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THE TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE TIMES
Minnesota Rural Water AssociationJanuary 2019
Inside this issue:35th Annual Tech Conference Tentative Agenda 2
TC Exam Refresher Course Registration Form 4
Tech Conference Attendee Registration Form 5
MRWA & MDH are Looking for SWP Award Nominees 6
Lyle Trautman Scholarship - Awarded at Conference 6
MRWA Taste Test Contest 7
Meet Ben, MRWA’s Newest Water Technical Advisor 8
35th AnnualMRWA Water & Wastewater Technical Conference
MRWA will also feature Stefan Salmonson of Protective Services, Inc. during our Rural Water Breakfast on the morning of Wednesday, March 6th. Stefan Salmonson is back by popular demand! Stefan’s sessions are fast paced, audience interactive programs that have won rave reviews from thousands of participants, including MRWA attendees. You won’t want to miss Stefan; he’s guaranteed to exceed your expectations!
Don’t miss your chance to win great prizes at our Sports Raffle. We have amazing vendors who donate
outstanding prizes to the raffle. The grand prizes are the choice of a 2019 Four-Wheeler OR a 2019 John Deere Lawn Tractor donated by Hawkins Water Treatment Group and MRWA and the Ultimate Fishing Prize Package donated by Team Lab Chemical Corp. Thank you, Hawkins & Team Lab!
The Great Minnesota Water Taste Test will be judged at this years’ conference, and our popular “Are You Smarter than a Water OR Wastewater Operations Specialist?” competition will round out the conference on Thursday, March 7th. Please plan to attend the 35th Annual MRWA Technical Conference! Register Today!
MRWA’s 35th Annual Water and Wastewater Technical Conference will be held March 5-7, 2019 at River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud, MN.
MRWA has a conference agenda filled with training topics in the fields of water, wastewater mechanical systems, wastewater collection and pond systems, management, groundwater, source water, very small systems, finance, and water and wastewater exam refresher courses. 16 water or 16 wastewater certification hours (or a combination) will be awarded for full conference attendance.
Parking at the convention center is easier than ever due to the completed construction of a 400 stall parking ramp on the west side of the facility!
Bring Your Old Water Meters to MRWA’s Conference!MRWA will display old water meters in our exhibit hall. Please bring youroldest water meters to the conference for a display and discussion table.
Conference HotelsHotels closest to the
St. Cloud River’s Edge:
Kelly Inn:320-253-0606
Courtyard by Marriot:320-654-1661
Grandstay Suites:320-251-5400Country Inn:320-252-8282
WANTED:
MRWA 35th Annual Water & WastewaterTECHNICAL CONFERENCE
March 5-7, 2019 - River’s Edge Convention CenterSt. Cloud, MN - Tentative Agenda
Tuesday, March 5, 20198:15am Color Guard Ceremony8:30am Opening Session: Quality on Tap! Our Commitment, Our Profession8:45am Introduction of MRWA Diamond Plus, Diamond, Ruby, & Emerald Corporate Partners9:00am MDH, MPCA, & Legislative Updates
10:30am Exhibit Hall Opens - Enjoy the latest innovations, technology, and new products in the industry!11:45am Luncheon
Concurrent Mini-Sessions Begin (3 tracks)Water/Wastewater Track Booth Demonstrations Groundwater/WHP Protection Track
1:00pm Drones & Water Towers Using Bacteria to Optimize Your Wastewater System
Geology of Minnesota and What it Has to do With Your Groundwater Quality and Quantity
1:30pm Chemical & Membrane FreeWW Treatment System
Dealing with Contaminated Soils During Water Line Utility Projects Dazed and Confused: Visualizing Vulnerability
2:00pm The First Year Water Conservation Reporting: How it Applies to You
Meeting Your Flow MeterCalibration Requirements
Minnesota Department of Health Monitoring Plans: Development & Implementation
2:30pm New Technology in Protective Wastewater Coating
Phosphate Products for Drinking Water
Mankato Drinking Water Protection Efforts - 2018 Source Water Protection Award Winner
3:00pmFlexible Drop Pipe: Maximizing the Life & Performance of your Water
WellChemical Safety Handling Raiders of the Lost Wells – the Search for Missing
Wells
3:30pm Smart Tools for I/I Investigations Well Field Monitoring & Record Keeping
Raiders of the Lost Wells – the Search forMissing Wells (cont.)
