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

TAWWA Awards 19 Scholarships

This year, TAWWA awarded scholarships to the following students: Kristin Birkhoff, Jacob Emmons, Luisa Florez Umbarila, Jaclyn Guz, Grayson Jackson, Brandon Lacy, Zahra Kohankar Kouchesfehani, Alan Lewis, Justin Macmanus, Brandy Martinez, Samantha Paul, Madison Rasmus, Jacobi Reynolds, Grant Shelton, Savanna Smith, Katie Stowers, Adam Thane and Tony Young.

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TAWWA Awards 19 Scholarships to Students

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n its continued effort to support higher education, Texas Section has awarded 19 scholarships for the 2018-2019 academic year. The TAWWA Scholarship Committee selected 17 students to receive a $2,000 TAWWA scholarship.

TAWWA, in cooperation with Alan Plummer Associates, also named Savanna Smith as the recipient of the $3,000 Alan Plummer Associates/ TAWWA Environmental Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to a student studying to become an engineer or scientist in the water environmental field.

Brandon Lacy, of Arlington, was also named the recipient of the One AWWA Operator Scholarship. This $2,000 scholarship award can be used for certification/ licensure, two-year water related associate degree, technical school program, professional training program, books and manuals, and operator-related conferences. The scholarship recipient also receives a one-year AWWA Operator membership.

You can help TAWWA fund more scholarships for students next year by purchasing the TAWWA water conservation license plate or donating online at www.tawwascholarship.org.

This year, Grayson Jackson was awarded a scholarship from funds raised by the Water Conservation License Plate.

The 2018-2019 scholarship recipients are: KRISTIN BIRKHOFF University of Arkansas | Accounting Kristin Birkhoff is currently attending the University of Arkansas where she is majoring in accounting and minoring in non profit studies. She has served in various leadership roles in the Order of Omega, Beta Alpha Psi and Alpha Delta Psi and is part of the Sam M. Walton Honors College and Leadership Walton.

Birkhoff plans on earning her Bachelors and Masters in

Accounting on the Integrated Masters of Accounting Program, a five-year plan that she was recently accepted into. Upon graduation, she plans on passing the Certified Public Accounting Exam and eventually becoming a Chief Financial Officer of a large company.

Her AWWA family member is John Birkhoff, managing partner at Birkhoff, Hendricks & Carter LLP. JACOB EMMONS Purdue University | Civil Engineering Jacob Emmons is pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Environmental Engineering at Purdue University. He is involved in the American Society of Civil Engineers, Engineers Without Borders and Professional Practice Ambassadors, as well as vice president and missions team leader in Purdue Collegiate Ministry. Upon graduation, Emmons would like to either work as a volunteer or professionally in countries such as Haiti to help implement systems to improve access to clean water. His AWWA family member is Ron Emmons, public works director for the City of Fair Oaks Ranch.

LUISA FLOREZ UMBARILA University of Texas at Austin | Water Resources Engineering Luisa Florez Umbarila has earned a B.S. in Geosystems Engineering and Hydrogeology and is currently attending the University of Texas at Austin, pursuing a M.S. in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering. She has been involved with the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Engineers Without Borders and the EPA’s Campus RainWorks Challenge. She has interned with the Texas Commission on Environmental CONTINUED PAGE 10 | scholarships

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| letter from the texas section chair |

Two Things 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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n the movie The Martian, astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is stranded on Mars through a series of unfortunate events. The movie, which features an outstanding ensemble cast directed by Ridley Scott, is the story of mankind’s third mission to Mars and Watney’s survival and (spoiler alert) eventual rescue. All the nerdy stuff, science, technology, engineering and math is depicted as having real-world value RON TAMADA that keeps people alive. My favorite line in the 469-499-6152 movie is Watney’s realization that "I’m going rontamada@gmail.com to have to science the shit out of this." And, of course, water is one of the most vital parts of his survival (duh!).

To Watney’s dismay, he discovers that the only music left behind by the departing crew is the mission commander’s disco collection. And he hates disco music. "NO! I will not turn the beat around." At the risk of being run out of Texas, I like listening to disco music. There are two things about disco music that I really enjoy—percussion and syncopated rhythm. These two things are ingredients of much of my favorite music.

There are two things about the Texas Section AWWA that I really like.

