SWOWEA Plant Operations August Seminar
08/19/2021

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September Webinar
09/08/2021

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One Water On Demand Virtual Conference
09/15/2021-9/30/2021

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NWOWEA Friends and Family Day
10/01/2021

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October Webinar
10/13/2021

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November Webinar
11/10/2021

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Biosolids Workshop
12/07/2021
Call for Abstracts Now Open

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December Webinar
12/08/2021

Our new offering, an E-Newsletter Announcement, will allow you to share an announcement with the membership including new services and equipment, staffing changes, or upcoming events. The possibilities are infinite!

More Information

Ohio Water
Environment Association
info@ohiowea.org
614.488.5800
Twitter: @Ohio_wea
LinkedIn: OWEA

The Ohio EPA has scheduled a paper and pencil examination for December 7, 2021, at the Lausche Building, located at 717 East 17^th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio.  To submit an exam application, applicants must apply electronically through the eBusiness center.  A completed exam application must be submitted to Ohio EPA no later than September 8, 2021.  

Exams will be held in 2 sessions.  A morning session for drinking water related certifications and an afternoon session for wastewater related certifications.

Session 1 Drinking Water:  Doors will open at 8:30 AM. The exam will begin at 9:00 AM and end at 12:00 PM.

Session 2 Wastewater: Doors will open at 1:00 PM. The exam will begin at 1:30 PM and end at 4:30 PM.

The Ohio EPA will continue to evaluate COVID-19 health and safety procedures and will adjust as necessary.  Masks may be required to attend the examination.  Applicants approved to take the examination, will be notified via email prior to the examination of Ohio EPA’s updated safety protocols.

Wet weather discharges have been in the news lately and possible pending legislation was discussed by Division of Surface Water Chief Tiffany Kavalec at the recent One Water Conference. Are you interested in providing information concerning your facility and SSOs? Would you want to possibly help educate others concerning this issue? Please email Government Affairs Chair, Beth Toot-Levy and let her know your interest.
 

Are you concerned about cybersecurity at your facility? With the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Horsley Witten Group (HWG) is offering free, confidential, cybersecurity assessments and technical assistance to interested water and wastewater utilities. The assessment consists of a questionnaire completed with HWG staff, and the technical assistance consists of developing a cyber action plan based on the results of your utility’s assessment focused on best practices to prepare for, respond to, and recover from a cyber incident. Adoption of these practices can reduce the likelihood that a cyber-attack will be successful and potentially enable your utility to recover from any cyber-attacks faster and at a lower cost. EPA and HWG are offering these assessments and technical assistance virtually, no on-site visit is required. You can find out more information HERE.

Have you been part of an interesting project concerning biosolids? Do you have new information or technology to share about the latest developments in biosolids? The call for abstracts for our upcoming in person Biosolids workshop that is slated for Tuesday, December 7 is NOW OPEN! To find out more information and submit your abstract CLICK HERE.
 

Our recent One Water Conference was a big hit! Informative tech sessions, an exciting exhibit hall and great networking events engaged more than 1,000 total attendees. If you couldn’t attend, you can still experience One Water with our virtual on-demand offering. You can grab up to 8.5 Contact Hours and hear some of the great sessions that were presented in person from the comfort of your home or office on YOUR schedule. Click HERE for more information.

Beginning September 1, you will be able to take your Lab Analyst Exam on your schedule at a location convenient to you! OWEA is working with the Association of Boards of Certification (ABC) to offer electronic testing at centers throughout the state. Candidates will still apply to sit for the exam though OWEA and the exam content is the same as the former paper exam. Once approved, candidates will then be sent information to schedule the exam at their convenience.

More Information

The U.S. EPA is sponsoring a series of free virtual workshops on water sector cybersecurity. These workshops consist of two half-days. The first day will give water and wastewater systems current information on cyber threats and risk drivers, resources to bolster cybersecurity, and key findings from cyber vulnerability assessments of water and wastewater systems. The second day will lead participants through incident response exercises for cyber-attacks on water and wastewater systems. The overall goal is for participants to identify planning and procedural actions that enhance cybersecurity and mitigate risk in their systems. You can find more information and register HERE.
 

Please consider supporting one of this year’s One Water Conference charitable partners, Design Outreach (DO), whose aim is to alleviate global poverty through life-sustaining technology. DO engineers have developed reliable, long-lasting, easily repairable handpumps that are bringing clean and reliable water to the most vulnerable communities in the world. In fact, DO just celebrated half a billion LifePump+ rotations globally! Join the other members of OWEA and OAWWA who, together, are helping raise $15,000 to fund a LifePump+, COVID-19 supplies, handwashing and hygiene training for a community in Malawi.  Learn more and give here.