Northwest District
The Northwest District School was held Tuesday, November 27 through Thursday, November 29, 2007 at the Northland Inn in Crookston. Participants in the school received 16 credit hours for their attendance.
Registration for the school was $100 ($125 after November 15 or at the door).
Agenda
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Registration begins at 8:00 a.m; sessions begin at 8:30 a.m.
- Morning
- Welcome from Crookston Major Dave Genereux
- Water for People—Chad Troitte, City of East Grand Forks
- Drinking Water Module/CD—Stew Thornley, Minnesota Department of Health
- Managing Your Distribution System—Brian Bergantine, AE2S
- My Kids—Jarrod Christen, City of Detroit Lakes
- Role of the General Contractor
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Exam Study Session
- Afternoon
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- Small Systems Session
- Proper Sampling Techniques and Testing Equipment—Steve McCuskey, Hach Chemical
- Chemical Safety—Hawkins Water Treatment Group
- Testing for Chlorine, Iron, Fluoride, Manganese—Hawkins Water Treatment Group
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- Treatment and Distribution Issues
- Water Storage Tanks—Matt Fritze, Engineering America, Inc.
- Coatings for Water Towers, Tanks, Standpipes—Kevin Renslow, Tnemec Coating Resources
- Calculations for Chemical Feedrates, Dosages, and Settings—Scott Kinsella, Hawkins Water Treatment Group
- Modeling to Reality—Tom Welle, Ulteig Engineers, Inc.
- Exam Study Session
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
- Morning
- Operator Breakfast—Guest speaker: Ernie the Angler
- Business Meeting—Gary Hultberg, Chair
- Product Exposition with Mini-sessions
- Top Ops Competition
- Afternoon
- Hand-on Sessions at Crookston Water Plant
Thursday, November 29, 2007
- Morning
- Safety—John Thom, SEH, Inc.
- Arsenic Treatment Plant at Sabin—
- Role of Minnesota Rural Water Association—
- Latest Technology in Water Meters—Bob Shelstad, Northern Water Works Supply
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Certification Exams (at 9:00)