2nd Vice Chair Rick Hiers SC Department of Health & Environmental Control (803)

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1 Water Environment Association of South Carolina District Three VOL. 29, Number 2 July 2016 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chair Bob Freeman Alliance Consulting Engineers, Inc. (843) bfreeman@alliancece.com Chair Elect Clint Riley AECOM (803) clint.riley@aecom.com 1st Vice Chair Chris Waddell American Engineering Consultants, Inc. (803) cwaddell@aec-sc.com Chair s Column Summertime has arrived in South Carolina and boy oh boy is it hot already! The humidity seemed to come all at once this year over a week, as opposed to slowly stepping into it. Y all know the type of humidity that feels like you can wear the air as an extra shirt. That is what late May and June have felt like this year. During the summer months, I often think about the safety of our water and wastewater system operators, construction workers, and anyone who spends a large amount of daylight hours outside. These folks should take multiple breaks during physical activities and stay hydrated. Once moderate risk level precautions for heat related illnesses and deaths are recommended to be followed. Please keep this is mind during the summer months. Our last District Meeting was held on May 19th at EdVenture Children s Museum on the bank of the Congaree River in downtown Columbia. I would like to give a special thanks to our sponsors, including the City of Columbia s 2nd Vice Chair Rick Hiers SC Department of Health & Environmental Control (803) hiersrs@dhec.sc.gov Past Chair Steve Mulherin Richland County Utilities (803) mulherins@rcgov.us Water Works Division, the City of Columbia s Metro Wastewater Treatment Plant, P&S Construction, and PASCON, LLC. Without the support of our sponsors, the Capital District would not be able to support our membership with the goal of education, fellowship, and networking with our colleagues in the water industry. The technical sessions were informative and educational. If you missed out on Tour, then you missed a wealth of information from Mr. Willie Smith with Lockhart Power. Touring a facility that has been in service since the late 1800 s was really neat to see in person. The meal was catered by Parklane Seafood and was delicious. Please mark your calendars for the following dates: the Capital District Golf Tournament will be held on Tuesday August 30, 2016 at Cobblestone Park Golf Club; and the Pine Island Mid-Year Meeting will be held on Thursday September 1, 2016 at SCE&G s Pine Island Club on Lake Murray. This year promises to have another Secretary Erin Daugherty AECOM (803) erin.daugherty@aecom.com Treasurer Donna West Joint Municipal Water & Sewer Commission (803) dwest@lcjmwsc.com State Association (803) great technical program, followed by the Capital District Meeting. Family Night will be held in November. Please go to: Please be sure to join us at our next District Meeting in Newberry on Thursday, July 21st at the Firehouse Conference Center, located just behind the Newberry session begins at 2:00 PM (further followed by social hour, the meal and our district meeting. Lastly, a special thanks to the Scholarship Committee for the newly launched Capital District Scholarship, which may award up to three $2,500 scholarships to Capital District Members and family members. Details are available at: www. thecapitaldistrict.org. If you have any input or suggestions to make the WEASC Capital District better, please feel free to pass them along at bfreeman@alliancece.com. Bob

2 Capital District Newsletter July 2016 Page 2 Members in the News...Congratulations to John Ames (Richland County Utilities) on his recent marriage! He and his bride, Ashley Gonyo, were married on May 21, Please keep Candy Johnson (wife of Skip Johnson) in your prayers as she recovers from a recent surgery. You can report to OSHA by calling: number at OSHA (6742). business hours at CHECK IT OUT!! Capital District Executive Committee Events, Awards forums, and more may be found on the district website: thecapitaldistrict.org. For a complete listing of services, visit us at Bluffton, SC Charleston, SC WATER & WASTEWATER ENGINEERING SERVICES TREATMENT PLANT DESIGN & OPTIMIZATION DISTRIBUTION & STORAGE SYSTEM DESIGN COLLECTION SYSTEM DESIGN AND MANY MORE SERVICES Charlotte, NC Columbia, SC Greenville, SC H. Bailey Branham 311 Dooley Road Lexington, SC P & S Construction Co., Inc. (803) Since 1972 TOR P W

