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» 2005 Report Card for America's Infrastructure Scheduled for Release on March 9, 2005

» Mark Your Calendar! 2006 World Water & Environmental Resources Congress, May 21-26, 2006, Omaha, Nebraska

INDUSTRY NEWS
» NGWA's Emergency Well Disinfection Field Guide

» USGS Coalition's Support of Increased Federal Investment in USGS Programs

COMMITTEE NEWS
» ASCE/EWRI WISE Standards Committee Meeting
» Reminder: 2005 Congress Committee Meeting Requests Due March 18th

STUDENT NEWS
» EWRI of ASCE 15th Annual Student Photography Contest - Deadline March 22, 2005

NEW ASCE/EWRI PUBLICATIONS
» Water Treatment Plant Design

SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS
» ASCE Continuing Education Offerings for Environmental and Water Resource Engineers

CONFERENCES
» EWRI 2005 Watershed Management Conference

» ASCE Annual Conference and Exposition

CALL FOR PAPERS
» National Water Resources Symposium Balancing Water Law and Science

ASCE/EWRI HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
» ASCE/EWRI 2005 Holiday Schedule

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EWRI World Water and Environmental Resources Congress

May 15-19, 2005, Anchorage, Alaska
http://www.asce.org/conferences/ewri05/

>> Register Today!

2005 Report Card for America's Infrastructure Scheduled for Release on March 9, 2005

In 2001, ASCE released its Report Card for America’s Infrastructure with a grade of D+.  On March 9th, ASCE will release the 2005 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure with updated grades on the condition of our roads, bridges, drinking water, transit systems, energy and schools, among others. Grades will be posted at www.infrastructurereportcard.org on March 9th at 10:30 a.m.  You may view a live Webcast of the 2005 Report Card release. Check the following website for more details: http://www.asce.org/reportcard/2005/.

>> For e-mail alerts, please contact: reportcard@asce.org

Mark Your Calendar! 2006 World Water & Environmental Resources Congress, May 21-25, 2006, Omaha, Nebraska

The 2006 World Water & Environmental Resources Congress will take place in Omaha, Nebraska.  Dale Jacobson will be serving as the Congress Chair and Randal Graham will act as Technical Chair for the 2006 Congress.  More information regarding next year's Congress will be found in the next issue of Currents.

>> To be added to the mailing list, contact conf@asce.org

The National Ground Water Association (NGWA) would like to offer an Emergency Well Disinfection Field Guide for dissemination and to help those in the tsunami-stricken areas. The guide can be accessed at this address: http://www.ngwa.org/pdf/welldisinfection.pdf  With the scope of the devastation in mind, this well disinfection guide was designed to be a very simplified procedure for people who have no expertise in wells. Also, it can be applied to drilled wells or shallow dug wells.

It is the hope of NGWA that this can be of assistance in restoring drinking water supplies that have been contaminated by the tsunami.

USGS Coalition's Support of Increased Federal Investment in USGS Programs

The USGS Coalition released a statement (view it at http://www.USGScoalition.org/) in support of increased federal investment in USGS programs that they feel will underpin responsible natural resource stewardship, improve resilience to natural and human-induced hazards, and contribute to the long-term health, security and prosperity of the nation.

"The USGS Coalition is an alliance of 69 organizations united by a commitment to the continued vitality of the unique combination of biological, geological, hydrological and mapping programs of the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS provides independent, high-quality data, information, research support and assessments needed by federal, state, local and tribal policymakers, resource and emergency managers, engineers and planners, researchers and educators and the public.

The Water Infrastructure Security Enhancement (WISE) Standards Committee will meet in Albuquerque, New Mexico from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 16, 2005, and will conclude the WISE Standards Committee work on Friday, March 18, 2005, from 8:00 a.m. to noon.  Committee members will take part in a special preview training session on the Phase I documents all day Thursday, March 17, 2005.   The committee will work on developing the standards documents. For more information regarding the WISE Standards Committee, contact Committee Chair, Dr. Conrad G. Keyes, P.E., L.S., Hon.M.ASCE, at (505) 523-7233. 

