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September 2021

IECA Southeast Chapter Newsletter

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A Message from Our President

Greetings and salutations Southeast Chapter members, I hope everyone had a great summer! I am very honored to continue to serve as the Chapter President for the next 2 years. I look forward to new opportunities and new training events.

Our 2021 Municipal Wet Weather (MS4) Stormwater Conference was held in person June 7-9 in Huntsville Alabama. The conference was well attended and a great success. The IECA Municipal Wet Weather Conference is recognized as a key stormwater industry conference. We had thought-provoking presentations from industry leading speakers, the annual EPA Update (virtual) and an excellent in person field tour. The conference was hosted by IECA and the Southeast Chapter and our supporting partner was the Alabama Stormwater Association. Our Conference Gold Sponsor was Foley Products Company, and the field tour was sponsored by Woolpert.

As we continue to experience the COVID-19 pandemic and new variants, I regret to inform you that we have had to cancel several of our in person fall training events. Please visit our Chapter website for activities still scheduled. www.sec.org

The 2022 IECA 50^th Anniversary Annual Conference & Expo is scheduled for February 15 - 18, 2022 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Please make plans to attend and I hope to see you all there!

I would like to thank Mr. Ted Sherrod for his service to the Southeast Chapter. Ted stepped down from the North Carolina State Representative position this year. Ted has been a dedicated member of the Southeast Chapter and has been integral in our mission of providing training opportunities throughout the entire chapter geographical region. Beth McLaughlin was elected to replace Ted as our North Carolina State Representative.

Please remember that we are here to assist you in your unique education needs no matter what the climate is. The Chapter continues to have many great training events scheduled, so please visit our webpage to view the schedules and dates. Remember to check the webpage periodically so you do not miss out on any of our outstanding educational opportunities. Also, IECA Members receive a discounted rate on all virtual courses in the IECA eHub (https://ehub.ieca.org/), and also have access to the free member library of courses.

If you have any comments, questions or feedback, please do not hesitate to reach out to myself or the other Board Members.

J.P. Johns, PE

2021/2023 Southeast Chapter President

Join us for a virtual happy hour Thursday October 28, 2021 at 4pm EST.

In addition to catching up with your friends and industry happenings across the region, we will kick-off our 2022 scholarship program. Did you know each year the chapter provides student and professional scholarships for multiple conferences and events including the annual IECA Conference and Expo and the chapter’s MS4 conference? We have exciting news about changes to our scholarship program and will be unveiling the new program for the first time at the social! We’ll also be giving away scholarships to the Chapter’s MS4 conference and the IECA annual conference during the happy hour. Could you be one of the lucky recipients? And while we can’t give you a drink ticket for our virtual happy hour, we’ll send you a couple of drink recipes to mix up and enjoy!

Are you coming to the SEC Virtual Happy Hour?

LOCATION
SEC Happy Hour

DATE AND TIME
10/28/21 4:00pm - 10/28/21 5:00pm

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81084953497?pwd=M05MMG04Rm9ScXMyNDhEM2drOWJTdz09

Meeting ID: 810 8495 3497
Passcode: 120526

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2021 ALWRC Student Competition Winner

Jaime C. Schussler is a graduate research and teaching assistant in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Auburn University, AL, USA, where she is working toward her Ph.D. Prior to her doctoral studies, she completed her M.S. in civil, construction, and environmental engineering at Iowa State University (2019) and B.S. in civil and environmental engineering at West Virginia University (2018). Her research is focused in stormwater management, primarily in construction and post-construction practices. Jaime is a member of ASCE and IECA, where she sits on the standards and practice committee. Additionally, Jaime is an EIT and CPESC-IT. Jaime is a passionate about mobilizing young women toward STEM fields and participates in organizations with similar missions including 100+ Women Strong, Alpha Omega Epsilon, and Taking the Road Less Traveled. Jaime aims to continue bridging the gap between research findings and implementation by actively participating in extension throughout her career.

When she's not trudging through the sediment in her research basin, she enjoys cooking, traveling with friends, and spending time around the lake with her gold retriever, Maxx.

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