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For more information contact your Flygt product sales professional. 14125 South Bridge Circle Charlotte, NC 28273 704-409-9700 www.flygt.com IN THIS ISSUE Administrative Year 2014-15 FEATURES President Jim Huchel 87th Annual Meeting Recap City of Crystal Lake 16 815-459-2020 Ext 4168 Plant Profile: Northern Moraine WRD 27 [email protected] Magnetite Ballasted Technology 1st Vice President Keith Haas to Meet Ultra-Low Phosphorus Limits 34 Racine Water & Wastewater Utility 262-636-9181 Get It While It’s Hot – Sewage Heat Recovery 38 [email protected] Student Design Competition 41 2nd Vice President Stockholm Junior Water Prize Patricia Oates 44 Metropolitan Council Radebaugh Paper: 651-602-4911 Taming Biological Phosphorus Removal Effluent P-Spikes 46 [email protected] Treasurer Madison MSD Launches 11th Addition Project 50 Tim Tack LAI Ltd 847-392-0990 27 [email protected] Immediate Past President Patti Craddock Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. 651-490-2067 44 [email protected] DEPARTMENTS WEF Delegate ‘16 Eric Lecuyer Messages Northern Moraine WRD 847-526-3300 President’s Message 7 [email protected] WEF Delegates’ Message 9 WEF Delegate ‘14 Executive Director’s Message 12 Ralph B. (Rusty) Schroedel Brown and Caldwell 414-203-2925 CSWEA News [email protected] Education Seminar 14 PWO Representative ‘15 Regulatory Update 31 Todd Carlson New Members 53 City of Duluth 218-591-2343 Calendar of Events 60 [email protected] Section News YP Representative ‘16 Illinois Chair Message Mike Holland 54 DeKalb Sanitary District Minnesota Chair Message 56 815-758-3513 Wisconsin Chair Message 58 [email protected] Illinois State Section Trustee ‘15 Published by: ©2014 Craig Kelman & Associates Ltd. Dean Wiebenga All rights reserved. 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Send comments, news items, gloss Federal tax# 23-7378788 photographs or digital images to Mohammed Wisconsin State Section Trustee ‘15 Haque, [email protected] Brandon Koltz Brandon Koltz Water Send undeliverable addresses to: CSWEA, 1021 Alexandra Blvd, Crystal Lake, Illinios 60014 414-453-6669 [email protected] Executive Director Mohammed Haque CSWEA 855-692-7932 [email protected] ELEMENTS OF YOUR SUCCESS WATER ENGINEERING FINANCIAL/ASSET MANAGEMENT Vision. Value. Passion. Integrity. Relationships. Attitude. INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROL These elements make up the structure of AE2S. What does that mean ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING to you? Extreme client service, trusted relationships, a shared vision for MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING your future, and passion for every project. They all translate into your STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING success. SURVEY/MAPPING/GIS Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc. (AE2S) Offices: Eagan Maple Grove Moorhead Bismarck Dickinson Fargo Grand Forks Minot Watford City Williston Great Falls Kalispell www.ae2s.com PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE My Passion is Water, What is Yours? By Jim Huchel he bags are packed, I’m that they have the requisite knowledge can do to get involved, contact your checked out of the hotel, for the position regardless of where they state section leaders (available on the long drive home is com- come from. This standardized certifica- the CSWEA website). plete, and the 2014 CSWEA tion would be a benefit to both operators As an organization, we are annual conference is over. As I and managers. outstanding educators both in and Treflected back on the conference, there Perhaps though, if more people knew out of the classrooms, and our were many opportunities for professional about our field we wouldn’t be seek- areas of expertise range from the development such as the networking, ing new staff from across the country technical knowledge of our field to the vendor booths, and the educational because we could generate qualified the broad scope of organizational sessions. I thought to myself, this was applicants from within our own states or management to an array of interests a great conference. This was due to even our own communities. My passion is or specializations that any particu- the efforts of our past president and to educate people about our profession, lar individual may possess. If you the entire LAC committee. The work and during my address, I challenged the missed my presentation, I thanked they performed to make this a success- banquet attendees, and now you, to do Mr. John Leonard for showing me ful conference, has set a high bar for the same over the next year. Teach some- how to be a wallflower. (For those next year’s conference. To Patti, the one about how our field, and we as indi- of you who don’t know John, he’s LAC committee, Mohammed and Amy viduals make a difference in the everyday anything but a wallflower.) I thanked Haque, the vendors, consultants, and the lives of our residents and customers and many others for their encourage- attendees, I thank you for your efforts about what we do to protect the environ- ment to become a more active and for your attendance. ment. By nature, I think most people in member of this organization. I have If you were not able to attend the our industry would rather remain out of learned from many people through- conference, there were some notable sight, and most of those who use our out CSWEA and have made many changes. The keynote speaker taught us services would like to keep what we do friends from all three states. the soft skills of leadership. There were out of mind. However, we are vital to our Pulling notes from those who classes available on ethics and events civilized society and to preserving the brought me up, I encourage you to for our young professionals. All in all, water resources available for the future. take the time to introduce yourself the conference was very well rounded, Please take the time to educate someone to your state section leaders and and I heard positive feedback from my about the importance of what we do.