Newsletter
SEPT/OCT 2022
On Good Authority for employees & families of the Western Virginia Water Authority
School is back! WVWA employees recently attended the annual Water Jam conference in Virginia Beach, VA. Water Jam featured over 250 exhibit booths and hands-on demonstration trailers showcasing the latest in water and wastewater technology, equipment, and services. Sarah Baumgardner (Public Relations), Travis Lane (Water Quality) & Jamie Morris (Water Administration) presented during the conference. Dana Hargrove (Water Quality) served as Chair of the Technical Programs and Chris Carey (Water Distribution) served as the Virginia AWWA Secretary. Several other staff served as moderators or assisted with the Operations Challenge events. Brian Whitenack (Utility Engineering) was awarded the Sherry L Williams Leadership
Congratulations to the graduates of the 2022 VA Award for his excellence in the workplace! AWWA/VWEA Leadership Academy: Brain Whitenack, Jamie Morris, Joel Bostic, Merritt Ford and Terri Love!
Education Outreach programs are back in full swing for the 2022-2023 school year! The Western Virginia Water Authority’s education outreach team is providing FREE Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) correlated lessons to students in our service area , which includes the City of Roanoke and the Counties of Roanoke, Franklin and Botetourt. Our education outreach program has both in-class presentations and field trip opportunities. Elementary lessons for grades 3-5 cover such topics as watersheds and erosion. Secondary students learn about watershed protection, GIS mapping and future careers in the water and wastewater industry.
Scott Shirley (COO - Water Quality) received the Arthur Sidney Bedell Award for extraordinary personal service to the Virginia Water Environment Association!
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