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Attachments: ________________________ NHWPCA e-news December 28, 2006 Board of Director’s Meeting – The next Board of Director’s meeting is scheduled for 8:30 AM on Friday, January 5, 2007, at the Concord, NH Hall Street WWTF. If you would like to attend as an observer or get on the agenda, contact Ray Vermette at r.vermette@ci.dover.nh.us. Board of Director's Meeting Minutes - As part of our continuing efforts to keep the membership informed of Association business, please read the attached meeting minutes from the November 3 and December 1 meetings. New Directors for 2007 – Based on the voting results at the Winter Meeting, the new Directors for 2007 are as follows: Second Director – Sean Greig from the Newmarket WWTF, and Third Director – Nancy Lesieur from the Nashua WWTF. Welcome aboard Sean and Nancy and our thanks go out to departing Directors Rick Semour and Scott Bulter. 2007 Membership Renewals – Reminder: 2007 Membership Renewals are due by January 30, 2007. An updated renewal form has been placed on the NHWPCA website at www.nhwpca.org. NHWPCA Name Change – A 2/3rds majority vote was required for the name change. Based on the ballots received (83 YES / 64 NO), the vote failed for the name change. The name of the Association will remain as the New Hampshire Water Pollution Control Association. NHWPCA Operators Forum – The Communications Committee made a brief presentation on the new NHWPCA Operators Forum at the Winter Meeting. Since the meeting, invite emails have been sent out to 42 individuals who have requested to join. Any other Association member wishing to join the forum may request an invite email from the following address: nhwpca_operators_forum-owner@yahoogroups.com. NHWPCA Committees – All NHWPCA committees are soliciting new members. If anyone is interested in joining a committee (and earning CEU’s), please email Dave at dmercier@underwoodeng.com. Committee Updates – Attached are minutes from recent meetings held by the Safety Committee and the Communications Committee. Please make sure to read through them! ON-LINE BIOSOLIDS SURVEY – Pat Hannon of NHDES has asked us to help out with distributing a request for all US wastewater treatment facilities to fill out a voluntary on-line biosolids survey generated under the National Biosolids Information Initiative project. THE SURVEY RESULTS, combined with data from state agencies and U.S. EPA, will help create the best information ever on how biosolids are managed in the US. Reports will be available for free download from the NEBRA, BioCycle, and NBMA websites in the first quarter of 2007. Watch biosolids and wastewater newsletters for further announcements. The survey will take 15 - 20 minutes. Please go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=556492785811. Please be sure to post this eNews in a prominent location for review by all NHWPCA members and wastewater employees. As always, thanks for supporting the NHWPCA!
NHWPCA e-news November 22, 2006 Board of Director’s Meeting – The next Board of Director’s meeting is scheduled for 8:30 AM on Friday, December 1, 2006, at the Concord, NH Hall Street WWTF. If you would like to attend as an observer or get on the agenda, contact Rick Seymour at seymourr@ci.nashua.nh.us Winter Meeting – The Winter Meeting will be held on Thursday, December 7, 2006 at the Wayfarer Inn in Bedford, NH. The morning tour will be of the recent Manchester, NH Water Treatment Plant upgrade. Registration forms have been mailed out – please don’t forget to sign-up! For those of you who wish to attend and did not receive a mailed announcement, please contact Sarah Goyette at (603) 672-4106 and she will sign you up! 2007 Membership Renewals – Reminder: 2007 Membership Renewals are due by January 30, 2007. An updated renewal form will be placed on the NHWPCA website at www.nhwpca.org. Board of Director Nominations – The Nominating Committee is now taking nominations for positions on the Board of Directors for 2007. Nominees will be announced and the Board positions will be voted on at the Winter Meeting. Please send nominations to Fred McNeill, Sarah Goyette, or John Grout. Don’t be afraid to nominate yourself! NHWPCA Name Change – Based on the results of a straw poll and internet poll conducted regarding an Association name change, the Director’s have issued formal ballots to members to vote on a name change. These ballots were mailed out with the Winter Meeting registration forms. Please take the time to vote for your choice of New Hampshire Water Pollution Control Association, or New Hampshire Clean Water Association. The results of the poll will be announced officially at the Winter Meeting. NHWPCA Operators Forum – The Communications Committee has been working hard to establish a new tool and benefit for Association members. A Yahoo! Newsgroup entitled “NHWPCA Operators Forum” has been created. The goal of the forum will be to encourage communications and the sharing of ideas amongst operators and personnel in the wastewater field. The forum will offer operators the opportunity to ask treatment process related/operations related questions and solicit responses from other Associations members via the internet. The forum is currently slated for Association members only and you must request an invite email from the following address to become a member of the forum: nhwpca_operators_forum-owner@yahoogroups.com The Communications Committee will be making a brief presentation explaining the forum, how to get signed on, and how to use it at the Winter Meeting at 11:45 AM at the Sheraton Wayfarer. NHWPCA Committees – All NHWPCA committees are soliciting new members. If anyone is interested in joining a committee (and earning CEU’s), please email Dave at dmercier@underwoodeng.com. THIS INCLUDES THE COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE. Legislative Update – Attached are summary notes from the latest Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Committee meeting on 9/15/06. Please make sure to read through them! News Items – The Communications Committee is always looking for pertinent information to put in the eNews. If you have people retiring, have hired new employees, have job positions open, etc., email Dave at dmercier@underwoodeng.com and we’ll get the News out! Please be sure to post this eNews in a prominent location for review by all NHWPCA members and wastewater employees. As always, thanks for supporting the NHWPCA!
NHWPCA Communications Committee Formed The NHWPCA Board of Directors has given their solid support for the formation of the new Communications Committee. As new president John Grout mentions in his President’s Address, one of his main concerns is improving communication to the members. That’s why this committee has been established. The Communications Committee’s Mission Statement reads as follows: To promote effective communication between the general membership and the Board of Directors and amongst the membership themselves regarding Association business and pertinent issues within the wastewater industry to promote enthusiasm and cohesiveness within the Association. The committee will rely heavily on e-mail to pass along timely Association business and noteworthy news to the membership. Just a few of the many examples are listed below: · Meeting announcements and registration deadline reminders · Membership dues reminder · Director’s meetings announcements and minutes · Specialty training seminar announcements · Operations Challenge updates · Membership forum to discuss wastewater related issues There is no charge for this service and it will be available only to Association members. It will allow you to get the latest up-to-date Association news. We are hoping that all members with e-mail, whether at home or at work, will subscribe. It is currently under development and you should be hearing more about it in the very near future. For now, if you are interested in subscribing, please send your e-mail address to wripple@des.state.nh.us. The newly formed Communications Committee members are Wes Ripple and Tom White, DES; Mike Butler, Monadnock Paper Mill; Bob Kilham, Epping WWTF; Richard Slingsby, Mechanical Solutions Inc; Dave Mercier, Underwood Engineers; and Tom Neforas, Town of Milford. In other news of note, the Internet Committee, which is responsible for developing and maintaining the Association Web page, will now become a part of the Communications Committee. The Web page will continue to be maintained by Rick Cantu of the Manchester WWTF, and Steve Clifton of Underwood Engineers, but will now receive help and support from the other committee members. Internet CommitteeThe Internet Committee will now encompass the Communication Committee. The information is in the above section.
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