Updates from the SEChapter - MS4, Elections and More

April 2021

IECA Southeast Chapter Newsletter

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A Message from Our President

Greetings and salutations Southeast Chapter members, I hope everyone is having a great spring! The 2021 IECA Annual Conference & Expo was a great online virtual experience and I hope you had a chance to attend. While we are still experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic, with spring we are seeing change, and we are optimistic that we can provide some of our outstanding training opportunities to our chapter in person! We are planning to conduct our Municipal Wet Weather (MS4) Stormwater Conference in person in June in Huntsville Alabama. We will be taking every precaution to make this a safe and fun educational event. We have a great list of industry leading speakers for you, and an excellent field trip planned. We will once again be providing student and professional scholarships to attend the MS4 conference, so if you need financial assistance, we are here to help. I hope to see you all there!

IECA Recognizes the Southeast Chapter at 2021 National Conference

I am excited to announce that the Southeast Chapter was once again the recipient of the IECA Partners for Excellence Outstanding Innovative Educational Program Award. We have now received this award four years in a row. We also were the recipient of the IECA Partners for Excellence Outstanding Career Development Award. You, our members, made this possible by sponsoring, scheduling, teaching, and attending our many events.

IECA Recognizes Southeast Chapter Members at 2021 National Conference

Not only was the Chapter recognized for outstanding achievements, but several of our chapter members were also recognized. Congratulations to the following:

Sustained Contributor Award winner: Marc Theisen, M.Sc., CPESC, CPSWQ, CESSWI.

IECA 2021 Technical Paper of the Year: Analyzing Flow Characteristics of Wattles Using a State-of-the-Art Hydraulic Flume: Blake Whitman, PhD, PE, CPESC

Three Under 30: Dakota Basham, Dr. Lan Liu.

Four Under 40: Jacob Burkey and Blake Whitman.

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 at www.secieca.org 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

2019/2021 Southeast Chapter President

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Hosted by EPA Region 4, the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) and Southeast Chapter of IECA, the Seventh Annual Municipal Wet Weather Conference (MS4) is recognized as a key stormwater industry conference. The MS4 Conference annually draws 200 attendees consisting of stormwater managers, city/county professionals, designers, engineers, consultants, contractors and distributors.

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Southeast Chapter Needs You!

Consider Volunteering Your Time and Experience by Running for the Board of Directors!

CALL for NOMINATIONS

IECA Southeast Chapter Board

Deadline April 26, 2021

The Southeast Chapter of IECA has eight positions available for election to our Board of Directors (4) and State Representatives (AL, GA, SC, NC). Elected Board members will serve a two-year term and State Representatives will serve a three-year term.

IECA's mission is to provide education, networking, and research for engineers, government, consultants, construction and related professionals. To establishing standards of practice and expertise in the fields of erosion control, sediment control and stormwater management. The Southeast Chapter is integral to facilitating quality educational events and providing timely industry information to our membership and beyond.

There are many ways you can give back to the industry, but none as valuable as providing your knowledge and expertise that can assist our chapter in our pursuit of providing stormwater education to our peers in the Southeast Region.

If you are an IECA Southeast Chapter member and are interested in running for the Board of Directors, please send a brief bio and candidacy statement, which should include why you would like to serve on the Southeast Chapter Board of Directors to:

JP.Johns@woolpert.com

Submissions by email are preferred. The bio and candidacy statement must be received by April 26, 2021. Please submit your information in approximately 200 words. If you have any questions about serving on the Board of Directors or about your eligibility, please contact any of our current Board members.

Once the elections are completed the new Board of Directors are selected, offices will be elected at the June Board Meeting.

Please see the descriptions below.

The Southeast Chapter - Who We Are

IECA Connect - New Online Member Networking

The new global online member community, IECA Connect, was launched at the IECA Annual Conference to allow members to connect with peers from around the world. The platform allows members to join communities based on area of interest, job titles, sectors, projects, chapters, committees and more. The communities allow members the ability to exchange ideas, learn new ways to solve industry problems and make friends in the process. Use your member login credentials to start exploring!

2021 Annual Conference Scholarship Industry Recap

The 2021 IECA Annual Conference and Expo, was held in partnership with the IFAI Geosynthetics Conference this year. The Southeast Chapter provides student and professional scholarships to help cover some of the costs of attendance.

We were pleased to have the following participants:

Jeevan Neupane, P.E.

Environmental Consultant

Wake County Government

Environmental Services Department

Gleicy Cavalcante

College of Engineering

University of Georgia

Dakota Basham

HMB Professional Engineering

Karyn Pageau, EI, CPESC

Environmental Consultant

Wake County Government

Environmental Services Department

"I really appreciate you and Southeast chapter for offering me the scholarship to attend the conference. More you live, more you learn. It was another opportunity to learn more about erosion control."

Jeevan Neupane, P.E.