AWRA FL Section Meeting – May 20, 2016 Safety Harbor Resort

The
April 2016
Watershed
AWRA Florida’s Bi-Monthly Newsletter
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Kristin K. Bennett, Esq.
President
Stuart
Mark Diblin, P.G.
Vice President
Gainesville
Walt Reigner, P.E., CPESC
Treasurer
Lakeland
Jeremy McBryan, P.E., CFM
Secretary
West Palm Beach
Gary Howalt, P.W.S.
Past President 2015
Jacksonville
Michael DelCharco, P.E.
Past President 2014
Jacksonville
AWRA FL Section Meeting – May 20, 2016
Safety Harbor Resort and Spa
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Joanne Chamberlain, P.E.
Palatka
Kellie Clark, P.E.
Fort Myers
Roger Copp
Tampa
Richard Creech, P.E., P.S.M.
Stuart
L. Donald Duke, Ph.D., P.E.
Ft. Myers
Carol Howard
Lake Placid
Gregg Jones, Ph.D., P.G.
Tampa
Catherine Katsikis
Royal Palm Beach
Luna Phillips, Esq.
Ft. Lauderdale
W. Ray Scott
Tallahassee
Randy Smith, PMP
Tampa
Garrett Wallace
Delray Beach
AWRA Florida’s next Technical Meeting will
be held Friday, May 20th at the beautiful
Safety Harbor Resort and Spa, centrally
located on 22 acres along the west shore of
Tampa Bay, at 105 North Bayshore Drive in
Safety Harbor, FL 34695.
The technical meeting will feature
presentations regional water resource
management on topics, including
springs, climate change considerations,
sustainability, water quality challenges,
state water policy updates, and water
reuse, with experts from the Southwest
Florida Water Management District,
Florida Department of Environmental
Protection, and several local Tampa Bay
municipalities presenting. This meeting
is being co-sponsored by Region IV of the
Florida Section American Water Works
Association. The Florida Sections of the
AWRA and AWWA share the common
interest of providing technical outreach for
all water resources professionals across the
state. We look forward to seeing you at this
power packed technical meeting!
Meeting Sponsorship
Opportunity
AWRA Florida sincerely appreciates our
meeting sponsors. Without them, this
and the other bi-monthly technical
meetings would not be possible.
If you are interested in sponsoring
this meeting, please go online at
www.awraflorida.org or contact Alex
Chatham (Alex.Chatham@ghd.com or
561-688-9008
Meeting Location
Safety Harbor Resort and Spa
105 Bayshore Drive
Safety Harbor, FL 34695
Parking is available at the Resort at several
parking areas operated by the Resort
Shayne Wood, P.E.
Jacksonville
May 2016 AWRA FL Section Meeting
1
American Water Resources Association, Florida Section
AWRA FL Section Meeting
Technical Agenda
Friday, May 20th, 2016
7:30am
Meeting Registration Opens
8:30am
Emerging Water Resource Issues and Challenges – Mark Hammond,
PE, SWFWMD
9:00am
Registration
Florida Springs Program and Initiatives Updates – Chris Anastasiou,
PE, SWFWMD (Invited)
9:30am
Life Member – Free
AWRA Florida Life members
Planning for a Changing Climate in the Tampa Bay Region, Alison
Adams PE, PhD, Tampa Bay Water
10:00am
Climate Change and Sustainability Challenges for Florida Utilities,
Erin Deady, Esq. Corbett, White, Davis, and Ashton, P.A.
10:30am
Networking Break
11:00am
Creating a Sustainable New Water Supply for Industrial Application
– A Case Study, Catherine Magliocco, PE, Tampa Electric Company
11:30am
Best Management Practices and Water Quality in the Everglades
Agricultural Area – Jango Bhadha, PhD, University of Florida
Noon
12:15pm
Lunch (included with registration fee)
Keynote Address – Senator Jack Latvala (District 20)
Student Member – $10.00 (USD)
College or High School student and
AWRA Florida Member
1:00pm
Identifying and Tracking Human Impacts on Water Quality – Tim
Fitzpatrick, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
1:30pm
Florida Water Management Policy Updates – Laura Donaldson, Esq.,
Manson Bolves Donaldson, P.A.
