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President's Report

Julie Hadfield

Hello everyone,

We are moving the Product Show for this year to May 12 at Distillery of Modern Art in Chamblee. Information for registration and technical session coming soon.

This month’s meeting will March 24 and also be at Distillery of Modern Art (2197 Irvindale Dr, Chamblee, GA 30341). To help encourage registering online, we are adding a $5 fee for paying at the door. Registering beforehand helps us plan for the meeting, but if you are unsure if you are going to make it, you are always welcome to come without registering.

We do not want the cost of attending a meeting be the reason you cannot attend. If you need help covering the cost of attending, please reach out to a board member. We will get you a sponsor. There is absolutely no shame or judgement, and it will be handled with discretion. Only the person sponsoring you will be made aware.

We are still running a contest this session to raffle away a trip to serve as a Delegate for the Atlanta Chapter at the 2026 Convention in Oklahoma City. We will be allotting points for coming to meetings and events throughout the session. At the May meeting we will be handing out raffle tickets in relation to the number of points. We will also be giving out prices at different point levels. We will have more information at the meeting and ask any board member if you have any questions about it.

If you are interested in being on the board next year, please reach out to me.

As always, don’t hesitate to contact me.

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Monthly Meeting Info

March 2026 Dinner Meeting

Presentation Title: Water Hammer Control: An explanation and solution to hydraulic shock (water hammer). 

Presented By: Kevin Swisher, CSA of Georgia 

Sioux Chief Specialist at CSA Georgia- Kevin is a strategic sales professional with 15+ years of experience connecting Engineering, Mechanical, and Plumbing markets with top-tier manufacturing solutions. Kevin leverages technical plumbing expertise to drive market share by connecting product solutions with strategic partnerships. He has a consistent record of increasing brand authority through a dedicated, consultative approach.

When: 03/24/26 6:00-8:30P.M

Where: We will not be at Mutation Brewing! We will be meeting at the Distillery of Modern Art. 2197 Irvindale Dr. Chamblee, GA 30341

To register/for more information visit the ASPE-Atlanta website.

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VP Technical Report

Ester Arrascaeta

Happy March Atlanta ASPE Members!

I hope you are having a nice March since we welcomed Springtime this month and we won one hour of daylight.

Temperatures are getting warm in Atlanta, and pollen season is here with all its splendor.

Traffic in Atlanta is always crazy, always busy specially on weekends.

Atlanta Airport is busier than normal for March due to irregularities withing TSA.

March of Madness, aka NCAA Tournament, keeps us all excited even for the ones that know nothing about basketball.

Atlanta ASPE monthly dinner will happen Tuesday March 24th, 2026, at 6 pm. The Technical presentation for that night will be: “Water Hammer Control: An explanation and solution to hydraulic shock”, will be presented by Kevin Swisher from CSA of Georgia.

The venue for the meeting is:

Distillery of Modern Art, 2197 Irvindale Way Chamblee GA 30341.

We hope to see you there.

If you have ideas to share or have something to contribute to the growth and development of the chapter, please reach out to any of us on the board. As Tech VP, I am always looking for interesting and timely technical topics to present for your advancement. If you have something to contribute, or an area you would like to see considered, please let me know.

Please don’t forget to check out the Pipeline, which comes to your email inbox every month; there is an incredible amount of interesting and valuable information there. Also remember our own Chapter newsletter for updates closer to home.

Stay safe and enjoy this wonderful weather! We will see you soon!

Thank you for being an ASPE member. You are very valuable to us. Ester Arrascaeta, VP Technical, [email protected]

You can reach any of us on the Board through our website, https://aspe-atl.com/

You can also reach me at [email protected] anytime with your thoughts, questions, or issues.

Follow ASPE on social media:

Join the Atlanta ASPE Linked-In group @https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4705657/starting

ASPE Twitter feed https://twitter.com/ASPEorg Atlanta ASPE Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/ASPE.Atlanta

Instagram www.Instagram.com/aspe.org

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WOA Membership Article

   Zaria ancar

Hello, ASPE ATL WOA Members!

 

Our next WOA event will be May 20, 2026 for "In My Cozy Era" from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM! Enjoy us for a coooozy night of crocheting and a good yap sesh. Our awesome sponsor, Dalton Usery from McWane will be swinging by as well to meet our WOA members and learn to crochet with us! He will also be presenting at our May chapter meeting (May 19, 2026) so please try to attend both if you can :)

 

See flyer below:

 

 

Registration is free and will be posted soon!

