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TEX Sh2o | Summer 2018 |

The Official Newsletter of the Texas Section AWWA | Every Drop, Every Day, Everywhere©

Catalyst 2018 Recap Page 3

Be Part of Texas Water 2019! How to Submit a Conference Abstract | Page 9

Free Training Opportunities

Upcoming Webinar and Workshop | Pages 12 & 15

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Catalyst Summit in My Own Words BY GREG WUKASCH external relations manager, san antonio water system

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ow do you respond when you are asked to tell the story of seeing one of your most longawaited dreams come true? You say, "Heck Yes!"

The Dream (Briefly) It was roughly eight years ago when my friend and coworker, Lynne Christopher, and I dreamed of a day when all Texas water educators and communicators would gather in one place to share secrets, trade ideas and simply make new friends. After all, we mused, there must be other water educators out there feeling as lonely and disconnected as we were, right? So imagine the excitement we had when our Rogue Water friends, Stephanie and Arianne, along with TAWWA and WEAT agreed to partner with us, San Antonio Water System, to host a mastermind summit called Catalyst right here in our home city. While it was pretty amazing to see this finally coming true, it was also a little scary. After all, would anyone really want to show up? Wednesday, June 20th (2:30 pm) Welcome to San Antonio! You did show up. In fact, more than 60 of you, our fellow water educators and communicators representing every corner of the Lone Star state, have gathered to be stirred, recharged, energized and challenged by 12 outstanding thought leaders. (5:30 pm) Self-professed "water nerds" began arriving at the El Tropicano Riverwalk Hotel this afternoon to see what this Catalyst summit was all about. Dressed in our summer casual wear with locally inspired libations in hand, it was time to just hang out together: to renew

old friendships, create new work collaborations and even more important, just find a sense of belonging. And this was just the pre-event gathering! Thursday, June 21st (8:30 am) Ok, things really heated up this morning as I had the honor of speaking alongside water rock star and allaround good guy, George Hawkins, about the importance of "Why" and how that one question can propel both mission and strategy. Not a bad way to kick things off. (10:45 am) In the spirit of innovation and creativity and because "place matters," we all walked up the San Antonio River Walk to the eclectic Paramour Rooftop Bar. With a shagcarpeted wall and hundreds of colorful bottles as our backdrop, Duke Greenhill of J.O. Design Duke Greenhill of J.O. Design and Arianne Shipley and the of Rogue Water lead a session at Catalyst 2018 in a Rogue creative space on the power of branding. Water dynamic duo of Stephanie Zavala and Arianne Shipley convinced us of the power of branding. CONTINUED PAGE 24 | catalyst

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| letter from the texas section chair |

Speaking a Good Word About Water Texas Section American Water Works Association P.O. Box 80150 Austin, Texas 78708 www.tawwa.org Ron Tamada, Chair 469-499-6152 Elston Johnson, Chair-Elect 512-809-7552 Melissa Bryant, Vice-Chair 210-302-3611 Bruce Curtis, Imm. Past Chair 972-602-1001 Mike Howe Executive Director/Secretary-Treasurer 512-238-9292 Fax: 512-238-0496 mikehowe@tawwa.org This publication is distributed bi-monthly to the more than 3,500 members and friends of the Texas Section – American Water Works Association. Contributing writers can contact the editor: Cliff Avery GCP Association Services PO Box 676 Pflugerville, TX 78691 512-251-8101 Fax: 512-251-8152 texwater@texas.net The publication name, TexasH2O: © 1996-2018 Texas Section – American Water Works Association, Inc. © 2018 Texas Section – American Water Works Association, Inc.

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ake news and misinformation, common terms nowadays. I recently had two experiences that fall into this category. The first one occurred as I was leaving a local Walmart store. There was a display for bottled water (see the photo below). Based on my experience, the closest RON TAMADA the pipe in the 469-499-6152 picture gets to rontamada@gmail.com a water supply would be as a vent for an air release valve—in other words, this is NOT a water pipe. The second one was at the end of a routine plumbing service to install a new water faucet. When the plumber completed the installation, he told us that he was going to perform a water quality check using a swimming pool test kit. He then told us that our water supply was not safe to drink based on the results which showed a free chlorine residual of approximately 2.0-2.5 mg/L and a pH of around 7.5. When I informed him that the test kit results were right where they should be for a public water supply, he stated that this was swimming pool water. "Would you drink swimming pool water?" he asked. He made two mistakes: First, arguing with the customer and second, being totally uninformed regarding drinking water quality. The purpose of his diatribe was to scare the customer into having a (totally unnecessary) filtration system installed by his company. The goal of the two incidents I have described is to create doubt, and even fear, in the mind of water customers regarding the safety of their water supply. This is a disservice to the clear majority of public water providers who work tirelessly each day to deliver a safe and plentiful CONTINUED PAGE 30 | letter from the texas section chair

