2023 AWWA/WEA PROGRAM SCHEDULE

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2023 AWWA/WEA PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Oglebay Resort, Wheeling, West Virginia

Sunday, May 21, 2023

5:00 p.m

Picnic with Live Music & Food

Tapping and Meter Madness Competitions
Hess Shelter
Class Schedules will be available

Monday, May 22, 2023

7:00 a.m.

Breakfast/Registration

Glessner Auditorium
(Exhibit Hall Open – leave cards on table for raffle prizes & Questions)
(Vendor Bingo)

8:30 a.m.

Welcome by WV-AWWA Chairman and WV-WEA President

Glessner Auditorium

9:30 a.m.

AWWA Representative and WEF Representative

Glessner Auditorium
Randy Moore and Aimee (1 CEH – DW / WW)

9:45 a.m.

Cyber Security

Dave Parsons, Homeland Security
(1 CEH – DW / WW)

10:45 a.m.

Morning Break

11:00 a.m.

Lead Service Line Inventory & Funding

Dawn Slekis & Chris Thomas
(1 CEH – DW)

12:00 p.m.

Lunch Keynote

Protecting our Drinking Water at the Source
Erica Pauken – WV AmWater
(1 CEH – DW / WW)

2:30 p.m.

Golf Tournament & Networking Event

(Use Glessner Auditorium for networking event)

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

7:00 a.m.

Breakfast

Tapping and Meter Madness Competitions
Hess Shelter
Class Schedules will be available

7:30 a.m.

AWWA Annual Business Meeting

8:00 a.m.

Ductile Iron Pipe

Alan Cox, DIPRA
(1 CEH – DW)

9:00 a.m.

Emergency Response Plans

Mary Hutson – RCAP
(1 CEH – DW)

10:00 a.m.

Morning Break

10:15 a.m.

Source Water Protection and Operator Regulation Updates

Reuben & Patrick – DHHR
(1 CEH DW)

11:15 a.m.

Forgotten City

Roy Mundy
(1 CEH – DW)

1:15 p.m.

Be Smart With Your Resources

(1 CEH – DW)

2:15 p.m.

Afternoon Break

2:30 p.m.

RTC Control Oxidation Optimization

Dave Rutowski – Hach
(1 CEH – DW)

3:30 p.m.

Taste Test Competition / Water Utility Council Meeting

West Ballroom 2

4:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open

West Ballroom 3
Raffle Prizes & Cocktails

6:00 p.m.

BANQUET

Glessner Auditorium (Dinner at 6:00pm; Awards at 7:00pm)

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

7:00 a.m.

Breakfast

Glessner Auditorium

8:00 a.m.

WV-AWWA Board Meeting
Seneca Room

9:00 a.m.

Safety – Confined Space & Lock out/Tag Out

(1.5 CEH – DW / WW)

10:30 a.m.

Sampling & WO Scheduler
AQI Software Solutions to increase Efficiency & Effectiveness
Mary Hutson – RCAP
(1.5 CEH DW / WW)

Sunday, May 21, 2023

5:00 p.m

Picnic with Live Music & Food

Tapping and Meter Madness Competitions
Hess Shelter
Class Schedules will be available

Monday, May 22, 2023

7:00 a.m.

Breakfast/Registration

Glessner Auditorium
(Exhibit Hall Open – leave cards on table for raffle prizes & Questions)
(Vendor Bingo)

8:30 a.m.

Welcome by WV-AWWA Chairman and WV-WEA President

Glessner Auditorium

9:30 a.m.

AWWA Representative and WEF Representative

Glessner Auditorium
Randy Moore and Aimee (1 CEH – DW / WW)

9:45 a.m.

Cyber Security

Dave Parsons, Homeland Security
(1 CEH – DW / WW)

10:45 a.m.

Morning Break

11:00 a.m.

Environmental Review
Steptoe & Johnson

(1 CEH – WW)

12:00 p.m.

Lunch Keynote

Protecting our Drinking Water at the Source
Erica Pauken – WV AmWater
(1 CEH – DW / WW)

2:30 p.m.

Golf Tournament & Networking Event

(Use Glessner Auditorium for networking event)

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

7:00 a.m.