 

Remember our motto, "We are inclusive, not exclusive!" The mission of WOA is to increase fellowship amongst each other and uplift women members, regardless of gender and age. If you want to be a WOA member, just hit that check box in your profile!

 

If you have any questions about events or suggestions, please feel free to contact me! Email is best.

 

([email protected])

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Save The Date

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Contest: Serve as a Delegate on a Sponsored Trip to the 2026 National Convention

Convention Contest

Grand Prize: Trip to the 2026 National Convention to serve as a Delegate for the Atlanta Chapter.

Point Awards:

• Attending Meeting: 5 points

• Bringing new* guest: 5 points (capped at 10 additional points per meeting; *new = hasn’t attended an ASPE meeting in the current session)

• Attending ASPE Event (Golf Outing, Clay Shoot, Top Golf, Cheers for Engineers, Product Show): 10 points

• Attending WOA/AYP Event: 5 points

• Referring a Member: 20 points (Referring member must email VP Membership; new member must officially join before end of contest)

• Prior Online Registration to Meetings: 2 points

• Being an ASPE Member (one per session): 10 points

Prize Breakdown & Rules:

• Every 5 points = 1 raffle ticket at the May meeting

• Board members and others with guaranteed convention spots are not eligible

• Raffle winner (must be present or have a proxy at May meeting and be a member in good standing) will be selected as the Delegate for ASPE Atlanta at the 2026 National Convention in Oklahoma City

• Delegate responsibilities: attend business meetings prior to the start of the convention

• Covered/reimbursed expenses:

  • Convention registration

  • Airfare to/from OKC (capped reimbursement)

  • Accommodation for duration of convention (capped reimbursement)

  • Per diem for incidentals (capped reimbursement)

• Receipts must be submitted to the Treasurer in a timely fashion to receive reimbursements

• Points sign-in sheet must be completed and legible (name and email required)

• Nonmembers may accrue points, but only members may participate in the May raffle

• Points are not transferable

Additional Prizes:
Points also contribute toward gift levels throughout the session. Prizes TBD.

• 10 points

• 25 points

• 50 points

• 75 points

• 100 points

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Calendar of Events

2025-2026 Currently Scheduled Events

April 24 ASPE Atlanta Clay Shoot details here 

April 28, 2026 Monthly Meeting Mutation Brewing details here 6:00 – 8:30

May 12, 2026 ASPE Atlanta Product Show details here

May 19, 2026 Monthly Meeting Mutation Brewing details here 6:00 – 8:30

Above list is the currently scheduled events. Be on the lookout for additional events and details to be made available on the ASPE Atlanta events page

For the latest events updates follow the ASPE Atlanta LinkedIn page here

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VP Education Report

Reza Bahador

Happy Spring to all! Itchy eyes, runny noses and a spike in antihistamine usage are all here again. We are still rolling in and out of chilly nights, but they are getting to be fewer and farther in between.

March is my favorite newsletter to repost. I have updated the relevant Society information in the section that starts with “Now down to business…”. But first, please take a moment to and join me for a stroll through history.

The vernal equinox marks the first day of Spring and the first day of the Persian New Year celebration called, Nowruz (New Day) – Eideh Shoma Mobarak (Happy New Year)!

As Iran is my father’s homeland I would like to share a bit of our culture:

Nowruz is a secular holiday based on the Solar Calendar that has been celebrated throughout Central Asia and Western Asia by a large and diverse group of people for over 3,000 years. With modern transportation and migration it is now celebrated worldwide and usually falls on March 20^th or 21^st; but the true criteria for the first day of the new year is the day when the sun enters the Tropic of Aries (0 ° latitude) before noon – a time when the sun is over the equator and night and day are equal in length.

The celebration includes such things as a spring cleaning of your home, buying new clothes, preparing a table (Haft-sin) with 7 items that start with the letter “S” in Farsi representing “growth, strength, love, the sunrise, patience, beauty and health”, visiting with friends and family, a day spent in nature (often accompanied with games and a picnic).

In recent years, this holiday has become politicized, taking away from the nature of the holiday.