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Once More Unto the Breach, Dear Friends, Once More BY MIKE HOWE tawwa executive director

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ost of you who have known me for even a short time know that I am not one who quotes Shakespeare very often. My tendency is to quote contemporaries, such as lines from a good movie, or even a recent Broadway play. (Hamilton: "I wanna be in the room where it happens!") But, the title of this column seems to be most appropriate. It’s hard to imagine that it’s been almost a year since Hurricane Harvey struck the Coastal Bend, and then went on to dump more rain than anyone has ever recorded on Houston and the surrounding communities all over southeast Texas. Many of these communities are still recovering, rebuilding structures, infrastructure and most importantly, lives. For those of us not directly impacted, it’s hard to imagine what those first few days were like, and what it truly means to rebuild everything. Spend just a few minutes talking to someone from the Coastal Bend or the Houston area, and after the surface conversation slowly goes deeper, you begin to hear and see the anguish in their remarks about the loss and starting over. And once more and again dear friends, a year later we are in hurricane season. But, even though we have had two small threats this year, hurricane season is predicted to be less eventful than last year. That means we may not see three devastating storms hit the U.S., but it doesn’t mean we can sit back and read a book. Instead, it means we can’t drop our guard, but maybe we can be just a little less nervous. For utilities this is the time to be sure you are doing everything to build resilience and to review and improve your best practices. It’s also time to review emergency response plans and refresh everyone’s understanding of response protocols. One thing we

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learned last year is that folks were a little "rusty" because it had been so long between storms. So, here’s the pitch. We are presenting a 1.5 hour webcast on August 3 on hurricane preparedness. We will host a panel of utility MIKE HOWE folks who were directly 512-238-9292 mikehowe@tawwa.org impacted by Hurricane Harvey to discuss what they have learned a year after the storm, how this information has changed their preparedness plans and how other utilities can learn from their experience. We will also discuss All Hazards Consequence Management and the AWWA After Action Report on the 2017 Hurricane Season. Again, that will be August 3 online. And, the next week, August 10, 8:30 am-12:30 pm, in Rosenberg, we will host one of our very informative Preparedness Workshops with folks from TCEQ and the Texas Department of Emergency Management. For those of you who were signed up for this workshop last year the same Friday that Harvey hit, we welcome you to join us this year. (Who knew?) Both the webcast and the workshop are free, and both will have TCEQ Operator hours for attendees. You can register at www.txwarn.org. You must register in advance, and frankly, utility staff should register for both if they can. Also, mark your calendars for April 2-5, 2019, to join us in Houston for Texas Water 2019TM. This will be the first time we have ever hosted the conference in downtown Houston. I was there in June going over the facilities and I’m pumped! Planning had started and the CONTINUED PAGE 19 | executive director report

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Submit an Abstract for Texas Water 2019TM! BY CLAY AVERY texas water program coordinator

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uick question: what’s your favorite part of the Texas Water Conference? I know, there are plenty of options to choose from. Maybe it’s the competitions, such as Pipe Tapping, Meter Madness, Hydrant Hysteria or the Top Ops quiz show. Perhaps you’re partial to the trade show that gives you the chance to meet with vendors and discover the latest products and services from an exhibit hall that has grown to accommodate more than 500 booths. Maybe you enjoy one or more of the ever-expanding list of conference activities, such as the Dodson’s Drive

Fun Run, the Curtis Smalley Environmental Event or the Gloyna Breakfast. If you’re a golf fanatic, this was probably a very easy question. We constantly remind you that Texas Water is "The Largest Regional Water Show in the Nation" (and truth be told, given the conference’s growth, it remains to be seen how long the "regional" distinction will be a necessary qualifier). At the core of this massive conference is the Technical Program. It’s the underlying purpose that truly brings water professionals from CONTINUED PAGE 20 | tw abstracts

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| customer service workshop |

TAWWA Customer Service Workshop 2018

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oin TAWWA for its annual Customer Service Workshop, Oct. 18 and 19 in Kemah (located between Houston and Galveston). Customer Service Continuing Education hours have been requested. Workshop registration is $150; checks and credit cards are accepted. The workshop will feature three breakout workshop sessions, guest speakers, open forum discussions and games and door prizes. Registration includes breakfast and lunch on October 18 and breakfast on October 19. The workshop will be held at the Kemah Boardwalk Inn, 8 Kemah Waterfront, Kemah, TX 77565. To register, for more information and to to book

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| webinar |

Free TXWARN Webinar: Hurricane Preparedness: What We Learned from Hurricane Harvey

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exas AWWA/TXWARN is presenting a 1.5 hour webinar on Friday, August 3, with a panel of those impacted by Hurricane Harvey to discuss what they have learned a year after the storm, how this information has changed their preparedness plans and how other utilities can learn from their experience. We will also discuss All Hazards Consequence Management and the AWWA After Action Report on the 2017 Hurricane Season. Registered attendees will be able to text questions to the panel. The webinar will run from 12:30-2 pm (Central Time). 1.5 hours credit have been requested from the TCEQ for participating in this webinar.