They are the reasons why I have chosen to invest my professional and personal life in this organization—people and purpose. As a member of AWWA and the Texas Section, I have met countless folks that all share a sincere passion for protecting public health through safe drinking water.

Utility staff, consultants, manufacturers, regulators, contractors, and so many more put in long hours making sure their customers have an adequate supply of water their families can drink. One shining example of this is the Drinking Water Operations group of Houston’s Public Works Department. During Hurricane Harvey last year, the operations staff, led

by Senior Assistant Director Drew Molly, was stranded at the city’s water treatment plants for days. They maintained water treatment operations and distribution system pressure throughout the worst rainstorm and flood in the country’s history and did not issue a boil water notice!

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It's Time to Step up and Make a Real Difference

BY MIKE HOWE tawwa executive director

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f you look to the right of this page, you can tell it has been a long time since I graduated from UT Austin.

(The next paragraph is what my adult children call one of my "back in the day" stories, but it is important to this article).

When I went to UT, tuition was $50 per semester plus books. Even then, books were more than tuition.

Other than a few other fees for labs or something else, that was it. Getting a degree was a real bargain. Many of you who are my peers remember what a bargain it was.

Fast forward to today and it is stunning what an undergraduate degree costs. My same degree would cost at least $6,000 per semester plus books and everything else. Tuition alone is 100 times more. Now, I won’t even try to go into the reasons why, but I know the inflation rate has not grown that much since I graduated.

As you look through this issue of TEXASh2o, you'll read about the outstanding students who received $2,000 scholarships from the Texas Section AWWA this year. But, realize this scholarship is a very small portion of their total costs each semester. After reviewing more than 70 applications, this year we are awarding a record seventeen $2,000 scholarships, plus a $2,000 Operator Scholarship with funds from the Texas Section. In addition, we are also awarding an additional $3,000 scholarship funded by our friends at Alan Plummer Associates.

And while we are proud to have provided nearly $500,000 in scholarships over the past few years, it is just not enough. The cost of any higher education is nothing more than brutal. It is no wonder so many students are saddled with torturous student debt when they graduate. And, for many of them, they are paying it off for many years as they build their career and a life

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for themselves after school.

This debt is one of the reasons that as graduates move into the workforce, they still struggle to attain what we have all considered the "American Dream." Such things as owning a home, starting a family or living on MIKE HOWE their own, or eventually even 512-238-9292 mikehowe@tawwa.org getting rid of that car you had in high school that was handed down from Mom or Dad, and buying something you could call your own. These dreams are real, and are supposed to be the "reward" for working hard, graduating and moving on with your life.

And except for the weight of this debt, many would be able to move faster towards their dreams and making their contribution to our water community. As they do, they become part of the economic engine that sustains our growing economy. If you have not been tracking the risk student debt holds over our economy, just think back to 2008 when home prices collapsed along with home equity, and consequently the ability of families to draw college funds from their increasing home value. We are just now seeing some increase in home values, but not in debt relief. The growing debt crisis in student loans is, in itself, potentially staggering.

OK, sorry. I didn’t mean to get on my soap box nor attempt to go back in time and teach Eco 101, 102, or the first chapter of my book, "Why My Kids Still Live at Home." (They don’t, by the way).

But, and as they say, here is "the Ask." We need your help and our students need your help.

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Why AWWA Utility Membership?

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tility membership in AWWA comes with many benefits that are not included with an individual membership. In addition to the benefits individuals receive, AWWA provides utilities with resources to help manage a utility—tools for assessing infrastructure needs, rate-setting, training and certification programs, communicating the value of water service to the public, and opportunities to craft regulatory policy.

I’m Andy Chase, and I’m incredibly proud to be the first Utility Relationship Manager in the 137-year history of AWWA. I joined the Member Engagement & Development team in January 2015, and I was charged

with developing AWWA’s utility recruitment process. I realized, early on, the power of partnering with AWWA Sections and recruiting volunteers to join me in meetings with utilities and municipalities. Our process: We identify nonmember utilities through a variety of sources and group them geographically. I reach out to Section leaders and ask for volunteers to commit one day to visiting utilities with me.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 | scholarships Quality and HDR and hopes to one day become a leader in water management strategies. She is a student member of Texas AWWA. JACLYN GUZ Clark University | Geography Jaclyn Guz earned an undergraduate degree in environmental studies from Texas A&M University and is now working toward a Ph.D. in geography, with a focus in GIS and Earth System Science, from Clark University. Her research interest pertains to forest disturbances and how to use GIS tools to analyze how changes in climate may affect fire regimes, post-fire regeneration and avalanche regimes.

