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1 2018 Annual Conference March 20-23, Penn Stater Hotel & Conference Center State College, PA

2 Tuesday, March 20th, :30 am - 7:00 pm Registration Desk Open 10:00 am Annual Business Meeting 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Opening Session with Joe Curcillo - The Mindshark Mentalist & Entertainer 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm Associate Member Registration and Exhibit Hall Setup 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm 1. Asset Management for Small Communities (W & WW) * 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Exhibit Hall Open DEP Class # 2. Chlorine and Chemical Metering Pumps (W & WW) - Repeat # Polyethylene Pipe Joining & Fusing (W & WW) # Construction Do s and Don ts (W & WW) # Cross Connection & Backflow (W) * 6. SWP Tools and Technology (W) # Lead and Copper Rule Basics (W) # Leak Detection to Management: A Complete Approach to Control Leakage (W) * 9. Aerobic Digesters - An Operator s Guide from Design through Operation (WW) * 10. How Do You Measure Up? Measuring Non-Traditional Flows (WW) * 11. Proper Maintenance of Drying Beds/Reed Beds (WW) * 12. What The Operator Needs to Know to Optimize for Nutrient Removal (WW) * 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm Meet & Greet Party at Champ s - Transportation provided to and from sponsored hotels Wednesday, March 21st, :00 am - 8:45 am Continental Breakfast 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration Desk Open 8:00 am - 11:30 am 13. SCADA Overview (W & WW) * DEP Class # 14. Chlorine and Chemical Metering Pumps (W & WW) - Repeat # Electrical Safety (W & WW) - Repeat # Funding to Help Maintain & Improve Water & Wastewater (Financial Stability) (W & WW) # Intro to GIS (W & WW) # Intro Locator Program (W & WW) - Repeat # Successful Treatment Facility Upgrades Do s & Don ts (W & WW) # Water Tank Optimization (W) * 21. Algae: the Good, the Bad, and those in between(w) * 22. Greensand Filtration (W) # Now s Not the Time to Bulk Up - Filament Control (WW) * 24. Online Process Instrumentation for Monitoring and Control of BNR (WW) # Collection Systems: Inflow and Infiltration Studies (WW) # Now What?? Operating a Nutrient Reduction Wastewater Treatment (WW) * 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Lunch - Exhibit Hall Open 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm 27. Do It Yourself (DIY) Water/Wastewater Energy Assessment (W & WW) #6545 for up to 3 DEP contact hours, unless otherwise 28. Intro Locator Program (W & WW) - Repeat # Chlorination for Drinking Water & Wastewater (W & WW) - Repeat # Confined Space Overview (W & WW) # ArcGIS for Utilities - Web-Based GIS (W & WW) * 32. Manager s Roundtable - Insurance (W & WW) - 1 Contact Hour 1 CCH 33. Grandfathering Registration and Reporting to the SRBC (W) * 34. Water Plant Tour - Penn State University (W) - 1 Contact Hour 1 CCH 35. Understanding Filters, Optimization and Maintenance (W) * 36. Corrosion Control (W) * 37. Odor Production, Prevention and Control in the Wastewater Plant (WW) # How Do I Run This DAMN BNR Plant My Engineer Designed (WW) - Repeat # Sludge Thickening & Dewatering Technologies (WW) # Optimizing Lagoons for BOD, TSS & Nutrient Removal (WW) * 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Exhibit Hall Extravaganza with a chance to win a Disney Dream Vacation Give-Away 7:30 pm - Annual Turkey Calling Contest 8:30 pm - Texas Hold Em Poker Tournament AND Cornhole Tournament CONFERENCE CLASS SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.

