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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLUMBING ENGINEERS
NON-PROFIT CORPORATION
ST. LOUIS CHAPTER 572 Leffingwell Avenue - Kirkwood, MO 63122
www.aspe-stl.com
Local Chapters Are Not Authorized to Speak for the Society
ASPE was organized to serve as a medium in the solution of professional problems pertaining to plumbing engineering as it affects the profession, community and
the general public. Advance the general scientific interests of the plumbing engineering profession and to inculcate the desire of scientific achievement in the field
among the members of the Association. Bring about greater cooperation and understanding between the members of the association and plumbing officials, con-
tractors, journeymen and the general public
January 2017, 2016 Volume 41, Issue 6 President’s Report
By Paul Hellickson
Hoping that you and yours have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. I want to take the time to thank all of you for your support in helping our chapter to have a great 2016. Many things are upcoming in 2017 in-cluding (5) more Technical Meetings and our Annual Golf Outing in June.
ASPE EVENTS AND PROGRAMS CPD EXAM APRIL 6&7 - Registration is now open for the 2017 CPD Exam. Click the link for more information on the CPD Exam. Also keep in mind that one lucky individual will get their CPD for FREE. Your paid regis-tration and successful passing of the exam are required for eligibility. Once you have successfully passed the exam your name will be put into a hat with the oth-ers and the winning name will be drawn. The winner will be reimbursed for the total cost of the exam.
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VP Technical Report By John Fischer Jr.
Our presentation this month, “Addressing Myths of Borosilicate Glass AW&V Systems,” shall be presented by Steven Leek who is the National Sales Manager – Technical Tubing for Schott North America. When was the last time you considered a glass piping system for chemical waste systems? Come find out if you are maybe overlooking a proven piping system for labs and process systems carrying toxic and destructive waste. Last month’s presentation was very informative. So much material was presented that I am sure it should have wetted our appetite to do some research and study to follow up on our own. Steve Doolittle from Zoeller Pump Company made a great presentation on guidelines for submersible pumps for use in single family residences up to and including major sewer lift stations. In addition, information provided on future energy requirements for pump installations will prepare us for future designs. Please remember to pick up your certificates for this meeting and for recent meetings if you did not receive them. If not too many I can probably replace some certificates if you need them to renew licenses and certifications. Please e-mail me if you need them before the end of the year and I will see if I can accommodate you. Topics and suggestions on topics and presenters for future meetings are still very welcome. Hope to see you Tuesday, January 3rd for our next meeting at the Engineers Club and hope you enjoy our meeting and take advantage of the fellowship opportunity our meetings provide. It is my hope you had a great holiday season and that you look forward to the coming year with great expectations.
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EPA Action Plan Outlines Ways to Improve Safety, Reliability of Nation’s Drinking Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a plan that serves as a national call to action, urging all levels of government, utilities, community organizations, and other stakeholders to work together to increase the safety and reliability of drinking water. The plan includes six priority areas and identifies proposed actions for each area:
Building capacity for water infrastructure financing and management in disadvantaged,small, and environmental justice communities: Actions include launching a national initiativeto promote regional partnerships, reinvigorating training programs for system operators, sharingbest practices, and establishing an online water funding portal.
Advancing oversight of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Actions include electronic reporting forSafe Drinking Water Act compliance data, releasing triennial EPA reviews of state programs,and developing indicators to identify troubled systems.
Strengthening source water protection and resilience of drinking water supplies: Actionsinclude updating and acting on source water vulnerability assessments, building collaborativelocal partnerships for watershed protection, developing an initiative to enhance communityresilience to climate and extreme weather events, launching source water monitoring pilotprojects, and promoting water efficiency and reuse.
Addressing unregulated contaminants: Actions include strengthening the effectiveness of thehealth advisory program, prioritizing work on contaminants that pose the most significant risk,and promoting the development of low-cost and innovative technologies that may remove abroad range of contaminants.
Improving transparency, public education, and risk communication on drinking watersafety: Actions include strengthening transparency and public education, developing indicatorsto enhance how data is presented on the internet, and improving risk communication tools.
Reducing lead risks: Actions include the consideration of critical options in revising the Leadand Copper Rule and continuing work to improve implementation of the current rule throughenhanced oversight, identifying best practices on lead service line replacement, and revisingguidance for schools.