4:00pm Refreshments, Door Prizes, Exhibitor Gift - Last Chance to Tour Exhibit Hall!5:00pm Exhibit Hall Closes - Meet and Greet and Sports Raffle Begin in Glenn Carlson Hall
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Wednesday, March 6th6:45am - 7:45am
Rural Water BreakfastGlenn Carlson Hall
Sit-Down BreakfastCome enjoybreakfast withRural Water
Thank you, Team Lab & Hawkins, for Donating to MRWA’s Sports Raffle!
2019Sports Raffle
Prize: Ice FishingPackage
donated by Team Lab!
2019 Sports Raffle Prize: 2019 Polaris Sportsman 4 Wheeler OR 2019 John Deere Lawn Mower - YOUR CHOICE
This-OR-
That
Donated by Hawkins, Inc.& MRWA!
Monday, March 4thActive Member Reception
7:00pm - 8:00pmUniversity A/Kelly Inn
MRWA 35th Annual Water & WastewaterTECHNICAL CONFERENCE
March 5-7, 2019 - River’s Edge Convention CenterSt. Cloud, MN - Tentative Agenda
Wednesday, March 6, 20196:45am Rural Water Breakfast8:15am Stefan Salmonson, PPS - Five Steps to Reducing Risk8:45am Leaders in the Industry: NRWA & MRWA
We Work For YOU! Awards & Poster Contest9:45am Taste Test Contest
Concurrent Sessions BeginWater Operation & Maintenance Session
10:00am Water Piloting & Why it Matters11:00am AWWA’s New Standard for Electromagnetic
& Ultrasonic Meters Has Been Developed12:00pm Luncheon & Door Prizes
1:00pm How Your Distribution System Affects Your ISO Score2:00pm Hydrant Maintenance Made Easy:
New Mueller A403 Two-Bolt System3:00pm Biological Nitrate Removal4:00pm Understanding Chlorination
Wastewater Mechanical Operation & Maintenance Session10:00am Best Practices to Achieve Good Mixing11:00am Wastewater Pumps in the Mechanical Treatment Plant12:00pm Luncheon & Door Prizes
1:00pm Wet Weather Overflow Discharge Concerns2:00pm Pumps & Controls in Mechanical Systems3:00pm Is Your Wastewater Plant OSHA Compliant?4:00pm Protect Your Facility: Threats Directly Related to SCADA
Wastewater Collections/Ponds Operation & Maintenance Session10:00am Proper Valve Selection Design Through Computer Surge Modeling11:00am New Trench Safety Technology and Innovative New Products12:00pm Luncheon & Door Prizes
1:00pm Spray-in-Place Pipeline (SIPP) Rehab2:00pm Phosphorus Removal in Ponds3:00pm Proper Pond Sampling4:00pm Floating Treatment Wetlands for Ponds
Management Session Exam Refresher Sessions10:00am Examples of Water Reuse in MN These sessions will run 10:00am - 5:00pm11:00am Street Condition Survey For Your City 10:00am A&B Water Certification Exam Refresher12:00pm Luncheon & Door Prizes 10:00am C&D Water Certification Exam Refresher
1:00pm Working With Your Service Co-ops 10:00am A&B Wastewater Certification Exam Refresher2:00pm E-mail & Cyber Security Etiquette 10:00am C&D Wastewater Certification Exam Refresher3:00pm Climate Facts & Trends Relating to Water 10:00am SC&SD Collections Certification Exam Refresher4:00pm Asset Management - MRWA’s New Template
Groundwater Session10:00am Cedar Rapids – Upstream Partnerships = Watershed Benefits11:00am Kernza: New Kid on the Block for Drinking Water Protection12:00pm Luncheon & Door Prizes
1:00pm The People Behind the Acronyms: Your Partners in Implementation2:00pm Panel of Partners – Real Projects that Work3:00pm PFAS an Emerging Contaminant in Groundwater & Risk Communication4:00pm Surface Water System Forum: Your Opportunity to Discuss Issues Unique to Surface Water Systems
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Donated by Hawkins, Inc.& MRWA!
