Water Distribution Committee Owen Keenan, Chair
featured in a printed calendar which will be handed out at the Water Distribution Conference and in the summer issue of SPLASH magazine with the most popular tank being featured on the calendar cover. The tanks will also be displayed by a looping PowerPoint presentation at the 2013 Water Distribution Conference.
Happy New Year wishes to all of our fellow ISAWWA members from the Water Distribution Committee. Let’s hope that 2013 is a lucky number and a good year for all of us. Below are details on major events being organized by our Committee in 2013: Tank Calendar Contest The Water Distribution Committee is collecting submissions of water towers in Illinois which will be voted on, and featured in a calendar to be distributed at the 2013 Water Distribution Conference and included in the summer issue of SPLASH magazine which is mailed to over 2,000 of Illinois Section AWWA’s members. If you are proud of your tower’s paint job, or have a unique logo/lettering design that you would like to share with the membership, we want to see your tower picture. The pictures submitted will be displayed at the Water Distribution Committee booth at WATERCON2013, and will be voted on by conference attendees. (Only one vote per attendee, even if you’re from Chicago.) The top 13 pictures will be
REQUIREMENTS: • Y ou must be an Illinois Section AWWA member to submit a picture • P icture submissions must be of your tank • A ll pictures must be submitted in digital format via the form online and should be high resolution files. • Y ou may submit a photo even if you are unable to attend the 2013 Water Distribution Conference • One submission per tank • T he deadline for submissions is February 15, 2013. Go to www.isawwa. org/tank-contest TANKS to Brad Schotanus of Dixon Engineering for all of his help on the contest (I just had to say that). WATERCON 2013 Booth Like last year, our Committee will have a booth, and conference attendees can play our BOZO buckets game after voting on the best water tank photo. Prizes will be awarded. Compete with your water colleagues and earn bragging rights for getting the most bean bags in the pipes! TANKS for stopping by and playing the game. (I just keep saying it. I can’t help myself.) 6th Annual Water Distribution Conference Once again, our Committee is hosting our very popular and well attended Conference on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 in Countryside, IL. Not only will attendees receive our tank calendar, they will also earn valuable CEU/PDH hours. At this time, the topics to be presented will be:
• C hicago’s On-Site Meter Testing Program • S pray-on Linings for Water Mains – How Structural are they? • I ce Pigging – Cleaning Mains with Ice • U CMR3 – Monitoring has started • A sset Management – Field Records to Decision Making • T he Science of Mixing and Maintaining Water Quality in Distribution TANKS (It wasn’t me, it was the author) • B enefits of CIPP Lining with GPS Mapping • R eduction of Lead in Drinking Water and No-Lead Brass & Conversion Early Bird attendee registration for the Conference is only $50 for ISAWWA members and $75 for non-members. On site attendee registration is $70 for ISAWWA members and $95 for nonmembers. Exhibitor costs are $100 for ISAWWA members and $125 for nonmembers. For more information or to register for this conference, please visit www.isawwa.org/event/04-23-13 BTW, if you are interested in joining our Committee, please contact Lisa Hoffhines at lisa@isawwa.org or myself at owen. keenan@mesimpson.com. We have a great group of people on our Committee who like to give back to the water works community and have fun doing it. (Just one last time, I promise.) I want to express my TANKS to everyone on our Committee for all of their help throughout the year! We look forward to seeing our fellow ISAWWA members in Springfield and/or Countryside.
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