For more information go to: https://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/drinking-water-action-plan
Epa Action Plan Outlines Ways to Improve Safety, Reliability of Nation’s Drinking Water. EPA US Environmental Protection Agency, Chris Whitley (November 30th, 2016) https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-action-plan-outlines-ways-improve-safety-reliability-nations-drinking-water
VicePresidentLegislativeReport
Nicholas Hipp
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THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING YOUR ORGANIZATIONTHE FOLLOWING PEOPLE ATTENDED LAST MONTH'S LUNCH MEETING
Ben Brooks Ross & BaruzziniBill McKanna Murphy CompanyBob Fanning M/R AssociatesBob Thomason Albert ArnoClarence Dula Parsons BrinckerhoffDan Goellner EemaxDave Ruckman IPEGDavid Notheis Ross & BaruzziniDeborah Carnes Smith Seckman Reid Inc.Dickson Dunsworth Mission SpecialtyDon Sullivan J.W. SullivanEric Stanton Corrigan CompanyGeorge Paubel Finch PlumbingGreg Roth William Tao & AssocJ.J. Nagel Mead O'BrienJack Bruns ADG CorporationJeff Coulson Corrigan CompanyJim Meyer Ross & BaruzziniJoe Schroeder Industrial Process EquipmentJohn Benz Mack McClain Assoc.John Bosman McFall AssociatesJohn FischerKevin Pate Gateway RepresentativesMark Carnoali McQueeny LockMark Lukens SSC EngineeringMichael Sass Spears MfgMike Costello American SalesMike Gianino Wholesale Plumbing SupplyMike Hendershott J&J SalesMilt Loft Mission SpecialtyNick Roberts VictaulicNicholas Hipp Aedifica CasePatrick Garner Heideman AssociatesPatrick Moynihan Murphy CompanyPaul Heitert Ross & BaruzziniPaul Rozahegyi Aedifica CasePhil Zimmer The Austin CompanyRandy Kleinheider Ross & BaruzziniRay Kleinsorge New GroundRay Swafford AtlasRon Jansen Mead O'BrienTim Biscan SFE
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V. P. Membership, Randy A. Kleinheider, CPD, LEED®AP
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! Wishing you and yours the most joyous Christmas and
happiest New Year!!! With the holiday season upon us, I’m sure many of you will be taking some time off
and perhaps traveling to visit and celebrate with family and friends, so please travel safely!
Please don’t forget to check your emails while you’re enjoying the holidays for your
invitation to our next Chapter meeting. See you all next year at the Engineer’s Club for our next Chapter meeting on
January 3rd, 2017!!! Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!!
December, Membership Anniversaries:
Ross A. Blanchard Jr. 34 yrs Richard John Potvin 28 yrs Michael J. Costello 19 yrs Dwaine S. Bagby CPD 9 yrs Charles D. Batson P.E. 9 yrs Adam Forest P.E. 6 yrs Patrick Garner P.E. 4 yrs Christine Ray 3 yrs Alyssa M. Packard 2 yrs
50/50 Drawing 1/2 Goes to Salvation Army $15.00 Ray Swafford donated back to chip in fund $14.00 Milt Loft donated back to chip in fund $13.00 Jack Fischer donated back to chip in fund
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LUNCH MEETING SCHEDULE 11:30 AM Networking-12:00 PM Introductions/ASPE Business 12:15 PM Lunch 12:15 PM Tech Session-1:00 PM Meeting Adjourned
Tech Sessions only: MEMBERS: FREE NON MEMBERS: $25.00
LUNCH: MEMBERS $18.00 NON-MEMBERS: Included with tech session fee
Cash or Check Only-No Credit Cards [email protected]
Affirmative response or self registration prior to meeting is considered a positive reservation for food and attendance. Should a NO SHOW occur, you will be billed for the dinner
Location Engineers Club of St Louis 4359 Lindell Boulevard St Louis Mo 63108 314-533-9333
ASPE General Meeting Dates for 2017
Next Meeting is January 3rd, 2017
2017 Meeting schedule
February 7th 2017
March 7tn, 2017
Topic: Addressing Myths of Borosilicate Glass AW&V Systems
Speaker: Steven Leek,National Sales Manager – Technical Tubing for Schott North America
Menu for Jan. 3. 2017
Baked Herbs de Provence Cod, lemon butter sauce Creamy Orzo, Spring Mix Salad Fresh Baked Bread & Butter Coffee, Tea & Water
Dessert Chocolate cake
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Engineering Center of St. Louis Set To Break Ground Published on December 8, 2016 in Associations/News Multi-phase renovation, designed by REMIGER DESIGN, brings historic center into new era of engineering
REMIGER DESIGN, a St. Louis-based planning, architecture and interior design firm, along with the Engineering Center of St. Louis are pleased to announce the groundbreaking ceremony for the Center’s multi-phase renovation project. The groundbreaking will be held on Wednesday, December 14 at 10:30 a.m. at the Engineering Center of St. Louis located at 4359 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63108. Established in 1868 and formerly named the Engineers Club of St. Louis, the Center serves as a central meeting place for the engineering community now representing more than 14,000 engineers. The renovation project, designed by REMIGER DESIGN, will help give the center a new face for the engineering profession in St. Louis and help enhance its efforts to increase public engagement and student development throughout the St. Louis area.