3 Capital District Newsletter July 2016 Page 3 WEASC Capital District (District 3) Capital District Meeting May 19, 2016 The Capital District of the Water Environment held their meeting at EdVenture Children s Museum in Columbia, SC on Thursday, May 19, The meeting was sponsored by the City of Columbia Water Division and Metro Incorporated, M.B. Kahn Construction Co., and Electric Motor Supply. Approximately 112 members and guests attended the meeting and enjoyed the delicious meal catered by Parklane Seafood. District Chair Bob Freeman called the business meeting to order, and recognized each of the meeting sponsors thanking them for their support. Jimmy Wigglesworth handed out the plaques for the night s sponsors. Chair Freeman Bill Davis, and Beth Thompson. The next order of business was an update from Betsy Catchings, Scholarship Committee Chair. Betsy announced that the Committee has three $2,500 scholarships available and applications are due July 1, The 50/50 thus contributing $127 to the scholarship fund. District Chair Bob Freeman then introduced new Executive Committee members. Chris report of the committee which met on Friday, and found everything to be in order. Jay was planning ahead for future awards, and Carla Workshop would be coming out soon. A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Bill Davis and seconded by Joe DesRoches, which concluded the May 2016 Capital District Meeting. Respectfully submitted, Erin Daugherty Welcome New Members! Reggie McKinnes Bobby Sheppard DAK Americas Roger Shumpert Steven Dutton AECOM Mike Swearingen AAA Utilities, Inc. AECOM Prince Kemoh City of Columbia WWTP Ryan Diederick AECOM Gerald Kirk Kerry Wiant AECOM UTILITY Laboratory Services James LeRoy Chief Wastewater Supervisor 127 Ridge Point Dr. Gaston, SC Cell jleroyutilitylab@aol.com Contract Operations Maintenance Backflow testing and Repair LLHG Sampling

4 Capital District Newsletter July 2016 Page 4 WEASC CAPITAL DISTRICT MEETING Thursday, July 21, 2016 Newberry Conference Center at the Old Firehouse SPONSORED BY: City of Newberry Public Utilities Department Where: 1227 McKibben Street, Newberry SC :00 2:15pm Registration 2:15 3:00pm Can You Dig It? Bernie Clegg, SC811 3:00 3:15pm BREAK 3:15 4:00pm Active Mixing and Aeration Technologies Currently on the Market Today Ryan Baum, Pax Water 4:00 4:15pm BREAK 4:15 5:00pm Common Instruments in the Water and Wastewater Industry Rodney Edwards, Clearwater, Inc. 5:00 6:00pm 6:00 7:00pm MEAL 7:00 8:00pm District Business Meeting Directions: Newberry Firehouse Conference Center 1227 McKibben Street Newberry, SC Heading East on I-26 Take exit 74 for SC 34 toward Newberry/Winnsboro Turn right at SC 34 W/Winnsboro Road Turn right at Main Street Turn right at McKibben Street

