Welcome to the 2019 Annual KRWA Conference and Exhibition

“Planting Good Ideas – Harvesting Results” is the theme of the 2019 Annual Conference & Exhibition for water and wastewater systems sponsored by KRWA. It does take good ideas to gain good results – and many people in utilities – and in KRWA – have been able to help systems harvest results. The KRWA conference provides more than 80 expert presenters who will discuss topics of concern for water and wastewater utilities. This conference also features the largest assembly of vendors showing materials and service within the 365 exhibit spaces. Combined with great food and hospitality, top class entertainment makes the KRWA conference the “go-to” event. Register early and save $25. This conference is an investment you should not miss. It’s March 26 - 28 at the Century II March 26 - 28, 2019 Convention Center in Wichita, Kansas.

Who Should Attend ? REGISTRATION Everyone is welcome – city council members, mayors, Early registration is encouraged. Register for the operators, clerks, managers, bookkeepers, RWD board preconference sessions on the reverse side of the members, administrators, industry and government officials, registration form. Registration forms are at the back of this sanitarians and plumbers! In 2018, registrants totaled 2,280 booklet. Save $25 with early registration postmarked or from 309 cities and 189 rural water and public wholesale called in by March 12. Meal tickets should be specified systems. with early registration. Registration name badges are required to attend sessions, exhibits or meal functions. DATES & L OCATION Operator Credits (Water and Wastewater certification) and credits for City Clerks are posted for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, March 26 - 28 each session. Verification forms will be in each operator’s packet. Check the box at the top of the registration form for Century II Convention Center, Wichita, Kansas operator credit. The operator certification exam is set for Thursday, 3/28 at 1:30 p.m. in Hyatt Ballroom E. See page 37 for details. Registration forms are printed on the last pages of this booklet. Make additional copies if necessary. Return registration forms with payment to: KRWA, PO Box 226, Seneca, KS 66538. Or, you may register online at www.krwa.net and pay by credit card. Questions? Call 785-336-3760. Accommodations – see page 35 for hotel blocks.

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ueSdAy Arch Noon: Luncheon – Century II, t , m 26 Special Guest: 7:00 a.m. 5K-KRWA run/walk (see p. 36) Tom J. Sloan, State 7:30 a.m. Registration Opens – Connecting Lobby, Century II, Representative (ret.) (p. 34) Hospitality – beverages, rolls and more 1:30 p.m. Spouse Program – Paint the Town! No additional 8:30 a.m. Spring Golf Tourney – Rolling Hills Golf Club charge but spouses need to mark their registration (pay $75, see registration form) form. (p. 43) 9:00 a.m. Attorneys’ Forum (for attorneys only, p. 38) 1:30 p.m. Concurrent Sessions (pp. 45) 2:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions (pp. 46) 9:30 a.m. City Clerks’ (p. 15) and RWD Office Forum (p. 40) 4:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions (pp. 48) 9:30 a.m. Engineers’ Forum and other preconference sessions begin (pp. 38-42) 5:00 p.m. Social in EXPO Hall Noon: Lunch, purchase meals on registration form 6:30 p.m. Awards Banquet, Awards Presentations, Entertainment: The musical comedy – All Night Strut! (p. 49) 1:00 p.m. Preconference sessions reconvene 4:00 p.m. EXPO Hall opens – 365 booths (pp. 52-54) thurSdAy , m Arch 28 6:30 p.m. Opening Nite – Meet & Greet! – barbecue, social, 7:30 a.m.- EXPO Hall opens – pancakes & more by Chris Cakes games, $10,000 in prizes (p. 33); purchase ticket for in EXPO Hall – breakfast closes at 9:00 a.m. $15 on registration form (p. 56) Purchase ticket on registration form 8:00 a.m. Annual Meeting of KRWA Membership, Room 209 A WedneSdAy , m Arch 27 (p. 37) 9:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions (pp. 50) 7:30 a.m. Registration Opens – Connecting Lobby, Century II, 10:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions (pp. 51) Hospitality – beverages, rolls and fruit Noon: Luncheon – Century II, Special Guest: 8:30 a.m. Opening Session – Concert Hall; Keynote: Hannes Zacharias, Professor, University of Kansas “The Mayberry Deputy” (p. 43) (p. 34) 10:00 a.m. EXPO Hall Opens (pp. 47) 1:30 p.m. Certification Exam, Water & Wastewater Small 10:45 a.m. Concurrent Sessions (pp. 44) Systems, Classes I - IV, Hyatt Ballroom E (p. 37)

TuEsdAy EvEnInG “M EET & G REET ” Opening nite – BBQ, G AmeS , And there's a chance to win $10,000 in putt- putt golf! There’s something for everyone! SociAl And $10,000 in PrizeS ! Want your face drawn? See one of the caricaturists. Want to win prizes? Then take doors open at 6:30 p.m. Century part in the games. The ticket price for this II Convention Center full event is only $15 for an evening of food and fun. Everyone who attends has a This Opening Nite Meet & Greet is a chance to win one of the ten $250 VISA gift relaxing way to end a full day of preconference sessions. cards drawn from admission tickets. Win at the games and There’s going to be plenty of food and social. And there’s a then place your tickets for prizes that you select. The carnival – a Midway inside Century II complete with an drawings begin at 9:45 p.m. Winners must be present. This amusement ride that will have you swinging over the event. year’s menu again has great barbecue, potato salad, baked The KRWA conference is one big, down-home, happy beans, cole slaw, dessert and beverages. It’s one big party. family. Kansas’ oldest Rock N’ There is nothing like it for a conference opener. Roll band, King Midas & The Muflers, will be playing for your This is the seventh year for the appearance of King Midas listening and dancing & The Muflers band at the KRWA conference. These guys enjoyment. It’s complete with play real music! King Midas specializes in oldies – songs of more than 30 games, including the 50s, 60s and 70s. These guys do rock! midway game trailers, a casino, Play the games, rack up the tickets, renew acquaintances a photo booth, laser skeet shoot, and make new friends at the Opening Nite Meet & Greet! an O 2 Bar and “The Spider” ride. Purchase your ticket on the registration form.

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9 preconference sessions on Tuesday, March 26; early Thomas J. Sloan, Ph.D registration is required. See pages 38 - 42 State Representative (ret.) 48 concurrent sessions , Wednesday and Thursday. See page 44 and beyond for these sessions. “The Power of One” ep. Tom Sloan, Kansas’ 45th District State 365 exhibit spaces in EXPO Hall with the latest in Representative (ret.) served twelve terms as a products and services. See pages 47 for the floor plan. Rmember of the Kansas House of Representatives. Attorneys’ forum – for lawyers only – a great opportunity During that time he provided outstanding legislative leadership on to learn more and exchange information. Open at no charge behalf of rural utilities and services including state laws that impacted to attorneys of KRWA-member utilities. See page 38. Kansas municipalities and rural water districts. Tom was a key member in the effort to gain sales tax exemptions on purchases by water Opening nite – Meet & Greet! This is the “one-of-a-kind” systems and the establishment of the Clean Drinking Water Fee. conference opener with great food and social, games to play Tom holds bachelor degree from Syracuse University, master to earn tickets for the prizes worth more than $10,000. degree from Michigan State University and Ph.D from the Univ. of Kansas’ oldest rock ‘n roll band, King Midas and the Muflers North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has professional employment at will be playing favorite hits. Opening Nite Meet & Greet tickets Kansas State University, Kansas Nurses Association, Getty Refining, are available for a nominal fee of $15. See page 33. the Kansas Senate where he was Chief of Staff to Senate Majority Leader and President, Kansas Dept. of Corrections, Western Opening session & Keynote – The Mayberry deputy – Resources and Sloan & Associates Strategic Planning. He has returns to entertain and challenge the audience at the 2019 professional experience with service to numerous state and federal KRWA conference. David Browning is an impersonator and commissions. For example, Tom is presently a member of the US EPA improvisational master and speaker. Lots of good clean fun. Local Government Advisory Committee. Watch for “The Deputy” also during the Meet & Greet party. Tom’s address at the Wednesday luncheon will be entitled “The See page 43. Power of One” in which he will detail successful methods for communicating with legislators, how to develop a call to action and special Guests - Thomas J. sloan, Ph.d., state identify legislative agendas. Representative (ret), Wednesday luncheon speaker; Hannes Zacharias, Professor, univ. of Kansas, Thursday Hannes Zacharias luncheon speaker. See page 34. Professor, University of Kansas Best Tasting Water Contest, WaterPAC Raffle, page 37. Awards Banquet and Entertainment – recognition of “Kayaking down The Ark” Kansas’ Best – Operators, Managers and Administrators. ew people have ever kayaked the full length of Then it’s the rollicking musical, The All Night Strut!, page 49. the Arkansas River once yet alone, twice. Yet, spouse Program – Wednesday, 1:30 p.m., “Paint the Fthat is exactly what Dodge City native Hannes Town” This program was an absolute hit in 2018 and the Zacharias did in 2018. In 1976, in the spirit of adventure and unanimous request was to Paint the Town again in 2019. You somewhat as a nod to his father, Hannes solo kayaked the Arkansas River from Dodge City, KS to New Orleans. Upon completion, he don’t need to be an experienced artist; this is plain fun for gals promised himself to do it again, only this time following the entire 2060 and guys. Set up will be in Convention Hall. See page 43. mile length of the Ark river from Tennessee Pass in Colorado to Venice Operator Certification Exam – the certification exam will Louisiana, the mouth of the Mississippi. In 2018 Hannes, at age 64, be given for Small System (SS) and Class I - IV Water and was able to fulfill this promise made some 42 years earlier. Wastewater, Thursday afternoon. Be in Ballroom E at 1:30 Hannes Zacharias currently serves as the “Bob Kipp, Professor of p.m., March 28. Refresher courses on Tuesday and Practice in Public Administration” at the University of Kansas in Thursday. See page 37 for information on obtaining an exam Lawrence, Kan. He has more than 35 years of experience in the field of Public Administration serving in a host of capacities in Federal, State, application form. County, and City governments. Positions include Assistant Director for Annual Membership Meeting – Thursday, March 28 at the Kansas Dept. of Travel and Tourism; Program Manager for the 8:00 a.m. in Room 209A. See page 37. Kansas Division of the Ozarks Regional Commission; Assistant Director for the Kansas Arts Commission; Management Analyst for the City of spring Golf Tourney – Tuesday, March 26 at the Rolling Lawrence, KS; City Manager for the City of Boonville, MO; City Hills Golf Club, 223 S. Westlink (off of Maple and Tyler in west Manager for the City of Hays, KS; and Assistant County Manager, Wichita). This is a four-person scramble. (Name your team Deputy County Manager, and County Manager for Johnson County, KS. members). Register to play golf on the KRWA registration Relaying his recent kayak experience, making comparisons to 1976, form. The $75 fee includes green fees, cart rental and box and revealing what he has learned about the environment, adjacent lunch. Remit payment to KRWA. No jeans and no spikes! communities, and himself are all part of this enjoyable presentation.

