CHLOROPHYLL - Virginia Water Environment Association

President’s Corner From the administrator AWARDS Committee news 

Winter 2013 

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Table of Contents 

page 26 

James River 

Chlorophyll Study 

The Virginia Department of 

Environmental Quality (DEQ), as 

part of the Chesapeake Bay TMDL 

(Total Maximum Daily Load) Phase I 

Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP), 

is conducting a study of the existing 

James River chlorophyll-a standard. 

Features 

page 17 

Preventing Slips, Trips, and Falls 

Almost one in every five work-related injuries results from a slip, trip or fall. 

Falls kill more than 12,000 people a year, about 1,200 of them at work. That 

makes them the biggest cause of workplace fatalities after motor vehicle 

accidents. Slips, trips, and falls, whether on or off the job, are expensive, 

disruptive, painful, and may be tragic. 

Cover Feature 10 

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Departments & Association News 

page 30 

President’s Corner 6 

From Your Administrator 7 

Industrial Waste & Pretreatment Workshop and Seminar 8 

Education Committee Seminar 14 

Stockholm Junior Water Prize 15 

Facility Safety Award 21 

Student Activities 30 

Lab Practices Committee 32 

2013 Annual Sponsorship Program 43 

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Winter 2013 – The Conduit 

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President’s Corner 

Clarke Wallcraft 

Officers and Delegates 

President 

Clarke Wallcraft 

Peppers Ferry Regional WWTP 

(540) 639-3947 | Fax: (540) 633-0215 

cwallcraft@jetbroadband.com 

President-Elect 

Stacie Metzler 

Hampton Roads Sanitation District 

(757) 460-4217 | Fax: (757) 460-6586 

SMetzler@hrsd.com 

Vice President 

Martin Malone 

CDM Smith 

(757) 318-9800 | (757) 460-8303 

malonema@cdm.com 

Past President 

Grace LeRose 

City of Richmond 

(804) 646-0033 | Fax: (804) 646-0081 

grace.lerose@richmondgov.com 

Secretary/Treasurer 

Steve Johnson 

Alfa Laval 

(804) 236-1322 | Fax: (804) 545-2115 

steve.johnson@alfalaval.com 

Federation Delegate 

Jim Chastain 

Heyward Incorporated 

(804) 965-0086 | (804) 270-7863 

jchastain@heywardincorporated.com 

Federation Delegate 

Mark Prentice 

AECOM 

(804) 290-2478 | Fax: (804) 515-8308 

mark.prentice@aecom.com 

PWO Representative 

Scott Shirley 

Western Virginia Water Authority 

(540) 853-2406 | Fax: (540) 853-1307 

scott.shirley@westernvawater.org 

Young Professionals Representative 

Lauren Zuravnsky 

Greeley and Hansen 

(804) 204-2425 | Fax: (804) 355-0285 

lzuravnsky@greeley-hansen.com 

Association Administrator 

Kathy Rabalais 

(804) 332-5286 | Fax: (804) 545-0849 

admin@vwea.org 

The Conduit Communication Committee 

Felicia Glapion, Chair 

Sonia Oton, Vice Chair 

Mail correspondence to: 

Felicia Glapion, PE 

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New Goals 

reetings from the southwest 

corner of Virginia! I 

hope that each of you had 

a wonderful holiday season 

with family and friends, and that you are 

enjoying the New Year to its fullest. I’m 

not a big New Year resolution person, but 

I always enjoy taking time in January to 

jot down an annual plan that outlines my 

personal goals for the year. Then, as the 

year progresses, I review my outline to 

ensure I am meeting those goals. This can 

be especially helpful during those times 

when I feel like the job pressure is closing 

in around me and I’m just not getting 

anything done. Reviewing the successes 

to that point in the year can be enough to 

lift my spirits and give me encouragement 

to work through the difficulties of the job. If 

you don’t do something similar to this, try 

it. You’ll be surprised at how helpful and 

encouraging it can be. 

