Presentation given during the 4th Annual Dinner Meeting at the Omni Houston Hotel Westside on August 26, 2010. Texas Senator Dan Patrick gave a great speech about his involvement with Senate Bill 361 and other legilative matters. After his speech this power point presentation was given to the attendees by David Dow, then Chris Varnon, Coleman Philley, Christine Krosnicki, and Drew Molly.

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

2. 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

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

4. 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

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

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

7. 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

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

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

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

11. Water for People
Chris Varnon
Treasurer

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

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

17. Young Professionals
Coleman Philley
YP Chair

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

19. 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

20. Sponsor Committee
Christine Krosnicki
Sponsor Chair

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

22. 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

23. 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.

24. 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

25. Final Thoughts
Drew Molly
Secretary

26. Happy Birthday City of Houston!