Guz volunteers with Girls Inc. and started a GIS program called the "Girls Inc. of Worcester Healthy Communities Mapping Project" that will engage young women in hand-on activities using GIS platform soft-

ware. Her AWWA family member is Karen Guz, director of water conservation at the San Antonio Water System.

GRAYSON JACKSON Baylor University | Biology, Public Health and Medical Humanities Grayson Jackson is currently attending Baylor University, studying biology, public health and medical humanities.

He is involved with Alpha Epsilon Delta, The Pulse President, is vice president of administration for the Medical Service Organization and serves as secretary/ treasurer and squad leader for the Baylor Golden Wave Band. Once he graduates, he would like to enroll in medical school and become a pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon and earn a Master of Public Health degree so that he can advocate for public health locally and nationwide. His AWWA family member is David Jackson, vice president and principal at Freese and Nichols.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 | scholarships ZAHRA KOHANKAR KOUCHESFEHANI University of Texas at Arlington | Civil Engineering/Construction Engineering and Management Zahra Kohankar Kouchesfehani is currently attending the University of Texas at Arlington, pursuing a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering/Construction Engineering and Management with an interest in trenchless technology.

She is a graduate research and teaching assistant at the university and holds a master’s degree in civil engineering and is a member of ASCE Pipeline, CMAA and Chi Epsilon. Kohankar Kouchesfehani is a student member of Texas AWWA. BRANDON LACY Brandon Lacy is the One AWWA Operator Scholarship winner and is a water treatment technician with the City of Arlington. He is currently taking courses to become a certified instruc-

tor with the hopes of being able to mentor his peers and share his knowledge with professionals throughout Texas. He plans to sit for his Class A Water Operator’s Certification in the coming year, as well as work toward a certification in Public Administration.

ALAN LEWIS Texas A&M University | Water Management & Hydrological Science Alan Lewis is pursuing a Ph.D. in Water Management & Hydrological Science from Texas A&M University. He's been active in the TAWWA Texas A&M Water Network, is a graduate research assistant and volunteer with Isla Urbana. His dissertation involves data mining outdoor water use to develop novel strategies for reducing water waste on residential landscapes and he hopes to one day become a management consultant on urban water resources. Lewis is a student member of Texas AWWA. CONTINUED PAGE 15 | scholarships

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 | scholarships JUSTIN MACMANUS Texas A&M University | Biological and Agricultural Engineering Justin Macmanus is attending Texas A&M University, majoring in biological and agricultural engineering with a minor in environmental emphasis. He is involved in the American Society of Agricultural & Biological Engineers, the Engineering Honors Program and the Corps of Cadets. After graduation, he plans on earning a master’s degree in civil engineering, with a focus in water environmental applications, and eventually work as a consulting civil engineer in the water/wastewater industry. His ultimate goal is to be in an office management role or to become a major partner in a consulting firm. His AWWA family member is Brian Macmanus, general manager at East Rio Hondo Water Supply Corporation.

BRANDY MARTINEZ Southern Methodist University | Environmental Engineering Brandy Martinez is an environmental engineer in the Water Services Group at CDM Smith's Dallas office. She recently earned her master’s in sustainability and development in environmental resources in May 2017 from Southern Methodist University and is currently working towards finishing her master’s in environmental engineering at SMU. Brandy is the NCT TAWWA Chapter's Associate Arrangements Chair and has received the 2016 and 2017 state level scholarships. She is a member of AWWA through CDM Smith.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 | scholarships SAMANTHA PAUL Texas A&M University | Water Resource Engineering Samantha Paul received a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Geoscience and is continuing her education at Texas A&M to pursue a Master's Degree in Water Resource Engineering. She plans to become a licensed engineer and would like to work at a consulting firm, city entity or environmental firm to better water resource planning and management. Paul is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Texas A&M Water Network and has interned with Freese and Nichols and Mitchell and Morgan. She is a student member of AWWA.

