Issue 3 2024

​October Webinar
10/9/24

NESOWEA Collection Systems Hands On Workshop
10/17/24

OWEA & OSWA Watershed Workshop
10/18/24

NWOWEA Collection Systems Hands On Workshop & Section Meeting ​10/23/24

One Water On Demand
10/23/24-11/6/24

SEOWEA Industrial Pretreatment Workshop
10/24/24

Residuals and Biosolids Workshop
12/3/24
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OWEA
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614.488.5800

     

1505 Bethel Rd.
Suite 200
Columbus, OH 43220

The Wastewater Training Academy is proud to announce our first Basic Wastewater Course.

We have heard from many of you concerning the need for quality entry level training to aid in licensure.

In response, we have created our first course, Basic Wastewater.

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 OWEA supplement.

This course is the most up to date and student tested course to aid in licensure available in Ohio.

Registration deadline is Monday, September 23.

View dates and locations at the link below.

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OWEA is excited to announce our newest board member, Josh Holton! Josh is the Wastewater System Manager for Southwest Licking Community Water and Sewer District and is representing the SE Section. We are also eager to welcome back Justin Bahar, Assistant Superintendent of Wastewater Treatment at the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati as a WEF delegate. Justin assumed the senior delegate position when there was an unplanned vacancy and is now the junior delegate for 2024-2025.

Mary Ann Driscoll, Project Manager at Burgess & Niple, Inc. is now the President, with Dave Wilson, Sales Engineer at BL Anderson serving as President-Elect. You can see our full board listed below:


President
Mary Ann Driscoll, Burgess & Niple, Inc.

President Elect
Dave Wilson, BL Anderson

Vice President
Melodi Clark, City of Columbus

Past President
Jeff Lamson, City of Fremont

Secretary Treasurer
Dale Kocarek, City of Aurora

Emerging Leader
Natalie Thompson, Hazen and Sawyer

WEF Delegate
Mike Welke, City of Warren

WEF Delegate
Michael Frommer, CDM Smith

WEF Delegate
Justin Bahar, MSDGC

NW Section Delegate
Doug Borkosky, Baker and Associates, Ltd.

NE Section Delegate
Kathryn Crestani, Jacobs

SW Section Delegate
Dave Reiker, City of Miamisburg

SE Section Delegate
Josh Holton, SWLCWSD

OWEA and OSWA are teaming up to bring you our Watershed Workshop! Slated for October 18 in Dublin. Topics include:

• PFAS

• Updated CSO Regulations

• Floodplain Management

• Stormwater Management

• And Much More!

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

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Our OWEA calendar contest is just around the corner and now is the time to grab some great photos. Every year we ask our members to submit photos of their plants for our calendar and every year the photos get better and better. Take advantage of some great summer sunsets and grab a few shots! 

Deadline to Submit: October 16, 2024

Submit photo and 100 word description to megan@ohiowea.org.

We know some of you weren’t able to make it to One Water in Kalahari, 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 23 and November 6 take any or all of the twelve 45 minute sessions. It’s professional education YOUR way! Some of the exciting sessions offered will be:

• Creative Collaborations and Cost Sharing Strategies for Multi-Benefit Water Reuse Projects

• PFAS - A Review: "Where we were, where we are and where we're going"

• No Title  Application and Benefits of Constructing a new 1.35 MG Pre-Cast Post Tension Tank System for Sludge Digestion and Liquid Sludge Storage

• A Dose of Improvement:  Modernization of Chemical Systems at a 100-Year-Old Conventional Surface WTP

• Today's SCADA

• Riding the AI Waves with Digital Twins:  A Simple Guide to Get Started
   

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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 H2S corrosion management, bypass pumping, sewer cleaning / nozzle selection, and manhole rehabilitation.
 

Northeast
10/17/24

Northwest
​10/23/24

Southwest
10/29/24

Young Professionals from around Ohio will gather on Friday, November 15 at Del-Co Water company to join together to learn and network at the first YP Summit! OWEA is supporting OAWWA in this effort and if you are a young professional or want to connect with young professionals, you need to be there. The day will offer plenty of flexibility and networking opportunities. You can see the full agenda and register at the link below.

Our annual Residusls and Biosolids Workshop is slated for December 3, 2024 in Dublin and needs YOU behind the podium. Presenting is a great opportunity to tell YOUR STORY and detail a recent project or challenge. We are specifically looking for the following topics:

• Renewable Energy and RIN Credits

• Regionalization Approaches

• Successful Energy Savings Strategies

• Economic Incentives and Beneficial Reuse

• Performance Contracting

• Innovative Biosolids Technologies

• PFAS and Biosolids

• FOG and Co-Digestion

• Regulatory Updates

• Water Treatment Residuals Handling and Disposal

 
The deadline for submission is September 20, 2024. 

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