The VWEA board has been very busy 

since the last edition of The Conduit. 

The annual VWEA Leadership Seminar 

was held in Glen Allen, a full-day training 

event with close to 50 participants from 

the VWEA leadership. I want to extend my 

thanks to AECOM, one of our corporate 

sponsors, for providing a venue to the 

association for this meeting. One of the 

purposes of the Leadership Seminar 

is to initiate the budget process for the 

numerous VWEA committees. Thanks 

to the efforts of the leadership on those 

committees, the board was able to adopt 

the 2013 budget at its December 2012 

meeting. The board also approved a 

new corporate sponsorship program for 

2013, with 50 percent of all corporate 

sponsorship revenue going directly to the 

VWEA scholarship fund. This is a giant 

step forward for the association, as we 

look to make this fund self-sustaining in 

the future. If you would like to make a 

contribution to this fund, even if you’re not 

a corporate sponsor, please contact our 

association administrator to find out how 

to do so. Finally, the board also adopted 

an updated strategic plan for 2013 

through 2017, which was the culmination 

of significant effort by the board and our 

facilitators over the past year. 

Have you visited the VWEA website 

lately? If not, please do so, as you will find 

a revamped format that makes navigation 

much easier. In addition, the website is 

an excellent resource to keep up with the 

many offerings and activities of the Association. 

Many webinars, regional activities, 

young professional activities, as well as 

seminars and conferences are already well 

into the planning stages. The always successful 

Industrial Waste and Pretreatment 

Seminar, Education Committee Seminar 

and Lab Practices Workshop and Seminar 

are all progressing very nicely. Additionally, 

the newer Stormwater Committee, which 

developed a hugely successful seminar 

last year, as well as the Operations Committee, 

are once again putting together 

what promises to be excellent events for 

this year. Please take the opportunity to 

peruse the website and see what’s new 

for VWEA in 2013 and plan your calendar 

accordingly. Also, don’t forget to find 

VWEA on Facebook and “like” us to keep 

up with the latest activities. 

Well, as in other years, 2013 is shaping 

up to be a busy and beneficial year 

for the membership. To all those who are 

volunteering on committees to make all of 

these events happen, please accept my 

heartfelt thanks for your tireless efforts. If 

you are not involved in one of these committees 

but would like to be more involved, 

please contact me or any other committee 

or board member to let us know of your 

desire. It is my privilege to serve as your 

president, and I look forward to working 

with the membership on all the various 

initiatives that serve our organization so 

well. Together, we can make a difference 

for VWEA in 2013! 

6 The Conduit – Winter 2013

From Your Administrator 

Kathy Rabalais 

Building on Success 

2012 was an impressive year for VWEA. 

Many new initiatives began and others were 

expanded upon. A few highlights from the 

year include: 

• Expansion of the scholarship program – 

VWEA formed a Scholarship Committee, 

increased the number of scholarships 

and the award amounts given. 

• Operators Conference – A two-day 

conference was offered in Roanoke with 

a focus on operations education in conjunction 

with the Operations Challenge 

Competition. 

• Creation of the Stormwater Committee – 

A spring seminar was held along with 

four lunch-and-learns across the state. 

• Improved communication – Accomplishments 

include a modernized, 

continuously updated website, improved 

Conduit magazine, monthly e-newsletter, 

usage of social media, and file sharing 

site for committee members. 

We hope to have continued success 

in 2013 by enhancing opportunities for 

our members. We have expanded our 

sponsorship program to add benefits 

to our sponsors. Plans are in the works 

to honor and thank our committee 

leadership. Working with our friends at 

VA AWWA, we are investing in upgraded 

bar code scanners to provide efficiency at 

conferences, seminars, and workshops. 

In an effort to increase membership and 

involvement of students, VWEA now pays 

the WEF student membership fee, and 

we also offer free attendance at all of our 

conferences. 

