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Don’t miss the upcoming Operations Challenge Cook-Off benefiting the North Texas Ops Challenge Teams! We’ll be celebrating Oktoberfest-style, so come ready for great food, a little friendly competition, and a whole lot of fun!

Here are some quick things to know:

• Cook-off team registration, dinner reservations, and sign-ups are due by October 12

• Pricing is as follows:

9 Members: $20

9 Guests: $20

9 Kids 15 and under: FREE!

• Drinks are BYOB (cans and plastic bottles only)

For more information about this exciting event, please refer to the flyer on page 2.

See you there!

NORTH TEXAS SECTION E-NEWSLETTERSEPTEMBER 2012—VOLUME 24, NUMBER 5

When registering at PayPal, please specify your name and company as you wish it to appear on your name tag in the instructions in the buyers’ comment area. Checks or cash are accepted at the door for post-deadline and walk-in registrations.

RSVP: Brigit Buff at [email protected]

OCTOBER DINNER MEETING

Date: Friday, October 19, 2012

Location:

Lake Arlington – Richard Simpson Park

Agenda:

5:30 p.m. — Social hour

6:20 p.m. — Food judging

6:30 p.m. — Dinner buffet

7:30 p.m. — Awards

Topic: Operations Challenge Cook-Off: Oktoberfest-Style

PLATINUM SPONSORS• CP&Y• Freese & Nichols• HDR

• Malcolm Pirnie

GOLD SPONSORS• CDM Smith

• Hartwell

• Parsons

• Treatment Equipment Co.

DINNER SPONSORS• Carollo Engineers• Perkins Consulting


SAVE THE DATE!


LEADERSHIP MESSAGE

Fall has finally arrived, bringing with it changing temperatures, changing leaves, and a change in clothes (hello, light jacket!). Fall has also brought with it a few changes to WEAT-NTS, and I am excited to

introduce them to you.

As President, I bring with me a commitment and desire to recognize the individuals on the front lines and in the trenches, doing the heavy lifting required to keep our waters safe: plant operations and maintenance professionals. These are the men and women who keep things running smoothly at our treatment plants and are the first responders to any problems that may occur. In an effort to acknowledge their dedication to this profession and provide the deserved recognition to the individuals and the organizations they support, I am proud to announce the addition of a new section in our newsletter: Operations Corner. In this special section, we highlight the achievements of distinguished plant operators and maintenance professionals in North Texas. It is befitting to inaugurate this new segment dedicated to Water Environment Association of Texas’s Operator of the Year, Mr. Mark Evers. Mark is the Operations Manager at Dallas Water Utilities’ Southside Wastewater Treatment Plant. Please be sure to check out the article, and the next time you see Mark, give him a firm handshake for helping make this industry one of the best professions!

As leaders in our industry like Mark Evers pave the road ahead of us, we realize the distance we have come only when we look over our shoulder at the extraordinary individuals who laid the first stones. To capture this journey and provide metrics for our continued growth and development, we are excited to introduce a new position here at WEAT-NTS: Historian. And who else could take us for a stroll down memory lane with the excitement

and energy befitting such an endeavor but Ms. Betty Jordan? Betty has graciously accepted the nomination and is reaching out to each of you for tall tales and 35mm pictures from the past (yikes!). Please gather your memorabilia and be on the lookout for guidance on how to capture a moment in time. If you are not nostalgic, then join the fun for her trademark cleverness that will ignite the Section. Welcome, Betty!

In preparation for the upcoming year’s events, the Program Planning Committee has established the 2013 February Seminar theme: Pipes, Pumps, Valves, and Manholes: All the Things You’re Expected to Know That They Didn’t Teach You in School. This year, we are openly soliciting speakers for the selected program slots! Please refer to the information page in the Seminars/Workshops/Training for more details. Fall will turn to winter soon enough, and the seminar will be here before we know it, so be sure to review the 2013 February Seminar flyer included in this newsletter and start putting those abstracts together!

