NOW ACCEPTING AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2016 CWEA AWARDS PROGRAM

Are you proud of your work, your colleagues, your plant, or your team? Make it known and apply for the CWEA/SARBS 2016 Awards!

The CWEA/SARBS 2016 Awards forms are now available online! There are over 20 categories for CWEA/SARBS awards. Each one has been designed to honor exceptional CWEA/SARBS members and California wastewater professionals, facilities and agencies. Nominations for our local SARBS section awards use the state CWEA forms and should be submitted through the online CWEA process before 11:59 pm PST on November 30, 2016.  The SARBS awards nominations will be reviewed and winners announced at our SARBS Awards Banquet. The SARBS awards winners will be automatically submitted to the state level and winners at that level will be announced at the CWEA annual conference. Our local SARBS Awards Chairperson is Rashi Gupta, who can be contacted at rgupta@carollo.com if you have questions. Here’s what you need to do:

STEP 1 DOWNLOAD CRITERIA: Download and read the criteria for your award category here.

STEP 2 PREPARE AWARD PACKAGE: Prepare your narrative based on the criteria in STEP 1. Some awards use a nomination form. Save your narrative or nomination form as one PDF. Supporting documents, if applicable must be saved as a separate PDF. Choose one photo to include with your application, this can be a jpeg file of yourself or your team.

 STEP 3 SUBMIT AWARD PACKAGE: Upload your award package (narrative/nomination form; supporting documents (if applicable) and photo) by filling out the award application here.

The aim of this annual competition, now entering its 89th year is to encourage outstanding achievements within the water environment field, improve the professional status of all personnel working in the field, and stimulate public awareness of the importance of wastewater treatment to public health and the water environment.

Winners will be honored at the Annual Conference taking place in Palm Springs on April 25-28, 2017

Top Ten reasons to make a CWEA awards nomination by

Kay Allen of the TriCounties sections are:

1. Awards are fun to get!
2. Great additions to office wall space.
3. Awards come in many forms – from the illustrious Plant of the Year Award to the prestigious Collections System Person of the Year to the esteemed Outstanding Young Professional of the Year.
4. Award winners names are prominently displayed on the E-Bulletin, in your Local Section newsletter, in the Awards Gallery at the Annual Conference, etc.
5. Awards are great motivational tools.
6. Looks great on your resume.
7. Great for showing your staff how much you appreciate their work.
8. Local Section winner’s nominations are forwarded to the state to compete for state-wide awards.
9. Awards show your agency’s governing body that your staff members are well respected professionals in their field.
10. The recipient of a CWEA award can proudly point to their award to prove they really know their stuff!

Let us know your reasons! How have the awards helped you in your career?

• Email your top 10 reasons for entering the CWEA awards nomination
• View 2015 winners
• View all past winners and categories

The next Board of Directors Meeting is on Thursday, August 28, 2016, at 11 am.

The meeting will be held at Orange County Sanitation District: 10844 Ellis Ave, Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Please contact William Cassidy if you have any questions or if you’d like to RSVP for the meeting.

See you there!

The SARBS chapter of CWEA is proud to bring you Process & Pumps: From Fundamentals to State-of-the-Practice, presented by local industry experts. They will provide you with the information you need to improve  your knowledge of a variety of processes and pumps – from the basics to current practice, all while earning continuing education credits in a one-day training course. The process topics included in this seminar  range from secondary treatment fundamentals to odor control and anaerobic digestion. Experts will also cover centrifugal pumps, sludge pumping, pump components, and VFDs.

 Vendors will exhibit equipment  between the morning and afternoon sessions, showcasing the latest products available. Engineers, operators and maintenance personnel will benefit from attending this training session and are encouraged to  register early.

SARBS Process & Pumps PDC Event Schedule

Registration

Join the 12th Annual Young Professional’s summit being held at the WEF Utility Management Conference!

This full-day summit includes technical and professional development topics presented by industry leaders

The agenda for the event can be found here: WEF YP Summit

Join us for this informative half-day training!

Orange County Sanitation District,10844 Ellis Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Wednesday, November 4, 2015 – 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Early Registration Fees by October 28th: $10 for students, $20 for CWEA members, $25 for Non Members; fees includes continental breakfast.

Register Online: SARBS November PDC Registration

Event Flyer: Condition Assessment Half Day Training

Prepare for your upcoming CWEA certification exam by participating in this interactive session. Our trained moderators will share how to use the many resources and tools to get you on the path to your certification.

You’ll leave this workshop with a better idea of what areas you need to focus on as you prepare for your exam. Including some new tools:

• CWEA’s Certification Path
• KSA Gap Analysis
• Action Plan
• Resources to tap into

Register Early, Space is limited! Registration Form: CWEA DAMS Certification Preparation Session

Registration Fee Covers Entire Day