3 Thursday, March 22nd, :00 am - 8:45 am Continental Breakfast 7:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration Desk Open Friday, March 23rd, 2018 DEP Class # 7:00 am - 8:45 am Continental Breakfast 7:00 am - 9:00 am Registration Desk Open 8:00 am - 11:30 am 70. Flagger (W & WW) # Contamination Crisis - Potential, Prevention, Reaction - Are You Ready? (W & WW) * 72. Collection System Fundamentals (Mapping, Camera, Manhole Rehab) (WW) # Well Rehabilitation and Maintenance (W) * DEP Class # 8:00 am - 11:30 am 41. Importance of Air Release Valves in Your DW & WW System (W & WW) # :00 am PA Warn Meeting 12:00 pm AWOP Awards 42. Coaching through a Rate Increase (W & WW) * 43. Trenching and Safety (W & WW) * 44. Chlorination for Drinking Water & Wastewater (W & WW) - Repeat # Basic Logs and Recordkeeping (W & WW) # Flow Measurement Methods and Principles (W & WW) # Corrosion of Underground Utilities (W & WW) # Distribution System Troubleshooting (Valves, Hydrants, Meters, Leaks) (W) # Lab Supervisor Basics (W) * 50. What the Numbers Are Really Telling Us - ph, Turbidity and Calibration (W) * 51. Water Treatment Chemistry (W) * 52. Class A/B Solids and Land Application & Biogas Utilization (WW) * 53. Rare Earth Technology for Wastewater Treatment (WW) * 54. Through the F.O.G. - Fats, Oils, and Grease (WW) # :30 am - 1:30 pm Lunch - Exhibit Hall Open 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm 55. Electrical Safety (W & WW) - Repeat # Lab Audit Overview for Water & Wastewater (W & WW) # Green Infrastructure for Drinking Water & Wastewater (W & WW) * 58. Emergency Mock Drill for Water & Wastewater (W & WW) # Workplace Safety Committee/Behavior Based Safety (W & WW) * 60. Common Sense Practices of a Well Run Water & Wastewater System (W & WW) # SWP - Timber Management for Public Water Supply Watersheds (W) # Automatic Pressure Regulators (Metal & Thermoplastic) - Operation & Maint. (W & WW) * 63. Understanding the ISO Fire Suppression Rating Schedule -Water Supply Evaluation - (W) * 64. Water Quality Parameters and Monitoring Basics (W) * 65. Wastewater Plant Tour (WW) - 1 Contact Hour 1 CCH 66. How Do I Run This DAMN BNR Plant My Engineer Designed (WW) - Repeat # Wastewater Biomass Enhancement & Bioaugmentation (WW) # Biological Nutrient Removal in Biofilm Reactors (WW) * 69. Low Pressure Sewer Systems (WW) #6801 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm Closing Celebration & Tribute to Excellence Awards Ceremony 74. Simulating Your Treatment Process - Jar Testing Overview (WW) #6500 Thanks to our 2018 Conference Sponsors LB We Make Water Water Work

4 Tuesday Afternoon Classes - 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm 1. Asset Management for Small Communities: An asset management program should answer 5 core questions: what is the current state of my assets, what is my required level of service (LOS), which assets are critical to sustained performance, what are my best O&M and CIP investment strategies, and what is my best long-term funding strategy. This course presents the steps and concepts with implementing an asset management program. Earn up to 3 W & WW CH. 2. Chlorine & Chemical Metering Pumps: This course will discuss the various methods one can use to effectively pump chlorine and other common chemicals necessary to treat water & wastewater. This course will focus on how to properly size and select an appropriate metering pump, how to troubleshoot, and how to maintain the pumps and accessory equipment required for proper installation. Earn 3 W & WW CH. This class is offered again on Wednesday morning, class # Polyethylene Pipe Joining & Fusing: This course will provide a basic overview on the resins that are used to produce polyethylene pipe (PE , PE 3408/3608 and PE 4710). We will discuss pipe sizes, joining PE to PE, and PE to other piping. Includes socket, butt, and sidewall heat fusion. Earn 3 W&WW CH. 4. Construction Do s and Don ts: Learn about your role from pre-construction, construction, post-construction and the inspection process. Find out the things that you can do to improve the process and outcome and common mistakes to avoid. Also, what to expect as part of the construction inspection process. Earn 3 W & WW CH. 5. Cross Connection and Backflow: This course is designed to educate students on the concepts, purposes and procedure of cross-connection control program administration. Earn up to 3 W CH. 6. SWP Tools and Technology: This course will outline available tools and technology including demonstrations of online mapping services, potential sources of contamination notifications, social media crowd-sourcing initiatives, and watershed partnership opportunities to help you develop more effective source water protection management strategies. Earn 3 W CH. 7. Lead and Copper Rule Basics: This session will review the major provisions of the Lead and