
September 2023
E-News Quick Reference Watershed Workshop Slated for October 10 We Need YOU for the December Residuals and Biosolids Workshop Hands On Workshops Start October 12 One Water was a HIT! Missed One Water? On Demand Offers Another Opportunity OWEA announces Maintenance Committee The Latest Buckeye Bulletin is Available NOW EPA to Propose Title Change One Water Certificates have been Emailed Welcome New OWEA Leadership Feature your facility in our 2024 Calendar! View Current Buckeye Bulletin Calendar of Events 2023 Sponsors E-Newsletter Announcement Contact Us View Current Buckeye Bulletin Issue 3 2023 Calendar of Events SWOWEA Section Meeting 9/21/23 NESOWEA Fall Section Meeting & Plant Tour 9/21/23 Watershed Workshop 10/10/23 October Webinar 10/11/23 Southwest Collection Systems Hands On Workshop 10/12/23 Northeast Collection Systems Hands On Workshop 10/19/23 Northwest Collection Systems Hands On Workshop 10/25/23 Southeast Collection Systems Hands On Workshop 11/2/23 November Webinar 11/8/23 Residuals and Biosolids Workshop 12/5/23 2023 Sponsors E-Newsletter Announcement 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 Contact Us OWEA info@ohiowea.org 614.488.5800 Twitter: @Ohio_wea LinkedIn: OWEA 1505 Bethel Rd. Suite 200 Columbus, OH 43220 Download our W-9	Watershed Workshop Slated for October 10 Are you registered for our Watershed Workshop on October 10 in Dublin, Ohio? This a great opportunity for water professionals from wastewater and stormwater to network and learn from each other. Some great topics include: New Practices in the Face of Climate Change Nutrient Policies Inlet Protection for Construction Site Sediment Control Regulatory Updates Managing Stormwater and Expectations in Flat Floodplains and much more! View Full Agenda and Register 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? Consider submitting an abstract because we want to hear about it at our upcoming Residuals and Biosolids Workshop slated for December 5 in Dublin. Submit Abstract 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 6. Hands On Workshops Start October 12 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! Southwest Collection Systems Hands On Workshop 10/12/23 Northeast Collection Systems Hands On Workshop 10/19/23 Northwest Collection Systems Hands On Workshop 10/25/23 Southeast Collection Systems Hands On Workshop 11/2/23 One Water was a HIT! With more than 1,900 attendees our recent One Water Technical Conference and Expo was our largest ever! There were great technical sessions and exciting networking opportunities along with the largest Expo Hall One Water has seen. A huge thanks to our OWEA co-chairs, Melodi Clark and Josh Holton, our sponsors, our volunteers and our exhibitors who helped make everything possible. Additional photos can be found in Buckeye Bulletin Issue 3 2023 Mark your calendars now for One Water 2024, slated for August 5-8 in Kalahari. This location presents some very unique opportunities for attendees, sponsors and exhibitors and we can’t wait to see you there! The One Water Sponsorship prospectus will be available in October. Missed One Water? On Demand Offers Another Opportunity One Water provided great education to more than 1,900 water and wastewater professionals in August. We know some of you weren’t able to make it to the event, or even if you did attend, maybe you are still 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 nine contact/professional development hours on your terms, whether that’s 1 am or 1 pm. You can log on from anywhere between November 1 – 15 and take any or all of the twelve 45 minute sessions. It’s professional education YOUR way! Follow the link below to learn more about this easy and cost-effective way to experience a piece of One Water. Register by October 25 to receive the Early Bird discount! View Full Agenda and Register OWEA announces Maintenance Committee OWEA is excited to announce the creation of a new committee that will serve our members who are maintenance professionals, for whom maintenance is a big part of their position, or who have a special interest in plant maintenance. We know that maintenance plays a very important and varying role depending on the facility and we want to better serve those members. This committee is being chaired by Chris Toflinski of the City of Aurora. If you are interested in joining this new committee, please complete this brief form. I am interested in joining the Maintenance Committee The Latest Buckeye Bulletin is Available NOW Looking forward to your next Buckeye Bulletin? Due to One Water being a bit later this year, the Buckeye Bulletin schedule was also adjusted. The electronic version is available now and you will see the printed version in your mailboxes shortly. View Buckeye Bulletin Online We need your input on the Buckeye Bulletin in 2024! We need to know your thoughts on one issue of the Buckeye Bulletin moving to an electronic format. Please take a minute and complete our BRIEF survey. Complete Buckeye Bulletin Survey EPA to Propose Title Change Recently the Ohio EPA conducted a survey about wastewater professional operators’ titles. The survey results are in and OEPA will be proposing the title change of “Wastewater Treatment Professional Operator” (as identified in OAC 3745-7-05) to Water Reclamation Professional Operator in the operator certification rules that will go out to comment this Fall. You can see the survey results below. View Survey Results One Water Certificates have been Emailed Did you attend One Water and are looking for your attendance certificate? Certificates were sent from conftrac@engineerica.com to the email that you registered with. 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. Welcome New OWEA Leadership We are excited to announce our 2022-2023 Executive Committee and Section leadership! President Jeff Lamson, City of Fremont President Elect Mary Ann Driscoll, Burgess & Niple, Inc. Vice President Dave Wilson, BL Anderson Past President Brandon Fox, City of Newark Secretary Treasurer Dale Kocarek, City of Aurora Emerging Leader Natalie Thompson, Jones & Henry Engineers WEF Delegate Elizabeth Wick, EnviroScience, Inc. WEF Delegate Joe Tillison, City of Delphos WEF Delegate Mike Welke, City of Warren SE Section Delegate Melodi Clark, City of Columbus NW Section Delegate Doug Borkosky, Baker and Associates, Ltd. NE Section Delegate Kathryn Crestani, NEORSD SW Section Delegate Dave Reiker, City of Miamisburg In October Mike Frommer, Arcadis will become the newest WEF Delegate as Elizabeth Wick ends her many years of leadership in OWEA. Our Sections also have new leadership. Please welcome our newest Section Presidents: NESOWEA President Steve Baytos, City of Akron NWOWEA President Renee Bodkins, Village of Crestline SEOWEA President Amy Eberhardt, Arcadis SWOWEA President Kevin Stillwell, Clear Consulting, Inc. Feature your facility in our 2024 Calendar! Our annual photo contest is BACK and we need photos of your facility! Submit photos and a 100 word description to Megan Borror by October 16^thto be considered for the 2024 calendar. We can't wait to see your submissions!
OWEA Member E-Newsletter - September 2023