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Ambassador hotel , 104 S. Broadway, Ph. 316/239-7100; comp shuttle to Century II. $162 flat Best Western Plus eastgate inn & Suites , 8300 E. Kellogg; The Best Ph. 316/682-3000. Free breakfast; new hotel in 2009; Use Group ID 2Y9BN7Y6; Single or Double $79 i#n Kansas Best Western Governors inn & Suites , 4742 S. Emporia, Best Tasting Water Ph. 866/522-0775 or 316/522-0775; comp. Deluxe hot # breakfast; Fully renovated in 2015; $79.99 Flat # Friend of Rural Water Best Western Plus West Wichita Airport , (Formerly Hampton Rural Water Operator Inn) 3800 W. Kellogg; Ph. 316/945-4100; comp. airport # shuttle and deluxe hot breakfast bar; $89.99 flat. Municipal Operator Best Western Wichita north hotel & Suites , 915 E. 53rd St. # North; Ph. 316/832-9387; Hot Breakfast Buffet; $82.99 Flat # Rural Water Manager clarion hotel, (Formerly LaQuinta) , 5500 W. Kellogg; Municipal Business Manager Ph. 316/943-2181; complimentary deluxe continental # breakfast; newly renovated; $85 flat Rural Water Office Manager courtyard by marriott (in OldTown), 820 E. 2nd Street # North; Ph. 866-522-8909; $156 Flat Wastewater Operator drury Plaza hotel Broadview , 400 W. Douglas; # Ph. 316/262-5000; Newly renovated; Free hot comp. # Most Improved Water System breakfast; free 5:30 Kickback; Use group #2280438; $8.00 Special Recognition daily parking fee; Single or Double $162 # Fairfield inn Suites by marriott , Wichita Downtown, 525 S. Conger Award Main. New in 2011. Comp. shuttle to Century II; expanded comp. breakfast. Ph. 316-201-1400; $132 King or Queen holiday inn Select , 549 S. Rock Road; Ph. 888/558-5113 or 316/686-7131, for king or double, (one to four persons); $95 flat hotel at old town , 830 E. First, complimentary parking garage; complimentary hot buffet breakfast; Ph. 877/265-3869; $145 Queen; $145 King hotel at Waterwalk , 711 S. Main St., Downtown Wichita; Ph. 316/263-1061, within walking distance of the Event Center; Complimentary Cook-to-Order Breakfast and Shuttle; $119 Kings; $129 Doubles and One Bedrooms; $159 Loft Suites hyatt regency , attached to Century II, complimentary parking garage; Ph. 316/293-1234; $163 single; $163 double laQuinta inn & Suites , 6335 W. Kellogg Dr.; Ph. 316/943- 2373; complimentary hot breakfast; $85 flat red roof inn & conference center , 6815 W. Kellogg; Ph. 316/942-5600. Free breakfast; comp shuttle to Century II. $70.99 flat Wyndham Garden hotel (formerly Holiday Inn), 221 E. Kellogg; within walking distance to Century II, comp. breakfast; Ph. 316/269-2090; $99 Single or Double

March 2019 35 THE KANSAS LIFELINE TuEsdAy MORnInG A u nIquE WAKE uP! COnfEREnCE . . . the “A lmoSt 5K-KrWA here Are Seven reASonS to Attend conFerence run /W AlK ” Access: Enjoy unmatched access to colleagues and leaders from all facets of the water and wastewater It may be cool out but we’re ready to industries. This conference has you among friends! run! Join in this 2.75-mile run/walk that takes you along the Riverwalk path learning: No matter how experienced you are, adjacent to the Arkansas River near everyone can learn. Discover the best practices, Century II. You don’t have to be a insights, and trends that will help make you and your professional runner to enjoy an early morning outing. community stronger. When and where? Assemble in the area of the develop registration booth in the Connecting Lobby at Century II Partnerships: at 7 a.m. Explore new opportunities with The route is from Century II, south, across the Arkansas funding agencies River and then north to Exploration Place. Then turn east; and others. watch the sun rise over the Keeper of the Plains as you cross back over the Arkansas River. Then follow the Meet Experts: Riverwalk past the Drury Inn and you’re into the home Benefit from the stretch with the finish line back at Century II. expertise of some There's no cost to participate. The top three placers will of the leading receive trophies. Only registered conference attendees may authorities in enter. This run/walk is not open to the public! Kansas and from across the United States. All ages and paces are welcome! Let’s make it fun! It’s a value: Gain access to all the resources you need while you participate in preconference and dATE : T uEsdAy MARCH 26 concurrent sessions and explore EXPO Hall. The exhibition is among the largest in the U.S. WHERE TO sTART : COnnECTInG lOBBy , Model Practices: Discover innovations and CEnTuRy II solutions that can make an impact on your community. TIME : 7 AM , RAIn OR sHInE This conference is not a cost; it’s an investment. IsTAnCE IlEs network With Others: Expand your network of d : 4.4K - 2.75 M peers and meet people you can turn to for ideas that can serve you and your community. We learn from each other. Share your challenges and successes.

Back by popular demand! the Butler Headliners will help get the 52nd Annual conference off to a rousing start with a musical revue, “From Page to Stage” at the opening Session, Wednesday, 3/27 at 8:30 a.m. in concert hall.

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BeSt tAStinG WAter WAter or in KAnSAS conteSt WASteWAter oPerAtor Every water system has good water – certiFicAtion exAm – S mAll but some may be better than others. Let’s put them to the test. In 2002, the city of SyStem , c lASS i, ii, iii And iv Emporia won and was among the five finalists in the nation; in 2003, Public Wholesale District No. Thursday, March 28, 1:30 P.M. 4 won and placed first in the nation! In 2012 and 2016, Hyatt Ballroom E Emporia placed second and third place respectively in the The Kansas Department of Health and Environment national contest. The winner in 2018 was WaterOne. requires that the exam application be received by How to enter? It’s easy. Bring a one gallon sample of KDHE at least two (2) weeks prior to the exam date (or water (in a glass container) from your city or rural water March 14). For an exam application, please call KDHE at district to the registration desk at Century II by noon on 785/296-5511 or print an application from KDHE's Web Tuesday, March 26. A panel of water industry professionals site www.kdhe.state.ks.us/water/www.html. Click on will judge the samples that afternoon. The winner goes on to the appropriate link for the water or wastewater represent Kansas in the Great American Water Taste Test at application. The application and payment must be mailed National Rural Water’s “Rural Water Rally” in Washington, to KDHE and be postmarked by March 18. The exam will D.C. The 2018 winner, WaterOne, will be entered in the begin at 1:30 p.m. to allow operators ample time to attend 2019 national contest which will be held in Washington in the Thursday noon lunch. February. The KRWA winner at the 2019 conference will be entered in the national contest in 2020. cell Phone etiQuette – All S o onGer ireleSS exPo h i n l W reSPect For otherS Century II Convention Center now requires users to Friends, every cell phone call is not an emergency. Cell purchase Internet access. Internet access is available for phones are great conveniences. But it is not other purchase by opening a web browser and selecting a plan. people's responsibility to cope with everyone else’s Or use your cell phone data plan. mobile phone use. It’s everyone’s responsibility to use their mobile phone inoffensively. SuPPort “r urAl WAter ” t hrouGh KRWA requests that when attending the opening session, concurrent training sessions, noon luncheons or the other events during the conference, cell phones should be silenced. It is a matter of courtesy to the speakers WAter PAc r AFFle and to others who are attending. No one wishes to be distracted because of a ringing cell phone or someone The WaterPAC Raffle supports taking a call when in a group. If you receive a call, depart the National Rural Water the room and return the call or wait until break. Association’s political action committee. In 2018, a total of $7,716 was raised for WaterPAC . As an affiliate of the nnuAl emBerShiP eetinG National Rural Water Association (NRWA), KRWA A m m members benefit from the legislative representation of The annual meeting of KRWA membership and NRWA in Washington. The WaterPAC Raffle is an business meeting will be held in Meeting Room 209A opportunity for conference-goers to support the NRWA beginning at 8:00 a.m., Thursday, March 28. Delegate political action committee. Stop by the WaterPAC booths forms were mailed to all voting members on January 3, 103 and 104 in EXPO Hall to make a donation and have 2019. Check with your city or RWD’s office to ensure that opportunities for drawings for great prizes. your voting delegate is registered.

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Tuesday, March 26 , 9:30 a.m., Room 210A 9:00 a.m. 2019 e nGineerS ' F orum For WAter And Hyatt Trail Rooms WASteWAter SyStemS PLANTING GOOD IDEAS –HAR - VESTING RESULTS ! While this forum may appear to be for “Engineers”, it is open to This program marks the 19th anyone who may have water, consecutive year for the KRWA wastewater or other essential Conference Attorneys' Forum. community facility improvement Those attending must be attorneys who represent KRWA- needs. This training will provide the member water or wastewater systems. Attendees receive most current Guidance for the Use of Engineers Joint 6.5 hours of Continuing Legal Education (CLE credit). The Contract Documents Committee (EJCDC) Documents on forum offers a unique opportunity for attorneys to develop Water and Waste Projects with RUS Financial Assistance relationships with peers but more importantly, to participate (RUS 1780-26) and information on the continued compliance in discussions on topics of concern. There is no charge for of American Iron and Steel (AIS) Requirements with Rural attendance. The forum is limited to the first 40 registrants. Utilities Service Financial Assistance (RUS 1780-35). In addition, Agency personnel will be presenting the latest Enjoy complimentary 7:30 a.m.: Registration opens. updates to the Agency’s ePER and RD Apply. This training coffee, juice and rolls available in Connecting Lobby, will help engineers, environmental consultants, and other Century II Convention Center. professionals that provide services to applicants by preparing 9:00 - 9:50: Current Issues at the Kansas Water Engineering and NEPA documents. – Earl Lewis, Interim Director, Kansas Water Office, Office 7:30 a.m.: Conference registration opens: in Topeka, Kansas Connecting Lobby at Century II Convention Center. Enjoy 9:50 - 10:40 : The Verdict Is In: Great film – Ethical complimentary coffee, juice and rolls. disaster – Penny R. Moylan, Deputy Disciplinary 9:30 – 9:45: Welcome and logistics: Richard Boyles, Administrator, Topeka, Kansas Program Support Director, Rural Development, United 10:40 – 10:55: Break States Department of Agriculture 10:55 – 11:45: The future of Water in Kansas – A view 9:45 – 11:45: AIs (1780-35) and E-Per: Randy Stone, from the legislature – Representative Tom Sloan Civil Engineer, Rural Development, United States (Retired), Kansas House of Representatives, Lawrence, Department of Agriculture Kansas 11:45 – 1:00: lunch: purchase ticket on registration form 11:45 – 1:00: Lunch: Lunch provided, compliments of KRWA 1:00 – 2:00: Rd Apply: USDA Rural Development 2:00 – 2:15: Break 1:00 – 2:30: Roundtable discussion (Part I): Age discrimination and local Government; Easement 2:15 – 2:45: EJCdC (1780-26) and General descriptions/Changes in location; leasing of Towers Engineering discussion: Randy Stone, Civil Engineer for Commercial Antennas; Other Topics of Interest Rural Development, United States Department of Agriculture 2:30 – 2:45: Break 2:45 – 3:15: Program Topic updates: Dan Fischer, 2:45 – 3:45: Roundtable discussion (Part II): Recent Community Programs Director, Rural Development, Cases and AG Opinions, new/Pending legislation; United States Department of Agriculture KORA Exceptions; Collecting a debt from 3:15: Wrap-up and questions Governmental Entity; Other Topics of Interest 3:30: Adjourn. EXPO Hall opens at 4:00 p.m. Opening 3:45: Adjourn. EXPO Hall opens. Meet & Greet Opening Nite Meet & Greet begins at 6:30 p.m. in Convention and Nite Party at 6:30 in Convention Hall, Century II Convention Exhibition halls. Center. no operator credit is awarded for attendance.

