VOLUNTEERING & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTA TALE OF AN AGED MILLENNIAL

Chi Ho Sham, Ph.D. Chair, AWWA Technical and Education Council

Vice President and Chief ScientistEas tern Research Group, Inc. Lexington, MAT: 781.674.7358 l chiho.sham@erg.com

AWWA ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

• Board of Directors (5 POETs , 44 Section Directors , 4 Directors a t large, 6 Council Chairs , 1 Water Res earch Foundation Chair)• Executive Committee• Divers ity & Member Inclus ion Committee• Young Profes s ionals• Audit Committee• AWWA2020 Strategic Coordination Team

AWWA COUNCILS

• International Council (IC)• Manufacturers / As s ociates Council (MAC)• Public Affairs Council (PAC)• Water Utility Council (WUC)• Standards Council (SC)• Technical & Educational Council (TEC)

TECHNICAL & EDUCATIONAL COUNCIL (TEC)

• 8 Divis ions with 60+ TechnicalCommittees• Over 1,200 Volunteers• Collaborate with a dozen AWWA Profes s ional Staff on a regular

bas is• Interface with a ll other AWWAVolunteer Units and Profes s ional

Staff as appropria te

TEC IS BUILT ON VOLUNTEERSLIKE YOU!

TEC VOLUNTEERS

• TEC and its operational units rely on volunteers to serve on water industry topic related committees to develop and review policy statements, manuals, technical sessions and programs for AWWA conferences, webinars, and education materials for training and learning.

• Since 2012, TEC Chair has requested that all committees recruit and provide opportunities for YPs to contribute.

TEC HELPS WITH MANUALSNew, revised, and under development = 44

DISTRIBUTION & PLANT OPERATION DIVISION (9) WATER QUALITY & TECHNOLOGY DIVISION (15)M04 Water Fluoridation Principles & Practices M07 Problem Organisms in Water: ID & TreatmentM14 Backflow Prevention & Cross Connection Control M12 Simplified Procedures for Water ExaminationM22 Sizing Water Service Lines and Meters M30 Precoat Filtra tionM27 External Corros ion M37 Operation Control of Coag. & Filtr. Proces sesM28 Rehabilita tion of Water Mains M38 Electrodialys is and Electrodialys is ReversalM31 Dis tribution Sys tem Req. for Fire Protection M46 Reverse Osmos is & Nanofiltra tionM36 Water Audits and Loss Control Programs M48 Waterborne PathogensM44 Dis tribution Valves M53 MF & UF Membranes in Drinking WaterM77 Condition Asses sment M56 Nitrification Prev. & Cont. in Drinking Water

M57 Algae: Source to TreatmentENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION DIVISION (3) M58 Internal Corros ion Control in Dis t. Sys temsM02 Ins trumentation and Control M62 Membrane Applications for Water ReuseM32 Computer Modeling of Water Dis t. Sys tems M64 Aeration and Air Stripping: Gas Trans fer Appl.M47 Capital Project Delivery M65 On-s ite Generation of Hypochlorite

M68 Water Quality in Dis tribution Sys temsMANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP DIVISION (5)M01 Principles of Water Rates , Fees , & Charges WATER RESOURCE SUSTAINABILITY DIVISION (8)M03 Safety Management for Utilities M21 GroundwaterM05 Water Utility Management M24 Planning for the Dis t. of Reclaimed WaterM29 Water Utility Capital Financing M50 Water Resources PlanningM54 Developing Rates for Small Sys tems M61 Desalination of Seawater

M63 Aquifer Storage & RecoveryWATER CONSERVATON DIVISION (2) M69 Inland Desalination & Concentrate Mgmt.M52 Water Conservation Programs Planning M71 Climate Action PlanM60 Drought Preparedness and Response M73 Groundwater Management

WATER SCIENCE & RESEARCH DIVISION (1) SMALL SYSTEMS DIVISION (1)M76 Bench, Pilot, and Full Scale Treatability Tes ting M74 Developing Water Projects for Small Sys tems

