Competition Results

2023 IAWEA Reclaimers

1st Place in Vaughan Maintenance Event
Division III – 7th Place Overall

All team members are from Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority

Pictured Left to Right: Jerry Dunham, Cody Graeve, Chris Clark, and Mat Hazelwood

Not pictured: Alternates Antonio Cerda and Pablo May

Coach: Tim Runde

(Photo credit – Keiffer Photography)

Support IAWEA Operations Challenge

Hello Supporter of Iowa Water Environment Association (IAWEA),

Recently IAWEA has taken the steps to form an Operations Challenge Committee. Until WEFTEC 2023, IAWEA had not been represented. That team made quite a splash by finishing in the top ten overall and first place in the maintenance event. The Operations Challenge Committee strives to encourage the development of other teams across the state, so someday there will be a competition to select who will represent our great organization.

Team Resources

The Operations Challenge Committee shall be composed of at least eight members chosen as follows:

  1. The committee chairperson shall be appointed by the President.
  2. Other members shall be appointed by the President as needed.

The duties of the Operations Challenge Committee are as follows:

  1. Support Operations Challenge in Iowa.
  2. Select teams to represent IAWEA.
  3. Organize statewide competition if required to select teams.
  4. Provide support to new teams.
  5. Fundraise to support Operations Challenge teams.

The Executive Committee liaison shall be a Federation Delegate.

Current committee members are:

  • Tim Runde – Committee Chair
  • Chris Clark
  • Jerry Dunham
  • Pat Erps
  • Eric Evans
  • Jesse Gaherty
  • Jereme Gravert
  • Craig Hennager
  • Chad Sparks