VWEA is striving to enrich membership 

on all levels. If you have an idea about how 

to improve membership at VWEA, please 

contact Kathy Rabalais at admin@vwea.org. 

We are always listening! 


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Industrial Waste & Pretreatment 

Workshop and Seminar 

Registration is now open for the 

29th Annual Industrial Waste 

and Pretreatment Workshop 

and Seminar scheduled to be 

held at the Charlottesville DoubleTree by 

Hilton on Monday and Tuesday, March 4 

and 5, 2013. The workshop,“Improving 

Efficiency and Environmental Performance 

through Better Data Management and 

Analysis,” addresses implementing data 

management at POTWs and industrial 

facilities with a variety of experienced 

Industrial Waste and Pretreatment Workshop 2012. 

John Petchul, the IW&P Committee moderator, 

presents a speaker appreciation certificate to Scott 

Flanigan, Water Quality Manager for the Chesterfield 

County Dept. of Environmental Engineering. 

speakers. Workshop speakers include 

software and hardware suppliers, 

systems integration experts, analytical 

laboratories, and communications 

providers. The seminar on Tuesday 

features presentations by John Lovell, 

EPA Region 3’s Pretreatment Coordinator, 

and Melanie Davenport, the Director of 

the DEQ Division for Water. Speakers 

representing industrial users and POTWs 

will describe their achievements in better 

data management and economy. There 

will be many other speakers on a variety 

of pertinent topics. Continuing education 

credits for operators and engineers will 

be offered. Visit the VWEA website for 

details on approved credit hours and to 

find the link to registration. Registration for 

exhibitors is open on the website as well. 

Save the date 

March 4 - 5, 2013 

Charlottesville 

Double Tree by Hilton 

Visit www.vwea.org 

for more information 


VWEA Stormwater Committee Spring Seminar 

The Cost of Compliance: 

BMP Planning, Cost, & Maintenance 

• Programmatic Planning of BMPs 

• Cost of Implementation 

• Performance and Maintenance 

March 19, 2013 

Westin Hotel, Richmond 

8:00 AM – 4:30 PM 

VWEA Members $115 

Non-members $145 

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Preventing 

Slips, 

Trips, 

& Falls 

Almost one in every five work-related 

injuries results from a slip, trip or fall. 

Falls kill more than 12,000 people a 

year, about 1,200 of them at work. 

That makes them the biggest cause of workplace 

fatalities after motor vehicle accidents. 

Slips, trips, and falls, whether on or off the 

job, are expensive, disruptive, painful, and 

may be tragic. 

There are many situations that can cause 

slips, trips, and falls. Most slip, trip, and fall 

injuries can be prevented by eliminating 

workplace hazards and by behavior modification: 

people taking the proper action to 

work safely. 

What you can do to 

prevent slips, trips, 

and falls 

Wear footwear that is appropriate for 

the conditions inside and outside. On 

smooth or wet surfaces, wear slip-resistant 

soles. Avoid wearing high heels on 

snowy, icy, and rainy days; wear boots 

to work and change after arriving. 

Clean footwear of mud, snow, etc. 

when entering a building. 

Be aware of changes in elevation 

and changes in walking surfaces. 

When moving from carpet to tile 

or dry tile to wet tile, etc. the 

friction (grip) between the sole 

of the shoe and the floor surface 

lessens. Alter your stride to take 

shorter, slower steps. 


“Most slip, trip, and fall injuries can be prevented by 

eliminating workplace hazards and by behavior modification: 

people taking the proper action to work safely.” 

Walk, don’t run, through work areas. 

When possible, stay on marked 

travel aisles and paths. Don’t take 

shortcuts around machinery and 

equipment. 

Avoid areas that are cluttered or 

dimly lit. 

When carrying a load, make sure 

you can see over and around it. 

