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Program subject to change. 10 Engineering/ Water Operator credits expected.
Training Program
Wednesday, May 3
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
- Registration Opens
- Roundtable Discussion
Thursday, May 4
7:30 am- 2:00 pm
7:30 am- 2:00 pm
- Seminar Registration & Continental Breakfast
- Opening Remarks, Michele Maclauchlan, VA AWWA Plant Operations Committee Chair
- Morning Sessions
- Regulatory Update, Dan Horne, Virginia Department of Health
- Practical Considerations of Applying UV Technology for Drinking Water Disinfection, John Faber, Trojan Technologies
- On-Site Hypochlorite Generation: A Safe and Reliable Disinfection Alternative, Pete Kyrkos, UGSI Solutions
- Lunch/ Top Ops Preliminary Round
- Afternoon Session
- Improving the Sedimentation Process Using Plate Settlers- Operational Considerations and One WTP's Story, Brad Weiss, Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc.
Thursday- Join Us for FREE Member Appreciation Happy Hour at The Shack
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- Improving the Sedimentation Process Using Plate Settlers- Operational Considerations and One WTP's Story, Brad Weiss, Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc.
Friday, May 5
8:15 am - 2:00 pm
8:15 am - 2:00 pm
- Seminar Registration & Continental Breakfast
- Opening Remarks
- Morning Sessions
- Exploring the Ecology Behind Phytoplankton Toxins: Production, Occurrence, and Prediction of Toxins in Drinking Water Reservoirs, Mary Lofton and Dexter Howard, Virginia Tech
- PFAS Investigation and Treatment at the Spring Hollow WTF, Roger Arnold, Hazen and Sawyer
- Water Treatment Plant Lime Slurry Conversion and Troubleshooting, Konrad Zeller, Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority
- Lunch/ Top Ops Final Competition
- Afternoon Session
- Safety for Supervisors, David Burpeau
Top Ops Competition
During the Plant Operations Conference, a competition is conducted to find the Top Operators in Virginia to represent the Virginia Section at the AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE). Teams will continue to consist of 1 -3 licensed operators who will compete for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies.
So, get your team together and match wits with your fellow operators!
- Team members do not have to be from the same utility.
- Individuals are welcome to compete solo.
- Let us know on the registration form if you would like help getting matched up to another team.
Hotel: Holiday Inn and Suites North Beach
Please register by April 9, 2023 to take advantage of our special group rate of $117. Reserve your room by calling the hotel directly at 1-757-428-1711 and use code AWW to receive the group rate or use this link to make reservations online: American Water Works Association - 2023 Booking Link.
Please register by April 9, 2023 to take advantage of our special group rate of $117. Reserve your room by calling the hotel directly at 1-757-428-1711 and use code AWW to receive the group rate or use this link to make reservations online: American Water Works Association - 2023 Booking Link.
"Early Bird" Registration Fees
Prices will increase after April 21, 2023
Prices will increase after April 21, 2023
Full Conference
- AWWA Member Rate - Early Bird- $250
- Non-Member Rate - Early Bird- $333
- Retiree - Early Bird- $75
- Student - Early Bird- $Free!
- Event Sponsorship- $200
Single Day
- AWWA Member Rate - Early Bird- $140
- Non-Member Rate - Early Bird- $223
- Retiree - Early Bird- $45
- Roundtable Discussion only - Early Bird- $40
Cancellations:
Please view our Cancellation and Refund policy.
COVID Considerations:
This event will follow any local or facility policies for social distancing and masking.
Cynthia Barnes
cynthia.barnes@vaawwa.org
434.238.5131
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Michele Maclauchlan
maclauchlanm@chesterfield.gov