Rob Casey

Independent Publisher Book Award Winner Explore the Salish Sea with this expanded and fully updated edition of Kayaking Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands Features 23 wholly new routes Paddles range from protected lakes and short routes for beginners to more exposed, longer saltwater trips for advanced paddlers Detailed information on paddle duration, difficulty, planning considerations, and more All new full-color maps and photos In Paddling the Salish Sea, professional kayaker and paddling coach Rob Casey guides paddlers to the most rewarding destinations across the region. This comprehensive guide covers everything from the quiet inlets of the South Sound to an entirely new section featuring the fjords, waterfalls, and local waterways around Vancouver, B. C. In between, paddlers will find urban explorations near Seattle and Everett; routes on the lakes, rivers, and shorelines of the Olympic Peninsula, Hood Canal, and the islands of the North Sound; and even more new choices in Canada's Gulf Islands and around Victoria, B. C. Beginner, intermediate, and advanced paddlers all can find beautiful, rewarding routes for their skill levels. Casey's expert advice on navigating the marine environment, paddling safety, gear, trip planning, and more provides all the practical information paddlers need to prepare for a successful, safe outing. For sea or flatwater kayakers, canoeists, rowers, or stand-up paddle boarders, Paddling the Salish Sea is the must-have guide for discovering the wonders of the Puget Sound.

Being a youth pastor or youth ministry volunteer can be overwhelming. Being a new youth pastor can be even more so. Knowing that someone is in your corner who can spare you from the potential pitfalls is a game changer. Bringing over twenty five years of combined experience working with teens, youth pastors and churches, Rob Casey cuts through the fluff and leads you to center your life and your ministry to students on the True and Living Christ. Launching out of the Ten Commandments of the Old Testament and what he calls "The Big Three" of the New, Rob offers you a very real and confessional no-holding-back challenge to your walk with the Lord combined with a biblical outline for making real disciples with the next generation. This book would make a perfect gift for your church's youth ministry team. It has been labeled a great resources for parents of teens, as well. The conversational style and practical approach make it a quick read for the on-the-go minister, yet its outline also makes for an excellent training guide or curriculum for weekly staff meetings, youth ministry retreats, or as a tool for youth pastors to equip their volunteers.

When water leaves a treatment works and travels through a distribution system, its quality, with respect to many chemical and biological parameters, will degrade. The quality of the delivered water will be largely influenced by: The quality of treated water supplied into the network The condition of distribution assets within the network The retention time within the network. The water industry has focused predominantly on the quality of treated water and the physical condition of distribution assets when improving the quality of water at the customer?s tap. However the quality of the water delivered is also affected by the time the water is retained in the different elements of the distribution network. Retention time is controlled both by the physical characteristics of the system and the operational regime. Physical characteristics such as pipe roughness may change throughout the life of the asset or be modified by rehabilitation. The aim of this research is to demonstrate that water quality within distribution networks can be managed effectively by controlling retention time and to develop practical and pragmatic methodologies for doing so.