TIME IS RUNNING OUT!
The ASPE Webinar on Clean Agents is being held Wednesday, August 5.
Go to aspe.org to register now.

ASPE College of Fellows Nominations Now Being Accepted
The ASPE Kenneth G. Wentink College of Fellows honors ASPE members of established reputation who have made significant, sustained contributions to the plumbing engineering profession, the Society, or the plumbing industry in the areas of contracting or manufacturing. Nominees must be ASPE life members or members in good standing for the past 10 consecutive years. Any Society member may nominate any other member, but members may not nominate themselves. More information and nomination forms can be found at aspe.org.

New ASPE Vice President, Technical Takes Oath of Office
At the July 2009 board of directors meeting, President Julius Ballanco, PE, CPD, FASPE, nominated William F. Hughes Jr., CPD, LEED AP, as ASPEís vice president, technical. The board of directors unanimously voted him to the position, and he took the oath of office as required for all board members. Bill can be reached at aspevpt@aspe.org.

New Life Member Named
Russell H. Calderwood, FASPE, a member since 1972, has been named an ASPE Life Member. Congratulations Russ!

ASPE Los Angeles Chapter Offering Scholarship for Plumbing System Design Course
In collaboration with UCLA Extension, ASPEís LA Chapter offers a three-quarter Plumbing System Design program tailored for plumbing designers, engineers, contractors, and plan reviewers. It runs from September through June. The LA Chapter is offering a scholarship for the 2010ñ2011 year. Contact Vivian Enriquez (310-578-4182) for more information.

Donít Miss the 2009 ASPE/PCA Plumbing Engineer and Contractor Technical Symposium
Make your plans now to attend October 22ñ25, 2009, in Dearborn, Michigan. With 25 program sessions in five tracks, each providing CEUs or PDHs, this is the premier educational and networking opportunity for plumbing engineers, designers, and contractors. Click here to register.

Need a Quick, Convenient CEU?
ASPE e-Learning offers a complete set of e-learning courses to help you increase your knowledge or earn CEU/PDH credits. The program includes archived ASPE webinars, which you can view to earn quick CEUs for a small fee.

EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES
August 3: Johnstown-area Golf Outing
ASPEís Johnstown Chapter is holding its golf tournament at the Windber Country Club in Salix, Pennsylvania. Cost is $100 per golfer (includes lunch and dinner). Contact Jim Spinelli for more information.

August 6: Cleveland-area Golf Tournament
The joint ASPE/ASSE golf outing will be held at Fowlers Mill Golf Course in Chesterland, Ohio. Cost is $115 per golfer (includes dinner). Click here for a registration form (page 3).

NEW! Eastern New York Golf Outing Being Held August 17
ASPEís Capital Region New York Chapter will host its annual golf outing at the Fairways of Halfmoon in Mechanicville, New York. Click here for more information, or contact Andrew Cowan or Bill Sestak for reservations or hole sponsorship. 

August 17: Rochester-area Golf Outing
ASPEís Rochester Chapterís annual golf outing is being held at Victor Hills Golf Club in Victor, New York. Cost is $70 per golfer. Sponsorships are available. Contact Robert Wind (585-292-1590) for more information.

August 19: Wisconsin Golf Outing
ASPEís Wisconsin Chapter is holding its annual golf outing at the Broadlands Golf Club in North Prairie, Wisconsin. Cost is $80 for members and $95 for nonmembers (includes dinner). Contact Joe Herkowski by August 4 to register.

NEW! San Francisco Engineered Plumbing Systems Course Starting August 20
This ASPE-sponsored class will be held on Thursday evenings from 7ñ10 p.m. at City College of San Francisco. Taught by Calvin Laws, PE, CPD, FASPE, the course curriculum includes the practical study of fluid flow in plumbing and HVAC systems. Students earn three units of college credit. Click here for more information.

August 21: Boston-area Golf Outing
ASPEís Boston Chapter is holding their annual golf outing at the Wayland Country Club in Wayland, Massachusetts. Cost is $100 per person for golf and dinner. Hole sponsorships are available for $100. Contact John Carter for more information.

NEW! Philadelphia-area Baseball Outing Being Held August 22
Join the ASPE Philadelphia Chapter at Campbellís Field in Camden, New Jersey, to watch the Camden River Sharks take on the Lancaster Barnstormers. Cost is $9 per person. Contact Dawn Bishop (302-778-6682) to register. Deadline is August 3.

September 10: Minneapolis Plumbing and Hydronics Product Show
The ASPE and ASHRAE Minnesota Chapters are holding this all-day event at the Earle Brown Heritage Center. Free seminars on solar thermal water heating and geothermal heating systems will offer CEU credit. For more information or to register, contact Becky Soderholm.

September 21: British Columbia Golf Outing
ASPEís British Columbia Chapter is holding its annual golf outing at the Green Acres Golf and Country Club in Richmond, British Columbia. Cost is $125 per player (includes dinner). Contact Peter Way to register.

NEW! Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Outing Being Held September 22
ASPEís West Coast Florida Chapter is holding a joint meeting with ASHRAE followed by an evening of baseball in the Rays Party Suite. Cost is $30 per person. Space is limited. Contact Rob Shorey for more information.