I hope to see you all at the Annual Operations Challenge Cook-Off: Oktoberfest on October 19 at Richard Simpson Park! We have activities for all ages again this year, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to support Operations Challenge.

Don’t forget that volunteer opportunities are always available in WEAT-NTS! If you are interested in joining us to prepare for water’s future, please contact Amy about getting involved. Let’s ride the wave, not get left in the dust!

Dawn Anderson, PEWEAT-NTS President


WEAT-NTS LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

83RD SESSION OF TEXAS LEGISLATURE COMING UP!

The 83rd Session of the Texas Legislature will convene in January 2013. WEAT and TACWA will be following several issues in this session including proposals to fund the State Water Plan, reuse, desalination, and state agency funding. Key dates for the upcoming session include:

• Monday, November 12, 2012: Prefiling of bills begins

• Tuesday, January 8, 2013: 83rd Session convenes at noon

• Friday, March 8, 2013: Deadline for filing bills

• Monday, May 27, 2013: Last day of session

• Sunday, June 16, 2013: Last day governor can sign or veto bills

In order to give our members some insight into this legislative session, WEAT and TACWA will again sponsor the Horizon Conference. The agenda for this conference is designed to let you know what to expect on the “water horizon” for Texas. We are inviting key members of the Texas Legislature to give us their perspectives. In addition, there will be a Washington update from NACWA, and industry leaders will present their ideas on funding the state water plan, water reuse and development of nutrient standards. The Horizon Conference is scheduled for November 13, 2012, in the beautiful Long Center in Austin, Texas. Registration information is available on the WEAT website and sponsorship opportunities are available.

2012–2013 WEAT-NTS OFFICERS

PRESIDENTPRESIDENT-ELECT

VICE PRESIDENTSECRETARYTREASURER

PAST PRESIDENTSECTION REP

PAST SECTION REP

DAWN ANDERSONBUSTER FICHERAJEFF SOBEREVA GORGIBRIGIT BUFFERIN FLANAGANDARRYL CORBINAMY ROBINSON

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SUPPORT WEAT DINNER MEETINGSWEAT-NTS is now offering three levels of dinner meeting sponsorship for the July 2012 – July 2013 year. See the details below for how you can support WEAT-NTS and have your

organization recognized by 500 recipients of the WEAT-NTS newsletter and up to 120 attendees at each of our dinner meetings. Your support is vital and greatly appreciated.

CLASSIC SPONSOR• $250.00

• Typically 5 Classic Sponsors per meeting

• Recognition of Classic Sponsors:

9 Announcement on front page of newsletter (names of firms only)

9 Announcement in meeting reminder e-mails (names of firms only)

9 Sign at meeting listing the sponsors (names of firms only)

9 Verbal recognition of sponsors by President at the beginning of the meeting

GOLD SPONSOR• $1,250.00

• Recognition at ALL six meetings (for the price of five)

• Recognition of Gold Sponsor is the same as Classic Sponsor at ALL six meetings

INDIVIDUAL SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES• NTS – BBQ Cook-Off: $250.00

• WEAT-NTS Scholarship: $100.00

• Daryl Hall Scholarship: $100.00

• NTS – Newsletter Business Card Ad, January through December: $150.00

• NTS – February Seminar: $250.00

• NTS – Young Professionals: $100.00

• Recognition of Other Sponsors includes:

9 List of sponsors in newsletter announcement

9 List of sponsors in event reminder emails

9 Sign at event listing each sponsor

PLATINUM SPONSOR• $1,850.00

• Recognition at ALL six meetings

• Recognition of Platinum Sponsor is same as Gold Sponsor plus:

9 Company name included in newsletter announcement

9 Company logo included in meeting reminder emails

9 Company logo included in sponsor sign at meeting

9 Display of digital banner at meeting via PowerPoint

9 Recognition of Platinum Sponsor by President at the beginning of the meeting

9 Includes sponsorship of:

1. February Seminar

2. WEAT-NTS Scholarship

3. Daryl Hall Scholarship

4. Business Card / Newsletter

If you are interested in supporting the WEAT-NTS organization with a new sponsorship or want to renew an existing sponsorship, please contact:

Brigit Buff WEAT-NTS Treasurer

E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 972.663.2239

To pay by credit card, please visit www.weat-nts.org and utilize our PayPal option.


