Issue 2 2025

September Webinar
​​9/10/25

NE Fall Section Meeting & Plant Tour
9/18/25

SW Fall Section Meeting
9/18/25

October Webinar
10/8/25

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For the first time ever, we had more than 2,000 water and wastewater professionals attend our recent One Water Technical Conference and Expo at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio August 11-14. Attendees experienced great technical sessions and exciting networking opportunities along with one of the busiest Expo Halls One Water has seen. Mechanical bulls were ridden, and karaoke was sung. A huge thanks to our OWEA co-chairs, Kevin Aiken and Doug Dietzel who helped make everything possible.

Mark your calendars now for One Water 2026, slated for August 17-20, 2026 in Cincinnati. The One Water Sponsorship prospectus will be available in October.

We know some of you weren’t able to make it to the recent One Water, or if you did maybe you are short a few professional development or contact hours. No problem – we have a great solution with One Water on Demand!

One Water on Demand will offer you up to 9 contact/professional development hours on your terms, where that’s 1 am or 1 pm. You can log on from anywhere between October 22 and November 5 take any or all of the twelve 45 minute sessions. It’s professional education YOUR way! Some of the exciting sessions offered will be:

• Optimizing Utility Performance: Flow Monitoring Insights

• From Field to Lab: Navigating PFAS Testing Challenges in Water and Wastewater

• How to Qualify Pipe Break Consequences to Optimize Sewer and Watermain Investments

• Introduction to Digital Tools for Operations and Maintenance

• WPI Changes

• Integrating Modern Infrastructure with Historic Aesthetics: The Peninsula WRF Story

• Ohio EPA Updates

You can find out more information about the sessions and speakers and register at the link below.

The Wastewater Training Academy is excited to offer a WTA Basic Wastewater course in each section beginning the week of September 22!

This Basic course will increase the knowledge base necessary to become skilled operators while also helping individuals prepare for the Wastewater I exam. It uses the Water Environment Federation’s (WEF) Fundamentals I & II textbooks, along with a customized OWEA supplement.

This course is the most up to date and student tested course to aid in licensure available in Ohio. Our previous Basic Wastewater course boosted a 75% pass rate (based on those who reported their testing status).

Those that successfully meet all attendance and testing requirements will receive 4.8 months of experience.

Registration ends Wednesday, September 10.

You can learn more about dates and locations at the link below.

We are changing things up with our NEWLY formatted Watershed Workshop! Slated for October 29 at the Del-Co training center in Delaware, Ohio. This redesigned workshop will offer a new venue and a reduced price! Mark your calendars now and keep an eye on your emails and our website for more information.

The Fall Issue of the Buckeye Bulletin is going INTERACTIVE! For the Fall Issue only, we will not be printing our magazine but instead having an interactive, online edition. This means you can look at the Buckeye Bulletin from anywhere and enjoy some features only available in this online edition that will be available towards the end of September!

One Water could not be possible without the support of our sponsors. These companies support you and your industry, so please support them! Your acknowledgment matters and doing business with those who support us matters.

Our collections committee and section leadership are busy finalizing the details for our upcoming Hands On Workshops and now is the time to mark your calendar. These workshops bring some great collections education close to home, so that as many members as possible can participate! This year’s topics include screening assessment alternatives for large diameter piping, hydraulics based pump station valve solutions, problematic pump stations, and pump station management web based monitoring.

October 16, 2025 - Northeast
Cuyahoga County Public Works

October 23, 2025 - Southwest
Montgomery County Environmental Services

November 6, 2025 - Northwest
Allen County Sanitary Engineering Department

November 13, 2025 - Southeast
Delaware County Regional Sewer District

More information and registration will be available soon.

The OWEA 2026 Calendar Contest is officially open! 

Great photos include (but not limited to)

• Wildlife

• Sunrises/Sunsets

• Snow

• Construction

What do you have to show us?

Submit to Megan Borror by November 5, 2025.