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Message from the Chair

Sustainability for our Water and our Association

Jacqueline A. Jarrell, P.E., Supt. - Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities Department

hen I sat on my back porch to technology and our shrinking budgets? task force is that we have to focus in on write my ﬁ rst article, I stared This issue of NC Currents addresses the the areas that we are best at and, most Wout at the beautiful lake that ever-changing needs of our source waters, importantly, on the needs of our members. my family and I live on. I have been on this their diversity and the cost of protection. Our mission: to make NC Safewater lake for many years and realized that I have NC AWWA-WEA is 92 years old and, the leading educational resource for almost taken for granted its beauty and in those many years, we have grown and safe water in North Carolina. peacefulness. My children have grown up developed to meet the changing needs Our vision: NC Safewater is on this lake and enjoyed the recreation it of our industry. I feel humbled by the dedicated to providing water education, has to offer. The wildlife can be spectacular idea of leading such a strong and vibrant training, and leadership to protect at times, with a variety of birds including Association with a membership who is public health and the environment. blue herons, egrets and ibis wading along truly committed to the water industry. the shallow edges. With every season, Our Association is continuing to change Over the next few months, we will be the colors, characteristics and wildlife of through our new organizational structure sharing with you a new strategic plan the lake change. The noises change. We and a focus on our mission and vision. This that will guide and focus the work of our accept each season with its beauty and is a very exciting time for us. Association on our mission and vision. what it has to offer. Sitting here, I was also Three years ago, the Sustainable The Board of Trustees worked on the reminded of the many reasons why our Organizational Task Force (SOTF) was development of this plan in December so water is so precious and why I work in this implemented to identify opportunities for that we will start the new year with clear industry today. making us a sustainable organization. direction. We must take care of our water In other words, how do we stay strong So, what does that mean to you? And resources and understand the balance that another 92 years? The Sustainable, how does this make your experience as a needs to exist for us to enjoy them but also Outstanding, Nimble, Anticipatory and member of NC AWWA-WEA better? Very for us to provide safe drinking water. We Responsive (SONAR) model emerged from simply, we want to keep offering exceptional want to maintain healthy source waters SOTF, with specific objectives to help us training and educational resources. We have for our children and generations to come. focus on our strengths and identify how we to look at how we are doing that and how The challenges of a growing population, can be a ‘remarkable Association.’ A new we can continue to make those programs changes in our climate and what our water organizational structure called a ‘council’ worthwhile and attractive to you. Very sources receive can have major impacts on structure was born, with a philosophy to frankly, the choices for training are growing our water resources. Many times when we share resources, share ideas, and work all around us. Employers are looking for the think about water supply and resources, more closely as an organization. The best, most efficient and effective ways to we think about the drinking water side of council structure helps us to facilitate provide training. We want to continue to be things. We talk about how we will treat communication through our leadership, one of those choices. for the various pollutants that are present from the Board to committees, and provide This year the e-learning task force, led in our source water. How do we protect for a succession plan in our Association. by Jon Lapsley, kicked off our first two our source water and how do we balance One of the things that we have learned web-based training seminars. E-learning this with other stakeholders, regulations, through the work of SOTF and the SONAR provides another avenue to extend training

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to both members and non-members. We and spring conference program) into committees and our work will need to know that web-based training is a popular one council whose members can plan change for us to be sustainable. option for training and gives people a way together the technical programming How wonderful it is to see students to get training right at their workplace throughout the year, create stronger at our Annual Conference. We had over and their desktop. The icing on the cake programming and ensure that we are 90 students in attendance this year. is that we will offer certification hour covering core topics that reflect the latest Our programs for students continue credits for operator certification continuing issues in our industry. to grow in leaps and bounds. We have education. It is important for our Association Student Associations at NC State and Our technical schools are the very that we continually look at ourselves UNC Charlotte. For the first time ever, best in quality and education. This year, and tweak or adjust from time to time we had a student team compete in the the Maintenance Technologist School based on the needs of our members. We World Environment Federation (WEF) added the third level of certification to have 46 committees in our Association. Design Competition at the WEFTEC. its curriculum. This is all due to the work We can be very proud of the fact that Congratulations to NC State in its of dedicated volunteers who know the we are truly a volunteer organization. second place finish. We must continue value of education for operators and We are very busy and we have very to support and promote awareness of maintenance staff in North Carolina. dedicated people who are leading and the great careers available to them. The Continued development of programs and volunteering in a variety of activities endowment is one major way we can education to meet the needs of operators through our committees. Thank you support students and their teachers. and technical staff is critical to our to those of you who have chosen to The many outreach programs and industry. The promotion and celebration of share your volunteer hours with our partnerships, such as the development operations through activities such as the Association. I am also grateful for the of public service announcements Pipe Tapping and the Operations Challenge dedicated staff members who support through the work of the Public continue to grow in our Association. our programs and committees. I can tell Education Committee with NC Rural Congratulations to MSD Flow Motion for its you that working as a volunteer in this Water Association and NC Waterworks seventh place all-around placement at the organization is a true joy for me. The Operators Association, are spectacular Water Environment Federation Technical friendships, memories, experiences and examples of collaboration to meet a Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) in the learning are endless. I think that we public education goal of educating New Orleans in 2012. are not only an organization, but also a the public about what we do to make We will be doing more with our other community that cares about our industry water safe and protect the environment. technical training too. We have tweaked and wants to share it with others. But Water For People and the Climb for the council structure to put all of the we have limited time; we have our day Water give two other examples of technical programs (i.e., seminars and jobs, we have families and we have other how, as volunteers, we can reach out workshops, annual conference program interests. So, as our needs change, our beyond our North Carolina borders and raise awareness about safe water. 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Understanding the ‘Good’ in this Association

Lindsay Roberts, Executive Director

ince, in this issue of NC Currents, we • 33% of you are Generation X-ers – member rate for conferences, registration are having a conversation about the aged 31 – 47 (vs. 28% for AWWA) for Schools or Seminars, NC Currents and SGood, Bad and Ugly of Source Water • 21% of you are Boomers – aged 58 – e-News, and quarterly training catalogues. Protection, I would like to talk about the 66 (vs. 24% for AWWA) We know that NC AWWA-WEA is not source of good in this Association. You, • 6% of you are 67 – 87 (vs. 9% for a monopoly in this world of burgeoning dear members, are the heart of good for AWWA) choices and options. We know that you NC AWWA-WEA. That makes North Carolina’s membership a have choices when you go out to the In September, our membership roll bit younger than AWWA National. Here are marketplace to decide where you will buy reflected a total membership of 3,199. Of some other interesting comparisons: your training. We know that you want the that total, 1,246 of you found your way to • 12% are operators (vs. 14% for AWWA) best value for your limited training dollars, us through the American Water Works As- • 18% of you are in the water-only field and we want to be your first choice be- sociation (AWWA), 892 of you came to us (vs. 30% for AWWA) cause we have understood your wants and through the Water Environment Federation • 72% of you are in the water and needs. So we will study you, listen to you, (WEF), and 1,061 of you were Section-only wastewater field (vs. 59% for AWWA) ask you to tell us more about your wants members. In all, 298 of you were members • 25% of you are consultants (vs. 22% and needs, and do everything in our power of both AWWA and WEF. for AWWA) to deliver. AWWA provides the North Carolina • 5% of you are African-American I hope that you think our professional- Section with monthly updates from the members (vs. 2% for AWWA), and ism, knowledge, skills and total commit- AWWA National Database. WEF does • 17% of you are women (vs. 15% for ment are good. But I also know that there the same for the North Carolina Member AWWA). is much more that is good to report. Association. Of course, we maintain We are working to develop a way to look Associations are not just businesses our own database for the State Level at a similar comparison for our SLAM delivering products. They are communities Association Member (SLAM) members and members. Again, this is not easy because of interested people that connect with one we download the National data monthly to the databases are so different. another to build relationships that enhance create our own mailing lists. Why does this matter? The answer is and leverage skills and knowledge. By In the office, Nicole Banks has taken because you matter. It is not easy to keep sharing with one another, volunteering your on the task of managing the membership up with three sets of database records time and your expertise, you exponentially database. Using her own expertise as well but to serve you we need to know you. extend the value of membership in this or- as some from her husband, Jonathan, We need to know who you are, and what ganization. Several hundred of you pay for now a Professor of Psychology at Nova services you are using. We need to be able membership in NC AWWA-WEA – and also Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, to report your Continuing Education Units give us the gift of your time and expertise – she has done some analysis of the (CEU’s) or Professional Development Hours to make our organization a very bright star membership data. (PDH’s). We need to have your current in the constellation. In looking at the WEF and AWWA data, membership status to be sure that you NC AWWA-WEA has had 56 we have learned that: receive the benefit of your membership: committees – 46 if you do not count the

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As 2012 seems to have flown by, training for more than 1,100 water of the year, we were in full swing our volunteer committees have been professionals across the state. This planning for our Annual Conference, hard at work to continue providing training has been in the form of a webinar and a few more seminars. quality training. Since August three schools, three seminars, and Be on the lookout for information on they have successfully provided one webinar. In the final two months training that is planned for 2013.

DATE EVENT LOCATION # ATTENDED COMMITTEE January 26-27, 2012 AWWA CSR Training Course 3 Carrboro, NC 8 Seminars & Workshops February 23-24, 2012 AWWA CSR Training Course 1 Durham, NC 14 Seminars & Workshops March 6,2012 Water Reuse: Drivers and Impediments Seminar Elon, NC 88 Water Reuse and Seminars & Workshops March 12-16, 2012 Eastern Collection/Distribution School Raleigh, NC 598 Collection/Distribution Schools Legislative and Regulatory Topics relating to March 21, 2012 Water/Wastewater – What’s on the Horizon Raleigh, NC 40 Seminars & Workshops March 22-23, 2012 AWWA CSR Training Course 2 Durham, NC 5 Seminars & Workshops April 12-13, 2012 AWWA CSR Training Course 3 Durham, NC 4 Seminars & Workshops April 15-17, 2012 NC AWWA-WEA Spring Conference Wilmington, NC 449 Spring Conference April 30-May 4, 2012 Eastern Biological Wastewater Operators School Raleigh, NC 175 Wastewater Schools May 1-4, 2012 Physical/Chemical Wastewater School Raleigh, NC 77 Wastewater Schools Finance & Management and May 9, 2012 Rate Setting 101 Fayetteville, NC 35 Seminars & Workshops It’s Good to be Green: Project Funding and 44 June 7, 2012 Sustainability in a Down Economy Seminar Raleigh, NC Seminars & Workshops July 16-20, 2012 Western Biological Wastewater Operators School Morganton, NC 132 Wastewater Schools Western Maintenance Technologist School & July 16-19, 2012 Exam – Grades 1, 2, & 3 Morganton, NC 66 Plant Operations & Maintenance July 24, 2012 Drinking Water Rules & Regulations Raleigh, NC 94 Seminars & Workshops August 6-10, 2012 Western Collection/Distribution School Morganton, NC 480 Collection/Distribution Schools August 9, 2012 An Introduction to NC Water WARN WEBINAR 17 Risk Management Understanding Your SCADA System & Managing August 15, 2012 Those “Annoying” Alarms Fayetteville, NC 48 Automation Wastewater Schools and Seminars & September 11, 2012 Advanced Topics in Wastewater Treatment Lexington, NC 48 Workshops September 17-20, Plant Operations and Eastern Maintenance Technologist School & Raleigh, NC 87 2012 Exam – Grades 1, 2, & 3 Maintenance September 27, 2012 Collection System Management Greensboro, NC 27 WW Collection and Water Distribution WARN and Other Emerging Issues in Risk October 10, 2012 Management Greensboro, NC 76 Risk Management Morehead City, October 15-19, 2012 Coastal Collection/Distribution School 392 Collection/Distribution Schools NC November 6, 2012 Utility Billing and Collections WEBINAR 29 Finance & Management November 11-14, 92nd Annual Conference Raleigh, NC 1,200+ Annual Conference 2012 Contemporary Topics in Water/ December 4, 2012 Wastewater Construction Huntersville, NC 14 Seminars & Workshops December 5, 2012 Pipes – Management and Maintenance Huntersville, NC 9 Seminars & Workshops

