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Save the date – join us for the Annual Conference & Expo 2010!

The Water New Zealand Annual Conference & Expo will be held from 22 – 24 September 2010 at the Christchurch Convention Centre.

Key Dates:

Water New Zealand Water Loss & Pressure Management Conference
Trusts Stadium, Waitakere City, Auckland
11 & 12 February 2010

Reminder – Book today for the conference

A full programme that includes several overseas speakers has been confirmed. New water loss guidelines will be released at the conference and available post-Conference for non-attendees. This year’s Conference will again include a small trade exhibition. The GHD Conference Dinner will be held on Thursday 11 February, and for the first time will feature after-dinner entertainment!

Go here to register.

Please contact Sue Bull at the Water New Zealand office for Conference queries
Email: sue.bull@waternz.org.nz
Phone: +64 4 495 0892

Water New Zealand Intro Tour
Lower North Island 9-12 March 2010

Registrations are now open for what will be a fun and informative 4-day road trip designed to showcase the New Zealand water environment to new industry professionals.

Sixteen sites that cover the full water cycle and more have been confirmed. Of great interest will be the internationally recognised operation at the Awapuni Sustainable Development Centre which harnesses harmful methane gas to power its nearby wastewater treatment plant, and offers surplus energy to the national grid. Napier City Council’s innovative Biological Trickling Filter Pilot Plant has also been confirmed. The tour also includes two Sustainable Wine Growing Scheme tours.

The 2010 Tour will begin in Wellington and finish in Napier. The Registration Fee includes all meals, accommodation and transport for the duration of the tour.

Go here to register.

Please contact Sue Bull for Tour queries
Email: sue.bull@waternz.org.nz
Phone: +64 4 495 0892

Water New Zealand Stormwater Conference 2010
13th-14th May at the Novotel Hotel in Rotorua, NZ

The Stormwater Special Interest Group in conjunction with the Modelling Special Interest Group of Water New Zealand and the recently established Rivers Group, are well into the planning stages for the 2010 Stormwater Conference. Thank you to all those who have submitted abstracts, the review process is now completed and all successful authors should have been notified in December.

Watch this space for the draft programme and the opening of registrations in early February!

Please follow the link below for more information:
Water New Zealand website/ Stormwater page: Here

New Zealand Land Treatment Collective Annual Conference (Technical Session 31) in cooperation with the SWANS Special Interest Group of Water New Zealand
Dunedin, March 17th – 19th 2010
“Managing wastes in rural and agricultural landscapes”

Early registration enquiries can be directed to nzltc@scionresearch.com or marie.heaphy@scionresearch.com
See the webpage for more information.

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WHAT ARE THE MEMBERSHIP TYPES? - EXPLANATION

There is a common misconception that employees of corporate members of Water New Zealand automatically become members of the Association. This is not the case.

Corporate
‘Corporate’ membership applies to the organisation. One staff member (nominated at the time of joining) joins as a member of Water New Zealand on behalf of the organisation. This allows the organisation a single vote in the Water New Zealand Board elections and all other benefits of individual membership.

The organisation can register any staff member/s to be members of Water New Zealand under the ‘corporate additional’ membership category. Each ‘corporate additional’ member joins at a reduced fee and is entitled to the same benefits as individual members.

Corporate Additional
(Must be a staff member from a “corporate” member organisation of Water New Zealand).

Corporate additional members are entitled to the same rights as individual members including voting rights. The joining fee is at a discounted rate and is paid for by your employer.

Individual Member
If your employer does not wish to sign you on as a corporate additional member you may join as an individual member on payment of the current individual membership fee.

As a matter of policy, Water New Zealand requires that membership of the Association is a condition of appointment to any of its standing committees.

For more information and for an application form, visit our website today. Membership

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QUIZ - Water Questions and Answers

Question: How much of the total annual global food production comes from irrigated agricultural land?

Go to the end of this newsletter for the correct answer

Water Journal

Journal themes and deadlines for 2010 are now confirmed and on the Water New Zealand website.

The March issue will be with readers Monday 15 March. The main theme is wastewater design and the sub topics are urban infrastructure and World Water Day.

The deadline to submit photos and articles is Wednesday 10 February.