JULY 2012 DINNER MEETING

In the midst of soaring Texas heat, approximately 65 members of the North Texas Section gathered at Cowboys Golf Club in Grapevine, Texas, on July 19. After enjoying a round of sizzling fajitas, the business meeting got off to a start. Check out the pictures and captions below!

Many thanks to our generous meeting sponsors!

NTS YP Representative Stephanie Moore announced the upcoming activities of the YP group, which has

been extremely active this past year.

NTS President Dawn Anderson welcomes and addresses the crowd. President Anderson discussed some of her goals for the new year, including increased educational outreach.


JULY 2012 DINNER MEETING (CONT’D)

Helen Cantril-Dulac presented to a packed house. Her presentation discussed all of the aspects of the City of Dallas Grease Abatement program. Helen leads the program, which includes outreach to schools, a yellow-grease-to-biodiesel recycling program, and even rubbing elbows with Barbara Bush. The crowd was wowed by videos, including grease-powered remote-controlled cars.

Jeff Sober presented after Helen on the other

side of grease reuse, which includes feeding

brown grease trap waste from restaurants into

the anaerobic digesters at Dallas Southside

Wastewater Treatment Plant. This proposed project will increase

digester gas output at the facility, generating more

electricity.


JULY 2012 DINNER MEETING (CONT’D)

NTS President-Elect Buster Fichera presents the two speakers (Helen Cantril-

Dulac of Dallas Water Utilities and Jeff Sober of

Carollo Engineers) with recognition plaques.

Grapevine’s Cowboys Golf Club—the world’s only NFL-themed golf club—was the site of July’s dinner meeting.


NINTH ANNUAL DARYL HALL MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT A SUCCESS!

We are pleased to announce that the Ninth Annual Daryl Hall Memorial Golf Tournament that took place on Friday, September 14, at The Links at Waterchase was a great success! This tournament has grown into the largest annual tournament attended by North Texas utilities, engineering firms, contractors, and manufacturer’s representatives.

A portion of the proceeds from this event will again be donated by Daryl’s family to support the Daryl Hall Memorial Scholarship Fund as well as the Wounded Warrior project. This scholarship is maintained by WEAT-NTS and will soon issue its second set of scholarships. These scholarships are available to all utility employees who work in North Texas as well as their children.

Thank you all for forming teams from your organization for this year’s event and supporting your local utilities by sponsoring a team for them as well.

Thank you again for your support!

NEWSLETTER SPONSORS

DARYL HALL MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT


SEMINARS · WORKSHOPS · TRAINING

WEAT E&I COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER SEMINAR

On Wednesday, September 19, the WEAT Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Committee held its fifth technical seminar this year. The presentations covered issues regarding emergency electrical power generators as they can be applied to water and wastewater. The presentations were provided by:

• David Loba (Waukesha-Pearce Industries)

9 An introduction to power-generation equipment

9 Manufacturers and field testing of generator systems

9 A review of the major components of power-generation equipment

• Scott Thomas (Cummins)

9 Generator sizing considerations

• Ronald Tyler and Kathy Harris (Holt Power Systems)

9 TCEQ Chapter 217 requirements

9 TCEQ emission requirements

There were about 50 people in attendance, with representatives from system owners, consulting engineers, contractors, and manufacturers/suppliers. The seminar was held at WESCO Distribution in Irving, with lunch provided by WESCO and 3M. We have been fortunate in being able to successfully rely on presenters such that we have not had to request participation contributions, charges, or other fees to present these seminars. We hold these seminars at several locations around the Metroplex at facilities that have been gracious enough to not charge us for utilizing their and who will provide a meal following the seminar at no cost to the attendees. Without the generous support of such entities, we would not be able to provide these seminars in the way we have.

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Creating a better water environment.