Scan the area ahead and plan your 

travel path. Get help to carry heavy 

or awkward objects. Use carts or 

other mechanical aids. 

Clean up, correct, remove or report 

unsafe conditions such as spills, 

electric cords, frayed carpets, 

worn stairs and other hazards that 

could result in a slip/trip/fall injury. 

Warn others that a hazard exists 

by placing signs or cones or by 

isolating with caution tape 

or barricades. 

Do not allow equipment, tools, 

materials or other obstacles to 

accumulate in aisles or walkways. 

Never store or place items on stairs. 

Keep desk and file cabinet drawers 

closed when not being used or 

when unattended. 

Always use a ladder or step stool. 

Never stand on a chair, desk, shelf, 

crate or box or any other unstable 

items to reach something. If you 

must routinely reach items in high 

locations, purchase a ladder or 

steps to allow it to be safely done. 

Walk erect using even strides and 

good balance. Always use handrails 

when available. 


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Use three-point positioning 

when entering or exiting trucks, 

equipment, or construction vehicles. 

Maintain three points of attachment 

at all times; both hands and one foot 

or both feet and one hand. Enter 

and exit equipment facing it. Use all 

of the steps; never jump. 

Maintain floors clean, free of 

water, oil or grease. Areas such as 

mechanics bays may be periodically 

steam cleaned. Tiled floors such 

as in kitchens that have been worn 

or filled smooth can be etched to 

restore a rougher surface. 

Apply non-slip surfacing such as 

adhesive backed sheets, anti-slip 

paint, open-spaced grates or mats 

to ramps, docks, platforms or 

stairways recognized as hazardous. 

Paint edges where elevation 

changes occur with caution 

yellow paint. Post signs to warn of 

dangerous areas. 

During winter months remove snow 

and ice and apply sand and salt 

before employees come to work 

and frequently thereafter. Note areas 

that drain poorly, retain snow, or 

are habitually slippery, and initiate 

permanent changes (engineer out) 

to eliminate the hazard. 

Conduct periodic inspections of the 

property and grounds to identify and 

correct slip, trip and fall hazards. 

Consider hazards to employees and 

possible liability exposures for the 

public. Review interior and exterior 

walkways, stairs, handrails, pavement 

conditions, parking areas, lighting 

and all other hazards mentioned in 

this bulletin. 

Be pro-active! Get involved. Eliminate slip, 

trip, and fall injuries. 

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Virginia Committee 

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Inaugural Cork and Tap Summary 

By Andrea Nifong 

This year the VA AWWA/VWEA Water For People Committee 

held the first Cork and Tap Benefit of the Hampton Roads 

area. The fundraiser’s high attendance and impressive 

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Save the Date! 

VWEA Education Committee Seminar 

Minimizing Resources while Maximizing Recovery 

May 2, 2012 

Westin Hotel and Conference Center, Richmond, VA 

Mark your calendar for the annual VWEA 

Education Committee Seminar! 

If you have not attended the Education 

Seminar recently, you will find it to be 

a great opportunity for learning and 

networking. This year’s seminar focuses 

on minimizing resources needed to treat 

wastewater, as we also accept wastewater 

itself is a resource for recovering energy 

or nutrients. 

Who will be going to the Education 

Seminar? People like you! The conference 

provides an excellent opportunity to stay 

current in our ever-changing water sector. 

You get the chance to meet new people, 

many of whom are based in the region and 

share similar issues and could become part 

of your professional network. Conferences 

are a great way to refuel yourself. Just when 

you’re feeling worn out from conquering 

routine challenges and deadlines, attending 

the one-day Education Seminar can give 

you the boost you need to get reenergized 

and motivated. 

The venue is conveniently located at 

the Westin Hotel and Conference Center 

in Richmond, a beautiful space for exhibits 

and technical sessions. Visit the VWEA website 

at www.vwea.org in March 2013 for the 

conference announcement and plan to take 

advantage of the early registration discount. 

