
September 2025
E-News Quick Reference We Need YOU for the December Residuals and Biosolids Workshop Hands On Workshops Start October 16 Watershed Workshop Slated for October 29 OWEA YPs Offer FREE Lunch & Learn on 10/15 Missed One Water? On Demand Offers Another Opportunity The Latest Buckeye Bulletin is Available NOW YP Summit Registration is OPEN One Water Certificates have been Emailed It’s Picture Time! Check out the OWEA Job Board View Current Buckeye Bulletin Upcoming Events OWEA Job Board Wastewater Training Academy 2025 Sponsors Contact Us View Current Buckeye Bulletin Issue 3 2025 Upcoming Events October Webinar 10/8/25 SW YP Mill Creek Barrier Dam Tour 10/2/25 YP Lunch and Learn 10/15/25 Northeast Collection Systems Hands On Workshop 10/16/25 Southwest Collection Systems Hands On Workshop 10/23/25 Watershed Workshop 10/29/25 Northwest Collection Systems Hands On Workshop & Section Meeting 11/6/25 SW YP Happy Hour 11/6/25 November Webinar 11/12/25 OH YP Summit 11/13/25-11/14/25 Southeast Hands On Collection System Workshop 11/13/25 One Water On Demand 10/22/25-11/5/25 Residuals & Biosolids Workshop 12/2/25 Call for Abstracts Open OWEA Job Board View Available Opportunities Submit a Job Wastewater Training Academy View Current Classes 2025 Sponsors Contact Us OWEA info@ohiowea.org 614.488.5800 1505 Bethel Rd. Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43220	We Need YOU for the December Residuals and Biosolids Workshop Do you have a great biosolids project you were a part of? Is your facility successfully doing land application? Do you have some successful energy savings strategies? We want to hear about it at our upcoming Residuals and Biosolids Workshop slated for December 2 in Dublin. Consider submitting an abstract at the link below. Submit This is a great opportunity to build your professional resume and give back to our industry. We need to hear YOUR story! Hurry as abstracts are due October 3. Hands On Workshops Start October 16 Our collections committee and section leadership are ready to bring collections education close to you with our Hands On Workshops. These workshops bring some great collections education near home, so that as many members as possible can participate! October 16, 2025 - Northeast Cuyahoga County Public Works 2501 Harvard Ave. Newburgh Heights, Ohio 44105 Northeast Registration October 23, 2025 - Southwest MCES Large Conference Room 1850 Spaulding Rd. Dayton, Ohio 45432 Southwest Registration November 6, 2025 - Northwest Allen County Sanitary Engineering Department (American Bath WWTP) 3230 N. Cole St. Lima, Ohio 45840 Northwest Registration November 13, 2025 - Southeast Alum Creek WRF 7767 Walker Wood Blvd Lewis Center, OH Southeast Registration Watershed Workshop Slated for October 29 Are you registered for our Watershed Workshop on October 29 in Delaware, Ohio? This workshop has been reformatted and offers a reduces price. We will have a tour available and students from OSU, along with our YPs. This a great opportunity for water professionals from wastewater and stormwater to network and learn from each other. Some great topics include: H2Ohio PFAS Case Study Central Ohio Water Reuse Study Blueprint Columbus MCD Flooding and Watershed-Wide Funding Model Updates and much more! For the full agenda and to register go to the link below. More Information OWEA YPs Offer FREE Lunch & Learn on 10/15 Join well regarded employment law attorney, Pam Krivda of Taft Law to learn what your current and prospective employers can do regarding your social media. Can they ask you to share your pages, even if they are private? Can you be held accountable for things you post on a personal page? Learn this and so much more, over lunch, without leaving your office. This event is sponsored by the OWEA Young Professionals Committee and is available at NO COST to OWEA members. There are NOT contact hours available for this session due to the content. You can register at the link below. Register Missed One Water? On Demand Offers Another Opportunity In August, One Water provided great education to more than 2,000 water and wastewater professionals. We know some of you weren’t able to make it to, or if you were 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 term, where that’s 1 am or 1 pm. You can log on from anywhere between October 22 – November 5 and take any or all of the twelve 45 minute sessions. It’s professional education YOUR way! To learn more about this easy and cost-effective way to experience a piece of One Water, go to the link below. Register by October 15 to receive the Early Bird discount! More Information The Latest Buckeye Bulletin is Available NOW Ready for your Buckeye Bulletin? The latest issue is now published! Check it out for the latest in what’s happening at OWEA and all the One Water highlights! Please note this issue is only available electronically. View Issue 3 YP Summit Registration is OPEN Once again, OWEA and OAWWA are joining forces to bring you the Ohio YP Summit. This year the event kicks off Thursday, November 13 with a tour and has a full day’s agenda on Friday, November 14. Now is the time to get registered as this event will SELL OUT! You can see the full agenda and register at the link below. More Information One Water Certificates have been Emailed Did you attend One Water and are looking for your attendance certificate? Certificates were sent to the email that you registered with from conftrac@engineerica.com. If you haven’t seen your certificate yet, please check your spam folder. If you still can’t locate it or there are issues with the certificate, please contact oawwa@assnoffices.com. It’s Picture Time! 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. Check out the OWEA Job Board Whether you are looking for a change or need to do some hiring the OWEA job is for YOU! Members can post available positions at NO COST and anyone, including non-members, can view the opportunities listed. Available Positions Post a Job
OWEA Member E-Newsletter - September 2025