Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP)

Earlier this month, the GAWP 2025 Women Making Waves Mentoring Committee brought energy and purpose to an engaging in-person workshop designed to unlock the potential of the mentorship program! Mentors and mentees explored their Top 5 Strengths in small groups, brainstorming the value they bring both individually and collectively. Participants dug deep into how their strengths drive team dynamics, collaboration, and success. To wrap up the session, everyone crafted one-sentence action plans to apply these insights in meaningful ways. The session was an inspiring blend of self-discovery, teamwork, and actionable growth. We're excited to see how these plans unfold and positively impact careers and teams alike! #WomenMakingWaves #WomeninWater #GAWP #Mentorship #WaterProfessionals

?? Upcoming Event Alert! ?? Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP) / GWEF members! I'm excited to announce the next meeting of the Pump & Pump Systems Committee on March 27th at 11:00 AM. We're taking our act on the road this month. Our friend, Mohammad Bashar, has invited us to tour the KSB Company Pump Manufacturing Facility in Grovetown, GA. This is a great opportunity to network and discuss the latest pump news and trends. Adam Bates is going to walk us through one of the top pump manufacturing facilities in our state and discuss some of the engineering and innovation that goes into the manufacturing of KSB's pump offerings. Whether you're involved in design, operation, or just want to learn more about the industry, this meeting is not to be missed! ?? Date: March 27, 2025 ?? Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM ?? Location: KSB GIW | 5000 Wrightsboro Rd, Grovetown, Georgia?30813 GAWP members will need to register at: https://lnkd.in/etRDaAtV Looking forward to seeing everyone there! #GAWP #Pumps #PumpSystems #Networking #Manufacturing #Engineering #GrovetownGA #KSBPumps #Innovation #WaterProfessionals

Do you know any college students who would like to participate in the Student Poster Session at GAWP's Annual Conference? ? The GAWP Young Professionals Committee is in search of students for the 2025 Student Poster Session at the GAWP Annual Conference. This is a great opportunity for them to share their work with water professionals and experts! If selected to participate, they will also be able to attend conference sessions and network with more than 2,000 water professionals from Georgia and the Southeast. ? The poster session will take place Monday morning, July 14, during which students will be asked to stand with their posters to present and discuss their work with water professionals. Posters will remain on display outside the main entrance to the Exhibit Hall on Monday through the end of the conference day. There will be a lot of foot traffic around the posters. ? The deadline for submitting an abstract is Friday, May 30th. Please share with any students you know who might be interested! More details can be found at https://lnkd.in/eFgbnG-Z #GAWP #YoungProfessionals #FutureWaterProfessionals #StudentPosterSession #AnnualConference

Attention Water Utilities – don’t miss your chance to compete for the best-tasting tap water in Georgia!? ? The Georgia Section American Water Works Association (GAWWA) will hold taste competitions representing all of the 8 GAWP Districts to determine the best tasting tap water in Georgia at the 2025 GAWP Spring Conference & Expo in Columbus next month.?District AND Final Competitions will be held at the Conference on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. ? These preliminary competitions are scheduled to start on Tuesday, April 15 at in the morning and a winner will be chosen from each District. These winners will compete that afternoon in the finals and one will be chosen as the best-tasting tap water in Georgia! ? Do not miss this excellent opportunity to gain positive media coverage (and bragging rights!) for your system! For more information and to apply to complete, visit: https://lnkd.in/eT_AWbK3. The submission deadline is March 21, 2025. #GAWWA #GAWP #BestTapWater #WaterTasteTest #WaterProfessionals ?