“For almost 150 years, the Engineering Center has been a cornerstone in the St. Louis engineering community,” said Nicole Young, president of the Engineering Center of St. Louis. “We are the third oldest engineering society in America, and thrilled to be breaking ground on this momentous renovation project and creating a space that will promote and support the fostering and development of a wide range of programs and initiatives.”
With construction work by United Construction, the first phase of the project will involve converting the building’s auditorium into a technologically advanced meeting space. The renovation will create a flexible and modern environment that will be used by the Engineering Center to collaborate with its 30 affiliated organizations, partner with local schools and businesses and encourage greater student development in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
“It has been an honor working on this renovation project with the Engineering Center, an organization that has made so many significant contributions to the engineering profession,” said Vern Remiger, president of REMIGER DESIGN. “The restoration project we are working on with United Construction will provide the ability for the center to continue to make a lasting impact on the St. Louis engineering community and the engineering industry as a whole.”
During the ceremony, the Engineering Center will honor Breck Washam, Vice President & General Manager of Burns & McDonnell, and George Tomazi, past president of the Engineering Center, for their generous support. Nicole Young, President of the Engineering Center, Barry Koenemann, President of United Construction and Vern Remiger will also serve as honorary groundbreakers at the ceremony.
Phase one of the multi-phase renovation project is scheduled to be completed in the Spring of 2017. Additional stages of the project will include a redesigned fellowship hall, a new STEM learning facility and new updates to the building’s exterior.
“The Engineers Club of St. Louis (now known as the Engineering Center of St. Louis) is the third oldest engineering organization in the U.S.A. and the oldest west of the Mississippi. I have a special place in my heart for the Club because I was able to follow in the immediate footsteps of the true giants in our profession who were also true community leaders,” remarked George Tomazi, retired Director of Design and Construction at Mallinckrodt, and donor and Past President of the Engineering Center. “As such, there is an inherent obligation to continue to honor their contributions, and supporting the Club is one way to accomplish that.”
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WOMEN OF ASPE - Ladies are you looking to get more involved with ASPE and other likeminded women in our industry? ASPE has created this special interest group for just that reason. Click on the link for more information Women of ASPE ASPE MENTORING PROGRAM – Want to be a part of helping to mold and shape the future of ASPE and our industry? ASPE has created the ASPE Mentoring program. Click on the link for more infor-mation ASPE Mentoring Program
ALFRED STEELE SCHOLARSHIP – The deadline of January 31st is fast approaching for the Alfred Steele Scholarship. Click on the link for more information Alfred Steele Scholarship
That’s all I have for now … hope to see everyone at our next meeting on January 3rd. I know that Jack will have another great speaker for us.
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President’s Report By Paul Hellickson
January Birthdays: Milton Canizares G.E. Jeff David Kiefer Robert J. Krull P.E. Milt H. Loft Mark Thomas Miller
Jackpot Drawing $30.00 Names drawn were Christine Ray Mark Buttimer Matt McWay None were present to win Next month’s drawing will be worth $40.00
Attendance prizes $25.00 gift cards Jeff Coulson Pat Moynihan Ben Brooks
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