SUMMER 2015

ACE15 By Jeff Pearson, Susan Uyesugi, and Joanna Seto

T his year’s American Waterworks Association

annual conference, ACE15, was held in

Anaheim, California from June 7-10, 2015, at

the Anaheim Convention Center. The AWWA Hawaii

Section had a strong showing with more than 70 people

signing up from Hawaii and our new Guam subsection.

In the past, the Hawaii Section would get together at an

early Monday morning breakfast to have a fun start to

the conference, make some introductions and brief

remarks, and get the conference kicked off for the

Section. This breakfast would be followed by a mad

rush to get to the Opening General Session on time, where we always seemed to have too few seats

assigned to the Hawaii Section. However, due to the higher costs the hotel had quoted for breakfast this

year, in excess of $50 per person, and with

the rush to the opening session, we decided

to try something new.

This year, we held the Hawaii Section get-

together on the Sunday night before the

conference for a casual talk story with

pupu and cocktails. We charged $20 per

person as in the past. The event took

place at M3 Live Bar and Grill, less than a

mile from the conference hotels. Over 70

people attended, with good food and good

conversation. It seemed like a successful

event so please give your Section officers

feedback on whether to repeat this format

or return to the breakfast on Monday

morning for ACE16.

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ACE15, continued from page 1

With time to spare on Monday

morning, the Hawaii Section had a

great showing at the opening general

session. We had an additional two

rows of seats compared to last year,

and we nearly filled them all. Most

members came dressed in colorful

aloha attire, armed with a lei or two

to share the aloha with other ACE

attendees. The Hawaii Section can be

proud of our showing at the Monday

opening session.

This year the conference was shortened. The

exhibitors opened Monday morning as opposed to

Sunday, and the conference sessions ended on

Wednesday instead of Thursday. Since 1998, Hawaii

Section officers and committee chairs have stopped by

the booths of exhibitors who attended our Pacific

Water Conference earlier in the year. We thanked

them for their participation in Hawaii and gave them

Hawaiian Host candies as a mahalo. It was a long walk

to stop at over 40 booths, but it was well worth it to

show these vendors some aloha.

After the opening session, we all went our

separate ways to attend various conference

sessions and activities, only to get together each

night at some of the many after-conference

functions that were provided by consultants and

vendors. Some of the activities included visiting

the Groundwater Replenishment System in

Orange County, California which takes highly

treated wastewater and purifies it to a quality

that exceeds state and federal drinking water

standards suitable for replenishing the

groundwater basin.

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ACE 15, continued from page 2

The Big Island Tapping Team of Ted Lindsey, Norris Gonsalves, Roy Miyasaki and Leonard Midallia was ready

for the pipe tapping contest again this year. Their best time was 1:56:03 with one 10 second penalty for pipe

threads for a total of 2:06:03. That was a great time, however, there were some very fast teams competing,

and the team from Mexico took the title. Our guys get first place in my book for their hard effort!

Also this year at ACE15, the Hawaii Section was

awarded the Club 7 award for the highest percentage

of new members in the past calendar year for AWWA

sections of similar size. The Hawaii Section increased

membership from 413 to 440 members over all

categories of membership. Congratulations to

Membership Committee Chair Jason Takaki for his

work gathering new members.

We would also like to congratulate John

Stubbart for winning the George Warren

Fuller Award! This is a huge honor and it

was well-deserved.

It was a pleasure to be involved in the all

the Hawaii Section activities and a joy to

see how we all make such a positive

impression on so many others at the

conference. We look forward to attending

next year’s conference in Chicago with all

of you. §

4 Summer 2015

Inside This Issue

ACE15 1

Chair’s Message 4

Board of Trustees 5

Director’s Message 6

2016 Pacific Water 7 Conference Update

Regulatory Workshop: 8 Source Water/Wellhead Protection

Subsection Joins the 9 Section at ACE15

Keith Okamoto Named 10 Manager/Chief Engineer of the Hawaii County Water Department

New AWWA Hawaii 10 Section Members

Young Professionals: 11 Waianae Mountains Watershed Partnership Community Service

