2020-2021 FSAWWA Board of Governors

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Fred Bloetscher, Ph.D., P.E. Chair

Florida Atlantic University P.O. Box 221890 Hollywood, Florida 33022 P: (239) 250-2423 E: h2o_man@bellsouth.net

Emilie Moore, P.E. Chair-Elect

Black & Veatch 3405 W. MLK Blvd., Suite 125 Tampa, Florida 33607 P: (813) 207-7902 E: MooreE@bv.com

Greg Taylor, P.E. Vice Chair

Wright-Pierce 601 S. Lake Destiny Drive, Suite 290 Maitland, Florida 32751 P: (407) 907-8087 E: greg.taylor@wright-pierce.com

Kim Kowalski Past Chair

Wager Company of Florida Inc. 720 Industry Road Longwood, Florida 32750 P: (407) 834-4667 E: kkowalski@wagerco.com

Lisa Wilson-Davis Secretary

City of Boca Raton, Utility Services Department 1401 Glades Road Boca Raton, Florida 33431 P: (561) 338-7310 E: lwilsondavis@myboca.us

Marjorie Craig, P.E. Treasurer

City of St. Cloud 1300 Ninth Street, Bldg. A St. Cloud, Florida 34769 P: (407) 957-7104 E: Marjorie.Craig@stcloud.org

Tyler Tedcastle, P.E. Treasurer-Elect

Carter|Verplanck 601 S.E. 10th Avenue Pompano Beach, Florida 33060 P: (850) 264-9391 E: TTedcastle@cviwater.com FSAWWA BY REGION

Mark Lehigh Section Director

Hillsborough County Water Resources Services 332 N. Falkenburg Road Tampa, Florida 33619 P: (813) 272-5977, ext. 43270 E: lehighm@hillsboroughcounty.org

Richard Anderson General Policy Director

Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority 9415 Town Center Parkway Lakewood Ranch, Florida 34202 P: (941) 806-9967 E: randerson@regionalwater.org

COUNCIL CHAIRS

Michael Alexakis Contractors Council Chair

Wharton-Smith 370 E. Crown Point Road Winter Garden, Florida 34787 P: (407) 402-6134 E: malexakis@whartonsmith.com

Mike George Manufacturers/Associates Council Chair

R&M Service Solutions 10482 Dunkirk Drive Spring Hill, Florida 34608 P: (352) 200-9631 E: mgeorge@r-mservice.net

Jerome (Jay) Madigan Member Engagement and Development Council Chair

Lake Cane Restoration Society P: (614) 403-7723 E: jay.madigan@lakecane.com

Andrew Greenbaum Operators and Maintenance Council Chair

Tampa Bay Water 2575 Enterprise Road Clearwater, Florida 33763-1102 P: (813) 929-4551 E: agreenbaum@tampabaywater.org

Terri Holcomb, P.E. Public Affairs Council Chair

Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority 9415 Town Center Parkway Lakewood Ranch, Florida 34202 P: (941) 316-1776 E: tholcomb@regionalwater.org

Bina Nayak, Ph.D. Technical and Education Council Chair

Pinellas County Utilities 1620 Ridge Road Largo, Florida 33778 P: (727) 582-2306 E: bnayak@pinellascounty.org

Kevin Carter Water Utility Council Chair

Broward County 2555 W. Copans Road Pompano Beach, Florida 33069 P: (954) 831-0718 E: kcarter@broward.org

REGION CHAIRS

David Roberts, P.E. Region I Chair (North Central Florida)

City of Tallahassee 4505 Springhill Road, Building A Tallahassee, Florida 32305 P: (850) 891-1228 E: david.roberts@talgov.com

Ryan Popko, P.E. Region II Chair (Northeast Florida)

JEA 4215 Talleyrand Avenue Jacksonville Beach, Florida 32205-7633 P: (904) 665-8516 E: popkrr@jea.com

Rhea Dorris, P.E. Region III Chair (Central Florida)

Kimley-Horn 189 S. Orange Avenue, Suite 1000 Orlando, Florida 32801 P: (407) 427-1626 E: Rhea.Dorris@kimley-horn.com

Kenneth Broome, P.E. Region IV Chair (West Central Florida)

