October 2017 Digest

October 31, 2017

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Retirement Doesn’t Stop William Grandner from Guiding Young Operators

William Grandner, an icon of New York City’s wastewater treatment sector, has a long history in mentoring wastewater operators. By serving as a mentor for the next generation, he hopes to prepare the sector for an uncertain future.

This #MyWaterLegacy article showcases the campaign’s new focus on water-sector mentors.

New York Students Win International SJWP

Bacteria detection and filtration systems earn Rachel Chang and Ryan Thorpe first place

Rachel Chang and Ryan Thorpe dedicated their research to finding a way to protect people around the world from waterborne diseases. Their hard work paid off when they were announced as the international winners of the 2017 Stockholm Junior Water Prize.

From the President: Spreading the Value-of-Water Message

It is an honor to serve the members of the Water Environment Federation (WEF, Alexandria, Va.) as the 2017-2018 president. This column reaches you after we all return home from an extremely busy week at WEFTEC 2017.

For those unable to join us at WEFTEC or unable to attend the awards ceremony, I want to take this opportunity to share my hopes for WEF for this coming year. This past year, WEF has made great progress toward achieving its mission. I will bring my own passion to help WEF continue this journey. In the next year, I want to focus our efforts on increasing awareness of the value of water.

Introducing the 2017–2018 WEF Board of Trustees

During WEFTEC 2017, outgoing Water Environment Federation (WEF; Alexandria, Va.) President Rick Warner passed the gavel of leadership to Jenny Hartfelder. And those attending the WEFTEC Awards and Presidential Celebration were introduced to the 2017–2018 WEF Board of Trustees.

In Memoriam – Thomas J. Grizzard, “Protector of the Occoquan”

Many water sector professionals in Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. know the name Tom Grizzard. The watershed planning and management professional, who had become known as the “protector of the Occoquan,” died on June 24.