Young Professionals 12 General Meeting

Young Professionals 12 Social Event

Upcoming Safety Workshop 13

AWWA Library 15

Committee Chairs 16

Newsletter Advertising 17

Upcoming Calendar of 18 Events

Follow us on Facebook! www.facebook.com/AWWAHI

Chair’s Message By Jeffrey Pearson

Hawaii Section Chair

T his message is coming to you

from your new AWWA Hawaii

Section Chair, and I am honored

to be here. With all the support I am

getting already from the 2015-2016

Executive Committee (Director Ken Ota,

Vice Chair Mike Street, Immediate Past Chair Joanna Seto, Secretary

John Chung, and Treasurer Audrey Yokota), my one year at Chair will

be enjoyable and productive. A MAHALO also to our Board of Trustees

(Juanita Colon, Kevin Ihu, Keith Okamoto, Peter Ono, Mike Victorino,

Jay Stone, and Rich Hopkins), Committee Chairs (Kyle Augustino, Mike

Bungcayao, Joy Gannon, Lorna Heller, Trevor Inouye, Ross Kaneko,

Paul Kemp, Marek Kirs, Eassie Miller, Susan Mukai, Dean Nakano, Mark

Ohigashi, Paul Scott, Alyssa “Sunshine” Smith, Jason Takaki, and Susan

Uyesugi), and Subsection Chairs (Paul Kemp and Christine Richardson).

The ACE15, held in Anaheim, California June 7 - 10, was a busy time for

the AWWA Hawaii Section. This is the first year we did not have a

Monday Hawaii Section breakfast, opting for a Sunday Night “get-

together” at the M3 LIVE Bar and Grill, minutes away from the host

hotel. We had about 70 people in attendance to enjoy each others

company, have some pupu, and talk story. By all accounts it was a

successful event. With Mike Street in charge next year, we will see

what the plan is for ACE16 in Chicago.

Hawaii Section Mission Statement

The Hawaii Section AWWA is dedicated to the promotion of public health and welfare in the provision of drinking water of unquestionable

quality and sufficient quantity. The Hawaii Section AWWA must be proactive and effective in advancing the technology, science,

management, and government policies relative to the stewardship of water.

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There was also a large Hawaii contingency at the Opening General Session

the following Monday morning. We were all decked out in aloha attire and

armed with leis to share with the unsuspecting people of other sections. As

always, there were too many technical sessions to attend and too many

after conference functions to attend. Thanks to all the Hawaii Section folks

that helped provide a positive showing at ACE 15.

To conclude the ACE 15 highlights, the Hawaii Section received an award

for our increased membership over the past year. Thanks to Jason Takaki

and others for helping to earn this award.

Please sign up for the Safety Workshop on August 6, at the Hilo Hawaiian

Hotel. For more information contact Trevor Inouye. We also have a Board

meeting scheduled for September 17th on Oahu. More details on the

meeting to follow. Please look for Jay Stone’s article in this issue, discussing

the upcoming Pacific Water Conference, scheduled for February 2-4, 2016.

It will be a tough act to follow behind Joanna Seto’s tenure as Chair, but I

look forward to working with the Hawaii Section, along with Vice Chair

Mike Street, to move the Section towards a productive and enjoyable

year.§

Chair’s Message, continued from page 4

Board of Trustees

2015-2016

Chair Jeffrey Pearson Department of Water Supply 200 South High Street, 5th Floor Wailuku, Hawaii 96793 Phone: (808) 270-7681 E-mail: jeff.pearson@co.maui.hi.us

Director Ken Ota Pacific Pipe Company 1255 Kuala Street Pearl City, Hawaii 96782 Phone: (808) 455-8700 E-mail: ken@pacificpipe.net

Vice-Chair Michael Street SSFM International 501 Sumner Street, Suite 620 Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 Phone: (808) 356-1287 E-mail: mstreet@ssfm.com

Secretary John Chung Belt Collins Hawaii 2153 North King Street, Suite 200 Honolulu, Hawaii 96819 Phone: (808) 521-5361 E-mail: jchung@bchdesign.com

Treasurer Audrey Yokota E-mail: ayokota_assn2015@outlook.com

Past Chair Joanna Seto Hawaii State Department of Health 919 Ala Moana Blvd Room 308 Honolulu, Hawaii 96814 Phone: (808) 586-4258 E-mail: Joanna.seto@doh.hawaii.gov

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Hawaii Section Vision Statement

Hawaii Section of the American Water Works Association will be the leading force in the State of Hawaii

dedicated to safe drinking water.