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As most of you probably know, 

VWEA is responsible for 

organizing the Stockholm 

Junior Water Prize (SJWP) 

competition in Virginia. SJWP is one of the 

most prestigious science competitions 

for high school students in the world. A 

high school student (grade 9-12) with a 

water-related science project is qualified 

to participate in SJWP. The competition 

consists of four levels: regional, state, 

national, and international. VWEA is 

awarding students on the regional and 

state level. 

VWEA volunteers judge for SJWP 

at regional high school science fairs all 

over the Commonwealth, and give out 

SJWP regional award certificates to the 

best water-related projects. VWEA also 

encourages the winning students to 

continue their research and interest in 

water-related issues by giving monetary 

awards. Most of the relevant science 

projects touch on many of today’s 

toughest water challenges and showcase 

some amazing research. 

We are looking for volunteers who 

are willing to judge at the science fairs 

this spring. A list of the science fairs 

are provided below. Past volunteers 

can testify that it is very inspiring to 

volunteer as a judge. The students are 

very knowledgeable and enthusiastic, 

and they are (in a few years) prospective 

candidates for the water and wastewater 

job market. 

Date City Name of Fair Location 

March 2 Arlington Northern Virginia Science Wakefield High School 

and Engineering Fair 

March 9 Radford Blue Ridge Highlands Radford University 

Regional Science Fair 

March 16 Norfolk Tidewater Science Fair Old Dominion University 

March 13 Charlottesville Virginia Piedmont Regional 

Science Fair 

March 16 Fairfax Fairfax County Area 

Regional Science and 

Engineering Fair 

March 16 Roanoke Wester Virginia Regional 

Science Fair 

March 23 Richmond Metro Richmond 

Science Fair 

March 5 Harrisonburg Shenandoah Valley 


March 14 Leesburg Loudoun County Science 

and Engineering Fair 

April 6 Lexington Virginia State Science and 

Engineering Fair 

March 9 Lynchburg Central Virginia Regional 

Science Fair 

March 16 Manassas Prince William-Manassas 


As a judge you (and your fellow judges) 

will be interviewing each student with a 

water-related science project and judging 

their projects based on relevance, creativity, 

methodology, subject knowledge practical 

skills and the quality of the presentation. 

UVA John Paul Jones Arena, 

University of Virginia 

Math Science Innovation Center 

James Madison University 

Tuscarora High School 

Virginia Military Institute 

Kelly Leadership Center 

Being a judge is fun and very awarding and 

only takes a couple of hours of your time. 

Please contact Nina Andgren 

(nina.andgren@uosa.org or 703-227-0259) 

if you are interested in volunteering for 

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Denise Nelson, PE, LEED AP, ENV SP, Greeley and Hansen, Richmond, Virginia 

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Globes by GGI are certifications for green 

buildings that rely heavily on the comfort of a 

building’s inhabitants. Sustainably designed 

water services buildings, such as pump 

stations and treatment plants, can only get 

LEED or Green Globes certification if they 

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Engineering Companies (ACEC), the 

American Public Works Association (APWA), 

and the American Society of Civil Engineers 

(ASCE). Early collaboration with the Zofnass 

Program for Sustainable Infrastructure at the 

Harvard Graduate School of Design helped 

shape the system. Since then, the American 

Water Works Association (AWWA) and other 

professional societies have joined ISI to 

support Envision TM . 

The new sustainable infrastructure rating 

system evaluates, grades, and gives recognition 

to infrastructure projects that provide 

progress and contributions for a sustainable 

future. Its purpose is to foster a necessary 

and dramatic improvement in the performance 

and resiliency of physical infrastructure 

across the full dimensions of sustainability: 

economic, social and environmental. 

“Designers, infrastructure decision-makers, 

and the public currently face a proliferation 

of sustainability rating tools, most of which 

focus on the performance of a particular 

infrastructure element, rather than its contribution 

to the system in which it resides,” 

said ISI Executive Director William Bertera. 

