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President’s Message

April/May 2018

This is my last newsletter message as the Chapter's President. I have thoroughly enjoyed this year and all of my time on the executive committee. It has allowed me to gain an appreciation for all we do as a chapter. From technical presentations, to education and outreach, to happy hours and horse races, we have a very active chapter. This is due to our great members, volunteers, and past presidents. I have had the chance to be on the committee under several great Chapter presidents including Jerry Snead, Letty Gomar, Theo Chan, and Mohammad Bayan. Our new Chapter President nominee is Mia Welch. She has been a leader in our chapter for a while already, creating our abstract process, and leading our current outreach survey. She definitely deserves your vote in our upcoming elections, in which we will elect our president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer. Please come and support all of our officers, when the vote is held at our plant tour in April. Our plant tour will be at Dallas Water Utilities' Bachman Water Treatment Plant. We are lucky to have so many gracious water treatment plants in the area willing to host our chapter each year (when they are not under major construction). Thank you very much to Dallas Water Utilities and the staff at Bachman for hosting this year. The Bachman plant tour topic and location was selected through the abstract process. We recently received many abstracts for our chapter meetings and drinking water seminar. These are currently under review and we hope to have selections made by the time of our plant tour. With so much work being designed and constructed over the last few years, there are many strong abstracts. This means we will have a very strong year of technical presentations. I am looking forward to seeing them as the Past President.

Communications Committee Who is doing the work behind the scenes? Thanks to our following NCT TAWWA members who contributed their time and expertise to bring you this issue of The Lake! Andrea Fernandez—CDM Smith

Katie Stowers—CP&Y

Brandon Mellgren—Newman Regency Group

Gabe Trejo—Arcadis

Jacob Niemeier—Stantec

Sam Barraco—Carollo

Helen Cantril Dulac—City of Dallas

Suparna Mukhopadhyay—CDM Smith

For contributions to this newsletter, or if you would like to volunteer to serve on the Communications Committee, please contact Chair Andrea Fernandez.

The LAke Last Meeting Summary Using the Consumer Confidence Report as an Educational

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Communication Tool The North Central Texas Chapter of TAWWA was back at the Texas Star Conference Center for its February chapter meeting to kick off 2018. After the chapter announcements were made, the meeting’s speakers, Stephanie Zavala and Arianne Shipley of Rogue Water, took to the podium to begin the meeting’s program on improving Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR’s), also referred to as annual water quality reports. Utilities are mandated to provide CCR’s by the EPA to provide information to their customers on their local drinking water quality. Often seen as overly technical and uninviting to the lay customer, Rogue Water set out to engage communities and grab their attention with CCR’s containing tabloidesque layouts and headlines. As award-winning Certified Public Communicators, the women of Rogue Water bring advertising strategy and content into the water sector to help utilities produce readable, human stories to CCR’s while still delivering the required core content in a fun and innovative style. During their talk they recommended that utilities start with a story when putting together their CCR’s, while minding their audience and their unfamiliarity with industry terms, such as flocculation. They emphasized readability and encouraged utilities to diversify their outreach efforts by using various mediums to communicate the contents of the CCR to the community. Thank you, ladies for your time and for your contribution to the local water industry!

Get In The Loop! Lets celebrate your victories, celebrations, and accomplishments! Tell us about new certifications, weddings, promotions, babies, graduations, etc! Send it in as an email to Andrea Fernandez or post it on our social media and we’ll feature you in The Lake! Here are some noteworthy events: Congrats to Michael Carter who has joined Freese and Nichols’ FTW office as Senior Management Project Engineer! Leveraging 23 years of national experience in information systems and public sector asset management, Michael will play an integral role in the firm’s services for cities, utilities, and other public clients throughout the lifecycles of their assets. Charles Gaddy, P.E., P.G., has joined Freese and Nichols as a Senior Environmental Project Manager in Fort Worth. With more than three decades of experience in environmental consulting, Gaddy will strengthen the firm’s ability to deliver large-scale capital improvement programs for public- and private-sector clients throughout the state. Congratulations to Katie Livas and her family for welcoming the most adorable Averie Paige into the world!