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Director’s Message By Ken Ota

Hawaii Section Director

G ood weather… Better learning…

BEST networking!

Though I never made it to Disneyland, it was a great conference at ACE15 in Anaheim, California. The Hawaii Section consisted of 75 islanders, spreading the Aloha spirit throughout the four day conference. We made several new friends at ACE15’s Opening Session by passing out beautiful handmade leis to various section neighbors. Thank you all for coming out!

Association Updates from ACE15: Brenda Lennox from Pacific Northwest Section will be named AWWA

President-Elect at ACE16 in Chicago. AWWA officially opened the AWWA India office in Mumbai this past

month. Gaurav Sood will serve as AWWA India’s Executive Manager. Tracy Mehan was appointed AWWA’s Executive Director of

Government Affairs. Mr. Mehan will be our Water Policy Leader in Washington, D.C. on August 3rd. He will be leading the Association’s legislative, regulatory, and advocacy efforts.

Community Engineering Corps is in full swing. CE Corps helps underserved communities in the United States meeting their infrastructure needs and improve each community member’s quality of life. Alliance with - AWWA, ASCE, and EWB-USA. Two projects were adopted by AWWA this year and are currently working with Virginia and CA/NV Section. AWWA Sections are still just learning about CE Corps and learning about the project process.

Update on AWWA “Total Water Solutions” – The Association would like to expand the knowledge resources not only in drinking water but also in the areas of wastewater, water reuse, and storm water. Drinking water, wastewater, reuse, and storm water management are very closely linked in today’s world. Reuse water is a viable alternative for many utilities.

Future Dates for ACE: ACE 2016 Chicago

ACE 2017 Philadelphia ACE 2018 Las Vegas

Congratulations again to John Stubbart who was honored for the George Warren Fuller Award!

I would also like to thank Maui boy/sandbagger, Jeff Pearson, and Susan Uyesugi for planning our Aloha dinner at M3 Live. §

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At-Large Trustee Administrative & Policy Council

Juanita Colon Kawela Plantation Homeowner’s Assoc. P.O. Box 28, 243 Uluanui Road Kaunakakai, Hawaii 96748 Phone: (808) 553-4223 E-mail: kawelapha@gmail.com

At-Large Trustee Annual Conference Council

Jay Stone Belt Collins Hawaii LLC. 2153 North King Street, Suite 200 Honolulu, HI 96819-4554 Phone: (808) 521-5361 E-mail: jstone@bchdesign.com

BWS Trustee Water Utility/Government Affairs Council

Kevin Ihu Honolulu Board of Water Supply 630 South Beretania Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96843 E-mail: kihu@hbws.org

Consultant Trustee Public Affairs Council

Peter Ono Brown and Caldwell 737 Bishop Street, Suite 3000 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Phone: (808) 203-2665 Email: pono@brwncald.com

Government Trustee Standards Council/Nominating

Michael Victorino Kalana O Maui Building 200 South High Street, 8th Floor Wailuku, Hawaii 96793 Phone: (808) 270-7760 E-mail: michael.victorino@mauicounty.us

Manufacturer Trustee Manufacturers/Suppliers Council

Rich Hopkins Hopkins Technical Products Inc. 470 Harvest Park Drive, Suite C Brentwood, CA 94513-4036 Phone: (808) 240-2160 E-mail: rich@htpinc.com

Water Utility Trustee Technical & Education Council

Keith Okamoto Dept. of Water Supply, County of Hawai‘i 345 Kekūanaō‘a Street, Ste. 20 Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone: (808) 961-8050 E-mail: KOkamoto@hawaiidws.org

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2016 Pacific Water Conference Update By Jay Stone

Conference Committee Chair

T he Hawai‘i Section of the American Water Works Association and the Hawai‘i Water Environment Association are proud to announce the third annual joint conference now known as the Pacific Water Conference at the Hawai‘i Convention Center from February 2 - 4, 2016. We have received

several entries for this year's theme contest and will announce the winner soon. Our joint conference committee is hard at work to bring you an exciting, fun, and educational conference. These are some things you can do prior to the conference: Help support the conference with a monetary contribution or placing an advertisement in the conference

booklet. Reserve your exhibit booth soon before the spaces are sold out.