Copper Rule. We will review DEP s Lead and Copper Rule webpage and recent EPA correspondence on revised homeowner tap sampling procedures, collecting and calculating compliance and optimal corrosion control treatment issues if a system changes source water. Participants will complete a process control scenario to determine compliance with water quality parameter performance requirements and lead and copper results. Finally, we ll review the proposed LCR revisions that EPA published in their October 2016 white paper. Earn 3 W CH. 8. Leak Detection to Management: A Complete Approach to Control Leakage: All water utilities incur leakage in their distribution systems, only the amount of varies from system-to-system. But acoustic leak detection has limitations. This course will present a number of additional activities that water utilities can employ, along with traditional acoustic leak detection, to give them an effective way to control leakage in their systems. Earn up to 3 W CH. 9. Aerobic Digesters An Operator s Guide from Design through Operation: This class covers the terminology, options, and basic design considerations of aerobic digesters so operators can achieve better results during the construction or rehab of digesters in the future. Earn up to 3 WW CH. 10. How Do You Measure Up? Measuring Non-Traditional Flows: This course covers the latest technologies that can be used to meter non-traditional water flows. This includes partially filled pipes, troughs, weirs, flumes, channels, etc. *Earn up to 3 WW CH. 11. Proper Maintenance of Drying Beds/Reed Beds: This course covers the basics of routine operation and maintenance of drying beds in wastewater plants. Earn up to 3 WW CH. 12. What the Operator Needs to Know to Optimize for Nutrient Removal: Beyond the basics of activated sludge treatment. This course dives a little deeper into the wastewater characteristics, process chemistry, chemical addition, instrumentation and nutrient removal optimization. The class will share practical experiences and tips on working with activated sludge plants. We will work on exercises based on two small wastewater treatment facilities that have achieved nutrient removal at a low cost. Earn up to 3 WW CH. Wednesday Morning Classes - 8:00 am to 11:30 am 13. SCADA Overview: Overview course on Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems. Learn about how the systems operate, including strengths and weaknesses. Earn up to 3 W & WW CH. 14. Chlorine and Chemical Metering Pumps: See class #2, Tuesday afternoon, for description. Earn up to 3 W & WW CH. 15. Electrical Safety: This introductory course will teach operators the basics of how to work safely with electricity. Earn 3 W & WW CH. This class is offered again on Thursday afternoon, class # Funding to Help Maintain and Improve Water and Wastewater (Financial Stability): Representatives from PennVest and USDA RUS will cover available state and federal funding resources and requirements to pursue these funding sources. Bring your questions for discussion. Earn 3 W & WW CH. 17. Intro to GIS: This course covers the basics of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for mapping your water, wastewater, and/or storm water system. Includes GIS hardware, software, background, data types and collection and a field demonstration. Earn 3 W & WW CH. 18. Intro Locator Program: PA One Call. To prevent damage to underground facilities. To promote safety POCS provides an efficient communications network among designers, excavators and facility owners / operators. Earn 3 W & WW CH. This class is offered again on Wednesday afternoon, class # Successful Treatment Facility Upgrades Do s & Don ts: This course will provide an overview of how to effectively and successfully complete a treatment facility upgrade project from start to finish. Earn 3 W & WW CH. 20. Water Tank Optimization: The old mindset of excess storage is good, and always keep the tank full no longer works, as tanks have become problematic in regards to high water age and loss of chlorine residual in the distribution system. PA DEP Distribution Optimization Goals for tanks will be reviewed, along with ways to accomplish them. Earn up to 3 W CH. 21. Algae: the Good, the Bad, and those in between: Algae can be both beneficial and harmful to aquatic environments. Techniques to identify the most common types of algae encountered in water supply reservoirs will be provided. Emphasis will be placed on the identification and control of the more harmful blue-green algae species. On-site and watershed management techniques ranging from chemical control, implementing site specific BMP s, to establishing TMDL s will be provided. Earn up to 3 W CH. 22. Greensand Filtration: This course will discuss the background and basic chemistry of iron and manganese in source waters and the various treatment alternatives. It will focus