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9:30 a.m., Hyatt Ballroom d 9:30 a.m., Hyatt WAter oPerAtor Forum – P rePArinG Ballroom E QuAlity WAter For certiFicAtion exAmS diStriBution – P rActicAl thouGhtS This session is a must for operators planning to take the And ActionS For oPerAtorS KDHE certification exam. This session offers water operators From a child’s bath water to an excellent opportunity to refresh and to review prior to aging individuals living out their taking the operator certification exam. Even those operators final days, everyone in the already certified will find this session very informative. community will come in contact with your water every day. The very The session will review a number of sample questions flow of your community’s economy and provide the correct answers, including a short and health is dependent on that explanation of why the answers are correct. These sample delivery of clean safe water. But that comes with many questions will cover a number of topics including the challenges. With the average age of a system exceeding 40 following: years and replacement expensive (okay, outrageously out n Chlorination concepts (free vs. combined, etc.) of budget), maintaining what you have is all that can be n Chlorine residual monitoring hoped for. n Sample collection procedures (bacteriological, Flushing is a necessary yet often overlooked part of THM/HAA5, lead and copper, etc.) distribution maintenance. It promotes public health and prolongs the life of an already aging system. Determine the n Well operation and maintenance frequency for system flushing and know when the flush is n Knowledge of water quality issues complete. Your flushing program may not fit the standard n Regulatory update/Maximum Contaminant Levels one or two times a year and you may be working harder (MCLs) than you need to be. Find out. n Distribution system operation, including leak detection, Damage happens, but you can take steps to prevent waterline disinfection procedures, water loss, storage man-caused accidents. Knowing where the pipes are is the tanks challenge. Learn some tricks of the trade from a multitude of operators for many of the sciences now available. n Review of plans required by KDHE, including Emergency Operation Plan, Cross-Connection Control System resources need to be a priority as time and Program, Bacteriological Sampling Plan finances are limited. Your water is precious as is your time. They need to be treated that way. A water audit is okay, but n Safety issues and procedures (safety hazards, incomplete. There are methods available which will not only chemical handling, gas chlorine, etc.) tell you where your revenue stream is lacking, but how n Basic math calculations including surface area, much is being lost also. volume, chemical dosages, water pressure, etc. Set your priorities based upon knowledge instead of The material presented in this session will be helpful to guesswork. This pre-conference will cover the basics of Small Systems and Class I operators planning to take the quality water distribution. exam. Also, all levels of certification should find the On An EldHuIZEn , USABlueBook, information useful. There will be ample time available to Presenter: d v v Gurnee, Illinois answer your questions, so don't be shy! Moderator: David Rinaldi, Leavenworth RWD 7 Presenters: PAT MCCOOl , Kansas Rural Water Assn., Wichita, Water operators who attend will receive five hours of Kansas credit towards operator certification renewal. BERT ZERR , Kansas Rural Water Assn., Manhattan, Kansas Water operators who attend will receive five hours of credit towards operator certification renewal.

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9:30 a.m., Room 209 A 9:30 a.m., Room 209 B microBioloGicAl monitorinG oF city clerKS ’ F orum ; h ArveStinG reSultS ActivAted SludGe The role of a city clerk is often a misunderstood position in local government. The tasks are dictated by law or statute ProceSSeS and include some of the most basic services expected by This presentation was so residents. In fact, municipal clerks are often the first and much in demand in 2018 that most direct link between residents and government. This KRWA is pleased to have Toni City Clerks’ Forum will provide valuable information on two Glymph-Martin return to present subject areas: Human Resource Pitfalls and Data Security. again in 2019. 9:30 a.m. to noon: Human Resource Pitfalls That Can The objective of this Cost. Tim Huston weighs on his experience of providing presentation is to teach the operators, lab personnel and human resource support serving nearly 90 clients in Kansas consultants how to optimize the wastewater treatment plant and other Midwestern states. Many of those clients have processes using the microscope and knowledge of little or no HR departments. Here are topics Tim will discuss: n wastewater microbiology. In this class the wastewater Employee Handbooks – What’s needed, What’s not: 10 most common handbook mistakes professional will learn how to identify the microorganisms n that are favorable to the activated sludge treatment process Harassment Cases - dos and don’ts: How to protect your city; policies; investigations – when, where & how and gain an understanding of how to maintain the proper n Employment Classification (We’re still doing it wrong!): environment for their growth. The class will include Exempt / non-exempt status; overview; what is the big deal?; understanding and methods for controlling, identifying and what do the new regulations mean?; FLSA checklist monitoring microorganisms in biological phosphorus and n Proper documentation: I-9s do’s and don’ts; job descriptions nitrogen removal systems. Participants will also learn to – make them lawsuit-proof; what not to put in personnel files diagnose treatment system problems based on the n What polices are needed?: Employment at will; probation; microbiology of the system and will gain an understanding progressive discipline of identifying and controlling filamentous bacteria. Presenter: TIM HusTOn , Human Resource Solutions, LLC, The instructor will present simple and practical step-by- Overland Park, Kansas step laboratory procedures for tracking, identifying and 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Cybersecurity, data security, data diagnosing conditions in activated sludge processes. Transfer, and Working with vendors Related to These The microorganisms are responsible for removing the fields: nutrients from the wastewater. Therefore, it is important to This training will be highly engaging and provide a broad understand the conditions that allow them to do their best overview of options available in the market for housing of work. And the system operators need to do their best to data and risks affiliated with different storage options. The create these conditions. transfer of data will also be reviewed as an aspect to Toni’s motto is “If you treat the bugs right, they will treat consider prior and post transferring of data. Equipment your wastewater right.” storage, maintenance, and destruction will be addressed. Vendors will also be discussed during these topics and what Presenter: questions should be asked to determine who is providing OnI lyMPH ARTIn , Metropolitan Water Reclamation T G -M the best solution available. District of Greater Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Presenter: CHAd HOllIns , Collection Bureau of Kansas, Inc., Topeka, Kansas Moderator: Charlie Schwindamann Kansas Rural Water Association Facilitators: Kim Everley, City of McLouth Julie Stutzman, City of Lyndon Wastewater operators who attend will receive five hours of credits towards operator certification renewal. no operator credit is awarded for this session. The IIMC Education department has reviewed and approved this City Clerks’ forum for one CMC Experience point or one MMC Professional and social Contributions point.

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9:30 a.m., Room 210 C 9:30 a.m., Room 210B micro BuBBle diFFuSion BoArd /c ouncil leAderShiP – l eAdinG treAtment technoloGy more eFFectively ! Updating old wastewater lagoons to Board and council members often meet current NPDES effluent limits can find themselves feeling stuck and be a daunting task for any municipality or industrial plant. frustrated, dreading the next conflict- Many times, the cost of going to an entirely mechanical or riddled board meeting and seeing no activated sludge plant is not practical or feasible. way to effectively govern their Micro Bubble Diffusion (MBD) has been used with various system. This dynamic team of presenters will provide some types of industries and installed in many locations and cutting edge tools designed to give board members using numerous designs to accommodate customer needs confidence and help them develop their governance skills. since 1995. These applications mainly deal with wastewater Financial/budget difficulties, personnel issues, construction for small communities in their attempts to upgrade or or renovation project complications, territorial disputes with achieve optimization of their wastewater treatment neighboring utility systems. These are the types of problems processes for both mechanical plants and municipal waste that require an innovative approach to leadership and lagoons. decision-making. This training will help boards and councils look at While networking with engineers and private companies, obstacles as opportunity and show them how to navigate a efforts have been successful in helping small communities path to successful conflict resolution and strong, effective save time and money with the application of the MBD governance. Here are a few of the topics that John Hawley technology. and Elizabeth Dietzmann, Esq. will cover: The city of Ackley, Iowa has been using the MBD since n How do you keep discussions on topic in board/council August 2001, replacing their original blower system and meetings and public hearings when voices are raised removing 30 inches of sludge from the cell one (1) lagoon. and tempers are high? MBD has also proven very successful with animal waste n How can you be the best leader under stress – when lagoons. A special adapted MBD application has been used there are conflicts with customers, and fellow for removing BTEX (Benzene, Toluene, Ethyl benzene, and board/council members or employees? Xylenes), which are contaminates from underground n Can you really develop a culture of collaboration and storage tanks at former gas stations where leakage of fuel consensus when everyone disagrees? into the groundwater has contaminated the water and soil. n How do you walk the tightrope between transparency The technology is effective, energy-efficient and as a public body and the need for confidentiality? environment-friendly to clean up contaminants, which has This program was modified from that printed in the great potential in groundwater remediation conference booklet because of a scheduling conflict. John Hawley and Elizabeth Dietzmann will present this training. Special applications include a 6.5 million poultry John Hawley is a proud member of the armed forces who is processing plant, and an industrial application with bottling moving his expertise as a human behavior specialist from operations. Applications in California include wineries, the Navy into corporate America. He is a master facilitator. breweries and food processing plants. Each situation and Elizabeth Dietzmann has been consulting with small and solution is unique. not-so-small utility systems faced with legal and governance Attend this session to learn about Micro Bubble Diffusion problems ranging from territorial encroachment to board and the benefits that have been achieved in their use. conflict to funding dilemmas. Presenter: JOHn JACOBs , WTR Solutions, LLC Together Elizabeth and John bring a fresh and innovative Earlham, Iowa and FUN approach to team-building and board management. Come prepared to learn and laugh! Moderator: Jeff Lamfers, Kansas Rural Water Association Presenters: JOHn HAWlEy , JWH Enterpise, LLC, Virginia Beach, Virginia Wastewater operators who attend will receive 5 hours of ElIZABETH dIETZMAnn , E sq ., Virginia Beach Virginia credit towards certification renewal. Moderator: Art Boyd, Ellsworth RWD 1 (Post Rock) no operator credit is awarded for this session.

