West Yost routinely awards scholarships to qualified students to attend, free of charge, industry conferences that match our vision for advancing sustainable water management, including water, wastewater, and stormwater conferences.
The scholarship recipient will receive a paid registration to the conference, paid admission to conference meals, travel assistance or travel reimbursement up to $500*, and an invitation to a West Yost hosted event (if applicable). The total value of the scholarship is over $1,000*.
The conferences in 2018 are:
WaterReUse Annual Conference
March 25 – 27, 2018, Monterey, CA
This conference is the premier educational and networking event for California water professionals involved in recycled water policy, operations, technology, and public perception. Applications Due: February 19, 2018
California Water Environment Association (CWEA) Annual Conference
April 17 – 20, 2018, Sacramento, CA
Join over 1,000 CWEA members to make connections with fellow water professionals. Attendees receive knowledge, networking opportunities and ideas that can propel their wastewater, collection system, and treatment and infrastructure engineering careers forward. Applications Due: March 23, 2018
Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) Spring Conference & Exhibition
May 8 – 11, 2018, Sacramento, CA
This premier conference for water industry professionals covers a wide range of current water topics including groundwater management, water rates issues, crisis communications, affordable drinking water, municipal finance, and more. Applications Due: April 6, 2018
Application form (link below) and supporting information must be submitted on or before the due dates listed above. Only students currently enrolled in courses at a university level academic institution are eligible for the scholarship. Graduate or undergraduate applicants must be at least 18 years old as of the conference start date.
Scholarship applications will be evaluated by a panel of our water industry professionals based on the following key criteria:
Relevance: How will attending the conference help the student achieve his or her educational or career goals?
Initiative: Has the student demonstrated dedication to pursuing a career related to the water industry?
Other considerations such as special circumstances may also be considered (i.e. the student has overcome an unusual challenge or obstacle).
Graduate or undergraduate applicants must be 18 years of age or older as of March 17, 2018.
*Students may be responsible for all travel arrangements and initial costs. Travel reimbursement will be awarded to the student after attendance at the conference has been confirmed. However, West Yost will work with students to prepay select travel expenses. West Yost may, at our discretion, award multiple scholarships or no scholarships.
For more information on how to apply, learn more about upcoming conference scholarship opportunities, or would like to be placed on our notification list for future opportunities, please contact our Conference Scholarship Coordinator.
Unidirectional flushing programs allow agencies to improve water quality and manage water distribution system assets more effectively than traditional flushing and implementing a pilot program is a great place to start. An article authored by Charles Duncan and Brenda Estrada, of West Yost Associates, is featured in AWWA’s June 2016 Opflow magazine.
If you are an AWWA member you can access the article here.
Walt Meyer (West Yost Associates) and Alex Johnson (The Freshwater Trust) will present a case study on the Medford Water Quality Trading Program for NPDES Compliance, at a workshop on watershed compliance programs in Sacramento.
The Workshop is April 14, 2016, 1:00 to 5:30 pm at the Citizen Hotel, 926 J Street, Sacramento, CA.
Kathryn Gies, of West Yost Associates will present with Karen Ashby of Larry Walker Associates on the Methylmercury Special Project: Findings and Policy Updates at the CVCWA Annual Conference in Sacramento, May 18.
The following links to the conference’s website: CVCWA 2016
West Yost is a proud sponsors of the CWEA 2016 Annual Conference being held April 26 – April 29, in Santa Clara, CA. The following staff members will be presenting at the conference:
West Yost will have the following speakers at the AWWA Conference in Las Vegas this month:
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Session 10 – Water Quality (11:30 AM)
Distribution Water Quality Modeling – Another Tool in the Disinfection Toolkit Polly Boissevain, West Yost and Associates
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Session 25 – Water Resources (11:00 AM)
Davis Woodland Water Supply Project: One Sustainable Water Solution | Water – Wastewater – Groundwater Lindsay Smith, West Yost Associates
Groundwater Resources Association (GRA) is holding it’s 23rd Annual Conference and Meeting with a focus on 2014, a landmark year in California’s water history due to the Legislature’s recent passage of landmark bills designed to initiate a process to improve groundwater management in the state. The conference will take place on October 15-16, 2014 at the Hilton Sacramento Arden West in Sacramento, CA.
Momo Savovic, PE, CCM, with West Yost Associates will be presenting on Regional Leadership: Blueprint for Public Owner Advocacy at the: CMAA National Conference & Trade Show, in San Francisco, CA on Monday, October 20, 2104 at 3:00 PM. For more information on the conference visit: http://nationalconference.cmaanet.org/
West Yost will be at the CWEA 2014 Annual Conference in Santa Clara, California April 29 – May 30th. We’ll be giving presentations on the following topics:
Tuesday, April 29
Workshop 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Collection System Asset Management
Wednesday, April 30
Supergroup Session 12 – 3:50 to 4:45 PM
Methyl Mercury Control for POTWs – Kathryn Gies, West Yost Associates
West Yost, as a participant in the Calibration and Model Application for Developing Conjunctive Use Framework in an Aquifer-Floodplain Recharge Operation in Yolo County is a collaborator on an upcoming presentation at the California Water & Environmental Modeling Forum’s 2014 Annual Meeting, February 24 – 26, in Folsom, California.
On August 14, 2013, in Oxnard, California, Chris Petersen will present at the ACWA Regulatory Summit. His presentation addresses the State Water Resources Control Board’s 2012 adoption of the general waste discharge requirements allowing water agencies to develop ASR projects that recharge groundwater with treated drinking water. Presentation topics included addressing questions such as: is the new State Water Board permit being used and is it effective and how can your agency develop an effective ASR project to meet water supply needs?
West Yost is proud to be presenting the following topics at the California Nevada Section American Water Works Association (AWWA) 2012 Spring Conference in Santa Clara, April 2 – 5.
Continuing in our leadership role in wastewater planning, design, and construction management, West Yost staff will be giving eight presentations at the CWEA 2012 Annual Conference in Sacramento, April 17-20.
West Yost was proud to sponsor the 28th Biennial Groundwater Conference and 20th Groundwater Resource Association’s Annual Meeting in Sacramento this October. Over 230 professionals representing municipal utilities, irrigation districts, and private parties attended the two-day conference. Groundwater use and management continues to provide opportunities and challenges to our client’s in California. Below, we’ve provided links to useful online resources on groundwater management.
