FWQA Volume 37, No. 1, 2012-2013

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Facing the New 113th Congress By Jim Wheeler For the November luncheon on November 29, our featured speaker, Ms. Claudia Copeland will address the “Challenges and Opportunities Facing the New 113th Congress.” Claudia is a senior analyst with the Resources, Science and Industry Policy Division of the Congressional Research Service (CRS), US Library of Congress with a special focus on environmental legislation and policy. In this capacity, she provides information and analysis on environmental and resource issues for the leading House of Representatives and Senate members and staff. Since joining the Congressional Research Service in 1979, Claudia has worked with a wide range of congressional members and committees and has written extensively on matters related to legislation on water quality and other environmental topics. Fundraising Committee chairs Ken Kirk and Dawn Kristof Champney are all smiles at the Bretton Woods clubhouse to At the luncheon, Claudia will discuss the start the 21st Annual FWQA National Capital Environmental impacts the recent election will have on the Scholarship Golf Tournament. See article on page 3. attitude and actions of the new Congress. What changes can we expect in the leadership in House and the Senate? Who will be the key committee chairs? What action will the Appropriations Committee In This Issue: take on the Federal Government’s budget? What other important changes can we expect to see from the Congress? What are Facing the 113th Congress by Jim Wheeler -- 1 the likely environmental priorities for the new Presidentʼs Corner by Charles Glass -- 2 Congress and the Administration? Claudia will also share her insights on new Sun Shines on 21st Golf Tournament by Dawn partnerships within the Congress and Kristof Champney -- 3 between the Congress and the White House. In addition, she will look at pending Award Winners Announced by Jan Goodwin and environmental legislation and how the 113th Sharon Nye -- 4-5 Congress might deal with them. Claudia will FWQA Takes Second Place in Waterʼs Worth It provide a wealth of valuable information and her analysis and projections are “Right On” Competition by Jim Wheeler -- 4-5 the mark. See page 6 to make your 2012-13 Election Results by Jim Wheeler -- 5 reservation now! FWQA Volume 37, No. 1, 2012-2013

Executive Board Presidentʼs Corner

President Charles Glass Dear FWQA Members, [email protected] First, I would like to thank all of our members that participated in 202-806-6571 voting for the new slate of Board members this past spring. We President-Elect TBD are all thankful for your vote of confidence in us and we hope to Vice president Greg Mallon move FWQA forward in this new year of our activities. We have 703-385-6000 already been hard at work developing our schedule of events and identifying our theme and goals for our 2012-2013 year of Secretary Sharon Nye activities. 703-444-1777 My goal as your current president is to continue all of our Treasurer Jim Wheeler programs and develop one more new initiative that I plan to spearhead. We will continue to hold our luncheon series with 202-564-0662 speakers that focus on the latest policy and research that impacts wastewater and stormwater, to judge and award science fair WEF Director Tim Schmitt winners throughout the region, and award scholarships through 202-833-9140 the National Capital Environmental Scholarship Program. In addition, my primary goal over the next year is to organize the Past President Adam Krantz board to attract new members and invigorate our current members to promote water and to support each other as water Members at Large: professionals. John Kosco Over the years FWQA has been led financially by a small group Chrystal Beasley of supporters. We have a unique mission that makes us a very Mary Belefski Klein special member association, but that also creates some Jack Kooyoomjian difficulties in maintaining an active membership. The FWQA is the only WEF member association that is not bound Committee Chairs geographically. At one time FWQA boasted a membership that peaked at over 500 members. All of the other WEF member Fundraising Ken Kirk; Dawn associations are bound geographically and receive support from Kristof Champney the utilities, government entities, and consulting firms in that region. We currently have a membership of approximately 175, Government Jack however we generally have approximately 30 participants attend Affairs & TechnicalKooyoomjian our luncheons. I believe that our best hope of reinvigorating our 5S organization is to attract younger members by providing them access to the many years of experience with potential mentoring Membership Chrystal Beasley that is available from our many mid and late career current members. We need to begin utilizing our website and social Science FairsJanet Goodwin media as a source of opportunities for our members. By proving to be a resource to members of all ages we can expand our Scholarships Sharon Nye organization and display its values, not only to those of us that serve on the board, but to all of our members that share an By-LawsJohn Tucker interest in our mission.