5 Capital District Newsletter July 2016 Page 5 CAPITAL DISTRICT SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2016 COBBLESTONE PARK GOLF CLUB 280 UNIVERSITY CLUB PARKWAY, BLYTHEWOOD, SC :00 PM Check-In/Lunch 1:00 PM Shotgun Start 6:00 PM Awards & Meal Tournament Contact Phillip Dieckmann AECOM (803) phillip.dieckmann@aecom.com Format Four-person team Captain s Choice Dress Code Collared Shirt Required. No Jeans. Soft Spikes Only. No Coolers. Awards Awards will be given to all members of the first and second place teams. Special awards will also be given (such as longest drive and closest to the pin). Mulligans Mulligans are available for purchase at $5 each (maximum two per player). Advanced purchase is preferred. Mulligans will be used for door prizes. Registration The cost is $65 per player. Registration includes green fees, golf cart fees, range balls, beverages, lunch, a post-tournament meal, and door prizes. Entry Deadline All entries must be postmarked by August 5, Payment Make checks payable to WEASC-Capital District and mail with registration form to: Attn: Donna West JMWSC, PO Box 2555, Lexington, SC (803) dwest@lcjmwsc.com Scholarship All proceeds from the tournament will benefit the WEASC Capital District Scholarship Fund. Capital District Scholarship Golf Tournament Registration & Sponsorship Form Individual - $65 4-Person Team - $260 Mulligans - $5 (limit 2 per player) (Foursome Not Required - Individuals Will Be Paired) Name Phone No. Mulligans Company * Name Phone No. Mulligans Company * Name Phone No. Mulligans Company * Name Phone No. Mulligans Company * * Must have at least one address per team. Registration confirmations and additional tournament instructions, as needed, will be sent by .

6 Capital District Newsletter July 2016 Page 6 Jimmy Wigglesworth holds a captive audience! Pictured above: Showing thanks and handshakes all around Nice crowd in attendance for our afternoon technical sessions. WEASC in the NEWS! Waccamaw District Skeet Shoot is scheduled for Oct 15, Catawba District Skeet Shoot is scheduled for Oct 20, Please visit Full service DHEC certified laboratory Locally owned and operated Waste water sampling & analysis Drinking water sampling & analysis After hours and weekend services Main Phone: ~ info@axs inc.com Main Office: 7478 Carlisle St. ~ Irmo, SC Facilities in Irmo, Lexington & Hampton, SC Shealy Consulting, LLC Environmental Project Management,Toxicology and Engineering Laura Shealy Davis Owner 603 South Lake Drive Lexington, SC Phone (803) Cell (803) ldavis@shealyconsulting.net

7 Capital District Newsletter July 2016 Page 7 WEASC Capital District Schedule and Sponsors July 20 July 21 Sept 1 Oct 20 Nov TBD Dec 8 Meeting / Sponsor Executive Committee American Engineering Consultants District City of Newberry Firehouse Mid year Pine Island Executive Committee Alliance Consulting Engineers, Inc. FAMILY NIGHT Executive Committee Clearwater, Inc. TBD WEASC- Capital District Committee Assignments At Large Member At Large Member At Large Member At Large Member Website Arrangements Budget & Audit Membership Awards Rules Programs Publications Scholarship Beverage Guru Nominations All Things Helpful Jesse Mefford / / jmefford@alliancece.com John Ames / / amesj@rcgov.us Dave Johnson / / djohnson@heyward.net Stephen Sealey / / sbsealey@columbiasc.net Jesse Mefford / / jmefford@alliancece.com Steve Mulherin / / mulherins@rcgov.us Chris Waddell / / cwaddell@aec-sc.com Jimmy Wigglesworth / / jwigglesworth@pascon.biz Jay Nicholson / / jnicholson@lcjmwsc.com Skip Johnson / / skipj@windstream.net / ghouse@lcjmwsc.com Debbie Crim / / dcrim@tcgeng.com Betsy Catchings / / bcatchings@aec-sc.com / / bleaphart@lcjmwsc.com Bill Davis / / daviswh@cdmsmith.com / / mzimmerman@lcjmwsc.com Specializing in Toxicity Testing TRE Ecological Surveys 7 Environmentally Sound Science for a Quality Future inc. Mark W. Gilbert Director of Sales and Technical Services 2249 Hollingshed Road, Irmo, SC Phone:(803) Toll Free (866) Web: mgilbert@caisc.com COD Tubes for NPDES Compliance Testing 100-position SmartBlock for COD digestion 56-position SmartBlock for Trace Metals digestion 5035 Soil Sampling Collection Kits

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