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9:30 a.m., Room 202 9:30 a.m., Room 203 rWd o FFice Forum – excuSe me, d o you KnoW The administration of a rural the WAy to GreAt rAteS ? water district requires office staff to be knowledgeable and responsible Rate setting covers a lot of territory. for answering external customer Most of this territory needs to be calls related to urgent water-related matters such as billing, traversed by the utility’s board or council, district polices, service outages or a water quality concern. and some staff. Are the rates fair? Are This RWD Forum is intended to better equip RWD they adequate? Sure, you hate asking managers and office staff with resources so they can be as others how to get through this territory, prepared as possible to deal with customers, agencies and but you must: others. n How do we get “Yes” from the ratepayers? Or, more accurately: How do we get, 9:35 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.: Keeping All Things legal “Well, okay, I’ll go along” from them? Attorney Todd Luckman leads this first section of the n Are the rates we are thinking about adopting Forum with summaries of these topics: Customer adequate (sustainable)? Fairly structured? Easy to Bankruptcies; Tax Exemptions; Office Embezzlement/Theft; explain and understand? Rate and Rate Disputes; Billing Errors and Late Fees; n Do we need “system development fees,” or will a Investment of Idle Funds; Customers With Multiple simple flat connection fee do? Or, what about no Connections. connection fee at all? And, how do we calculate these Presenter: TOdd luCKMAn , Stumbo Hanson, LLP, things? Topeka, Kansas n Rate study, rate analysis, rate calculation – what do we really need? 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Policies And Procedures n Human Resource consultant Tim Huston will discuss Oh, yeah, and what are the basic steps and math to setting fair and adequate rates? these topics: Employee Handbooks and the Ten Most Common Handbook Mistakes; Harassment Cases – Dos This session will be led by the Kansas RATES Program and Dont’s; Employment Classification (We’re Still Doing It rate analyst, Carl Brown. It will cover all this territory and Wrong!). then some. Presenter: TIM HusTOn , Human Resource Solutions, Bring your questions, your troublesome situations, your LLC Overland Park, Kansas solutions if you have them, and we’ll send everyone off with some useful rate setting directions. 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Payroll Matters Presenter: CARl BROWn , GettingGreatRates.com Accountant Mike Peroo will discuss these topics: Employee Jefferson City, Missouri vs Contractor; Planning Suggestions for Future Expenses; Accounting Reports for the Board; and, Indicators That a Moderator: David Steffen, City of Cunningham Rate Change May be Needed. Mike has found that open discussion is a very good learning tool so plenty of time will no Operator credit is awarded for this session. be reserved for questions. The IIMC Education department has reviewed and Presenter: MIKE PEROO , Mike Peroo, CPA, Olathe, approved this City Clerks’ forum for one CMC Kansas Experience point or one MMC Professional and social Facilitators: Kristen Smith, Coffey RWD 3 Contributions point. Brenda Adkins, Jackson RWD 3 Karen Stromgren, Osage RWD 7 no operator credit is awarded for this session.

42 March 2019 THE KANSAS LIFELINE OPEnInG sEssIOn sPOusE WEdnEsdAy MARCH 27 PROGRAM

7:30 a.m. Registration Opens, connecting lobby, Century II; complimentary coffee, juice, rolls and more SPOUSES ARE at the entrance to Concert Hall. Exhibits open OING TO AINT THE at 10 a.m. G “P oPeninG SeSSion TOWN ”! The 2019 Spouse Program is a "party with a purpose". 8:30 a.m., Concert Hall, Century II Join in this fun-filled spouse program beginning at 1:45 n Welcome: Paul Froelich, President, KRWA p.m. on Wednesday, March 27 at Century II Convention n Invocation: Allan Soetaert, Treasurer, KRWA Center. This program will be held in Convention Hall. There n Musical Revue: Butler Headliners –“From Page is no extra charge to attend but those planning to attend to Stage” need to let KRWA know on the registration form so that a sufficient number of chairs, canvas and paint – and food and drinks – will be available. Someone wanted chocolate- KEynOTE sPEAKER covered strawberries? Okay, KRWA will have them. he AyBerry ePuty Remember, this program costs KRWA money – and KRWA t m d wants there to be adequate seating, materials and food and PlAntinG Good ideAS – drinks so if you plan to attend, register – and if you register, plan to attend. ArveStinG eSultS h r “Paint the Town” will be an unforgettable afternoon of fun, David Browning, “The Mayberry friends, and fine art … Where you enjoy the food and drink Deputy” will entertain and challenge the and KRWA provides the canvas! audience in the Opening Session at the In a few fun hours you can create your own work of art by 2019 KRWA Conference & Exhibition. As an impersonator, just following the instructions of the teacher. All materials improvisational master and speaker, Browning uses will be provided. costuming, gestures, facial expressions, and audience participation to bring out the flavor of The Deputy and to This is sure to be an afternoon of fun – and everyone provide an atmosphere of good, clean fun. This is The produces a painting close to the original. Deputy’s third appearance at a KRWA conference. No painting experience? None is needed – promise! “The Mayberry Deputy” character began in 1988 when a Whether you have never painted before or are an friend of Browning hired The Dillards, known to watchers of experienced artist, this party is for you. There'll be step-by- The Andy Griffith Show as the “Darling Boys”, to play step instruction by an excellent teacher who somehow bluegrass music in Bristol, Tennessee. Browning, who helps turn dots, lines, shapes into a full-blown masterpiece. started out in community theatre, put together a "Barney Again, there's no extra charge for spouses to attend – but Fife" type act based on a sense of recall which made that you must indicate your intentions to attend on the first performance a hit. Soon after, Browning was asked by registration form so that adequate seating and materials – The Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club to perform at and food and drink, are available. a Mayberry Reunion held at Opryland in Nashville. We will be entertained and enlightened by “The Mayberry Deputy” because it reminds us of a time gone by. “We live in a world where people are searching for their own Mayberry,” Browning says. “I value this character for what it gives people today....a laugh, a lift and memories.”

Water and wastewater operators will receive 1.5 hours of certification credit for attendance; must be there at 8:30 a.m.

Special note: A drawing will be held for two $250 VISA cards at the close of the Opening Session. Turn your ticket in when you enter the Concert Hall for the Opening Session.

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Hyatt Ballroom d Hyatt Ballroom E 209 A 209 B Moderator: Galen Penner Moderator: Matt Higgins Moderator: Andy Prebble Moderator: Adrianne Feeney Marion RWD 4 City of Elkhart City of Sterling Dickinson RWD 1 Op. Credit: W Op. Credit: WW Op. Credit: W, WW Op. Credit: None, Clerk IIMC chlorinAtion And reSiduAl WASteWAter utility A r iGorouS APProAch to heAlth BeneFit PlAnS For teStinG For SmAll SyStemS inSPectionS : W hAt to exPect Protect From liGhtninG StriKeS KrWA m emBerS The most important job of an operator is Ever wonder what KDHE looks for in This session will present a complete The National Rural Water Association delivering safe drinking water. A simple wastewater inspections? We’re going overview of the aspects that must be in partnership with Mike Keith method to ensure safe water is chlorine to try and answer your questions. considered in the design and Insurance and Elliott Insurance are disinfection. This presentation by KDHE Here are some of the topics to be implementation of a comprehensive and pleased to provide information on will focus on the challenges that public covered. How often are wastewater holistic Lightning Protection System Healthy Benefits for KRWA members. water supplies face when chlorinating, treatment facilities inspected? Who (LPS), addressing external LPS principles, NRWA Healthy Benefits is a unique re-chlorinating and maintaining the are these KDHE people who show surge protection measures and benefit program for water districts, minimum chlorine residual required by up? What are the goals of the equipotential bonding, and the municipality members and associate the Safe Drinking Water Act. This session inspections? What information does requirements of the grounding system, members. This program was designed reviews chlorinating raw water and the the inspector want to know about the according to the NFPA780 and IEC 62305 to provide comprehensive and challenges of re-chlorinating purchased treatment plant/lagoon? How about standards. An example for the LPS design affordable health care options to meet finished water, measuring chlorine the collection system and lift and implementation for a wastewater the compliance demands of ACA. residual and techniques to maintain stations? What actions should an treatment plant, serving Jacksonville Learn how to help employees have residuals. operator never do? Beach, Florida, will be presented. access to quality health insurance. daryn Martin darrell shippy Mark Hendricks, steven Weber Teresa Zeller Kansas Dept. of Health & Env. Kansas Dept. of Health & Env. Axiom Instrumentation Services Elliott Insurance Group Wichita, Kansas Hays, Kansas Mission, Kansas Louisburg, Kansas

210 A 210 B 210 C 203 Moderator: Denise Vogt Moderator: Chad Buckley Moderator: Sharon Condit Moderator: Katie Goff Butler RWD 3 City of Lyons Ellsworth RWD No. 1 Kansas Water Office Op. Credit: None, Clerk IIMC Op. Credit: W, WW Op. Credit: None; Clerk IIMC Op. Credit: None GUARDING AGAINST THE WAter And WASteWAter develoPinG An emPloyee uPdAtinG rWd i nFrAStructure MONSTERS OF THE DARK WEB FundinG ProGrAmS By Kdhe hAndBooK uSinG neW KWo PWS P ortAl Cybersecurity is increasingly important The Kansas Department of Health and Boards/councils and employees The Kansas Water Office Public Water in the workplace. Attend this session to Environment administers both the benefit when employee handbooks Supply Portal was developed by Data learn about some simple safety tips as Kansas Public Water Supply Program spell out responsibilities and Access and Support Center (DASC), in well as emerging NEW technologies and the Clean Water State Revolving expectations. Attend this session to collaboration with the Kansas Water that can be employed to minimize risk Fund for wastewater systems. These learn about the what, how and whys Office (KWO) and the Kansas Rural in today's highly connected Cyber programs provide loans to help water of human resources policies, how to Water Association (KRWA), to allow for World. The technology star of 2019 is and wastewater systems meet evaluate current policies to the update of the Kansas Public Water the new generation of WPA3/AX compliance requirements with determine potential risks and what Supply contact database and associated routers. The presenter’s years of drinking water and wastewater steps can be taken to minimize the GIS infrastructure data. This session will experience and education with both regulations. Attend this session to risks. Learn how to apply state and discuss this collaborative project and hardware and programming, as well as learn about the programs, and how federal laws and regulations to demonstrate how RWDs can review and his daily work with water districts and the KDHE loan programs can also correct policy deficiencies and reduce submit changes to their boundaries, cities, make him the go-to-guy for mesh with other funding such as from risk to your city or RWD. Know what's and other infrastructure locations, using practical advice Dept. of Commerce and USDA. lawful and what's not. the KWO PWS Portal.