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CHAIR, Jackie Jarrell TREASURER, Julie Hellman TRUSTEE – 2nd Year, Leslie Jones Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities Hach Company Brown & Caldwell Phone: (704) 336-4460 Phone: (704) 619-2458 Phone: (704) 373-7131 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

CHAIR ELECT, Mike Osborne WEF DELEGATE – 2nd Year, Jeff Payne TRUSTEE – 1st Year, TJ Lynch McKim & Creed CDM Smith City of Raleigh Phone: (704) 841-2588 Phone: (704) 342-4546 Phone: (919) 250-7824 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

VICE CHAIR, Chris Belk WEF DELEGATE – 1st Year, Barry Gullet TRUSTEE – 1st Year, David Saunders Hazen and Sawyer Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities Winston-Salem Public Utilities Phone: (919) 755-8637 Phone: (704) 336-4962 Phone: (336) 397-7711 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

PAST CHAIR, John McLaughlin AWWA DIRECTOR, Steve Shoaf PROF WATER OPS REP – 2nd Year, Mark Wessel GHD City of Asheville CDM Smith Phone: (704) 342-4919 Phone: (828) 259-5955 Phone: (919) 787-5620 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

SECRETARY, Crystal Broadbent TRUSTEE – 2nd Year, Paul Jackson PROF WW OPS REP – 1st Year, Chris Parisher Hazen and Sawyer Interstate Utility Sales Town of Cary Phone: (704) 357-3150 Phone: (704) 367-1970 Phone: (919) 779-0697 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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July 12, 2012 The NC AWWA-WEA Board of Trustees met on and a new history of hotel room pick-ups information technology (IT) options. July 12, at Swann WTP in Pfafftown, NC. The since 2009. 6. Received a report from Technical & meeting was chaired by John McLaughlin. 5. Received report from SONAR Chair, Julie Educational Council (TEC) Council Chair, The following actions were taken during this Hellmann, demonstrating the use of metrics Jonathan Lapsley on status of two separate meeting: to measure trends and create data for e-learning activities: 1. Approved the minutes of May 17, 2012. potential Board use to assess work and • Webinars, the first offered August 9 by 2. Accepted the Treasurer’s report for May and accomplishments of committees. Proposing the Risk Management Committee. A June reflecting total assets as of June 30, that each committee provide regular three-month contract with Webex for 2012 were $952,629.09 with $926,167.54 updates on: piloting this form of e-learning. There will in checking/savings, of which $180,935.32 • top four measurable objectives; be a fee for participation and Continuing is endowment funds, $3,497.79 is • budget to actual reports – committees Education Units (CEUs) will be offered, temporarily restricted funds (Outreach to be partners in balancing the budget; with Are You There? Quiz questions Account), and $96.80 is temporarily • membership vitality – diversity of the randomly asked to ensure attendance. restricted funds in the WFP Paypal Account. committee membership and new • Self-paced learning, requiring contracts The balance of unrestricted net assets is members recruited; with two vendors, Fusion Productions $741,637.63. • a ‘playbook’ of specific tasks, timelines and Intralearn to develop the necessary 3. Accepted the committee reports submitted and best practices; and IT infrastructure shells linking to member to and compiled by Secretary Crystal • a legacy summary – why the program database for attendance and payment Broadbent. was formed and how and why it has tracking. 4. Executive Director Roberts provided copies changed over time. The Board directed staff to set pricing for of the Annual Conference attendance SONAR will continue to refine criteria for the webinars commensurate with hourly history developed originally by Barry Gullet, evaluation of committees and consider costs for seminars but with pricing to be

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18 NC Currents Winter 2012/13 BV.QtrPage.NCcurrents.cmyk.Jan2012.indd 1 Click Here 12/21/2011 3:35:49 PM to return to Table of Contents evaluated as part of the business model to Joint Public Education project with by $5 to $40 for 2013. be developed. Schools program content North Carolina Waterworks Operators • Requested that Water Resources may be the most appropriate for self-paced Association (NCWOA) and North Committee refine list of regulatory issues learning. Carolina Rural Water Association and barriers presented. 7. Received report on budget process from (NCRWA), and agreed that there should • Approved funding for travel of staff Treasurer Chris Belk who explained the be no advertising on the Joint Public member to Interstate Water Issues year-long financial cycle, with accounting Education Committee (PEC) website. Confluence Conference in South functions, program activities and cash • Approved Seminar and Workshop Carolina. flow. The Association is a $1.2 million per Coordinator Policy, required because of Remaining meetings of the Board of Trustees in year business requiring very substantial change to all-volunteer on-site support 2012 are as follows: September 20; November accounting work. Audit, tax and year-end protocol for Seminars and Workshops. 11 and 14, all at the Marriott City Center, 500 activities peak in the December – March • Increased NC WEA membership dues Fayetteville Street, Raleigh. period. Conference and school revenue peaks in the July – September period. Expenses peak in November – December, relating to the Annual Conference. Protracted budgeting – July through November - allows committees to make requests, Executive Committee and staff to work to develop budget and then provide the Board with multiple options for comment before approval of budget in November. 8. The Board approved Jackie Jarrell’s request to hire a facilitator from Tecker International at a cost not to exceed $7,500, for a day-long Board Governance Workshop on September 25, and set October 12 as the date for a Board/Committee Workshop. 9. Action Items: • Approved Wisconsin Board of Examining Engineers (WBOEE) request to require fourth edition of the manual, and drop prior editions as System Security and Emergency Response topics are covered only in the fourth edition. • Approved entering into a one-year Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to be developed with North Carolina Water/ Wastewater Agency Response Network (NC WARN) to provide administrative support services, subject to renewal for additional years after re-evaluation at the end of the first year. • Ratified approval of Environmental Manufacturers’ Representative Endowment Named Fund. • Approved continuation of requirement that presenters submit papers for Annual Conference. • Approved change in font for Association’s logo. • Approved honorary State Level Association Membership (SLAM) for Harry Siebert. • Acknowledged the work of George Simon and Karen Whichart on the

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Board of Trustees Committees SONAR Julie Hellman Hach Company (704) 619-2458 [email protected] Nominating/Canvass John Kiviniemi OWASA (919) 537-4352 [email protected] Strategic Planning Steve Drew City of Greensboro (336) 373-7893 [email protected]

Conference Coordinating Council COUNCIL CHAIR: Mary Knosby HDR Engineering, Inc. (704) 338-6857 [email protected] Annual Conference Local Arrangements Lori Brogden Schnabel Engineering (336) 274-9456 [email protected] Awards Adrianne Coombes McKim & Creed (919) 233-8091 [email protected] Exhibits Jim Anderson Daparak (704) 323-7031 [email protected] Operations Challenge & Pipe Tapping Sponsorship Dave Zimmer CDM Smith (704) 342-4546 [email protected] Spring Conference Paul Shivers Highﬁ ll Infrastructure Engineering (910) 313-1516 [email protected]

External Affairs Council COUNCIL CHAIR: Tyler Highfi ll Highfi ll Infrastructure Engineering (919) 481-4342 thighfi [email protected] Communication Tom Bach WSACC (704) 786-1783 [email protected] Constitution & Bylaws Chuck Willis Willis Engineering (704) 338-4668 [email protected] Endowment Ray Cox Highfi ll Infrastructure Engineering (910) 313-1516 [email protected] Membership Services Kelly Boone CDM Smith (919) 787-5620 [email protected] Public Education George Simon Jr. CDM Smith (704) 841-2588 [email protected] Water for People Lisa Edwards NC DENR (336) 771-5073 [email protected] Young Professionals & Students Leigh-Ann Dudley Dewberry [email protected]

Technical Program Council

COUNCIL CHAIR: Jonathan Lapsley CDM Smith (704) 342-4546 [email protected] Annual Conference Program Chuck Shue McKim & Creed (704) 841-2588 [email protected] eLearning Task Force Jonathan Lapsley CDM Smith (704) 342-4546 [email protected] Spring Conference Program Kelly Ham McKim & Creed (910) 343-1048 [email protected]

SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS COMMITTEES: Automation Greg Czerniejewski CDM Smith (919) 325-3500 [email protected] Finance & Management Elaine Vastis Raftelis Financial Consultants (704) 373-1199 [email protected] Industrial Katie Jones Dewberry (919) 424-3723 [email protected] Regulatory Affairs Ron Hargrove City of Winston-Salem (336) 747-7312 [email protected] Residuals Management/Groundwater Jean Creech CMUD (704) 366-3588 [email protected] Risk Management Jack Moyer URS Corporation (919) 461-1100 [email protected] Seminars and Workshops Betsy Drake Town of Cary (919) 481-5093 [email protected] Sustainability Randy Foulke URS Corporation (919) 461-1466 [email protected] Wastewater Collection & Water Distribution Systems Terri Benson Brown and Caldwell (704) 373-9178 [email protected] Water Reuse Marla Dalton City of Raleigh (919) 996-3700 [email protected]

Schools Council

COUNCIL CHAIR: Jonathan Lapsley (704) 342-4546 Collection & Distribution Schools Andy Brogden City of Raleigh (919) 212-5924 [email protected] Plant Operations & Maintenance Bob Fritts CMUD (704) 363-8241 [email protected] Professional Wastewater Operators Tony Mencome Heyward (980) 395-3926 [email protected] Wastewater Board of Education & Examiners David Wagoner CDM Smith (704) 302-3301 [email protected] Wastewater Laboratory Analyst Marti Groome City of Greensboro (336) 433-7229 [email protected] Wastewater Schools John Dodson City of Durham (919) 560-4384 [email protected] Water Board of Education & Examiners Thurman Green OWASA (919) 537-4224 [email protected]

