Virginia Water Environment Association

Get ready for WaterJAM 2010 which will be held September 19-23, at the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton, VA. Online registration is now available - click here to register now. For further information concerning exhibiting, please see the Exhibitor Prospectus and the Exhibit Hall layout. Questions concerning exhibits should be referred to Jay Givens at (540) 678-1557. For questions concerning other registration information – contact Cathy LaRue at (757) 363-1760. Check back soon for more WaterJAM news and updates.

LPC Workshop: How to maintain a Quality System with a Decrease in Budget and Manpower

Hampton, VA

Monday, September 20, 2010 (08:00 AM - 05:00 PM)

Laboratory Leaders: How to maintain a Quality System with a Decrease in Budget and Manpower is a workshop covering topics that are is a workshop covering topics that are critical in maintaining an effective quality management system in the laboratory during these tough economic times. This workshop offers tools for laboratory managers, supervisors and quality assurance officers in maintaining excellence on a tight budget, effective communication with your employees, conducting productive internal audits and maintaining a successful performance testing program.

The workshop agenda consists of the following presentations:

Doing the Most with What You’ve Got from Where You Are At

How to Empower Your Employees and Boost Morale

Quality Assurance – Performing Internal Audits

Performance Testing - The Backbone of your Quality System

Efficiency and Sustainability Workshop

Hampton, VA

Monday, September 20, 2010 (08:30 AM - 04:15 PM)

This workshop, sponsored by the newly formed Sustainable Utilities Committee and Bioenergy Subcommittee, will present practical sustainability experiences and case studies. Also, the workshop will feature two panel discussions on:

Regulatory Perspectives on Sustainability and
Increasing Energy Efficiency at Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs).

The workshop special guests will share their knowledge about sustainability myths and realities, regulatory perspectives and sustainability trends, energy best management practices, their experiences with energy efficiency projects, and recommendations for other utilities trying to save energy with limited resources. For more information on special guests and registration, please see the Sustainability Workshop Announcement.

Water for People 5K

Hampton Roads, VA

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 (06:30 AM - 09:00 AM)

The Water for People committee will sponsor a 5K run at Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Trillium Trail. Come on down and run, jog or walk on September 21st. Registration begins at 6:30 AM. The race begins at 7:00 AM. For more details and map to location, see the WFP 5K Run flyer or contact Kammie Cox at (804) 441-5361 or kcox@esclimited.com.

Young Professionals (YP) Workshop

Hampton, VA

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 (01:30 PM - 05:00 PM)

The VWEA and VA AWWA Young Professionals and Student Activities Committees have come together to organize the Young Professionals (YP) Workshop at the 2010 Virginia WaterJAM Conference. The workshop titled "Young Professionals – Progressing Forward” will be held Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 1:30 pm. This year the theme is focused on young professionals and finding answers to some of the questions YPs typically have when working in the water and wastewater industry. If you are interested in knowing how the wheels spin in the water and wastewater industry or want to know how a project progresses from conception to proposal stage within a utility you should plan to attend the workshop. For more information see the event details. Check back soon for an event flyer.

EPA Advanced Asset Management Workshop

Centreville, VA

Monday, September 27, 2010 (08:00 AM) - Tuesday, September 28, 2010 (04:30 PM)

The USEPA along with the VWEA/AWWA Utility Management Committee is sponsoring an Advanced Asset Management Workshop which is a sequel to USEPA’s Fundamental Asset Management Workshop. The advanced workshop, entitled “Strengthening the Asset Reinvestment Decision Using Advanced Risk Techniques to Determine the End of Asset Life” will be held September 27th and 28th at the Upper Occoquan Service Authority in Centreville, Virginia. For details on this advanced workshop including agenda, training objectives and registration information, see the Advanced Asset Management Workshop flyer.