SECTION NEWS
2016 Section Awards
12 SOURCE winter 2017
2017-18 Scholarship
Applications Due March 15
DON KAISER VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR:
Randy Valenzano, Dr. Kenneth D. Kerri Training Center
WALTER O. WEIGHT MEMBERSHIP AWARD:
Christopher Kania, City of Sacramento
LARRY C. LARSON SAFETY AWARD: Golden State Water Company
(557 employees); Sweetwater Authority (134 employees), and City of
Fairfield North Bay Regional Water Treatment Plant (21 employees)
SECTION LEADERSHIP AWARDS: Andrew DeGraca (San Francisco Public
Utilites Commission), Trustee-Business Administration; Joe Wong
(Brown and Caldwell), Trustee-Water Resources; Erin Mackey (Brown and
Caldwell), Technical Programs Director; Darrin Price (Sun Valley General
Improvement District), Certification Director; Jim Elliot (Liberty Utilities),
Awards Committee Co-Chair; Rosemary Smud (ACIPCO), Membership
Committee Chair; Destree Bascos (Steer Davies Gleave), Water for
People Committee Chair; Todd Jorgenson (Riverside Public Utilities),
Water Distribution Division Chair; Jack Bebee (Fallbrook Public Utilities),
Water Resources Division Chair; Bruce Cabral (Santa Clara Valley Water
District), Water Quality Division Chair; Patrick Sweeney (CSI Services,
Inc.), Operations & Maintenance Division Chair; and Bill Cardinal
(Calaveras County Water District), Operations Division Chair
CHAIR AWARDS: Nass Diallo (Las Vegas Valley Water District) and Tom
Bloomer, DN Tanks
50 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE WATER INDUSTRY:
City of Cerritos, North Gualala Water Company, City of Westminster
San Dieguito Water District, Valley Municipal Water District (San
Bernardino), Las Virgenes Municipal Water District (Calabasas)
75 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE WATER INDUSTRY:
Ameron Water Transmission Group
PARTNERSHIP FOR SAFE WATER AWARDS
CA-NV AWWA congratulates the following:
DIRECTOR’S AWARD PHASE III:
Long Beach Water Department Groundwater TP
PHASE III: TREATMENT PROGRAM 15 YEARS:
East Bay Municipal Utility District’s (EBMUD) Lafayette FP,
Sobrante WTP, Upper San Leandro WTP, Walnut Creek WTP, and
Modesto Irrigation District Modesto Regional WTP
PRESIDENT’S AWARD: Metropolitan Water District Robert B. Diemer TP
PHASE IV 10 YEAR EXCELLENCE FOR WATER TREATMENT: EBMUD’s Orinda WTP
In bestowing these awards, we recognize not only the efforts of
the individuals honored, but in many cases, the employers who have
supported them. For more information on Section awards, including
criteria and nominating procedures, see ca-nv-awwa.org/CANV/CNS/
CNS/WaterComm/committee/awards.aspx. S
Start spreading the word: Applications for CA-NV AWWA student
scholarships for the 2017-2018 academic year are now available.
If you are a student, or have a student, or know a student who is
interested in a career in a drinking water related field, we’re looking
for candidates. CA-NV AWWA offers four $2,500 scholarships for
students in two-year or four-year college degree programs and two
$5,000 scholarships for students pursuing Master’s and Doctoral
degrees. It also offers two $1,000 scholarships for students training
as water system operators.
The goal of the scholarship program is to support students
planning careers in the water profession, including water and
wastewater treatment plant operators, field and distribution
system operators, chemists, lab technicians, biologists, ecologists,
environmental and civil engineers, mechanical/electrical/plumbing
trades, environmental scientists, public administrators, financiers,
and economists, whatever supports safe drinking water.
Beside the monetary awards, awardees receive complimentary
AWWA student memberships for the duration of their degree
program and will be recognized at the CA-NV AWWA Annual Fall
Conference. Awardees of graduate scholarships will be invited to
present their work at future CA-NV AWWA conferences. Application
forms and detailed instructions are available at ca-nv-awwa.org. S
—Bruce Macler, CA-NV AWWA Scholarship Committee Chair