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The following reports are based on The committee’s involvement in this • Rhonda Hagan Locklear, Town of information that was current as of October training takes a lot of people and a large in- Pembroke 22, 2012. For more up-to-date information vestment of time. I believe there may be NC • Joseph D. Hughes, Aeration Industries refer to each committee’s web page AWWA-WEA members who would care to • Jacqueline A. Jarrell, Charlotte on www.ncsafewater.org or contact be involved in this committee in the future. Mecklenburg Utilities the committee’s chair directly. Contact New members are now being recruited for • Catrice Jones, NC AWWA-WEA information for all committee chairs is the coming year to help plan, deliver, and • Lee Kiser, Western Piedmont available on page 20 of this magazine, or moderate the schools that this committee Community College on each individual committee’s page of conducts. There is a special need for those • John Kiviniemi, OWASA www.ncsafewater.org. If you are interested that can share their talent as instructors. We • Dwight Lancaster, NC Rural Water in joining a committee refer to the volunteer need your help. Participation in the commit- Association form available at www.ncsafewater.org or tee’s work is an excellent way to network • T.J. Lynch, City of Raleigh contact the committee’s chair. across the wastewater industry and the • Chris McCorquodale, Town of Siler communities involved. Participation is also a City way for association members to ‘give back’ • Amy Moore, Town of Holly Springs Wastewater Schools Committee to the wastewater community. • Jolene Northrup, P.E. Chair: John Dodson, City of Durham The committee meets approximately • Chris Parisher, Town of Cary The Wastewater Treatment Plant Op- once a month from January through August • Joe Paterniti, Jacobs erators Schools Committee depends upon to plan, deliver, and evaluate the schools. • Betsy Drake, Town of Cary volunteers to plan and deliver schools If you would like to find out more about • Penny Peeler, Western Piedmont every year. The committee organizes and the committee, and enlist in its work, visit Community College runs two five-day schools (one in Raleigh the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators • Don Price, NC DWQ and one in Morganton) for Biological Schools Committee’s web page, which is • Ray Price, Smithfield Foods Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators linked on www.ncsafewater.org/commit- • James Proctor, Unifi Kinston grades I through IV, and is also responsible tees, to get additional information about our • James Pugh, NC DWQ for a four-day school for Physical/Chemi- committee and the schools and the com- • Jeremy Rees, City of Morganton cal Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators mittee members. • Steve Reid, NC DWQ grades I and II, and a one-day Advanced Finally I would like to thank the individual • Hal Schmit, MWH Wastewater Topics Seminar. In 2012 there members of this committee for making • Steve Shoaf, MSD Buncombe County were 175 operators in attendance at the another successful year possible: • Barbra Sifford, NC DWQ school in Raleigh, and 134 operators at • Billy Allen, Charlotte Mecklenburg • George Simon, MWH the school in Morganton, 77 operators at- Utilities • Roger Spach, City of Lexington tended the Physical Chemical School, and • Reed Atkinson, Charlotte Mecklenburg • Tom Spain, City of Henderson 48 people attended the Advanced Topics Utilities • Sandy Tripp, Stearns and Wheeler Seminar. • Chris Belk, Hazen and Sawyer • Richard Tsang, CDM-Smith It takes over 100 people to teach • Bob Berndt, Hazen and Sawyer • David Wagoner, HDR and monitor the wastewater and physi- • Katya Bilyk, Hazen and Sawyer • Mark Wessel, CDM-Smith cal chemical schools, and I would like to • Kenneth W. Bruce, Brown and • Arthur White, Hazen and Sawyer thank the following people who chaired the Caldwell • Chris White, Hazen and Sawyer committees responsible for setting up the • Christopher Crotwell, Carollo Engineers • Kevin Irby, CDM-Smith individual schools: Chris White – Eastern • Mark Drake, The Wooten Company • Jason Beck, CDM-Smith (Raleigh) Biological Wastewater School; • John Dodson, City of Durham • James Butcher, CDM-Smith James Pugh – Physical Chemical School; • David Duty, Pete Duty and Associates • Maria Vanderloop, Town of Cary Billy Allen – Western (Morganton) Biological • Charles Fiero, Harnett County • Gerald St. Hilaire, CDM-Smith Wastewater School; and Joe Hughes – • Steve Goodwin, CH2M HILL • Peter Schuler, Brown and Caldwell Advanced Topics Seminar. • Robert Griffin, Shield Engineering • Joe Scaffer, Town of Lexington

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Portrait of Laurin Kennedy: Working for Renewal

enewal has always been an Masters in Environmental Engineering with a “Renewal of aging infrastructure is important part of Laurin Kennedy’s focus on wastewater. At the same time, she definitely a challenge,” says Kennedy. “It’s Rprofessional life. As the chair continued working at the Western Carolina nice to be part of improving that situation. of the NC AWWA-WEA’s Membership Regional Sewer Authority, eventually writing Seeing your design being constructed is Services Committee, the Project Manager the thesis for her masters degree on one of definitely gratifying.” at CDM Smith is ﬁ nding this principle to their wastewater plants. Another highlight of her career has been be more important than ever. “We need But after being involved on the obtaining her Professional Engineering new people, new ideas,” she says. “We municipal side for four years, Kennedy license, a milestone she accomplished in want to encourage young professionals soon realized that she wanted to pursue 2004. Since then, she has also become to get involved. They are the future of the the design side of her profession. In 2004, a board-certified environmental engineer. profession.” she decided to make a change, accepting Kennedy notes that CDM Smith has been Twelve years ago, she was one of those a consulting engineer position with CDM very supportive of her educational pursuits. young professionals herself, having made Smith in Charlotte, North Carolina. “It is important to continue learning a ninety-degree turn toward the water and Since then, she has had plenty of and stay current with new technology,” wastewater industry after a brief career opportunity to work on sewer lines as well she says, adding that technology is in textile management. “I decided that I as wastewater plant designs. At CDM continually evolving on the treatment side wanted to be an environmental engineer,” Smith, she started as a design engineer of the industry, raising expectations for she explains. “When you are young, you but quickly progressed to the role of performance levels. Unfortunately, the want to go out and change the world. project manager. “Having that design economic situation has made it difficult I wanted to do that by improving the knowledge as an engineer has helped me to implement the necessary infrastructure environment.” to become a better project manager,” she renewal to meet the new standards. Enrolling in civil engineering at Clemson notes. Another challenge for Kennedy has University, she signed up for the co-op One of her first assignments was a been maintaining a healthy work-life program and was paired with the Western high profile sewer project encompassing balance. The mother of a four-year-old and Carolina Regional Sewer Authority (now substantial community involvement, an 18-month-old, she is presently working ReWa) in Greenville, South Carolina. “I including public meetings. “I found that part time, with plans to return full-time interviewed with them and I liked the very interesting because there’s more to when the children are older. people,” recalls Kennedy. “There was a lot it than just the design,” explains Kennedy. Kennedy is no stranger to juggling a of science involved so the work seemed “You get to interact with the public and busy schedule. When she was a graduate interesting to me, although it was not meet people.” student, her advisor encouraged her to something I had ever envisioned myself Over the years, she has continued to be submit her thesis for presentation at the doing.” involved with the project. Encompassing a annual WEA section conference in South In fact, she found the work so interesting sewer infrastructure that runs right through Carolina. “I thought it would just be a that she returned to work there in the the middle of Charlotte, the project has poster but it was chosen for an actual summers, eventually deciding to pursue a already progressed through three stages. presentation,” she recalls.

“We need new people, new ideas,” she says. “We want to encourage young professionals to get involved. They are the future of the profession.”

24 NC Currents Winter 2012/13 Click Here to return to Table of Contents She enjoyed the experience so much that she continued to stay involved from that day forward. When she moved to North Carolina, she transferred her WEF membership and became a member of the AWWA as well. Besides continuing to submit papers and give presentations, Kennedy also joined the Public Education Committee of the NC AWWA-WEA. “I have always thought that it is very important to work with students – even as early as high school – to get them to learn about the environment and about engineering,” she notes. “Not a lot of kids are choosing to pursue that career path these days. I think it is very important to try to change that.” In fact, when student activities became part of the Public Education Inc. McKim & Creed, © 2012 Committee, Kennedy helped establish North Carolina’s first student chapter at UNC Charlotte. She has also helped WOULDA. to coordinate the Poster Contest at the Annual Conference as well as the COULDA. Student Guide Program that places students with industry professionals SHOULDA. for a day of mentoring and networking. She has also spent some time judging for science fairs and setting up the NC AWWA-WEA booth at career fairs to let people know about the Association and what it does. “I have really enjoyed getting to know other members as well,” adds Kennedy, explaining her segue onto the Membership Services Committee. “It’s one of those committees that is necessary, but people hardly ever think about it.” She describes the committee Renewal & Replacement Services as a small group of people trying to Our renewal and replacement (R&R) specialists can attend to all achieve big goals such as developing your aging infrastructure issues—from the most critical areas and supporting strategies and programs to a full-system approach that addresses capacity, structural to recruit new members, while retaining integrity and systems effi ciency. and engaging existing ones. “We have a lot of members but only a Among our R&R services: small percentage are actually involved,” • Infl ow/Infi ltration Analysis • SSES Sewer System Evaluation Surveys she points out. Not that Kennedy is • Flow Monitoring • CCTV Pipeline Inspection discouraged. Armed with her unflagging • Hydraulic Modeling • GPS Surveys enthusiasm, she has worked hard with • Trenchless Design • Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) the committee to develop an advertising campaign to promote engagement. Those who missed the launch at the November conference need not worry. In the coming months, the message is www.mckimcreed.com sure to be repeated loud and clear.

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Portrait of Steve Drew: All the Right Ingredients

alking through the bottom door of the building At the same time, he worked for the school system, repairing where he works as Greensboro’s Director of Water televisions and other equipment, later obtaining an electronic WResources, Steve Drew starts his day by greeting the technician’s license. construction and maintenance crews. A few hours later, when “My vocational training is what helped me get an entry-level he walks out the front door, he greets the ratepayers. “When we job as a pumping station plant mechanic in what was then are talking about capital improvements of over several million called the Water and Sewer Division of Public Works,” says dollars and I see hardworking folks who arrive with a ﬁ stful Drew, who moved to Greensboro in 1979. “I later became one of cash on the last day before their water gets turned off, it is of the department’s first electronics technicians.” sobering,” he says. “It reminds you of the kind of value you owe He applied his expertise on both the sewer lift stations and these people.” the water booster stations, ensuring the smooth transmission For Drew, it is the people – from the ratepayers to the of data from various remote sites. This often involved climbing customer service staff to engineering, administrative, water down into wet wells and raking the sewer bar screens. “No quality, maintenance and operators – who make his work so matter how important you thought you were, while you were at enjoyable that he continues onwards, despite the fact that he a sewer pumping station, it was your responsibility to take care could easily retire after 32 years of service. “I could not ask for of business,” he recalls. “Then you proceeded with whatever a better team of technical people across the department who task you had at hand, whether that was working on motor support me and help me with the things I may not know,” he controllers or repairing signal generators to get the alarms back explains. “They do nothing but make me look good every time I to the plant. You were a jack-of-all-trades.” have to present to City Council.” Combined with his technical skills, this experience enabled Although he now spends a large proportion of his day in Drew to learn the process of water and wastewater as a meetings, Drew still enjoys getting out to watch crews at work. technician rather than an operator. “Process control is my “It is hard to keep me away from the plants and the field,” he expertise,” he notes, adding taking courses in environmental says. “That part, I miss very much.” science during his Bachelors degree was also beneficial. As It is an interesting comment, coming from a man who spent time progressed, Drew had the opportunity to fill in as an the first years of his career literally down in the sewers, all while operator on an emergency basis. completing a Bachelor of Arts with a major in political science. Then in 1989, he was promoted to the position of Plant Drew grew up in New Jersey, where he spent his high Superintendent of Maintenance and Operations, overseeing the school years training in electronics and the mechanical trades. distribution system, pumping stations, tanks, communication systems, and mechanical processes across all the water treatment plants. By that time, he had an A Certificate as a Water Operator. He later earned his C Well Certificate as well as CB&I Designs & Builds award winning various maintenance certifications. Steel Water Storage Tanks “I learned the business of operations primarily through my expertise in process control and systems integration,” explains Drew. “The fun part of coming up like that is being elevated potable storage needs able to marry technology to the process and science of water treatment.” Don Nason tel: 678-935-3652 Throughout the 1990s, Drew led the efforts to have [email protected] Greensboro’s plants refitted with Ethernet and digital www.CBI.com/water integration, and rewired with Programmable Logic Controllers, in preparation for the implementation of a modern supervisory CB&I · 3600 Mansell Rd. Ste 230 · Alpharetta, GA 30022 · USA control and data acquisition (SCADA) system.

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“I could not ask for a better team of technical people across the department who support me and help me with the things I may not know.”

