Engineers with Borders Florida Professional Chapter is teaming with the ASCE EWRI Miami-Dade chapter to offer a second continuing education course webinar, "Water Supply Well Design Basics for Engineers" on October 7, 2020, from 12:00- 1:00 PM. Each attendee will earn 1.0 PDH credit. Please register for the event here: https://ewri-ewb.eventbrite.com/
Proceeds of this event will go directly to the EWB-FL Guatemala water supply project that aims to provide consistent access to clean drinking water for a community of 700 people in Guatemala.
About the Presenters:
Anne Murray is Martin County’s Hydrogeologist and Water Resources Coordinator focused on water resource planning, development and management. As a senior project manager with 30 years of utilities and environmental consulting experience, she manages water supply and water resource protection projects, provides technical supervision, and conducts field investigations and scientific research and analysis. She has six years of international experience as a technical team member with Engineers
Without Borders (EWB) and Water For People in sustainable water supply projects in Africa, India and Central and South America and recently as a senior technical advisor to the U.S. Department of Interior in the Pacific Islands. Anne holds a degree in Geology from Boston University.
Phillippe Martin is a hydrogeologist with 39 years of experience in all aspects of water resources consulting, groundwater investigations, water well design and resource assessments. He was co-founder and served as vice-president of Martin and Wood Water Consultants, Inc., in Golden, Colorado for 26 years. He served a wide range of clients including several different branches of the U.S. Government, the State of Colorado, numerous Colorado counties and municipalities, and many private developers and water interests. Since retirement he has been active as an international volunteer
with Engineers Without Borders and has served as a technical advisor and travel mentor on projects in Kenya, Guatemala and Ecuador. He is also a senior technical advisor to the U.S. Department of Interior in the Pacific Islands. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Massachusetts and a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems from Regis University in Denver.
This webinar will be used as a fundraiser to collect funds for EWB-FL’s Guatemala Project. Those funds will be used to help develop a water supply and distribution system in the communities of Xoquic and San Bartolo within Solola, Guatemala
WR3 monthly meeting presentation will be “The City of Plant City’s McIntosh Wetlands Wildlife Preserve” by Amy Tracy, Hydro Solutions Consulting and Chris Keller, Wetland Solutions, Inc. To receive meeting webinar information please E-mail Kevin Carter, WR3 chair at kcarter@broward.org. more info...
The Wastewater Process Seminar is going virtual this year. We will be offering a series of one hour presentations. Register for one or register for the series.
October 22 will feature:
Wastewater Treatment Facility Basis of Design Fundamentals presented by Bartt Booz, Wright Pierce Headworks presented by Chris Cerreta, CDM Smith more info...
The Wastewater Process Seminar is going virtual this year. We will be offering a series of one hour presentations. Register for one or register for the series.
Day 2 features:
Lessons Learned Integrating Wastewater Hydraulics and Process Design
presented by: Claes Westring, Jacobs
Design and Operation of a Plant Based on SRT
presented by: Brian Graham, Carollo more info...
I/I Mitigation Programs, Septic to Sewer Options, Smart Sewers
Prepared by FWEA’s Collection Systems Committee, this virtual seminar will discuss approaches to I/I reduction, available options to convert septic to sewer, and successful smart sewer programs. The seminar will take place over the course of 3 days: Nov 4th, 11th, and 18th from 12pm - 1pm each day.
The Wastewater Process Seminar is going virtual this year. We will be offering a series of one hour presentations. Register for one or register for the series.
Day 3 features:
Biowin/Modeling Presentation
presented by: Matt Tebow, Kimley and Horn
SCADA Basics for Process Control
presented by: David Eike, McKim & Creed more info...
I/I Mitigation Programs, Septic to Sewer Options, Smart Sewers
Prepared by FWEA’s Collection Systems Committee, this virtual seminar will discuss approaches to I/I reduction, available options to convert septic to sewer, and successful smart sewer programs. The seminar will take place over the course of 3 days: Nov 4th, 11th, and 18th from 12pm - 1pm each day.
The Wastewater Process Seminar is going virtual this year. We will be offering a series of one hour presentations. Register for one or register for the series.
Day 4 features:
Enhanced Domestic Primary Wastewater Treatment Utilizing Pile Cloth Media
Filtration for Operational Savings and the Impact on Downstream BNR Process
presented by: John Dyson, Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc.
Wastewater Treatment/Reuse, Biosolids, and Effluent Disposal
presented by: Todd Swingle, Toho Water Authority more info...
I/I Mitigation Programs, Septic to Sewer Options, Smart Sewers
Prepared by FWEA’s Collection Systems Committee, this virtual seminar will discuss approaches to I/I reduction, available options to convert septic to sewer, and successful smart sewer programs. The seminar will take place over the course of 3 days: Nov 4th, 11th, and 18th from 12pm - 1pm each day.
The Wastewater Process Seminar is going virtual this year. We will be offering a series of one hour presentations. Register for one or register for the series.
Day 5 features:
Construction Story: Needs, Challenges and Successes of the San Carlos
Pumping Station Rehabilitation
presented by: TBD
Please save the date for this annual workshop for our volunteer leaders. We are looking at a virtual event, but should circumstances change, we may move to some in-person activities. more info...
The WEF Forum 2021 seeks to advance the understanding of how to best apply modern particles and colloids science to engineered water systems and identifying new areas for exploration.
This event will feature two and a half days of intense presentations, discussions, and sessions, skillfully developed by the expert Steering Committee. Forum attendees can expect deep dives into the following highlighted topics:
Particle Type and Properties
Particle Processes
Particle Methodologies.
Additionally, attendees will be able to have unlimited, uninterrupted, and meaningful networking opportunities to discuss and debate the leading research available on all matters surrounding particles and colloids. The full program for this event is still being developed and will be available in July 2020.
FWEA/FBC Joint Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Training/Certification
The Utility Management Committee will be hosting the FWEA/FBC Joint Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Training/Certification.
This is a great opportunity to learn the Lean Six Sigma fundamentals and its application; develop an understanding and ability to apply the techniques of various elements; how to prioritize processes for improvement; and approaches and tools to immediately improve process in your workplace. All of this will be done specifically using and relating to the use of the data collected by the FBC for the annual report.
The instructor, Bruce Berger, is a certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with over 25 years of experience helping organizations in both the public and private sectors to improve performance at all levels through the application and implementation of Lean Six Sigma, Professional Development, and Industrial Engineering programs.
