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June 2010
GMWEA announces its 2010 Award Winners! Congratulations to all!
Operator Excellence - Water: Casey Spaulding, TPW Management
Operator Excellence - Wastewater: Rodney Allen, Enosburg Falls WWTF
Facility Excellence - Water: North Bennington Water System -Gerald Elwell, Pete Lauzon and Ted Fela operators
Facility Excellence - Wastewater: Bennington WWTF - George LeBlanc, Gail Tiffany - operators
Andrew D. Fish Laboratory Excellence Award: Dr. Joseph Comeau, IBM Essex
Young Professional: Thomas DiPietro Jr. - Superintendent, South Burlington Stormwater Utility
Outstanding Industrial Facility: IBM Essex - David Kost, Chief Operator & Team
(NEW) Stormwater Award: Allen Robtoy, Public Works Director, City of St. Albans
Corporate Sponsor Award: Aquacheck Laboratories, Scott Bradley
Elizabeth Walker Meritorious Service Award: Jay Nadeau
President’s Award: Rick Kenney, Town of Hartford and Jessica Hill, VLCT
May 2010
2010 George Dow Memorial Golf Tournament
Friday, August 27, Cedar Knoll Country Club, Hinesburg, VT
View complete details on our Training and Events page.
GMWEA Fall Conference and Trade Show
Thursday, November 4, 2010 - Sheraton Hotel, Burlington, VT
Complete agenda and attendee registration materials will be available in October.
Vendor Trade Show Registration materials are available now!
Please note that all 12' booth spaces have been sold.
April 2010
GMWEA receives Lake Champlain Basin Program Grant
GMWEA is in the fourth year of sponsoring World Water Monitoring Day. World Water Monitoring Day kits enable Vermont Science Teachers to take their students outside and test local waters for pH, temperature, turbidity and dissolved oxygen levels. Over 122,000 people from 81 different countries participated last year. GMWEA gave out 100 test kits to 29 different Vermont schools in 2009. Each kit is used by up to 10 students and their findings are entered into the worldwide database. This year, in addition to the kits, GMWEA has secured a grant from the Lake Champlain Basin Program to purchase a HACH 890 meter and reagents. This meter will be available for loan to Vermont educators, in the Lake Champlain watershed, to enable students to test for additional parameters including phosphorus. GMWEA professionals will train the teachers in the use of the meter.
For additional information please contact Bob Fischer Chair, GMWEA Early Education Outreach Committee.
GMWEA hosted it's first Legislative Meet and Greet on Thursday, April 15th.
It was a wonderful first step for GMWEA Board and Members to meet and chat with Vermont's Legislators. We networked and gained some great name and mission awareness! Thanks to the following individuals for joining us:
Board Members: Dave Harris, Bob Wood, Rick Kenney, Mary Ellen Parkman, and Tom DiPietro. Other GMWEA members that joined us were Bruce Hoar, Lisa Sheltra, Jim Fay, Mike Barsott, Jim Jutras, Gene Forbes, Tom Nesbitt, and Erik Bailey.
Hopefully this will be the beginning to a great working relationship between GMWEA and the Vermont Legislature!
February 2010
Board of Director Nominations!
Are you interested in serving on the GMWEA Board of Directors? Each spring at the GMWEA Annual Meeting, the membership votes on vacancies for the position of Director. Each term is for three years. Duties of a Board Member currently include, but are not limited to the following:
· Attendance at monthly Board meetings (rotated around the state)
· Chairpersonship of a GMWEA Committee
· Writing articles for the GMWEA News
We are now soliciting volunteers for these positions. This year we are looking to fill three director spots. If you are interested, please download and complete the Board Nomination Form return to GMWEA by April 2, 2010.
January 2010
Membership Renewals are in the mail. Renewals are for the calendar year 1/1 through 12/31. They should be returned no later than January 31st.
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November 2009
GMWEA partners with VSAC for the second year in a row to offer a $1000.00 scholarship to a student pursuing an environmental career. Visit VSAC for more information and to download this year's scholarship booklet.
The application deadline is March 5, 2010.
December 2008
December 10, 2008
After much thought and deliberation, I regrettably resign my post as Executive Director of the GMWEA effective January 1st. After ten years with the Association, eight as the Executive Director, I feel that the time has come to move on to new challenges and opportunities. I've enjoyed the work that I have done with, and for, the Association and hold you all dear to my heart. I've grown both personally and professionally through the experiences that I have encountered through this organization.
I will continue to work with GMWEA in a more limited capacity through the administrative contract that GMWEA has with the Vermont League of Cities and Towns. I will still receive all your mail and phone calls and look forward to seeing you all at our Spring and Fall Conferences along with the golf tournament and other events in between. I will also be working with the GMWEA Board of Directors to help them find a new Executive Director to serve this great organization well into the future.
Thank you and I wish you all a very happy New Year!
Sincerely,
Jessica Hill
Legislative Alerts:
April 7, 2008
You may download H.873 here. Stay tuned for additional information.
April 10th: You may download the letter GMWEA sent to Committee Chair Ginny Lyons here.
January 31, 2008
February 25, 2008 GMWEA sends letter to House Health and Welfare Committee in support of Chloramines. Download the letter here!
For more information on the FACTS surrounding Chloramines, please visit the Vermont Health Department website.
February 29, 2008 Senate Health & Welfare Committee introduces a draft bill that would limit or discontinue the use of Chloramines as a dissinfectant.
There will be a comment period at the Vermont State on Thursday, March 13th at 1:30 p.m. in Room 17. If you are interested in testifying, please contact Jan at (802) 828-2278 to schedule an appointment.
You may contact Jessica Hill by E-mail: jhill@vlct.org for additional information.
March 13, 2008 Senate Health & Welfare Committee hears testimony on an ACT RELATING TO CHANGING THE DISINFECTANT USED BY A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM.
March 17, 2008 S.368 is passed by Committee. This bill proposes to require the commissioner of the agency of natural resources to consult with the department of health when considering the public health effects of adding new disinfectants to public water systems. The bill would also require the secretary to give notice and the opportunity for written comment and a hearing to the public and appropriate state agencies for each application for the addition of a new type of disinfectant to a public water system.
You may download S.368 here. This bill does not ban or place any restrictions on the use of Monochloramines.
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