Emergency Preparedness Workshop – Online – April 2021

A one-day presentation of some of the basic elements, terminology, regulations and concepts involved in operating a water utility. This workshop is aimed at new frontline employees, office staff and others who would benefit from an understanding of the basic concepts and terminology used in the water supply industry. Topics include:

Overview of Water Systems
Regulations and Contaminants
Water Sources
Hydrology & Hydraulics
Treatment & Disinfection
Water Quality Monitoring
Water Quality Protection Practices
Construction & Maintenance
Disaster Response

Instructors will be:

Dave Muto – SPU (retired)

Frank Spevak

Jeff Lundt P.E. – King County WTD

& draft choices to be named later!

0.6 CEUs Basic Waterworks presentation (APPROVED!)

Cost is $120 for AWWA, WEF & PNCWA members and $240 for non-members. If you or your utility are AWWA, WEF or PNCWA members you qualify for member rates. Registration closes Monday March 8th.

Scholarships for small utilities – To encourage participation from small utilities (<500 connections) two scholarships for small system operators are available. To receive the small system scholarship, please register and pay the registration fee. Indicate on the form the name of your utility and number of connections. If your registration is one of the first two received, your registration fee will be refunded following completion of the workshop. Reciept of payment marks your spot in line. First Come – First Served.

Cancellation Policy – If a registrant is unable to attend the workshop and a substitute within the organization can attend, please contact Jeff Lundt at jeff.lundt@kingcounty.gov to update the information. If unable to attend or send a substitute contact the above at least one week before the workshop for a refund (minus a $10 processing fee). Refunds after that time will not be given.

If the workshop is cancelled due to lack of registration or another reason, full refunds will be given.

Please note that the on-line registration system requires a unique email address for each registrant. If you do not have a work or home email call Jeff Lundt (206/477-5582) for a work-around.

For more information contact us at the email or phone shown on the left.

Thanks for your time and attention.

Other NWWA Training Events for 2021

Western Washington Short School, Tuesday & Wednesday June 8th & 9th, 2021 – ONLINE.

Emergency Preparendess Workshop, Wednesday April 14th, 2021 – Online

See the subsection Webpage for updates on dates and other training

AWWA Resilience Strategies Training

AWWA Pacific Northwest Section is offering quarterly virtual trainings in lieu of a section conference this year. The first of these is on Resilience Strategies on February 25. WIWSA members can register by February 19 at the reduced AWWA member rate of $120 for a full day or $60 for a half day.

AWWA Math for Operators Workshop

2021 Math for Operators Workshop – On-Line! (constantcontact.com)

Apprenticeship Presentation

Here is the presentation on the WIWSA Apprenticeship Program that Bethel Hart gave at the Annual Meeting December 10, 2020

Apprentice-fact-sheet

WUE Webinar has been rescheduled—SAVE THE DATE

The Office of Drinking Water is changing reporting requirements for the annual Water Use Efficiency (WUE) report. The Office of Drinking Water has rescheduled the Water Use Efficiency (WUE) Webinar to Thursday, February 11, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. A registration link for this event will be created soon and an e-mail containing this link will be sent to our stakeholders when it is completed. Credits for this webinar will be available and there is no cost for this event. Additionally, a fact sheet has been created describing the changes to the reporting form. It is attached to this e-mail and you can also find it in our Publications Database at: https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/odwpubs/Publications/. Search for “Water Use Efficiency Changes” or Publication #331-669.

Hope to see you there!

2020 Water Storage Basics Workshop – Online

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 8:00 AM PST
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 11:50 AM PST
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Water Storage Basics, an outline of good facilities, good materials, good maintenance & good practices

Join the Northwest Washington and Central Washington Subsections for this workshop on water storage presented in 2 parts. Topics to be covered include:

Part 1 Tuesday December 8th 8 – noon
Storage basics Soils & seismic considerations
Structural considerations
Piping connections
Pressure tanks
Reservoir water quality
Large reservoirs

Part 2 Tuesday December 15th 8 – noon

Inspections
Reservoir sanitary surveys
Corrosion control Tank materials
Post seismic event surveys
Instructors will be Sarah Lingley, P.E. & Jeff Lundt, P.E. Click on the registration button below to sign up..

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0.3 CEUs for each part, pending

Registration fee is $60 for each part for members of AWWA, WEF & PNCWA and $120 for non-members.

Small system scholarships available for 4 operators that are members, see details on the web page..

Thanks for your attention and response. We look forward to seeing you safely online!

Sincerely,

Jeff Lundt
Washington Subsection AWWA
jeff.lundt@kingcounty.gov
206-477-5582

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Emergency Preparedness Workshop – Online – April 2021

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