Spring Conference Highlights

Section Chair, Steve Dennis, ACWD & Opening Session Speaker. Harlan Kelly, SFPUC


Host Agency Awardee: Alameda County Water District
Board President, John Weed & Section Chair/ACWD Employee, Steve Dennis


Top Op's Champions: Coastside Water Districts


Top Op's 2nd Place Winners: Alameda County Water District


Top Op's 3rd Place Winners: ACE Apprentices


Operator's Meritorious Service Awardee; Distribution System Operator
Timothy Hoppis, California Water Service Company - Bayshore District


Exemplary Operations Supervisor Awardee: Jeff Page, Montera Water & Sanitary District


Master and Mistress of Ceremony for the Rock Star AWWArd's Lunch:
John Marchand, Membership Committee Chair and & Rosemary Burbulis-Smud, AWWA Vice President Elect


John Marchand, Brian Bowcock, Rock Star AWWArdee,
Michael Gualtieri, Birthday Boy and Rock Star AWWArdee, Rosemary Burbulis-Smud


Proctor Awardees: Richard Wun, Jeff Flynt & Lyle Greenhill


John and Jackie Parsons, Top Ops & Competitions Committee Members


Pipe Tapping Champions: Nor-Cal Tappers, City of Brentwood


Pipe Tapping 2nd Place: LA Tappers, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power


Pipe Tapping 3rd Place: Ductile Eliminators, Long Beach Water Department


Local Arrangements Committee Chair Award: Patricia Dustman, ACWD


Conference Director, Michael Gualtieri, La Habra Heights Water District
Assistant Conference Director, Tammie Myers, Park Water Company


Local Arrangements Committee Members: Cathy Nelson & Patty Dustman 


Closing Keynote Speaker: Larry Broughton, Broughton Hotels