Breakfast

Glessner Auditorium

7:30 a.m.

AWWA Annual Business Meeting

8:00 a.m.

Cerrone Engineering
(1 CEH – WW)

9:00 a.m.

Thrasher Engineering
(1 CEH – WW)

10:00 a.m.

Morning Break

10:15 a.m.

Chlorine & DeClorination RTC Process
Huntington Sanitary Board
(1 CEH – WW)

11:15 a.m.

Sludge Thickening & Dewaterings using RTC
Bob Rutowski – Hach
(1 CEH – WW)

12:15 p.m.

EXHIBIT HALL LUNCH
Glessner Auditorium
WEF Aimee (1 CEH – DW / WW)

1:15 p.m.

Funding Related Issues in Wastewater

Kathy Emrey – WVDEP
(1 CEH – WW)

2:15 p.m.

Afternoon Break

2:30 p.m.

Utilizing GIS in Wastewater
Ghosh Engineering
(1 CEH – WW)

3:30 p.m.

Young Professional/New Member Meeting
West Ballroom 1

4:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open

West Ballroom 3
Raffle Prizes & Cocktails

6:00 p.m.

BANQUET

Glessner Auditorium (Dinner at 6:00pm; Awards at 7:00pm)

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

7:00 a.m.

Breakfast

Glessner Auditorium

8:00 a.m.

WV-AWWA Board Meeting
Seneca Room

9:00 a.m.

Safety – Confined Space & Lock out/Tag Out

(1.5 CEH – DW / WW)

10:30 a.m.

Sampling & WO Scheduler
AQI Software Solutions to increase Efficiency & Effectiveness
Mary Hutson – RCAP
(1.5 CEH DW / WW)

Sunday, May 21, 2023

5:00 p.m

Picnic with Live Music & Food

Tapping and Meter Madness Competitions
Hess Shelter
Class Schedules will be available

Monday, May 22, 2023

7:00 a.m.

Breakfast/Registration

Glessner Auditorium
(Exhibit Hall Open – leave cards on table for raffle prizes & Questions)
(Vendor Bingo)

8:30 a.m.

Welcome by WV-AWWA Chairman and WV-WEA President

Glessner Auditorium

9:30 a.m.

AWWA Representative and WEF Representative

Glessner Auditorium
Randy Moore and Aimee (1 CEH – DW / WW)

9:45 a.m.

Basic Math for Wastewater Operators (1 CEH – WW)

10:45 a.m.

Morning Break

11:00 a.m.

Activated Sludge
Hach
(1 CEH – WW)

12:00 p.m.

Lunch Keynote

Protecting our Drinking Water at the Source
Erica Pauken – WV AmWater
(1 CEH – DW / WW)

2:30 p.m.

Golf Tournament & Networking Event

(Use Glessner Auditorium for networking event)

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

7:00 a.m.

Breakfast

Glessner Auditorium

8:00 a.m.

Aeration & Blowers – Real Time Control with Dissolved Oxygen
Bob Rutowski – Hach
(2 CEH – WW)

10:00 a.m.

Morning Break

10:15 a.m.

Flow Calculations
ETC on Open Channel Flow & Sampling
(2 CEH – WW)

12:15 p.m.

EXHIBIT HALL LUNCH
Glessner Auditorium
WEF Aimee (1 CEH – DW / WW)

1:15 p.m.

Air Relief Valves
ARI Pittsburgh
(2 CEH – DW / WW)

3:30 p.m.

Water Utility Council Meeting

4:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open

West Ballroom 3
Raffle Prizes & Cocktails

6:00 p.m.

BANQUET

Glessner Auditorium (Dinner at 6:00pm; Awards at 7:00pm)

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

7:00 a.m.

Breakfast

Glessner Auditorium

9:00 a.m.

Safety – Confined Space & Lock out/Tag Out

(1.5 CEH – DW / WW)

10:30 a.m.

Sampling & WO Scheduler
AQI Software Solutions to increase Efficiency & Effectiveness
Mary Hutson – RCAP
(1.5 CEH DW / WW)

Sunday, May 21, 2023

Time

AWWA

WEA

WW Operators

5:00 p.m.

