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Buckeye Bulletin Ohio Water Environment Association | Volume 88:1 | Issue 1 2015 From High School to Highly Skilled page 21 Understanding the Reality of a Small MS4, City of Piqua page 62 Nutrient Recovery as a Green Technology for Managing Phosphorus Removal page 54 A Day on the Job of a Diver page 22 2015 Government and Regulatory Water Environment Affairs Workshop Association Thursday, March 5th Preserving & Enhancing pages 16-17 Ohio’s Water Environment www.ohiowea.org 2 Buckeye Bulletin - Issue 1 | 2015 What’s Inside Disclaimer The Buckeye Bulletin (BB) is the official publication FEATURES of the Ohio Water Environment Association, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation founded in 1926, dedicated WEF Collection Systems Conference/Cincinnati 7 to the improvement of water quality in Ohio and the continuing education of water professionals. It is one Kocarek Korner 8-9 of the top five member associations of the Water Environment Federation. Government and Regulatory Affairs Workshop 16-17 The ideas, opinions, concepts, and procedures WEF Operator Strategy Workgroup Update 20 expressed in this publication are those of the individual Happy in Akron - From High School to Highly Skilled 21 authors and not necessarily those of the Ohio Water Environment Association, its officers, general “Maybe I’ll Call In Sick Next Time” - A Day on the Job 22-23 membership, or staff. Ohio EPA Update 26-27 For further information on submitting articles or advertising, please contact our organization at: 2015 Technical Conference and Exhibition 35-50 Ohio Water Environment Association Thank You 2015 OWEA Sponsors 37 1890 Northwest Blvd, Suite 210 Columbus, OH 43212 Nutrient Recovery as a Green Technology . 54-58 T: 614.488.5800 Understanding the Reality of a Small MS4 62-63 F: 614.488.5801 C: 614.361.2080 Broader Definition of Pump-Drive System Efficiency . 68-69 E: [email protected] www.ohiowea.org Village of Bay View Wastewater Improvement Project 74 Elizabeth Wick, Publications Chair Grit Particle Settling - Refining the Approach 78-81 Judi Henrich, Executive Manager Amy Davis, Executive Assistant Amanda Goodwin, Office Assistant DEPARTMENTS Elizabeth Kirby, Intern OWEA Officials 4 OWEA News 5 Photos in this issue provided by: Cover Photo Vince Zampelli, WikiCommons, OWEA Section and Calendar of Events 5 Committee photographers, article contributors, advertisers, Mike Welke, Amy Davis, and Judi Henrich President’s Message 6 (list not all inclusive). Contact Hour Information:OWEA training is submitted WEF Delegates’ Report 10-11 for contact hour approval. Free Webinars are not submitted for contact hour approval at this time. Section Reports 12-13 Check out OWEA’s website, ohiowea.org, for a Committee Reports and Updates 14-19, complete listing of OWEA approved training. 28, 63 Article Deadlines: 1st day of January, April, July, and October Operations Quiz 21 Publication Dates:Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter 2015 Sponsor Program 29 Photo Requirements: Please contact the OWEA office regarding photo requirements for covers and articles. Roll Call 31 Passings 31 Copyright © 2015 All Rights Reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced Welcome New OWEA Members 31 without written consent from the Ohio Water Environment Association. Advertiser Index 86 OWEA is a Member Association of the Water Environment Federation 601 Wythe Street Alexandria, VA 22314-1994 Want to reach Ohio’s water quality professionals? 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Individual subscriptions included with association membership. www.ohiowea.org 3 OWEA Officials 2014-2015 Executive Committee 2014-2015 Committee Chairs President Michael Frommer Annual Conference Doug Borkosky and Dave Sprague AECOM [email protected], [email protected] [email protected] - 614.464.4500 Auditing Tom Fishbaugh and Rick Varner [email protected], [email protected] President-Elect Elizabeth Wick Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Awards Tom Angelo [email protected] - 419.373.3002 [email protected] CertificationKathy Richards Vice President Ted Baker [email protected] Baker and Associates [email protected] - 440.461.4577 Collection Systems Bill Horst [email protected] Past President Dan Sullivan Contact Hours Marc Morgan Sullivan Environmental Technologies, Inc. [email protected] [email protected] - 859.426.5178 Finance Steve Morrison Secretary-Treasurer Jane Winkler [email protected] [email protected] - 