2018 Ice Fishing Raffle Winnerdonated by Team Lab!
Wednesday, March 6, 2019Session Time: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Class E & D Small Water Systems Session(NonTransient NonCommunity and NonMunicipal)
Topics covered include: Safe Drinking Water Act & Minnesota Rules; Water Sampling 101; Energy Efficiency for Small Systems; Drinking Water Wells; Pressure/Storage Tanks; Asset Management; Distribution Operation and Maintenance; Cross Connections; Simple Controls for Small Systems.
4 water certification hours awarded for morning or afternoon session attendance.
8 water certification hours awarded for all day attendance.
Thursday, March 7, 2019Concurrent Sessions Begin
Water Track Wastewater Track8:30am History, Theory, & Design of Lime Softening Water Plants Accurate Level Equipment Measuring Technologies
9:15am Drinking Water Risk Communication Toolkit Otsego Aerobic Digestion Expansion & Optimization
10:00am Break Break
10:15am M36 Water Audit Software & Water Loss Control Panel New MRWA Program: Energy Efficiency. Free Assessment to Help You Save Money.
11:00am Are You Smarter Than A Water or Wastewater Operations Specialist?11:45am Wrap-Up and Drawings12:45pm MRWA Annual Meeting
Exam Refresher Session Offered at Technical ConferenceThe Minnesota Rural Water Association will be sponsoring an Exam Refresher Session on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, as part of the MRWA Technical Conference. The exam refresher session will give the attendee an opportunity to review information that will be part of the certification testing. The certification test will be given Thursday, March 7, 2019, at 8:30am.
☐ YES, I will be attending the A&B WATER Exam Refresher, March 6, 2019, from 10:00am - 5:00pm. ☐ YES, I will be attending the C&D WATER Exam Refresher, March 6, 2019, from 10:00am - 5:00pm. ☐ YES, I will be attending the A&B WASTEWATER Exam Refresher, March 6, 2019, from 10:00am - 5:00pm. ☐ YES, I will be attending the C&D WASTEWATER Exam Refresher, March 6, 2019, from 10:00am - 5:00pm. ☐ YES, I will be attending the SC&SD COLLECTIONS Exam Refresher, March 6, 2019, from 10:00am - 5:00pm. ☐ YES, I will be attending the entire Technical Conference.
(If not, please fill out the registration information below) ☐ Yes, Please send me an exam application - circle one: WATER or WASTEWATER ☐ Yes, Please send me a Minnesota Department of Health CLASS D WATER Study Guide.
There is no charge for this session if you are attending the Technical Conference (See Technical Conference registration form.) If you are NOT attending the Technical Conference, there is a fee of $130.00 for the Exam Refresher Session. The following registration is required. There is no charge to come and only take the test on Thursday, March 7th.
WEDNESDAY EXAM REFRESHER ONLY: Includes Refresher Class & Luncheon - $130.00Please make check payable to Minnesota Rural Water Association or pay online at: www.mrwa.com (use the Pay Online button)
Name (please print)_____________________________________________________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________________________________________________________
City____________________________________________ State ______________________ Zip _______________________
Employer ____________________________________________________________________________________________
E-mail:_______________________________________________________________________________________________
If you have any questions, call 800-367-6792, or e-mail: [email protected]. Register online at www.mrwa.com (use the fast track training button).
*You MUST fill out and mail an exam application to the Minnesota Department of Health (Water Exam) OR the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (Wastewater Exam) 15 days prior to the exam date. The exam fee, payable to MDH is $32.00 and to MPCA is $55.00. Exam applications can be downloaded at: www.mrwa.com. (Use the water or wastewater resources link.)
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Cancellation Policy: Fees will be refunded if written request is received prior to February 22, 2019.
Thursday, March 7, 2019Water and Wastewater
Exams will be givenat 8:30 am
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MRWA TECHNICAL CONFERENCEPRE-REGISTRATION FORM
This form must be received no later than February 22, 2019 for pre-registration rates to apply.Mail to: Minnesota Rural Water Association, 217 12th Avenue SE, Elbow Lake, MN 56531.
