Exhibition Sales Open – WATER NEW ZEALAND’S CONFERENCE & EXPO 2010

Abstract Submissions Open – WATER NEW ZEALAND’S CONFERENCE AND EXPO 2010

Registrations Open – 2010 STORMWATER CONFERENCE

2010 WATER NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL CONFERENCE – ‘Water – our Key Strategic Resource’
22 – 24 September 2010
Convention Centre
Christchurch

EXHIBITION SALES OPEN – WEDNESDAY 10 MARCH
Exhibition reservations at Water New Zealand’s Conference & Expo 2010 open on Wednesday 10 March at 1000 hrs NZ Time.

Please note that all booking information, including the Exhibition Floor plan and Prospectus will only be available at this time on the Water New Zealand website. This information will not be distributed beforehand.

Applications for space must be received in writing by completing a booking form by email or fax, and must be accompanied by credit card details.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS OPEN!
Abstracts are now being invited for Water New Zealand’s 52nd Annual Conference, Water – our Key Strategic Resource, to be held in the Christchurch Convention Centre 22-24 September 2010. Papers are sought on any topic of interest to the full spectrum of the water industry and could include, but not be limited to, areas such as:

• innovations, advances and smart solutions to water and wastewater technology & treatment;
• emerging contaminants in water and wastewater treatment;
• modelling excellence both from a practitioner and a decision maker's perspective;
• pipe issues;
• irrigation engineering
• aspects of planning;
• social challenges and addressing complexity;
• applying learning from others, including significant overseas developments;
• water quality - economic and environmental pressures;
• trade offs - water quality and bio-solids production;
• strategic alliances;
• integrated management of water at governance and project levels;
• water quantity and efficiency of use;
• new approaches;
• smart solutions;
• planning of infrastructure to allow for climate change;
• training issues - addressing current strategic gaps and future needs;
• community involvement; and
• governance and management.

Please note you can specify that your abstract is intended for inclusion in a specialised stream i.e. Modelling, SWANS or Trenchless Technology.

IWA Stream at Water New Zealand’s Conference & Expo 2010 – Call for Abstracts
Go here to read more.

Abstracts are to be sent electronically via the following address - Abstract Upload Website

Abstracts close on Wednesday 31 March 2010

Key Dates:

2010 WATER NEW ZEALAND STORMWATER CONFERENCE
13-14 May at the Lakeside Novotel, Rotorua

REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!
The Stormwater Special Interest Group in conjunction with the Modelling Special Interest Group of Water New Zealand and the recently established Rivers Group, invite you to the 2010 Stormwater Conference.

The preliminary programme is now on the website and registrations are now open – get in quick for the early bird specials!
More information can be found Here

Key Dates:

NEW ZEALAND LAND TREATMENT COLLECTIVE ANNUAL CONFERENCE (Technical Session 31)
In cooperation with the SWANS Special Interest Group of Water New Zealand
Dunedin, March 17 – 19 2010
“Managing wastes in rural and agricultural landscapes”

Early registration enquiries can be directed to nzltc@scionresearch.com or marie.heaphy@scionresearch.com
See our website for more information.

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Water New Zealand Web Forum

The Water New Zealand Web Forum is open to anyone wanting to exchange ideas, pose questions, offer advice and learn from others' experiences.

See here for the instructions on how to register/post a message on the forum. You can sign up to as many or as few of the Forums. New posts to both these discussion boards will be emailed to all web-forum members to keep discussions current. Start posting your queries today!

Topics that are currently being discussed:

3 Waters Forum

• Use of PVC-o pipe
• Manholes
• Thrusted pipe

The Small Wastewater and Natural Systems (SWANS) Forum

Start a discussion, ask questions or share some information on the SWANS Forum

Stormwater Forum

• Stormwater manholes

Modelling Forum

Start a discussion, ask questions or share some information on the Modelling Forum

Backflow Forum

Start a discussion, ask questions or share some information on the Backflow Forum

The Trade Waste Forum

• Ready-Mix Concrete/Concrete Batching Plants (water ratio)
• Free Standing Grease Trap

Small Water Systems Forum

• Tap and Cap Program for Small Water Systems
• DWSNZ 2005 for well drillers and plumbers

See here to view other messages and post a new query.
Visit the Forum to register.

NZWETA 2010 Training Programme

NZWETA wishes to inform you of their upcoming courses starting in March and April

Enrolments for the first quarter of 2010 are now being taken for the above courses, please contact us to discuss your requirements and let us help realise your training needs.

Water Supply and Treatment Courses

Principles and Trends of Water Treatment
For more information or to register visit http://www.nzweta.org.nz/principles-and-trends.html

Understanding New Zealand’s Drinking-Water Legislation
For more information or to register visit http://www.nzweta.org.nz/nz-drinking-water-legislation.html

Water and Environmental Sampling
For more information or to register visit http://www.nzweta.org.nz/water-and-environmental.html

National Certificate in Water Treatment (Site Operator)
For more information or to register vistt http://www.nzweta.org.nz/water-treatment-site.html

National Diploma in Drinking Water – Water Treatment (Site Technician)
For more information or to register visit http://www.nzweta.org.nz/drinking-water-treatment.html

Wastewater and Treatment Courses

Water and Environmental Sampling
For more information or to register visit http://www.nzweta.org.nz/water-and-environmental.html