on greensand filtration, the most widely used treatment method for iron and manganese removal. Earn 3 W CH. 23. Now s Not the Time to Bulk Up Filament Control: Filaments are beneficial up to a point, but they can easily become a detriment. Learn the causes of most filament issues and different methods of control. From nocardia to microthrix parvicella, what are the options on how to proceed before a violation occurs? Shortterm and long-term options will be discussed. Earn up to 3 WW CH. 24. Online Process Instrumentation for Monitoring and Control of BNR: This workshop provides participants essential information on the selection & care of online instrumentation for monitoring & control of biological nutrient removal (BNR) activated sludge. Earn up to 3 WW CH. 25. Collection Systems: Inflow and Infiltration Studies: Inflow and infiltration surveys are utilized to assess and evaluate the integrity of a sewer network. Operators have a variety of tools available to them to undertake these surveys. This course will focus on the methods and tools for executing a comprehensive I and I system survey. Earn 3 WW CH. 26. Now What??- Operating a Nutrient Reduction WW Treatment: The course will present a detailed overview of various types of nitrogen and phosphorus removal technologies. Process control strategies for nutrient removal will be discussed, along with a review of process control calculations. Additionally, case studies of several unique municipal WWTPs, upgraded as part of Pennsylvania s Chesapeake Bay Tributary Strategy, will be discussed. Earn up to 3 WW CH. *DEP CONTACT HOURS ARE PENDING APPROVAL AND WILL BE UPDATED ACCORDINGLY. within your current cycle.

5 Wednesday Afternoon Classes - 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm 27. Do It Yourself (DIY) Water/Wastewater Energy Assessment: The purpose of this course is to give water utility operators and management the tools to conduct an energy audit of their facilities. Through understanding the importance of documenting a baseline of energy use and specific equipment along with how to understand the electric bill. The instructors will discuss numerous energy saving measures that can be completed to money. The students will learn the math needed to determine what equipment costs to run and to determine approximate savings from an energy saving project. Earn up to 3 W & WW CH. 28. Intro Locator Program: See class #18, Wednesday morning, for description. Earn up to 3 W & WW CH. 29. Chlorination for DW & WW: This course reviews the properties of liquid and gaseous chlorine, liquid sources of supply and feed system designs, equipment and control methods. Earn 3 W & WW CH. This class is offered again on Thursday morning, class # Confined Space Overview: Water and wastewater operators are faced with choices every day; one of those decisions usually involves a confined space. This course was developed to help operators make the right choices based on knowledge of the hazards of a confined space. Earn 3 W & WW CH. 31. ArcGIS - Web-Based GIS: This course is a comprehensive look at ArcGIS as a tool for Utility inventory, maintenance, inspection, and analysis. We will look at ArcGIS as a tool for collecting utitilies in the field, through the IPADS, and for conversion of utility data from old maps and CAD drawings into a web based GIS. Case studies will include hydrant testing, MS4 mapping, pressure testing, and new construction for both sewer and water systems. Earn up to 3 W & WW CH. 32. Managers Roundtable Insurance: A presentation on group health insurance and revenue generating warranty programs for water & wastewater systems. Great opportunity for discussion. Earn 1 W & WW CH. 33. Grandfathering Registration and Reporting to the SRBC: This course instructs public water supply operators how to gather, analyze, and submit data to the Commission in accordance with recently passed grandfathering registration regulations. Students will learn to determine the grandfathered quantity for their sources, complete the grandfathering registration process, and provide quarterly reporting data, as required. Earn up to 3 W CH. 34. Penn State University Water Plant Tour: The Pennsylvania State University invites you to tour their new state-of-the-art Water Treatment Plant and Meter Test bench facilities. Water Engineering Services will be on site to conduct the tour highlighting its features. Transportation provided. Dress appropriately. Sign-up during the Conference at the Conference Registration Desk. Earn 1 W CH. 35. Understanding Filters, Optimization and Maintenance: This course covers basic concepts in filter design and operation and offers insight into optimizing filter performance and backwashing practices. It also covers basic, common sense monitoring and maintenance activities to ensure your filters continue performing as designed. Earn up to 3 W CH. 36. Corrosion