Student Non-member – $15.00 (USD)
College or High School student not
currently an AWRA Florida member
(meeting fee includes student
membership to AWRA Florida through
Dec. 31, 2016)
2:00pm
Innovative Indirect Potable Water Reuse Program – David Porter, PE,
City of Clearwater
2:30pm
Networking Break
3:00pm
South Hillsborough Aquifer Recharge Program (SHARP) – The Future
of Water Reuse – Bart Weiss, PE, Hillsborough County
3:30pm
Tampa’s Colorful Potable Water Reuse Journey – Brad Baird, PE, City
of Tampa
4:00pm
Networking Reception (cash bar)
Upcoming Meeting
Member – $65.00 (USD)
AWRA Florida members
Non-member – $90.00 (USD)
Not currently an AWRA Florida
member (meeting fee includes
membership to AWRA Florida through
Dec. 31, 2016)
Online meeting registration payments
are processed by PayPal. However, a
PayPal account is not required. Click
on the “Register” button to get started.
After being directed to the PayPal
website, just click on “Don’t have a
PayPal account?” to pay with a credit
or debit card. ONLINE REGISTRATION
ENDS MAY 18, 2016. You can also
register and pay in person (via cash,
check or credit card) at the conference.
Hotel Information
2
May 2016 Technical Agenda
A limited number of discounted
room rates (starting at $134/night)
are available at the Safety Harbor
Resort and Spa. Call 727-726-1161
and mention AWRA Seminar to
obtain the discount. The AWRA
discount includes waiver of the $16
daily resort fee. You must call the
hotel directly and mention AWRA
Seminar to obtain the waiver. Room
rates will vary. Other rates and hotel
packages are available directly
from the venue but will not include
waiver of the daily resort fee.
American Water Resources Association, Florida Section
technical session will be followed by a
networking event.
You may also want to book your room
now for the annual meeting scheduled
for August 4-5 in Key Largo. We will be
meeting at the Murray Government
Center.
President’s
Message
Our March meeting was well attended
(approximately 60 attendees) at
the Steinhatchee Landing Resort
Conference Center. Many thanks
to Carol Hinton (UFTREEO), Brian
McDonald (Water and Air) and John
Good (SRWMD) for making the meeting
arrangements. One of the great things
about AWRA is that it often takes us
to the unique and off the beaten path
places in Florida. Steinhatchee certainly
fits the bill!
Next up is a joint meeting with the
AWWA in Safety Harbor on May 20.
See the weblog for meeting details.
This will be a full day meeting with
the registration to include morning
and afternoon breaks and lunch. The
On the National front, the AWRA
instituted the AWRA State Section
Leaders Webinar series. The intent of
the series is to provide the opportunity
for interaction with and between the
state sections. The goal is to strengthen
the relationship between the national
organization and the local sections. To
further this goal, each state section has
been assigned a board liaison and there
will be a state leadership luncheon held
at the National conference in Orlando.
Chapter to Chapter communication
will be facilitated through a page on
the National website found at www.
conversations.awra.org. This site will be
available to members only.
conference that is scheduled for
November 13-17 at the Florida Hotel
and Conference Center in Orlando.
If you are interested in getting more
involved with the AWRA, come join us
at our board meetings. The meetings
are occasionally held the night before
the technical session but most often
held the morning of. The board meeting
time and location will be posted on the
agenda.
Our schedule is set for 2016 but if you
have suggestions for meeting locations
and topics, please contact me.
I look forward to seeing you in May.
Kristin Bennett
Kristin Bennett
Kristin.Bennett@tetratech.com
The newsletter, IMPACT, has been
redesigned and will include a state and
a student chapter section. Chapters
are encouraged to submit information
and pictures about recently held and
upcoming events. The next issue will
be distributed in July. The deadline to
submit information is May 11.
Continuing on the National front, we
(and by “we” I mean Cathy Katsikis
and her committee) are working
hard to develop a fun social activity
in conjunction with the National
Save the Date
Upcoming Meetings in 2016
August 4-5 – Key Largo
September 30 – Jacksonville Area – Joint Meeting with FICE
November 13-17 – Orlando, the 2016 AWRA Annual Conference
at the Florida Hotel and Conference Center, Orlando, Fl. ) There
will not be a formal Florida Section Meeting in November. Please
join the Florida Section as we host a social/networking event on
Tuesday, November 15. Details to be provided soon.