The LAke Upcoming Plant Tour and Dinner

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When Old Meets New: Proactive Construction Management Delivers 80-Year Old WTP Upgrade By:

J.D. Harrison, Program Construction Manager (Jacobs), and Chaise Holmgren, Senior Program Manager (City of Dallas Water Utilities Department—Bachman Gold Sponsors: Water Treatment Plant).

Location:

Dinner: Pappasitos 10433 Lombardy Ln. Dallas, TX 75220 Plant tour: Bachman WTP

Silver:

2605 Shorecrest Drive, Dallas, Texas Date:

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Time:

Registration:

5:00 p.m.

Dinner:

5:30 p.m.

Program:

5:45 p.m.

Tour Begins:

6:45 p.m.

WALK-UP REGISTRANTS will not be allowed to tour the Bachman facility—so please register before the deadline. People will be encouraged to carpool to the facility from the restaurant due to limited parking availability. Space is limited by the restaurant space, so please register and plan ahead. Register or sponsor by NOON, Tuesday, April 10 – This deadline is for reservations and cancellations. Note that if you reserve and do not attend the meeting, the chapter still pays for your meal. If you cannot attend, email Steven Mendoza by the deadline. If you do not cancel your reservation prior to the deadline, mail missed meeting dues to Carollo Engineers, Inc., ATTN: Steve Mendoza, 14785 Preston Road, Suite 950, Dallas, TX 75254.

We’ll have officer elections at the April dinner meeting, so don’t forget to come and vote for the next leadership group! Current Social Media followings: Twitter (@nct_tawwa): 159 followers Instagram (@nct_tawwa): 197 followers Facebook: (@ncttawwa) 66 page likes Get Connected, Stay Connected, Feel Connected! Connect with NCT TAWWA TODAY!

The LAke Cape Town Water Crisis

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I had the pleasure of interviewing a water professional who is living the Cape Town Crisis to share her views. This interview is largely abridged to fit in this newsletter, please email Andrea to get the full edition! Can you tell me your name, where you live, and what your experience in the water industry is? My name is Glennis (Nelson) Seely and I worked for CDM Smith for almost 17 years and managed the City of Dallas Water Conservation and Grease Abatement Outreach Campaigns. My husband, Richard Seely spent more than 42 years in the water industry and retired from the City of Dallas Water Utilities in 2014. In 2015, we decided to move to my home city of Cape Town, South Africa. Can you explain briefly what’s going on with the water access situation in your hometown? For the past three years, Cape Town has been experiencing the worst drought in over a century and if nothing is done, the City is likely to run out of water. Simply put, our taps will be turned off and this is referred to as DAY ZERO. Cape Town was under Level 3 water restrictions since November 1, 2016 and Level 6B water restrictions were implemented February 1st this year. This means each resident is limited to using 50 liters (about 13 gallons) per day in addition to many other restrictions including no watering of gardens, no car washing, no topping up of pools (even with a pool cover). Capetonians have also been discouraged from using borehole water to preserve ground water sources. In May 2017, the provincial government was granted permission by the national government to declare Cape Town a Provincial Disaster, thereby releasing desperately needed funding. This happened 19 months after the Western Province first requested it. Being a part of the water industry for so long, did you ever think you’d be in a situation where you may not have access to water? NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS! We all are somewhat guilty of taking our natural resources for granted especially when this specific resource is so cheap. So many people have made significant changes to their behavior however, it is alleged that 50% of residents still don’t heed the 50 liters (13 gallons) per person per day restriction. Currently, overall consumption is around 510 million liters per day (around 134 MGD), down from almost 1.2 billion liters (about 317 MG) in February 2015. The target goal is 450 million liters per day (about 118 MGD) to keep Day Zero at bay forever. The current population is over 4 million. I am SO proud to have been involved with DWU and other American utilities (and their consultants) who have been on top of future water needs and have done an outstanding job of planning for future generations. What is the best way for you’ve found to conserve water? Definitely recycling and reusing our grey water and indigenous landscaping. Rain barrels are great but without rain, they remain empty.