Exhibitor Registration is OPEN for GAWP's Spring Conference & Expo, featuring the Industrial Symposium. Exhibit at our Spring Conference in Columbus on April 15 & 16 and reach over 500 water and wastewater professionals from throughout the state. This year’s spring conference is being held at the beautiful Columbus Convention & Trade Center, located on the banks of the Chattahoochee, in the old Columbus Ironworks facility. The conference brings together professionals from all aspects of the water and wastewater industry. Coming from both the private and public sectors, our conference attendees work in areas such as pretreatment, collections, distribution, laboratory, plant operations, maintenance, engineering, utility management, consulting, and more. For full details and to register:?https://lnkd.in/epGrmnyz Register by March 18 to receive the early-bird discount! #GAWP #SpringConference #IndustrialSymposium #WaterProfessionals

The H2Opportunity Committee has once again made a big splash with the World of Water at the Construction Ready Expo, where they were able to educate students from all over the state about the careers available to them in the water industry.?Thanks to committee members and all the other volunteers who pitched in to make the World of Water a success! Special thanks to our sponsors whose contributions enable us to participate (and educate!) in this event each year: Athens-Clarke County Unified Government, Marietta Water, Eco-Tech, Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority, HDR, Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority, Clayton County Water Authority

Registration is now open for GAWP’s Spring Conference & Expo, featuring the Industrial Symposium, which will be held at the Columbus Convention & Trade Center on April 15-16. We hope you will join us there for informative sessions, interesting tours, the awards luncheon honoring your industry peers, and an exhibit hall full of the best products and technology available.?For more details and to register, visit: https://lnkd.in/ecCajiQN Register by end of day Tuesday, March 18, to receive the early-bird discount.? ? #GAWP #SpringConference #IndustrialSymposium #Water #Wastewater #WaterProfessionals

Thank you go everyone who came out this morning for our “For the Love of Water” member social.?Current and prospective members alike started the day at GAWP for a social hour (complete with coffee, breakfast, and Valentine’s Day treats) following by a welcome from Pam Burnett, GAWP’s Executive Director, and testimonials from current members about the value being a GAWP member has brought to their lives – both personal and professional! We love our members so a Valentine’s Day social was spot-on! ?? Thank you to Paula Feldman, Membership Committee Chair, for helping to make this event happen. #GAWP #WaterProfessionals #WeLoveOurMembers?

We've opened the submission portal for Annual Conference presentations! Do you have a topic in mind that you'd like to share with your industry friends and colleagues? The Annual Conference (July 13-16 in Savannah) is a great place to reach lots of Georgia water professionals, network with other industry experts, and earn recertification points or CEUs! ? Our conference theme this year is Operators and Frontline Workers in Focus. If YOU are an operator or frontline worker, we'd love to hear about what is challenging or interesting concerning your job, plant, equipment, services, etc.?Peer-to-peer sharing and learning is so valuable and a conference presentation is a great way to do that. Please submit your request to present by April 14. After that, the program committee will review submissions and invite speakers to join the conference -- it could be you! Submit your presentation topic here: https://lnkd.in/gmwHyTKK #GAWP #AnnualConference #ShareYourKnowledge #WaterProfessionals

Join us for GAWP's first Streambank Stabilization Workshop?on Thursday, February 20th with Bill Lord and Mitch Woodward from the NC State Extension Office. Mitch and Bill each have over 20 years of experience?of practical stormwater & streambank repair experience in NC, TN, VA, KY, AL, PA, SC, GA, MD, and WA, and are coming to share their lessons learned in streambank stabilization.?? ? In this hands-on workshop, attendees will learn how to protect and improve the natural environment of streams by stabilizing the stream bank and other eroding areas using native plant species and natural design. NC State University and other local experts will provide practical, cost-effective solutions using natural materials and native plants to create a healthy streamside and repair small scale erosion issues. Attendees will participate in hands-on stream protection practices including backfilling erosion gullies, grading and seeding newly sloped banks on a stream to assist in the re-establishment of streamside buffers. ? Upon completion of the workshop, a Stream Bank Repair certification exam will be administered and those who receive a passing grade of at least 80% will receive a certificate and recognition as Certified in Stream Bank Repair by NC State University Extension and be listed in their Certified Stream Bank Repair Professionals Database on their?website.?4.5 PDHs for professional engineers and land surveyors will be awarded for attendance. For more information and to register, visit: https://lnkd.in/eeTZuHsx #GAWP #StreambankStabilization #Erosion #NCStateExtensionOffice?