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Buckeye Bulletin Ohio Water Environment Associa on | Volume 84:4 | Issue 4 2011 City of Pickerington WWTP page 41 Columbus OARS Tunnel page 44 Assessing Watershed Vitality Page 32 2011 WEFTEC Recap page 8 and 28 Water Environment Association BBiosolidsiosolids WWorkshoporkshop Preserving & Enhancing December 8, 2011 Ohio’s Water Environment The Conference Center at NorthPointe Register online at www.ohiowea.org www.ohiowea.org Earn up to 6 Contact Hours - page 18 Featuring products in the Unsurpassed personal customer service following categories: and expert technical support Aeration Chart Recorders Over 27,000 items in stock and Chemical Feed Collection Systems 95% of orders ship the same day Electrical Flow Metering Nationwide distribution centers to Gauges Grounds Maintenance serve you better! Hose WAUKEGAN, IL LAS VEGAS BOSTON ATLANTA Coming Hydrants Summer 2011! 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Kocarek Korner 10-11 The ideas, opinions, concepts, and procedures Biosolids Workshop 18 expressed in this publica on are those of the individual 2011 WEFTEC/Ohio Mixer Update 28-30 authors and not necessarily those of the Ohio Water Environment Associa on, its offi cers, general Watershed Report 32-33 membership, or staff . Welcome New OWEA Members 33 For further information on submitting articles or adver sing, please contact our organiza on at: Plant Profi le 41-43 Columbus OARS Tunnel 44-48 Ohio Water Environment AssociaƟ on 1890 Northwest Blvd, Suite 210 Rate Se ng Essen als for Small Systems 50 Columbus, OH 43212 Stormwater Infrastructure Loan Program 51 T: 614.488.5800 F: 614.488.5801 Report from Ohio EPA 54-55 C: 614.361.2080 E: [email protected] www.ohiowea.org DEPARTMENTS Elizabeth Wick, Publica ons Chair OWEA Offi cials 4 Judi Henrich, Execu ve Manager Associa on News 5 Amy Davis, Offi ce Assistant Calendar of Events 5 Arthur Bulgakov, Intern President’s Message 6 Photos in this issue provided by: Cover - City of Pickerington, WikiCommons (Rogersoh), OWEA 2012 Conference Announcement 7 Sec on photographers, ar cle contributors, Amy Davis, WEF Delegates’ Report 8-9 Elizabeth Wick, and Judi Henrich (list not all inclusive). Contact Hour InformaƟ on: OWEA training is submi ed Sec on Reports 12-13 for contact hour approval. Free Webinars are not Commi ee Reports 15-17 submi ed for contact hour approval at this me. Check out OWEA’s website ohiowea.org for a complete 19-22 lis ng of OWEA approved training. 24,26,27 ArƟ cle Deadlines: 1st day of January, April, July, and October Roll Call 26 PublicaƟ on Dates: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter Adver ser Index 62 Photo Requirements: Please contact the OWEA offi ce regarding photo requirements for covers and ar cles. Copyright © 2011 All Rights Reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced without wri en consent from the Ohio Water Environment Associa on. OWEA is a Member AssociaƟ on of the Want to reach Ohio’s water quality professionals? Water Environment FederaƟ on 601 Wythe Street Advertise your equipment or services in the Buckeye Bulletin! Alexandria, VA 22314-1994 T: 703.684.2400 F: 703.684.2492 Reach 2,000 customers four mes per year. www.wef.org Adver sing informa on and past issues are available at www.ohiowea.org. Please call (614.488.5800) or email ([email protected]) the OWEA offi ce with adver sing ques ons. The Buckeye Bulletin is published 4 times per year by the Ohio Water Environment Association. Individual subscriptions included with association membership. www.ohiowea.org 3 OWEA Offi cials 2011-2012 Executive Committee 2011-2012 Committee Chairs President Doug Clark Annual Conference Ted Baker and Terry Gellner City of Bowling Green [email protected], [email protected] [email protected] - 419.354.6274 Auditing Tom Fishbaugh [email protected] President-Elect Tom Angelo City of Warren Awards Mark Livengood [email protected] - 330.841.2591 [email protected] Certifi cation Kathy Cook Vice President Dan Sullivan [email protected] Sullivan Environmental Technologies, Inc. [email protected] - 859.426.5178 Collection Systems Bill Horst [email protected] Past President Dale Kocarek Contact Hours Marc Morgan Stantec Consulting Services [email protected]fi eld.oh.us [email protected] - 614.486.4383 Finance Steve Morrison Secretary-Treasurer Jane Winkler [email protected] [email protected] - 513.910.3775 Governance Doug Ckark Senior WEF