Panel participants are: Drew Molly, Assistant Director of Water for the City of Houston; Art Smith, Assistant Director of Public Works, Rockport; Mark Young, District Manager, Nueces County Water Control, Port Aransas; Mike Howe, Executive Director, Texas AWWA and TXWARN Project Manager It's free to register but each person participating must be registered individually to receive credit hours. Register online on the TXWARN website, www.txwarn.org/event/august3webinar. Utilities do not have to be a member of TXWARN to participate but we encourage you to join for free at www.txwarn.org.

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Free TXWARN Workshop: Disaster and Hurricane Preparedness

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n the wake of Hurricane Harvey, TXWARN is hosting a free Disaster and Hurricane Preparedness workshop on Friday, August 10 in Rosenberg. Last year, after nearly 10 years without a major hurricane in Texas, Hurricane Harvey made landfall in the Coastal Bend as a devastating Category-4 storm, damaging most structures in Port Aransas and causing significant damage to the water system. Harvey moved further on shore, causing power outages in the entire area and leveling entire blocks in Rockport and damaging their water and wastewater system. Other communities in the impact zone also lost utility service because of power loss and hurricane wind damage, all while contending with nearly 20 inches of

flood-causing rainfall in Corpus Christi and the entire Coastal Bend area. At the same time, Harvey was already dumping what became historic rainfall over all of Southeast Texas, flooding the Houston metropolitan area and surrounding communities. Water and wastewater systems were completely inundated, and after more than 60 inches of rain, many of these utility systems remained out of service for days. By the time Harvey had moved out of the state, it had become the wettest tropical cyclone on record for both Texas and the United States. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 29 | workshop

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| ace 2018 |

ACE 2018 Highlights

Clockwise from top left: AWWA President Brenda Lennox and AWWA CEO David LaFrance present Bill Smith, Daniel Nix, Melissa Bryant and Ron Tamada with the Texas Section Education Award at ACE 2018 ● Texas AWWA representatives Donna Howe, Bill Smith, Charles Anderson, Elston Johnson, Daniel Nix and Bruce Curtis at ACE, held June 11-14 in Las Vegas ● Ron Tamada accepts the Club Seven Award for the Texas Section, awarded for achieving the highest percent increase in new members ● Jennifer Elms receives the Fuller Award at ACE, pictured with AWWA CEO David LaFrance and AWWA President Brenda Lennox.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 | executive director report abstract process is open. Houston is open for business and you need to be there. It will be another great conference and the timing couldn’t be better. See www.txwater.org for more information. "…The game's afoot: Follow your spirit, and upon this charge…" – Henry V Well, the below may not be as eloquent as Henry V, but it carries the same weight. To quote Mayor Sylvester Turner, Houston Strong!

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 | tw abstracts across the state, country and even world together every April. The strength of the technical sessions— the chance for water professionals to spread new information, techniques and strategies among their colleagues—is what makes Texas Water the can’t-miss event that it is. But those sessions are only as strong as you, the water professional in the field, make them. Your willingness to share your knowledge and expertise with others is what drives the program forward. We’re asking you to step up, to share your work. It’s that time of the year to submit an abstract for presentation at Texas Water 2019TM. We want this year’s conference in Houston to raise the bar yet again for our Technical Program and we’re asking you to be a part of that effort. The rest of this article is going to briefly walk you through the process for submitting an abstract to our Texas Water Program Committee, which will allow us to consider you for inclusion in the Texas Water 2019TM Technical Program.

