Sparky Harris/City of Sacramento and Adrian Engel/Mark Thomas & Company will speak at our next Monthly Meeting on Friday February 5th, 2010. Come learn about the exciting new 65th Street Transit Oriented Design project. This project will provide a mix of housing types, intensify mixed-use development opportunities, improve pedestrian and bicycle circulation and access to light rail, and strengthens the connection between CSUS and the East Sac ... Read More
Please join us! APWA and ACEC Joint MeetingFeatured Speaker: Tim Quinn, Executive DirectorAssociation of California Water Agencies January 8, 2010 Lions Gate Hotel Club Ballroom B 3410 Westover Street McClellan, CA 95652 Check-in: 11:30 a.m. Lunch: Noon $25 if registered in advance, online, by Monday, January 4, 2010$30 at the door, without pre-registration ... Read More
We are Family December 4, 2009 Featuring: Mr. Ralph Qualls, Jr. PW Director for the City of Cupertino, CaliforniaGreat Gifts and Raffle Prizes Three Grand Prizes- "Wii" are Family Entertainment Packages (Nintendo Wii)Radisson Hotel Sacramento 500 Leisure Lane Tickets: $35 per person before November 17 ... Read More
California High Speed Rail Featuring: Judge Quentin L. KoppNovember 6, 2009 Lions Gate Hotel Club Ballroom B 3410 Westover Street Sacramento, CANoon to 1:30The California High Speed Rail Authority website states: "Established in 1996, the California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) is the state entity responsible for planning, constructing and operating a high-speed train system serving Califo ... Read More
The new surface water treatment facility will handle 50 MGD. The tour will be conducted by the FRWA Construction Management StaffTour Begins: 3:00 p.m.October 26, 2009To register for the tour contact Ed McCarthy at 916.871.4607 or emccarthy@wizwire.com.This tour is limited to 35. ... Read More
Sacramento County Water AgencyVineyard Surface WAter Treatment Plant (VWSTP)Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) PresentationSpeakers: Maggie Kido, Project Engineer for MWH -design processes and applications for VWSTPTravis Price, Project Engineer Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc. - LEED construction applicationsBarry Williams, Project Manager and Resident Engineer for Brown and Caldwell - an overview of LE ... Read More
This moderator-led panel discussion will provide an understanding of what is meant by sustainable infrastructure design from a public works perspective, and how it can be effectively incorporated into every day public works. ... Read More
Please join us for the 2009 APWA Sacramento Project of the Year Awards Banquet!Where: Lionsgate Garden PavillionWhen: Friday, August 14 Time: Starts at 11:30amPlease see the attached flyer for menu choices. If you elect to register online, please fax the attached flyer with your menu choices to Lisa McClintock at 916-381-9180 ... Read More
APWA Sacramento Chaper Annual Golf TournamentPlease join us for our Annual Golf tournament, proceeds to go to the Chapter Educational/Scholarship Fund.Shotgun Start at 7:30am at Wood Creek Golf Club.Please fill out and fax the appropriate attached form to complete your registration. If you elect to pay on line, please indicate this on the form.Thank you,Ken Grehm ... Read More
Please join us for our Annual Joint meeting with the San Joaquin Engineer's Council to be held in San Joaquin County. Our speaker will be Richard Short, President – Slope Reinforcement Technology, LLC. Mr. Short will be presenting on the topic of a new method for repairing landslides- the platepile method of slope stabilization. Please see the attached flyers for information.Please note that this meeting is being held in San ... Read More
The Shasta Cascade Branch in coordination with MSA and ASCE are holding their annual golf Tournament on May 15 beginning at 9am.The tournament will be held at the Golf Club Tierra Oaks in Redding, CA and will be an 18 hole four person scramble with best ball and blind bogey format. ... Read More
Please join us for our Annual National Public Works Dinner and Silent Auction. This has become one our annual feature events and is sure to be a great opportunity to network, have fun, and honor your public works staff.The event begins at 5:30pm with a silent auction, followed by dinner and live auction at 6:30pm. ... Read More
Are you familiar with the new media available to help your organization with communication and marketing objectives? If not or you need a refresher course, please join us for a half day training seminar tailored for APWA members that will include the following topics:Communicate with stakeholders, community groups and more,Monitor and analyze feedback relating to your organization, projects, issues, or concepts, andShare information with in ... Read More