MADISON RASMUS University of Texas at Austin | Civil and Environmental Engineering Madison Rasmus is currently working toward a master’s in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Her research project is focused on examining the role that amoebae play in harboring harmful bacteria, most notably Legionella pneumophila, within different water sources. Upon graduation, she would like to work in the consulting field on developing and implementing strategies to optimize the use of our limited water resources. She is a student member of AWWA. CONTINUED PAGE 19 | scholarships

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 16 | scholarships JACOBI REYNOLDS Baylor University | Biology Jacobi Reynolds recently graduated from Henrietta High School and is currently attending Baylor University, pursuing a degree in biology with a minor in chemistry. In high school, she was involved with yearbook, newspaper, FFA and the National Honors Society. After graduating, she would like to go to medical school to become a neurologist. Her AWWA family member is David Galliton, sales manager at Powerseal Pipeline Products.

GRANT SHELTON Texas Christian University | Business Finance Grant Shelton recently graduated from Obra D. Tompkins High School in Katy and is currently attending Texas Christian University, pursuing a business finance degree with a minor in pre-law. He would like to one day

help protect inventors by becoming a patent lawyer. In high school, he was involved with the National Honor Society, won the All American Mascot Title, received a Perfect Attendance Award and was on the Academic Honor Roll. His AWWA family member is Michael Shelton, project manager at Kimley-Horn and Associates.

SAVANNA SMITH University of Texas at Austin | Civil Engineering Savanna Smith is currently attending the University of Texas at Austin and majoring in civil engineering. She plans to continue her education by also earning a Master’s of Science in Environmental or Ecological Engineering, focusing on biotechnology in wastewater treatment.

Smith is a member of Engineers for a Sustainable World, currently serving as President of the UT Chapter, and has interned with Los Alamos National Laboratory in the environmental engineering department. She is a student member of AWWA. CONTINUED PAGE 20 | scholarships

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19 | scholarships KATIE STOWERS Southern Methodist University | Environmental Engineering Katie Stowers graduated from Southern Methodist University with a degree in environmental engineering and is now continuing her education by pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA). She is involved with the North Central Texas Chapter, serving on the Communications Committee, and works for CP&Y as a Water/Wastewater Engineer-in-Training (EIT).

She plans on earning her PE license and eventually becoming a Project Manager (PM). She is a member of AWWA through CP&Y.

ADAM THANE Texas A&M University | Environmental Science Adam Thane is currently attending Texas A&M University, where he is majoring in environmental science with minors in biology and rangeland management. He is a member of the A&M Association of Environmental Professionals, the Texas Wildlife Association and serves as President of the Lutheran Student Fellowship.

During the last two summers, he has interned with the City of Cedar Park in the Public Works Department. His AWWA family member is Michael Thane, director of utilities at the City of Round Rock.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 | membership water utility benefits from its AWWA membership differently; for most, at least three areas of value rise to the top.

First, AWWA is the preeminent forum for knowledge and solutions to help water professionals—and water utilities—do their jobs better and more efficiently. Through its international and local conferences, peer-reviewed journal and other publications, and online training and webcasts, AWWA helps its members discover the right technologies, management strategies, and operational tactics to ensure each customer dollar is being spent efficiently and in a way that best protects public health.

Second, AWWA is the entity that produces water industry standards for materials, equipment, and practices used in water treatment and supply. AWWA members have a voice in the creation of these standards, and utility members always have access to the full, updated set. AWWA also produces a robust set of manuals of practice to complement the standards.

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Working closely with its utility members, AWWA’s Government Affairs group and Water Utility Council bring sound science and the real-life experience of water utilities to the public policy dialogue. AWWA brings critical technical information to the regulatory process and frequently testifies before Congress on legislative and other matters. Utility members stay informed through regular public affairs, legislative, and regulatory advisories, and a bi-weekly Water Utility Insider newsletter.

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| letter from the texas section chair |

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 | letter from the texas section chair All our TAWWA members are great people I am proud to call colleagues, and many of you lifelong friends. Without the people, you members, there wouldn’t be a TAWWA. Purpose. TAWWA’s Mission, which is on the About Us tab of the TAWWA website, says we "are dedicated to the promotion of a safe and sufficient supply of drinking water for all people through a proactive effort to influence governmental policies and supporting membership and consumer educational opportunities." TAWWA protects public health and safety through the drinking water supply, provides guidance to our legislators to adopt necessary and scientifically-based regulations, and helps educate our members and the public about our most valuable resource. I can think of no nobler purpose than this.