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Voluntary donations for Water For People were collected, totaling $64 this month. This makes $1,313 that has been collected for Water For People so far.

The next WEAT E&I Committee Technical Seminar will be held on Wednesday, November 14 (notice that this has been moved up to the second Wednesday of the month, since Thanksgiving is the following week). The topic will be instrumentation, and more details will be forthcoming.

Contact: George Luke at [email protected]


SEMINARS · WORKSHOPS · TRAINING

2013 FEBRUARY SEMINAR

PiPes, PumPs, ValVes, and manholes: all the things You’re exPected to Know that theY didn’t

teach You in school

The WEAT-NTS February Seminar is planned for February 12, 2013, at CityPlace in Dallas. For the 2013 seminar, we are openly soliciting speakers for selected program slots. Our seminar will focus on the facilities and equipment needed to move wastewater: pumps, piping, valves, gates, etc. We are looking for speakers to address both new technologies and some “back to basics” topics

Potential Topics:

• Basics of Pump Selection

9 Which pumps work best in what applications?

9 How to read a pump curve

9 Disasters and lessons learned

• Basics of Gate and Valve Selection and Operation

9 Which valves work best in what applications?

9 Sluice gates, weir gates, slide gates, and other gates

9 Valve operator basics

• Piping (Both Buried and Exposed)

9 What pipe materials are available for wastewater in today’s market?

9 What factors govern their selection?

9 What are the typical costs?

9 Case histories with selected pipe materials

9 Limitations and application of various pipe joints and fittings

9 “New” materials

• Collection Systems

9 Manholes and meter stations

9 Open-channel flow measurement basics

9 Pipe rehabilitation and inspection technologies

1. Case histories / special considerations

2. Failure stories

3. Which technologies work best in what applications?

4. Cost information

Proposals for presentations (a one-paragraph abstract, along with a summary of the presenter’s qualifications and experience) should be e-mailed to Mark Perkins, Seminar Coordinator, at [email protected]. Abstracts must be received no later than October 15, 2012. Please note that time constraints only allow eleven 20-minute presentations, so not all presentations can be accepted.

Exhibit tables and sponsorship opportunities will be available. Contact Mark Perkins for details.


OPERATIONS CORNER

Mark A. Evers is currently the Operations Manager at the Southside Wastewater Treatment Plant (Southside) in Dallas, Texas, a position he has held since

September 1995. In this capacity, Mark manages all day-to-day activities of the treatment process within the plant. Since joining the plant staff in 1983 as a plant operator, he has held various positions, performing his duties tirelessly while demonstrating outstanding professionalism. Mark obtained a Texas Class A Wastewater Operators’ License in 1991. He was one of a few such operators Statewide at that time. Mark is a graduate of Crowder College and holds a degree in Water/Wastewater Technology. In addition, he continues to improve himself professionally by attending TCEQ-approved training courses, seminars, and in-house professional and career development classes. He has also co-authored and presented numerous papers at WEAT annual conventions.

Under Mark’s careful watch, Southside has recorded no permit violations and continues to operate for the twenty-fourth consecutive year without a permit violation. During this time, the plant has been the recipient of many local, regional, and national awards, such as the EPA Award for Excellence in Operations and Maintenance, the WEAT Award for Outstanding Operations and Maintenance, and the WEAT Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant of the Year Award. Other awards include the EPA National Biosolids Management Award and numerous certificates.

Perhaps Mark’s most significant contributions are his involvement in all aspects of plant upgrades and expansions and the innovative technologies that were implemented at the plant at his insistent prodding. These projects include the conversion of surface aeration to diffused aeration for process efficiency

and the incorporation of selector basins (anoxic and anaerobic basins) in the activated sludge process. Other projects include two-phase digestion with the ability to operate in thermophylic mode and a unique sidestream treatment for removal of large quantities of ammonia from dewatering filtrate. Projects that demonstrate environmental stewardship include the enclosure of various process facilities for odor control, subsequent treatment of the collected odorous gases within in-ground biofilters, and a cogeneration facility that uses the biogas from the digesters (which is normally flared) to simultaneously produce electricity and heat for process and space heating. Currently in design are a BNR process to reduce phosphorous and a FOG (fats, oil, and grease) system to increase biogas production in the digester. A new 12-beltpress dewatering facility is also nearing completion. In all, these upgrades and innovative technologies make the Southside plant one of the most technologically advanced plants in the nation.