Picnic with Live Music & Food
Tapping and Meter Madness Competitions
Hess Shelter
Class Schedules will be available

Monday, May 22, 2023

Time

AWWA

WEA

WW Operators

7:00 a.m.

Breakfast/Registration

Glessner Auditorium
(Exhibit Hall Open – leave cards on table for raffle prizes & Questions)
(Vendor Bingo)

8:30 a.m.

Welcome by WV-AWWA Chairman and WV-WEA President, Glessner Auditorium

9:00 a.m.

AWWA Representative and WEF Representative
Glessner Auditorium
Randy Moore and Aimee (1 CEH – DW / WW)

9:45 a.m.

Cyber Security
Dave Parsons, Homeland Security
(1 CEH – DW / WW)

Basic Math for Wastewater Operators (1 CEH – WW)

10:45 a.m.

Morning Break

11:00 a.m.

Lead Service Line Inventory & Funding
Dawn Slekis & Chris Thomas
(1 CEH – DW)

Environmental Review
Steptoe & Johnson
(1 CEH – WW)

Activated Sludge
Hach
(1 CEH – WW)

12:00 p.m.

Lunch Keynote
Protecting our Drinking Water at the Source
Glesner Auditorium
Erica Pauken – WV AmWater

(1 CEH – DW / WW)

2:30 p.m.

Golf Tournament & Networking Event
(Use Glessner Auditorium for networking event)

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Time

AWWA

WEA

WW Operators

7:00 a.m.

Breakfast
Glessner Auditorium

7:30 a.m.

AWWA Annual Business Meeting

8:00 a.m.

Ductile Iron Pipe
Alan Cox, DIPRA
(1 CEH – DW)

Cerrone Engineering
(1 CEH – WW)

Aeration & Blowers – Real Time Control with Dissolved Oxygen
Bob Rutowski – Hach
(2 CEH – WW)

9:00 a.m.

Emergency Response Plans
Mary Hutson – RCAP
(1 CEH – DW)

Thrasher Engineering
(1 CEH – WW)

10:00 a.m.

Morning Break

10:15 a.m.

Source Water Protection and Operator Regulation Updates
Reuben & Patrick – DHHR
(1 CEH DW)

Chlorine & DeClorination RTC Process
Huntington Sanitary Board
(1 CEH – WW)

Flow Calculations
ETC on Open Channel Flow & Sampling
(2 CEH – WW)

11:15 a.m.

Forgotten City
Roy Mundy
(1 CEH – DW)

Sludge Thickening & Dewaterings using RTC
Bob Rutowski – Hach
(1 CEH – WW)

12:15 p.m.

EXHIBIT HALL LUNCH
Glessner Auditorium
WEF Aimee (1 CEH – DW / WW)

1:15 p.m.

Be Smart With Your Resources
(1 CEH – DW)

Funding Related Issues in Wastewater
Kathy Emrey – WVDEP
(1 CEH – WW)

Air Relief Valves
ARI Pittsburgh
(2 CEH – DW / WW)

2:15 p.m.

Afternoon Break

2:30 p.m.

RTC Control Oxidation Optimization
Dave Rutowski – Hach
(1 CEH – DW)

Utilizing GIS in Wastewater
Ghosh Engineering
(1 CEH – WW)

3:30 p.m.

Taste Test Competition / Water Utility Council Meeting
West Ballroom 2

Young Professional/New Member Meeting
West Ballroom 1

Water Utility Council Meeting

4:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall Open
West Ballroom 3
Raffle Prizes & Cocktails

6:00 p.m.

BANQUET, Glessner Auditorium (Dinner at 6:00pm; Awards at 7:00pm)

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Time

AWWA

WEA

WW Operators

7:00 a.m.

Breakfast, Glessner Auditorium

8:00 a.m.

WV-AWWA Board Meeting
Seneca Room

WV-WEA Board Meeting
Spruce Room

9:00 a.m.

Safety – Confined Space & Lock out/Tag Out
(1.5 CEH – DW / WW)

10:30 a.m.

Sampling & WO Scheduler
AQI Software Solutions to increase Efficiency & Effectiveness
Mary Hutson – RCAP
(1.5 CEH DW / WW)

12:00 p.m.

See you Next Year!