TEC HELPS WITH POLICY STATEMENTS

• Asset Management• Assignment of CEU and PDH• Climate Change• Counterfeit Materials• Cross Connections• Developing & Managing Water

Resources• Discontinue of Service for

Nonpayment• Distribution System Water Quality• Diversity & Nondiscrimination Policy• Drinking Water Quality• Electric Power Reliability• Emergency Prep. & Security• Employee Compensation• Employee Training & Career

Development• Financing, Accounting, & Rates• Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies• Grounding of Electric Circuits on

Water Pipe• Home Treatment Devices

• Intakes for Seawater Desalination Facilities

• Lead Service Line Management• Management of Groundwater• Metering & Accountability• Operator Certification• Protection the Allocation of Surface

Water Reservoir Storage• Public Involvement & Customer

Comm.• Qualifications-Based Selection• Quality of Water Supply Sources• Reclaimed Water for Public Supply• Recreational Use of Domestic Water

Sources• Regional Collaboration by Utilities• Research• Residential Fire Sprinklers• Safety• Sustainability• Water Use Efficiency• Youth Education

TEC COMMITTEES (UNDER VARIOUS DIVISIONS) – 1 OF 2

DISTRIBUTION & PLANT OPERATION DIVISION WATER QUALITY & TECHNOLOGY DIVISION Water Main Rehab Coagulation & FiltrationCondition Assessment Precoat FiltrationCross Connection Control Distribution System Water QualityCustomer Metering Practices DisinfectionDistribution Op & Maintenance Emerging Water Quality IssuesCorrosion Control Membrane ProcessesEnergy Management Organic Contaminants ControlFire Protection Organisms in WaterWater Loss Control Taste & OdorOperator Involvement Water Quality LaboratoryTop Ops Contest Subcommittee Water Treatment Plant Residuals Mgmt.Tapping Contest Subcommittee InorganicsMeter Madness Subcommittee Biological Drinking Water TreatmentWorld Water Cup SubcommitteeTreatment Plant Op & Maintenance WATER RESOURCE SUSTAINABILITY DIVISIONOpflow Editorial Advisory Board Groundwater Resource

Water DesaltingENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION DIVISION Water Reuse

Water Utility Technology & Automation Water Resources Planning & ManagementEngineering Modeling Application Source Water ProtectionWater Distribution Design & Construction Climate ChangeWater Treatment Facilities Design & Constr.Membrane Systems Subcommittee SMALL SYSTEMS DIVISION Sustainable Infrastructure Small Systems Continuing EducationCapital Project Delivery Small Systems Technical ReviewAsset Management Small Systems Outreach Services

TEC COMMITTEES (UNDER VARIOUS DIVISIONS) – 2 OF 2

MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP DIVISION WATER SCIENCE & RESEARCH DIVISION Workforce Strategies Inorganic Contaminants ResearchHealth, Safety, & Environment Organic Contaminants ResearchCustomer Service Microbiological Contaminants ResearchStrategic Management Practices Residuals Management ResearchFinance, Accounting, & Management Control Distribution ResearchRates & Charges Plant Operations & Energy Mgmt. ResearchEmergency Preparedness & Security Small Systems ResearchUtility Quality Management Health Effects ResearchUtility Benchmarking Advisory Membrane Technology Research

Information Mgmt. & Technology ResearchWATER CONSERVATON DIVISION University Student Activities Committee

Communication, Education & Legislation Join Section ResearchPlanning, Evaluation & ResearchWater Eff iciency Programs & Technology

EXAMPLES OF TEC NEEDS

Total Water Solutions Professionals• Reuse• Stormwater• Advanced Wastewater or Water Treatment

Distribution and Plant Operation & Maintenance• Operator Involvement• Treatment Plant Operations and Maintenance (O&M)• Distribution/Collection System O&M

Engineering and Construction• Facilities Design and Construction• Infrastructure• Sustainable Infrastructure

TEC VOLUNTEER STORYWHERE DO I BEGIN?