The Section’s water professionals willingly fulfill our purpose 24/7 for the people of Texas.

In my opinion, the Texas Section of AWWA is an

outstanding organization that has an excellent reputation and relationships both within and outside of the water industry. How do we continue to grow and carry out our mission into the future? There are two things that are essential to TAWWA’s future—servicemindedness and our young professionals (YPs). We must continually look for ways to improve our service to the water customers who depend on us every day.

This service is primarily through the supply of safe drinking water, but it can also be in the form of educating the public on the quality and value of this resource and how we can use it wisely. We must continually look for ways to improve service to our TAWWA members who are the heart and brains of the organization. When the TAWWA leadership makes decisions regarding the organization, one of the most important criteria must be "does what we are deciding to do increase value to the members?" If AWWA and TAWWA membership has value and meets the needs of individual members, we will continue to grow in numbers and organizational strength.

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the youth. That is so much more than a platitude for the Texas Section. YPs bring energy, ideas and enthusiasm to our group that are necessary if TAWWA is to continue not only to maintain itself but also to thrive. Older members (I’m thinking of me now) sometimes have difficulty coming up with these things.

Time and energy spent in developing the YPs in our membership are the best investments the OFs (you can figure this one out) can make for the future. One immediate opportunity available to us is our Section’s mentoring program. Headed up by Theresa Pedrazas, the Mentoring Committee has already begun putting mentors together with mentees. We need more of both. Please contact Theresa at theresa.pedrazas@ tetratech.com to volunteer!

I have seen a bunch of YPs in chapter leadership roles through my involvement with the North Central Texas Chapter and a recent visit to a Capital Area Chapter meeting. I’m pretty dang sure YPs are involved in our other chapters, too. We also have three TAWWA chapters up and running on university campuses— Texas A&M, Rice University and University of Houston.

All this does my heart good. These folks are TAWWA’s tomorrow. Let’s give them the organizational training and tools and let them work.

Now it’s your turn. I would like to know what two things you like about TAWWA and what two things you think are important for TAWWA’s future. You can submit your responses at this link: https://www. surveymonkey.com/r/TAWWAFuture. We will let y’all know what you’re thinking in a later edition of TEXASh2o.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 | executive director report contributing to our scholarship program. I just need to show you how easy it is to turn to your computer and just do it.

We really have made it very easy to donate any amount. Just go to our website at www.tawwa.org.

Under the Get Involved link at the top, you will find in the drop down, "SCHOLARSHIPS." Click there and scroll down to where it says DONATE HERE. Click on that link and make your donation via credit card to the TAWWA Scholarships.

You can select one of the pre-determined amounts or any amount, make a one-time donation or a recurring donation, or you can split your donation into a series of monthly payments. It really is easy. Any amount you donate is added to our investment earnings and other sources to support our annual

scholarship program. Or, you can purchase our specialized Conservation License Plate for your car and out of the extra $30 you pay for the license plate, $22 goes to our scholarship fund. These small amounts do add up. Plus, donations to our scholarship program are 100% tax deductible.

Or you can make a legacy donation that will help fund scholarships to many years to come. If you want to do that, give me a call at 512-238-9292.

It is your choice. Make a large donation or a small donation, or a reoccurring donation. The important thing is to MAKE THAT CHOICE and donate today.

Look back at that picture at the top. There are some things we know are certain. My hair is not going to turn brown, tuition is never going to be $50 again, and you CAN make a difference with a few clicks on your computer. Please donate today.

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| new members |

TAWWA Welcomes New Members Joining July 16–September 15, 2018 Haytham Abbas Houston, TX