Newsletter Editor That is my current vision for the year that is ahead. I hope that you all will join me and the Board in moving FWQA forward in the coming year. Mary Belefski Klein ([email protected]) Best regards, Charles C. Glass, Ph.D.

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Regulators, consultants, plant operators, Sponsors to Date and association leaders alike joined together on September 21 at Bretton Platinum Woods Country Club in Germantown, National Association of Clean Water Agencies Maryland, to take part in the 21st FWQA National Association of Water Companies National Capital Environmental Water Environment Federation Scholarship Golf Tournament. Silver The weather was picture perfect, with Arcadis bright sun and cool breezes offering ideal conditions for a day of great golf and Bronze camaraderie. Jim Horne came within a few AquaLaw PLC feet of nailing a hole-in-one on the 9th, which would have earned him a cash prize Convention Connections, Inc of $25,000. His luck improved, however, Copper at the reception and cook-out that followed where he joined many of his colleagues in American Public Works Association winning raffle prizes, the proceeds of American Society Of Civil Engineers which support the scholarship fund. GE Water & Process Technologies PEER Consultants The day concluded with the awarding of the infamous ‘toilet bowl’ trophy to Mary Scully Capital Belefski Klein, former policy and science WWEMA analyst with EPA’s Office of Water and the Washington First Bank Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, who has been a staunch Contributors supporter of the scholarship program for ENS Resources many years. Human Resources, Inc. ############################ Pictured on the left, the first team at the Madeline Nawar 9th “Hole-in One” included Jamie Poist, The Novick Group, Inc. Petra Smeltzer, and Donn Salvosa. On Svanda & Coy Consulting the right, at the 9th are past FWQA president, Adam Krantz, Chris Hornback, Pat Sinicropi, and Gunnar Gehrmann.

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Award Winners Announced

Science Fairs Scholarships By Jan Goodwin By Sharon Nye

FWQA congratulates all of our Science Fair Congratulations to the 20TH Annual National winners and thanks all members who judged the Capital Environmental Scholarship Program fairs. Our First Place winners along with the 2012 FWQA scholarship winners! The highly FWQA member judges (listed in ()’s) are listed talented winners are: Jessica Dartoozos below: (West Potomac High School, Alexandria, VA), District of Columbia (Brian Busiek and Steve Stephen Kostka (Richard Montgomery H.S., Skripnik, Limno-Tech) Rockville, MD), Benjamin Baker (Loudoun Jr. High: Miro Furtado, Deal Middle School who Valley H.S., Purcellville, VA), and Mark did a project entitled Fixing the Nitrogen Problem Ritterpusch (Chesapeake High School, Sr. High: Amy Vallis, School Without Walls, who Pasadena, MD). did a project entitled Improving Seawater Desalination These four outstanding students were honored along with local science fair winners Loudoun County (Sharon Nye and Susan at FWQA’s yearly Scholarship Luncheon at Helling, WWEMA) the National Press Club on May 24th. Each Ehsan Jafree, Stone Bridge High School who did of the winners was awarded a $2,000 check. a project entitled The Relationship Between They have gone on to pursue their Impervious Surface, Percent Cover and Stream environmental studies at the University of Health in Loudoun County, VA Maryland (Stephen & Mark), Christopher Newport University (Ben), and UNC-W Prince William County (Jack Kooyoomjian, (Jessica). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Sharon Nye) A special thank you goes to our scholarship Jr. High: Philippe Demartin, Lakeridge M.S. who committee judges Christian Davies-Venn, did a project entitled Nonpoint Source Pollution on Barry Benroth, Sheila Olem, and Sharon Nye the Occoquan Watershed for their hard work. Sr. High: Prayat Hanjra, Battlefield High School who did a project entitled Effect of Lime and Acid Rain on the Amount of Nitrate Leached from Soil FWQA Takes Second Place in and pH of the Runoff Water’s Worth It™ Competition By Jim Wheeler Northern Virginia --Arlington and Alexandria Communities across the United States are (Janet Goodwin, U.S. Environmental Protection hearing the WATER’S WORTH IT™ message Agency) Jr. High: Valentina Lohr, Williamsburg M.S. who from water and wastewater utilities and did a project entitled Is Greywater Green? The Water Environment Federation (WEF) Relationship Between Greywater Application and Member Associations. After WEF had a call Earthworm Food Supply for video entries this summer, they chose (Continued on Page 5) three winners and an honorable mention. These videos show how organizations are educating communities about the importance of water. (Continued on Page 5) 4 FWQA Volume 37, No. 1, 2012-2013

