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Rain Harvesting Workshop & Accreditation Program for Professionals and Homeowners May 20 in Watkinsville
In order to improve water conservation in Northeast Georgia, University of Georgia and Texas A & M University have teamed up to offer this in-depth training, which is part of the American Rain Catchment System Association's
Professional Accreditation Program. Participants will learn
about designing rain harvest systems - downspouts, cisterns, rainbarrels,
water features, filters, pumps, pipes, water quality and irrigation options.
Where: Oconee County Civic Center, 2661 Hog Mountain Road, Watkinsville GA 30677
When: May 20, 2008
Cost: $10 (covers lunch, breaks and print material)
Register online: http://www.caes.uga.edu/unit/athens/index.html
Register by phone: 706-542 -0808
One-of-a-kind Opportunity for Managers and Financial Officers of Water Utilities, May 21 and 22 in Atlanta
On May 21 and 22, the Georgia Water Wise Council - a section of the Georgia Association of Water Professionals, will present a conference entitled " Can Water Efficiency Really Work for a Water System’s Bottom Line?" to help managers and financial officers of water utilities learn how to make water efficiency a financially sound investment.
The conference is co-sponsored by the Home Depot Foundation, the San Antonio Water System through a grant from the Innovations in American Government Award by Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, the Alliance for Water Efficiency, the Georgia Association of Water Professionals, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division and American Rivers.
Participants will hear a water efficiency success story and dig deeper into the nuts and bolts of water efficiency programs that work. The complete program can be viewed at www.gawp.org, Conferences and Events. Early bird registration for the GWWC Conference will end May 13. For more information and registration, visit www.gawp.org, Conferences and Events.
Topics include:
•Financial realities of conserving water
•Building stakeholder support for conservation efforts
•Challenges and opportunities for conservation planning in Georgia
•10 steps to water conservation planning
•Designing Win-Win water rates
•New technologies and programs for enhancing indoor and outdoor water efficiency
Speakers include:
•Carol Couch, Director, Georgia Environmental Protection Division
•Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, Former Mayor of San Antonio, state Representative and Senator, author and active conservationist
•Karen Guz, Director of Water Efficiency, San Antonio Water System
•Doug Evanson, Chief Financial Officer, San Antonio Water System
•Amy Vickers, Amy Vickers & Associates
•Mary Ann Dickinson, Alliance for Water Efficiency
•Tom Ash, HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc.
•Maureen Erbeznik, Maureen Erbeznik & Associates
•John Koeller, Koeller & Company
•Dave Bracciano, Tampa Bay Water
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