American Water Resources Association - National Capital Region Section

 Real Time Water Quality Monitoring:

Equipment, Operation, and Applications

Thursday, January 30, 2025

   Opening: 5:30 p.m. Presentation & Discussion: 6:30 p.m. Wrap Up: 7:45 p.m.

Location: George Washington University Science and Engineering Hall

800 22^nd St. NW, Washington, DC

Register Online at: AWRA-NCRS Jan 30 Real Time WQ Event

Students - $5; Members - $10; Non-members -$15.  

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Agenda

5:30 – 6:30 Networking Reception (Refreshments provided)

6:30 – 6:45 Welcome and Announcements

6:45 – 7:45 Presentations and Discussions

John Zimmerelli - Sales Representative, Xylem

John has over 20 years of experience in water quality monitoring in the Chesapeake Bay region, ranging from individual sensor instrumentation to complex, turnkey telemetry systems. In his role with Xylem, a global water technology provider, he manages five Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia in the sales of water quality and quantity instrumentation, flood management, and services.

Jeremy Balen & Shane Mizelle (Virtual) - Hydrologic Technicians, USGS MD-DC-DE Water Science Center

The USGS Maryland-Delaware-DC Science Center conducts water quality research and monitoring activities across the region. Their work focuses on understanding surface water and groundwater quality, as well as how water quality changes over time and in response to environmental factors. Jeremy and Shane are experts in discrete water-quality sample collection and continuous water-quality operation, as well as the resultant data analysis.

Alicia Ritzenthaler - Environmental Protection Specialist, DC Department of Energy and Environment

Alicia is responsible for the DC DOEE Rapid Stream Assessment Program, which was created to address a new stormwater permit and provide a high-level evaluation of all wadable streams in the District. The RSA Program has identified pollution sources and environmental degradation stressors, partnered with DC Water for infrastructure repair, helped to identify previously unmapped wetlands, and ground-truthed their enhanced NHD dataset.

Professional Development Hour (PDH) certificates provided for attendance.  

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American Water Resources Association-National Capital Region Section

November Event

A Current Overview of the National Levee Safety Program:  Helping to Manage Flood Risks for the Nation

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Location: Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

(777 North Capital Street NE, Washington, DC 20002)

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Agenda

5:30 – 7:00 pm Welcoming, Networking and Refreshments

7:00 – 8:00 pm Presentation by Tammy Conforti, PE,

Special Assistant for Levee Safety, US Army Corps of Engineers  (USACE)

Please join us on Wednesday, November 13 to hear details about the National Levee Safety Program and how USACE and FEMA are working together to protect our communities. Many communities across the nation are protected by levees, which are often decades old and built without the benefit of modern engineering practices.  Development often intensifies behind levees putting more reliance on the levee’s ability to protect these communities.  This necessitates the need to consider evacuation and land-use planning to help manage flood risk.  Furthermore, much of the public is unaware of their flood risk or the actions they can take to reduce those risks.  As the Nation looks to make the next generation of investments in flood risk management, this is the perfect opportunity to come together and coordinate efforts to combine levees with other ways of increasing community resilience, reducing disaster relief costs, recapturing some of the natural floodplain functions, and addressing inequities in technical capabilities, funding and oversight.

Professional Development Hour (PDH) certificates provided for attendance.

Registration is required by 3:00 pm on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at this link: Register AWRA-NCRS

$5 – Student

$10 – Member

$15 – Non-member

Questions?  Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The meeting will take place in the Kirby Training Center, which is on the ground floor, just beyond the front desk (https://www.mwcog.org/directions).  

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Student Poster Competition: AWRA-NCRS will offer three (3) awards and certificates to the poster competition winners. To qualify, a student should be the poster’s first author and the poster presenter.

AWRA-NCRS Happy Hour Fall 2024

Thursday, October 24, 2024

   Franklin Hall, 1348 Florida Ave NW, Washington DC 20009

The American Water Resources Association National Capital Region Section (AWRA-NCRS) is hosting a happy hour at Franklin Hall! Consider stopping by to connect with professionals in the Washington, DC area and exchange ideas on all aspects of water resources and related fields.

There is no registration fees. Please send us an email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you plan to attend so that we can get a head count.

We will be at Franklin Hall, an American beer hall located in the historic Manhattan Laundry building (https://www.franklinhalldc.com/)

• Happy Hour Specials (5-7pm): beer of the month $6, rail drinks $7, house wines $9
• Food: Basic bar foods like burgers, nachos, quesadillas, etc.
• Address: 1348 Florida Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009
• Metro: 8-minute walk from the Green Line U Street Metro Station
• Parking: On street parking is limited, the nearest parking garage is Lot 727 - Union Row at 2125 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009