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31st 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 cponsidered peripheral classes, and only 2 hours total for these classes will be accepted in a two-year certification period.

Monday, March 16, 2009
Time General Session - Courtyard Session A - Discovery/Santa Maria/Pinta/Nina
12:30 - 1:30 Water System
Regulatory Update

Jack Daniel
DHHS
1w
   
1:30 - 2:00 Break
2:00 - 3:00 Asset Management 101

Robert Dunlevy
US EPA
1w, 1wd, 1tosw
   
3:00 - 3:30 Break
3:30 - 4:30 Water/Wastewater
Grants and Loans Program

Denise Meeks
USDA RD
1w, 1ww, 1tosw
   
4:30 - 4:45 Break
4:45 - 5:45   WARN Panel
Discussion

Rich Koenig - DHHS; Lash Chaffin - LONM;
Jim Green - McCool Junction; Eric Melcher - Aurora
1w, 1ww, 1tosw
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Time Session A - Discovery/Santa Maria Session B - Pinta/Nina Session C - Drake Session D - Magellan
8:00 - 9:00 Trench Safety
Eric Juhl &
Jeremy Neill
United Rentals
1w, 1ww, 1osw, 1wd
Small Systems
Roundtable

Board Members
NeRWA
1w, 1tosw
Rural System
Roundtable

Board Members
NeRWA
1w
Backflow Testing
Procedures

Rich Koenig
DHHS
1bf, 1ww, 1wd
9:00 - 9:15 Break
9:15 - 10:15 Trench Safety (repeat)
Eric Juhl &
Jeremy Neill
United Rentals
1w, 1ww, 1osw, 1wd
Hydrogeologic
Investigations

Lucas DeAngelis
Layne Christensen
1w, 1wd
Proper Sampling
Procedures

Larry Wennekamp
City of Schuyler
1w, 1wd
Backflow Inspections and
Proper/Improper Installations

Rich Koenig
DHHS
1 w, 1 bf, 1ww, 1wd
10:15 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 11:45   Locator
Technology

Travis Beran
Subsurface Solutions
1w, 1ww, 1osw, 1wd
Check Up Program
for Small Systems

Robert Dunlevy
US EPA
1w, 1ww, 1tosw
Disinfection/DBP - Howard Isaacs
Lab Protocol - Mary Boden
DHHS
1w, 1wd
Troubleshooting
Backflow Assemblies

Bob Jedlicka
Mack McClain
1ww, 1bf, 1wd
11:45 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 Locator
Technology (repeat)

Travis Beran
Subsurface Solutions
1w, 1ww, 1osw, 1wd
Advancements in
Water Testing

Eric Lehmann
Hach Co.
1w, 1wd
Well
Rehabilitation

Roger Miller
Layne Christensen
1w, 1ww, 1wd
Effective CCC
Program

Barney Whatley
NeRWA
1 w, 1 bf, 1ww
2:00 - 2:30 Break
2:30 - 3:30 Leak Detection
Equipment

Travis Beran
Subsurface Solutions
1w, 1osw, 1wd
Title 179 NAC 7: Siting
Design and Construction

Chin Chew
DHHS
1w, 1wd
Flouride Rule - Howard Isaacs
Lead & Copper Rule - Steve Drda
DHHS
1w, 1ww, 1wd
Backflow
Quiz Bowl

Rich Koenig
DHHS
1w, 1ww, 1bf, 1wd
3:30 - 4:00 Break
4:00 - 5:00 Panel Discussion:
Water System Inspections

Field Services Staff
DHHS
1w
Check Up Program
for Small Systems (repeat)

Robert Dunlevy
US EPA
1w, 1ww, 1tosw
Groundwater Rule - Steve Drda
Capacity Development - Scott Sprague
DHHS
1w
Pumping System
Efficiancies

Greg Dekat
Bartlett and West
1w, 1ww, 1wd
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Time Session A - Discovery/Santa Maria Session B - Pinta/Nina Session C - Drake Session D - Magellan
8:30 - 9:30 Developing a
Department Budget

Randy Hellbusch
NeRWA
1w, 1ww
Arsenic, Radium, Iron
and Manganese Removal

Ron Rappard
Layne Western
1w, 1wd
Land Application
of Wastewater

Daniel Burgard
Cascade Earth Sciences
1ww, 1osw
W & WW Operator
Math Made Easy

Mike Wentink
DHHS
1w, 1ww, 1tosw
9:30 - 9:45 Break
9:45 - 10:45 Financial
Dashboard

Meghan Hemenway
Environmental Finance Center
1w, 1ww
Lab Management and
Method Performance

Eric Lehmann
Hach Co
1w, 1ww
Land Application
of Wastewater (repeat)

Daniel Burgard
Cascade earth Sciences
1ww, 1osw
Under Pressure
Installations

Bob Hennig
Municipal Pipe Services
1w, 1wd
10:45 - 11:00 Break
11:00-12:00 Troubleshooting
Lagoons

Bob Behrens
PeopleService
1ww, 1osw
Continuity of
Operations Planning (COOP)

Kris Luebbe
DHHS
1w, 1ww
Chlorination
Equipment

Jeff Shamburg
Bartlett and West
1w, 1wd
Hydrant
Flow Testing

Mike Hurley

Hurco Tech Inc.
1w, 1wd
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 GPS Utility
Mapping

Charles Bausch
NeRWA
1w, 1ww, 1osw
Watershed Monitoring
Case Study

Dave Rus
USGS
1w, 1osw
Working with Engineers
on W/WW Projects

Eric Obert
JEO
1w, 1ww, 1osw, 1wd
Engineering Case Studies
So. Sioux City & Ashland Plant

Russ Freye & Gina Rust
HDR Inc.
1w
2:00 - 3:00 GPS Utility
Mapping (repeat)

Charles Bausch
NeRWA
1w, 1ww, 1osw
Source Water
Protection Funding

Mary Schroer
NDEQ
1w
Proper Wastewater
Collection System Maint

Jim Heyen
NeRWA
1ww

   

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