Submit an abstract to be a speaker. Keep an eye out for a call-for-papers flyer that will be distributed soon.

The conference will feature almost an entire week of activities kicking off with Pre‐Conference workshops at the Hawai‘i Convention Center on Tuesday, February 2 with tracks for water and wastewater operators and professionals, as well as a workshop targeted at developing personal and professional skills for young professionals. The Conference officially opens on Wednesday, February 3. Join us in the Convention Center Exhibit Hall to cheer on this year’s operator competitions featuring HWEA’s Operations Challenge (Part 1) and AWWA’s Pipe Tapping and Top Ops events. Remember to check out the exhibitors showcasing the newest and latest products in the industry. With 6 technical session tracks to choose from, there’s sure to be one that piques your interest. The day will close with the always-popular “Meet & Greet” hosted by the exhibitors in the Exhibit Hall. Catch up with old friends or make new ones. Thursday’s program will feature HWEA’s Operations Challenge (Part 2) and more technical sessions. The Installation Program and Awards Banquet will be held in the evening for both AWWA and HWEA. The conference golf tournament will be held on Friday, February 5 at the Hawai‘i Prince Golf Course. Form your own team or compete one-on-one with friends and colleagues. Conference week will end with a community service event on Saturday, February 6. We look forward to a great turnout just like at this past year’s community service event. Registration, hotel information, and other details will be posted on the conference web site www.pacificwaterconference.com after August 1. Check the web site after August 1 for more information. We look forward to seeing all of you at the Conference! Aloha, Jay Stone | Scott McAdam | Trevor Inouye | Puna Kaneakua pacificwatercon@gmail.com 2016 Conference Chairs §

8 Summer 2015

Regulatory Workshop

Source Water/Wellhead Protection By Trevor Inouye

Workshops/Safety Committee Chair

T he AWWA Hawaii Section source water/wellhead protection workshop was held on May 8, 2015, at the Maui Kahului

Airport Courtyard Marriott. The one-day workshop was attended by 39 representatives of the public and private sector, including county water agencies, state agencies, and consultants. This workshop was intended for field operations and water distribution system operators, engineers, and managers to increase their knowledge on SDWA regulations and procedures in regards to source water/wellhead protection. Daniel Chang, Robert Whittier, Joanna Seto, Norris Uehara (DOH, Safe Drinking Water Branch), Roy Hardy (DLNR, Commission on Water Resource Management), Don Thomas (University of Hawaii), Tui Anderson (Hawaii Rural Water Association), and Alex Butarro (Maui Department of Water Supply) presented on the following topics:

Introduction to Source Water/Wellhead Protection Well Construction & Pump Installation Standards

Source Water Assessments

Linkages to Safe Drinking Water Requirements

Source Water/Wellhead Protection Methods Funding Protection

Wellhead Protection – Financial Assistance Program Projects

On behalf of the AWWA Hawaii Section, I would like to thank all of you for attending the workshop. The Workshop Committee also wishes to thank all the presenters for participating in the workshop, and mahalo to the DOH Safe Drinking Water Branch for their assistance in making this a successful event. §

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Subsection Joins the Section at ACE15 By Paul Kemp

Western Pacific Subsection Chair

A fter the success of the first Subsection Conference, the

AWWA-HIWPS has begun working with the Section Board and

our Hawaii representative, Dean Nakano (Pacific Rim

Committee Chair), on budget planning for the coming year.

