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1 Civil Source Civil Engineers Make the Difference They Build on the Quality of Life s Message By Bob Davis, PE ASCE Utah Section Newsletter Each year ASCE holds their statewide Annual Meeting in May. This is a special event where members from across the State meet together. An influential engineer or well known speaker is invited to address us. Newly elected ASCE Branch and Section May Photo: Past YMF, James Barron and his new little girl Abby smile officers are sworn into for the camera at the YMF Spring BBQ on Friday, April 27 th. As always, the office. A field tour of an BBQ was tons of fun! engineering project of interest is conducted after the luncheon. This year is no exception. We are excited to announce that Friday, May 18, 2007 will be the ASCE Annual Meeting in Utah. The luncheon will be held at Thanksgiving Point in Utah County at noon. We are very excited that regional and national officers of ASCE have been invited to speak with us to give us their perspective on the engineering profession. Election results for Utah Branch and Section officers will be announced and the newly elected officers will be welcomed. Following the Annual Meeting a tour of the almost completed $200 million Metropolitan Water District Point of the Mountain Water Treatment Plant will be held. This is a great opportunity to spend some time furthering your education of the engineering profession and meeting with some great people. Watch for more details on the web site and in Civil Source. I hope to see you all there. Bob Davis ASCE Utah Section

2 Announcements ASCE UTAH SECTION UPCOMING ANNUAL MEETING Friday, May 18 th 11:45 am Tropical Room 3003 N Thanksgiving Way Thanksgiving Point in Lehi All members & guests invited! ASCE members & guests: $25 Students: $10 RSVP to Dennis Pay by May 14th ELECTIONS ARE NOW CLOSED Election results will be announced at the upcoming ASCE Utah Section Annual Meeting. MISS AN EDITION OF THE CIVIL SOURCE? VISIT OUR WEBSITE! Many thanks to our awesome website guru Bill Turner for keeping our website updated! Have Something to Say? Me! Kelly Burns Civil Source Editor KellyMichelle3@hotmail.com Advertisement Space Available $60 per ¼ page (150 words) for the full ASCE year Contact the Civil Source Editor for further information. KellyMichelle3@hotmail.com Northern Utah Branch The Northern Utah Branch end of year social will be the first part of May and plans are still being finalized as to whether it will be during lunch or in the evening. Mark Nielsen, P.E. Northern Utah Branch Wasatch Front Branch The Wasatch Front Branch will hold our next luncheon & lecture on September 21, 2007 at noon, as we are taking our usual summer sabbatical. More details to follow in the beginning of September. Cathy Romero, P.E. Wasatch Front Branch Central Utah Branch The Central Utah Branch does not have any announcements for May. Scott A. Olson, P.E. Central Utah Branch Secretary\Treasurer

3 WANTED Water Resource Engineer Bowen, Collins & Associates Draper, Utah Bowen, Collins & Associates specializes in providing water, wastewater, storm water, ground water, civil engineering, and environmental services to clients in the Intermountain West. Younger Member Forum The Younger Member Forum held its Spring BBQ this past month on the 27 th of April at the Sugarhouse Park. The combined event with the student chapters was again a success this year. We appreciate all those who helped and those who attended. We hope it was enjoyable for everyone. The primary duty of the Water Resource Engineer will be to assist in the preparations of plans, specifications, supporting documents, and permit applications for development and public works projects. Additional duties will include computerized hydraulic and hydrologic modeling. Candidate must also have great communication skills. Experience Required: BS Degree in Civil Engineering 0-10 years experience in water resource/ wastewater facility design and preparation of technical reports EIT registration Knowledge of Microsoft Office Southern Utah Branch The Southern Utah Branch took a tour of the Quail Creek Water Treatment Plant in March. We have a luncheon scheduled for noon on May 17 th at Staheli Catering. The presenter will be Travis Walbeck from Rosenberg Associates and he will be speaking about Elim Valley, a masterplanned community planned in Hurricane, Utah. Arthur O. LeBaron, P.E. Southern Utah Branch Geotechnical Group The Geotechnical Group does not have any announcements for May. The spring session of the P.E. Exam Review was completed in time for those attending to take the exam on the 20 th. Pass or fail, taking the exam is one step in the right direction for the continuation of a professional engineering career. Congratulations to all who took the exam! The YMF outreach kits have been distributed around the area to those who have shown interest in participating. Finding the time to participate can be tough at times. The kits have been created in a manner to help alleviate the time commitment

