Florida Rural Water Association
2970 Wellington Circle
Tallahassee FL 32309
850.668.2746
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40th FRWA Annual Conference
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August 5-7, 2019
Hilton Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach FL 32118
Reservations: 386.254.8200 or
The 2019 FRWA Annual Conference is a little over a week away, but we still have space for more attendees. This years Conference is gearing up to be the most exciting one yet! Our agenda covers over 50 topics with speakers that are experts in their field from all over the state giving you the opportunity to earn1.5 CEUs by attending both the Pre-Conference and the Conference sessions. This year's Conference is packed full of training, door prizes, and plenty of food!
For a complete agenda, click here.
Our Exhibit Hall is sold out! You will want to check it out to see all the latest in inovations that the industry has to offer. Get a hands on demonstration of the newest technology by experts in their field. Our Exhibitors are always more than happy to answer any questions you may have related to their product and your utility. For a layout of the Exhibit Hall, click here.
Carl Hongell Golf Tournament
We will kick things off with the Twenty-Third Annual Carl Hongell Memorial Golf Tournament. It will be even more exciting since it will be played at the LPGA Golf Course!
Click here for more information on the Tournament.
Best Tasting Water Contest
Don't forget to bring your water sample to the Registration booth before 2:00 on Tuesday to participate in this year's Best Tasting Water Contest. The winner will be announced at the Exhibitor Social in the Exhibit Hall on Tuesday evening and will have the opportunity to represent Florida in the Great American Taste Test in Washington DC in February.
For more information click here.
These and other activities will keep you informed, inspired, and motivated so that we can help you to make sure the future of the water and wastewater industry in Florida is bright!
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This Week in Water History
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July 19, 1911 New York's Filtration Plant and Park."New York, N. Y.
The illustration is a sketch of the Jerome Park reservoir, for which Commissioner Thompson has been allowed an appropriation of $8,690,000 showing how it will look when half of it is roofed over and a park laid out on top of it. It is estimated that it will take about four years to complete the work, by which time the reservoir park will be made accessible by one of the new transit lines. The filter will be of the mechanical type and will have a capacity of 400,000,000 gallons a day."
Commentary: 1911? What ever happened to the filtration plant planned for the Croton water supply? Plans for it were shelved when chlorination appeared to solve many of the bacteriological problems with this supply. Now, 100+ years later, filtration of this water supply has become a reality. The modern plant is now operational.
For more articles on what went on this week in water history, click here.
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