If you feel like learning more, here is an excellent paper on Nowruz on Harvard University’s website: Celebrating Nowruz

Now down to business… We have 5 days until the CPD exam registration closes on April 1^th, 2026. The exam will be held via remote proctor from April 13^th-24^th.  Click here for details about the exam and its prerequisites. Though the prep classes have passed there is still time to brush up on your skills with the ASPE CPD Study Guide. This book is a to-the-point collection of topics and formulae that you will see on the exams and it includes a practice exam. If you only buy one book for review, this is it. I keep this book handy as a resource on my desk to this day as it has so much great information in one place. Buy it here. CPD Study Guide

As always, for those of you who are interested in expanding your knowledge of a particular subject or just need to brush up on some skills, take a moment and visit the Society’s Education Opportunities page.

If you haven’t already, check out the ASPE Tables App available at the ASPE Bookstore.

We are constantly doing our best to make sure that our members have easy access to all the tools available to them. Please let us know of any suggestions that you may have to make your experience better and keep an eye out as we revise and update information on our ASPE Atlanta Chapter’s site.

Thank you,

Reza Bahador, CPD

Senior Plumbing Designer

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Clay Shoot

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VP Membership Report

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Important Dates (Society)

Important Dates from Society:

 Reminders:
• Green Plumbing Design (GPD) Certificate Program – Now available entirely on demand on ASPE Education – ASPE Member: $500, Non-member: $600

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Affiliate Liaison's Report

 AAron Siegel | JOE WELSH

Hello ASPE members. The March 24^th meeting, as many of you already know, is being held at The Distillery of Modern Art, located at 2197 Irvindale Way in Chamblee, GA 30341. This is where the ASPE Atlanta Chapter Product Show will be also be held on May 12^th, so mark your calendars. It’s a good opportunity, especially for the affiliate members, to see the space. Speaking of affiliate members, Pulley & Associates, Harry Warren, Pointer Agency, United Sales and Evans & Associates have agreed to help us reach out to the plumbing engineer community to increase attendance at this year's Product Show, where manufauters will be displaying the newest products and latest innovations from our industry.

A number of sponsorship opportunities are available for Afflilaites at the Product Show and the upcoming Clay Shoot on April 24th so please make sure to reach out to Rodger Nodine to show your support for the Atlanta ASPE Chapter.

 

 

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Ambassador's Corner

Dennis Connelly

Hello again sports fans. Welcome to our own version of March Madness! I hope everyone is healthy, happy, and busy.

Welcome also to springtime in Atlanta, where we have survived our FIRST FALSE SPRING, and hopefully the LAST RE-WINTER, and are now moving on to our favorite Green Pollen Season! Break out the Zyrtec! (I am already into it!)

Of course, we have now finished the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, which was dramatic and exciting for Team USA as well as the world. That brings us to Bracket-Mania again with another favorite sports diversion. Don’t let the boss catch you watching!

Before I get too far off track, I want to give a shout out to your ASPE Board, who have led us through an eventful February. Not only a chapter technical meeting, but Galentine’s event with WOA (Thank you, Zaria) and Engineers Week recognition for some hockey fun (Thanks again Rodger, Julie, and the Board).

Our Product Show, which was originally planned for March, has been pushed back to May, due to technical issues and site availability. Joe Welsh and Aaron Siegel are leading the effort, along with the Board, for a successful and informative show. Stay tuned for more updates as the date approaches.

That is a brief update on activities just to keep you informed. There is much more that happens around the ASPE Chapter and Society. If you are a member, and you are not participating in any of these, you are short-changing yourself. There is not only education, but friendships and career networking that can help you grow, as a person and as an engineer. Please come and join us in person; I think you will be pleased by that decision.

I cannot leave without my regular PSA about participation in life in America and the protection of our democracy. Call, write, visit your Representatives and Senators, and make your voice be heard.

That is all the space I can consume this month. A lot going on, so be on board and we will have a good time and learn something valuable along the way. If you ever have any questions or want to talk about anything, drop me a line at [email protected] or any of your board members at “office position”@aspe-atl.com

Thanks.

Dennis M. Connelly CPD, FASPE

Ambassador

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Classifieds - Openings/Looking

• McKenney's is hiring Engineers, Project Managers, and Plumbing/Piping CAD Designers! Contact Kyle Hobdy ([email protected]).

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Affiliates' Corner

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Newsletter Notice

The views expressed in individual articles in this newsletter do not reflect the views of the ASPE Atlanta Chapter as a whole and as always the ASPE Atlanta Chapter does not speak for Society.

ASPE is dedicated to the advancement of the science of plumbing engineering, the professional growth and advancement of its members, and the health, welfare, and safety of the public topics not related to this mission are beyond our purview. 

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