With summer vacations inhibiting meeting plans, it will likely be September before the Subsection Board can hold a meeting with all present. The current issues are the annual calendar, budget, and synchronization of the Subsection Terms of Office with those of the Section. As with all AWWA members, the main summer activity has been the National Annual Convention and Exposition (ACE15) in June. The Subsection Chair, Paul Kemp, and Subsection Vice-chair, Geigy Salayon, members Vincent Dueñas, Calvin Yam and Ron Topasña, and Consolidated Commission on Utilities (CCU) commissioners: Chairman Joseph T. Dueñas, Commissioner Francis Santos, Commissioner George Bamba and Commissioner Pedro Guerrero were able to join with Hawaii Section attendees, sponsored by Guam Waterworks Authority (GWA). As always there were too many desired activities to fit everything we wanted to do into the time of the conference. Even with an early start getting together on Sunday with people with whom we work but don’t often get to see there is always more to do than we can get done. From the recommendations received after our first Subsection conference that we add a trade show, the Exposition provided an excellent opportunity to reach out to new friends and contacts. The incredible array of presentations also sparked ideas for our next effort. Most of all it was a wonderful time to get better acquainted with our Section. §

10 Summer 2015

Keith Okamoto Named Manager/Chief Engineer of the Hawaii County Water

Department

T he AWWA Hawaii Section wishes to congratulate Keith Okamoto, Water

Utilities Trustee, in his recent promotion to Manager/Chief Engineer for

the Hawaii Department of Water Supply. The Water Board unanimously

approved Keith after interviewing him and two other candidates in an all day

meeting on June 23rd. He will oversee a staff of 168 employees, and an annual

budget of over $50 million.

Keith has worked for the Hawaii Department of Water Supply since 1996 and has

worked his way through the ranks to become assistant Engineering Division head

in 2003, where he also was assigned to oversee the department’s capital

improvement projects. Keith replaces Quirino Antonio Jr. who retired after more than 40 years with the

department.

We all wish Keith good luck and good fortune in this new challenging position. §

New AWWA Hawaii Section Members

Higinio Camacho

Irina Constantinescu Joan Corrigan

Cesar Dela Cruz Vincent Jon Duenas

David Fletcher

Regina Flores

John Jenson Helene Kau

Larry Manacop Jon McDonald

Mauryn McDonald Mark Miller

Vincent Pangelinan

Gerald Paulino Aja Reyes

John Riegel Chris Robinson

Duke Schaefer

Roman Silvestre

Kapua Sproat Ron Topasna

Jacob Wieselman Cheuk Nam Yam

Dustin Yamamoto Heidi Yelin

Please welcome our newest Hawaii Section members!

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Young Professionals: Waianae Mountains Watershed Partnership Community Service

By Mark Ohigashi

Youth Education Committee and YP Secretary

O n Saturday, June 20, a small group of

volunteers from the Young Professionals (YP)

organization of AWWA Hawai‘i Section and

HWEA attended its second community service event at

the vegetative fire break project in the hills of the

Waianae Kai Forest Reserve. Our group was joined by

the Young Member Group (YMG) of the Structural

Engineers Association of Hawaii (SEAOH) in a combined

effort to assist the ongoing project headed by the

Waianae Mountains Watershed Partnership (WMWP)

and the State Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Last year, the YPs assisted in clearing invasive koa haole by cutting the plants down and applying herbicide to

the stumps; so this year, we were able to see the fruits of our previous labor in the form of a large swath of

cleared land out planted with native dryland plants like milo, ilima and wiliwili. The cleared area alongside a

Board of Water Supply service road serves as an assistive fire break for fighting brush fires that may threaten

both the forest reserve in the mountain and homes in the lowland areas of the valley. The work done this

year included the arduous, but important, task of removing fire-adapted weeds that are threatening to choke

the native plants planted by WMWP staff and local community groups throughout the past year. Good times

were had by all while working through social conversation and a misting rain that blessed all of the

volunteers. A cool and refreshing lunch were provided by YP and SEAOH YMG for all of the volunteers under

the warm West Oahu sun.

Stay tuned for YP’s next community service project! Don’t forget that while these projects are sponsored by

the Young Professionals organization, all AWWA Hawai‘i Section members and their guests (unless otherwise

specified) are invited to volunteer

and have fun!