Reminder:  2005 Congress Committee Meeting Requests Due March 18th

All EWRI (task) committees are invited to meet at the 2005 EWRI Congress. Those intending to meet at the Congress must complete and submit the EWRI Congress Committee Meeting Request Form by March 18, 2005 (Note: All SDC committee meeting requests were due on February 18th).

Due to the large number of (task) committees expected to meet, please stress to your (task) Committee Chairs the importance of submitting meeting requests early so that time slots and rooms may be assigned and authorizations granted in a timely manner. 

>> Submit Online Meeting Request

>> View Meeting Request Checklist

>> View Committee Meeting Schedule

>> Questions? Contact Wayne Davis

ASCE or EWRI student chapter or club members and Younger Members are invited to submit photographs appropriate to the theme of the World Water & Environmental Resources Congress 2005: “Impacts of Global Climate Change on Water and the Environment.”  One photograph will be selected for the cover of the proceedings.

>> View Contest Rules

NEW ASCE/EWRI PUBLICATIONS

Ordering Information: Visit http://www.pubs.asce.org or call 1-800-548-2723 (U.S.) / 1-703-295-6300 (Int’l.) / 1-703-295-6278 (Fax)

Water Treatment Plant Design

Let a team of water treatment plant design experts with contributions from more than 30 international authorities give you comprehensive guidance on modernizing existing water treatment facilities and planning new ones from initial plans and permits through design, construction, and start-up. This classic reference has been completely updated to include hot topics such as security and design, vulnerability assessments, and planning against vandalism and sabotage, as well as the latest information on codes, regulations, and water quality standards. In addition, you'll learn about flexible design that can meet anticipated requirements, and find a wealth of information on instrumentation and control and structural, electrical, and design reliability developments -- plus updates on water treatment methods, such as aeration, coagulation, flocculation, clarification, filtration, oxidation, and disinfection. TOPICS INCLUDE: Environmental impact and project permitting; Site selection; Master planning and treatment process selection; Ion exchange; Membrane processes; Activated carbon processes; Hydraulics; Architecture; Pilot plant design; Construction costs; Operations and maintenance; and more.

>> Order Today!

• https://www.asce.org/conted/seminars/seminar.cfm?cat=2 for a complete list of seminars for Environmental Engineers
• https://www.asce.org/conted/seminars/seminar.cfm?cat=4 for a complete list of seminars for Hydraulic and Water Resource Engineers

International Erosion Control Association(IECA) Low Impact Designs to Reduce Erosion and Offsite Impacts

April 21, 2005, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Instructor: Jay Riggs, CPESC

This course will cover how natural resource based planning and smart site design can be used as a critical component of an erosion and sediment control program. Course attendees will learn about conservation site design (CSD), better site design (BSD), low impact development (LID), integrated diffuse stormwater management practices (IMP), and how all of these new approaches to stormwater management fit into the big picture of water resource protection.  

>> Register Today!

>> For additional information, contact Kim Kline (Phone: 970-879-3010 ext 22, Fax: 970-879-8563)

CONFERENCES

EWRI 2005 Watershed Management Conference, "Managing Watersheds for Human and Natural Impacts: Engineering, Ecological, and Economic Challenges"
July 19-22, 2005, Williamsburg, VA
http://www.asce.org/conferences/watershedmanagement2005/

National Water Research Symposium - Balancing Water Law and Science*

October 10-12, 2005, Blacksburg, VA

ASCE Civil Engineering Conference and Exposition

October 27-29, 2005 Los Angeles, CA

http://www.asce.org/conferences/annual05/

* EWRI Co-sponsored Events

CALL FOR PAPERS

National Water Research Symposium - Balancing Water Law and Science*

October 10-12, 2005, Blacksburg, VA

Paper Submission Deadline March 31, 2005

>> View Call For Papers – Deadline March 31, 2005

International Conference on Reservoir Operation & River Management (ICROM)

Guangzhou and Three Gorges, China, September 17-23, 2005

Abstract Submission Deadline March 31, 2005

>> For More Information

>> Questions? Contact Yangbo Chen, Dr. Professor and Chairman, IOC of ICROM

ASCE/EWRI HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

ASCE/EWRI 2005 Holiday Schedule
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