Eastern Oregon Region AWWA PNWS & PNCWA 2015 A nnual Report
Eastern Oregon Region AWWA/PNCWA PNWS - Subsection Officer Information AWWA President Deb Cornford, Utility Tech I/Purch. Agent City of La Grande 800 X Ave. 1501 SE Byers Ave. La Grande, OR 97850, OR 97801 PNCWA President Jeff Brown, Public Works Superintendent City of Phone 541-962-1326 Phone 541-276-3078 lgpurchasing@cityoflagrande.com Jeff.Brown@ci.pendleton.or.us AWWA Vice President PNCWA Vice President Doug Harsin, Utility Tech I Rob Cox City of La Grande JR Simplot Co. 800 X Ave. PO Box 850 / 79319 Simplot Rd. La Grande, OR 97850 Hermiston, OR 97838 Phone 541-962-1325 Phone 541-561-7266 dharsin@cityoflagrande.org rcox@simplot.com AWWA Secretary/Treasurer PNCWA Secretary/Treasurer Carolyn Clemons Jessica Lindley, PE OHA Drinking Water Services Lindley Construction 800 SE Emigrant Avenue Suite 240 66946 Miller Lane, OR 97801 Union OR 97883 Phone 541-966-0902 jlindley0414@gmail.com carolyn.m.clemons@state.or.us
PNWS-AWWA Subsection Activities Please list your Subsection meetings for the past year. Include the date, where the meeting was held, topics discussed at the meeting and the number of people that attended the meeting. List all meetings, workshops, short schools and other events sponsored or co-sponsored by the subsection. Including copies of the meeting flyers would be appreciated. Date Location Discussion Topics # in Attendance 1/14/15 2/18/15 3/11/15 2015 Operator Conference Planning 7 2015 Operator Conference Planning 9 2015 Operator Conference Planning 9 3/30-4/01/15 Convention Center, OR 33 rd Ann l Eastern Oregon Operator Conf. 127 4/14/15 5/20/15 6/24/15 8/12/15 9/9/15 2015 Operator Conference Review /BMCC Collaboration 2015 Operator Conference Review/Fall Training Fall Training/2016 Operators Conference 5 Fall Training/2016 Operator Conf/Conf Survey Revamp Fall Training /2016 Operator Conf Planning 7 9/29/15 Convention Center, OR Fall Training 43 10/14/15 11/18/15 12/9/15 Fall Training Review/2016 Operator Conf Planning 2016 Operator Conference Planning 3 2016 Operator Conference Planning 5 8 3 5 5
2015 EASTERN OREGON OPERATORS CONFERENCE March 30 April 1 - Convention Center Monday 3/30 WATER WEST 1 WASTEWATER WEST 3 COMBINED EAST 7 8:00 AM 9:00 AM KEYNOTE Importance of an Operator Mary Howell, BMI w 9:00 AM 10:00 AM Mobile GIS/Simple Asset Inventory for Water Systems Ed Hibbard, Anderson Perry Excavation Safety George Vorhauer, OSHA Understanding Where to Use the Correct Check Valve Drew Balerud GC Systems 10:00 AM 10:30 AM BREAK 10:30 AM 11:30 AM Click Where? Navigating Drinking CONT D Excavation Safety Flow Technologies and Applications Water Service s Website George Vorhauer, OSHA Jason Powers, Whitney Equipment Amy Word DWS 11:30 AM 12:30 PM LUNCH 12:30 PM 1:30 PM 1:30 PM 2:30 PM 0.2 w Is Your System Safe Kahlil Howell, BMI CONT D Excavation Safety George Vorhauer, OSHA 0.2 w 0.2 ww 2:30 PM 3:00 PM BREAK 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM Drinking Water Regulatory Update Dave Leland - OHA DWS 0.2 w Lagoon Operational Issues Brett Moore, Anderson and Perry w Disinfection in Today's Environment Mark Milne, City of 5:00 PM 6:00 PM ////// ////// Sampling Protocol Sue Lawrence, City of La Center Silly Things the State Makes Us Do Beth Read, Table Rock Analytical Lab Understanding Air Valves Inside and Out Drew Balerud, GC Systems Thrust Restraints in Water & WW Pressurized Piping Systems Tim Simons, City of 4 TH TRACK EAST 5 M U S T BE P RE-REGISTERED CEUs in this track will be issued/processed by BMI & OXARC Cross Connection Specialist Update BMI OESAC #2727 Cont d Cross Connection Specialist Update BMI Cont d Cross Connection Specialist Update BMI 0.2 w Cont d Cross Connection Specialist Update BMI 0.2 w Operators Round Table Dave Winters //////