RMA Compliance
For more information or to register vist http://www.nzweta.org.nz/page327654.html

CCTV of Reticulation Assets
For more information or to register visit http://www.nzweta.org.nz/cctv-of-reticulation.html

National Certificate in Wastewater Treatment (Site Operator)
For more information or to register visit http://www.nzweta.org.nz/national-certificate-WasteWater.html

National Diploma in Wastewater Treatment (Site Technician)
For more information or to register visit http://www.nzweta.org.nz/wastewater-treatment-national.html

Irrigation Courses

National Certificate in Irrigation Design
For more information or to register visit http://www.nzweta.org.nz/page85396.html

Plumbing Courses

Backflow Prevention
For more information or to register visit http://www.nzweta.org.nz/Backflow-Prevention.html

Backflow Survey
For more information or to register visit http://www.nzweta.org.nz/backflow-survey-course.html

Safe Practice Courses

Confined Space Training
For more information or to register visit http://www.nzweta.org.nz/confined-space-entry.html

Reticulation Network Courses

Advanced Stormwater Design and Management
For more information or to register visit http://www.nzweta.org.nz/page85396.html

Stormwater Low Impact Design
For more information or to register visit http://www.nzweta.org.nz/page418122.html

RMA Compliance
For more information or to register visit http://www.nzweta.org.nz/page327654.html

CCTV of Reticulation Assets
For more information or to register visit http://www.nzweta.org.nz/cctv-of-reticulation.html

Polyethylene Pipe Welding
For more information or to register visit http://www.nzweta.org.nz/polyethylene-pipe-welding.html

For further information:
Phone: 0800 699 382 (NZWETA)
Fax: 04 587 0608
Email: nzweta@nzweta.co.nz
Web: www.nzweta.org.nz

Go here for the full 2010 Training Programme.

Water Modelling Training

Enrol now, limited places

Albany, Napier, Wellington, Blenheim, Manukau, Hamilton, Christchurch, Dunedin, Queenstown

Project Management for Water Modelling Contracts
Want to know all the key steps to ensure successful completion of water modelling projects?

This course is designed to step through all key elements in procuring and completing projects that require hydraulic models.

Water Modelling for Graduates and non-modellers
There is no University course in hydraulic modelling. This course supplements and reinforces on-the-job training. It sets the scene for a step-by-step approach to completing projects.

For further information
Email: courses@golovin.con.nz
Web: www.golovin-nz.com

2010 GROUNDWATER COURSES

Follow the links below for information on the course.

Australian Desalination Schools
Groundwater for Decision Makers Courses
Getting to Know Groundwater and Surfacewater Courses
Australian Groundwater Schools
Australian Groundwater Modelling School
Hydrochemistry and Environmental Isotopes Workshop
National Surfacewater-Groundwater Field Methods School
Soil and Groundwater Pollution Courses

For further information:
Phone: +61 8 8201 5632
Fax: +61 8 8201 5635
Email:industrytraining@groundwater.com.au
Web: www.groundwater.com.au

Registrations are flowing in for the Oxfam Corporate Water Challenge!

Over 20 teams, ranging from councils, consultants, water retailers and plumbers, have registered already to be involved in World Water Day 2010. Events are being held in Auckland on Saturday, 20 March, Bay of Plenty on Sunday, 21 March and Canterbury on Sunday, 28 March and are co-hosted by Beca, North Shore City Council and supported by Tauranga City Council. Teams of four will participate in a fun beach relay event, requiring teamwork, skill, strength and fitness – racing to carrying 20L across the finish line. Support World Water Day and register your team to enjoy a fun day at the beach and networking at the after-event function. All proceeds go towards Oxfam New Zealand's Water for Survival work.

Meeting of the Water New Zealand Modelling Special Interest Group: Waikato Region

All modellers, public service representatives and environmental practitioners in the fields of stormwater, wastewater and water supply based in the Waikato are invited to an informal get-together. Come along for a presentation preceded by light refreshments followed by discussions whilst meeting other professionals with common interests.

For more information please contact: Peter Krauliz (Senior Environmental Engineer, Convener) (peter.krauliz@nz.cpg-global.com)

Global Water Awards
Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel
Paris
Monday 26th April 2010

Water Efficiency Project of the Year

This is a new award and is awarded for the project commissioned in 2009 that showed the greatest efficiency savings in terms of water or energy.
For more information visit the website: http://www.globalwaterawards.com/

2010 Asia Pacific Water & Sewer Systems Modelling Conference
21-22 April 2010
Q1, Gold Coast, Australia

The 3rd annual conference will feature presentations from leaders in hydraulic modelling representing New Zealand, Australia, USA, UK, Malaysia and India. Other highlights include twenty-nine state-of-the-art, real-world case studies, presented by experts from utilities and engineering consulting firms. Participants will learn about the sustainable management of water and wastewater networks; sophisticated water quality modelling; water hammer, uni-directional flushing and desalination modelling; integrated urban drainage planning; nutrient and H2S modelling in sewers; advanced river and flood modelling; protecting investments through improved asset management; how to design more efficient pressure sewer systems; and the effective management of sewer collection systems.

For further information, visit www.asiapacificwater.com

Water Questions and Answers

Question: How many territorial authorities in New Zealand use metering and volumetric charging for domestic water consumption?

Answer: 11 of the 73, with a further 8 using metering and volumetric charging across parts of their jurisdictions.