The Pavement Preservation Seminar is intended for public, local, state, and federal agency staff, and consultants.Speaker: Dr. Gary Hicks established and currently works at the California Pavement Preservation Center at CSU in Chico as a project director. Prior to his work at the Pavement Preservation Center, Dr. Hicks spent over 30 years teaching at Georgia Tech and then Oregon State University. Dr. Hicks is a respected expert in ... Read More
TOPIC:The Sacramento Railyards ProjectThe Sacramento Railyards is a unique development project, creatively weaving together a tapestry of notable architecture, centers for performing arts and open space with mixed-use housing and commercial districts linked together with accessible public transportation. As part of the overall vision, the development will restore and preserve the historic Central Shops to allow regional visitors and tourists to e ... Read More
TOPIC:The Capital SouthEast ConnectorThe Capital SouthEast Connector is a proposed 35-mile roadway spanning from Interstate 5, south of Elk Grove, to US 50 in El Dorado County, just east of El Dorado Hills. The Connector will link communities in El Dorado County and the Cities of Folsom, Rancho Cordova and Elk Grove, alleviating traffic congestion on Highway 50, Interstate 5, and State Route 99. Furthermore, it will allow drivers to c ... Read More
The APWA Sacramento Chapter is sponsoring a three-day, in-depth training course geared towards engineers and future Public Works Managers, titled "Public Works Basic Supervision Skills". Information is provided in the attached brochure and course outline. The Public Works Institute course, Public Works Management Skills (Module 1), was produced by the APWA and will assist you in sharpening your leadership skills, management skills, ... Read More
It’s time once again for this year’s National Public Works Week (NPWW) button design contest. All are invited to exhibit their artistic flare and creativity. This year NPWW will be celebrated May 17-23, 2009, and the theme is “Revitalize, Reinvest, Renew”. These words signal a change in thinking and a new direction in practice. Revitalizing our infrastructure means finding new ways to sustain performance, using new materi ... Read More
Presenter: Mr. Jason Muir, PE, GE, Principal and Manager of the Environmental Division, Holdrege & Kull - Consulting Engineers and Geologists, Nevada City, CAMr. Muir will discuss the process of assessing abandoned mine land (AML) in the Sierra Nevada Foothills. Mr. Muir is the manager of the Environmental Division at H&K's Nevada City office and is at the forefront of human health risk assessment related to arsenic exposure. ... Read More
Please join us for our annual joint meeting with ACEC, with Assemblyman Ted Gaines as our special guest.Assemblyman Gaines represents the people of the 4th Assembly District, taking in all or parts of Alpine, Placer, El Dorado and Sacramento County. He began his service in local government on the City of Roseville's Planning Commission from 1997 to 1999. He was then elected to the Placer County Board of Supervisors in 2000 and reel ... Read More
Support Staff Appreciation LunchWelcome at 11am, Lunch at noon.We encourage you to bring a non-perishable food item for donation to the Sacramento Food Bank.Keynote Speaker: Sally Edwards, athlete and prolific author on sports and fitness. She is committed to helping others improve their lives by helping to improve health and fitness.To register and for more important details, please use the attached registration form. Tickets will no ... Read More
Please join us for our monthly lunch meeting, our guest presenter is Michael D. Chendorain, Senior Project Scientist, Treadwell & Rollo, Inc.TOPIC: ”A Groundwater Flow and Remediation Planning Model for the City of Lodi”; This presentation will describe the development, construction, and utility of the City of Lodi Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport Model. 3D animations will be presented which show the results of the ... Read More
Please join us at the LionsGate Hotel- Club Ballroom for the 2008 Project of the Year Award Presentations. Many local agencies will be receiving an award for a variety of projects including: transportation, water, and wastewater. ... Read More
JOINT APWA / SAN JOAQUIN ENGINEERS' COUNCIL /AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS MEETINGFriday, June 6th, 12:00 noon RSVP Required - please see attached flyer for additional informationLUNCHEON PROGRAM:SPEAKER: Dr. Mel Lytle - San Joaquin County Public Works' Water Resource CoordinatorTOPIC: Droughts, Floods, Climate Change and the Peripheral Canal: What in the World is going on with California Water and Policy? ... Read More
Here is your chance to show that the Sacramento Chapter of the APWA has civic pride. Our adopted street is Folsom Boulevard, between Natoma Street and Parkshore Drive, in Folsom. Please invite your family and friends to rendezvous at 9:00 a.m. on September 16th, and join in the activities to beautify the roadway and protect the environment. We'll meet on the west side of Folsom Boulevard, about 400 yards south of Natoma, near our APWA Adopt ... Read More