*** One attendee per form ***System or Organization:
First Name: Last Name:
Address:
City: State: Zip:
Phone: Fax:
E-mail address:
Please check one of the following:
Manager/Operator ________ Council/Board ______ Mayor ______
Administrative/Clerk _______ Industry ______ Other ______
If attending an Exam Refresher, please include the form on page 4.
Full RegistrationIncludes access to all sessions, Exhibit Halls, and luncheons.
Postmarked prior to February 22, 2019
On-Site Registration
$ _______ MRWA Member $240.00 (per person) $265.00 (per person)
$ _______ Non-Member $290.00 (per person) $315.00 (per person)
$ _______ Total Due (make checks payable to Minnesota Rural Water Association
Please send your registration form with payment by February 22, 2019 to:
Minnesota Rural Water Association217 12th Ave SEElbow Lake, MN 56531E-mail: [email protected]: www.mrwa.com
Questions? Please call (800) 367-6792
MRWA handles credit card payments online!
MRWA accepts VISA, MasterCard,American Express, Discover, and eCheck.
To complete your payment online,go to www.mrwa.com and click on the ‘pay now’ icon on our home page.
Thank you!
Don’t Miss This Special!$15.00 discount registration for
Mayors, Clerks, Board Members, or Councilpersons attending for the first time. Must be accompanied by
system operator or manager.
Cancellation Policy: Fees will be refunded if written request is received prior to February 22, 2019.
2018 Sports Raffle4 Wheeler Grand Prize
MRWA & MDH Looking for Source Water Award Nominees
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Looking for SWP AwardNominees...MRWA and the Minnesota Department of Health are again looking for nominees for the 2019 MRWA & MDH Source Water Protection Award. Each year, MRWA and MDH jointly present an award to the individual, public water system, or organization that have made a notable contribution in the area of source water protection at our technical conference in March.
If you are involved in or aware of a project to protect source water resources that deserves recognition, we would love to hear from you! Please fill out the form on MRWA’s website at: http://www.mrwa.com/sourcewater.html by January 15, 2019.
Lyle Trautman ScholarshipMRWA will be awarding two Lyle Trautman Scholarships at the 35th Annual Water & Wastewater Technical Conference on March 6, 2019, in St. Cloud. These scholarships of $500.00 each will be made to a student to defray the cost of tuition, books, or room and board to an accredited institution of higher learning approved by MRWA. Scholarship money will be paid directly to the student upon presentation of the winner’s college invoice as proof of enrollment. Decisions are final. No transfer of scholarship is permitted. Applicants must be currently enrolled in college. For the scholarship application, call the MRWA office at: 800-367-6792 or download from our web site atwww.mrwa.com. Postmark deadline: February 22, 2019.
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IT’S ALL ABOUT
Good TasteDo you have the best tasting water in Minnesota?
Prove it!
2018 WinnerMCF -
Moose Lake!
Bring a water sample; get a prize!
MRWA Water Taste Test ContestWednesday, March 6, 2019 at 9:45am
River’s Edge Convention Center - St. Cloud, MN
Bring a one-quart (glass container) sample of your system’s water to the conference.
Water samples will be accepted until 4:00pm on Tuesday, March 5th at the MRWA registration desk. We will refrigerate the sample. Only one sample per system.
(Do not label the sample, we will provide a code.)
Decisions of the judges are final. The winner’s sample will go on to represent Minnesota at the National Great American Taste Test in Washington, DC in 2020.
Yeti Cooler Prize Package!Sponsored by: RMB Environmental Laboratories, Inc.
Minnesota Rural Water Association217 12th Avenue SEElbow Lake, MN 56531
NON-PROFITORGANIZATION
U.S. POSTAGEPAIDPOS
Please welcome Ben Oseien to MRWA’s team! Ben started December 1st as Minnesota Rural Water Association’s Circuit Rider / Technical Advisor for northern Minnesota.
Ben previously worked for the city of Henning for the past 14 years as the water/wastewater supervisor and utility foreman. During his time in Henning, Ben supervised project management and oversaw duties of water, wastewater, and wellhead protection. Ben likes interacting with others and training is especially satisfying to him. Ben is ready to provide your system with technical assistance! Contact Ben at:
(218) 821-1647 or by e-mail at: [email protected].
Meet Ben