The LAke Cape Town Water Crisis—Continued

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How is technology being used to help the people/situation? The City has launched The Water Map via social media. Residents can view their own water use and their neighbors’. Residents can hold each other accountable in a neighborly manner. Households using excessive amounts of municipal drinking water are fined (between R5 000 – R10 000 or $450 - $900) or have water management devices installed on their properties, in line with the City’s Water By-law. There is much innovation happening. A professor from Stellenbosch University has designed “Count Dropula”, a revolutionary water-saving device that is attached to a water meter and sends notifications via text/e-mail when there is unusually-high water use. The goal is to make people more aware of their water usage. The device is being installed in schools throughout Cape Town. Count Dropula has already saved 30 million liters (~8 MG) of water at 150 Cape Town schools. In addition, South African artists have collaborated to create PSAs, downloadable via Amazon & Spotify for free. What is the South Africa government (local and national) doing to find water for Cape Town? The region is scrambling to bring new water supplies on line. Several projects are underway to augment the City of Cape Town’s water supply by around 180 million liters per day (more than 47mgd). 150 million liters (almost 40 m gallons) is projected to come from groundwater, 16 million liters (over 4m gallons) from temporary desalination, 10 million liters (over 2.6m gallons) from water re-use; and 4 million liters (approximately 1 m gallons) from the City’s springs. The City’s small-scale emergency desalination plants are projected to be completed by May 2018. Wide scale desalination is cost prohibitive. In the event of Day Zero, the City is preparing to launch 200 emergency water stations outside grocery stores and other public gathering spots, each serving almost 20,000 residents. It is said the military will be deployed at these water stations to ensure law and order. Residents will have to stand in line to collect their 25 liters (about 6.6 gallons) of water per person per day. To date, no detailed plan has been provided to citizens. According to the media, authorities have stepped up water-theft patrols at natural springs where fights broke out. They are also cracking down on "unscrupulous traders" for price gouging of bottled water. In the words of Mark Twain, “Whisky is for drinking and water is for fighting.” What has been the biggest lesson from this that you would want to share with us abroad? Capetonians have become more aware of the value of water and are working hard to conserve. We need to develop a global awareness of water conservation. This crisis can happen anywhere—studies show several cities potentially face the same disaster. Everyone should conserve water whether in a drought or not. Live like there is a water shortage every day and encourage family, friends and neighbors to do the same. Start a neighborhood conservation group or if you have a neighborhood watch group, incorporate discussions related to water conservation and environmental awareness into those meetings. Looking back on my childhood, my parents practiced conservation when I was a child (as a 10-yr old, carrying out bath water was not fun) because they wanted to save money and they respected the environment. It is time to be deliberate about how we manage our resources. Educate people to stop and think when they open the tap. Where does that water come from, where is it going and what happens when we no longer have access to it?

The LAke YP Corner

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It’s been a good year thus far; we have already hosted two Happy Hours, one in Dallas back in January and our most recent one in Fort Worth back in February. We had an awesome Fort Worth Happy Hour at the Blue Mesa Southwest Grill in Fort Worth on Thursday, February 22nd. We had an incredible turnout of 18 people! Thank you to Municipal Valve & McCain Waterworks for sponsoring our drinks & free quesadilla bar. However, most of all, thanks to all of you who attended! Also, we want to give a shout-out to all the NCT TAWWA YPs that attended the AWWA Leadership Training and YP Summit in San Antonio from February 19th - 20th. It was an extremely fun event in which we learned how to be better leaders and professionals while all the time making new friends and expanding our networks across the Country and North America!

Here is a tentative schedule of events for the remainder of the year: 

May 2018: 3rd Annual Service Event

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July 2018: Joint Social Event with WEAT – 3rd Annual Two-Stepping Night Out!

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September 2018: 5th Annual Casino Night benefitting Water For People

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November 2018: Joint WEAT Happy Hour

YP listserv, email [email protected]. Your YP chairs, Jacob Niemeier (Stantec/Vera Aqua Vera Vita) Brandon Mellgren (NRP) Chris Boyd (Alan Plummer) John Logan (TRA)

From Left to Right: Katie McNeal (Austin), Katie Stowers (Dallas), Jose Mendiola (Houston), Bridgette Bennett (Dallas), Chris Vela (Dallas), Jacob Niemeier (Dallas), Carlos Garcia (Dallas), Heather Zwerneman (Dallas), Mariana Anguiano (Dallas), and Clayton Coe (Dallas).