1. The first step in the process is to access the abstract submission form (this is assuming you’ve already formulated and refined your proposal). The form can be found through a link on the Texas Water homepage (www.txwater.org) or by going to www.txwater.org/abstract_submission_2019. cfm. Make sure to read the brief instructions and introductory information, including the "Abstract Guidelines," before clicking the "Start" button. 2. The next step in the process is utilizing the "Search" function. This is designed to save you some time when filling out your contact information. Enter your first or last name, your company OR your email address. You should only fill out one of those fields or the search engine will not function properly. After clicking "Search," you should be presented with some options. If the system has located you from a previous Texas Water database, you may select that entry and click "Start." If the system doesn’t find a match, that’s ok—simply click "New Registration" to begin your submission. NOTE: Your name may appear multiple times if you’re in the

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database more than once. If this is the case, pick any one you’d like, but be sure to always choose that same option if you’re submitting multiple abstracts. 3. At this point you should be in the system. If you found yourself in the database, you should have some of your contact info filled in. Otherwise, fill out any required items (as noted in red.) Assuming you’re the Primary Contact (i.e. the first person filling out the form and not a "Co-Author"), the email address you input here will be the contact point for communication regarding your abstract. You’ll then need to provide a short bio and some information regarding your experience as a presenter. This information will be used in evaluating your abstract. You’ll also need to tell us if you’ll be participating in the presentation, should the abstract be selected. This helps us out around conference planning time. 4. Next is the task of submitting the actual abstract— the "meat" of your proposal. Most of it is self-explanatory. The Abstract Body needs to be pasted or entered in typed format (sorry, we can’t do graphs

or other images). You’ll have a chance to briefly summarize your abstract, so make sure to have your "elevator pitch" ready. 5. You will also be confronted with a question about how your presentation would assist water/wastewater operators in the performance of their duties. This question helps when we’re applying to TCEQ to have the sessions accredited for operator continuing education hours. Some sessions/tracks aren’t necessarily geared toward operators training, and you should enter "N/A" if that’s the case for your abstract. 6.

You will be asked whether you’re willing to prepare a poster presentation should your abstract not be chosen for a live session at the conference. While this information is not used in your abstract’s evaluation, it’s highly recommended that you click "yes." This is not a firm commitment on your part to prepare a poster (nor should it be interpreted as an offer to do so from the Program Committee), CONTINUED PAGE 22 | tw abstracts

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"Abstract Review" page you’ll be given the chance to go back and edit your abstract or your author information. It’s also here where you may add a "Co-Author." Simply click on the "Add an Additional Author" icon on the far right of the screen and complete the same steps you completed for the Primary Contact’s information.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 21 | tw abstracts but the Poster Session at Texas Water has become strong over the past years and it’s always good to leave the option open. 7.

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You will need to select the "Subject" for your abstract. This is essentially denoting the track at Texas Water to which you feel your session would belong. Each topic has a Review Committee of experienced water professionals who are familiar with that subject area. Those committees review the abstracts and offer evaluations. You can make up to two selections this year. Choose carefully— sometimes a Review Committee will suggest an abstract is better suited for another subject and should be reviewed by that other group, but we cannot guarantee this "safety net" will catch every such instance. You can choose to either "Save and Edit Later" or "Continue" onto the Abstract Review page. On the

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Be sure to notice the "Print Preview" at the bottom of the screen. This gives you a chance to see all the information in one place.

10. You will again be allowed the option to "Save and Edit Later" or "Submit" your abstract. You definitely need to choose one—nothing has been submitted to the system at this point. Should you choose to "Save and Edit," you will have until the deadline of Sept. 18 to finish your abstract. NOTE: If you do not finalize your submission by the deadline (which will not be extended), your abstract will not be included for review. Regardless of which option you choose, you will receive login credentials and

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instructions on how to log in to the Abstract Service Center to make changes to the submission before the deadline. The whole process is actually relatively simple and designed to be intuitive for the user. If your abstract is already fully written out, the whole submission process should take less than 10 minutes to complete. The Program Committee will review your submission and begin informing accepted abstracts of their decision midDecember 2018. All submitted abstracts will be notified of their final status by mid-January 2019. If you are accepted as a presenter, you will be required to register for the conference when registration opens in January 2019. Be sure to add program@txwater.org to your email contact list to allow notifications from us. We hope you’ll consider sharing your knowledge and being a part of Texas Water 2019TM. We sincerely hope to see you in Houston!

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 | catalyst (1:00 pm) Well, just when I thought we were settled in for the day, after lunch we once again "hit the river" for a mile walk to Jazz Texas, a very hip jazz club located in the basement of the renovated Pearl complex. Thank you to Rogue Water, Megan Yoo Schneider (Seven Management and Consulting, Inc.), Jennifer Henderson and Duke Greenhill (J.O.) and Ryan Beltran (elequa) who taught us the difference between perception Megan Yoo Schneider, Seven and reality and the Management and Consulting, Inc., value of connecting leads a session at Jazz Texas during the right content to Catalyst 2018.

the right customers. Whew! Did anyone else feel like they just drank from a firehose? Friday, June 22nd (8:30 am) Up bright and early to board a charter bus to the SAWS H2Oaks Center. Here, we were not only given an opportunity to tour After a tour of SAWS' H2Oaks this state-of-the-art Center, Catalyst 2018 attendees heard from Dr. Ruthanne ASR and brackish Thompson on the importance of desalination plant, we program assessment. were also left wanting more from Dr. Ruthanne "Rudi" Thompson (University of North Texas and Dallas Environmental Education Initiative) who spoke on the importance of program assessment, a subject that many of us have been struggling with for so long.