Tammy Tuesday 3/31 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM Fall Protection Awareness Dustin Schneider, Capital Safety 0.2 w 0.2 ww DEQ Regulatory Update Don Butcher/Randy Jones, DEQ 0.2 ww VENDOR SPONSORED BREAKFAST 10:00 AM 10:30 AM BREAK Hydro Excavation Si Norris, Owen Equipment Retrofitting Older Water and Wastewater Concrete Tanks Mark Moore, DN Tanks Tuesday 3/31 WATER WEST 1 WASTEWATER WEST 3 COMBINED EAST 7 10:30 AM 11:30 AM Revised Total Coliform Rule Bill Goss, DWS Alternatives to Standard Gravity Systems for Sewer Collection Howard Taub, Correct Equip, Inc. w 11:30 AM 12:30 PM LUNCH 12:30 PM 1:30 PM Fire Hydrant Maint. & Repair Brian Anderson, American Flow Control Resource Recovery Plant (WWTP) Tour Mark Milne, City of 0.2 ww 1:30 PM 2:30 PM CCBF & Op Cert Rule Updates Tony Fields, DWS 2:30 PM 3:00 PM BREAK 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM CONT D CCBF & Op Cert Rule Updates Tony Fields, DWS Meter Management AMR to AMI Tammy Rogers, Ferguson GIS Development & Modeling Bob Patterson, City of David Stangel, Murray Smith & Assoc Lagoon Capacity & Hydraulics David Watkins, JUB w Water & Sewer Master Planning Results Bob Patterson, City of David Stangel, Murray Smith & Assoc AC Power, Motors & VFDs Joe Evans, Pumptech 0.2 w 0.2 ww Blood Borne Pathogens & Exposure Control Program Klaus Hoehna, City of 0.2 w 0.2 ww Confined Space Oxarc OESAC #2587 0.2 w 0.2 ww 4 TH TRACK EAST 5 MUST BE PRE -REGISTERED CEUs in this track will be issued/processed by BMI & OXARC CONT D Confined Space Oxarc CONT D Confined Space Oxarc 0.2 w 0.2 ww CONT D Confined Space Oxarc 0.2 w 0.2 ww Wednesday 4/1 8:00 AM 9:00 AM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM Funding and Procuring Your Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Needs Joe O Donnell, Ameresco Mobile Workforce Technology Solutions Jim Olkowski, Clevest Working with the DEQ: A Different Perspective Paul Danielo, DEQ w Wastewater Lab Techniques Sue Lawrence, City of La Center w 10:00 AM 10:30 AM BREAK Sustainable Management of Public Works Utilities: Tools & Tricks John Garlitz, JUB 0.2 w 0.2 ww
10:30 AM 11:30 AM 11:30 AM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 3:00 PM How to Build a Service Truck Part 1 Devin Mackin, City of Kelso How to Build a Service Truck Part 2 Devin Mackin, City of Kelso Wastewater Oper. Certification Paula Carson & Mark Ingman, DEQ w Land Application of Wastewater A Soil Scientist's Perspective Mike Murray, HDR 0.2 ww History of Cameras Frank Spieler, Enviro Clean L U N C H E O N B A N Q U E T Project First Stop A Pre-Project Planning Tool - Randy Jones, DEQ w Operator Math Review Operator Certification Review Chas Hutchins, Anderson Perry Meter Madness Hands on Metering Tammy Rogers, Ferguson High Performance HMI Rick Patton, Advanced Control Sys 3:00 PM 3:30 PM BREAK CONT D How to Avoid Pitfalls for Water and Cont d Meter Madness Wastewater Projects High Performance HMI 3:30 PM 4:30 PM Tammy Rogers, Ferguson Brad Baird, Anderson Perry Rick Patton, Advanced Control Sys
2016 SUBSECTION MEETING SCHEDULE Please list your 2014 meeting schedule even if the schedule is proposed or tentative. Please list date, meeting location, and topic of discussion. Please mark those that are tentative with an asterisk (*). Date Location Topics (*)? Tentative Regularly scheduled meetings are on the second Wednesday of the month at City of City Shop, Conference Room,, Oregon. Location subject to change. Four Rivers Cultural Center, April 4 6, 2016 34 Ontario, OR th Annual Eastern Oregon Operators Conference 2016 SUBSECTION GOALS 1. Sponsor a successful 34 th Annual Eastern Oregon Operators Conference 2. Sponsor a one-day training event in Fall 2016 3. Recruit additional members to serve on program committee 4. Contribute to Water for People & PNCWA Scholarship fund