Applications for the following Florida Water and Pollution Control Operators Association awards will be accepted through June 1. The awards will be presented at the association's Fall Short School August 4-8 in Fort Pierce.

- Dr. A.P. Black Awards for outstanding operators and field technicians
- Robert Heilman Industrial Pretreatment Award
- Emory Dawkins Award for outstanding newsletter
- Ted Kamien Award for backflow prevention
- Joseph V. Towry Award for reclaimed water
- Stormwater Award
- Senior Systems Operator Award
- Outstanding Web Site Award

Applications are being accepted through June 1 for the FWPCOA Safety Awards, which will be presented during the association's Fall Short School in August.

The awards are presented to Florida treatment facilities in water, wastewater, reclaimed/reuse, distribution, and stormwater categories. Facilities do not have to be 100-percent free of lost-time accidents to qualify for an award.

Application forms can be printed out from the FWPCOA Web site at http://www.fwpcoa.org/pdf/forms/FWPCOASafetyAwardForm.pdf

The 2008 Florida Water Resources Conference will be held May 3rd to 7th, 2008 at te Tampa Convention Center. This is the largest utility conference in Florida, providing an excellent opportunity to see exhibits and attend programs on water utility technology. For mor information, please visit the conference website at http://www.fwrc.org.

August 4th through 8th in Fort Pierce

Check out the Training Page for more information.

The FW&PCOA is pleased to re-introduce its Reclaimed Water Field Site Inspector Course. The next training opportunity will be January 28 through February 1, 2008. We are pleased that the course is being held at the Orange County Utilities Operations Center, 8100 Presidents Drive, Orlando, FL. For more information or to register for the course, please contact the FW&PCOA Training Office at (321) 433-0081.