Mark’s open-door policy encourages staff participation in a team setting. He continually promotes the importance of safety in the work place and is the incident commander for the in-house Hazmat Response Team. He is highly regarded by his staff for his leadership and fairness and as the “Conscience of the Plant.” Mark is a highly dedicated individual, performs his duties tirelessly, and continues to demonstrate outstanding professionalism at the plant.

Mark actively participates in the education of the public by personally conducting plant tours and presenting wastewater treatment and environmental classes at local schools and organizations, such as the Boy Scouts of America. After 29 years in pollution control in general and wastewater treatment in particular, Mark still remains a good teacher, enthusiastic, committed, and an environmental ambassador.


ANNOUNCEMENTS

FREESE AND NICHOLS WELCOMES NICK LANDES

Nick Landes joins the Freese and Nichols Fort Worth office as a wastewater process engineer. Nick attended undergraduate school at Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas, where he received a B.A. in Mathematics. His graduate work was completed at Texas Tech University, where Nick received an M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with an emphasis on Environmental Engineering. While at Tech, his research focused on experimental and mathematical studies involving the occurrence of simultaneous nitrification and denitrification in membrane-aerated biofilm reactors for the treatment of space-based waste streams. Following graduate school, Nick worked for the Degremont North American R&D Center in Richmond, Virginia, with a workload that included modeling the mixing dynamics in IFAS systems, auditing algae-based nutrient removal technologies, and piloting an anammox sidestream treatment process. Nick joins the Water/Wastewater Treatment and Reuse group at Freese and Nichols as a process engineer where he will supplement the group’s expertise in whole-plant process modeling as well as introduce other mathematical modeling avenues such as computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and biofilm modeling.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

HAZEN AND SAWYER ANNOUNCES NEW HIRE

Fred Holmes, PE, joins Hazen and Sawyer’s North Texas office as a Principal Engineer. Fred holds both Masters and Bachelors Degrees in Environmental Engineering from the University of Florida and brings more than nine years of engineering experience focused on water, wastewater, stormwater and pump station design, permitting, and construction oversight. Fred recently completed construction oversight services for $227 million worth of upgrades to the T. P. Smith Water Reclamation Facility in Tallahassee, Florida. Fred also oversaw construction of approximately 20 structures complete with associated piping, electrical, mechanical, and civil as well as all of the site electrical work. Please welcome Fred to Texas!

APAI WELCOMES NEW EMPLOYEE

Joseph Painter, PE, is a 25-year veteran in the Oklahoma water engineering community. Joe has joined APAI as their Oklahoma Business Development Manager. A former owner of his own engineering practice, Joe

has also served as project manager with MERCO Consultants and as City Engineer for the Cities of Piedmont and Bethany, Oklahoma. His project expertise includes water resources, roadway and bridge construction, municipal water supply and distribution, stormwater, wastewater collection and treatment, municipal planning, subdivision development, wetland mitigation and monitoring, and structural and commercial site development.

CDM SMITH NORTH TEXAS OPERATIONS ANNOUNCES NEW STAFF

Mark Gorthey, a Senior Project Manager with CDM Smith, has transferred to their Dallas office from Syracuse, New York. Mark holds a Bachelor Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Clarkson University and brings over 20 years of experience in the evaluation, design, and construction of wastewater collection, pumping, and treatment facilities, including wet-weather (CSO/SSO) abatement.