The LAke Utility Spotlight—Town of Addison

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The Town of Addison is largely known for its vast array of restaurants, entrepreneurial spirit, and special attractions, such as Kaboom Town, Oktoberfest, and Taste of Addison. The Town of Addison is only 4.4 square miles and has a population of just over 13,000 residents. However, the Town sees over 100,000 on a daily basis, which makes this town quite unique. The main focus of the Addison’s Utility Department is their commitment to customer service for the town’s residents, businesses, and visitors. “The Addison Way” is based on the exceptional customer service philosophy that all the Town’s employees want to maintain on a daily basis. Addison purchases all of the Town's potable drinking water from Dallas Water Utilities. Addison has a great working relationship with DWU’s organization, from the Operations Department all the way to the director. Addison is a little unique in that there isn’t a lot of open space for new development. Since they are mostly "built-out" what they have in their area is redevelopment. Typically these redevelopments are about increasing the density of the existing development that can still cause issues for aging infrastructure. The Town has recently completed two very comprehensive studies to help them better prepare for the future of Addison. In 2014 Addison completed an assessment and capital improvement program for the Town's water storage facilities. The Town owns and operates 4 water storage facilities. Celestial Pump Station which houses a 6 MG ground storage tank, Surveyor Pump Station which houses a 2 MG ground storage tank, 1 MG Addison Circle Elevated Storage Tank and 1.5 MG Surveyor Elevated Storage Tank. These facilities vary in age from 35+ years to 5 years. They recently evaluated each facility and created a capital improvements program for each. They have already completed the rehabilitation to the Addison Circle EST and are currently under construction on the Surveyor GST project. In 2015, they completed a city-wide potable water assessment and capital improvements program. They had 3 major goals at the beginning of this assessment: to gather and create a comprehensive inventory of the existing system (GIS), to develop a robust model of the existing system and to create a future capital improvement program with the projects prioritized based on risk. They have accomplished these goals and are currently in design of their first 2 projects from the assessment. Addison hopes to have both projects in construction by the summer. Both of these studies took into account future land use plans to help identify potential conflicts with growth and the ability to supply water. The overall goal was to create a long-term program to address potential conflicts before they become issues. (continued on next page)

The LAke Utility Spotlight—Town of Addison

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When it comes to Water Conservation, the Town of Addison periodically holds educational classes at the Town's Learning Center focusing on all different types of topics including "smartscape," rain-water harvesting, and green design. They use these opportunities to inform their residents about reducing their overall water footprint. They will also periodically send out information in utility bills providing water saving tips and ideas. We’d like to thank Jason Shroyer, P.E., Assistant Director of Infrastructure & Engineering Services, and Lisa Pyles, Director of Infrastructure & Development for contributing to this article. Jason wanted to highlight all employees within the department, “I can say that the Town is extremely lucky to have these people. They are extremely professional, dedicated and friendly group. They put their lives on the line almost every day to make sure that the residents, business owners and guests of the Town have clean water to drink and an effective waste water system. They get placed in the most dangerous, dirty, stressful situations daily, and they do it with a smile. I don’t think most people realize how incredibly lucky we are for the work that they do. Lisa and I are very honored to be a part of it.” One interesting fact about this Department that Jason shared: “People who know Addison are probably familiar with all of the Town's special events, such as KaboomTown, Oktoberfest, and Taste of Addison. What they may not know is the amount of preparation that the Town goes through to make sure those events go on without issues. The utilities division is no exception. The other thing that most people don’t know is that the entire event is staffed by Town employees. So when you purchase a admittance ticket or a "Tastybuck" to buy food and drink, that's an Addison employee standing behind the counter smiling back at you. So the next time you attend one of our events, there's a good chance that the person selling you that ticket also knows quite a bit about repairing water lines.”

