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American Water Works Association - Minnesota Section

Metro District

The next Metro District school will be held from Monday, April 14 to Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at the Earle Brown Heritage Center| in Brooklyn Center, MN. Participants in the school will receive up to 16 credit hours for their attendance. Registration is $155 ($190 at the door or after April 2).

The Earle Brown Heritage Center does not have lodging on-site (other than a bed and breakfast that is not available for individual bookings). However, there are a number of hotels in the area, many of which provide shuttle service to the Heritage Center.

Exhibit information, please contact Dave Scheerer at 952-890-3811 or email.

Agenda

Monday, April 14, 2008
Registration begins at 7:00 a.m on Monday, April 14 with the sessions beginning at 8:00 a.m.; sessions will begin at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.

Morning
Drinking Water Module Developed with Hamline University Center for Global Environmental Education

Time Management—Cathy Woodbury, Minnesota Department of Health

The rest of the morning and the afternoon will be split into concurrent sessions focusing on water sources and water quality.


Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Morning
Independent Exam Study Session

                       or

Concurrent Session I
       Confined Space Training (Classroom Session)

                       or

Concurrent Session II: Membranes (Classroom Session)

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Afternoon
On-site:
       Confined Space Training (Hands-on session)
       Tapping, Hydrant Maintenance, Meters, Leak Detection

Off-site:
       Dow Filmtech (Hands-on session related to morning membranes session)
       Minneapolis Ultrafiltration Plant (Hands-on session related to morning membranes session)

                       or

Independent Exam Study Session


Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Morning
Operator Breakfast
         Training Opportunities at the SWAMP, presented by Vermilion Community College
         Featured Speaker: Writer, Speaker, Storyteller, Humorist Al Batt
Product Show with Mini-Sessions
TopOps Competition 

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Afternoon
Certification Exams at 12:45 p.m.