ANNOUNCEMENTS

THE DARYL HALL FAMILY FUND

This fund was started in the spring of 2003 to help support a great friend and co-worker, Daryl Hall. Daryl was diagnosed with a brain tumor in December of 2002 and courageously battled one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer, gliablastoma multiforme (GBM). Unfortunately, Daryl’s cancer proved to be terminal, and he passed away in August of 2003. The family fund was established to support Daryl, his wife, Lynn, and his two young children, Jared and Stephanie, while Daryl fought his illness. One of his biggest concerns was that his children would not have the finances to attend college. This fund has been established and maintained in order to keep a promise made to him by many of his close friends. It is our goal to set aside enough financial resources that his children will not have to worry about funding for college.

Daryl was truly a one-of-a-kind individual, serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Charles F. Adams from 1985 to 1989. He began his post-military career with the Trinity River Authority’s Central Regional Wastewater System (CRWS) in 1991. Daryl started as a seasonal employee and quickly worked his way up to Maintenance Supervisor. He was involved in numerous facility expansions and improvements, earning a reputation as a person who always got the job done. In 2001, Daryl left the Authority to join C. F. Engineered Equipment as a service representative responsible for establishing service contracts, performing equipment startup, and repairing rotating equipment for water and wastewater facilities throughout Texas.

Daryl was a member of the Texas Water Utility Association (TWUA) where he volunteered as a speaker for several district meetings, including the Black Lands and White Rock Districts. On several occasions, he assisted instructors of the Pump &

Motor Maintenance and Utility Safety Courses as well as representing C. F. Engineered Equipment in their booths at the North Central Texas and East Texas Regional Schools. Additionally, Daryl was a member of the Water Environment Association (WEAT), where he served as a volunteer for the Operations Challenge Program.

Daryl was the greatest of friends and the one person you could count on if you were in need. He was a loving father and husband that truly adored his family. Daryl could be found on the baseball field coaching his son or watching his daughter at her dance recitals. He was an avid outdoorsman who spent all of his spare time fishing or hunting with his family. It was said at his wake, “To know Daryl was to love him, and if you didn’t, then it was just a testament to your own low moral character.”

The Daryl Hall Memorial Golf Tournament is an opportunity to give back to a very deserving person and his family. A contributions account in the name of “The Daryl Hall Family Fund” is established at the Bank of America. All proceeds from the tournament go directly to this fund. In keeping with Daryl’s desire to give back to our industry and help others, the North Texas Section of WEAT has agreed to manage the Daryl Hall Scholarship fund. This scholarship is available to all employees of North Texas Utilities and their children for the specific purpose of providing technical training and assisting with finances associated with continued education.

THANK YOU, AND GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR HELP!

Should you require specific information regarding this fund, please contact Sam Caillouet at 972.679.6542.


YP HAPPENINGS

NEWSLETTER SPONSORS

SCHOLARSHIP UPDATE

The WEAT-NTS Scholarship Committee has awarded a total of seven (7) WEAT-NTS Scholarships and two (2) Daryl Hall Scholarships! In addition to the new scholarships, the Committee has renewed seven (7) scholarships. Each recipient listed below will received $600 for the Fall 2012 semester.

WEAT-NTS SCHOLARSHIP RENEWALS

• Taylor Baker

• Marissa Fichera

• Wesley Fichera

• Andres Hernandez

• Chirag Makanji

• Mehga Makanji

• Megan Waldock

WEAT-NTS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

• Emily Benton

• Claudia Gorgi

• Victoria Haggard

• Callum Hall

• Alex Loredo

• Aaron Reck

• Connie Xavier

DARYL HALL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

• Allison Bennett

• Anna Price

Detailed information on each scholarship recipient will be included in the next newsletter.

Congratulations to everyone! This would not be possible if it wasn’t for the support from all of our WEAT-NTS members and the Daryl Hall Golf Tournament. Thank you, and good luck to our college students!

AWWA/WEAT HAPPY HOURS

Stay tuned for information about the 3rd Annual AWWA YP Poker Tournament on November 2, 2012!