To advertise contact Noeline Strange at n.strange@xtra.co.nz
Email the Editor, Simone Olsen with ideas and contributions simone@avenues.co.nz

Membership contact details

To ensure that we have the correct contact details for members on our database, we will be sending all members of the association an email in February showing what details we currently have for you, however, if you have moved over the Christmas break it would be very much appreciated if you would advise us of your details.

Please contact Jan Lang on 04 472 8925 or email at jan.lang@waternz.org.nz

Early Warning for World Water Day 2010 Corporate Water Challenge

Alert! Alert! The WWD Corporate Water Challenge is booked in for Sunday March 21, 2010!

Make sure you keep the date free to take part in or support the Challenge, being held in Auckland and Tauranga.

Teams of four will participate in a relay requiring teamwork, skill, strength and fitness.
Watch out for more info coming soon. In the mean time, mark it on your calendar and start training!

These events are co-hosted by Beca, North Shore City Council and Tauranga City Council, with all proceeds going to Oxfam New Zealand's Water for Survival programmes. Go here to find out more

Approved Backflow Technician National Database

This is a database of backflow specialists who have completed the 40-hour training course and have up-skilled with a refresher course every 3 years.

For more information on the database, or if you would like to apply to be on the database, see here.

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Worries over water rise as levels fall - Northland is in danger of being declared a drought zone after extremely low rainfall, water restrictions already operating in some parts of the region more

Environment Commissioner urges Minister to call in Mackenzie Basin dairying consents - “The risk to the water quality of the area is of such significance, that the Minister for the Environment should call in these large-scale, dairy operations for consideration,” said Dr Wright, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment today. More

Contaminated beaches 'getting worse' - Despite being known worldwide for our scenic shores, some of our beaches are still not stacking up and may be getting worse. More

$1.2m water scheme boost - Waimate ratepayers will have better drinking water and a more reliable supply, thanks to a $1.2 million boost towards upgrading three rural water schemes. More

Wellington supercity debate surfacing - Detailed terms of reference for an overhaul of the way Wellington region is governed will be looked at in detail by Upper Hutt's city councillors at a specially convened workshop early this year. More

Call to discuss state of Manawatu river - There's been emotion, blaming and shaming but it's all going to be out in the open soon. Mayors, environmental groups, farming and business leaders are being called together by Horizons Regional Council to discuss the state of the Manawatu River. More

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Water New Zealand Web Forum

The Water New Zealand Web Forum is open to anyone wanting to exchange ideas, pose questions, offer advice and learn from others' experiences.

See here for the instructions on how to register/post a message on the forum. You can sign up to as many or as few of the Forums. New posts to both these discussion boards will be emailed to all web-forum members to keep discussions current. Start posting your queries today!

Topics that are currently being discussed:

3 Waters Forum

• Unserviced Lots
  
• Thrusted Pipe
  
• Failure of direct mains hot water cylinders
  
• Network Modelling
  
• High meter readings due to leakage

The Small Wastewater and Natural Systems (SWANS) Forum

• On-site Domestic Wastewater Treatment Units

Stormwater Forum

Start a discussion, ask questions or share some information on the Stormwater Forum

Modelling Forum

Start a discussion, ask questions or share some information on the Modelling Forum

Backflow Forum

Start a discussion, ask questions or share some information on the Backflow Forum

The Trade Waste Forum

• Aerated Grease traps
• Charging

Small Water Systems Forum

Start a discussion, ask questions, or share some information on the Small Water Systems Forum

See here to view other messages and post a new query.
Please see above on how to register.

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NZWETA Training

NZWETA Training – First streams for the 2010 Course list
New Zealand Water & Environment Training Academy

First streams for 2010! Found here

Contact either Michelle or Jacqui to discuss your requirements and let them help you realise your training needs.
Ph: 0800 699382
Email: nzweta@nzweta.co.nz
Website: http://www.nzweta.org.nz/

NCGRT Groundwater Industry Training

To view the NCGRT Groundwater Industry Training Program for 2010
Visit the website http://industrytraining.groundwater.com.au

All staff emails and phone numbers remain the same and general course enquiries can now be sent to:
Email: industrytraining@groundwater.com.au
Phone: +61 8 8201 5632

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The 17th Congress of the Asia-Pacific Division of the International Association for Hydraulic Engineering Research (IAHR)
21-24 February 2010, Auckland

The first Announcement and call for papers. For more information please go to www.iahr-apd2010.com

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