Merle Windler William Carr Kristina dietrick Eileen Battles, Brent Miller Thoroughbred Systems, Inc. Kansas Dept. Health & Env. HR Partners, LLC Data Access Support Center Topeka, Kansas Topeka, Kansas Topeka, Kansas Lawrence, Kansas

44 March 2019 THE KANSAS LIFELINE COnCuRREnT sEssIOns WEdnEsdAy , M ARCH 27 , 1:30 P.M.

Hyatt Ballroom d Hyatt Ballroom E 209 A 209 B Moderator: Randall Harris Moderator: Calvin Burke Moderator: Mike Schultz Moderator: Bruce Spare Chisholm Creek Water Auth. City of Liberal City of Brewster Saline RWD 8 Op. Credit: W Op. Credit: WW Op. Credit: None Op. Credit: W PrePArinG For A Kdhe S AnitAry rAre eArth technoloGy For uSdA r urAl develoPment SAnitizinG WAter mAinS Survey For A WAter SyStem PhoSPhoruS removAl FundinG For utilitieS And dechlorinAtion The purpose of a sanitary survey is to With environmental regulations USDA Rural Development programs All new and re-introduced water lines assess the capability of a water continuing to restrict the discharge of help rural communities extend and must be cleaned, disinfected, flushed and system to supply safe drinking water. phosphorus from wastewater facilities, improve water and wastewater must pass tests for chlorine Regardless of source, EPA requires traditional methods of phosphorus treatment facilities. Rural water concentration and coliform absence Community PWSs to be inspected removal are proving inadequate. A new district and municipal officials who before being put into use. This session will every three years. Learn about the coagulant used for phosphorus anticipate infrastructure discuss the procedures for disinfection in eight components of a sanitary survey removal, cerium chloride, has been improvements in the near future are accordance with the 2014 AWWA including inspecting the PWS’s source, studied in several municipal and encouraged to attend this session. standard. It includes a summary of the treatment, distribution system, industrial wastewater treatment USDA Rural Development operates changes of the new standard compared to storage, pumps, monitoring and facilities that must meet a phosphorus more than fifty financial assistance the 2005 standard regarding revised reporting, management, operations discharge limit of 0.5 mg/L or lower. programs for a variety of rural testing procedures and flushing mains and operator compliance. This session This presentation will demonstrate the applications. Learn how USDA Rural prior to placement into service and the will help during your water system’s high phosphorus removal capabilities Development can assist your design importance of construction practices can next survey. of cerium chloride. team and your community. impact and have success on disinfection.

Marsha fleming Jason Hock dan fischer Chris Miller Kansas Dept. of Health & Env. Neo Chemicals and Oxides USDA Rural Development Miller & Associates Salina, Kansas Greenwood Village, Colorado Topeka, Kansas Kearney, Nebraska

210 A 210 B 210 C 203 Moderator: Todd Simmons Moderator: Janet Brown Moderator: Rick Kramer Moderator: Fred Jones City of Hillsboro City of Hill City City of Atwood City of Garden City Op. Credit: W Op. Credit: None, Clerk IIMC Op. Credit: None Op. Credit: None, Clerk IIMC tthm c ontrol And SurFAce the KAnSAS oPen meetinGS underStAndinG Ami creAtinG your leGAcy With WAter oPtimizAtion And oPen recordS ActS rePortinG And AnAlyticS StAndArd oPerAtinG ProcedureS Drinking water contaminants forming in Transparency in government is a key While there is a lot of talk about the Maybe you're ready to retire or hire consecutive systems have been feature of any free society, and U.S. value of AMI data, most utilities are new help. If so, you are likely to need an identified as one of EPA Region 7’s top law encourages government agencies only brushing the surface of this organized way to distribute your scientific research priorities for fiscal to make their records available to the capability and missing much of the knowledge to others. Having your years 2018 and 2019. EPA Region 7 public whenever possible. Some value to the utility. Often utilities knowledge base replicated in an easy- has partnered with the KDHE to exceptions apply, such as in certain don’t know this capability is there or to-understand format can ensure that perform a study on the formation of situations involving individual privacy how to capitalize on it. While focusing when you retire, your knowledge base trihalomethanes in Kansas community and security. Meetings and hearings on the reports to keep the system can stay behind, and can ensure that water systems. Trihalomethanes form held by government agencies are also running and maintain the meter-to- when you train new hires, your when chlorine or other disinfectants generally open to the public with cash process, much of the value onboarding can be consistent and easy. react with naturally occurring organic some exceptions. Attend this added business intelligence reports This session will outline what content and inorganic mater in water. Attend to session to know what The Kansas have been ignored. Learn about the you might include, best practices for learn more about the ongoing study Open Meetings and Open Records value added reports utilities should organizing this content, and available and results. Acts require. consider. solutions that can help you deploy it.

david Pratt Kelly Rundell don Rankin Jen sharp US Environmental Protection Agency Attorney at Law UtiliWorks Consulting, LLC JenSharp.com Lenexa, Kansas Wichita, Kansas Topeka, Kanass Ottawa, Kansas

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Hyatt Ballroom d Hyatt Ballroom E 209 A 209 B Moderator: Corey Heck Moderator: Laura Munro Moderator: Katie Tietsort Moderator: Paul Froelich City of Colwich City of Bonner Springs Division of Water Resources City of Enterprise, KRWA Op. Credit: W, WW Op. Credit: WW Op. Credit: W; Clerk IIMC Op. Credit: W, WW, Clerk IIMC SAFety oF GAS chlorine – WASteWAter lAGoonS – overPumP PenAltieS And unmAnned AircrAFt technoloGieS mythS And reAlitieS deSiGn concePtS over time WAter uSe rePortinG For PuBlic WorKS ProjectS If you have ever taken a prescription This presentation will cover the history KDA/DWR made significant changes to The potential benefits of employing medicine, driven a car or drank tap of lagoon design. Presenters will review their regulations related to fines for sUAS/Drones while promising is not water, you likely have been exposed to meeting permit requirements, overpumping water rights. Additional without its challenges. Reliable sUAS chlorine. Chlorine, element No. 17 on including effluent limits. Engineers effort was also made to advance operation in any application depend on the Periodic Table of Elements, has designed the first lagoons to provide programming in order to produce a properly trained personnel with the multiple applications. This introductory 120+ days of detention and expected more complete list of violators in order proper equipment for conducting a course will instruct you on how to nature to do the rest. In reality, lagoons to discover individual files that were task. This session will focus on the understand the relative safety of are a complex ecosystem that’s being overpumped within groups of enabling technology requirements of chlorine gas, as well as how to use safe effective at breaking down organic overlapping files, common for public projects that require payloads for working procedures. Facts will be matter and other pollutants. Prevailing water suppliers. The end result is that sensing, precision navigation, and presented to offset common myths winds, inlet and outlet positions, more systems are being subjected to extending flying time. The presentation surrounding chlorine gas safety. This aspect ratios, slope protection fines for overpumping. In 2018, DWR will look at new solutions that chlorine safety course will also review material, and many other factors need also implemented new fees for paper endeavor to overcome limitations in the chemical properties of chlorine. to be considered. water use reporting. the context of some public works tasks.

Keith Thompson Alan luttrell; Richard Ammell Elizabeth fitch dr. saeed M. Khan Chlorinators Incorporated EBH Engineering Division of Water Resources Kansas State University Stuart, Florida Great Bend, Kansas Stafford, Kansas Salina, Kansas

210 A 210 B 210 C 203 Moderator: Nick Reams Moderator: Earl Crosswhite Moderator: Allen Dinkel Moderator: Ian Martell Ks Dept. of Health & Env. City of Ness City City of Junction City City of Eureka Op. Credit: WW, Clerk IIMC Op. Credit: None Op. Credit: None, Clerk IIMC Op. Credit; None, Clerk IIMC Kdhe/BoW u PdAte on ePA the community develoPment deAlinG With chAllenGinG r&r And ciP – i t’S not thAt e-dmr r ePortinG BlocK GrAnt ProGrAm emPloyeeS diFFicult to do! In late 2015, the US Environmental The Community Development Block At some time or another, you may have Equipment repair and replacement and Protection Agency (EPA) implemented Grant (CDBG) program is a flexible dealt with a coworker or employee capital improvements are going to the Clean Water Act National Pollutant program that provides communities who pushed your buttons or really happen. Will your system be ready; will Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) with resources to address a wide range tested your patience. Attend this they be easy to do; will they be Electronic Reporting Rule. The E- of unique community development session to help understand how planned and will ratepayers be on- Reporting rule requires electronic needs. Learn more about the CDBG important it is to manage yourself and board? R&R costs usually account for reporting of NPDES information rather program and how it can meet your find out what is at the root of many about 15 percent of water and sewer than the paper-based reporting system. community development needs. This performance problems. Maybe what is utility operating costs. CIP can take Based on these new electronic grant funding can be used for water, considered insubordination is only due another 50 percent. Planning and requirements, sections within agency sewer, streets, electrical, gas, fire to unclear communications? See what executing these things is not rocket staff who work with NPDES permits stations, fire trucks, community centers kinds of problems negative employees science. It’s logic and spreadsheets. will be transitioning to a new software. and a host of miscellaneous activities. can create in the work environment. Attend this session to obtain the tools Learn what this means for NPDES Funding is also available for Learn how to effectively deal with (for free) to lead you through the permitted facilities. rehabilitation of housing units. difficult employees. planning processes.

