People/Awards

The City of Eustis received a 2013 Domestic Wastewater Plant Operations Excellence Award from the Florida Rural Water Association.

Darin Martin of the City of Claflin was certified as a wastewater treatment operator by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Water.

Richard Simmons of the City of Salina was certified as a wastewater treatment operator by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Water

Chris Schadt, lead operator, of the City of Asheboro Wastewater Treatment Plant received the 2013 Wilbour E. Long Jr. Operator of the Year Award from the North Carolina Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Committee Commission.

Michael Theriault joined the Portsmouth, N.H., office of the Wright-Pierce engineering firm as lead project engineer. Theriault has 10 years of experience in the engineering design of wastewater treatment facilities.

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Education

Arkansas

The Arkansas Environmental Training Academy is offering these courses:

• May 12-20 – Basic Industrial Wastewater, Fort Smith
• May 19-20 – Basic Industrial Wastewater, Camden
• May 27-June 5 – Class I Wastewater, Camden

Call 870/574-4550 or visit www.sautech.edu/aeta/schedule.aspx.

Florida

TREEO Center at the University of Florida is offering these classes:

• June 17-19 – Microbiology of Activated Sludge, Gainesville
• June 26 – Science of Disinfection, Tallahassee

Visit www.treeo.ufl.edu/wastewater-courses.aspx.

Indiana

The Alliance of Indiana Rural Water is offering these courses:

• June 24 – Meeting Ammonia Limits in Lagoon Systems, Mulberry
• July 10 – Lift Station Troubleshooting and Pump Service, Warsaw
• July 17 – Financial Impact of Phosphorus Removal, Knox
• Aug. 28 – Financial Impact of Phosphorus Removal, Roachdale
• Oct. 21 – GIS Mapping, Scottsburg
• Oct. 29 – Lift Station Troubleshooting and Pump Service, Indianapolis
• Nov. 6 – GIS Mapping, Cloverdale
• Dec. 2 – Meeting Ammonia Limits in Lagoon Systems, Shipshewana

Visit www.inh2o.org.

Kansas

The Kansas Water Environment Association is offering these courses:

• May 13 – Introduction to Water and Wastewater Chemistry, Dodge City
• May 15 – An Examination of Your Safety, Scott City
• May 20 – Special Topics-US and UV, Hays
• May 23 – An Examination of Your Ethics, Scott City
• May 28 – Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse, Hays
• May 30 – Natural Systems for Wastewater Treatment, Pratt
• June 4 – Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse, Dodge City
• June 10 – Special Topics-US and UV, Dodge City
• June 18 – Small Wastewater Systems, Dodge City

Visit www.kwea.net.

Michigan

The Michigan Water Environment Association is offering these courses:

• May 13 – Lab Practice Seminar, East Lansing
• Sept. 11 – Collections Seminar, East Lansing

Visit www.mi-wea.org.

New York

The New York Water Environment Association is offering these courses:

• May 16 – Solids Handling and Dewatering, Rexford
• June 17 – Occupational Chemical Exposure, Hopewell Junction
• July 17 – Occupational Chemical Exposure, Lockport
• Oct. 23 – Solids Handling and Dewatering, Babylon
• Oct. 29 – Solids Handling and Dewatering, Bath

Visit www.nywea.org.

Ohio

The Ohio Water Environment Association is offering these courses:

• May 1 – Collection Systems Workshop, Lewis Center  
• May 21-22 – Operations/Lab Analysis Workshop, Lewis Center

Visit www.ohiowea.org.

Virginia

The Virginia Water Environment Association is offering these courses:

• April 30-May 1 – Annual Education Conference, Richmond
• June 12-13 – Operations Conference & Ops Challenge, Wintergreen
• July 28-29 – Lab Practices Workshop & Seminar, Charlottesville

Call 804/332-5286 or visit www.vwea.org.

Wisconsin

The University of Wisconsin Department of Engineering-Professional Development is offering these courses in Madison:

• May 15-16 – Energy Auditing and Efficiency Improvements for Water and Wastewater Facilities, Madison
• Sept. 15-17 – Wastewater Treatment Processes and Technologies, Madison
• Dec. 3-5 – Sanitary Sewer and Collection System Engineering, Madison

Visit http://epdweb.engr.wisc.edu.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is offering these courses:

• May 6-8 – Pumps and Motors, Madison
• May 8 – Collection System Maintenance, Spooner
• May 13-14 – Advanced Asset Management Practices for Water and Wastewater, Madison
• May 14 – General Safety, North Fond du Lac
• May 15 – Collection System Maintenance, Valders
• May 15 – Leak Detection and Line Tracing, Crivitz

Visit http://dnr.wi.gov.