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American Water Works Association - Minnesota Section

Central District

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The MN AWWA Central District Three-Day Training session held at Ruttger's Lodge in Deerwood, MN is scheduled for June 9 - 11, 2010. The agenda and registration form are available now Registration Form.

 

2010 MN-AWWA Central District
Water Operator Training
est. 1998


Ruttger’s Bay Lake Lodge, Deerwood
June 9 - 11, 2010

 

Wednesday June 9, 2010

8:00  Registration
Moderator:  Lyle Stai, Retired


8:45   Welcome – Lisa Vollbrecht, City of St. Cloud


9:00   Motivational Speaker


9:30   Break


9:45   Maintaining Water Towers With Protective Coatings – Kevin Renslow, Tnemec


10:45   Filter Conversion – Tonka Equipment


Noon   Lunch     

                             
Moderator: Lisa Vollbrecht, City of St. Cloud


1:00   20 Questions – Mark Sloan, MDH


2:00   St. Cloud Filter & Clarifier Project – Lisa Vollbrecht, City of St. Cloud & Jason Kosmatka, AE2S


3:00   Generator Operation & Maintenance


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2:00    Exam Prep Session – Mark Sloan, MDH


4:00    Water Taste Test Competition – All Attendees


5:30    Dinner


6:30    Meet & Greet – Jane’s Cottage

 

Thursday June 10, 2010

Moderator: Bill Schluenz, City of Waite Park

 

8:00   Job Hazard Analysis – Donald Grant, MMUA


9:00   Chlor-Tainer – Terry Schiro, Vessco      

      
9:45   Break


10:00   Robotic Tower Inspection/Cleaning- Shawn Mulhern, KLM


10:45   MnWARN – Pete Moulton, City of St. Peter


11:00   Competitions Committee – Chris Glassing, American Cast Iron Pipe


11:15   Regulatory Updates – Jon Groethe, MDH

 

11:30   Minnesota AWWA Central District Business Meeting – Bill Schluenz, Central District Chair


Noon   Lunch  

                      

Moderator: Tom Vogel, Order of Saint Benedict

 

1:00   Laws Regarding Water Turn On/Off - Alexis Stangl, LMC


1:45   Meter Madness – Chris Glassing, American Cast Iron Pipe

Hydrant Hoopla – Rick Wanner, American Flow Control


2:45   Operator Networking


6:00   Awards Dinner - Meter Madness Winner; Water Taste Test Winner; Golf Prizes

 

Friday June 11, 2010

Moderator:  Kim Larsen, MN Department of Health


8:00    New Plant Startups


Sartell WTF – John Kothenbeutel, City of Sartell
Alexandria WTF – Brian Bergantine, AE2S

Detroit Lakes WTF – Tim Paustian, Ulteig Engineers
Isanti WTF – Pat Meyer, City of Isanti & Paul Stafford, Bolton & Menk 


10:00   Break


10:15   Gopher State One Call Updates - Jon Esile, GSOC


11:00   Sustainability Through Conservation – Adam Kramer, PCE


11:45   Drawings & Closing Remarks


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9:00     Water System Operator’s Exams

 

Noon   Lunch

 

Attention All Conference Attendees!

Water Taste Test Competition

Please bring a sample of your water in a one-gallon glass container to the Wednesday AM session.