513.910.3775 Governance Michael Frommer Senior WEF Delegate Dale Kocarek [email protected] Stantec Government and Regulatory Affairs Dale Kocarek [email protected] - 614.486.4383 [email protected] Junior WEF Delegate Doug Clark Laboratory Analysts Denise Seman City of Bowling Green [email protected] [email protected] - 419.354.6274 Membership Tom Angelo and Deb Houdeshell Junior WEF Delegate Tom Angelo [email protected], [email protected] Municipal Treatment Solutions, LLC Nominating Doug Clark [email protected] - 330.219.7883 [email protected] SW Delegate Jamie Gellner Plant Operations Kim Riddell and Joe Tillison Hazen and Sawyer [email protected], [email protected] [email protected] - 513.469.2750 Pretreatment and Industrial Sharon Vaughn [email protected] SE Delegate Tyler Linton Great Lakes Environmental Center Public Education Tyler Linton [email protected] - 614.487.1040 [email protected] NW Delegate Kim Riddell Public Relations Tom Angelo [email protected] Alloway [email protected] - 419.234.4507 Publications Elizabeth Wick [email protected] NE Delegate Mike Welke City of Warren Residuals Jamie Gellner [email protected] [email protected] - 330.841.2595 Safety James Graham and Mike Welke [email protected], [email protected] Small Systems Roberta Acosta [email protected] Sponsorship Ted Baker [email protected] Strategic Planning Michael Frommer [email protected] Utility Enhancement Nicholas Domenick [email protected] Water for People Alicia Adams and Afaf Musa [email protected], [email protected] Watershed Anil Tangirala [email protected] 2014-2015 Section Presidents Webmaster Tom Fishbaugh [email protected] NW President Joe Tillison Young Professionals Nick Bucurel [email protected] [email protected] NE President Denise Seman [email protected] SW President Tom Brankamp Get Involved - Join a Committee Today [email protected] The Ohio Water Environment Association has 25 committees SE President Fred Smith which focus on various aspects of the water quality field and [email protected] association operations. Contact OWEA at [email protected] or the chair of a committee that interests you for more information. 4 Buckeye Bulletin - Issue 1 | 2015 OWEA News and Calendar OWEA News OWEA CALENDAR OWEA’s New Office Assistant February 2015 Amanda Goodwin is excited to start 2015 off 12 SE Section Meeting as OWEA’s new Office Assistant. Amanda is 19 NE Industrial Waste Seminar a graduate from The Ohio State University, where she studied English Literature. March 2015 Amanda has a passion for both environmental 5 Government and Regulatory Affairs Workshop concerns and community involvement, and is excited to learn more about water treatment 11 OWEA Executive Committee Meeting in Ohio. Amanda brings with her many years 19 SW Section Meeting of customer service experience, as well as, a 26 NW Section Meeting desire to build a career geared towards helping Ohio maintain safe and clean water. Along with volunteering for April 2015 the Sierra Club and Green Columbus, Amanda also enjoys hiking, 1 Articles and Ads for May Buckeye Bulletin gardening, and biking. 9 SE Section Meeting OWEA Spring Intern 19-22 WEF Collections Conference - Cincinnati Elizabeth Kirby is a senior at The Ohio State 23 SWOWEA LAC Meeting University and looks forward to graduating May 10th. Elizabeth went back to school specifically to major in Environmental Public May 2015 Health and will be seeking a career utilizing her 6 OWEA Executive Committee Meeting environmental education in surface water or 14 Collection Systems Workshop wastewater. She looks forward to meeting new 21 SE Section Meeting contacts in the field and learning as much as she 21 SW Section Meeting can from members of OWEA before beginning her career. June 2015 Membership Services 22 OWEA Golf Outing If you need assistance with membership details, event registration, 22 NWOWEA Preconference Workshop or coursework reports, contact us at 614.488.5800 or: 23-25 OWEA Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition Judi Henrich, Executive Manager, [email protected] 25 OWEA Executive Committee Meeting Amy Davis, Executive Assistant, [email protected] Amanda Goodwin, Office Assistant, [email protected] July 2015 1 Articles and Ads for August Buckeye Bulletin Is Your Membership Profile Up to Date? 16 SWOWEA LAC Meeting Are you receiving your copy of the Buckeye Bulletin and timely email updates from OWEA? Has your job or position changed? You can update your information online at September 2015 http://www.ohiowea.org/memberships.php