Showcase your products and firm expertise by sponsoring,
exhibiting and/or advertising at AWRA’s Annual Conference
in Orlando, Florida November 13-17, 2016. This is a perfect
opportunity for you to meet, learn from, and share ideas with
practitioners, policy makers and academics across all fields
in water resources management. Conference attendance is
usually between 400-500 people.
Sponsor
Sponsorship chair: Jack Hampson, Atkins, jack.hampson@
atkinsglobal.com, 813.281.8368
To see the many benefits of sponsorship go to: http://awra.
org/meetings/Orlando2016/sponsors.html
Exhibit
Exhibit chair: Carol Hinton, UF/TREEO, chinton@treeo.ufl.edu,
352.392.9570 ext. 209
To see all the benefits of exhibiting go to: http://awra.org/
meetings/Orlando2016/exhibits.html
President’s Message
3
American Water Resources Association, Florida Section
Board of Directors Summary
AWRA Florida’s Board of Directors (BOD)
met March 18, 2016 at the Steinhatchee
Landing Resort in Steinhatchee, Florida.
The detailed meeting minutes will be
available on the AWRA Florida website
following BOD approval of the minutes
at the May 2016 BOD meeting.
Highlights of the meeting
include:
Treasurer Report: Total income for
the period January 1 – March 15, 2016
was approximately $12,000 and total
expenses were approximately $8,000;
the current checking account balance
is approximately $25,000. Walt Reigner
will investigate purchasing new money
management software to assist in
tracking financial transactions and will
obtain advice from the financial advisor
regarding moving a portion of Sandy
Young funds to a fund with higher
earnings potential.
4
Education Program: Gordon Brown
volunteered to serve as the main contact
for the Education Committee. 2016
Scholarship/Grant applications are due
May 15, 2016.
2016 Meetings: Safety Harbor (May
20); Key Largo (August 4-5); Jacksonville
(September 30); Orlando (November 1317; AWRA 2016 Annual Water Resources
Conference; see below).
Student Support: Catherine Katsikis
is coordinating with Florida Atlantic
University to form an AWRA student
chapter.
Board meetings are open to all
members of AWRA Florida and their
guests. Members and guests are
encouraged to get involved and increase
the value of their AWRA membership.
Membership: The 2016 membership
count is 253 (Professional = 119; Student
= 118; Fellow = 9; Life = 7).
Website: The BOD discussed adding
a member spotlight and/or topic of
the month with guest columnists. The
BOD decided to post resumes and job
announcements from all requestors, and
not limit it to members.
PDH Credits: It was suggested that
meeting attendees be reminded to sign
the PDH sign-in sheet to ensure they
receive their certificates of attendance.
Board of Directors March 2016 Meeting Summary
American Water Resources Association, Florida Section
Technical Program Summaries – March 2016
Presentations from the previous
technical meeting are available
for review and download by
active AWRA Florida members via
the following link: http://www.
awraflorida.org/presentations-
mar2016
May 2016 Technical Meeting Sponsors
We would like to thank all of our generous sponsors who are supporting the May 2016 Technical Meeting.
Meeting Sponsors
5
American Water Resources Association, Florida Section
National
News
The AWRA Board of Directors is
implementing an outreach effort to the
State Section Leaders. Don Duke agreed
to serve as the liaison for Florida. Don
serves on both the Florida and National
Boards of Directors. Below is a summary
of the National Board’s activities in
working with State Sections.
One of the main priorities adopted
at the January Board of Directors
meeting is to create and strengthen
communication between National and
the state chapters. This message is to
fill you in on the state section related
initiatives at the Board and to inform
you of a State Section Leaders webinar.
National hosted a quarterly webinar on
March 30. During this webinar National
provided a brief update and heard
updates from each state section leader.
State sections shared information
about recent and upcoming activities
and information and tools used by the
various chapters that may be useful to
the other state chapters.
Additional updates on National
initiatives related to local AWRA
sections include:
6
AWRA National News
1. Laurel Stadjuhar, West Sage
Consultants and AWRA board
member, will be leading the state
section task force on behalf of the
AWRA Board of Directors. The task
force also includes the following
AWRA board members: Lisa
Beutler (MWH Global), Betsy Cody
(Congressional Research Service),
and Wayne Wright (GeoEngineers.).
If you have any questions about the
task force or would like to provide
any recommendations going
forward feel free to contact Laurel,
Don or any of the Board officers or
members.