The task proved challenging. All the instrumentation and His current position is also keeping him very busy. sending devices designed in the 1960s had been mechanical, Greensboro is the third largest city in the State of North with no electronics whatsoever. “While other cities and utilities Carolina and the Water Resources Department is the were landing computers on desks for office automation, we fourth largest utility, encompassing water, wastewater were busy putting the data highway in plants that were 40 to and stormwater services for 100,000 active water and 50 years old,” recalls Drew, adding that much of the work was sewer accounts. “We have a 50-year supply and much done with internal talent. “In the early part, we designed our own longer if we take care of it,” says Drew. Drinking water is panels and, in some cases, built them, putting in rudimentary provided from two conventional filtration plants supplied components. It took several years to go through hundreds if not by a three-lake reservoir system. Greensboro has water thousands of devices, system-wide.” interconnect contracts with three neighboring systems Since then, these SCADA systems have been improved and can purchase up to 6.39 MGD from the Piedmont and rehabilitated two to three times over. At the same time, the Triad Regional Water Authority for which Greensboro is department now has four electronics technicians to take care of the largest investor. Greensboro also purchases a 2.0 instrumentation. MGD take or pay minimum up to 5.0 MGD from the City In 2001, Drew was promoted again, this time to Water Supply of Burlington to the east and a 0.5 MGD take or pay Division Manager. “That involved everything from the lake to the minimum up to 4.5 MGD from the City of Reidsville to the tap,” he recalls. In total, he oversaw the work of 50 employees, north. including those in operations, the laboratory and the regulatory The department encompasses 385 people, most of part of the division. whom are full-time benefited employees. Set up as an Then in 2010, Drew was recruited to the Operations Division. enterprise fund within the City of Greensboro, Water With his maintenance background and his ability to work with Resources is completely revenue-supported. crews combined with his interpersonal skills and leadership, Despite a busy schedule, Drew still finds time to teach he was an ideal choice for the job. As Operations Manager, he a Precision Instruments Course at the Maintenance and oversaw 168 employees involved in everything from construction Technology School, a function he assumed while serving and maintenance to meter services and water and sewer lines. as Chair of the NC AWWA-WEA’s Plant Operations “The Operations Division has a diverse team providing reliable and Maintenance Committee. He was one of several service, often under difficult circumstances. I found that area instrumental committee chairs whose work led to the to be challenging and that was where I was planning to end my creation of the school. Over the past five to six years, career and retire.” a program has been developed in concert with the But fate had other plans. When the position for Director of American Board of Certification, which also sets the Water Resources came up, Drew decided – at the last minute – exams. To date, three levels have been rolled out, with the to throw his hat in the ring. After all, he reasoned, the interview curriculum for Level Four now complete so that the first process would be good practice in case he wanted to apply Level Four exam can be administered in 2013. for part time work after he retired. “I did it for the experience,” The Maintenance and Technology School has he confirms. A rigorous process, the interview involved a peer now trained and certified hundreds of mechanics and review, encompassing three days of problem solving and role technicians statewide. playing, including presenting a budget to a board and conducting Drew knows first-hand the value of technical a meeting with staff. certification and training. “I had lots of good opportunities No one was more surprised than Drew when he finished in the and people who trusted me and my technical skills along top three. Then when he was offered the position, he decided to the way,” he says. “It has been a good ride.” accept. “It was never my goal to climb up the ladder,” he says, Not that he is ready to hang up his gloves quite yet. “just to try and do a good job and be as technically astute as Although he talks about one day spending more time with possible. I always focused on my own self-development to make his family (he recently became a grandfather), his ham sure I stayed current.” radio and his 27-foot cruiser, there is no firm retirement In fact, Drew’s only regret is that, despite two attempts, he has date on the horizon. Nonetheless, he knows that when the been unsuccessful in completing his Masters degree in Public day comes, his beloved boat will be waiting for him at the Affairs. Multiple year droughts and eldercare responsibilities since dock in Oriental, ready to take him out onto the Pamlico 2009 have precluded his accomplishing this goal so far. Sound and onto another chapter of a life well lived.

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Portrait of Mike Osborne: Living Life to the Fullest

n December 1, 1998, Mike family,” recalls Osborne. Besides, after While at W.K. Dickson, Osborne also Osborne turned in his Master’s three years of chemistry in high school, four served for some time as Lincoln County’s Othesis. In the two weeks years of chemistry and biology in university utility engineer. He built the county’s that followed, he took his ﬁ nal exams, and five years of working in a chemistry lab, hydraulic model and reviewed all the plans defended his thesis and prepared for his he was more than done with chemistry. submitted by developers. At the same wife’s birthday as well as for Christmas. Relocating to Charlotte, where his time, he helped city managers understand On December 28, he started a new job wife accepted a position as a structural the strengths and weaknesses of their with W.K. Dickson. His ﬁ rst son was born engineer, Osborne was ready to consider water systems. He also helped update the on December 29. “I do nothing half-way,” other options. With the job market less than infrastructure in the water plants through laughs Osborne. “I jump in with both feet.” conducive to his continuing in chemical such measures as redoing the filters. Indeed, it is that kind of enthusiasm laboratory work, the die was cast. “I did a This was one of countless projects that led him to his current position as lot of research on what interested me at the on which Osborne enjoyed working. “I Regional Manager for McKim & Creed. time and then started to take classes in the learned a tremendous amount working Growing up in Delaware, the youngest of engineering program at UNC Charlotte,” he for the project managers who were in 12, Osborne spent countless hours in the says. The year was 1997. place when I came on board at W.K. creek behind his house, catching crayfish By 1999, Osborne’s career as an Dickson,” he recalls. “They taught me how and minnows. “I have always been engineer was well underway. Over the to mentor, how to give enough rope that intrigued by the natural world,” he admits. next five years at W. K. Dickson, he you learn without hanging yourself. I have “I was enthralled by sea creatures, birds worked his way from engineering intern to tried to apply that approach throughout and wild animals.” project manager. A lot of his work involved my career.” Mentoring is something he still In high school, Osborne attended assisting clients in obtaining grant and loan enjoys immensely. a vocational/technical program where funding for projects. He enjoyed helping In 2005, he joined his friend and he studied to become a laboratory smaller, financially-challenged communities mentor Joe Stowe – the former director of technician. “I had chemistry three periods secure the funding they so desperately Charlotte-Mecklenburg – at CH2M HILL. a day five days a week,” he recalls. needed. “They made me an offer and gave me The program also included a co-op His work took him from Concord to some opportunities that I would not have component for which Osborne worked at the western portion of North Carolina. “I had otherwise,” says Osborne. Hercules, a chemical manufacturing firm learned a lot,” he recalls. “It was a great One of those opportunities involved in Wilmington, Delaware. experience.” performing stream and bank restoration. He continued his studies at Campbell One notable project involved installing In the fall of 2005, two hurricanes swept University in Buies Creek, North Carolina, a 30” water main along NC Highway 49, along the spine of the Appalachian where he was also involved in cross- which connects Charlotte to a number of Mountains. After the storms, Osborne and country as well as track and field. “I was smaller communities. Because the Highway his team from CH2M HILL were hired by first a chemistry major and then I switched 49 corridor was being expanded, there was four counties to manage 200 stream bank to biology,” says Osborne. significant pressure to design and install repair sites for a total of $11-$12 million of Nonetheless, after graduation, he went the line before the start of Department of construction. back to work as a bench chemist, this Transport (DOT) construction. “The other “There were a lot of great people at time at a firm in Raleigh, NC that tested driving force was the opening of the new CH2M HILL,” he notes. “At the same time, water and soil samples for companies that Cabarrus arena,” recalls Osborne. “They it was pretty exciting for me to be up in the reported to the Environmental Protection needed water.” Fortunately, he was no mountains, among the streams, spending Agency (EPA). “I quickly realized it was stranger to accomplishing a great deal in a time with nature. It was a stressful but not a career on which I could support a short time. wonderful challenge.”

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Despite a very full working life, Osborne has always made time to serve his profession, his community and his church.

Then in 2008, Osborne accepted a of the Board of Trustees and is currently has successfully completed the Wood position a McKim & Creed. As Senior serving as Vice-Chair. Badge training course for leaders in the Project Manager, he is helping build the Osborne proudly sports his golden Boy Scouts of America. He and his two practice, assisting with several important shovel, which was awarded to him by the sons, aged 10 and 13, are also involved in projects and working with local area clients Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers Scouting for Food, restocking the pantry in North and South Carolina. He has also (5S) in 2010. “It was quite an honor to be for Loaves and Fishes of Charlotte, a helped with business planning in Nashville, recognized by the 5S,” he says. program that collects and supplies food to Tennessee and Augusta, Georgia. In He also enjoys a longstanding people in crisis. August 2009, he became the Regional association with the Professional Engineers With such a busy life, what keeps Manager for the Water Business Group out of North Carolina (PENC), having worked Osborne going? His answer: a 5:00 a.m. of Charlotte. his way through the chain of command at run four to five times a week. Thanks to Despite a very full working life, the local chapter and held several offices this regular training, he recently completed Osborne has always made time to serve at the state level. Currently, he sits on the a marathon in 3:31. But then that should his profession, his community and his PENC’s Education Foundation, which gives be no surprise for a man who once earned church. He joined the AWWA right at out scholarships to engineers. a degree, had his first child and started a the beginning of his career, and has In the community, Osborne is involved new job all in the same month. After that served on several committees, including in his church as well as with Scouts. An marathon, running the Charlotte Thunder Program and Government Affairs. For Assistant Scout Master for the troop Road Race must have seemed like no several years, he has been a member in which his children are members, he sweat at all.

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Plant Spotlight: Westside Wastewater Treatment Plant High Point, NC

Information provided by: Tim Fitzgerald, Wastewater Plants Superintendent, and John Hodges, Wastewater Plants Manager Article created by: David Hamilton, PE / Malcolm Pirnie/ARCADIS (NC AWWA-WEA Plant Operations & Maintenance Committee)

General • Fine screen system The detailed description of these The High Point Westside Wastewater • Manual bar screen processes is as follows: Treatment Plant (WWTP) began opera- • Grit removal system 1. The influent waste stream enters the tion in 1929 and is located west of High • Odor control system Plant from the collection system where it Point and north of Thomasville, NC. The Primary Treatment is screened via a mechanical bar screen. plant discharges to Rich Fork Creek, a • Flow equalization basins (two); total Screenings are deposited on a conveyor tributary of the Yadkin River. One of two capacity of approximately 3.0 MG belt and transported to a self-dumping wastewater treatment facilities owned and • Primary clarifiers (two): circular, center hopper. operated by the City of High Point, the feed; 70’ diameter, 12’ depth 2. One of four VTSH influent pumps lifts plant provides sewer service to a popula- Secondary Treatment the incoming flow from the wet well tion of approximately 28,000 consisting of • Bio-filter: 70’ diameter, 20’ synthetic to the top of the preliminary treatment approximately 75% domestic wastewater media depth facility (PTF) where gravity flows through and 25% industrial wastewater. Designed • Conventional activated sludge with fine two fine screening devices where for 6.2 MGD, the facility treats 4.1 MGD bubble diffused air (three basins); total smaller solids are captured and removed on average and has a maximum monthly capacity 2.3 MG via an auger and screw conveyor. average flow of 4.6 MGD. The annual • Alum feed (phosphorous precipitation) 3. The screenings conveyed to a 22-yard facility operating cost is between $1.4M • Secondary clarifiers (two): circular, roll-off container. and $1.5M. center feed; 90’ diameter, 14’ depth 4. Screened influent then passes through • Rotary drum thickener (Parkson) the grit removal process where a stirred- Treatment Processes • Sludge dewatering centrifuge grit vortex system settles out the influent The key Westside treatment processes are • Effluent filters (five): deep bed and removes the grit. The grit is then as follows: • Ultraviolet light disinfection system: two pumped to two grit classifiers where the Preliminary Treatment channels; four banks of 40 lamps each water is separated from the grit and the • Mechanical bar screen (Trojan UV 4000) grit is conveyed to the roll-off container. • Vertical turbine solids-handling (VTSH) • Effluent pump station flood pumps The grit and screenings are then hauled pumps (four) (four); 100 HP each (Fairbanks Morse). to a landfill by a private contractor.

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Monitoring and Control Westside uses a SCADA system to monitor and control certain processes and process equipment, to maintain maintenance records, print daily reports, and manipulate process parameter/equipment set points.

