January 9, 2019 - In This Issue:
February 4-6, 2019
NYWEA's 91st Annual Meeting and Exhibition in New York City

"Enhancing Perception of the Water Environment 
Through Outreach, Engagement and Stewardship"
NYWEA's 91st Annual Meeting is the largest water quality technical conference and exhibition in New York State! Professional development is the purpose of the Annual Meeting through the presentation of high quality, scientifically-based technical papers in 26 sessions spread over a three day period. This meeting gathers people together who are working on the advancement of water quality. Reflected in the technical program are wastewater contact hours and professional development hours for engineers (water credits are pending).
  • Over 190 Exhibits
  • Process Control Pre-Conference Workshop
  • Utility Executives Meeting and Discount Passes for Utility Members
Handy Tips to Get Approval to Attend:
With 26 breakout sessions to select from, there is a large variety of areas to focus on. Remember your organization is investing in  YOU; provide details about what you will bring back from attending the meeting.  
  • Decide in advance what sessions you will attend and what immediate impact they will have
    on your work.
  • Decide in advance what vendors you will visit on the exhibition floor and how this will help your organization to be on top of the latest technology.
  • Decide what experts you will network with while in attendance.  
For more than 90 years, the NY Water Environment Association has offered its community of members premiere educational experiences, opportunities for engagement, valuable professional relationships, career development, and a chance to play a leadership role in advancing water quality. We hope to see you in New York City!
 
Save money! Click here to register early!  Early bird registration ends on January 15th.

Don't miss this exciting meeting! 

Click here to see Technical Program.
Click here to register online.
Click here for hotel reservations.
Click here to sponsor/advertise. Opportunities available!
Click here  for Exhibitor information. Just a few booths still available. Act now! 
New NYWEA Website!
Our new mobile-friendly website has been launched! This new integrated site puts all NYWEA Chapter and State activities at your fingertips. Here's the link to the new site:
 
 
Full functionality of the Members Only area of the website is coming soon. We appreciate your patience, as we "go live" and get the system up and running to 100 percent.
January 17, 2019, 12:00-1:00 pm EST
Lunch & Learn Webinar
"Resilient Coastal Design Approaches Using WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines)"
Sponsored by NYWEA Sustainability Committee

Register today by clicking here.

Join the NYWEA Sustainability Committee for a webinar on WEDG, a program of the Waterfront Alliance. WEDG is a rating system and set of guidelines to create resilient, ecologically sound and accessible waterfronts. From sensitive ecosystems to overlapping jurisdictions and land use policies, waterfront design is complex, even for the most seasoned planners, practitioners and communities, and it is becoming even more so with the growing risk of coastal flooding due to sea level rise. For this reason - and with help from hundreds of experts in design, science, community development, engineering and insurance - the Waterfront Alliance developed WEDG, a voluntary rating system and set of guidelines to address these challenges at the project scale. 

In this webinar, Kate Boicourt of the Waterfront Alliance and Roni Deitz, P.E., of Arcadis will go through the rating system, as well as real examples of resilient design approaches in practice. 

Approved for 1.0 PDH (speaker evaluation/survey required).

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
2019 Calendar of Training Courses
Check out the Member Education training courses taking place this year in a Chapter near you!

Choose from nine course offerings in Mathematics, Chemistry, Activated Sludge Process Control, Occupational Stress, Nitrogen Removal and Collection Systems, and much more!

Click here to view the catalog listings and register!
January 17, 2019, 8:30 am-2:00 pm EST
Clean Water Westchester: Wastewater & Water Reclamation
Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, White Plains, NY

Last week   New York State unveiled an important new program to help communities protect drinking water at its source. The new program will help municipalities update risk assessments to define the highest priority actions and develop plans to reduce and eliminate high-priority risks to drinking water quality. In the first phase of the program, the state will pay the full costs for 30 communities to develop these plans collaboratively with local stakeholders. See the link below for more information, agenda and to register. 

Click here for agenda and to register.  Space is limited, registration deadline is January 10 .






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