Central Office News by Russell Hamilton, TWUA Executive Director
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ather, Thank You. We bow our heads and humbly say thank you as we acknowledge that you are the creator. We take comfort in knowing that You remain in charge and control of life as we understand it. We need You, and we welcome You in all we do. We come into Your presence, seeking Your grace, Your calm, Your guidance, and forgiveness. Father, we pray for Your mercy and ask that You guide, direct, protect, and bless TWUA and its members. Amen In West Texas, Lake Spence is sitting at 24.4 % (- 1.0 %). White River is sitting at 18.5. % (- 2.0 %). Panhandle - Lake Meredith is sitting at 34.3 % (- 0.9 %) and Greenbelt is at 16.2 % (- 0.5 %). If you want to get a complete look at current lake levels, go to waterdatafortexas.org. The drought has never left for some. Mark your calendar for the 2022 – Mid-Year Board Meeting on March 8th & 9th. Amarillo will be April 4th – 7th. Beaumont will be April 25th – 28th. Abilene will be May 2nd – 5th. Arlington will be May 16th – 20th. Killeen will be June 6th – 9th. McAllen is now pending board action (many pending factors on the South Texas border). San Angelo will be July 25 – 28th. Ft. Stockton will be August 22nd – 25th. Longview will be October 10th – 13th. Lubbock will be November 1st – 3rd. The links to all the fliers will be activated as soon as possible so that you may register for any region now, thereby making use of budgets more efficiently. Check the TWUA Website for the most up-to-date information related to TWUA Regional opportunities. If travel and being in crowds cause you concern or your employer has not approved travel, please look at the TWUA Computer Based Training options. (https://twua.org/online-class-dates). Also, there have been inquiries related to in-person classroom training. If this in-person training interests you, please contact Norma Clark (n.clark@twua.org). Dates For Annual School 2022. The 104th Annual School in Corpus Christi dates is September 26th – 29th, 2022. This will be 6 Texas Water Utilities Journal | www.twua.org
Monday thru Thursday. The events have been pushed forward a day. The Opening Session and Awards will be Monday. The school will begin Tuesday and conclude with vendor move out at noon Thursday. We will have the information updated on the website soon, and the form will be live, so you could go ahead and preregister if you are looking for a legitimate budget expense. Paper-Based TCEQ Testing - Help Spread The Word – if you want to continue to have the option of paper-based exams after TWUA regional events, we need exam numbers to justify TCEQ’s continued participation. Click on or copy this link to find TCEQ computer-based testing locations. https://www.tceq.texas.gov/licensing/exams/ cbt_occ_lic.html For Clarification – There are three (3) steps in the TCEQ exam process. 1. application/payment – 2. approval/conditional approval – 3. designate testing location) You are not through if you have not designated a testing location (DATL) with TCEQ. To test at a TWUA Regional event, TCEQ asks for a 30-days designation before the event. If you did not meet the 30-day window, go ahead and submit; sometimes, you get lucky. Some have received their approval or conditional approval letter and think all they need to do is bring the TCEQ letter and challenge the exam. You will still need to follow the directions in the letter and designate a test location-(DATL.) Call the TCEQ staff in licensing for more information or the official statement related to the Exams, Licensing, and Computer-Based Testing. 512-239-6133 The Story Goes Something Like This – Most of us have watched and followed the popular reality television show, Survivor, where the contestants compete for a million dollars. In 2005, there was a 23-year-old young man (Ian) who had made it to the final 3. The physical challenge to get to the finals was February 2022