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| catalyst |

(12:15 pm) Thanks to SAWS for another filling lunch, but special thanks to Stephanie and Arianne (Rogue Water), Lynne Christopher (San Antonio Water System), Travis Loop (WEF) and Tom Ferguson (Imagine H2O) for even more filling content as they shared practical examples of tribal collaboration. Did anyone else think Tom Ferguson’s British accent was pretty cool too? Final Thoughts (11:00 pm) Ok, it’s probably just me, but I have a problem with patience. But if Catalyst is the reward of remaining patient all these years, to see a dream finally become realized, then sign me up for more. Because after 20 years of working in the water education/ communication world and having a difficult time feeling like I never "belonged" to a particular group, Catalyst allowed me to finally find my tribe—a collection of my "peeps" passionate about the same things and struggling with many of the same issues. There were so many great questions asked during

our time together at Catalyst, but by far my favorite question went something like this: "When is Catalyst scheduled Greg Wukash, Stephanie Zavala and George for next year Hawkins at Catalyst 2018. and what is the plan for this water tribe moving forward?" Oh my friends, just wait and see!

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| wfp golf tournament |

GOLF TOURNAMENT 10th Annual Canyon Springs Golf Club 24405 Wilderness Oak, San Antonio, Texas

Entry Fees

THANKS!

Friday August 24th 2018

4-Person Private Team $500 available after July 9th 4-Person Municipal Team $200 available after July 9th Individual Player $50 Public sector individuals

(Available after August 1st)

$150 non-public individuals

Tiger Hole $20 per team Mulligans $5 each Lunch only $20 per person Raffle tickets $5 each (or 5/$20) Helicopter ball drop $20 each

Currently looking for sponsors! www.tawwa.org/event/wfpgolf2018

Contact Amy Middleton at 210-302-3201 or amiddleton@sara-tx.org

Sponsorships Platinum Sponsor $2,500 Breakfast Sponsor $1,500 Gold Sponsorship $1,000 Silver Sponsor $300

• ADA Accessibility Compliance

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| board of trustees |

Texas AWWA 2018 Board of Trustees Ron Tamada, Chair rontamada@gmail.com Elston Johnson, Chair-Elect Elston Johnson and Associates elston@ejohnsonconsulting.com Melissa Bryant, Vice-Chair San Antonio River Authority mbryant@sara-tx.org

Coastal Bend Region Trustee: Kristen Cope Hazen and Sawyer kcope@hazenandsawyer.com

Permian Basic Region Deputy Trustee: Sarah Guemez CDM Smith guemezsa@cdmsmith.com

Coastal Bend Region Deputy Trustee: Brian Williams San Patricio Municipal Water District bgw@spmwd.net

Rio Grande Valley Region Trustee: Javier Ramirez Rio Grand Valley Region Deputy Trustee: pending

East Texas Region Trustee: Terry Winn Winn Professional Engineers twinn@winnpec.com

Bruce Curtis, Past Chair EBAA Iron Sales, Inc. brucec@ebaa.com

South Central Texas Region Trustee: Greg Swoboda Garver gtswoboda@garverusa.com

East Texas Region Deputy Trustee: Kate Dietz City of Tyler kdietz@tylertexas.com

Bill R. Smith, AWWA Director brsmith702@gmail.com Mike Howe, Executive Director/ Secretary Treasurer Texas AWWA 512-238-9292 mikehowe@tawwa.org

South Central Texas Region Deputy Trustee: Rob Jenkins Freese & Nichols rob.jenkins@freese.com

North Central Texas Region Trustee: Sally U. Mills-Wright City of Dallas sally.wright@dallascityhall.com

------------------------------------Central Texas Region Trustee: Katie Walker HDR kathryn.walker@hdrinc.com

North Central Texas Region Deputy Trustee: Theo Chan Perkins Engineering Consultants tchan@perkinsconsultants.com

Central Texas Region Deputy Trustee: Cathy Dominguez Brazos River Authority cathy.dominguez@brazos.org

Panhandle Region Trustee: Russell Grubbs City of Amarillo russell.grubbs@amarillo.gov