The LAke Member Spotlight—Mohammad Bayan

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Mohammad Bayan has been a member of AWWA for 18 years and has served as Vice President (2015-2016), President (2016-2017), and currently Past President for the North Central Texas chapter of TAWWA. Mohammad has a long-standing career working as a water professional of which his last employment was with the Water Department of the City of Arlington (COA) serving as a Senior Engineer for Water Treatment, but he has recently switched careers from working in the municipal wastewater industry to working as the Senior Staff Facilities Engineer at Pioneer Natural Resources Company, a natural gas and oil production company. Q: What knowledge as a water/wastewater professional have you been able to transfer over into your new role in the oil industry? A: In my new role, I have come to realize how the water and oil industries need each other. In the water industry, we rely heavily on fossil fuel energy sources to run our equipment; on the other hand, in oil and gas, we depend on water sources to extract oil and gas from the underground shale resources. Water is an essential part of the oil and gas well development as we need a huge amount of water. One of the things I learned is that when oil and gas flow back, they flows in a fluid mixture with water-to-oil ratio of 3-8:1, depending on location and formation. All of this put a pressure on us to have good stewardship of the water being injected and extracted. We need to take care of the water now so that future generations have access to clean, drinking water sources, and not waste water. In the past, the oil industry would inject clean water to extract oil, then immediately treat and properly dispose of the wastewater. Now, the oil industry is learning how to treat the wastewater used for production and then re-use “recycle” the same water for other oil extractions. This is a good opportunity for the water industry to work with the oil industry to transfer some of the knowledge and expertise on how to reuse their expendable water in a safe and sustainable manner. Q: How would you describe your time working at a water municipality? A: When I began my career at a water municipality, there had been a mass exodus of highly experienced professionals retiring from the COA water department; therefore, I came at a time when most of the management team and I were new to the department. Although we were missing that time-honored institutional knowledge, my team and I quickly formed great bonds as we worked on a wide variety of dynamic projects. I especially enjoyed working for a city in which I am also a resident because I saw the projects I worked on as my duty to help my community and the future of my city. Working for COA was definitely one of my best times working in the water industry. Q: What do you miss most about the water municipal industry? A: I miss the variety of projects. At COA, for example, some of the projects covered water resources, water quality, treatment processes, and conveyance to name a few. Working on such a range of projects really keeps you on your toes and challenges your problemsolving abilities. I loved the aspect of always learning something new about many different things. Most importantly, I miss the people, which is why I still attend AWWA events so I can continue to stay in touch.

The LAke Member Spotlight—Mohammad Bayan

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Q: What were your favorite moments serving as NCT TAWWA President and Past President? A: I enjoy meeting the members of our chapter and building relationships with them. Being involved in the chapter leadership really helps to put you out in front of people and helps with networking. It’s a great opportunity to better get to know the people you are working with or potentially can work with in the future. As president, I truly enjoyed being the face of the chapter and presenting the water industry to the region. As past president, I have really enjoyed helping Sam (the current President) put on chapter programs and events. Helping Sam makes me feel very connected to the chapter still. I’ve especially enjoyed seeing the membership grow over the years and seeing newly implemented programs, such as the NCT Annual Pipe Tapping Competition, continue to be great successes. Q: Why do you continue to stay involved in NCT TAWWA? As I have mentioned before, I mostly stay involved as a way for me to continue to stay in touch with all the wonderful people I have met throughout my career and as a member of the chapter. Even though I may now be in the oil industry, I would still like to continue to stay involved in the water/wastewater industry. I consider NCT TAWWA my home. I joined this chapter when I first started my career in the water industry, not long after I had emigrated from Jordan to the United States. This chapter groomed me and grew me into who and where I am today. Q: You went back to SMU to work on a Ph.D in Environmental Engineering after working for several years as an engineer. Why did you decide to take extra time and investment for such an advanced degree? A: Well, I had originally received my B.S. in Chemical Engineering when I still lived in Jordan, where I grew up. Shortly after receiving my degree, I decided to come to the states to get my masters. That’s how I ended up in Dallas and at SMU. At SMU, I received my Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering, and began working as an engineer at a local engineering consulting firm. After my time there, I transitioned to another consulting firm now known as Arcadis. During my time at Arcadis, I learned a lot about the water/wastewater industry and made a bunch of connections. It was at this time in my career that I decided I wanted to join a utility. During this time, I also decided to go back to SMU and work on my Ph.D. Right after finishing all my course work and research requirements, I needed to go back to the job market to support my family and I began working at COA. I truly believe that my education has aided me in my career. I wouldn’t be where I am today without my degrees. I think if people are considering getting their graduate degree, they should work a few years in the industry first to figure out what they like most about the industry. Once that is decided, then if they believe going back to academia will help them get to where they want to be in their career, then they should just do it.