To focus on this, Envision TM takes a new 

tack by establishing a holistic framework for 

evaluating and rating infrastructure projects 

against the needs and values of the

The Envision TM Sustainable Infrastructure Rating System evaluates projects against 60 credits organized in these five categories: Quality of Life, Leadership, Resource 

Allocation, Natural World, and Climate and Risk. 

community; ensuring that the true sustainability 

of tomorrow’s infrastructure is 

addressed by considering the entire life cycle 

of projects at a systems level. “Envision TM not 

only asks, ‘Did we do the project right?’ but 

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said Paul Zofnass, the founder of the Zofnass 

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the Harvard University Graduate School of 

Design. “The purpose of Envision TM is to initiate 

a systemic change, which improves not 

only project performance, but the mindsets 

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In addition, Envision TM raises the bar on 

sustainability performance by recognizing 

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resources and ecosystems, and evaluating 

infrastructure throughout its full life, with 

ratings for design and planning currently 

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decommissioning in development. Within 

each phase, sustainability objectives are 

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Resource Allocation, Natural World, and 

Climate and Risk. By meeting objectives 

within a credit, projects earn points toward 

their rating score. The achievement of points 

within the credit is scaled in the five categories 

to ensure all efforts to achieve sustainability 

are rewarded proportionally. Projects 

are recognized with a Bronze, Gold, Silver, 

or Platinum Award. Project certification 

became available in September 2012. 

Sustainability professionals can become 

accredited users of the Envision TM tool 

by successful completion of training and 

testing. To date, over 150 professionals 

have achieved accreditation as Envision TM 

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VWEA FACILITY SAFETY AWARD APPLICATION 

Purpose: 

To encourage wastewater treatment facilities to participate in promoting an active and effective safety program and to stimulate the collection 

and reporting of safety data. 

Nominations for the VWEA Facility Safety Award and the WEF Burke Award are being solicited and must be made on this form. The facility 

must have an active safety program with a good safety record. Facilities that received the award in the previous year (2011) are not eligible for 

the same award. 

Selection criteria: 

The Virginia Water Environment Association, Inc. (VWEA) has established selection criteria, as follows: 

a. A wastewater treatment facility in each size category will receive an award, if at least one facility meets the award criteria. The number of 

employees at the facility determines the size category (Refer to Item 3 below). 

b. At least one (1) employee of the wastewater treatment facility must have a WEF Honorary, Life, Active or Corporate member status. 

c. A facility or its parent organization (city, town, authority or sanitation district) may nominate only one facility annually and may not 

consecutively repeat itself as an award recipient. 

d. Nominations will be selected from the completed application forms received. The committee will screen the applications and select finalist 

(facilities) for on-site inspections by members of the Safety & Security Committee. Points will be assigned for various elements of the 

facility’s safety program. Final selections will be based on the total accumulated points. 

e. The wastewater treatment facility with the most outstanding health and safety program from any of the three size categories will be 

nominated for the WEF George W. Burke Safety Award. The winner from either of the remaining two size categories will receive the VWEA 

Facility Safety Award. 

1. Name of Facility: 

Address: 

Telephone: 

email: 

Person in responsible charge 

2. Name of VWEA member: 

Membership number: 

3. Facility size (circle one and list design flow); each size category may receive an award regardless of the number of applicants: 

SMALL (5 or fewer employees) 

INTERMEDIATE (6 to 20 employees) 

LARGE (more than 20 employees) 

Design Flow: 

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4. Facility inspection: Upon receipt of your application, a VWEA/AWWA Safety & Security Committee member will schedule a visit to your 

facility to review your overall safety program. Winner(s) will be selected by June 21, 2013 and notified as soon as results are final. Awards 

will be presented at the 2013 Joint Annual Meeting (JAM) September 8-12, 2013 at the Richmond Convention Center. 