4 required to prepare. The kits may be taken to any location you desire: schools, parks, malls, scout meetings, etc.. Anyone looking to participate in engineering outreach now has a single point of contact to the resources already prepared to get going. The kits are probably most suitable for ages in elementary grades 4, 5, or 6. If you would like to participate and volunteer in the outreach program please let us know. The kits can be shipped to anyone and anywhere in the state that is interested in outreach. Please contact Cable Murray at cmurray@jacobsenconstruction.com if you would like more information. WANTED Facility Project Manager Industrial Construction Management Clearfield, Utah Duties will include working on assigned Capital Projects and preparing authorization requests for presentations and subsequent approvals via Senior Staff. The Facility Project Engineer will also manage the design staff working on assigned projects and ensure that facilities and equipment are designed, procured and installed to meet customer needs. Experience Required: BS Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering Licensed Professional Engineer in Utah Extensive experience in design, project management and construction management of Industrial Facilities Minimum of 7 years experience Strong knowledge of local building codes as well as national building codes (NFPA, IBC, NEC) Installing/commissioning industrial equipment Designing concrete foundations, steel building structures and underground utilities AutoCAD 2007, good oral and written skills We still continue to be in need of help with updating and maintaining our web page and e- mail list. The web page is already set up and is in a format that does not require any web page programming skills. Anyone interested in getting involved, without a huge time commitment would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Cable Murray, P.E. USYMF-

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6 Civil Source Calendar May Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Happy Mothers Day! 14 Southern Utah West Point Bridge Design Contest Ends Southern Utah Branch 12:00 Noon Staheli Catering 18 ASCE Annual Meeting Thanksgiving Point 11:45 am Tropical Room Memorial Day 31 Deadline for June Civil Source Info.

7 Civil Source Calendar June Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Flag Day Happy Fathers Day!

8 Utah Section Bob Davis, P.E. Sunrise Engineering, Inc. (801) Elect Brent Packer, P.E. Bowen, Collins & Associates (801) Dennis Pay, P.E. South Salt Lake City (801) ASCE Utah Section Newsletter ASCE Utah Section Contact Info -Elect Micheal McKamey, P.E. Eimco Water Technologies (801) Erin Donovan, P.E. Nolte Associates, Inc. (801) Past Matt Sibul, P.E. Parsons Brinckerhoff (801) Central Utah Branch (435) Past Jared Hanks, P.E. AGEC, Inc. (435) Geotechnical Group Chair David Plehn, P.E. Geopier (801) Ryan Cole IGES Past Chris T. Garris, P.E. Professional Service Industries, Inc. (801) Northern Utah Branch Mark Nielsen, P.E. Logan City (435) Elect Clay Bodily, P.E. Smithfield City (435) x 109 Marvin Lewis, P.E. Keller-Bliesner Engineering, LLC mjlewis@kelbli.com (435) Past Zan Murray, P.E. JUB Engineers zpm@jub.com (801) Wasatch Front Branch Cathy Romero, P.E. Carter-Burgess Cathy.Romero@c-b.com (801) Mark Breitenbach, P.E. Central Utah Water Conservancy District mark@cuwcd.com (801) Elect David Jensen, P.E. Brigham Young University david@byu.edu (801) Scott Olson, P.E. Horrocks Engineers scotto@horrocks.com (801) Past Dennis Pay, P.E. South Salt Lake City dpay@southsaltlakecity.com (801) Southern Utah Branch Arthur O. LeBaron, P.E. Hurricane City Arthur@ci.hurricane.ut.us (435) ext 113 -Elect Brett Jensen, EIT Carter-Burgess Brett.Jensen@c-b.com (435) Elizabeth Whitlock, P.E. Carter-Burgess Past Chair Joergen Pilz, P.E. AMEC Earth & Environmental (801) Younger Member Forum Cable Murray, P.E. Jacobsen Construction cmurray@jacobsenconstruction.com (801) Vice- Joseph Serre, P.E. Murray City jserre@murray.utah.gov (801) Treasurer Brad Conder Horrocks Engineers (801) Secretary Ryan Taylor Epic Engineering Grt.02@engr.colostate.edu (970) Past James Barron, P.E. SLC Dept. of Airports James.barron@slcgov.com (801) U of U Liaison Jonathan Updike, P.E. Michael Baker Jr. Inc. Jon.updike@gmail.com (801)

9 ASCE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS Utah Section including all Branches Annual ASCE Utah Section Luncheon Friday, May 18, 2007 Luncheon - 11:45 am 1:30 p.m. Point of the Mountain Water Treatment Plant Tour 2:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Thanksgiving Point Tropical Room 3003 N Thanksgiving Way Lehi, Utah Meeting Agenda Financial Report Announcement of Election Results Installation of new Officers Speaker Westley K. Chun, Ph.D., P.E., DEE, F.ASCE Chair Region 8 Board of Governors Project Tour A tour of the Point of the Mountain Water Treatment Plant in Draper, Utah will be held following the meeting for interested individuals. We will meet and park at the project site at 2:00 pm. Directions to the project site will be given at the luncheon. Hardhats, appropriate footwear and eyewear required. Please RSVP to reserve your spot on the tour. Please RSVP by Monday. May 14 to: Dennis Pay Utah Section Secretary/Treasurer (801) dpay@southsaltlakecity.com All members and guests are invited ASCE Members and Guests: $25 Students: $10 at the door