The LAke Dallas Regional Science Fair and Engineer Fair

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The Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair (DRSEF) was held on February 24, 2018 at Fair Park. Several water professionals in the metroplex spent their Saturday morning judging the WEAT/TAWWA Special Awards. They judged the projects prepared by middle and high schoolers and awarded the top three projects in each division for projects related to water. Senior level participants also were judged for the opportunity to participate in the National Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) competition. Winners of the National SJWP then advance to the international competition in Stockholm, Sweden. Each winning project was awarded cash money, a WEAT/ TAWWA certificate, an invitation to submit their project to SJWP, and an invitation to attend WEATNTS May 2018 dinner meeting to present to WEAT members. Thanks to our special judges Aaron Tom (Kennemer Middle School), Allison Hage (Freese and Nichols), April Allen (City of Dallas), Andrea Fernandez (CDM Smith), Bill Gase (City of Garland), Chris Haeckler (HDR), John Erickson (Hazen and Swayer), Luke Ocampo (CDM Smith), Ryan Priest (Hazen and Sawyer), and Suparna Mukhopadhyay (CDM Smith) for sorting through a list of over 900 projects. These water professionals enjoyed spending their Saturday listening to the questions and ideas the kids presented. Interestingly, our 1st place Junior Division Winner was featured in the Dallas Morning News, along with a cropped photo of our special judges John and Chris! Here’s the link to it: Dallas Morning News on DRSEF

The LAke Celebrating Engineering Week

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Engineering week was a great opportunity for the students at Kennemer Middle School to explore college and career options related to the field of engineering. CDM Smith engineers showed that engineering can be an exciting and fulfilling career and stressed on why students should opt for STEM education. They also highlighted the great need for future engineers in America and gave insight into the college programs that will prepare students for these careers. Thanks to Jesse Hamm, Justin Rackley, Heather Hansen, Stephen Connor, Suparna Mukhopadhyay and Andrea Fernandez for leading all efforts. It was fun to speak to the curious young minds and surely rewarding when we got some fun questions such as, “Do you have to touch poop water?” or “How much money does a water professional make?” or “Can one have a satisfying career as a water/wastewater engineer?” Discussions such as the importance of communication, problem-solving and teamwork got the kids interested and the ‘Build Your Own Water Filter’ activity at the end was a blast! All discussion was brought to life when our school kids came up with their basic yet creative designs for water filters using simple materials like sand, gravel, coffee filters, and cotton pads. They also used this activity to collect data and use it for their math classes in the following days. Hopefully the time our volunteers spent has an impact on the young minds and they are ready to be the leaders in our industry throughout the next generation!

The LAke Industry Calendar of Events

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The following are water-related events sponsored and coordinated by other organizations which may be of your general interest. If you would like to add an event to this calendar, please contact Katie Stowers.

Let’s gear up for SPRING with these activities: April 7th, 10am-1pm Keep Dallas Beautiful brings yet another program that promotes environmental stewardship to improve the quality of life in Dallas. Join your friends who want a cleaner, greener Dallas and are willing to help create that vision, one neighborhood at a time with cleaning Tipton Park, the adjacent Westmoreland neighborhoods and the Trinity riverbed along the park. For information, see link.

April 14th & May 12th, 8am–11am Let’s Keep White Rock Lake Beautiful. Join the clean-up efforts put on by For the Love of the Lake (FTLOTL) and Adopt-A-Shoreline groups, never missing a month since April 1996! Groups meet between 8am and 9am at the FTLOTL office in Casa Linda Plaza, Buckner and Garland Road. All spruce-up supplies including trash bags and latex gloves provided. There’s continental breakfast too! If interested, register here.

April 20th—22nd, 10am-6pm Earth Day returns to Fair Park in Dallas, April 20th through the 22nd presented by EarthX. Featuring over 800 exhibitors, EarthX brings people and organizations together to find solutions for a more sustainable future. For information, see link.