Delegate Kim Riddell [email protected] Smith Environmental Government Affairs Dale Kocarek [email protected] - 419.234.4507 [email protected] Junior WEF Delegate Mark Livengood Laboratory Analysts Eva Hatvani and Denise Seman Montgomery County [email protected], [email protected] [email protected] - 937.781.2559 Membership Dale Kocarek SE Delegate Mike Frommer [email protected] URS Corporation Nominating Phil Anderson [email protected] - 614.464.4500 [email protected] NW Delegate Elizabeth Wick Plant Operations Jim Borton and Kim Riddell Ohio Environmental Protection Agency [email protected], [email protected] [email protected] - 419.373.3002 Pretreatment and Industrial Sharon Vaughn [email protected] NE Delegate Ted Baker Baker and Associates Public Education Nancy Taylor [email protected] - 440.461.4577 [email protected] SW Delegate Jamie Gellner Publications Elizabeth Wick [email protected] Hazen and Sawyer [email protected] - 513.469.2750 Publicity Cindy Jacobsen [email protected] Residuals Jamie Gellner [email protected] Safety Ed Nutter [email protected] Small Systems Roberta Acosta [email protected] Strategic Planning Dianne Sumego [email protected] Training/Development Phil Anderson [email protected] Utility Enhancement John Newsome [email protected] Water for People Doug Borkosky and Dale Kocarek [email protected], [email protected] Webmaster Tom Fishbaugh [email protected] 2010-2011 Section Presidents Young Professionals Kris Ruggles and Nick Bucurel [email protected], [email protected] NW President Tom Horn [email protected] Get Involved NE President Ed Haller [email protected] Join a Committee Today The Ohio Water Environment Association has 25+ committees SW President Dan Martin with focus on various aspects of the water quality fi eld and [email protected] association operations. SE President Bryan Curry OWEA needs your skill, experience, and energy. Contact [email protected] OWEA at [email protected] or the chair of a committee that interests you for more information. 4 Buckeye Bulletin - Issue 4 | 2011 OWEA Calendar OWEA ASSOCIATION NEWS OWEA MEGA Meeting 2011-2012 Calendar of Events The OWEA Executive Committee, Section Offi cers, and Committee Chairs met at the Olentangy Enviromental Control Center on September 14, 2011 to discuss association updates, November 2011 goals, rules and regulations, budgeting, and more. Invited special 15 SWOWEA LAC Mee ng guest, Andrew Barienbrock from Ohio EPA, discussed contact 16 Execu ve Commi ee Mee ng hour course approval and course naming procedures. 17 SWOWEA Plant Opera ons Seminar and Sec on Mee ng 18 SEOWEA LAC Mee ng December 2011 8 Biosolids Workshop January 2012 11 Execu ve Commi ee Mee ng 19 SWOWEA Industrial Pretreatment Seminar Doug Clark, OWEA President and Andy Barienbrock, Ohio EPA Environmental Supervisor Operator Certification and Sec on Mee ng 19 NESOWEA Opera ons Seminar Ohio WEA at Ohio AWWA Conference Vice President Dan Sullivan and SE Delegate Mike Frommer, along with OWEA Executive Manager Judi Henrich, staffed an February 2012 information booth at the Ohio AWWA Conference in Cincinnati 16 SEOWEA Sec on Mee ng on September 21st. The two organizations are considering a joint 23 NESOWEA Industrial Wastes Seminar water professionals conference in 2014. March 2012 1 Government Aff airs Workshop 14 Execu ve Commi ee Mee ng 14 NWOWEA Sec on Mee ng 29 NESOWEA Sec on Mee ng April 2012 5 Watershed Workshop 26 SEOWEA Sec on Mee ng Dan Sullivan, OWEA Vice President and Mike Frommer, SE Delegate May 2012 Meet Amy Davis 10 Collec ons Workshop Amy Davis is the new Part-Time Offi ce 16 Execu ve Commi ee Mee ng Assistant working for OWEA. Amy’s past 16 NWOWEA Sec on Mee ng/Golf Ou ng work experience includes working in corporate 24 SEOWEA Sec on Mee ng training departments in a support role as both a Coordinator and Administrative Assistant. June 2012 Fall Intern Arthur Bulgakov 17 Execu ve Commi ee Mee ng Art Bulgakov, a recent graduate of The Ohio 18 OWEA Golf Ou ng State University, is the current enterprising 19-21 2012 Annual Conference intern at OWEA. He is supporting the offi ce staff with tasks such as contact hour verifi cation, membership management, and editorial assistance on the Buckeye Bulletin. Please send all calendar updates to [email protected]. Art received a B.A. in Political Science and Your event will be noted in the Buckeye Bulle n and hopes to go on to a career in civil service. on OWEA’s online calendar at www.ohiowea.org.