Central West Texas Region Trustee: Mark Southard City of Wichita Falls mark.southard@wichitafallstx.gov

Panhandle Region Deputy Trustee: Jonathan Gresham City of Amarillo jonathan.gresham@amarillo.gov

Central West Texas Region Deputy Trustee: Tommy O'Brien City of Abilene tommy.obrien@abilenetx.com

Permian Basin Region Trustee: Michael Ramirez Parkhill Smith & Cooper mramirez@team-psc.com

Southeast Texas Region Trustee: Jonathan Howard Brown & Gay Engineers jhoward@browngay.com Southeast Texas Region Deputy Trustee: David Munn AECOM david.munn@aecom.com West Texas Region Trustee: Brandon Autrey AMD Engineering, LP bautrey@amdeng.com West Texas Region Deputy Trustee: Ken Rainwater Texas Tech University ken.rainwater@ttu.edu

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| tawwa board meeting |

Save the Date! Texas Section AWWA Annual Board Meeting Friday, November 2, 2018 10 am - 3 pm

Water Loss Solutions

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| workshop |

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 | workshop Numerous lessons have been learned from Harvey’s impact, including an understanding of how local and state responders can improve their communications and response protocols and coordination. Additionally, we have learned better practices for utilities to prepare for events in the future, plus understand the local procedures for disaster preparation, response and recovery. On Friday, August 10, TXWARN is presenting an updated workshop with subject matter experts from the TCEQ and the Texas Department of Emergency Management designed to help utilities to be better prepared for all types of events. The workshop is free but you must preregister. It has been approved for four TCEQ water and wastewater operator hours.

Dallas / Fort Worth Austin Houston San Antonio stantec.com

Disaster and Hurricane Preparedness Workshop Friday, August 10 8:30 am-12:30 pm Fort Bend County Rosenberg Annex 4520 Reading Rd. Rosenberg, TX 77471 Register online on the TXWARN website, www.txwarn. org/event/workshop2018. Utilities do not have to be a member of TXWARN to participate but we encourage you to join for free at www.txwarn.org.

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| letter from the texas section chair |

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 | letter from the texas section chair supply of water to their customers. What is an effective and appropriate response to this type of misleading or just plain wrong information? I believe there is no better group of folks to spread the truth about drinking water than the members of TAWWA. Supporting educational efforts about drinking water for our members and the public is a primary function of the Section as set forth in our Mission Statement (https:// www.tawwa.org/general/custom.asp?page=About). Our Section’s Education Division is led by Christianne Castleberry and her six co-chairs, Mark Southard, Gabe Trejo, Grace Sober, Karen Menard, Kira Iles and Greg Wukasch. This division is responsible for a significant part of TAWWA’s educational efforts to our membership, consumers, educators and students. The Division also promotes and supports competitions for water professionals and develops partnerships with other like-minded organizations to increase outreach

to the public. It also focuses our attention on specific water issues through the Value of Water series. Boy howdy, that’s a lot. But our Section’s education activities don’t end there. Each of our Councils, Divisions and Committees work throughout the year to develop content for workshops, webinars, articles and on their program for the Texas Water Conference. Our 10 chapters cover timely topics, often geared to local concerns, at their regularly scheduled meetings and annual seminars. Finally and most importantly, each of us interacts daily with people—family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, customers and passersby. If the opportunity presents itself, I encourage you to speak a good word about water. It can be as simple as a positive statement about the wholesomeness of tap water, or about your efforts to provide a safe and sufficient supply. "We work hard everyday to make you the best water possible!" No debates, no complicated technical explanations, just a simple positive word. And did I mention Water Geek? It is a collaborative

Using state-of-the-art technologies, our experienced technicians offer solutions well beyond traditional leak detection capabilities to help you improve the performance of your utility system. These advanced services include: Pro-Active Leak Detection Preventive Maintenance Programs System-Wide Water Accountability Assessments GIS Mapping and Asset Management Services Drinking Water Regulatory Support Benefits of Utilizing SAMCO Services Reduce water production and distribution costs Improve overall efficiency and gain knowledge of your distribution system Improve water quality and assure adequate pressure to help safeguard public health Improve public water system compliance with State and Federal regulations

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| letter from the texas section chair |

project, headed up by Daniel Nix as the trail boss, involving our Education Division with Greg Wukasch as head wrangler, and other folks as well. It will be a series of short, informative videos in everyday language that everyone can understand. Please check this out by going to the TAWWA website and clicking on the cute little Water Geek logo. (Good likeness of Daniel, isn’t it?) The first video on elevated storage tanks is completed and ready for viewing! The Texas Section of AWWA is leading the way to get accurate, understandable information about drinking water to all. I am truly grateful to our members for their continuing efforts to help us be better informed water professionals, legislators, regulators, educators, students and consumers. P.P.S. (proud post script) Starting in 2001 and continuing through this year, the Texas Section has been recognized by AWWA with a Section Education

Award every year, except one. These awards were presented for a variety of educational efforts including webinars, webcasts, blogs, memes, technical programs, collaborative programs with EPA, TCEQ and AWWA and teleconferences (remember those?). Way to go, TAWWA!