Application (nomination) must be postmarked no later than April 5, 2013, for consideration. Forward a copy of this application to: 

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By Allan Brockenbrough, Chair, Public and Government Communications Committee 

WEF has an award to recognize public officials who 

have made an outstanding contribution to the 

improvement of the water environment. This award 

is for an elected or appointed official who has made 

significant contributions in the areas of legislation, public policy, 

government service, or an another area of public prominence that 

resulted in improvements to the water environment. This award can 

be presented for public service at the local, state or federal level. 

The Public and Government Communications Committee is 

soliciting nominations from the membership for WEF’s 2013 award. 

If there is a person who you believe should be considered for this 

award, please contact Allan Brockenbrough, Chair of the Public and 

Government Communications Committee, at 804-698-4147 or at 

allan.brockenbrough@deq.virginia.gov. 

A one-page biography of the nominee, a listing the specific 

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the undergraduate students from 

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Lab Practices Committee 

Activity News 

By Mala Burton, outgoing LPC Chair 

On behalf of the Virginia Section-American Water Works 

Association (VA AWWA) and the Virginia Water Environment 

Association (VWEA) joint Laboratory Practices Committee, 

congratulations are offered to Maxine Burkett of the City of 

Norfolk Utility Department for being selected as the recipient of 

the 2012 VWEA Laboratory Analyst Excellence Award. Her work 

at the City of Norfolk Utilities Laboratory has been exemplary, 

as noted by the facility’s Water Quality Manager, Alicia Connelly, 

who nominated her for this award. 

In recognition of her exceptional career as a laboratory 

analyst, the association paid for her WEF/VWEA membership for 

one year. In addition, she was given a complimentary one-day 

registration to the WaterJAM meeting and awards banquet (held 

at the Virginia Beach Convention Center in September 2012), 

and was provided a complimentary registration to the Lab 

Practices Committee’s 18th Annual Good Laboratory Practices 

Conference (held at the Omni in Charlottesville, VA on August 6 

and 7) along with a $50 VISA gift card. 

This award is the highest recognition that the association 

gives to a laboratory professional. It acknowledges one’s 

significant contributions to the water/wastewater industry, 

dedication to improving the environment, and professionalism in 

the laboratory. The Laboratory Practices Committee encourages 

everyone to consider becoming a member of the Virginia Water 

Environment Association to make a difference not only in their 

own community but worldwide. 



Activity Report 

By Mala Burton, outgoing LPC Chair 

Activity 1 

A committee meeting was held on 

November 14 to discuss preparations 

for the upcoming GLP conference, 

including workshops, programs and 

online registration, and the LPC JAM 

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Trihalomethoane (THM) Analysis – Easy, 

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chemical costs and improve monitoring 

performance resulting in safer water 

distribution was delivered at the meeting 

as well and lunch was sponsored 

by Parker Hannifin Corporation, the 

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of the LPC. 

Activity 2 

2013 Laboratory Practices Committee 

meeting schedule: 

1. Wednesday January 16, 2013 

at Henrico WRF 

2. Wednesday March 13, 2013 


3. Wednesday April 17, 2013 


4. Wednesday June 12, 2013 


5. Wednesday August 14, 2013 


6. Wednesday October 23, 2013 


Activity 3 

Nominations are being solicited for the 

Lab Analyst Excellence Award for 2013 

with a deadline of February 15, 2013. 

More information can be found on both 

the VWEA and the VA AWWA websites. 

