Because SCAWWA and WEASC share staff and hold joint activities throughout the year, the Joint Steering Committee (JSC) was established as a means to discuss matters of joint interest to both organizations.

The JSC consists of members from the SCAWWA and WEASC Executive Committees, and the JSC's role includes the following:

• Set policies that guide joint activities of SCAWWA and WEASC and update the Policy and Procedures Manual as needed. 
• Submit joint conference budgets to each Executive Committee for approval.
• Annually evaluate the Executive Director's performance and submit recommendations to the respective Executive Committees.

View Joint Steering Manual (PDF) - revised 8/11/23

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2024-25 Joint Steering Committee Members

Joint Steering Committee terms are one year and begin at the conclusion of the SC Environmental Conference (SCEC).

JSC Chair	Beth Thompson, WEASC President-Elect
JSC Chair-Elect	David Ladner, SCAWWA Vice Chair
JSC Vice Chair	Connie Banegas, SCAWWA Chair-Elect
JSC Past Chair	Murray Dodd, SCAWWA Chair
JSC Secretary	Lydia Porter, SCAWWA Secretary
JSC Treasurer	Madeline Zimmerman, WEASC Treasurer
JSC Members	Hope Walker, SCAWWA Past Chair Ross Wattay, SCAWWA Sr. Trustee Glen McManus, WEASC Past President Russell Wright, WEASC President Guy Schmoltze, WEASC 2nd Vice President Babs Johnson, WEASC 1st Vice President

 

JSC Approved Meeting Minutes

Approved meeting minutes are available to members here in our member portal. Please note you must log into the website in order to access this page.

 

JSC Membership Structure

The JSC consists of the following members:

• The SCAWWA Chair, Chair-Elect, Vice Chair, Senior Trustee, and Past Chair.
• The WEASC President, President-Elect, 1st Vice President, 2nd Vice President, and Past President.
• The Treasurer and Secretary from each organization serve on the JSC in alternating years, as follows:
  -Even-odd year terms: SCAWWA Secretary and WEASC Treasurer serve in those respective roles on the JSC.
  -Odd-even year terms: WEASC Secretary and SCAWWA Treasurer serve in those respective roles on the JSC.

JSC Chair & Vice-Chair

The Chair and Vice-Chair positions alternate between the two organizations.

When the term of the office begins in an even year:

• The WEASC President-Elect serves as Chair
• The SCAWWA Chair-Elect serves as Vice-Chair.

When the term of the office begins in an odd year:

• The SCAWWA Chair-Elect will serves as Chair
• The WEASC President-Elect serves as Vice-Chair. 

 

Joint Committees

The following joint committees fall under the supervision of the Joint Steering Committee:

Committee	2024-25 Chair
Asset Management Committee	Michelle Tudor
Communications Committee (produces the Journal)	David Baize
Conference Management Committee (SCEC)	Holly Mettlen
K-12 Outreach Committee	Devon Beaty Bagley
Stormwater Committee	Gabrielle Skipper
Student Chapters Committee	Betsy Catchings
Water Charities Committee	Bobby Fuller
Water Resources Committee	Anthony Rivers
Workforce Development Committee	David Baize (Acting)
Women in Water Life Committee	Becca Bowyer
Young Professionals (YP) Committee	Preston Little
Ad-Hoc Committees	2023-24 Chair
Operations Leadership Committee	Elizabeth Lee Pierczynski
Public Information Officers (PIO) Committee	Jennifer Candler
Cybersecurity Committee	Kenneth Frazier
Operator Math Committee	Chuck Denson

 

JSC History

The Joint Steering Committee was formed in 1990 to plan the 1991 South Carolina Environmental Conference (SCEC), which was the first joint venture of the two organizations.

Since then, more joint collaborations have been embarked upon to include the South Carolina Water & Wastewater Agency Response Network (SCWARN), Confluence Conference, and a joint website and quarterly publication.

The policy and procedures manual developed by the committee to govern the first SCEC has evolved over the years to cover all cooperative ventures between the two organizations, including management of paid staff as well as the joint policies that affect both organizations, such as the Conflict of Interest Policy and the Cooperative Advertising Agreement Policy.