knowing how the wheels spin in the water and wastewater industry or want to know how a project progresses from conception to proposal stage within a utility you should plan to attend the workshop. For more information see the event details. Check back soon for an event flyer.
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EPA Sponsoring Free WaterISAC Pro Subscriptions |
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Water is providing utility members and circuit riders with free access to
WaterISAC Pro - a unique source of water and wastewater security and
all-hazards information. EPA believes widespread access to this
information will increase overall Water Sector security and resiliency,
and is therefore sponsoring free, 12-month subscriptions to WaterISAC
Pro. WaterISAC Pro services include access to a secure online library of
water security and emergency response information, contaminant
databases, online tools for collaboration, weekly updates and, if
necessary, alerts about water security incidents. Utility members and circuit riders are encouraged to sign up for these free
subscriptions. Signing up is easy and takes only a few moments at www.waterisac.org. See the WaterISAC News Release and the WaterISAC Fact Sheet for more information. If you have any questions, please contact Brian Pickard (202) 564-0827 or pickard.brian@epa.gov or Karen
Edwards, the EPA project lead, at (202) 564-3797 or edwards.karen@epa.gov.
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