Alexis Beckmann Houston, TX

Jeremy Bryant Houston, TX

Tanesha Crosby Houston, TX

Hanaa Fayyadh Houston, TX

Felipe Gutierrez San Antonio, TX

Christian Acebedo Houston, TX

Symone Bell Houston, TX

Victor Bucio Houston, TX

Martha Cumpian Houston, TX

Nasir Fazljoo Houston, TX

Dudley Hall Houston, TX

Alireza Ahmadi Houston, TX

Richard Bellinger Houston, TX

Fredis Busby Houston, TX

Kimberly Daniels Houston, TX

Claudia Ferrance Houston, TX

Wayne Hallman Houston, TX

Masoud Akhgar Houston, TX

Ray Belton Houston, TX

David Carrasco Clint, TX

John Davila Houston, TX

Claude Ferrell Houston, TX

Justin Halter Laramie, WY

Nichole Anthony Houston, TX

Mark Bennett Houston, TX

Eldridge Carrington Houston, TX

Cakeita Davis Houston, TX

Nathan Figueroa Houston, TX

Doaa Hamdan Houston, TX

Terrence Ardis Houston, TX

Shahid Bilal Houston, TX

Daniel Chee Houston, TX

Rula Dawood Houston, TX

Gregory Fisher Houston, TX

Daniel Hamilton Houston, TX

Elizabeth Ayala Pearland, TX

Shenell Bingham Houston, TX

Somnath Chilukuri Pearland, TX

Joaquin Dela Cruz Houston, TX

Eric Flynn Houston, TX

Brant Hardaway Longview, TX

Mary Bac Houston, TX

Norman Blackman Vidor, TX

Johnnie Clemons Houston, TX

Jeremiah Derousselle Houston, TX

Arielle Fragassi Houston, TX

James Hardin Longview, TX

Mary Ball Fort Worth, TX

Sreenivasulu Bojja Houston, TX

Grady Coberly Humble, TX

Dhruv Deshmukh Corpus Christi, TX

Christopher Gardner Missouri City, TX

Rolander Harris Houston, TX

Glen Barlow Houston, TX

Fatemah Borhani Houston, TX

Charlotte Conner Houston, TX

Roland Diaz Houston, TX

Stefan Garza Houston, TX

Richard Hatch Houston, TX

Kevin Bazert Houston, TX

Brian Brown Houston, TX

Patricia Cook Houston, TX

Joseph Donatto Houston, TX

Percy Gaston Houston, TX

Ralph Hect Houston, TX

James Doonkeen Arlington, TX

Tika Gautam Houston, TX

Edward Hickl Houston, TX

Arnae Draughon Pearland, TX

Luis Gely-Centeno Houston, TX

Wendall Hirschfeld San Angelo, TX

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TAWWA Welcomes New Members Joining July 16–September 15, 2018 Kermit Johnson Houston, TX

James McNeely Houston, TX

Diala Olariche Houston, TX

Tiwari Ram Houston, TX

Catherine Scott Houston, TX

Joel Ulomi Houston, TX

Sylvester Johnson Houston, TX

Roland Mendoza Houston, TX

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Raymond Ramdeo Houston, TX

Leandrea Scott Houston, TX

Ricardo Villalobos Fort Worth, TX

Matthew Jones Irving, TX

Rae Mills Houston, TX

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Jose Segovia San Antonio, TX

Damone Wade Houston, TX

Kelly Kapper Houston, TX

Niousha Mohammadi Houston, TX

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Michele Riddle Italy, TX

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Angela Kennedy Buda, TX

Lindsey Moore Brownsboro, TX

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Nabeel Khan Pearland, TX

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Rachel Parker Houston, TX

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Miralben Patel Houston, TX

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Harold Stephens Houston, TX

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Rafael Robles Houston, TX

Doug Stevens White Settlement, TX

Harold Longbaugh Houston, TX

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Vimal Patel Houston, TX

Jose Rodriguez Houston, TX

Daniel Stoutenburg Austin, TX

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Louis Rodriguez Bay City, TX

Kresentia Sugiaman Houston, TX

Sanjiv Maharajh Houston, TX

Richard Newman Humble, TX

Anggie Pena Houston, TX

David Rosnagel Red Oak, TX

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Linda Marin Houston, TX

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Steve Ruppenthal Tyler, TX

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Khoa Nguyen Houston, TX

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What’s Happening Across Texas DATE

ACTIVITY

OCT 18

TAWWA Customer Service Workshop

OCT 18

TIME

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6-9 pm

Kemah Boardwalk Inn Kemah

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NCT October Meeting

11:15 am

Texas Star Conference Center Euless

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OCT 26

NCT Drinking Water Seminar

8 am-4 pm

The Petroleum Club Fort Worth

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NOV 2

Texas Section AWWA Annual Board Meeting

10 am-3 pm

Wells Branch MUD Community Center | Austin

Want to share your event with the Texas water community?

Contact Mike Howe, 512-238-9292, or mikehowe@tawwa.org.

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

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