Activity 4 

Officially as of the end of JAM, the new 

chair of the LPC is Greg Hudson with 

Envirocompliance Laboratories and 

the new/incoming vice-chair is Robin 

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Call for Papers & Workshops 

19th Annual Good Laboratory Practice Technical Conference 2013 

Sponsored by VA AWWA/VWEA Laboratory Practice Committee 

The Laboratory Practice Committee hereby invites the submission 

of abstracts for papers and workshops for the 19th Annual 

GLP Conference, to be held in Charlottesville, Virginia on July 29 

and 30, 2013 at the Omni Charlottesville Hotel. This conference 

is designed to provide the latest information on major issues 

such as analytical method updates and development, laboratory 

accreditation, regulatory updates, particularly those impacting 

laboratory staff and utilities; and emerging technologies and 

analytical instrumentation. This is a great opportunity to present 

new information related to water and wastewater issues. Workshops 

will be held on the 29th and the technical presentations 

will be given on the 30th. 

We encourage you to submit an abstract and participate in 

discussions that are important to the advancement of our laboratory 

professionals. Conference topics may include but are not 

limited to the following: 

• Natural water monitoring 

• Environmental research 

• Treatment plant monitoring 

• Drinking water distribution 

• Bacteriological techniques 

• Drinking water disinfection 

• Laboratory accreditation 

• Laboratory management 

• Security issues 

• Water and wastewater analytical methods 

• LIMS, laboratory software applications 

• Laboratory practices 

• Laboratory ethics 

• QA/QC issues 

• Regulatory issues 

• Emerging instrumental technology 

• Analytical instrument troubleshooting 

• Nutrient screening methods 

Please submit your technical presentation and/or workshop 

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Kim Stubbs 

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Alicia Connelly 

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Mala Burton 

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affiliation, phone number, and email address. Morning session 

presentations are approximately 40 minutes. Afternoon technical 

session presentations are 20 minutes with five-minute Q&A. 

Workshop proposal submission: 

Submit a one-page workshop outline that includes information 

on the subject matter and name(s), affiliation, email address, 

and phone number of workshop instructors. Workshops are 

three-hour sessions. 

Deadline for Presentations and Workshops for CD 

Proceedings due April 30, 2013. 


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VWEA/VA AWWA Lab Practices Committee Seeks 

Candidates for 2013 Lab Analyst Excellence Award 

One of the best ways to acknowledge exceptional performers is by nominating them for an award. For lab folks, VWEA/VA AWWA 

offers the Laboratory Analyst Excellence Award. Eligibility and criteria requirements for the award are listed in the table below: 

VA AWWA/VWEA Lab Analyst Excellence Award 

ELIGIBILITY 

• MEMBERSHIP – The candidate does not have to be 

a member of the Water Environment Federation at 

the time of nomination. The association will award 

a membership to the winner, if the awardee is not a 

current member. 

• EMPLOYMENT – The candidate must be employed at 

an industrial, commercial, or municipal laboratory facility 

that conducts water and wastewater analyses. 

• RESPONSIBILITIES – The candidate must have direct 

responsibilities for analytical bench testing and/or field 

testing of water or wastewater samples. 

• RECOGNITION – Only those who have not been recognized 

by this award before are eligible. Non-winning 

nominees may be nominated again. One nominee per 

facility per year. 

CRITERIA 

• INITIATIVE – The nominee must have shown initiative in 

pursuing innovative bench or field technique improvements. 

• PERFORMANCE 

– The nominee must have performed duties consistently as 

outlined by laboratory or field sampling/analytical methods. 

– The nominee’s performance must demonstrate a 

commitment to high quality control standards. 

– The nominee must be conscientious about laboratory 

or field safety requirements. 

• ABILITY – The nominee’s abilities must include problem solving. 

• PERSPECTIVE – The nominee’s perspective should be 

dutiful and conscientious. 

• PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT – The nominee’s actions should 

demonstrate a commitment to professional development; 

e.g. by maintaining active membership in professional 

associations and/or through continuing education. 

The deadline for nomination packages is February 15, 2013. It’s never too early to nominate. 

So don’t let this recognition opportunity pass you by. 

For more information and nomination forms, please contact: 

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Phone: 804-768-7351 

Fax: 804-748-4692 

Email: brooksdl@chesterfield.gov 

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