Finally, if you would like to be the

next YP Community Service Chair,

please send an e-mail to Mark

Ohigashi, YP Secretary, at

mohigashi@brwncald.com. §

Photos courtesy of SEAOH

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T he AWWA|HWEA Young Professionals (YPs) Committee held a general meeting at Nico’s on May 27

and provided pupu for the 10 members that attended. The main purpose of the meeting was to

thank the outgoing chair, Susan Mukai, for her hard work during the past years as she moved

through the difference roles in YP and to welcome the incoming committee members.

Our 2015-2016 YP Committee Members are:

Chair: Alyssa “Sunshine” Smith

Co-Chair: Jessica Agsalda

Secretary: Mark Ohigashi

Technical Presentations/Field Trip: Susan Mukai Social: Greg Castro/Michael Bungcayao

Outreach: Amanda Tanaka/Stephanie Chin Water Conference: Hernan Co

Past Chair: Susan Mukai

Please say hi to our Committee Members if you see them and feel free to ask them about upcoming YP events.§

Young Professionals General Meeting By Alyssa “Sunshine” Smith

Young Professionals Committee and Public Outreach Committee Chair

Young Professionals Social Event By Susan Mukai

Young Professionals Committee Past Chair

T he Young Professionals (YPs) group held a Social Event at The Social Honolulu on Thursday, April 30.

We had a huge turnout of over twenty five YPs and a few seasoned professionals as well. There

were many familiar faces, but it was exciting to see new YPs checking out this event. Cliff Lum

showed his support for the YP group by showing up and bringing friends.

As always, this was a great networking opportunity and a chance to catch up with people we may not see too

often. Thank you to all those who made this event a blast, and we look forward to seeing everyone at our

next events! §

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Upcoming Safety Workshop

The Safety Workshop will be held on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel.

The deadline to register is Wednesday, July 29, 2015.

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2011 Annual Conference - opening General Session videos

A Century of Safe Drinking Water Activated Carbon: Solutions for Improving Water

Quality Avoiding Rate Shock: Making the Case for Water

Rates AWWA 2002 Annual Conference Videos AWWA and the Consumer Confidence Report AWWA M/DBP LT2 Stage 2 Training Toolkit Backflow Prevention and Cross Connection Basic Microbiology for Drinking Water Personnel,

2nd Edition Careers in Drinking Water Case Studies in Source Water Protection Design and Construction of Small Water Systems Developing Rates for Small Water Systems Disinfectants and Disinfection By-products:

Understanding the Proposed D/DBP Rule (2 tapes) with accompanying handbook

Disinfection of Pipelines and Storage Facilities Field Guide

Forecasting Urban Water Demand, 2nd Edition Guide to the Filter Backwash Recycling Rule Handbook of Public Water Systems, 2nd Edition How Water Works - a Typical Water System

Poster How Water Works - an interactive Tour CD How Water Works - Conventional Water

Treatment Processes Poster How Water Works - Residential Use HWEA presents Water Recycling in Hawaii Hydraulic Modeling and GIS Inside the Weather Introduction to QualServe Lead and Copper Rule Compliance: How to

Conduct a Corrosion Control Study (2 tapes) with accompanying handbook

Let's Talk Safety Talks Modeling Water Quality in Distribution Systems,

2nd Edition

Natural and Engineered Solutions for Drinking Water Supplies

Operator Certification Guide - 5th Edition Operator Math Made Easy Our Water Cycle DVD Overview of Environmental Laws and Regulations Plain Talk about Drinking Water - 5th edition Planning for the Distribution of Reclaimed Water

(M24) Practical Manual of Groundwater Microbiology,

2nd Edition Public Affairs for Water Utilities Pump Selection and Troubleshooting Field guide Safety First: Night Work Safety First: Work Area Traffic Control Safety Practices for Water Utilities Secrets to Success: How to Prepare for Operator

Certification Seizing the Initiative: Section and Member Utility

Involvement in the SDWA The Business of Water: A Concise Overview of

Challenges and opportunities The Evolving Water Utility The Importance of Utility Membership Water Audits and Loss Control Programs 3rd

Edition (M36) Water Conservation Communications Guide Water Conservation for Small and Medium-Sized

