April 2021

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Safety Awards Deadline Extended to April 30

Is safety a priority at your company or facility? Do you have a great safety record? It’s time to talk about it! Submit your application for a 2020 Safety Award today, as the deadline has been extended to April 30. This is s a great way to be recognized for all your hard work in 2020 and to tell “your story.” Take a look at the application now.

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Ohio EPA’s Division of Environmental and Financial Assistance Offers Webinar

On Tuesday, April 20 at 2 p.m. the Ohio EPA’s Division of Environmental and Financial Assistance will be offering a FREE webinar, “Opportunities and Challenges of Drinking Water and Wastewater Regionalization in Your Community.” 
Speakers will include:
  • Jon Bernstein, Assistant Chief, Division of Environmental and Financial Assistance
  • Kurtis Strickland, Ohio Rural Community Assistance Program
  • Amy Klei, Chief, Division of Drinking and Ground Water
  • Jerry Rouch, Chief, Division of Environmental and Financial Assistance
  • Ken Heigel, Executive Director, Ohio Water Development Authority
This webinar will offer contact hours and you can find more information and register here.

Collections Offers In Person Event SAFELY

Are you ready to be back together – IN PERSON? Plan now to attend our upcoming Collections Workshop slated for May 4 in Dublin, Ohio. This workshop will offer attendees an exciting agenda and the chase to be with our water professionals – SAFELY. We will be following all CDC guidelines. You can read more about our COVID-19 protocols and see the great agenda here.

Student Design Competition slated for Friday, 4/23

While like many things, COVID-19 has caused us to change our Student Design competition, we are still recognizing the future of water with our annual NEOWEA Student Design competition. These future water professionals will compete to address a real life problem in Northeast Ohio. The final presentations will be presented via Zoom on Friday, 4/23 at 2 pm. The winning team will earn a spot to present at July’s One Water conference and also represent OWEA at WEFTEC in Chicago.

Water Week 2021

This year Water Week will be virtual! Some members of the OWEA Government Affairs Committee will be meeting with key Ohio Congressional leaders to discuss our industry’s priorities - virtually.  You can join the 2021 Water Week Policy Zoom-In from the comfort of your home or office and hear how pending policy will be shaping the future of water on April 27 at 2 pm. Click here to register.

One Water EB Deadline Extended

In the spirit of flexibility, the upcoming Early Bird Deadline to register for July’s One Water conference is being extended until May 19. We know many of you are so excited to be together again – IN PERSON and can’t wait for One Water. We also know that some of you might need to see the technical program in order to gain approval for your registration.

While most of our speakers have confirmed they will be participating, we are still waiting on a few and due to this we will be extending the Early Bird deadline for registration. The vast majority of the technical program is available and will be finalized as soon as possible. We appreciate everyone’s patience and flexibility as we work through what will be an AMAZING event.

For more information and to view up-to-date technical program, visit One Water Ohio.
 

Attention Sections – Contact Hour Training Slated for 4/28

Do you volunteer to handle contact hours for your section? Are you a section leader? If so, plan on attending our upcoming Contact Hour Training Webinar, slated for April 28 at 2 pm.
 
This webinar is created to train current section volunteers in how to handle all aspects of contact hours. It will cover everything from how to provide the information the state needs to how to ensure attendees fill out forms correctly to get their hours. If you currently are involved in any aspect of contact hours for your section, please register and attend. After registration, a link for the webinar will be sent to you the day before. If you can’t make this date, no problem, we will be recording the session and have it available for later viewing. You can register here.
 
OWEA Member E-Newsletter - April 2021