Expansions and Upgrades The original 1929 plant was later expanded in 1959 and 1986. High Point completed a phased upgrade in 2009 (preliminary treatment facility) and 2012 (effluent filters, effluent pump station, rotary drum thickener, UV channel addition, and plant flood berm). The next phase is planned for 2013-2015 to be able to incrementally expand the capacity initially to 8.2 MGD, then to 10 MGD. This latest phase includes additional aeration basins, a blower and nitrified recycle building, renovation of the air diffuser system, installation of mixers on the new aeration basins, Rotary Drum Thickener construction of a new secondary clarifier, 5. An odor scrubber fan pulls air from tank. The remainder of the concentrated renovation of existing primary clarifiers and the influent wet well, sludge holding mixed liquor in the secondary clarifier is secondary clarifiers, and the installation of a tanks, chemical feed room and PTF pumped back to the head of the aeration new process water filtration system. building. Scrubber air is passed through basins for reseeding. Challenges a two-stage scrubber tower system Slaked lime is used for alkalinity adjustment Efﬂ uent Filters where sodium hypochlorite and sodium in the aeration basins, and liquid alum is A long-term challenge has been maintaining hydroxide chemically remove hydrogen used for phosphorus precipitation. The treatment through the effluent sand filters. sulfide gas (H2S). system is comprised of two 10,000-gallon The original effluent filters were traveling 6. The treated waste stream then flows by alum storage tanks and three feed pumps. bridge filters. The media was comprised of gravity to the primary clarifiers where a The secondary clarifier effluent flows by 11 inches of sand on top of a one-inch po- two-to-four-hour detention time allows gravity to the wet well for the effluent filters rous plate. The porous plate was attached to settling and subsequent removal of where it is then pumped to each of the five the top of a fiberglass frame through which biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and filters. The effluent from the filters flows by the backwash pump directed the backwash total suspended solids (TSS). The settled gravity to the UV disinfection channel where water. Backwash was an almost continual sludge is pumped to the sludge holding it is disinfected using UV light. UV disinfected process with semiannual cleaning with tank where it is eventually dewatered effluent then flows into the UV wet well caustic being required during the last few via a centrifuge, then transported to the and then to the effluent pump station. Final years of the life of this process. The recent Eastside WWTP to be incinerated and effluent then flows by gravity to Rich Fork construction of the deep-bed filters has ef- disposed. Creek. fectively eliminated effluent filter flow-through 7. The primary clarifier effluent flows by Two process water pumps are located and effluent treatment problems. The plant gravity to the bio-filter recirculation pump in the UV effluent wet well. These pumps is now meeting all of its National Pollutant station where a portion is pumped to supply water to a water storage tank. This Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) the bio-filter and the remainder flows by non-potable water is used for the lime slaking permit parameters. gravity into the aeration basins. operation, yard hydrants, equipment seal 8. The bio-filter effluent flows by gravity back lubrication, and for effluent filter backwashing Loss of Nitrifying Bacteria to the head of the aeration basins. The via two backwash pumps located in the Another recent problem the plant faced aeration basin effluent flows by gravity to effluent pump station. involved the loss of the nitrification process. the two secondary clarifiers. Activated There are four flood pumps in the effluent When collection system line cleaning was sludge (mixed liquor) is allowed to settle in pump station to pump any effluent unable performed by an outside contractor, the the secondary clarifiers where a portion is to gravitate from the pump station (due to chemical used in the collection system wasted to the rotary drum thickener where high receiving stream flow) out and into the appeared to affect the plant’s nitrifying the sludge is thickened to approximately receiving stream, thereby preventing flooding bacteria. In order to revive the nitrification 3.5% and pumped to the sludge holding due to flow backing up into the plant. process activated sludge, mixed liquor

32 NC Currents Winter 2012/13 Click Here to return to Table of Contents Plant Spotlight was hauled by tanker truck from the Continuing Education necessary training, and employ corrective Eastside WWTP to the Westside WWTP The six hours of annual continuing educa- action as needed. and discharged into the aeration basin. tion required by the State for operators to Superintendents are also encouraged After fortifying the Westside process with maintain their license is paid for by the city. to attend the monthly Safety Coordinator’s approximately 35,000 gallons of transferred meetings, and participate in ‘tailgate’ activated sludge, the nitrification process Health and Safety training sessions for their employees at returned to normal after a couple of weeks of Employees are afforded the opportunity least every two weeks. acclimatization. to engage in weight loss programs, health screenings, lunch and learn sessions, and Unique Attributes Personnel personal fitness challenges. LMS Safety The City of High Point has always been Staff Training features online safety training and proactive in regard to improved methods of Operations and Maintenance staff include is required for all employees on an annual wastewater treatment and process control. 24 personnel: eight shift operators, two relief basis. The Westside WWTP has been at the same operators, one chief operator, one plant The City of High Point has incorporated location serving the same area since 1929, superintendent, two maintenance personnel, a direct approach to safety via a Safety yet it has grown to meet the demands of eight lab employees (one male, seven are and Health Division with a director and changing population and environmental female) and two administrative staff (both Executive Safety Committee. The Director regulations. Plant processes have been im- female). The plant is staffed 24/7; operators oversees the implementation of safety proved upon through the use of proven and work 12-hour shifts (7am – 7pm or 7pm – and health policies, incident investigation, even prototype systems. The current facility 7am) on a 5/2 split schedule. Shifts rotate facilities inspection and coordination of incorporates the latest in technology with every 28 days. Maintenance personnel are monthly Safety Coordinator’s meetings. automation and SCADA control for almost on site Monday through Friday, eight hours Safety Coordinators are appointed from all plant processes and process equip- a day. each plant or division. They must complete ment. With the completion of the pending expansion the Westside Plant will become Staff Development an Occupational Safety and Health a biological nutrient removal facility. This will Wastewater Operator Schools are an Administration (OSHA) approved safety ensure that future NPDES limits regarding opportunity provided for plant operators course, perform an annual audit and review nutrient removal can be met and the envi- to advance their State level wastewater of training needs for their assigned area(s) ronment will continued to be protected. certifications (paid for by the city), with merit and develop training plans as required, pay increases for each certification level and communicate with Safety and Health Contact information for more on the achieved. for any assistance needed. Coordinators High Point Westside Wastewater must also remain aware of incident trends Treatment Plant Leadership Training occurring within their departments, ensure Tim Fitzgerald, Wastewater Plants Super- Classes were recently offered for director personal protective equipment (PPE) is intendent ([email protected] level, emerging leaders, and frontline staff. available and properly used, facilitate and 336-822-4784).

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Annual Conference Summary

The 92nd Annual Conference was a they were ready. Wednesday’s forum Many people and organizations were memorable success, with over 1,200 water discussed Hydro-Fracturing: Implications recognized for their achievements through- and wastewater professionals and 154 for Source Water Protection & Treatment. out the conference. (See the following pages exhibitors throughout North Carolina arriv- If you were unable to attend, or would for a list of award winners.) Among those ing in Raleigh on November 11 to kick off like to review a paper presented at the recognized were the 5-S inductees who the event. The conference was held at the conference, most papers are available continued the tradition of collecting money Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, NC. on the Annual Conference page of www. for the Carol Bond Scholarship. Their efforts Three days of educational and rec- ncsafewater.org. earned $1,694 to add to the annual scholar- reational activities provided the perfect There were plenty of activities for at- ship fund. backdrop for exchanging ideas. Attendees tendees with a competitive spirit, including Thank you to everyone who attended, gained a national perspective from guests the addition of the Process Control Event to and to everyone who coordinated the Rosemary Smud, AWWA 2012-2014 Vice the annual Operations Challenge. See the conference, including the exhibitors and President, and Rick Warner, P.E.. Water list of winners for the golf tournament, pipe sponsors. (See pages 43 and 44 for lists of Environment Federation Treasurer. tapping contest, operations challenge, and exhibitors and sponsors.) Working together, Papers presented during technical best tasting water contest on the following we created a great conference! sessions on Monday and Tuesday gave pages. attendees the opportunity to learn from Attendees gathered at The Oxford for a Mark your calendars now and others’ experiences. Technical sessions raffle benefitting the NC Safewater fund and plan to join us for the 93rd were treated to free desserts and live music running all day with no formal lunch break Annual Conference, November allowed attendees to attend even more from Ray Cox. A total of $8,799 was raised sessions and stop for a buffet lunch when for the NC Safe Water Endowment Fund. 10-13, 2013 in Concord, NC!

Rick Warner, National WEF Treasurer, Incoming Chair Jackie Jarrell Rosemary Smud, National AWWA Vice- speaking at the Gavel Gala. and Outgoing Chair John McLaughlin. President speaking at the Opening Session.

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Conference at a Glance

1st Place Pipe Tapping Team - City of Concord Smokin’ Bits. Student Poster Contest 1st Place Winner: Tate Rogers, NCSU.

2nd Place Pipe Tapping Team - Town of Apex Team I. Student Poster Contest 2nd Place Winner: Allison Reinert, NCSU.

3rd Place Pipe Tapping Team - City of Raleigh Tarheel Tappers. Student Poster Contest 3rd Place Winner: Mehrnoosh Eslamiamirabadi, NCSU.

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Conference at a Glance

1st Place Operations Challenge Laboratory Event – Slayers from CMUD Team Flow Motion from MSD Buncombe County took ﬁ rst place in several and Union County Public Works (William Higgins, Ben Silvers, Chris Operations Challenges events including Process Control, Collections, Love, Travis O’Leary and coach Hank Lewis). Maintenance and won the overall competition (Jason Brigman, Gilbert Karn, Jason Price, Shaun Armistead and coach Ben Reeves).

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Award Recipients

Collection System of the Year Kasey Monroe Golf Tournament Large System: MSD Bumcombe County Outstanding Service Award 1st: Mike Dillard, WC Equipment Sales Medium System: Orange Water & Sewer George Simon, McKim & Creed Dave Williams, WC Equipment Sales Authority Frank Bland, Airvac Arthur Sidney Bedell Award Mike Hager, Charlatte of America Select Society of Angela Lee, CMUD 2nd: Jeff Cruickshank, Hazen & Sawyer Sanitary Sludge Shovelers (5S) Christie Putnam, City of Concord Crystal Broadbent, Hazen and Sawyer William D. Hatfield Award Scott Hunneycutt, Union County Bob Fritts, CMUD Kim Neely, Charlotte Mecklenburg Neal Gaston, Union County Melinda King, City of Greensboro Utilities Department 3rd: Eric Williams, HDR Engineering Don Safrit, Secure Resources, PLLC Mike Richardson, CFPUA Wastewater Lab Analyst Award Chris Thompson, City of High Point Wastewater Collections Angela Boswell, City of Rocky Mount Keith Pugh, City of High Point Operator of the Year Thomas L. Johnson, City of Raleigh George Warren Fuller Award Closest to the Pin William Dowbiggin, CDM Smith Roy Whitaker, EMA Resources WWTP Operations & Maintenance Excellence Award Kenneth J. Miller Clay Shoot East Region: City of Goldsboro WRF Water For People Award High Overall Shooter: Eric Davis Central Region: North Cary WRF Kraig Kern, W.K. Dickson High Overall Female Shooter: West Region: Jimmy Smith WWTP, Kathleen Tedder Boone, NC Donald E. Francisco “A” Class Winners Educator of the Year Award 1st: Alan Oldham WEF Life Members Dwight Lancaster, 2nd: Mark Landis Eric L. Rogers NC Rural Water Association 3rd: Andrew Wilson “B” Class Winners AWWA Silver Water Drop Safe Water Maintenance 1st: Chris Little Thomas W. Murr, Jr., Michael S. Acquesta, Technologist of the Year Excellence 2nd: Michael Kirby Thomas M. Spain, Timothy E. Shaw Dell Harney, City of Greensboro 3rd: Scott Darnell

5S Committee and inductees: Bill Brewer, Terry Houk, Mark Wessel, Asheville Copperheads Womens Pipe Tapping Team. Thurman Green, TJ Lynch, Mike Osborne, Jon Lapsley, Melinda King, Don Safrit, Bob Fritts, Crystal Broadbent.

