FWEA WEST COAST CHAPTER NEWSLETTER WINTER 2017 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR IN THIS ISSUE Alice Varkey, GHD Message from the Chair We are approaching the end of the 2016-17 FWEA year and on behalf of the FWEA West Coast 2016/2017 Steering Committee Chapter Steering Committee, I would like to thank our members once again for your active and Members continued support of the chapter’s events and initiatives these past few months. We are looking forward to the last few events we have planned for the rest of the 2016-17 year Upcoming Events ending in April. Our upcoming events include the Winter Luncheon, our last quarterly luncheon for 2016-17, on Thursday, February 23rd at the Columbia Restaurant in Tampa. Our Seth M. Siegel at USF topic for this luncheon is “National and Local Visions for the Future”, and our speakers will be Dr. Jim Mihelcic from the University of South Florida and Brad Baird from the City of 2nd Annual Sporting Clays Tampa. We also have our 2nd Annual Sporting Clays Tournament on Friday February 24th, which will be held at Fishhawk Sporting Clays in Lithia. As you know, no experience is required Tournament for this event! A Plant Tour of Pinellas County’s South Cross Bayou WRF on followed by a Happy Hour is scheduled for Friday, March 10th. On Thursday March 23rd, we will be YP Upcoming Events holding our Annual RoundTable Luncheon at the Rusty Pelican in Tampa. This year’s topic is “Me, Myself, and I&I”. To conclude a very successful year and encourage continued Annual RoundTable Luncheon participation from students and Young Professionals (YPs), our chapter is organizing a Young Professionals Luncheon on Friday, April 18th at Hillsborough County BSOC. USF Seminar As part of our effort to promote public awareness, our chapter is hosting a Saturday with STEM event for middleschool students. Since this is the first year we are holding this event, we Dr. Mihelcic named WEF Fellow will be limiting it to students from Dowdell Middle school, where the event is being held. Our plan is to continue to grow this event in size in the upcoming years! At this time, we are looking USF Teams at WEFTEC 2016 for YP volunteers to help with this event. Past Event: Kappe Lecture Our chapter would like to congratulate Dr. James Mihelcic , Professor at the University of South Florida. Dr. Mihelcic was recently named a WEF Fellow by the WEF Board of Trustees. As I mentioned, above Dr. Mihelcic will also be one of our spekers at our Winter Thank You to Our Sponsors Quarterly Luncheon. Winter Quarterly Luncheon Again, thank you for your active and continued support in making 2016-17 a very successful year for the FWEA West Coast Chapter! A special thank you to our 2016-17 Steering Committee for their incredible team work in achieving our goals this year. Stay tuned for news from the newly elected 2017-18 FWEA West Coast Chapter Steering Committee! Contact the Editor Kristen Waksman, FWEA West Coast Chapter Communications Officer [email protected] 813-888-9572 1 FWEA WEST COAST CHAPTER 2016 / 2017 STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS Utility Liaison USF Representative Chair Randi Kim, Pinellas County Justine Stocks Alice Varkey, GHD [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Membership Director at Large Vice Chair Ryan Messer, CH2M George Cassady, Hillsborough County Ricardo Borromeo, Wade Trim [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Public Relations/Social Media Members at Large Past Chair Austin Moore, TSC Jacobs Christian Aristizabal, Brown and Caldwell Freddy Betancourt, Arcadis [email protected] Mel Butcher, Arcadis [email protected] Rachel Cantor, RC Associates Special Events Karloren Guzman, City of Tampa Treasurer Jacob Porter, Hazen and Sawyer Emilie Moore, Tetra Tech Isaiah Shapiro, Greeley and Hansen [email protected] Tina Nixon, Greeley and Hansen [email protected] Cheryl Robitzch, Haskell George Dick, Gresham, Smith and Kris Samples, McKim and Creed Partners Tim Ware, Arcadis Secretary / Webmaster [email protected] Craig Wells, McKim and Creed Matt Love, Wade Trim Brad Planchot, Commerce Controls [email protected] [email protected] Communications YP Chairs Kristen Waksman, Carollo Nicole Smith, McKim and Creed [email protected] [email protected] Content Phil Walker, Tetra Tech Rob Gaylord, Hazen and Sawyer [email protected] [email protected] Katherine Williams, Hazen and Sawyer [email protected] UPCOMING EVENTS February 18, 2017 "Saturday with STEM" Education Outreach February 23, 2017 Winter Quarterly Luncheon February 24, 2017 2nd Annual Sporting Clays Tournament March 10, 2017 Plant Tour and Happy Hour March 23, 2017 Annual RoundTable Luncheon April 14, 2017 Young Professionals Luncheon For more information, visit us at http://www.fwea.org and like us on https://www.facebook.com/CleanWaterFl/ 2 USF Hillel and the USF Patel College Of Global Sustainability Present Bestselling author Seth M. Siegel Wednesday, February 15th 5-6:30pm Siegel will discuss how Israel can serve as a model for the United States