2. During the January 2016 AWRA
Board meeting, the board finalized
revisions to AWRA’s membership
structure. The new structure
recognizes state sections and their
members’ need to have a national
AWRA membership category that is
appealing and affordable for state
section members. Watch for more
information on the new National
AWRA membership structure in the
coming months.
3. In keeping with increasing National
AWRA’s visibility and connection
with our state sections, we would
be happy to send a representative
to your State section meeting.
Either Martha Narvaez, President;
or President-elect Rafael Frias; or
another board member; or Don
Duke, as the appointed Board
liaison for Florida will be glad to
attend and speak at state meetings
and events. Meetings already
scheduled include: Delaware,
Wisconsin (in honor of their 40th
anniversary, congratulations
Wisconsin!), Utah, Montana and
Florida.
4. Finally, AWRA has begun using our
new online community tools, which
will include a space dedicated
to the state section leaders. This
online community will serve as a
platform for state section leaders
and national board members to
communicate and connect. Watch
for more information on accessing
this community in the next month.
We hope you will be able to attend the
upcoming webinar and we look forward
to working together in 2016!
Best regards,
Don Duke
Don Duke
Board liaison
American Water Resources Association, Florida Section
First Quarter AWRA State Section
Leaders Webinar
Purpose
AWRA instituted the AWRA State Section
Leaders Webinar series. The intent of the
series is to provide the opportunity for
interaction with and between the state
sections. Feedback from the previous
webinar (Sept. 2015) was positive;
participants opined the information was
useful and the quarterly webinar was a
good way to communicate. The goal is
to strengthen the relationship between
the national organization and the local
sections.
The state chapter leadership also got
together at a luncheon in Denver and
plans to meet again at the Orlando
conference.
Each state section has been assigned a
board liaison.
Chapter to Chapter communication
will be facilitated through a page on
the National website found at www.
conversations.awra.org. This site will
be available to members only (with a
reminder that all chapter leaders should
be national members). Additional
communities will be added to this site.
IMPACT has been redesigned and will
include a state and a student chapter
section. Chapters are encouraged to
submit information and pictures about
recently held and upcoming events. The
The Webinar will provide an
opportunity for interaction
with and between the state
sections.
next issue will be distributed in July. The
deadline to submit information is May 11.
State leaders were reminded of the
requirement to submit an annual report
to National. The Outstanding State
Section Application can be utilized as
the format of the report. The application
deadline is May 2.
Chapter Events:
Colorado: held a student mock trial. The
annual Colorado Symposium is scheduled
for April 22.
Delaware: The Delaware SectionAWRA, in conjunction with the National
Capital Region Section, New Jersey State
Section, Pennsylvania State Section and
Philadelphia Metropolitan Area is hosting
the 2016 Mid-Atlantic Conference of the
American Water Resources Association,
September 15 & 16, 2016 in Wilmington,
DE. Other events include a Student Career
night (February), field trips in the spring,
a symposium in November and a student
mixer in December.
Indiana: is planning its annual
symposium that will include student
participation.
North Carolina: had approximately 150
active members including students. It
recently held a collaborative meeting
with the North Carolina Water Resources
Research Institute. Luncheon forums held
in February, September and December.
NC is expanding its sponsorship program.
It will also host 2 socials, one in spring and
one in fall and is establishing a mentor
program.
Washington: Held several technical
meetings including a dinner meeting
with discussion on climate change and
impacts to municipal water supply. The
chapter also held a student mixer with the
Seattle chapter. The Washington State
conference is October 26.
Florida: held March meeting in the
Big Bend area of Florida and hosted 60
attendees. Upcoming meetings include:
May in Tampa, the annual meeting in
August in Key Largo, the September
meeting in Jacksonville and participation
in the National meeting in November in
Orlando.
7
American Water Resources Association, Florida Section
The
Watershed
Editor: Gregg Jones, Technical Director/V.P. – Cardno
Design: Michael Tyson, Creative Director – Cardno
3905 Crescent Park Dr. • Riverview, FL 33578
Phone (813) 664-4500 • Fax (813) 664-0440
gregg.jones@cardno.com • michael.tyson@cardno.com
The Watershed is assembled and published by Cardno, a proud sponsor of
the Florida Section of AWRA.
VISIT THE FLORIDA SECTION WEBSITE AT:
www.awraflorida.org