Science Fairs contd. 2012-13 FWQA Election Results Sr. High: Benjamin Jenks, Washington-Lee High The FWQA is pleased to announce the School who did a project entitled Carbon official results of the 2012 Executive Board Sequestration in Northern Virginia Groundcovers elections. The FWQA received 28 legal Team: Andra Green & Catherine Mitchell, H-B ballots. All candidates were unanimously Woodlawn High School who did a project entitled elected. The ballot also requested Assessing Oil Spill Cleanup: The Ecological nominations to fill the vacant position of Ramifications of Chemical Treatments President Elect. This position along with the four Members-at-Large were appointed Fairfax County (Chandra Vavilala, Peer by the president to serve one year terms. Consultants and Janet Goodwin) The nominations to fill the vacant position Darwin H. Li, Thomas Jefferson High School who of President Elect are listed below. did a project entitled A Novel Web/Mobile Real- The new Executive Board was effective Time Flood Warning System July 1, 2012 Team: Mohammad Rahimi and Murwarid Rahimi, South County Secondary who did a President Charles Glass project entitled Titanium Dioxide Under Ultraviolet President-Elect TBD Light to Purify Water Vice president Greg Mallon Secretary Sharon Nye Judging is a great opportunity to meet our next Treasurer Jim Wheeler generation of young scientists and engineers. It’s Director Tim Schmitt lots of fun and provides a great service to the Past-President Adam Krantz students. Science fairs tend to be held in March, Member at Large John Kosco typically on a Saturday and tend to take about 1/2 Member at Large Chrystal Beasley a day. FWQA provides all the materials needed for Member at Large Mary Belefski Klein awarding the students first, second, third and Member at Large Jack Kooyoomjian honorable mention awards. If you are interested in participating in the 2013 science fairs please There were 6 nominations to fill the vacant contact Jan Goodwin at position of President-Elect for 2012-2013. [email protected]. The President will fill the vacant position. Jim Wheeler Cynthia Hartley Jacqueline Rose Water’s Worth It™ contd. George Hawkins Robert Weaver Sharon Nye The video contest was open to only WEF Member Note: Sharon Nye and Jim Wheeler are Associations and water or wastewater treatment not eligible candidates, since they have utilities. The FWQA was pleased to sponsor the video already been elected to other positions on entry developed by the Vincent Roa Group, a member of the FWQA. The short videos were tasked with the Executive Board. incorporating the WATER’S WORTH IT™ message and scored on their creativity and originality. The top three The top three videos were: winners received WATER’S WORTH IT™ merchandise First place winner: Greenwood (S.C.) Metropolitan packs for use at industry and community events, and District all winners received WATER’S WORTH IT™ “Voice for Water” plaques. Second place winner: Federal Water Quality Association The winning videos were displayed at WEFTEC 2012 in New Orleans. Links to the videos are included with Third place winner: New England Water the October WEF Highlights at http://news.wef.org/ Environment Association watch-the-waters-worth-it-winning-videos/. Honorable mention: City of Stuart, Florida

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CLAUDIA COPELAND WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE SPEAKING ABOUT THE NEW 113TH CONGRESS... “THIS IS ONE FWQA LUNCHEON YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS!” LOCATION: Channel Inn 600 Water Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20006 DATE: Thursday, November 29, 2012 TIME: 11:30 AM..- 1:30 PM. COST: $25 (cash or check payable to FWQA) REGISTRATION: Please call Jim Wheeler at (202) 564-0662 or Clara Alston at (202) 564-0677 by COB  Monday, November 26, 2012 to register and make menu selection

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