January 2021 Edition

2021 Corporate Sponsorship

Dec 01, 2020 - Dec 31, 2021

Trivia for Charity
Online only
Jan 21, 2021 7:00 PM

Water Loss Control and Accessing Funding to Improve Small Systems
Online only
Mar 23, 2021 9:00 AM - Mar 24, 2021 12:00 PM

Setting Effective Rates for Small Systems
Online only
Jul 13, 2021 9:00 AM - Jul 14, 2021 12:00 PM

WaterJAM 2021
Virginia Beach Convention Center
Sep 13, 2021 - Sep 16, 2021

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EPA Region 3 Virtual Emergency Response Plan Workshop

Date: January 26, 2021

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Virginia Department of Health (VDH), and the Virginia Rural Water Association (VRWA) are hosting a free one-day virtual workshop to assist community (drinking) water systems (CWSs) with developing or updating Emergency Response Plans (ERPs) in accordance with America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (AWIA) Section 2013(b).

AWIA Section 2013(b) requires CWSs serving more than 3,300 people to develop or update ERPs that incorporates the findings of their risk and resilience assessment. The law specifies the components that ERPs must address and establishes deadlines by which water systems must certify to EPA completion of the ERP.

This workshop will provide a broad overview of the requirements and the new EPA ERP Template and Instructions that will assist water utilities with developing an ERP in accordance with AWIA Section 2013(b). The virtual workshop will also provide more detailed information on specific response areas such as cybersecurity among others.

Corporate Sponsorship

Virginia Section AWWA cordially invites you to partner with us for 2021! Corporate sponsors are invaluable to our organization as we strive towards our vision of being Virginia's leading association dedicated to promoting safe and sustainable water.

Corporate Sponsors are recognized in the following ways:

Corporate Sponsor listing on the VA AWWA website and Sponsor Highlight. Your company logo and a link to your company’s web page will be displayed on our website signifying your partnership with the Virginia Section.
Recognition in the “Tap into Virginia” magazine. Each quarter your logo will be printed on our corporate sponsor thank you page.
Recognition in publicity materials for VA AWWA/VWEA Joint Annual Meeting (JAM), including the conference planner, conference app, and display board throughout the conference.
Recognition at all Seminar and Conference events. Your company logo will be displayed at each of our approx. 15 training events throughout the year.

The cost to become a Corporate Sponsorship is only $450!

Water Awareness and Outreach - Is that you?

Posted by Lilly Meighan

Join us in sharing the essential work of our state’s utilities with the communities we serve! The newly reformed Water Awareness and Outreach committee is looking for new members. If you are a public information, education, or outreach professional, this is the committee for you! We work on providing training, networking opportunities, and a statewide communications toolkit for drinking water week. We focus mainly on public information, education, and outreach professionals, but also want to cater to leaders who are still learning about the importance of communication and outreach as part of an organization.

Committee activities include:

Networking and educational events held in various locations throughout Virginia
Annual WaterJam Workshop and networking event
Annual Public Information Awards
Social Media management for VA AWWA
Creation of Statewide communication toolkits
Webinars related to public information, education, and outreach in the water world

The committee meets every second Wednesday of the month at 10 am. If you’re interested in learning more, you can contact the committee Chair, Lilly Meighan at lillian.meighan@lynchburgva.gov, or request to join the committee on the VA AWWA website.

Legislative Updates

Do you have an interest in what is happening at our State Capital? Have you been monitoring what new bills might affect the water industry?

If so, visit our new Legislative and Regulatory Updates webpage. It contains a summary of bills of interest, along with updates and modifications to existing bills throughout the current General Assembly Session.

Career Center

Are you looking for a new job opportunity? Are you an employer looking for great candidates? Either way, check out our newly updated Career Center for opportunities in Virginia.

The webpage contains a summary of current job postings... but check back periodically for new positions as they become available.

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Want to advertise with us? Check out the details in our 2021 Media Kit or contact
Dave Gill at david@kelman.ca

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