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Best Tasting Water Contest Men’s Pipe Tapping Collections Systems Event 1st: Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities 1st: City of Concord Smokin’ Bits 1st: Flow Motion Franklin WTP 2nd: Town of Apex Team I 2nd: Slayers 2nd: Cary-Apex WTP 3rd: City of Raleigh Tarheel Tappers 3rd: Predators 3rd: (tie) Durham Brown WTP & Process Control City of Asheboro Women’s Pipe Tapping 1st: Flow Motion 1st: Asheville Copperheads Student Poster Contest 2nd: Slayers 1st: Tate Rogers, NCSU 3rd: Predators 2nd: Allison Reinert, NCSU OPERATIONS CHALLENGE 3rd: Mehrnoosh Eslamiamirabodi, NCSU Overall 1st: Flow Motion Laboratory Events Carol Bond Scholarship Recipients 2nd: Slayers 1st: Slayers College & University 3rd: Predators 2nd: Flow Motion Student Scholarships 3rd: Predators Alma Beciragic, Queens University

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Award Recipients

Past recipients of the George Warren Fuller Award: Steve Shoaf, Les Hall, Past recipients of the Arthur Sidney Bedell Award: Steve Shoaf, Trille Michael Richardson, Kasey Monroe, Barry Gullet, Robert Walters, Pam Mendenhall, Les Hall, Kasey Monroe, Barry Gullet, Pam Moss, Howard Moss, A.T. Rolan, Joe Stowe, Don Francisco. Kimbrell, A.T. Rolan, Angela Lee, Joe Stowe, Don Francisco.

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The 419 Group, LLC Ford Hall Company Inc. Precon Corporation ABBA Pump Parts & Service Frazier Engineering P.A. Preferred Sources Inc. Advance Enterprise Systems GHD Consulting Services Inc. Premier Water, LLC Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. Hach Company Primary Flow Signal, Inc. AMD Solutions, Inc. Hanson Pressure Pipe Raynor Environmental Enterprises Anchor Industrial Sales, Inc. Harco Fittings Red Flint Sand and Gravel Atlantic Process Sales, LLC Haskell Redzone Robotics Atlantic Valve & Equipment, Inc. Hayes & Lunsford Electric Rivers and Associates, Inc. Beck Sales And Engineering Co. Motor Repair, Inc. Roberts Filter Group Beijer Electronics Heyward Inc. Rodders and Jets Supply Co. Bio-Nomic Services, Inc. Heyward Instrumentation S&ME, Inc. Burnett Inc. HOBAS Pipe USA Salmons Dredging, Diving & Carolina Management Team, LLC Hydrostructures, P.A. Marine Construction Carolina Pumpworks, LLC Infosense, Inc. Sealing Systems, Inc. Carotek Inc. Insituform Technologies, Inc. Severn Trent Water Purification, Inc. CB&I Inc. Interstate Utility Sales Inc. Sherwin Williams Centurion Construction Company, Inc. Johnston Inc. Soil Plus Charles R. Underwood, Inc. Kemira Southern Environmental Systems, LLC Clearwater Inc. Kemp Inc. Spectrashield Liner Systems Combs & Associates Inc. Kimley Horn & Associates, Inc. Sterling Water Technologies LLC Control Instruments Inc. KL Shane Inc. Synagro Covalen Kruger Inc. TC&M Systems, Inc. The Crom Corporation Logan Clay Products TenCate Geotube Custom Controls Unlimited Inc. Marziano & McGougan, P.A. Tnemec Daparak Inc. McGill Associates Trihedral Engineering Limited Dehn, Inc. Mechanical Equipment Company UL LLC Dixie Electro Mechanical Services Inc. Midland GIS Solutions Univar USA Dorsett Technologies North Carolina Rural Water Association USABlueBook Duncan-Parnell, Inc. Pace Analytical Services, Inc. Vaporooter Eagle Microsystems, Inc. PC Construction Water Loss Systems, Inc. Eason Diving & Marine Contractors Pencco, Inc. WC Equipment Sales EMA Resources, Inc. The Perkinson Company Willis Engineers Environmental Operating Solutions, Inc. Pete Duty and Associates, Inc. Xylem, Flygt Products Esco Products, Inc. Petroleum Recovery Services Zorn Equipment Sales EW2 Environmental Inc. Pittsburg Tank & Tower Maintenance Co.

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SOURCE WATER:

GOOD BAD UGLY

SECTION CONTENTS: Asheville’s Watershed and Good Water Quality 48 Fact and Fiction About Hydraulic Fracturing 52 Sharing the Sources 56 From Controversy to Commitment 60 Protecting the Water You Drink 64 Source Water: Will We Have Enough 68 SOURCE WATER GOOD BAD UGLY Asheville’s Watershed and Good Water Quality — No Accident

By Stephen Shoaf, City of Asheville Water Resources Director

he protected watershed has played heat and humidity of lower elevations. Today, the City of Asheville Water Re- T an important part in the growth and In the early 1900s, Asheville was cited sources Department (WRD) takes pride in uniqueness of the City of Asheville and as the place for recovery from medical the exceptional quality water it produces. surrounding communities. It has been a conditions, most notably leading to the The emphasis on quality begins with the vision of the Asheville Water Resources establishment of numerous sanitariums water collected in the city-owned water- Department (WRD) to provide the highest for the treatment of tuberculosis. sheds, which is treated and piped to the quality drinking water to its service area The City of Asheville covers over 41 customers as finished water. Exceptional since the city ﬁ rst purchased the land in square miles with distinct areas to suit raw water quality enhances economical the early 1900s to protect its watershed. a variety of lifestyle choices. Located in treatment and the elevation of the reser- The region surrounding Asheville was the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, voirs allows for gravity flow of the finished settled in the 1700s. By 1797 there was Asheville is the largest city (population water to the city. The WRD is achieving a sufficient population to incorporate an 78,813 in 2011) in western North Carolina, the primary vision of providing the highest existing town (Morrisville) into Asheville, and the center for government, education, quality drinking water while managing the which was named after North Carolina commerce, medicine, recreation, and water enterprise in the most economical Governor Samuel Ashe. Asheville became entertainment in the region. Asheville and fiscally responsible manner possible. an important crossroad for the transport attracts many tourists, producing an The WRD supplies potable water to of goods to market. In 1883, the city economic impact of $729 million in 2010. approximately 125,000 residents and began a rudimentary water system by The region offers an ideal location for 4,200 commercial customers in the capturing spring water and piping it to second homes and vacation homes, 183-square-mile service area. The service the center of the city. The city became which contribute to increased water area includes portions of Buncombe and a popular location for escaping from the system demand. Henderson Counties and provides a regular water supply to the City of Asheville, the Town of Biltmore Forest, the Town of Black Mountain, and the Woodfin Sanitary Water and Sewer District. In addition, the city has connections for emergency water supply to the City of Hendersonville and the Town of Weaverville. The water system has approximately 55,200 metered water connections and includes three raw water sources, three water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 44 million gallons per day (MGD), and a distribution system consisting of approximately 1,650 miles of water lines, 35 booster pump stations, and 39 pressure zones. The treatment facilities produce an average of 21 MGD. The WRD’s annual operating budget is approximately $33 million. What does this exceptional resource mean to the city and region? Commercial and residential development is attracted to A tributary of Lake Burnette. areas that have adequate water supply and

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treatment capacity. Recently, the adequate supply of high quality water combined with a favorable business climate have attracted two nationally recognized breweries wanting to expand in the eastern United States. These projects are bringing development worth over $282 million, and a promise of over 225 full-time jobs and many part-time jobs to the Asheville area. Before these announcements, Asheville was already known for the many craft breweries located here. The city and surrounding area are a popular destination for tourism and the enjoyment of food, art, and entertainment. The high water quality contributes to the experience that has become Asheville. A recent indicator of the importance of the city’s watersheds to economic development was the filming of major scenes for the popular movie The Hunger Games within the watershed. The economic boost from this project was felt in all sectors of the economy within our region.

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The protected watershed has played an important role in the growth and character of the City of Asheville.

Because of the protected watersheds in the State of North Carolina. By choosing Because the existing agreement was writ- and the pristine quality of the run-off from the location of the watershed in the Black ten in 1996, the City of Asheville has engaged these lands, the City of Asheville’s water- Mountains, the city’s forefathers selected legal counsel to determine if the conservation sheds are classified as WS I sources. The an area with relatively high rainfall totals and easement meets the current policy desires of contrast in the clarity of the water collected ample snowfall in the winter. the city; if it is detailed enough to meet current in this watershed compared to a typical Almost 30 years later, after a severe legal standards of practice; and if the permit- Piedmont stream is striking. The lack of drought in 1950, the North Fork Reservoir ted activities are described in sufficient detail to soil-disturbing activity eliminates the sedi- went on-line as the Burnette Reservoir, allow effective implementation of the conserva- ment problems that are typical in basins named after a prominent family displaced tion easement. with agricultural and development activities. by the reservoir’s construction. A modern There are several tasks that will be part of The water in the tributaries and reservoirs water treatment facility was completed in the conservation easement review: supports a diverse population of organisms 1977 and this facility has had several major 1. Identify the policy issues related to including wild trout. A great variety of plants, upgrades since that time, most recently in ownership and management of the insects, birds and mammals can be found 2009 - 2010. watershed property as a drinking water in the surrounding watershed. There has supply watershed. not been a recent comprehensive biologi- Review of the 2. Seek guidance from the Asheville City cal survey, but past surveys have identified Conservation Easement Council regarding the identified policy multiple endangered species. n 1996, the Asheville City Council issues and how the conservation easement I authorized Mayor Russell Martin to should reflect the desires of the Council. History enter into an agreement titled Asheville 3. Propose modifications to the conservation uring the timeframe of 1900 to 1902, Watershed Conservation Easement with the easement document to clarify the D the city developed a water intake on Conservation Trust for North Carolina, a non- conservation policy issues and address the Swannanoa River, east of the city, and profi t corporation located in Raleigh, NC. The questions about the implementation of the constructed two 16” pipelines to bring water conservation easement was established for conservation easement. Any modifications into the city. In 1903, this water supply went the preservation and protection of the land in would require acceptance by the on-line providing water to the city. By 1910, its natural, scenic, and open space condition Conservation Trust of North Carolina. another intake was constructed on the for water supply, scientifi c, educational, 4. Deliver a modified conservation easement Swannanoa River, but droughts highlighted charitable, and aesthetic purposes. The document for City Council consideration the need for a more reliable source. conservation easement restricts and limits and approval. The city’s vision led to the acquisition of the use of the North Fork and Bee Tree The protected watershed has played an im- the lands to set aside a protected water- Watersheds. Per the agreement, the City of portant role in the growth and character of the shed. In 1915, the city appropriated funds to Asheville must: ensure that the watersheds City of Asheville. As a result of the stewardship purchase land in what is now the Bee Tree will be retained forever in its predominantly of this resource, the links to public health, the Watershed. By 1927, the city had purchased natural, scenic and forested condition; success of water treatment processes, tourism, over 20,000 acres in the Bee Tree and North protect native plants, animals and plant and economic development are clear. Citizens Fork Watersheds, and had completed the communities on the watersheds; and of Asheville point to the pristine watershed Bee Tree Reservoir. The region had been prevent any use of the watersheds that with pride for the vision and the diligence that logged in the 1800s and 1900s to provide will signifi cantly impair or interfere with the combine to make this resource important to the forest products and to make room for conservation values of the watershed. The region, the state, and the nation. agriculture. The logging activities included conservation easement was granted without the area now contained by the Asheville Wa- fees or other forms of compensation. As a ABOUT THE AUTHOR tershed. Following the city’s purchase of the specifi c benefi t, preservation of this large Stephen Shoaf is the Director of Water watershed, there has been little disturbance tract of land protects the viewshed of the Resources for the City of Asheville. He has of the land, and the watersheds are almost Blue Ridge Parkway as it crosses the city- over 32 years of experience in the water and entirely forested. A prior forest cover survey owned watershed. wastewater field. Steve has been a member of of the North Fork section revealed that most A copy of the 1996 Asheville Watershed NC AWWA-WEA since 1985. He has served of the area is occupied by mixed deciduous Conservation Easement may be found at the Association as a speaker / teacher, as a vegetation. Buncombe County has the high- www.ashevillenc.gov/water under the section member of multiple committees, on the Board est rainfall total (wettest) and the driest areas entitled General Information. of Trustees, and as Chair of the Association.

