HomeMy WebLinkAbout07.a.2) General Manager Written AnnouncementsBoard Meeting of June 20, 2013 Written Announcements: Out -of -State Conferences a) 2013 National Association of Clean Water Agencies ( NACWA) Platinum Peak Performance Award — Alan Weer to Attend NACWA Summer Conference from July 14 through July 17, 2013, in Cincinnati, Ohio The District recently received notification that our facility has earned the Platinum Peak Performance Award for 15 consecutive years of 100 percent National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit compliance. The District will be recognized and receive the award during the July 16, 2013, awards ceremony at the NACWA Summer Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. Plant Operations Division Manager Alan Weer will attend the NACWA 2013 Summer Conference from Sunday, July 14, 2013, through Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Along with attending educational sessions at the Conference, Mr. Weer will accept the Platinum Peak Performance Award on behalf of the District. Attendance at the NACWA Conference was included in the fiscal year 2012 -13 Plant Operations Department Training Budget. b) Attendance at the Water Environment Federation /International Water Association (WEF/IWA) Nutrient Removal and Recovery Conference 2013 — July 28 through July 31, 2013, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada The following staff will be attending the WEF /IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery 2013 Conference on July 28 through July 31, 2013, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: Alan Weer — Plant Operations Division Manager Dana Lawson — Senior Engineer Samantha Engelage — Assistant Engineer An important focus of this conference includes issues related to integrated nutrient management approaches for the beneficial and sustainable operation of wastewater facilities worldwide; the sustainable design, construction, and operation of sophisticated nutrient removal processes, including greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprints; energy efficiency, recovery, and reuse; sidestream treatment; nutrient recovery; chemical usage; and the development and application of sustainability metrics. Written Announcements June 20, 2013 Page 2 of 2 Attendance at the WEF /IWA Specialty Conference was included in the fiscal year 2012- 13 Plant Operations and Engineering Department Training Budgets; however, the location specified in the budgets was continental United States. Vancouver, British Columbia, is 30 miles north of the U.S. border with Canada.