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| new members |

TAWWA Welcomes New Members Joining May 16, 2018–July 15, 2018 Jason Afinowicz Houston, TX

Martin Balch Texas City, TX

Eddie Bogard Fort Worth, TX

Melissa Castro Fair Oaks Ranch, TX

Celeste Evangelisti Dallas, TX

Matthew Hintermaier San Antonio, TX

Nigel Alcantara Katy, TX

Jared Barber Pearland, TX

Kris Bolstad New Braunfels, TX

Jennifer Chesser Lubbock, TX

John Fiske Dallas, TX

Kyle Hockersmith Galveston, TX

Chris Allen College Station, TX

Craig Barnes Fort Worth, TX

Machiel Bosma Houston, TX

Sharon Citino Houston, TX

Carlos Flores Fort Worth, TX

Joshua Howard Cleburne, TX

Munzer Alsarraj El Paso, TX

Baswood Corporation Allen, TX

George Bowden Fort Worth, TX

City of Leon Valley Leon Valley, TX

Nancy Forster Houston, TX

Isaac Huacuja Weslaco, TX

Sterling Andrus Jr. Houston, TX

Julio Bazan San Juan, TX

Dale Brown Houston, TX

Clint Cole Irving, TX

Briana Gallagher Conroe, TX

Howard Hudson Galveston, TX

Mariana Anguiano Dallas, TX

Edith Beal Houston, TX

Jeff Brown San Antonio, TX

Marcelo Cosme Weslaco, TX

Olga Garza Weslaco, TX

Garrett Huebner Cypress, TX

Kerry Averyt San Antonio, TX

Amber Beard Seguin, TX

Ronald Burton Amarillo, TX

Tyler Creamer Paris, TX

Amanda Gllardo Houston, TX

Claudia Huerta Houston, TX

Troy Baird Boerne, TX

Andrew Bettle Benbrook, TX

Barry Calhoun Bay City, TX

Jose Cuellar Fort Worth, TX

Phillip Goodwin Houston, TX

Terry Hughes Weatherford, TX

Matthew Baker Fort Worth, TX

Jake Blair Temple, TX

Diana Camacho El Paso, TX

Rowdy Dailey Tyler, TX

Linda Grogan Houston, TX

Johnny Jackson Hewitt, TX

Matthew Dawson-Mathur Bryan, TX

Wende Hammond Kempner, TX

Pooya Jafari Houston, TX

C. Dessens Houston, TX

Sherri Hampton Austin, TX

Maitri Jain Arlington, TX

Jaime Dino Pearland, TX

Jason Haney Sugar Land, TX

Johaquin Jalomo Ingleside, TX

Hunter Duncan Seguin, TX

Emile Hanna Houston, TX

Mark Janay Austin, TX

Scott Dunlap Georgetown, TX

Kelly Harden Wylie, TX

Stephen Jefferson Houston, TX

Landon Durham Levelland, TX

Greg Harrington Dallas, TX

Owen Jernsen III Conroe, TX

Jeff Ekdahl Austin, TX

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Stephen Johnston Dallas, TX

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Gloria Elizarraras Houston, TX

Latanya Henderson Baytown, TX

Derek Jones Houston, TX

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| new members |

TAWWA Welcomes New Members Joining May 16, 2018–July 15, 2018 Skipper Jones Pearland, TX