and countries everywhere by showing how to blunt the worst of the coming water calamities. Seth M. Siegel is a writer, activist and successful serial entrepreneur. He is the author of the New York Times’ bestseller Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World. Siegel’s essays on water and other policy issues have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times and in leading publications in Europe and Asia. He is a member of The Council on Foreign Relations. Siegel is the co-founder of several companies, including Beanstalk, the world’s leading trademark brand extension company. He is married and lives in New York City. Copies of Siegel’s book will be available for sale at the event and there The event is free and open will be a book signing by Mr. Siegel after his presentation. All of the to the community. profits from the sales ofLet There Be Water are donated to charity. The event is made possible through Learn more about the author at SethMSiegel.com and connect with him on Twitter @SethMSiegel. the exceptional generosity of the Tampa Jewish Federation. When: Wednesday, February 15th 5-6:30pm Paid parking is available in nearby parking lots and garages. Where: Marshall Student Center (MSC) 2nd Floor, Ballroom C at the University of South Florida RSVP by February 13 to Hillels of the 4103 Cedar Circle, Tampa Florida Suncoast at (813) 899-2788 Light refreshments will be served. or [email protected] For reasonable accommodations and students needing transportation, please contact USF Hillel Program Director, Sylvie Feinsmith at [email protected] suncoasthillels.org FWEA WEST COAST CHAPTER 2nd Annual Sporting Clays TOURNAMENT FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2017 SCHEDULE Fishhawk Sporting Clays 11 AM Registration 13505 Hobson Simmons Road 12 PM Lunch (catered barbecue) Lithia, FL 33547 1 PM Brief safety presentation & tournament www.FishHawkSportingClays.com 3 PM Awards ceremony REGISTRATION WHAT’S INCLUDED Early registration ends 2/10/2017. Registration cost increases Each registration includes 50 clays per person, one show 10% thereafter. Registration closes 2/17/17 pair at each station per group, golf cart, ear protection, Individual Entry $50 – includes shooting, golf cart, prizes and lunch. lunch and possible prizes Additionally, the following is available with costs as noted, Foursome $200 – same as individual for 4 people or you can bring your own. Sponsorship $100 – includes company logo on • Additional Clays, each $0.15 pavilion banner and a shooting station • Rental Guns (12 and 20 Ga Available) $20.00 Government employees: • Shotgun Shells – 12 or 20 Ga (per box of 25) $7.50 Individual Entry $40, Foursome $160 (Premium Shells and Sub Gauge Shells also Available) • Eye Protection (Safety Glasses), each $6.95 Register Online http://mms.fwea.org/Calendar /moreinfo.php?eventid=41738 Or Email Jacob Porter ([email protected]) NOTE Please make checks payable to FWEA, and mail to: Golf carts seat 4 people and have gun racks for 4 guns. Isaiah Shapiro Eye and ear protection must be worn at all times. Any FWEA West Coast Chapter Treasurer glasses or sunglasses that are shatterproof are fine, Greeley and Hansen and either ear plugs or ear muffs are fine. Waiver and 1715 North Westshore Blvd., Suite 464 release form must be filled out for each person who Tampa, Florida 33607 has never been to the club before. Shotgun shells must (813) 873-3666 be 7 shot or higher. 02/10/17 Florida Water Environment Association (FWEA) West Coast Chapter YP Upcoming Events MARK YOUR CALENDARS! The West Coast Chapter will be hosting some very special young professional (YP) events that you will not want to miss! These events will give YPs the opportunity to give back to students, build connections, and learn from seasoned professionals. Keep your eye out for flyers and emails for the upcoming YP events listed below. You can contact Nicole Smith, YP Co-Chair, at [email protected] for more information. February 18th – YPs Volunteer at Saturday with STEM Description: This is an educational outreach opportunity for FWEA YP members to share their career experience and passion for water with Dowdell students. Location: Dowdell Middle School Who: FWEA young professionals are invited to volunteer. Volunteer positions are limited! Sign up with Nicole Smith, [email protected] March 10th - Plant Tour and Happy Hour Location: South Cross Bayou WRF Time: 3:30pm, Happy hour to follow Who: All West Coast Chapter Members are invited Registration: More info to come! April 18th - Young Professionals Luncheon Location: Hillsborough County BSOC on Faulkenburg Rd Time: 11:30am – 1:00pm Who: YP Members, YP Non-members, Students Topic: Learning the County’s Standard Pump Station Design Registration: More info to come! FWEA West Coast Chapter Presents: Annual Roundtable Luncheon Me, Myself and I& I A Panel Discussion on Everything you Wish to Know about Inflow and Infiltration Panelists Jody Barksdale, P.E., ENV SP (Moderator) Gresham, Smith and Partners March 23, 2017 11:30 a.m.