Austin512 346-1000

Dallas214 346-2800

El Paso915 544-2340

Fort Worth817 332-8727

Houston713 850-1921

San Antonio210 826-3200


YP HAPPENINGS

Young Professionals Summit Presented by: WEF & AWWA

Date: March 10th 2013

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Sponsorship Provided By

Sponsorship includes: Registration Airfare Hotel Meals

Download an application from www.weat.org/yp

Applications Deadline: December 1, 2012


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SIGN UP FOR E-MAIL NOTICES

E-mail [email protected] to be added to the list.

Notices will go out well in advance of the meetings and also serve to notify you of events and changes. You will receive about three e-mails every month.

PAYPAL AVAILABLE

WEAT-NTS sponsors and dinner meeting attendees can now pay with PayPal at www.weat-nts.org.

Companies and individuals can sponsor dinner meetings and/or the newsletter or donate to scholarship funds at the WEAT-NTS website.

Members can register early for dinner meetings and take advantage of reduced fees by paying online.

WEAT-NTS CALENDAR OF EVENTS

EVENT DATE LOCATION TOPICOperations Challenge Cook-Off October 19, 2012 Lake Arlington – Richard

Simpson ParkFun, Food, and Festive Competition

WEAT-NTS November Dinner Meeting November 15, 2012 Texas Star

Siting and Design of the First Texas Chapter 321 Satellite Plant

WEAT-NTS January Dinner Meeting January 17, 2013 Texas Star Security and Alternative

Disinfection

February Seminar February 12, 2013 CityPlace

Pipes, Pumps, Valves, and Manholes: All the Things You’re Expected to Know That They Didn’t Teach You in School

4th Annual Spring Clay Tournament March 15, 2013 TBD Fun and Friendly

CompetitionWEAT-NTS March Dinner Meeting March 21, 2013 Texas Star NTMWD WWTP

ImprovementsWEAT-NTS May Dinner Meeting May 16, 2013 Texas Star WEAT-NTS History


WEAT-NTS CONTACTS

OFFICER NAME PHONE FAX E-MAILPresident Dawn Anderson 214.638.0500 214.638.3723 [email protected]

President-Elect Buster Fichera 817.392.4978 817.392.4957 [email protected]

Vice President Jeff Sober 972.239.9949 972.239.9117 [email protected] Brigit Buff 972.663.2239 972.385.0846 [email protected] Eva Gorgi 214.948.4573 214.243.1118 [email protected] President Erin Flanagan 214.217.2261 214.217.2201 [email protected] Section Rep Darryl Corbin 972.239.9949 972.239.9117 [email protected] Section Rep Amy Robinson 817.332.8727 817.820.0450 [email protected]

COMMITTEE CHAIR PHONE FAX E-MAIL

Audit Buster Fichera 817.392.4978 817.392.4957 [email protected]

Awards Phil Spitzer 214.631.6100 214.631.6109 [email protected] / Bylaws Amy Robinson 817.332.8727 817.820.0450 [email protected]

Finance Joe Etchegaray 469.744.2373 817.394.0524 [email protected] Jeff Sober 972.239.9949 972.239.9117 [email protected] Communications Lauren Kobzeff 817.806.1738 817.870.2536 [email protected]

Nominations Erin Flanagan 214.217.2261 214.217.2201 [email protected]

PWO VACANT: Volunteer Leadership Opportunity!

Photography Malcolm Cowdin 972.262.5186 972.219.7521 [email protected] Jeff Sober 972.239.9949 972.239.9117 [email protected] Education / Science Fair Amy Robinson 817.332.8727 817.332.6870 [email protected]

Scholarship Fund Matt Jalbert 214.217.2246 214.217.2201 [email protected]

Seminar Mark Perkins 817.719.0372 817.719.0122 [email protected]

Website Holly Ingram 817.806.1750 817.870.2536 [email protected]

Young Professionals – Dallas

Jessica Vassar 214.217.2200 214.217.2201 [email protected]

John Zwerneman 972.239.9949 972.239.9117 [email protected]

Young Professionals – Fort Worth

Charles Norman 972.602.7520 817.684.0905 [email protected]

Stephanie Moore 817.806.1745 817.870.2536 [email protected]

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