Stantec 777 S. Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 600 Tampa, Florida 33764 P: (813) 204-3305 E: kenneth.broome@stantec.com

Karen Miller Region V Chair (Southwest Florida)

GHD 2675 Winkler Avenue, Suite 180 Fort Myers, Florida 33901 P: (239) 215-3910 E: Karen.Miller@ghd.com

Monique L. Durand, P.E. Region VI Chair (Southeast Florida)

Hazen and Sawyer 4000 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 750 N Hollywood, Florida 33021 P: (954) 967-7085 E: mdurand@hazenandsawyer.com

Austin P’Pool, P.E. Region VII Chair (South Florida)

The Corradino Group 4055 N.W. 97th Avenue Miami, Florida 33178 P: (305) 594-0735 E: appool@corradino.com

Vacant Region VIII Chair (East Central Florida) Heath Hardy, P.E. Region IX Chair (West Florida Panhandle)

HDR Engineering Inc. 25 W. Cedar Street, Suite 200 Pensacola, Florida 32502-5945 P: (850) 432-6800 E: heath.hardy@hdrinc.com

Ann Lee Region X Chair (West Central Florida)

Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority 9415 Town Center Parkway Lakewood Ranch, Florida 34202 P: (941) 316-1776 E: alee@regionalwater.org

Elizabeth McAlister Region XI Chair (North Florida)

DRMP Inc. 7525 N.W. 4th Blvd., Suite 70 Gainesville, Florida 32607 P: (352) 371-2741 E: emcalister@drmp.com

Sean Lathrop Region XII Chair (Central Florida Panhandle)

Bay County Utility Services 3410 Transmitter Road Panama City, Florida 32404 P: (850) 630-1954 E: slathrop@baycountyfl.gov

TRUSTEES

Monica Autrey, P.E.

Trustee

Destin Water Users Inc. P.O. Box 308 Destin, Florida 32540 P: (850) 837-6146 E: mautrey@dwuinc.com

Andrew May, P.E. Trustee

JEA 21 W. Church Street Jacksonville, Florida 32202 P: (904) 665-4510 E: mayar@jea.com

Scott Richards, P.E. Trustee

Carollo Engineers Inc. 200 E. Robinson Street, Suite 1400 Orlando, Florida 32801 P: (407) 377-4312 E: srichards@carollo.com

Pamela London-Exner Trustee

P: ((813) 781-0173 E: pamlondon2@gmail.com

Kirsten Sealey, P.E. Trustee

Gainesville Regional Utilities P.O. Box 147051 Gainesville, Florida 32614-7051 P: (352) 393-1621 E: sealeykm@gru.com

SECTION STAFF

Peggy Guingona Executive Director

Florida Section AWWA 1320 Tennessee Avenue St. Cloud, Florida 34769 P: (407) 979-4820 F: (407) 593-0251 E: peggy@fsawwa.org

Casey Cumiskey Membership Specialist/Training Coordinator

Florida Section AWWA 1320 Tennessee Avenue St. Cloud, Florida 34769 P: (407) 979-4806 F: (407) 593-0251 E: casey@fsawwa.org

Donna Metherall Training Coordinator

Florida Section AWWA 1320 Tennessee Avenue St. Cloud, Florida 34769 P: (407) 979-4805 F: (407) 593-0251 E: donna@fsawwa.org

Jenny Arguello Administrative Assistant

Florida Section AWWA 1320 Tennessee Avenue St. Cloud, Florida 34769 P: (407) 979-4804 F: (407) 593-0251 E: jenny@fsawwa.org

FWEA FOCUS Bring on the New Year! Renewals and New Beginnings in 2021

James J. Wallace, P.E.

President, FWEA

In so many ways, 2020 feels like it took far more than one calendar year to complete. Yet, in other ways, it also feels like it ended in the blink of an eye. That’s the dichotomy of this past year. It’s a time none of us would like to relive, with multiple challenges that don’t bear repeating; however, at the same time it has been a year where we have grown and learned so much.

Take the fact that our industry, specifically our water, wastewater, and reclaimed water utilities, has performed so admirably over this past year. Despite all the challenges that a pandemic and challenging weather provided, utilities in the state of Florida provided service equal to, and in some cases better than, historical precedents.

