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34th Annual Conference Agenda

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The following hours have been applied for.



w = Water | ww = Wastewater | bf = Backflow | wd = Water Well Drillers | osw* = On-Site Wastewater Contractors

* On-Site Wastewater Contractors can only receive 2 hours of credit for Trenching sessions in a two-year certification period.

Sessions marked "tosw" are considered peripheral classes, and only 2 hours total for these classes will be accepted in a two-year certification period.

Monday, March 19, 2012
Time General Session - Bosselman Conference Center
1:00 - 2:00 Water System
Regulatory Update

Jack Daniel
DHHS
1w, 1wd
2:00 - 2:30 Break
2:30 - 3:00 ER Grant Information
& Implementation

Mike Wentink
DHHS
.5w, .5wd
3:00 - 4:00 SRF Update; Security, Source
Water & 319 Grant Update

DHHS Staff
NDEQ Staff
1w, 1ww, 1wd
4:00 - 4:30 Break
4:30 - 5:30 Nitrate Issues in
Hastings Project

Marty Stange
City of Hastings
1w, 1wd
5:30 - 6:00 Dealing with Customers,
Board Members & the State

NeRWA and
DHHS Staff
.5w, .5ww
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Time Session A - Hands-On Area Session B - Classroom 1 Session C - Classroom 2 Session D - Classroom 3 Session E - Classroom 4
9:00 - 10:00 Service Line Repair
and Installation
Bob Hennig
Municipal Pipe Svc.
1w
Small Systems
Roundtable

Board Members
NeRWA
1w, 1ww, 1wd
Rural System
Roundtable

Board Members
NeRWA
1w, 1wd
Backflow Incident Occurs!
Now What?

Rich Koenig
DHHS
1w, 1ww, 1bf, 1wd
Title 124
Overview & Update

Gary Buttermore
NDEQ
1osw
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:30 Service Line Repair
and Installation (Repeat)
Bob Hennig
Municipal Pipe Svc.
1w
Pump Repair
& Troubleshooting

Billy Czapla
Pumping Solutions, Inc.
1w, 1ww, 1wd, 1osw
Managing Water Quality
in a Storage System

John Snodgrass
Utility Service Co.
1w
Backflow Ordinance
Review

Rich Koenig
DHHS
1w, 1ww, 1bf, 1wd
Percolation Test
Requirements

Nate Hartman
Lincoln/Lancaster Co Health Dept.
1osw
11:30 - 12:30 Lunch
12:30 - 1:30   Main Repair &
Installation

Bob Hennig
Municipal Pipe Svc.
1w, 1ww
Metering Pumps
and Controls

Billy Czapla
Pumping Solutions, Inc.
1w, 1ww, 1wd, 1osw
Rate Studies
& NeRWA Rate Book

Randy Hellbusch
NeRWA
1w, 1ww
Troubleshooting
Backflow Devices

Bob Jedlicka
Mack McClain
1w, 1bf, 1wd
GIS and Onsite
Inspections

Nate Hartman
Lincoln/Lancaster Co Health Dept
1osw
1:30 - 2:00 Break
2:00 - 3:00 Main Repair &
Installation (Repeat)

Bob Hennig
Municipal Pipe Svc.
1w, 1ww
Lagoon Cleaning &
Disposal

George Edwards
Edwards Environmental Corp.
1ww
Water Meters &
Automatic Reading

Brad Cutler
Sensus
1w
Backflow
Exercise

Barney Whatley
NeRWA
1w, 1ww, 1bf
Alternative Type
Systems

Richard Kirkpatrick
Infiltrator Systems
1osw
3:00 - 3:30 Break
3:30 - 4:30 Line
Locating

Travis Beran
Subsuface Solutions
1w, 1ww, 1wd, 1osw
Wastewater
Record Keeping

Dawn Martin & Reuel Anderson
NDEQ
1ww
Asset Management
Water Security &
DHHS Training Q&A

DHHS Staff
1w
Backflow
Quiz Bowl

Rich Koenig
DHHS
1w, 1bf
No Session
4:30 - 4:45 Break
4:45 - 5:45 Line
Locating (Repeat)

Travis Beran
Subsuface Solutions
1w, 1ww, 1wd, 1osw
VFD's and
SCADA Controls

Lincoln Williams
HOA Solutions, Inc.
1w, 1ww, 1wd
Water & Wastewater
Contaminants Disposal

Jeff Shomburg & Bryan Ford
Bartlett & West Eng.
1w, 1wd, 1ww
Aquarius MSABP in
Wayne Nebraska

Roger Protzman & Lucas Billesbach
JEO Consulting
1ww
No Session
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Time Session A - Hands-On Area Session B - Classrooms 1 & 2 Session C - Classrooms 3 & 4
8:30 - 9:30 Trenching and
Shoring Hands-On

Cheryl Treptow
Mid West Fire Training
1w, 1ww, 1wd, 1osw
CIPP 101 - Pipe
Rehabilitation

Brian T. McCrary
Insituform Technologies
1w, 1ww, 1wd
Regulatory
Q&A Session

Area Field Reps
DHHS
1w, 1wd
9:30 - 9:45 Break
9:45 - 10:45 Trenching and
Shoring Hands-On (Repeat)

Cheryl Treptow
Mid West Fire Training
1w, 1ww, 1wd, 1osw
Instrumentation for
Water & Wastewater

Eric Lehmann
Hach Company
1w, 1ww, 1wd
Sanitary Problems
in Water Storage

Clyde H. Zelch
Tomcat Consultants?T.A.P.
1w
10:45 - 11:00 Break
11:00-12:00 Confined Space
Training Hands-On

Cheryl Treptow
Mid West Fire Training
1w, 1ww, 1wd, 1bf, 1osw
Screening & Grit
Removal Options

Andrew Larson
Zimmer & Francescon Inc.
1ww
Fire Hydrant
Maint. & Repair

Andy Kohler
Clow Valve
1w
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 Confined Space
Training Hands-On (Repeat)

Cheryl Treptow
Mid West Fire Training
1w, 1ww, 1wd, 1bf, 1osw
Sewer Lagoon
Basics

Mike Lucas
NeRWA
1ww, 1osw
Stainless Steel
in Water Storage Systems

Earl Wildenberg
American Structures
1w

   

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