Ann d’Alfonso debbie Beck Kristina dietrick Carl Brown Kansas Dept. of Health & Env. Kansas Department of Commerce HR Partners GettingGreatRates.com Topeka, Kansas Topeka, Kansas Topeka, Kansas Jefferson City, Missouri

46 March 2019 THE KANSAS LIFELINE EXHIBIT HAll flOOR PlAn OPEns AT 4:00 P.M. T uEsdAy , M ARCH 26 exPo h All Schedule : Tuesday, 4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, 10 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 a.m. - 12 noon

note: Opening session begins at 8:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 27 in Concert Hall. Exhibits open AfTER the Opening session concludes at 10:00 a.m. ShoP And comPAre !

The final Exhibitor Directory and floor plan will be included in the registration packet. Check out the great prizes in the WaterPac raffle booths #103 & 104. Door prizes donated by exhibitors will be announced or drawn for at the Thursday noon luncheon. “thank you” to all exhibitors and sponsors who help make this conference the largest and best in the Midwest and among the best in the U.S.

Hospitality Area

Coffee

Rolls, Bagels Muffins

Fresh Fruit and more...

Quilt Display

Thursday Breakfast

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Hyatt Ballroom d Hyatt Ballroom E 209 A 209 B Moderator: Aaron Kirchart Moderator: Jon Voss Moderator: Mike Todd Moderator: Stuart Porter City of Garden Plain City of Stockton City of Scott City Schwab - Eaton, P.A. Op. Credit: W, WW Op. Credit: WW Op. Credit: W, WW Op. Credit: W WAter StorAGe tAnK coStS And trouBleShootinG o&m i SSueS loW voltAGe driveS For Fire hydrAnt oPerAtion , lonG -t erm mAintenAnce in WASteWAter lAGoonS WAter & W ASteWAter SyStemS mAintenAnce And teStinG This session covers types of water storage Even well-designed lagoons Although Variable Frequency Drives Fire hydrants are an integral part of your tanks, their life cycle costs, and proactive sometimes turn sour. This session will (VFDs) are common, the value they distribution system. They must be vs. reactive approaches to maintenance. We cover warning signs to look for, provide and how to properly select and maintained in order to provide years of will explain the long-term maintenance probable causes and potential use them are often not fully understood. functionality for your system in order to approaches and how they can result in lower solutions. Common problems that We will demystify VFDs, providing a flush water mains but more importantly life-cycle maintenance costs vs. traditional will be addressed include: pond better understanding as to where and provide immediate fire protection. This approaches to tank maintenance. AWWA turnover, offensive odors, sludge why you would use them. Attendees will presentation will discuss all aspects of M42 Manual on “Steel Water Storage Tanks” buildup, algae blooms, exceeding learn about safety considerations, your fire hydrants. From installation, states: “A good, comprehensive preventive permit limits, and dike erosion. identify applications that can benefit operation and maintenance, nothing maintenance program can extend the life of Emphasis will be given on designing from VFDs, recognize what needs to be will be left out. A PowerPoint an existing tank indefinitely: “Many for wetlands disposal since this can considered to appropriately size and presentation and demonstration thousands of dollars can be saved and be a low-cost and low-headache select VFDs, and be aware of proper hydrant will be used as well as complaints can be eliminated if a planned solution for many systems, especially installation considerations for a opportunities to share experiences and approach to maintenance is adopted.” in western Kansas. successful solution. questions to learn from one another.

Rich Kemmis Alan luttrell; Richard Ammell Jeff Bergman Andy Kohler Maguire Iron EBH Engineering ABB Clow Valve Company Sioux Falls, South Dakota Great Bend, Kansas Oviedo, Florida Des Moines, Iowa

210 A 210 B 210 C 203 Moderator: Carol Steinlage Moderator: Matt Meeks Moderator: Brad Lewis Moderator: Sue Harsh Nemaha RWD 4 City of Maize City of Kismet Butler RWD 6 Op. Credit: W Op. Credit: None, Clerk IIMC Op. Credit: W, WW Op. Credit: None, Clerk IIMC Well locAtion , c onStruction An uPdAte on the leAd And the role oF the FBi in SKillS to helP turn you And WellField mAnAGement coPPer rule imPlementAtion enSurinG A S AFe WAter SyStem into A SPreAdSheet ninjA The session will cover the important This session will provide a brief The Federal Bureau of Investigation's This presentation is an updated topics that affect water quality of overview of the Lead and Copper Rule highest priority is the prevention, iteration of Jen Sharp's prior existing wells and of new wells. New including Materials Evaluations and detection, and disruption of terrorist presentations on spreadsheet well site selection, test drilling, aquifer Sampling Plan. All Community and Non- activities including physical and cyber templates developed by KRWA for investigation, construction standards, Transient, Non-Community systems threats. Establishing an ongoing situations rural water or smaller city and water quality testing are important should have submitted their Materials dialog and awareness among both offices might encounter. If you have a for new well location. Wellfield Evaluation for approval. If your system public and private sector communities need to track water loss or usage, management strategies, geo-bacterial has not yet submitted your Evaluation, is critical to detecting and preventing financial transactions, operating or impacts, and increased pumping of then this session is for you. It will also terrorist activity. The FBI supports the capital improvement budgets, or existing wells can change the water cover the, “Certificate of Delivery Lead nation's water systems through equipment and inventory, this is the quality. Nitrate, chloride and other Results Notification for Lead and collection and mitigation efforts and session to attend. View demonstrations inorganic levels and changes will be Copper Monitoring Participants” and an works to quickly and effectively then download the templates from discussed. An understanding of these overview of possible revisions to the respond to threats and activities KRWA's website. This session provides issues is important. Lead and Copper Rule. targeting water systems. resources that can help harvest results. ned Marks Tara Hammer dana Kreeger Jen sharp Terrane Resource Company Kansas Dept. Health & Env. Federal Bureau of Investigation JenSharp.com Stafford, Kansas Topeka, Kansas Kansas City, Missouri Ottawa, Kansas

48 March 2019 THE KANSAS LIFELINE AWARds & EnTERTAInMEnT sPOnsORs

Wednesday evening, March 27 the following Associates have also contributed as Conference 5:00 social in EXPO Hall Sponsors to help offset the cost of 6:30 Banquet Hall opens hospitality, or a portion of the cost of the Meet & greet Award Presentations, Entertainment and social events (as of 01/01/2019).

Axiom Instrumentation Services – Mission, Kansas The All Night *Bartlett & West, Inc. – Topeka, Kansas Strut! BG Consultants – Lawrence, Kansas D C & B Supply Company – Pratt, Kansas Swing’s the thing in The All Night Strut ! From touring with the *Douglas Pump Service – Overland Park, Kansas Glenn Miller Orchestra to performing with the Boston Pops, this Elliott Insurance Group – Topeka, Kansas classy, sassy musical revue has played the world over to *E vans, Bierly, Hutchison & Associates – record-breaking houses and garnered rave reviews from Great Bend, Kansas critics. And it’s the show that The Forum Theatre will present for the 2019 KRWA conference. Foley Equipment Company – Wichita, Kansas The All Night Strut! moves through the Depression, World FTC Equipment, LLC – Kansas City, Missouri War II and the post-war boom in a two-act musical celebration *Hawkins, Inc. – Garnett, Kansas of the 1930s and '40s, filled with jazz, blues, bebop and American songbook standards. Weaving together the work of Industrial Sales Company – Olathe, Kansas legendary songwriters such as Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Kansas Department of Commerce – Topeka, Kansas Loesser, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Cab Calloway and the *Mayer Specialty Services – Goddard, Kansas Gershwins, the story moves through time and place to highlight a thick slice of yesteryear and capture a beloved American era. Mueller Company – Lenexa, Kansas It’s a great musical treat to end a full day of the KRWA *M urphy Tractor & Equipment Company – conference. Don’t miss The All Night Strut! in Little Theatre Park City, Kansas immediately following the Awards Banquet, Wednesday Proseal, Inc. – El Dorado, Kansas evening, March 27. R.E. Pedrotti Company – Mission, Kansas *Ranson Financial Group, LLC – Wichita, Kansas – Belton, Missouri MORE quIlTs – G REAT GRAnd PRIZEs Ray Lindsey Company *Schwab-Eaton, PA – Beloit, Kansas KRWA’s conference again offers unique quilts as grand door prizes. The habit of KRWA providing quilts as Soelter Services Group, LLC – Baldwin City, Kansas door prizes goes back to 1984. In 2019, KRWA is *Stumbo, Hanson, LLP – Topeka, Kansas pleased to provide four large queen-sized quilts and one – Topeka, Kansas beautiful sofa quilt. One quilt *Thoroughbred Computer Systems will be drawn for at the Tomcat Consultants, LLC dba TAP Co. – Wednesday evening Awards Rosebud, Missouri Banquet and two quilts will be *USABlueBook – Gurnee, Illinois drawn for at the Thursday luncheon. A fourth quilt will be Wilson & Company, Inc. – Salina, Kansas a prize in the WaterPAC raffle. All quilts were pieced by Kathleen Ronnebaum and quilted by Joann Lutcavish of Steinauer, Nebraska. * Carnival Sponsors

March 2019 49 THE KANSAS LIFELINE COnCuRREnT sEssIOns THuRsdAy , M ARCH 28 , 9:30 A.M.

Hyatt Ballroom d Hyatt Ballroom E 209 A 209 B Moderator: Rich Krause Moderator: John Goetz Moderator: Allen Markley Moderator: Martha Tasker City of Russell KDHE (retired) Douglas RWD 2 City of Salina Op. Credit: W, WW Op. Credit: WW Op. Credit: W, WW Op. Credit: W, WW chemicAl Feed PumPS – r iGht WASteWAter oPerAtor loAd Securement in comPliAnce AdvAnceS in dry ScruBBinG Size ; r iGht doSAGe reFreSher courSe – P Art i With StAte And FederAl lAWS technoloGy For chlorine GAS This presentation reviews advantages Those operators planning to take the Load securement on both commercial For the past 15 years, dry chemical and disadvantages of the two most KDHE wastewater operator and non-commercial vehicles is an scrubbers have been considered low popular chemical metering pumps used certification exam are encouraged to important safety issue while traveling maintenance alternatives in controlling in the municipal water treatment attend this session. This training is not on Kansas roadways. Improper load the escape of hazardous gasses, such industry: peristaltic and diaphragm a comprehensive preparation course, securement contributes to collisions as a leak from a 150-pound (Cl 2) driven pump application procedures. but is a review for the operator exam. state-wide every year. These collisions storage cylinder. A new dry-scrubbing Learn about preventative maintenance The information will include operator range from minor damage incidents to media scrubber has been developed procedures and troubleshooting. The expectations, sample questions, serious injury collisions. Loads must be for use against chlorine that shows an presentation will also cover proper examination concepts, basic math contained on/in the vehicle so that it improved performance both in terms setup and installation procedures that problems and a review of basic “prevents the cargo from leaking, of removal efficiency and removal will guarantee trouble-free chemical operations. Attendance at this session spilling, blowing or falling from the capacity. Information on this new dry- feed. Know the applications to use should be helpful to those taking the motor vehicle”. This class will cover scrubbing scrubber system versus peristaltic or diaphragm, proper sizing certification exam. The exam will be various means to secure cargo in other scrubber designs will be and setup. held in Hyatt Ballroom at 1:30 p.m. compliance with state and federal laws. presented.

