2010-08-26 SE Chapter TAWWA Business Meeting

WELCOME 4TH Annual Dinner Meeting Southeast Chapter of TAWWA August 26, 2010

2010 ESC • Executive Committee • Standing Committee – David Dow, President Chairs – Showri Nandagiri, VP – Archana Sharma, – Drew Molly, Secretary Communications – Chris Varnon, Treasurer – Timothy Jahn, Membership – Dave Scholler, TAWWA – Dhananjay Mishra, Chair-Elect Program – Jennifer Elms, TAWWA – Christine Krosniciki, Trustee Sponsor – Sunil Kommineni, TAWWA – Bindu Thomas, Scholarship Deputy Trustee – Coleman Philley, Young Professional

BUSINESS MEETING 4TH ANNUAL DINNER MEETING SOUTHEAST CHAPTER OF TAWWA AUGUST 26, 2010

CHAPTER CHALLENGES Operator Involvement in Chapter Provide License Training Scholarships Co- Co-Host Training Sessions Service Provider Involvement in Chapter BirdNest 12/16/10 Presentation

CHAPTER CHALLENGES Chapter Involvement in 22 Counties Beaumont Meeting on 6/17/10 Member Involvement in the Chapter’s ESC Volunteers on Standing Committees

CHAPTER CHALLENGES Members Unemployed or Underemployed http://www.setawwa.org/en/jobs/search.asp http://www.workforwater.org/ Other Methods of Posting Jobs

CHAPTER SUCCESSES 2010 Awards & Scholarships $1000 prize awards - Science & Engineering Fair of Houston $1000 prize awards – Student Paper Contest $2000 in scholarships - TAWWA State College Scholarship Fund $3000 (2009) in scholarships – College Students in SE Chapter

CHAPTER SUCCESSES Young Engineers Award Recognition Dinner February 15, 2010 Intercontinental Houston Hotel Archana Sharma, SE Chapter Winner

CHAPTER SUCCESSES SE Chapter Seminar March 8, 2010 India House Six Professional Speakers Three Student Paper Contest Speakers

CHAPTER SUCCESSES Science & Engineering Fair March 12, 2010 George R. Brown Convention Center WEAT & SE TAWWA had 8 Volunteer Judges

Water for People Chris Varnon Treasurer

BOLIVIA OVERVIEW Population of about 9 million people Land mass of about 425,000 sq mi One of two land-locked land- countries in South America Independent state since 1825

BOLIVIA - CHALLENGES Lowest GDP per capita in South America Rural communities geographically and culturally isolated Largest indigenous population in South America (estimated at 50%) Three national languages (Spanish, Quechua, Aymara) Aymara) Andes in the west, Amazon basin in the east

BOLIVIA - CHALLENGES 200 coups in 185 years of independence Estimated in rural areas that: 68% of population has access to reliable water supplies 22% of population have access to sanitation

WATER FOR PEOPLE - BOLIVIA Working in Bolivia's rural communities since 1992 Permanent office in country since 1997 Water development projects typically involve : gravity- gravity-fed water systems protected springs storage tanks pumped water systems rainwater catchment tanks

WATER FOR PEOPLE - BOLIVIA Sanitation projects typically involve: dry- dry-composting latrines pour- pour-flush and/or conventional flush toilets

Young Professionals Coleman Philley YP Chair

Young Professionals YP Night at the Racepark Sam Houston Race Park June 24, 2010 Quarter- Quarter-Horse Racing FREE – Dinner, Drinks & Door Prizes

Young Professionals Upcoming Event Repair Shop Tour Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010 12:00 – 1:00 pm FREE Lunch Provided Register at www.setawwa.org Suggestions / Questions for future events? Contact Coleman Philley at cphilley@browngay.com

Sponsor Committee Christine Krosnicki Sponsor Chair

Sponsor Committee Gold Sponsors CDM HDR | Claunch & Miller Engineering Consultants

Sponsor Committee Silver Sponsors Silver Sponsors ABHR Huitt- Huitt-Zollars Alan Plummer Jones & Carter, Inc. Associates, Inc. Malcolm Pirnie Brown & Gay Montgomery & Barnes, Engineers, Inc. Inc. Geotest Engineering, Treatment Equipment Inc. Company Hartwell Environmental

Sponsor Committee Bronze Sponsors Bronze Sponsors AEI Engineering Kalluri Group, Inc. B&E Reprographics KIT Professionals, Chiang Patel & Yerby Inc. Costello, Inc. Klotz & Associates Environmental Macaulay Controls Improvements Inc. Municipal Valve and HVJ & Associates Equipment Company Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.

Sponsor Committee Bronze Sponsors Bronze Sponsors NATGUN Sander Engineering Newman Regency Corporation OpCon Inc. Tolunay Wong Technologies Engineers Othon, Othon, Inc. WachsWater Services Pate Engineers Pre- Pre-Load

Final Thoughts Drew Molly Secretary

Happy Birthday City of Houston!

2010-08-26 SE Chapter TAWWA Business Meeting

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