Utilities Water Conservation-Oriented Rates: Strategies

to Extend Supply, Promote Equity, and Meet Minimum Flow Levels

Water Distribution Operator Training Handbook Water Infrastructure at a Turning Point: The

Road to Sustainable Asset Management Water Main Disinfection and Dechlorination Water Resource Alternatives: The Future of

Sustainable Utility Practices (2 tapes) Water Reuse for a Sustainable Future We are AWWA WSO: Distribution System

AWWA Library

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Committee Chairs 2015-2016

Water for People Paul “Scotty” Scott — Co-Chair Engineered Systems, Inc. P.O. Box 865 Kailua, Hawaii 96734 Phone: (808) 263-2232 E-mail: esikailua@aol.com

Water for People Kylee Augustino Engineering/Remediation Resources Grp 677 Ala Moana Blvd Ste 308 Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: (808) 664-8087 E-mail: kylee.augustino@gmail.com

Water Reuse - AWWA Lorna Heller Honolulu Board of Water Supply 630 South Beretania Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96843 Phone: (808) 637-5078 E-mail: LHELLER@hbws.org Water Reuse - HWEA Eassie Miller Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, AIPA Bldg 3375 Koapaka Street, Suite F227 Honolulu, Hawaii 96819 Phone: (808) 218-6049 E-mail: eassiemiller@kennedyjenks.com

Website Mike Bungcayao Group 70 International 925 Bethel Street, 5th Floor Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Direct: (808) 441-2124 E-mail: mbungcayao@group70int.com

Western Pacific Subsection Paul Kemp 329 Gardenia Ave Mangliao, GU 96913 Phone: (671) 688-4946 E-mail: pauljkemp@guam.net

Workshops/Safety Trevor Inouye Brown and Caldwell 737 Bishop Street, Suite 3000 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Phone: (808) 203-2676 E-mail: tinouye@brwncald.com

Youth Education Mark Ohigashi Brown and Caldwell 737 Bishop Street, Suite 3000 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Phone: (808) 203-2668 E-mail: mohigashi@brwncald.com

Membership Jason Takaki Honolulu Board of Water Supply 630 South Beretania Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96843 Phone: (808) 748-5700 E-mail: jtakaki@hbws.org

Newsletter Susan Mukai Brown and Caldwell 737 Bishop Street, Suite 3000 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Phone: (808) 203-2667 E-mail: smukai@brwncald.com

Nominating Timothy Lum Yee HDR Engineering 1132 Bishop Street, Suite 1200 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Phone: (808) 271-2493 E-mail: timothy.lumyee@hdrinc.com

Operators Training (Vacant)

Pacific Rim Dean A. Nakano Brown and Caldwell 737 Bishop Street, Suite 3000 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Phone: (808) 203-2673 E-mail: dnakano@brwncald.com

Research/Technology Dr. Marek Kirs WRRC, University of Hawai'i at Manoa 2540 Dole Street, Holmes Hall 283 Honolulu, HI 96822 Phone (808) 956-9579 E-mail: kirs@hawaii.edu

Small Water Systems Joy Gannon RCAC|Environmental Programs 1135 Makawao Ave. #252 Makawao, HI 96768 Phone: (808) 345-1246 E-mail: JGannon@rcac.org

Strategic Planning Michael Street SSFM International 501 Sumner Street, Suite 620 Honolulu, Hawaii 96817

E-mail: mstreet@ssfm.com

UH Manoa Student Chapter Subcommittee Christine Richardson

Awards & Scholarship Joanna Seto Hawaii State Department of Health 919 Ala Moana Boulevard Room 308 Honolulu, Hawaii 96814 Phone: (808) 586-4258 E-mail: Joanna.seto@doh.hawaii.gov

Bylaws/Standard Practice Manual Ross Kaneko CH2M Hill 1132 Bishop Street, Suite 1100 Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: (808) 440-0225 E-mail: rkaneko@ch2m.com

Conference Jay Stone Belt Collins Hawaii LLC. 2153 North King Street, Suite 200 Honolulu, HI 96819-4554 Phone: (808) 521-5361 E-mail: jstone@bchdesign.com