Kris staff Marsha fleming; Traci Miles Mathew Mullen, Brent lies Chris Muller Hawkins, Inc. Kansas Dept. of Health & Env. Kansas Highway Patrol Purafil, Inc St. Louis, Missouri Salina, Kansas Salina, Kansas Doraville, Georgia

210 A 210 B 210 C 203 Moderator: Roger Koch Moderator: Greg Metz Moderator: Eric Purk Moderator: Jan Steen City of Axtell City of Narka City of Valley Center Kansas PRIDE Op. Credit: W, WW Op. Credit: W Op. Credit: WW, Clerk IIMC Op. Credit: W, Clerk IIMC WhAt cAn KAnSAS 811 d o to comPliAnce With diSinFection Storm SeWer – S torm WAter recordKeePinG For WAter helP you StAy ABove WAter ? ByProductS (dBP S) mAnAGement ProGrAm SyStemS David Butler and Jessica Lewis are ITIC Many suppliers are struggling with the The Federal Water Pollution Control Act Is your shop office or city hall or RWD Administrators who work for One Call DBPs requirements especially (also referred to as the Clean Water office buried in piles of folders and Concepts, the company that has trihalomethanes, (THMs) and Act) requires point source dischargers paper? Are you confused about what operated the one-call operation in Kansas haloacetic acids (HAAs). This of pollutants to obtain federal NPDES paperwork needs to be kept and for through a contract with Kansas 811 for presentation will discuss the permits which regulate such discharges. how long? Does notice of a KDHE more than three decades. This session maximum contaminant level (MCLs) The purpose an NPDES general permit inspection create an atmosphere of will provide live demonstrations of the requirements, the causes of high THMs for municipal separate storm sewer panic for the office or operator? Attend FREE software available to Locators and HAAs, monitoring schedules systems (MS4s) is to ensure compliance this session to learn about the water (Locator Ticket Management and Ticket (reduced and increased), and public with state and federal regulations. records that are required to be kept on Check) and Excavators (Excavator Ticket notice. Specific examples of the Present MS4 NPDES permits for Kansas file, the retention time, and an easy Management and ITIC). The presentation challenges, mistakes, and ironies of municipalities expire in 2019 and must way to keep them organized. This will also include a discussion of the NEW these requirements will be be reissued. The new permits need to presentation will also include a review of Kansas 811 App. The benefits of each reviewed for both surface and well incorporate some changes mandated documents that must be reported to product will be detailed. water and purchasing systems. by the EPA Remand Rule. KDHE. david Butler, Jessica lewis Pat McCool Rance Walker Monica Wurtz One Call Concepts Kansas Rural Water Association Kansas Dept. of Health & Env. Kansas Rural Water Association Wichita, Kansas Wichita, Kansas Topeka, Kansas Aurora, Kansas

50 March 2019 THE KANSAS LIFELINE COnCuRREnT sEssIOns THuRsdAy , M ARCH 28 , 10:45 A.M.

Hyatt Ballroom d Hyatt Ballroom E 209 A 209 B Moderator: Paul Strathman Moderator: Carl Chalfant Moderator: Jason Solomon Moderator: Brownie Wilson Nemaha RWD 3 City of Washington/KRWA Kansas Rural Water Assn. Kansas Geological Survey Op. Credit: W; WW Op. Credit: WW Op. Credit: W, Clerk IIMC Op. Credit: W ProPer inStAllAtion oF WASteWAter oPerAtor From PermittinG to inStAllAtion – the evolution And Function oF GASKeted joint Pvc reFreSher courSe – P Art ii revieWinG ASPectS oF A Project AcouStic leAK detection deviceS This presentation will cover all aspects This session is Part II of that which This session presents a case study from The evolution of acoustic leak detection of proper installation of gasketed joint started at 9:30 a.m. Wastewater pre-design, which includes creative devices has undergone a transformation PVC pipe. The goal should be to operators who plan to take the KDHE solutions from conception to from simple listening sticks to achieve the full life-cycle and wastewater operator certification exam completion of a project. Attendee correlating loggers that integrate with performance of your water or sewer will find this session helpful. This take-aways include setting maps. This session will not only focus pipeline project. Topics that will be session is not a comprehensive expectations, solutions for innovative on new technologies that have been covered include inspection, effects of preparation course, but is a review for funding, preparing an engineering developed to make leak detection UV on PVC, trench construction, joint the examination. The information will report for successful grant submission, pinpointing and surveying better, but assembly, installation of fittings and consist of operator expectations, managing owner expectations, and also how ground mics, correlators, and valves and various ways to restrain sample questions, examination economic and scalable design loggers have each evolved to make PVC pipe. This session offers a review concepts, basic math problems and a solutions. The aspects of this case acoustic leak detection simpler. Attend of receiving, unloading, handling, and review of basic operations. Attendance study are applicable to water and and leave with an understanding how storage. Assembly and installation at this session will be helpful to those wastewater system projects, regardless these devices work as well as the pros practices will be explained. taking the certification test at 1:30. of size. and cons of each type of device.

Brian lang Marsha fleming; Traci Miles danny Coltrane Brent Briley North American Pipe Corporation Kansas Dept. of Health & Env. Midwest Engineering Group, LLC Subsurface Solutions St. Louis, Missouri Salina, Kansas Chanute, Kansas Gretna, Nebraska

210 A 210 B 210 C 203 Moderator: Tim Himelick Moderator: Larry Allard Moderator: Steve Euler Moderator: Randy Frazer City of Milford Pottawatomie RWD 1 Morris RWD 1 City of Mound Ridge Op. Credit: Clerk IIMC Op. Credit: W Op. Credit: W Op. Credit: W, WW retirement oPtionS For WAter loSS reduction throuGh overvieW oF the reviSed hdPe P iPe For WAter And rWd S And municiPAlitieS PreSSure mAnAGement totAl coliForm rule (rtcr) WASteWAter utilitieS What used to be a luxury is now Many public water systems struggle to The RTCR which went into effect April HDPE offers a leak-free monolithic becoming a necessity. But many rural deal with high levels of water loss 2016 applies to all PWSs and pipeline system for cities and utilities. water districts and some municipalities otherwise known as non-revenue water establishes a maximum contaminant Polyethylene is the pipe of choice in the in Kansas still do not currently offer (NRW). Although not all NRW is leakage, level for E. coli . The rule uses E. coli and natural gas distribution, oil patch, employees an employer-sponsored inefficient management of distribution total coliform positive results to initiate landfill and mining industries because it retirement plan. This Includes KPERS, the system pressures is known to cause a “find and fix” approach for is stout, flexible, cost effective and leak- State of Kansas Pension plan. This substantial avoidable leakage and burst addressing pathways for pathogens to free. HDPE was developed in Europe in presentation will walk those attending pipes; it also brings with it other adverse enter the distribution system. The rule the 1950s where it is the predominant through the options rural water districts consequences such as reduced also outlines start-up procedures for material used in water and wastewater and municipalities that are KPERS infrastructure life. This session discusses seasonally operated PWSs. Learn how utilities. Main replacement, fusion eligible have — whether or not they offer principal leak reduction measures, to properly collect bacteriological lessons and HDPE integration will be KPERS – in helping employees save for a financial impacts and advantages of water samples and develop a sampling reviewed. The experiences of two sound retirement, regardless of the size pressure management, metering plan. Chlorine residual monitoring will Kansas cities will be featured; attendees of the entity. stations and other equipment. also be covered. will hear local comments.

len lehmann Andy singer Emily Reichert Peter dyke KPERS 457 Singer Valve Kansas Dept. of Health & Env. Alliance For PE Pipe Topeka, Kansas Surrey, British Columbia Topeka, Kansas Tulsa, Oklahoma

March 2019 51 THE KANSAS LIFELINE THAnK yOu EXHIBITORs

A final exPo hall Floor Plan with booth designations will be dPC Enterprise included in each registration packet to be picked up at the Wichita, Kansas conference. listings of exhibitors and the floor plan will be posted duke's Root Control throughout exPo hall. Syracuse, New York durkin Equipment Company North Kansas City, Missouri A-1 Pump & Jet services, Inc. Burns & Mcdonnell Engineering dXP Pump & Power Equipment Emporia, Kansas Wichita, Kansas Lenexa, Kansas A. y. Mcdonald Manufacturing C K Power Earles Engineering & Inspection Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Lenexa, Kansas Salina, Kansas Advanced drainage systems CAs Constructors, llC EJ Yukon, Oklahoma Topeka, Kansas Kearney, Missouri Alexander Pump & services Central Tank Coatings, Inc. Elliott Equipment Company St. Marys, Kansas Elgin, Iowa Grimes, Iowa Allgeier, Martin and Associates, Inc. CEs Industrial Piping supply Elliott Insurance Group Topeka, Kansas Joplin, Missouri Belton, Missouri Chlorinators Incorporated Enviro-line Company Alliance Pump & Mechanical service Osawatomie, Kansas Independence, Missouri Stuart, Florida ChlorTainer / TGO Technologies Environmental & Process systems Allstate Consultants Lenexa, Kansas Lee's Summit, Missouri Santa Rosa, California Cillessen & sons, Inc. Environmental Process Equipment American AvK Company Wichita, Kansas Omaha, Nebraska Kechi, Kansas Circle C Paving and Construction, EsI American flow Control Overland Park, Kansas Mission, Kansas llC Goddard, Kansas Evans, Bierly, Hutchison & American structures, Inc. Menomonie, Wisconsin City of lyons Associates Lyons, Kansas Great Bend, Kansas Asahi/America, Inc. fab-seal Industrial liners, Inc. Lawrence, Maryland Clarke Well & Equipment Great Bend, Kansas Shawnee, Oklahoma AsC Pumping Equipment ferguson Waterworks Olathe, Kansas Collection Bureau of Kansas Topeka, Kansas Kansas City, Missouri Axiom Instrumentation services fluid Equipment Company Mission, Kansas Comm-Tronix Wichita, Kansas Kansas City, Missouri B & B Electric Motor Company foley Equipment Company Wichita, Kansas Conrade Insurance Group Newton, Kansas Wichita, Kansas Badger Meter Core & Main ford Meter Box Milwaukee, Wisconsin McPherson, Kansas Joplin, Missouri BARCO Municipal Products, Inc. CuEs, Inc. fort Bend services, Inc. Omaha, Nebraska Orlando, Florida Stafford, Texas Bartlett & West, Inc. Cummins sales and service fTC Equipment, llC Topeka, Kansas Wichita, Kansas Kansas City, Missouri Bettis Group of Companies Cunningham, Inc. Grasshopper Company Topeka, Kansas Joplin, Missouri Moundridge, Kansas BG Consultants d C & B supply Company Great Plains structures Lawrence, Kansas Pratt, Kansas Vadnais Heights, Minnesota BlueWater solutions Group, Inc. data Access & support Center Ground Water Associates Shawnee, Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Goddard, Kansas BRB Contractors dave Allert Company gWorks Topeka, Kansas Tulsa, Oklahoma Manhattan, Kansas Brenntag southwest ditch Witch underCon Hajoca Corporation Nowata, Oklahoma Park City, Kansas Wichita, Kansas Brotcke Well & Pump – West douglas Pump service Hawkins, Inc. Kansas City, Kansas Overland Park, Kansas Garnett, Kansas