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By Ben Wright, Hazen and Sawyer

ollowing ratiﬁ cation in July 2012 of the Hazen and Sawyer has worked on have been paraphrased from various F Clean Energy and Economic Security the issue of hydraulic fracturing and its reports and news stories followed by our Act in North Carolina, the state is now potential effects on water utilities for nearly technical assessment of the validity of the in the process of developing rules and five years, since the Marcellus Shale gas statement. We hope you find this useful in regulations for using hydraulic fracturing deposit first started making headlines. following along as the state works through (fracking) for shale gas development. Our work to evaluate potential impacts developing regulations. Hydraulic fracturing has enabled has given us the opportunity to interact development of natural gas resources with regulators, researchers and industry Hydraulic fracturing across the US, but many are concerned representatives from Texas, Oklahoma, uses a fraction of the about environmental risks (Figure 1). Colorado, Pennsylvania, New York, as well water of other sectors, As such, fracking is highly controversial as at the Federal level, and has allowed us including public water supply: and has vehement supporters on both to see how the industry has evolved, even ou may have seen a chart similar to sides of the issue. Between the overly over this short time. Y Figure 2 that shows mining-related rosy picture from proponents and overly We have put this article together to water use as a small fraction of overall dire predictions from opponents, it is give our colleagues in the water industry water use for the state. Even after fracking unfortunately difﬁ cult to get clear, straight a quick snapshot of the technical details commences in an area, the percentage answers about the true risks. Water behind some of the common claims of annual water use will still be very small utilities have a critical responsibility to associated with fracking and provide some relative to other uses. This is essentially protect public health and need the best additional, utility-specific resources to correct when comparing average annual use, information on how to plan for impacts help stay abreast of this dynamic issue. but the statement overlooks two key aspects and make decisions. Below are a series of statements that of water use: timing and consumption. The timing of inflows and withdrawals throughout the year is critical to balancing available storage with user needs. Extra withdrawals during periods of low flows or drought have the potential to impact existing uses for water supply, including agriculture and recreation, as well as aquatic habitat and fisheries. Furthermore, as much as 75% of the water injected during hydraulic fracturing remains underground, and most of the water brought back to the surface is either reused or injected deep underground for permanent disposal. Therefore, nearly 100% of the water used for hydraulic fracturing is consumptive, as compared to the far smaller evaporative losses for other uses. In most cases, modest regulations limiting withdrawals during periods of drought, or when existing uses are impacted, would prevent nearly all potential water supply Figure 1: North Carolina is the newest in a growing number of states with shale gas impacts from additional water needs for resources (source: US Energy Information Agency). fracking.

Click Here Click Here 52 NC Currents Winter 2012/13 to return to Table of Contents to return to Table of Contents SOURCE WATER GOOD BAD UGLY Only a small percentage 2005 and 2009, signatories of the of frack fl uid is chemicals agreement had injected 32.2 million and most are food-grade: gallons of hydraulic fracturing fluids t has been widely reported that only containing diesel fuel. Instances like I 0.5 to 2.0% of frack fl uid consists of this severely impact the public’s trust chemical additives used to control fl uid in the industry to follow through with properties during the various stages voluntarily disclosures. Despite the of the fracking process. Though the fact that oil and gas companies would proportion of chemicals in fracturing like to protect their chemical formulas fl uid is indeed low relative to the large from competitors, the volume and amount of water required, the mass of potential toxicity of chemicals warrants regulatory oversight to prevent toxic Figure 2: Percentage of average fresh chemicals is signifi cant (Table 1). At water use by sector in North Carolina 0.5% concentration, a single well will chemicals from being released into the (source: US Geological Survey). require roughly 82 tons of chemicals, environment. at 2% it increases to over 300 tons. Hydraulic fracturing is exempt Whereas many of the chemicals are from the Clean Water Act: Additive Volume (gal) Weight (lbs) food-grade, most, such as acids, onstructing gas wells can require as biocides, lubricants, solvents, etc., much as fi ve acres of disturbance for Acid Additive 20,000 178,000 C are toxic and have resulted in fi sh kills the well pad, roads, and utility lines (Figure and livestock deaths when spills have 3). Applicability of the Clean Water Act Corrosion Inhibitor 4,200 31,122 occurred. (CWA) to storm water discharges from The gas industry has worked to oil and gas development has evolved Friction Reducer 3,000 26,490 improve its track record for being considerably over the last number of years. forthcoming with information on Based on language in the 2005 Energy Acid/Solvent 2,500 24,150 chemicals injected during the fracking Policy Act, the Environmental Protection process. However, in 2003, the largest Agency (EPA) originally exempted oil and Scale Inhibitor 1,500 14,550 oil and gas service companies entered gas facilities from needing a National into a Memorandum of Agreement Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Biocide 1,200 9,744 with the EPA, voluntarily eliminating (NPDES) permit for uncontaminated storm diesel fuel from frack fluid. Following water discharges, including exempting Table 1: Volume and weight of chemicals a request for information in 2010 by sediment discharges from facilities during for a four million gallon frack fl uid mixture the EPA, it was revealed that between (source: Halliburton) construction and site prep. This exemption was taken to court and overturned, requiring EPA to revise the rule. The current exemption is that oil and gas facilities do not need an NPDES permit for uncontaminated storm water runoff or discharges, but do need an NPDES THE WOOTEN COMPANY permit for any land-disturbing construction. Polluted discharges have never been exempted and are illegal. For over 75 years we’ve provided quality engineering, planning and architectural services across North Carolina. Just imagine what we can do over the next century!

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Click Here Click Here www.ncsafewater.org 53 to return to Table of Contents to return to Table of Contents SOURCE WATER GOOD BAD UGLY There has never been a creek bed two miles from the site. given tens of thousands of fractured a documented case of Subsequent investigation by the state wells. The most common seismic groundwater contamination revealed that errors on the part of issue related to hydraulic fracturing from hydraulic fracturing: the driller had mobilized pre-existing is the occurrence of increased s this statement is phrased it benzene via existing subsurface earthquake activity due to deep well A is essentially true, but there fractures. As this incident illustrates, injection of wastewater, which has have been numerous documented the problem is not necessarily that been reported by the US Geological cases of groundwater (and surface frack fluid will migrate into potable Survey (USGS) to have substantially water) contamination from natural groundwater aquifers, but that the increased earthquake activity in the gas development that employs process of drilling and fracturing central and eastern US in the last hydraulic fracturing. The fact that the disturbs the confining layers and alters 20 years. In North Carolina there is contamination is not directly related flows regimes leading to movement not a history of deep well injection to the fracking itself is of little comfort of poor quality groundwater and of wastes, so it is diffi cult to know to water utilities. The two primary gases away from current locations at this time if there is the geologic methods of water contamination are and potentially into groundwater potential for injecting gas well wastes spills at the surface and subsurface resources. Pre-drilling investigations underground. migration of gases and fl uids of subsurface conditions (existing underground. Spills can result in acute fractures, ground water quality, shallow It is diffi cult to treat impacts from large spills and also long hydrocarbons, etc.), verification of natural gas wastewater: term chronic impacts, as small volume casing integrity prior to fracturing racking wastewater tends to spills slowly increase the background operations, and monitoring during Fhave high dissolved solids (up concentration of contaminants in the fracturing operations, all with sufficient to 100,000 mg/L), heavy metals, environment. agency oversight, are necessary to synthetic organic chemicals and, Subsurface migration can be help prevent adverse subsurface in the case of the Marcellus Shale, particularly problematic because, once impacts. radionuclides. Whereas treatment subsurface flow regimes have been is possible, frack wastewater is altered, it can be a difficult problem Hydraulic fracturing completely incompatible with to mitigate. One telling example is causes earthquakes: municipal wastewater treatment. the Schwartz 2-15B Well in Colorado, hile it is possible for Domestic sewerage plants are where there was a problem in the Wearthquakes to be caused designed to reduce nutrients and vertical portion of the well. A number directly by fracking, it is exceedingly biological oxygen demand while of days after the fracking was finished, rare; only two known occurrences inactivating pathogens. Not only can a benzene seep was discovered in have been documented worldwide the constituents in frack wastewater (salts, biocides, synthetic organic compounds, etc.) potentially disrupt biological treatment processes, municipal plants do little more than dilute these contaminants. Traditionally, oil and gas wastewa- Specializing in ter has been injected deep under- Water and Wastewater ground, but the eastern US lacks the geology for sufficient underground injection capacity. Initially, the industry began turning towards treatment and surface discharge, but that resulted in a number of surface water contamina- 10700 Sikes Place tion problems, particularly in Penn- sylvania. The industry then shifted to Charlotte, NC 28277 recycling and reusing the wastewater 704.377.9844 for subsequent frack jobs. Many companies now purport to recycle 100% of their wastewater, though many still www.willisengineers.com ship to injection well facilities in other states.

Click Here Click Here 54 NC Currents Winter 2012/13 to return to Table of Contents to return to Table of Contents SOURCE WATER GOOD BAD UGLY Summary all of the current work in this area that prepared by Hazen and Sawyer rom a water utility perspective, would be relevant to water utilities. and Leggette, Brashears, and Fthe introduction of natural gas However, we have listed a few resourc- Graham. New York, NY. http:// development into a watershed has es that will help provide more detailed www.nyc.gov/html/dep/pdf/ signifi cant potential to degrade source information and background for water natural_gas_drilling/12_23_2009_ water quality through land disturbance, utilities interested in this topic. final_assessment_report.pdf chemical spills, wastewater discharges, • Cooley, H. and Donnelly, K. 2012. • AWWA, AMWA, and NACW Joint and the subsurface migration of Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Statement. 2012. Hydraulic Fractur- contaminants. Public drinking Resources: Separating the Frack ing - Protection of Drinking Water water supplies are heavily regulated from the Fiction. Pacific Institute. Supplies.http://www.awwa.org/ because of the critical role utilities Oakland, CA. http://www.pacinst. files/GovtPublicAffairs/GADocu- play in protecting public health. State org/reports/fracking/full_report.pdf ments/AWWAStatementHydraulic- regulators need to work with water • Wright, B.W.; Pyke, G.W.; FracturingJune2012.pdf utilities to develop a strong regulatory McEnerney, T.J.; Getchell, F.J. framework prior to allowing hydraulic 2011. Hydraulic Fracturing Issues ABOUT THE AUTHOR fracturing, and then provide suffi cient and Research Needs for the Water Ben Wright, PE is a Senior Principal En- staff to carry out the necessary Community. Water Research gineer at Hazen and Sawyer. He provides oversight. Over the past few years Foundation. Denver, CO. http:// modeling and analysis for water resources many states with long histories of www.waterrf.org/Pages/Projects. management, infrastructure design, and oil and gas development, including aspx?PID=4301 utility vulnerability assessments. He holds Colorado, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, • New York City Department of an MS from Johns Hopkins University and and Texas, have revised and updated Environmental Protection. 2009. BS from Virginia Tech. the environmental protections in their Impact Assessment of Natural 1 regulations. It would be benefi cial Gas Production in the New York Hydraulic fracturing using fluid that does not contain diesel fuel is exempt from the Safe Drink- for North Carolina to adopt similar City Water Supply Watershed ing Water Act Underground Injection Control (UIC) regulations and learn from mistakes Final Impact Assessment Report, Program and does not require a UIC permit. made in other states. As with any complex industrial PROVIDING YOU WITH EXCEPTIONAL process, mechanical failures, human errors, and accidents are inevitable. ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS SINCE 1940 The goal, however, is to minimize the potential for adverse outcomes to an acceptable level in order to balance our need for both energy and water resources. Furthermore, the cost of maintaining the watershed environment during development should be borne by the gas industry and not the utilities and their ratepayers. The recommendations presented in the North Caro- lina Department of Environment and Natural Resources report (http://portal. ncdenr.org/web/guest/denr-study) are the bare minimum, but much more is needed to effectively regulate hydrau-

lic fracturing. It is our hope that these recommendations do not get reduced or thrown out, but are instead strength- 1301 Industrial Drive ened, based on sound science, as Matthews, NC 28105 the state moves towards updating its 704-847-2100 regulations to allow the practice. Research into hydraulic fracturing and its impacts is evolving rapidly, so www.mechequip.com — email: [email protected] there is no document that summarizes

