RECAP OF 2022 FSAWWA FALL CONFERENCE

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District! As part of their schedule for the day, they attended a lunch with a roundtable discussion that included a panel of experienced and new operators to discuss their careers in operations and management. They also visited the exhibit hall.

The lunch sponsors were:

S HDR

S Hydromax USA

S KMAC Consulting

S Orlando Utilities Commission

Wharton Smith provided students with safety vests. Atkins provided the posters.

Awards

The section’s annual business luncheon and awards ceremony celebrated the current roster of statewide officers and inducted the new officers for 2022-2023. Awards were also given for the best papers and the outstanding volunteers in the water field. See pages 46-50 for award recipients.

Meetings

Contests

Several contests, with both team and individual competitors, were held.

“Best of the Best” Water Taste Test

The statewide tap water taste contest was held at the conference. The competition brings together all the regional state winners to compete for the “Best of the Best” Water Taste Test title. The judging is all subjective and is not scientific in any way. Samples are judged on taste, color, odor, and clarity.

The regional winners were:

S Region I – City of Tallahassee

S Region II – JEA

S Region III – Seminole County

S Region IV – Citrus County

S Region V – Ave Maria Utility Company

S Region VI – Town of Highland Beach

S Region VII – Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority

S Region VIII – Martin County Utilities

S Region IX – Mossy Head Water Works Inc.

S Region X - Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority

S Region XI – City of Belleview

S Region XII – Bay County Utilities

The judges were:

S Randy Moore, AWWA vice president

S Emilie Moore, FSAWWA chair

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