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Welcome

The Lower Columbia Section of the PNCWA is an active group of professionals from all areas of the wastewater and reclaimed water fields (treatment plant operators, collections systems O&M, engineering consultants, vendors, plant supervisors and management personnel are some of the areas represented). We have over 50 members in the Portland area alone, who are linked to other PNCWA members in the state (numbering over 7,000 state-wide).

Mark Your Calendars!

PNCWA representatives have put together a 2009 Operator's Conference at Spirit Mountain Casino. The registration form is available here. There are 60+ speakers, the potential CEU breakdown looks like this: Wastewater: 2.2, Water: 1.5 and Collections: 1.5. We will be showcasing the Enviroquip Kubota MBR system as well as the Siemens Memcor Micro-filtration system. Other workshops include "The Operator's Toolbox" by Brad Musick and a one day Laboratory workshop by Victor Santa Cruz. Please spread the word, it is very important that as many people know about this as possible. Also, please register ASAP!

Board News

Minutes for February 11, 2009

Location: Durham WWTP @ 7:30 AM

Attendees: Noah Harvey, Rob Peacock, Priya Dhanapal, Greg Thiel, Anna Zaklikowski, Terry Chan, Tim Munro, John Harrison, Colleen Bennett, and Brian Casey (telephone).

1. Monica submitted a proposed revision to the bylaws to better define the YP group’s function and funding, and also to address the coastal areas and try to bring them into the LCS. After discussion it was decided to accept them with one caveat: Tim will talk to Max about the reason behind wanting to include the coastal areas. Other than that we are okay with the bylaws going to PNCWA for approval.
2. Awards – Applications need to be turned in by March 15, so they need to go out ASAP and will also be made available on the website. John Harrison agreed to send out a Call for Nominations. Due to the timing of various events, it was decided to postpone the May meeting and awards presentations to sometime this fall.
   The categories for the awards are Project, Operator, and Plant of the Year. The Operator of the Year Award is open to people in collections, plant operations, and laboratory.
3. Upcoming Events:
   • The OHSU tour is taking shape and is currently planned for sometime in the first half of April as a lunch event.
   • The Young Professional group is planning to have an economic crisis talk in late April. Terry and Anna are planning to have YP events on a quarterly basis.
   • The Widmer Brewery tour is still in the planning stages with a possible time of sometime in May..
4. Priya reported that it’s too expensive to join the centralized effort for National Engineers Month. Talk centered around encouraging LCS volunteers directly contact schools to schedule presentations to students.

Next meeting April 7 @ Gresham 7:30 AM

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The following companies have demonstrated their commitment to the Lower Columbia Section by contributing either at the $250 "Gold" level or at the $100 "Silver" level. We very much appreciate their generous support.

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