October Edition

Congratulations to this year's Virginia Section AWWA awardees! These awards were presented at WaterJAM's Membership Appreciation and Awards Luncheon and Banquet.

George Warren Fuller Award

David Cornwell

Herb Evans Jr Distinguished Service

Tim Mitchell

Sherry L Williams Leadership

Kevin Smith

Operator of the Year

Jamie Morris

Outstanding YP

Sara Ferrence

Employer Support

Henrico County

Public Information

Lynchburg Water Resources (2 awards)

City of Richmond (2 awards)

Larry Gordon Safety

Henrico County

YP Poster Contest

Jamie Harris

Student Water Challenge

Virginia Tech

Have you heard about the newest program from VA AWWA? Get rewarded in three different ways for taking advantage of your many membership benefits! Check out all the details, including how to turn your activities into points and then those points into prizes and rewards!

VA AWWA \| VWEA 2021 - 2022 Leadership Academy
Online and Various sites
Sep 15, 2021 - Sep 12, 2022

Achieve & Maintain Compliance with the SDWA
New River Valley Regional Water Authority
Nov 09, 2021 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

40-Hour Cross Connection Devices: Inspection, Maintenance, and Testing
Chesterfield County Utilities - Operations Center
Dec 06, 2021 8:00 AM - Dec 10, 2021 5:00 PM

View entire list

Look for these additional events in the Fall. Dates and details will be available soon!

Fall Plant Operations Seminar
Family Hockey night at the Roanoke Railyard Dogs

Join VA AWWA - We're Hiring!

Do you have a passion for water? Do you love helping to make a better world through better water? If so, join us! Virginia Section AWWA is looking for a self-motivated, highly organized Training Coordinator to play an essential role in supporting the training needs of our membership. This position will organize existing training efforts along with expanding training offerings in the future.

Check out the full job description and then apply by emailing your cover letter and resume to Geneva (geneva.hudgins@vaawwa.org)

Water in Action - Send us your Pictures and Videos

Imagine a Day Without Water is a national education campaign that brings together diverse stakeholders to highlight how water is essential, invaluable, and in need of investment. This year, the day of action will take place on October 21, 2021, and will include events, resolutions, student contests, social media engagement, and more, all across the country.

The VA AWWA’s Water Awareness and Outreach Committee is working to create a video for VA AWWA in celebration of Imagine a Day Without Water. If you are willing, please share a photo or video of your organization providing the most essential service, water! These can be photos or videos from the field, on job sites, operators and engineers at work…anything related to the water world! Send your photos and videos to the Water Awareness and Outreach Committee Chair at lillian.meighan@lynchburgva.gov by October 8th.

Looking for ways to engage your community? Visit www.imagineadaywithoutwater.org/resources for a full set of FREE resources!

VDEM Announces Application Deadlines for FY 21 BRIC and FMA with Focus on Equitable Mitigation

Posted on Aug 28, 2021

FEMA has announced the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for FY 21 BRIC and FMA, which includes $1.16B in funding for these nationally competitive programs. VDEM is currently accepting pre-applications/applications for these funding cycles. Please note that VDEM’s application timeline is different from FEMA’s as VDEM builds in time to provide technical assistance such as benefit-cost analysis, as well as a stakeholder-driven peer review process mentioned above. VDEM is also accepting applications through the HMGP for FEMA-DR-VA-4602, which is the February 2021 Ice Storm. HMGP funding through DR-4602 is expected to be approximately $3.7M. FY21 BRIC and FMA NOFO and Webinar Offerings

https://www.fema.gov/grants/mitigation/fy2021-nofo

Welcome Our New Board

VA AWWA announces the 2021 - 2022 Board of Trustees

Chair Becky Mitchell, Retired

Chair-Elect Adrianna Dimperio, Draper Aden

Past Chair Russ Navratil, Henrico County

Secretary Chris Carey, Western VA Water Authority

Treasurer Tim Mitchell, Lynchburg Water Resources

AWWA Director Paul Delphos, Burns and McDonell

Trustee Paul Fecht, Badger Meter

Trustee Josh Gelman, CDM Smith

Trustee Kevin Smith, Ramboll

Trustee Aditya Ramamurthy, KennedyJenks

Thank you to these volunteers for their service and dedication to the Virginia Section!

Scholarships Available

Are you an undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a career in the water sector? Are you attending a college or university in North America? Is your graduation date after August 2022?

Apply for water sector scholarships available for engineering, water studies, policy, communications, technology, finance, legal and water research by December 20, 2021. See the listing below of all scholarships offered and the FAQ for necessary qualifications.

Scholarship application links are located on AWWA's website (https://www.awwa.org/Water-Equation/AWWA-Scholarship-Award-Program)

Congratulations to the Distribution Rodeo Winners

After some fantastic training, utility members from around the state competed in the 31st Annual Distribution Rodeo on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Congratulations to this year's winner!

Water Taste Test - Judges Choice: City of Norfolk

Water Taste Test - People Choice: Stafford County

Buried Treasure: Eli Merat, Lynchburg Water Resources

Meter Madness: Mike Sherwood, City of Virginia Beach

Splish Splash: Kevin Gallier, Lynchburg Water Resources

Rapid Tappin': Chesterfield County Utilities

Hydrant Hysteria - Men's team: City of Virginia Beach

Hydrant Hysteria - Ladies' team: City of Virginia Beach

To catch some of the action, check out a few of the exciting competition videos on our YouTube page - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdLBrU-hxs372ByLG7ps94A

Supply Chain Disruption Survey

WaterISAC encourages utilities to report supply chain disruptions in a new survey.

Members of the Water and Wastewater Sector:

WaterISAC has developed a survey for utilities to report supply disruptions they've experienced as part of an effort to further understand issues as they emerge nationwide. One ongoing issue is with liquid oxygen (LOX). WaterISAC received reports of water utilities being impacted by LOX disruptions beginning in the summer. Based on recent reports, the issue is continuing and potentially affecting more areas. The survey also provides the opportunity to report other supply chain disruptions, which could involve other chemicals, electronics, etc.

Take the Survey

Thank you for your membership!