Diversity/Young Professionals & Public Outreach Alyssa “Sunshine” Smith CH2M Hill 1132 Bishop Street, Suite 1100 Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: (808) 440-0207 E-mail: Alyssa.smith@ch2m.com

Exhibits Rich Hopkins Hopkins Technical Products Inc. 470 Harvest Park Drive, Suite C Brentwood, CA 94513-4036 Phone: (808) 240-2160 E-mail: rich@htpinc.com

Finance Audrey Yokota E-mail:

ayokota_assn2015@outlook.com

Legislation/Regulation Susan Uyesugi SSFM International 501 Sumner Street, Suite 620 Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 Phone: (808) 356-1246 E-mail: suyesugi@ssfm.com

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Newsletter Advertising

The Hawaii Section of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) is currently seeking advertisers for its quarterly newsletter. Advertising provides a direct message to a population of over 600 members state-wide who are in need of the products or services being advertised. Although we have switched to electronic distribution of the newsletter, we feel that there is still equal benefit to advertising in the electronic newsletter as with the printed newsletter. In addition, advertising in the electronic newsletter can be in full color. Please be aware that advertising in the newsletter is available only to businesses related to the drinking water field. Please also note that all advertisements will be submitted for review and approval by the AWWA Hawaii Section Board of Trustees for ad content.

To advertise in the AWWA Hawaii Section Newsletter,

simply complete the application form below.

Item Number

Ad Size Ad Size (wxh) Cost Per Issue

(1) 1/8 Page 3 ½” x 2 ¼” $35 (business card)

(2) 1/4 Page 3 ½” x 4 ¾” $55

(3) 1/2 Page (H) 7 ½” x 4 ¾” $80

(4) 1/2 Page (V) 3 ½” x 9 ¾” $80

(5) Full Page 7 ½” x 9 ¾” $110

Ads must be in a “camera ready” form, as a *.jpeg or *.tif, and must have a minimum resolution of 225 dpi – maximum resolution of 300 dpi.

APPLICATION FOR AWWA HAWAII SECTION NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING

STEP 1 – FILL OUT ADVERTISING INFORMATION:

Name of Organization: _______________________________________________________________

Name & Title of Contact: ______________________________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________________________________________

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Gray, Hong, Nojima, and Associates, Inc. 201 Merchant Street, Suite 1900

Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 ATTN: Audrey Yokota

Susan Mukai Phone: (808) 203-2667

E-mail: smukai@brwncald.com

18 Summer 2015

Production Information Newsletter

The American Water Works Association/

Hawaii Section newsletter is published to inform its members of Section and International AWWA

activities, meetings, educational opportunities and other matters of interest to the water

community. The mention of trade names for commercial products does not represent or imply

an endorsement by AWWA Hawaii Section.

AWWA Hawaii Section PO Box 22614 Honolulu HI 96823-2614

Hawaii Section Website

http://www.awwa-hi.org

The AWWA Hawaii Section website was recently renovated. Please visit the website and let us

know if you have any comments or suggestions.

Editor of this Issue:

Susan Mukai c/o Brown and Caldwell

737 Bishop Street, Suite 3000 Honolulu, HI 96813

E-mail: smukai@brwncald.com

Newsletter Articles

AWWA members are welcome to submit articles for the Newsletter. Please contact Susan Mukai at

smukai@brwncald.com for information.

Submissions for the Summer Newsletter are due by Friday, October 16, 2015.

Upcoming Calendar of Events

August 6, 2015 Safety Workshop and General Membership Meeting

Hilo Hawaiian Hotel Hilo, HI

September 17, 2015

AWWA Board Meeting Honolulu, HI

October 2-3, 2015

AWWA RMSO Banff, Alberta

October 14-16, 2015 HWWA Conference

Honolulu, HI

February 2, 2016 2016 Pacific Water Conference - Pre-Conference

Hawaii Convention Center Honolulu, HI

February 3-4, 2016

2016 Pacific Water Conference Hawaii Convention Center

Honolulu, HI

February 4, 2016 AWWA Board Meeting

Honolulu, HI

February 5, 2016 2016 Pacific Water Conference - Golf Tournament

Honolulu, HI

February 6, 2016 2016 Pacific Water Conference - Community Service

Honolulu, HI