Control: Corrosion of public water supply infrastructure caused by water quality is a concern for many public water systems. Effective assessment and control of factors to influence corrosion is a must of all treatment operators. Earn up to 3 W CH. 37. Odor Production Prevention and Control in the Wastewater Plant: This course covers anaerobic conditions (fermentation and sulfate reduction) that are responsible for odor product and the bacteria that produce the odor. The class also covers operational measures for preventing odor production and controlling odors once they occur. These measures include biological, chemical, and physical approaches for prevention and control. Earn 3 WW CH. 38. How Do I Run This DAMN BNR Plant My Engineer Designed?: This course will help operators understand control parameters to operate an Activated Sludge Process designed for Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR). The material will explain the biochemical processes that can be utilized to remove Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, Total Nitrogen and Phosphorus in biological treatment systems. Measurements such as Mixed Liquor Suspended Solids and Dissolved Oxygen and their effect on the BNR process will be discussed. The course will be specifically geared to making the operator understand the day to day adjustments of running a BNR plant. Theory be damned. Earn 3 WW CH. This class is offered again on Thursday afternoon, class # Sludge Thickening and Dewatering Technologies: This course will cover types of sludge, solids processing, sludge conditioning, sludge thickening, and sludge dewatering. This will be all in conjunction with the various technologies that make it all happen. Earn up to 3 WW CH. 40. Optimizing Lagoons for BOD, TSS and Nutrient Removal: This course focuses on an updated approach for aerated lagoon based wastewater treatment and include an introduction to lagoon technologies, a brief discussion of current design methods, and several case studies showcasing how lagoon systems have been successfully upgraded in order to meet stringent effluent requirements for BOD, TSS, ammonia, nitrogen and phosphorus removal. Earn up to 3 WW CH. Thursday Morning Classes - 8:00 am to 11:30 am 41. Importance of Air Release Valves in Your DW and WW System: This course will cover the theory, operation & maintenance of air valves as well as surge issues associated with the use of air valves in water distribution and wastewater collection systems. Earn 3 W & WW CH. 42. Coaching the Community through a Rate Increase: So you need to increase rates? Learn insightful steps for this process from system sustainability, choosing a proper rate structure, public communication, and review after implementation. This class will discuss many of the difficulties in dealing with councils, boards and the public. Learn some techniques to overcome this 21st century mindset & get the meeting back on track. Earn up to 3 W & WW CH. 43. Trenching and Safety Overview: This course covers the basics of trench safety, including regulations and standards that every trench worker should know. Earn up to 3 W & WW CH. 44. Chlorination for DW & WW: See class #29, Wednesday afternoon, for description. Earn up to 3 W & WW CH. 45. Basic Logs and Recordkeeping: Often operators get too busy with their daily routines to keep a detailed log book or properly organize records. This course will review good recordkeeping and daily log procedures. It will also explain how to develop policies and procedures that all personnel follow for recordkeeping. Earn 3 W & WW CH. 46. Flow Measurement Methods and Principles: This course will cover the most common technologies employed and principles of operation related to typical flow measurement applications used in municipal water and wastewater applications for measuring liquid and gaseous flow rates. Topics covered would also include proper applications of the various technologies as well as common features, limitations and means of verification and/or calibration. Earn 3 W & WW CH. 47. Corrosion of Underground Utilities: This class will cover underground corrosion, including basic corrosion cell, galvanic series of metals, types of corrosion, corrosion monitoring and equipment, accidental isolations of structure, basic cathodic protection techniques, above ground (atmospheric) coating basics and corrosion interference issues from other underground facilities. *Earn 3 W & WW CH. 48. Distribution System Troubleshooting (valves, hydrants, meters, leaks): Proper operations and maintenance of the valves, hydrants, and meters along with regular monitoring and leak repairs are essential to the quality of the water systems deliver to their customers. Earn 3 W CH. 49. Lab Supervisor Basics: Overview course for the lab supervisor subclass exam and to prepare participants on what is needed to set up a water