NEW! Dallas-area Product Show Being Held October 1
ASPEís Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapterís Product Show will be held at the Ruthe Jackson Center in Grand Prairie, Texas. The theme is ìGreen Building Design and Technology.î Click here for more information.

NEW! Dallas-area Golf Outing Being Held October 2
ASPEís Dallas/Ft. Worth Chapterís Fall Golf Classic will be held at Prairie Lakes Golf Course in Grand Prairie, Texas. Click here for additional information and registration forms. Hole sponsorships are available.

INDUSTRY NEWS
New Report Finds Sprinkler Ordinances Don't Hurt Housing Construction or Prices
A new study conducted for NFPA, comparing residential construction in four counties in Maryland and Virginia, investigated whether the imposition of sprinkler ordinances within a jurisdiction had a measureable impact on the housing construction or prices in that municipality relative to comparable nearby communities without such an ordinance. The results concluded that the presence of sprinkler ordinances has no negative impact on the number of homes being built.

Code Hearings Schedule Announced
ICCís 2009ñ2010 Code Development Hearings will be held October 24 through November 11 at the Hilton Baltimore. Click here for a schedule of the code committee meetings.

Massachusetts Senate Bill Would Reinstate Professional Registration for Plumbing Engineers
Years ago, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Professional Licensure (DPL) stopped official recognition of plumbing engineering, but new legislation, Senate Bill 181, is being considered to reinstate the professional registration for engineers involved in the plumbing discipline. The bill currently is held in the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. Interested parties are encouraged to contact members of the committee with their opinion of this bill.

USGBC Asks for Input on LEED
The U.S. Green Building Council invites the public to participate in a LEED Call for Ideas to provide a way for new ideas to be brought forward to help inform improvement to the LEED rating system. USGBC is looking for input on improving existing technical criteria, proposals for new credits and feedback on LEED's overall effectiveness and rigor. Comments regarding LEED's delivery model, certification process, pricing, etc., will not be considered as USGBC is looking for feedback specific to the technical requirements of the LEED rating system. The Call for Ideas runs through August 7.

New Study Uses Wastewater to Map Large-scale Patterns of Illicit Drug Use
Researchers from the University of Washington, McGill University, and Oregon State University collected single-day samples from 96 municipalities across Oregon and tested the samples for evidence of methamphetamine, cocaine, and ecstasy. Their findings provide a one-day snapshot of drug excretion that health officials can use to better understand patterns of drug use in multiple municipalities over time. They found that the index loads of BZE (a cocaine metabolite) were significantly higher in urban areas and below the level of detection in some rural areas. Methamphetamine was present in all municipalities, rural and urban. Ecstasy was at quantifiable levels in less than half of the communities, with a significant trend toward higher index loads in more urban areas.

IAPMO Offering Free NSF 61 Annex G Certification
To help manufacturers feel assured that their products comply with the California State Low-lead Plumbing Law, commonly known as AB 1953, IAPMO R&T is offering all of its NSF/ANSI 61 listees free certification to Annex G when they obtain their California State Low-lead Plumbing Law certification through IAPMO R&T.

Fire Sprinkler System Continuing Education Programs Offered in Central Illinois
In conjunction with Parkland College and the Illinois Fire Service Institute, the Academy of Fire Sprinkler Technology is offering an Associateís Degree in Sprinkler System Technology and a certificate program in residential fire sprinkler systems. The courses are held at Parkland College and the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois.

Wastewater Treatment Plant Turns Post-consumer Food Waste into Energy
With help from a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant, the East Bay Municipal Utility District is pioneering a method of generating renewable energy using food scraps. EBMUD takes food waste from San Francisco and Contra Costa County restaurants and commercial food processors and uses them to produce green renewable energy through anaerobic digestion. The digester captures the biogas, and the methane from the biogas powers the treatment plant. Material remaining after the digestion process can be composted and used as a natural fertilizer.

Pharmaceuticals in Groundwater Conference Being Held September 22ñ23
The 7th International Conference on Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Water hosted by the National Ground Water Association takes place in Baltimore, Maryland. The conference will examine the connection between the perceived human health risks of pharmaceuticals in water and actual risk based on the most current scientific studies, including environmental occurrence data, effects on wildlife, risk management strategies, and drinking water treatment technologies.

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
Ball Valves Earn NSF Annex G Certification
Kitz Corporationís Keepalloy ball valve products have been certified to NSF 61 Annex G, a verification process for the California Health and Safety Code 116875, commonly known as AB 1953. In passing the testing, the valves demonstrated their extremely low lead content. The 5/PPB leach test within Annex F is one of the most stringent tests currently used to measure lead contamination introduced by plumbing components. 

Energy-efficient Variable-speed Pump Controller Introduced
ITTís new Bell & Gossett Technologic 502 integrated pump controller and adjustable frequency drive utilizes the latest generation hardware platform with advanced pumping software and proven algorithms to create a smarter, more cost-efficient and energy-saving pump system for HVAC and pressure booster applications. The Technologic 502 reduces its environmental impact through energy-saving efficiency and water conservation.