Our Director, Justin Phelps has gathered folks for our first meeting of the year.
Southwest Section Meeting
August 4, 2022
Centralia Borst Park Kitchen #1
902 Johnson Rd
Centralia, WA 98531
Agenda:
9:00 am – 10:00 am Welcome! Meet and Greet and General Business
10:00 am – 11:00 am Retrofitting best practices and existing system improvements in your collection system.
Ryan Brusca, Reiner Pump Systems Inc.
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Risk Based Planning
Andrew Perez, Kennedy Jenks
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Screw Presses and Rotary Screen Thickeners
Roger Olson, FKC Co.
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm City of Centralia WWTP Tour
3:01 pm Adjourn
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PNCWA conference in Spokane, September 11-14.
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Polly Zehm, once a lab technician with the City of Olympia and a Union shop steward passed away on July 1 2022. Her obit was published on July 31, 2022 in The Olympian and is included here:
POLLY ZEHM OBITUARYPolly Lynn Zehm
October 30, 1957 - July 1, 2022
Olympia, Washington - Polly Lynn Zehm passed away on July 1, 2022, at her home in Olympia, WA. She was 64 years old. Polly was born on October 30, 1957 in Spokane, Washington, to Leonard and Mona Zehm (Lundstrum).
Polly grew up in the Palouse, graduating from Liberty High School in 1976.
Polly graduated from Central Washington University in 1980 with a BS in Biology, and was promptly hired by the City of Ellensburg; her first laboratory job; at Ellensburg's Waste Water Treatment Plant. She was the first woman, ever, to work at the plant, helping to pave the way for the first female lead operator there, which finally occurred in the mid-1990s.
It was an auspicious start to her decades long career serving the environment and people of Washington state.
Amongst many career highlights, Polly served as Deputy Director Washington State Department of Ecology, from 2003 until her retirement in 2020. Prior to that Polly was Regional Director for Washington State Department of Ecology's Central Regional Office, in Yakima.
In each of her positions, Polly exemplified the Departments Mission: "...to protect, preserve, and enhance the environment for current and future generations."
After her retirement, Polly was able to devote more time on her passions for gardening, birding, and hiking; exploring the many beauties of Washington, especially her beloved Nisqually Delta, where she often walked.
Polly was preceded in death by her parents, Mona and Leonard Zehm, her brother Gary, and her husband and partner of 27 years, Phil Crane.
She is survived by Beth Zehm, her cherished stepmother, and her brothers Dwight (Julie), Barry (Karen), and Keith (Susan), and sister in law Carla Zehm (Gary), many special nieces and nephews, as well as countless other dear family and friends.
Special thanks to the wonderful staff, nurses, and doctors at Providence Hospital SoundHomeCare and Hospice, Virginia Mason Medical Center - particularly the Oncology Department, and Providence St. Peter's Hospital.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to a charity or cause important to you, and your community.
Suggestions include: the Nisqually Land Trust, the Cowiche Canyon Conservancy, Planned Parenthood, your local hospice, PANCAN (Pancreatic Cancer Action Network).
A private memorial for the family has been scheduled.
Events for family and friends will be announced at a later date.
Published by The Olympian on Jul. 31, 2022.
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Borek Busta has been awarded the Operator-of-the-Year for (Western Washington) by PNCWA. Borek works for the LOTT Clean Water Alliance in Olympia.
Southwest Section Meeting
August 4, 2022
Centralia Borst Park Kitchen #1
902 Johnson Rd
Centralia, WA 98531
Agenda:
9:00 am – 10:00 am Welcome! Meet and Greet and General Business
- If there are enough members, we could consider having elections...
10:00 am – 11:00 am Retrofitting best practices and existing system improvements in your collection system.
Ryan Brusca, Reiner Pump Systems Inc.
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Risk Based Planning
Andrew Perez, Kennedy Jenks
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Screw Presses and Rotary Screen Thickeners
Roger Olson, FKC Co.
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm City of Centralia WWTP Tour
3:01 pm Adjourn
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PNCWA conference in Spokane, September 11-14.
*****
Polly Zehm, once a lab technician with the City of Olympia and a Union shop steward passed away on July 1 2022. Her obit was published on July 31, 2022 in The Olympian and is included here:
POLLY ZEHM OBITUARYPolly Lynn Zehm
October 30, 1957 - July 1, 2022
Olympia, Washington - Polly Lynn Zehm passed away on July 1, 2022, at her home in Olympia, WA. She was 64 years old. Polly was born on October 30, 1957 in Spokane, Washington, to Leonard and Mona Zehm (Lundstrum).
Polly grew up in the Palouse, graduating from Liberty High School in 1976.
Polly graduated from Central Washington University in 1980 with a BS in Biology, and was promptly hired by the City of Ellensburg; her first laboratory job; at Ellensburg's Waste Water Treatment Plant. She was the first woman, ever, to work at the plant, helping to pave the way for the first female lead operator there, which finally occurred in the mid-1990s.
It was an auspicious start to her decades long career serving the environment and people of Washington state.
Amongst many career highlights, Polly served as Deputy Director Washington State Department of Ecology, from 2003 until her retirement in 2020. Prior to that Polly was Regional Director for Washington State Department of Ecology's Central Regional Office, in Yakima.
In each of her positions, Polly exemplified the Departments Mission: "...to protect, preserve, and enhance the environment for current and future generations."
After her retirement, Polly was able to devote more time on her passions for gardening, birding, and hiking; exploring the many beauties of Washington, especially her beloved Nisqually Delta, where she often walked.
Polly was preceded in death by her parents, Mona and Leonard Zehm, her brother Gary, and her husband and partner of 27 years, Phil Crane.
She is survived by Beth Zehm, her cherished stepmother, and her brothers Dwight (Julie), Barry (Karen), and Keith (Susan), and sister in law Carla Zehm (Gary), many special nieces and nephews, as well as countless other dear family and friends.
Special thanks to the wonderful staff, nurses, and doctors at Providence Hospital SoundHomeCare and Hospice, Virginia Mason Medical Center - particularly the Oncology Department, and Providence St. Peter's Hospital.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to a charity or cause important to you, and your community.
Suggestions include: the Nisqually Land Trust, the Cowiche Canyon Conservancy, Planned Parenthood, your local hospice, PANCAN (Pancreatic Cancer Action Network).
A private memorial for the family has been scheduled.
Events for family and friends will be announced at a later date.
Published by The Olympian on Jul. 31, 2022.
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Borek Busta has been awarded the Operator-of-the-Year for (Western Washington) by PNCWA. Borek works for the LOTT Clean Water Alliance in Olympia.
A New message delivery system comes to SWS. Mail Chimp (TM) is being use as a means of making the Secretary's job less time consuming and easier to do. This was suggested by your VP, John Whaley. Please send us your comments as we implement this process.