or wastewater lab for PA DEP accreditation. Laboratory equipment and calibration requirements, sample hold times and quality control procedures and calculations as well as requirements for lab personnel training and data reporting will be covered. Earn up to 3 W & WW CH. 50. What the Numbers Are Really Telling Us - Answers You Should Know to Questions You Have Never Asked about ph, Turbidity and Calibration: This course provides insight into the workings of quality control and monitoring equipment and calibration. Learn what the numbers are really telling us as we discuss the water industry s critical equipment. We will take a deeper dive into understanding ph and turbidity. You will gain a new perspective on daily tests and the results you rely on. Earn up to 3 W CH. 51. Water Treatment Chemistry Basics: this course covers common chemicals used in water treatment, what is their purpose and how do they function and interact. Earn up to 3 W CH. conference or in the field have not taken this class

6 52. Class A/B Solids and Land Application and Biogas Utilization: Investigate the techniques and challenges encountered when generating Class A or B solids. Includes considerations for financial concerns when trying to produce a Class A sludge and considerations for when evaluating whether Class A sludge is a good fit for a particular system. The second half of this course shows how the use of biogas can be optimized within a particular facility through the use of an energy model. The case study will look at system costs and non-economic considerations for shortlisted alternatives. Earn up to 3 WW CH. 53. Rare Earth Technology for Wastewater Treatment: This course introduces rare earth technology to wastewater treatment facility operators and compare and contrast the chemistry of rare earth chloride coagulation with traditional coagulants. The course will address case studies and data analysis of various plant applications and their status and the effects of rare earth technology on phosphorus removal and sludge generation with respect to daily plant operations. Earn up to 3 WW CH. 54. Through the F.O.G. - Fats, Oils and Grease: This course will give real-world system examples of how they ve controlled F.O.G. and more technical discussion on design and treatment controls. Course includes case studies of common sources of Fats, Oils and Grease and chemical & non-chemical treatment methods. Earn 3 WW CH. Thursday Afternoon Classes - 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm 55. Electrical Safety: See class #15, Wednesday morning, for description. Earn 3 W & WW CH. 56. Lab Audit Overview for Water/Wastewater: Chapter 252 Laboratory Accreditation Regulations have set very specific laboratory regulations in place. This class will address what to expect during a laboratory on-site inspection, basic good laboratory practices and specific requirements of Chapter 252 such as equipment and recordkeeping. Earn 3 W & WW CH. 57. Green Infrastructure for DW & WW Systems: This course will teach the principles of sustainability using green infrastructure examples for water and wastewater systems. Both the opportunities and challenges of green infrastructure will be identified. The course will also review tools and resources for proper O&M of sustainable green infrastructure facilities. Earn up to 3 W & WW CH. 58. Emergency Mock Drill for W & WW: Water and Wastewater systems are vulnerable to all types of emergency situations including chemical spills. This course will deal with a chlorine spill on a rural two-lane highway that results in an adverse effect in the downstream surface water plant as well as the groundwater system in the same community as the wastewater plant. Earn 3 W & WW CH. 59. Behavior Based Safety and Workplace Safety Committee Regulatory Requirements for PA: This course will provide a more in-depth view of those components which will effect a better safety consciousness within the organization and over-riding obstacles to achieving those ends to include: 1) Challenges, 2) Culture Assessment, 3) Hazard Assessment, and 4) Additional Resources to accomplish your safety mission. The second part introduces workplace safety committee members (management and employees) to the requirements of Act 34 for purposes of Workers Compensation policy credits and cost reductions. Earn up to 3 W & WW CH. 60. Common Sense Practices of a Well Run Water & Wastewater System: This program looks at common misunderstood key elements to achieve a well-run operation. The first 2 key elements relate to measurement parameters, while the other 3 key elements are operational practices, most often ignored in the chemical feed process. Earn 3 W & WW CH. 61. SWP Timber Management for Public Water Supply Watersheds: More systems are looking at their wellhead and watershed protection areas as alternative sources of revenue. This course will