Chad Marbut Weatherford, TX

Jose Pastrana Baytown, TX

Ron Riggins San Marcos, TX

James Stevens Plano, TX

Alan Wakefield DFW Airport, TX

Julianna Kampe Frisco, TX

Katie Markham Denton, TX

Jay Patel Houston, TX

Sherry Roberts Arlington, TX

Andrew Swirsky Houston, TX

Joshua Wheeler Fort Worth, TX

Janice Keeven Houston, TX

Johnny Martinez San Antonio, TX

Nirav Patel Houston, TX

Nicole Rodriguez Houston, TX

Adam Thane Georgetown, TX

Chris Williams Cedar Hill, TX

Jason Kelliher Fort Worth, TX

Rhonda Martinez Houston, TX

Fidencio Pena Amarillo, TX

Jodi Rutledge Houston, TX

Deborah Thornton Houston, TX

David Williams Houston, TX

Kingsbridge MUD Houston, TX

Roy Martinez San Angelo, TX

Kurt Pendleton The Hills, TX

Indu Venu Sabaraya Austin, TX

Shaun Tidwell El Paso, TX

Brandon Wray Houston, TX

Jaimi Klein Allen, TX

Mark McGuire Fort Worth, TX

Jorge Perez McAllen, TX

Jose Eddie Saenz Mission, TX

Lauren Tijerina Ft Worth, TX

Xinwei Yan Houston, TX

Misty Knaust Southlake, TX

Brandon Mellgren Plano, TX

Brandon Peterson Shavano Park, TX

Nathan Timm San Angelo, TX

Ravi Yanamandala Houston, TX

Mike Kochanek Dallas, TX

Amy Middleton San Antonio, TX

Kelly Pettigrew League City, TX

Salado Water Supply Corporation Salado, TX

Dean Krokum Cleburne, TX

Don Miller Houston, TX

Thanh-Ha Pham Houston, TX

Julianne Kugle Houston, TX

Grant Miller Rosharon, TX

Carla Pickrel Dallas, TX

Joel Lagade Austin, TX

Matthew Monfreda Brenham, TX

Amit Pokharel Arlington, TX

Shauna Lagrone Rowlett, TX

Manuel Mujica Weslaco, TX

Brian Pollock Cleburne, TX

Shawn Lantis The Woodlands, TX

Kenneth Nesteroff Houston, TX

Richard Pousard McKinney, TX

Andrew Latiolais Houston, TX

Masengu Ngenyi Fort Worth, TX

Ryan Prillman Houston, TX

Adam Leeper DFW Airport, TX

Robert Nicol San Antonio, TX

Erik Prinz Coupland, TX

Chunling Liu Spring, TX

Walter Nix Dfw Airport, TX

Rudy Puga Fort Worth, TX

Joe Lopez Portland, TX

John Noland Lewisville, TX

Frank Pugsley Denton, TX

Stephen Love Houston, TX

Joshua Oler North Richland Hills, TX

Marc Ramirez McAllen, TX

Bryan Lowry San Marcos, TX

Zoe Ollagnon Houston, TX

Maximiliano Ramirez Mansfield, TX

Brett Mabry Grand Prairie, TX

Daniel Ovelar Houston, TX

Brandon Ramzel Fort Worth, TX

Synthia Parveen Mallick Beaumont, TX

Manny Palacios Weatherford, TX

Kathy Rice Cleburne, TX

Renata Manning El Paso, TX

Ryan Paoli Grand Prairie, TX

Andrew Richardson Fort Worth, TX

Manville Water Supply Corp. Coupland, TX

Jay Parvez Dallas, TX

Pedro Rico College Station, TX

Ricardo Salazar Alamo, TX Kevin Scalley Brownwood, TX Kyle Schniederjan Amarillo, TX Nazia Sharmin El Paso, TX Sandy Sharp Houston, TX Robert Shindler Houston, TX Simflo Lubbock, TX Frank Simoneaux Baytown, TX Katherine Snyder Missouri City, TX Bryan Spina San Antonio, TX

Chad Tompkins Andrews, TX Billy Tran Houston, TX Daniel Tremper Fort Worth, TX Wallace Trochesset Houston, TX Cody Vandiver Grand Prairie, TX Toni Velie Fulshear, TX Ricardo Villagrand Mont Belvieu, TX Kevin Vitto Houston, TX Chase Vonn Houston, TX Andrew Waits Lancaster, TX

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| classified |

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|| calendar calendar |

What’s Happening Across Texas DATE

ACTIVITY

TIME

LOCATION

INFORMATION

AUG 23

CAC Summer Social

6-9 pm

Brewtorium Austin

www.tawwa.org

AUG 24

WFP Golf Tournament

7 am-3 pm

Canyon Springs Golf Club San Antonio

www.tawwa.org

SEPT 28

TAWWA YP State-Wide Camping Trip

Colorado Bend State Park Bend

www.tawwa.org

OCT 18

TAWWA Customer Service Workshop

Kemah Boardwalk Inn Kemah

www.tawwa.org

OCT 26

NCT Drinking Water Seminar

The Petroleum Club Fort Worth

www.tawwa.org

8 am-4 pm

Want to share your event with the Texas water community? Contact Mike Howe, 512-238-9292, or mikehowe@tawwa.org. TRWA Ad 2016 (bleeds).pdf 1 2/2/2016 7:57:33 PM

Check the Section’s website, www.tawwa.org, for the latest information on Section activities.

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