Next time you bump into a member of your local utility, especially the frontline operations personnel, please be sure to thank them for their hard work and dedication to this profession and the environment. While our work and our industry do not often grab the spotlight, take great pride in the tremendous work that has been done, and don’t be shy in sharing that message.

We also learned in 2020 that we are resilient and able to adapt to new norms. The virtual workplace took off in 2020, and while many of us yearn for a return to prepandemic workflows and working environments, we must acknowledge that we successfully learned to use the many necessary virtual tools to continue to perform our jobs with minimal disruption. This also applies to our service organizations. The FWEA pivoted from in-person training and networking to the virtual environment. While we hope that, little by little, we will return to more “normal” operations, we know that the skills and lessons we learned will provide benefits for years to come.

Now that 2020 is officially in the history books, we shift our focus to 2021. Speaking of 2021, this column will focus on the outlook for the year ahead, as well as some important reminders (license renewals) and a preview of an exciting new opportunity (FWEA Connect).

Outlook: The Year Ahead

I look to 2021 with tremendous optimism. While my optimism extends to all facets of life, I’ll focus this discussion on our industry, in general, and FWEA, specifically. It’s easy to maintain optimism when you’ve witnessed the exceptional work in our industry during this past year. The ability of our utilities (and operations personnel) to provide exceptional water, wastewater, and reclaimed water service—in the face of new and persistent threats—engenders significant optimism for the year ahead as we return to a more stable environment. This optimism extends to our professionals, who were also able to stay on schedule in the design, manufacture, construction, and delivery of environmental solutions when faced with a global pandemic.

The outlook for FWEA in 2021 will include the reintroduction of many activities and offerings through FWEA that were either delayed or canceled in 2020. While we will not see a full return to the former calendar in 2021, we will continue to see virtual offerings mixed in with the reintroduction of in-person events. Outdoor activities, including golf tournaments and sporting clays, which provide charitable resources to FWEA scholarship funds, will be reestablished with reasonable, acceptable, and appropriate social distancing guidelines.

License Renewals

Yes, it’s that time again—that time every other year, in odd years, when state of Florida professional engineering licenses, drinking water and wastewater operator licenses, and registered contractor licenses must be renewed. The time when everyone lines up the final professional development hours (PDHs) and continuing education units (CEUs) to meet renewal requirements.

As a reminder, the schedule for each is provided below: S Florida professional engineer licenses – Feb. 28, 2021 expiration S Florida drinking water, wastewater, and water distribution operator licenses – April 30, 2021 expiration S Registered contractor licenses – Aug. 31, 2021 expiration

Providing professional development to our members is part of FWEA’s mission statement. Furthermore, FWEA’s strategic goal around workforce and professional development states the following:

“FWEA seeks an active and healthy opportunity to expand value to its members,

and to continue to provide professional development at the highest level for relevant and innovative education and training and helps the industry in identifying and developing a skilled workforce.”

With FWEA’s mission statement and strategic goal as the backdrop, I will remind you that a plethora of opportunities to gain PDHs and CEUs through FWEA offerings will be provided in 2021. Whether you are grabbing those last development hours for this current license renewal or getting a head start on your 2023 license renewal, look no further than FWEA.

FWEA Connect!

This upcoming March, FWEA will be providing a significant technical program in alignment with the committees of FWEA. This program will be delivered virtually through a new offering we have titled “FWEA Connect.”

The initial parameters established by FWEA for the program are as follows: S Scheduled for March 29-30, 2021 S Four sessions (Monday morning and afternoon, Tuesday morning and afternoon) S Two parallel tracks per session aligned with

FWEA committees: Wastewater Process;

Biosolids; Collection Systems; Water

Resources, Reuse, and Resilience (WR3);

Utility Management; and Operations/

Operations and Maintenance/Safety S Sessions will be two hours (9:30 - 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.) S Each session will include four presentations (25 minutes for each presentation and five minutes for questions and answers), with an optional 30-minute panel discussion at the conclusion of the session

More details are to come, but most importantly, mark your calendars and don’t miss out on FWEA Connect. Providing an opportunity for so many valuable technical presentations, while also meeting our professional development goals for renewal, creates an unbeatable combination.

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