review timbering and related uses in source water protection areas. Topics covered include developing timber management plans, contracts and managing contractors. Earn 3 W CH. 62. Automatic Pressure Regulators (Metal & Thermoplastic) - Operation & Maintenance: Course covers metal and plastic pressure reducing and relief valves used to protect chemical feed systems, water distribution systems, and wastewater collection systems. Terminology (such as Direct-Aging vs. Hydraulically-Actuated, Automatic Control Valve, and PRV), Valve Selection & Operation, Typical failures, and appropriate preventative maintenance. Earn up to 3 W & WW CH. conference or in the field have not taken this class 63. Understanding the ISO Fire Suppression Rating Schedule- Water Supply Evaluation: This course is designed to help the student understand the impact that a water service provider has on the communities it serves as it pertains to commercial and residential property insurance. Earn up to 3 W CH. 64. Water Quality Parameters and Monitoring Basics: Basic water quality is reviewed including the common contaminants. Basic clarification/filtration methods are discussed. Basics of ph measurement theory are discussed. Earn up to 3 W CH. 65. Wastewater Plant Tour: Tour of a local wastewater treatment plant. Transportation provided. Dress appropriately. Sign-up during the Conference at the Conference Registration Desk. Earn 1 WW CH. 66. How Do I Run This DAMN BNR Plant My Engineer Designed?: See class #38, Wednesday afternoon, for description. Earn 3 WW CH. 67. Wastewater Biomass Enhancement & Bioaugmentation: Course presents the 4 components that provide for biological improvement or recovery of wastewater treatment processes. 1) the addition of organisms (archaea, bacteria, and fungi) (bioaugmentation), 2) major and minor nutrients, 3) essential enzymes, and 4) critical growth factors. Requirements for the use of biomass enhancement and bioaugmentation are presented as well as examples of how to monitor for success. Earn 3 WW CH. 68. Biological Nutrient Removal in Biofilm Reactors: BNR can be achieved through suspended growth, attached growth, or a combination of both. This course is intended to help prepare operators for BNR operations in attached growth (biofilm) systems, including trickling filter (TF), biological aerated filters (BAF), denitrification sand filters, moving bed biofilm reactors (MBBR) and integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS). Earn up to 3 WW CH. 69. Low Pressure Sewer Systems: The course will cover the fundamentals of pressure sewer systems Discussions to include an overview of pressure sewer systems, system equipment and components, operation & maintenance overview, system design principles, and full life cycle cost evaluations. Earn up to 3 WW CH. Friday Morning Classes - 8:00 am to 11:30 am 70. Flagger: This class is to instruct water and wastewater operators on proper procedures and equipment for flagging, as outlined by PADOT Publication 213. Those who successfully complete this course will receive a PADOT Wallet Card. Earn 3 W & WW CH. 71. Contamination Crisis -Potential, Prevention, Reaction - Are you Ready??: This course will cover potential contaminant incidents to Water and/or wastewater systems: how will you handle them: Will you be in compliance with EPA and DEP?: Exercises in small groups working on contaminant occurrences. This attendees will learn the requirements of both EPA and DEP in reporting and analyzing numerous situations. Earn up to 3 W & WW CH. 72. Collection System Fundamentals (Mapping, Camera, and Manhole Rehab): This course addresses the aspects of system mapping as it applies to camera studies. It also helps the systems plan how to use the results of those camera studies for the correction of I & I problems caused by manholes that need rehabilitation. Earn 3 WW CH. 73. Well Rehabilitation and Maintenance. Cleaning and maintaining wells with time based approaches are essential in extending the life of a well and maintaining more consistent quality and quantity. Maintaining more efficient wells allows the lowest cost of pumping water and minimizes the potential for bacterial total coliform failures. The goal of rehabilitation and maintenance is to drive down the total life cycle costs. Earn up to 3 W CH. 74. Simulating Your Treatment Process - Jar Testing Overview: Learn how to simplify the common jar test protocol for chemical dose calculations for coagulants, corrosion control chemicals, polymers, disinfection demand, Permanganate demand, and others. Learn why paying attention to jar shape, flash mix G curve, point of addition, verification sampling, easy to convert calculations, can provide solid, verifiable chemical dosage. Earn 3 W & WW CH. We hope to see you there! Questions? Call: (800) prwa@prwa.com Online:

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