52 March 2019 THE KANSAS LIFELINE Haynes Equipment Company Kansas Rural Water Association Olathe, Kansas Seneca, Kansas HOA solutions, Inc. Kansas Water Office Lincoln, Nebraska Topeka, Kansas Mid-America Equipment Hodes & sutter, Inc. Kaw valley Engineering Park City, Kansas Lenexa, Kansas Junction City, Kansas Midland GIs solutions Hydro Resources Key Equipment Maryville, Missouri Garden City, Kansas Kansas City, Kansas Midland Manufacturing Hydro-Klean, llC KlM Engineering, Inc. Fort Worth, Texas Rogers, Minnesota Overland Park, Kansas Midwest Engineering Group, llC ICs Blount, Inc. KPERs 457 Fredonia, Kansas Portland, Oregon Topeka, Kansas Midwest Meter Industrial sales Company Kramer Consulting, llC Edinburg, Illinois Olathe, Kansas Tecumseh, Kansas Miller & Associates, Consulting Inland Associates, Inc. lamotte Company Engineers, P.C. Olathe, Kansas Chestertown, Maryland Kearney, Nebraska Innovative Engineered Equipment lamp Rynearson Mueller Company Independence, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri Lenexa, Kansas J & A Traffic Products layne Christensen Company Municipal Pipe services Blue Springs, Missouri Wichita, Kansas Hastings, Nebraska Jayhawk software letts van Kirk & Associates Murphy Tractor & Equipment Iola, Kansas Kansas City, Kansas Company JCI Industries lMK Technologies Park City, Kansas Lee's Summit, Missouri Ottawa, Illinois n line Industrial sales, Inc. Johnson service Company logic, Inc. Overland Park, Kansas Kearney, Nebraska Olathe, Kansas national Rural Water Association JTP Painting & sandblasting Maguire Iron Duncan, Oklahoma Valley Center, Kansas Sioux Falls, South Dakota network Computing solutions Kalos, Inc. Master Meter, Inc. Topeka, Kansas Topeka, Kansas Mansfield, Texas north American Pipe Kansas 811 Mayer specialty services St. Louis, Missouri Wichita, Kansas Goddard, Kansas nowak Construction Company Kansas department of Commerce McConnell & Associates Corporation Goddard, Kansas Topeka, Kansas Wichita, Kansas nutri-Ject systems Kansas department of labor McIntire Management Group Hudson, Iowa Topeka, Kansas North Kansas City, Missouri Olathe Winwater Works Company Kansas dept. Health & Environment Mellen & Associates Olathe, Kansas Topeka, Kansas Council Bluffs, Iowa Oral Health Kansas Kansas dept. of Ag. division of Meridian Analytical labs Topeka, Kansas Water Resources Wichita, Kansas Paving Maintenance supply Manhattan, KS Metron-farnier Wichita, Kansas Kansas drug Testing Boulder, Colorado Ponzer – youngquist Topeka, Kansas Micro-Comm Olathe, Kansas Kansas Geological survey Olathe, Kansas Professional Engineering Lawrence, Kansas Mid America Meter, Inc. Consultants Kansas Information Consortium, Shawnee, Kansas Wichita, Kansas llC Mid America valve Proseal, Inc. Topeka, Kansas Leawood, Kansas El Dorado, Kansas Kansas Municipal Insurance Trust Mid states Materials Purple Wave Auction Derby, Kansas Lecompton, Kansas Manhattan, Kansas Kansas PRIdE Program Mid West fire Training Associates R & A Brackets Manhattan, Kansas Burlington, Kansas Belton, Missouri

March 2019 53 THE KANSAS LIFELINE thank You . . . exhibitors and Sponsors KRWA appreciates the support of all the exhibitors and Sponsors for the 52nd Annual Conference. KRWA encourages cities, rural water districts and other systems to support the exhibitors and other Associate Members. their participation in the conference makes it one of the largest in America.

R. E. Pedrotti Company sigmund lindner GmbH uGsI solutions Mission, Kansas Warmensteinach, Bavaria Butler, Pennsylvania Ranson financial Group, llC / smith & loveless underground solutions KRWfA Lenexa, Kansas Warrendale, Pennsylvania Wichita, Kansas smith-Blair us Cellular Ray lindsey Company Raymore, Missouri Columbia, Missour Belton, Missouri soelter services Group, llC usABlueBook Red flint sand and Gravel Baldwin City, Kansas Gurnee, Illinois Eau Claire, Wisconsin spartan Tool usdA Rural development Niles, Michigan Red Municipal & Industrial Equip - Topeka, Kansas ment steffen Truck Equipment, Inc. usIC, llC Kansas City, Missouri Sioux City, Iowa Indianapolis, Indiana Red Wing shoes street Plumbing, Heating and utility Maintenance Contractors Wichita, Kansas Electric, inc. Wichita, Kansas Lincoln, Kansas Romac Industries utility solutions Associates Kansas City, Missouri subsurface solutions Lenexa, Kansas Gretna, Nebraska Rootx vermeer Great Plains Salem, Oregon suEZ Advanced solutions Goddard, Kansas Atlanta, Georgia Rotek services, Inc. versaflex / Raven lining systems Wichita, Kansas TankspekCorp Kansas City, Kansas Joplin, Missouri salina supply Company victaulic Salina, Kansas Team laboratory Chemical Liberty, Missouri Corporation sargent drilling Detroit Lakes, Minnesota viking Industrial Painting Geneva, Nebraska Hesston, Kansas Thoroughbred Computer systems schulte supply, Inc. Topeka, Kansas Watersolve, llC Edwardsville, Illinois Caledonia, Michigan Tnemec Company/MWCC schwab-Eaton, PA North Kansas City, Missouri WaterWise Enterprises Beloit, Kansas Wichita, Kansas Tomcat Consultants, llC dba sCI Automation, Inc. TAP Co. White star Machinery Hays, Kansas Rosebud, Missouri Wichita, Kansas sEMs Technologies TREKK design Group, llC Wichita Tractor Suwanee, Georgia Kansas City, Missouri Wichita, Kansas shelter Works Truck Component services Wilson & Company, Inc. St. Louis, Missouri Strafford, Missouri Salina, Kansas sherwin-Williams Company Trumbull Manufacturing, Inc. WTR solutions Lenexa, Kansas Youngstown, Ohio Earlham, Iowa sidener Environmental services Twin valley Xpress-pay St. Louis, Missouri Miltonvale, Kansas Cortland, New York

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March 2019 55 THE KANSAS LIFELINE REGIsTRATIOn fORM –EvERy PERsOn ATTEndInG nEEds TO suBMIT REGIsTRATIOn

REGIsTRATIOn fORM PRECOnfEREnCE 52nd A nnuAl conFerence & e xhiBition sElECTIOns Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, March 26 - 28 KRWA requests that those planning to attend a Century II Convention Center, Wichita, Kansas preconference session on Tuesday to indicate below Register Only OnE PERsOn on this form. which session they plan to attend. This will help note: you may also register online at www.krwa.net ensure having adequate handouts and to make other Please print or type: Check here if you want Operator Credit: p session arrangements for these sessions which are City Clerks check for MMC or CMC Credit: p highly attended. Name: ______Check one session only for Tuesday Represents: ______p 2019 Engineers’ Forum for Water and Title: ______Wastewater Systems (p. 38) Address: ______p Water Operator Forum – Preparing for City, State: ______Certification Exams (p. 39) Zip:______Phone: (______) ______- ______Indicate which days you plan to attend: p Quality Water Distribution – Practical pTuesday, 3/26 p Wednesday, 3/27 p Thursday, 3/28 Thoughts and Actions for Operators (p. 39) If you are attending a preconference session on p Microbiological Monitoring of Activated Tuesday, please indicate which session you plan to attend by checking the session on the reverse [ Sludge Processes (p. 40) side of this form so adequate seating is available. p City Clerks’ Forum; Harvesting Results (p. 40) Registration fee ...... $170 $______p Micro Bubble Diffusion Treatment Registration fee after March 15 ...... $195 $______Technology (p. 41) note: Registration fee does not include golf or meal tickets. Tickets to the Tuesday evening Meet & Greet p Board/Council Leadership – Leading More barbecue, games and social are $15. spouses also pay Effectively! (p. 41) registration fee and for any meal tickets. A spouses’ p program will be held at Century II Wednesday beginning RWD Office Forum (p. 42) at 1:45 p.m. no additional charge but KRWA needs to p Excuse Me, Do You Know the Way to know who is planning to attend “Paint the Town” (p. 43) Great Rates? (p. 42) T uesday, 3/26, 7 a.m. “Almost 5K Run/Walk” p yes p no Golf Tourney, 3/26, 8:30 a.m. (pay KRWA) ...... $75 $______After completing this form on both sides, send it Tuesday, 3/26 Luncheon Ticket ...... $10 $______with payment to: Tuesday evening, Meet & Greet ...... $15 $______Wednesday, 3/27 Luncheon Ticket ...... $10 $______KRWA, PO Box 226 Wednesday, Spouse “Paint The Town!” ...... p yes p no seneca, Ks 66538 Wednesday Awards Banquet & Show ...... $25 $______If you wish to register online , go to Thursday, 3/28 Breakfast (by Chris Cakes) ...... $ 5 $______www.krwa.net, “training,” and Thursday, 3/28 Luncheon Ticket ...... $1 0$______“conference.” If you have a question (Please indicate payment method) Total:$ ______about registration, send an e-mail to Payment Enclosed: p Bill Me: p Credit Card: p the team at [email protected] . If you prefer, call KRWA at 785.336.3760.

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