April 21st, 9am-Noon As a Keep Texas Beautiful Affiliate, the City of Frisco organizes Clean It & Green It every year! Volunteers are asked to clean areas where they live, work, or attend school. Teams must decide on a team name for registering and will be given t-shirts and all supplies necessary for cleanup. The event will be followed by the annual Earth Day celebration with lots of family-friendly activities like face painting and meet-and-greet with Rufus! There’s raffles and prizes for the most unusual items found. For information, see link.

May 19th, 9am-1pm For five years, residents, community groups, and businesses have come together for Operation: Beautification. During this biannual citywide event neighbors and families have worked side by side to beautify and clean selected areas like alleys, sidewalks, and green spaces. In the past they have collected more than 185 tons of litter. For questions call 214.671.8873 or email [email protected].

Upcoming AWWA Webinars — Coming to a Computer Screen Near YOU! Date

CDT Time

Webinar Title

April 4th

Noon—1:30pm

Leverage Private Capital to Protect Source Waters

April 11th

Noon—1:30pm

Advances in Distribution System Modeling

April 18th

Noon—1:30pm

Optimizing Internal Corrosion Control in Distribution Systems

May 9th

Noon—1:30pm

Online Monitoring to Control Chloramination Challenges

The LAke The North Central Texas Chapter of the Texas Section of the American Water Works Association

Serving the water industry professionals in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex

Executive Committee 2017-2018

North Central Texas Chapter of TAWWA P.O. Box 795213 Dallas, TX 75379-5213

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Position

Name

Organization

Phone

Section Trustee

Sally Mills-Wright

City of Dallas

214-671-1405

Section Deputy Trustee

Theo Chan

Perkins

817-719-0372

Past President

Mohammad Bayan

Pioneer Natural Resources

817-459-6644

President

Sam Barraco

Carollo

972-763-4404

Vice-President

Mia Welch

Jacobs-CH2M

972-663-2223

Secretary

Katie Livas

HDR

972-960-4400

Treasurer

Steve Medoza

Carollo

972-763-4423

Arrangements Committee Chair

Nicole Conner

Kennedy Jenks

469-621-6231

Programs Committee Chair

Stefi Massey

AECOM

817.698.6848

Programs Associate Chair

Valentine Sonnier

Siemens

469-571-0682

Membership Committee Chair

Chris Bitter

JQi

972-850-2163

Scholarship Committee Chair

Sid McCain

TRA

817-267-4226

Seminar Committee Chair

Dustan Compton

Tarrant Regional Water District

817-720-4358

Communications Committee Chair

Andrea Fernandez

CDM Smith

214-346-2858

Education & Outreach Committee Chair

Helen Dulac

City of Dallas

214-670-6646

Young Professional Committee Co-Chair (Dallas)

Jacob Niemeier

Stantec/Vera Aqua Vera Vita

214-346-4314

Young Professional Committee Co-Chair (Fort Worth)

John Logan

TRA

817-267-4226

Young Professional Committee Co-Chair (Dallas)

Brandon Mellgren

Newman Regency

972-769-1993

Young Professional Committee Co-Chair (Fort Worth)

Chris Boyd

Alan Plummer

817-806-1741

Section Chair

Bruce Curtis

EBAA Iron Sales, Inc

972-602-1001

Section Chair Elect

Ron Tamada

Section Past Chair

Daniel Nix

TAWWA Director

Bill Smith

817-493-5100 City of Wichita Fallas

940-691-1153 972-298-8231

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Annual Drinking Water Seminar: Friday, October 26 , 2018 in Fort Worth! More information to come...

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NCTCOG is hosting the 19th Annual Public Roundup on May 23, 2018 at the Grapevine Convention Center. Topics include Construction Best Management Practices for Site Design, Master Drainage Planning, Safely Improving Traffic Flows, Asphalt Pavement: Management and Rehabilitation of Pavement, TWDB’s Texas State Flood Plan Update, , Integrated Stormwater Management (ISWM), and more! Registration details and more information can be found here.

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Had so much fun writing Volume 6 of The Lake! Thanks to our readers and to our newsletter contributors! Stick around for Volume 7 coming out in June!

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