TEC VOLUNTEER STORY

• BA (Geography – focus on Planning) – University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1978

• MA (Geography – focus on Fluvial Geomorphology) –University at Buffalo, NY, 1980

• PhD (Geography – focus on Hydrology) – University at Buffalo, NY, 1984

• Joined Boston University from 1982 to 1992• Started consulting in 1990

• ICF, The Cadmus Group (2 tours), Tetra Tech EMI, and Eastern Research Group

• Adjunct professor at Boston University and Clark University (Worcester, MA)

TEC VOLUNTEER STORYmoving right along

• 1989 Joined NEWWA/AWWA

• 1999-2002 NEWWA Water Resources Committee

• 2001-ongoing AWWA Source Water Protection Committee (SWPC) (TEC) -Member

• 2002-2004 AWWA SWPC (TEC) – Vice-Chair

• 2007-2010 AWWA SWPC (TEC) – Chair

• 2011-2013 AWWA Water Resource Sustainability Division (WRSD)

• WRSD (TEC) – Trustee & Vice-Chair

• 2013-2016 AWWA WRSD (TEC) – Chair (also a part of TEC as the division chair)

• 2013-2014 – AWWA TEC – Chair of Division Chairs

• 2014-2017 AWWA TEC – Vice-Chair

• 2016-2017 AWWA TEC Trustee-at-large

• 2017-2020 AWWA TEC Chair

ALL ABOUT MEETINGS2002-2004 Planning Committee of Water Quality Technology Conferences (2003 and 2004)

2004-2005Chair of Planning Committee of 2005 Source Water Protection Symposium

2008-2009Chair of Planning Committee of 2009 Water Resources Symposium

2009-2010Planning Committee of the 2010 Sustainable Water Management Conference

2010-2011Chair of Planning Committee of the 2011 Water Resources Symposium

2012-2013Co-Chair of Planning Committee of the 2013 Sustainable Water Management Conference

2015-2016Co-Chair of Planning Committee of the 2016 Sustainable Water Management Conference

CROSSING SILOS

2009-2017 AWWA Source Water Protection Committee (SC) – Chair (now a member)

2010-2016AWWA Standards Council – Trustee-at-large

2013-PresentAWWA Climate Change Committee (TEC) –Member

2013-PresentAWWA Utility Quality Management Committee (TEC) – Member

2014-Present AWWA Innovation Initiative Steering Committee

2014Guest-editor of the feature articles on hydraulic fracturing in the November 2014 issue of the Journal AWWA

2016-Present AWWA Stormwater Utility Management Committee (SC) – Chair

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MIRROROPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE OF AWWA

• North Eas t Water Innovation Network • Conservation Law Foundation• Urban Watershed Research Ins titute• Nanotechnology Enabled Water

Treatment (NEWT) Research Center• U.S. Geologic Survey’s National Water

Quality Asses sment (NAWQA) Program Liaison Committee

• National Academies of Sciences , Engineering, and Medicine’s advisory panel on s cience & technology policy adaptation for Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection

MY OBSERVATIONSAFTER 30 YEARS WITH AWWA

• Water profes s ionals are some of the bes t colleagues and friends you can get – approachable, humble, and knowledgeable

• We all s trive to make a difference in the world by protecting public health and the environment

• Learn from failures , value succes ses , and be pers is tent• Do not expect s imple answers• Leverage your own ta lent – it takes a village to solve complex problems• Stick to s cientific and ethical integrity

YOUR TURNHOW YOU CAN SHAPE THE FUTURE OF WATER

• Be ready to learn from and contribute to committees and divisions of TEC• Find ways to connect TEC committees to the AWWASections• Get involved with innovations in the water s ector• Open to new ideas on Total Water Solutions , Sus ta inable Infras tructure,

Climate Res ilience, Innovative Financing, and other non-traditional solutions

• Most of the jobs that will exist in the near future have not been invented yet

CONCLUDING DISCUSSIONPOWERED BY

CHI HO SHAM, PH.D. CHAIR, AWWA TECHNICAL AND EDUCATION COUNCIL

Vice President and Chief ScientistEas tern Research Group, Inc. Lexington, MAT: 781.674.7358 l chiho.sham@erg.com