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By The Jordan Lake Partnership, Don Greeley, Interim Chair

he Jordan Lake Regional Water The Partnership’s tenets are to work col- ted anonymously, compiled by Triangle J T Supply Partnership (Jordan Lake laboratively to enhance the Region’s water Council of Governments staff and shared Partnership or JLP) recently completed supply resources by optimizing existing with the originating systems. The feedback a rigorous peer-review of the long-range resources, conservation and efficiency, in- gained through this process was critical water demand projections of its 13 terconnections, and coordinated planning in providing an objective basis for further partner systems. During the collaborative and development of future resources. review and refinement of each partner’s effort, the partners shared best practices water demand projections. for projecting water demand growth, The Peer-Review Partnership members represent diverse prompting several water systems to Process Facilitated Information communities and water systems. As an upgrade their data collection and reporting Sharing Among the Partners example, three systems have major univer- capabilities. The end result was an overall n line with these objectives, the sities as customers; however the impact downward revision of projected regional I Jordan Lake Partnership undertook a of each of the university’s water use on water supply needs for each decadal thorough peer-reviewed regional planning the respective systems varies dramatically. time step in the planning exercise. This effort to generate water supply demand For that reason, the peer-review was not application of review, discussion and projections through the year 2060. intended to promote a common or ‘cookie evaluation yielded a total reduction of 10%, The planning process provided several cutter’ approach; however the methodolo- or about 40 million gallons per day (MGD) opportunities for the partners to exchange gies employed had to withstand the scru- in 2060. Participating systems agree that constructive feedback about the estimation tiny of the Partnership and ultimately the the peer-review process greatly improved methodologies and assumptions scrutiny of the North Carolina Department the quality of the Triangle Regional Water embedded in water supply demand of Environment and Natural Resources - Supply Plan and should be used as a projections. Initially, each partner prepared Division of Water Resources (NC DENR- model for future planning efforts. a detailed projection for its system and DWR or DWR). Some partners used the Historic droughts – experienced presented this at a JLP meeting, during feedback to identify gaps in their data between 2001 and 2008, in the Triangle which all the peers asked questions and collection capabilities and to refine their region and beyond – accelerated the need offered feedback about base data and usage assumptions and/or projection ap- to evaluate water supply planning on a projection assumptions. proach. The revised plans were assembled regional basis. In response, local jurisdic- Following the meeting, the individual in the Triangle Regional Water Supply Plan: tions and water systems in the Research system plans were distributed to each Volume I Regional Needs Assessment Triangle Region created the Jordan Lake of the partners for scoring on a range of (final document March 8, 2012) with each Partnership, in 2009, to jointly plan for metrics, such as data credibility and meth- partner signing off on the content of the sustainable and secure water supplies. odological rigor. The scores were submit- document.

Jordan Lake Partnership • Town of Apex • Orange County • Town of Cary • OWASA • Chatham County • Town of Pittsboro • City of Durham • City of Raleigh • Town of Hillsborough • City of Sanford • Town of Holly Springs • Wake County • Town of Morrisville

Click Here Click Here 56 NC Currents Winter 2012/13 to return to Table of Contents to return to Table of Contents SOURCE WATER GOOD BAD UGLY The Peer-Review Process Produced Numerous Beneﬁ ts at the Regional Level ccording to Mike Schlegel, Water A Resources Program Manager at the Triangle J Council of Governments and project manager for the water supply plan, the peer-review process accomplished a number of objectives. First, the partners responded positively to the increased level of internal scrutiny and the impact on data quality was unmistakable. As one partner observed, “…if we are all going to put our names on it [the Triangle Regional Water Supply Plan], then we want to be assured that it contains credible information.” Improved data quality will greatly assist the NC Environmental Management Commission’s Round 4 Jordan Lake Allocation process and facilitate DWR’s review of water supply plans within the Employing a peer-review process resulted Region. in reducing the Jordan Lake Partners’ Second, the peer-review established a common understanding of the assumptions projected water supply demands by 40 and methods used in water supply demand million gallons per day in 2060. projections. The process ultimately built a shared sense of confidence and credibility in the collective regional water projections and forged additional trust among the partners. “We understand each other’s systems much better and the assumptions each of us are making in our projections,” another Leaders in participant noted. “This trust building is a crucial component for our collaborative endeavor to be successful.” delivering value. Third, the peer-review process forced the partners to look at usage rates as a region. Some systems were proud of their low use rates, demonstrating how usage pat- Achieving a clear vision of the future Water terns had changed over the past decade in often depends on understanding Wastewater response to drought conditions, education where you’ve been. Our water and efforts and tiered pricing. Other systems Reclamation & Reuse environmental experts have helped were able to leverage this information to Biosolids & Residuals communities come together through make downward revisions in their usage Stormwater assumptions for the future. innovative design, lasting ingenuity, and “Nothing like this had ever been done a commitment to preserving natural Environmental in our region,” noted Schlegel, “and we resources. Let us help you take a closer Geotechnics received positive feedback from all the look at tomorrow’s possibilities. Tunneling Partners regarding the value of the peer review process for improving their own projections and for really being able to Raleigh 919.859.5000 understand both how and why different Offices Worldwide | www.jacobs.com approaches or assumptions were used by other systems.”

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The Peer-Review Process In preparing for the peer-review, Pitts- own. Information shared by larger systems Had a Positive Impact in boro estimated that nearly 30% of its total helped Pittsboro plan for the impact of Individual Water Systems: raw water used for various system process future growth, evaluate its base data in The Pittsboro Experience needs, such as distribution system flushing the context of broader usage rate trends, ollowing the peer-review process, the and treatment plant filter backwash, was and learn from others’ experience with F Town of Pittsboro updated its water unbilled. In response, officials instituted a water conservation and efficiency efforts. billing software program for the ﬁ rst time in program to meter the portion of water used [The collaborative effort also uncovered a a decade to better facilitate data collection for flushing the distribution system. Pend- formerly unidentified potential emergency and analysis. Improvements in data quality ing the results of the program, Pittsboro interconnection.] beneﬁ t the partnership; improve the Cape is considering modifications to its flushing Fear Hydrologic Model; support those protocol and leak detection program. The Peer-Review systems that are participating in Round As a smaller water system, Pittsboro Process Is a Model for Future 4 of the Jordan Lake Allocation process benefited from the Partnership’s resources, Regional Planning Efforts and will facilitate the Department of Water including its members’ expertise and rom the initial data requests, through Resource’s (DWR’s) review of Triangle water supply planning work that Pittsboro F the production of the Triangle Region water supply plans. would have been unable to afford on its Regional Water Supply Plan, and well into the next phase of the planning process, the Partnership members demonstrated a remarkable commitment to collaboration and excellence. By the end of the process, Sewer Rehabilitation Design the group was able to reduce the projected Asset Management average daily water supply demand for Sewer Flow Monitoring 2060 by 40 million gallons. “The peer review process was the single most SSES Services valuable component for getting everyone on the same page during the planning Frazier Engineering is ready to process,” said Ed Holland, Planning help you find and repair collection Director for the Orange Water and Sewer system problems, reduce SSO’s Authority. and improve capacity. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 6592 Bob White Trail Don Greeley is the Director of the City of Stanley NC 28164 Durham Department of Water Manage- 704.822.8444 ment and the Interim Chair of the Jordan Lake Partnership. www.frazier-engineering.com For more information on the Jordan Lake Partnership visit www.jordanlakepart- nership.org

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By Barry Gullet, Director, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utility Department

en years ago, the 18 municipal water meetings with countless working lunches, from the new fees back into protecting T systems that rely on the main stem completion of more than 30 detailed and improving the reservoirs. The water of the Catawba River as their supply environmental and operational studies, and utilities proposed that they should have a source were quite comfortable with the the skills and knowledge of the stakehold- voice in determining the fee amount and assumption that there would always ers and facilitators, a Comprehensive controlling how the funds would be used. be plenty of free, fresh water at their Relicensing Agreement (CRA) was created. Duke was agreeable to this concept and disposal. Conventional wisdom was that The CRA described licensing terms that months of work went into developing a the river ﬂ ow was bountiful and the 11 the stakeholders agreed would provide comprehensive outline of how it could be impoundments, constructed by Duke mutual benefits to many of the competing implemented. Energy and its predecessors over the interests. In the end, a provision in the CRA previous 100 years, would be more than Early in the FERC relicensing process, proposed the creation of a new entity that adequate for everyone. As the story goes, Duke Energy informed the stakeholders would be comprised of the owners of a series of unfortunate events quickly of its intent to do like many other hydro public water intakes on the reservoirs, the changed this idea and led to a partnership project owners, and begin charging us- river reaches influenced by the reservoirs, that is fortunately having a positive impact ers a fee for water withdrawn from the and Duke Energy. The members of this on the future of water in the heart of North reservoirs. The region had enjoyed ‘free’ new entity, including Duke Energy, would and South Carolina. water for many decades. Several systems pay annual dues proportional to their water The first unfortunate event was a deep built intakes on the river years before the withdrawals. The dues would fund projects and pervasive drought that lasted from reservoirs were constructed and asserted developed and approved by the new entity. 1998 through 2002. As lake levels dipped their rights to free water withdrawal. Duke As long as a water utility continued to be and drought conditions prevailed, consum- Energy contended that federal and state a member in good standing, Duke agreed ers poured water on withering fescue legislation, as well as other factors, autho- not to pursue whatever rights it may (or burning in the hot sun. The Catawba River rized the withdrawal fees regardless of the may not) have to assess water withdrawal basin began to dry up and show serious water suppliers’ contentions. Duke’s an- fees. Also, the annual dues proposed stress in ways many folks would not have nouncement of upcoming fees met heavy would be much lower amounts than the previously believed possible. For the first resistance and was even ridiculed by news withdrawal fees pitched earlier by Duke. time, many folks began to wonder if run- media and editorial cartoons. Duke’s intent Another game-changing event during ning out of water might really be possible. was clear and serious, and the water utili- the FERC relicensing process was the Even while the 2002 drought per- ties quickly realized the potential changes completion of a first-ever Water Supply sisted, Duke Energy was working hard to that water withdrawal fees would have on Study for the Catawba-Wateree River prepare for a process most water supply their customers. Needless to say, many Basin. This complex study achieved sev- professionals only experience once in of those involved sought legal advice and, eral important goals. First, 50-year water their career, if at all. The 50-year operating while those legal opinions continue to be usage forecasts were developed for all license for eleven very important reservoirs closely held, the general consensus was user categories. This data, along with 75 was going to expire in only six years and that a prolonged legal battle was imminent years of historical hydrology, was used for the renewal application had to be filed with if the question of withdrawal fee author- a comprehensive basin model that would, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ity was going to be decided. The stakes for the first time, predict the safe yield of (FERC) in 2006. Preparing the FERC li- of this legal battle would be high and far the river. The game changer came when, cense application would include a massive reaching, regardless of the ruling. contrary to earlier thoughts, the model pre- stakeholder process that would involve To everyone’s credit, civil discussions dicted the safe yield could be reached by about 80 different organizations and more between the parties continued and were 2048. The implications of having no water than 160 people along the 220-mile-long very productive. In result of the discus- system capacity to support new economic basin. After three years of frequent all-day sions, Duke agreed to invest the revenue development beyond 2048 were dire, and

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the implications became a call to action • Lugoff-Elgin Water Authority, SC Side Committee works on strategy and for Catawba-Wateree River Basin water • Mooresville, NC plans to understand, recognize, and alter systems. • Morganton, NC water usage trends; while a Drought The CRA, including the provision to cre- • Mount Holly, NC Preparedness Committee develops ate the new entity, was approved by nearly • Rock Hill, SC basin-wide drought response and com- all of the stakeholders, and Duke submit- • Statesville, NC munication plans in anticipation of the next ted the CRA as part of the new license • Valdese, NC drought. application to FERC in August of 2006. • Duke Energy Groundwater levels were seen as an Little did anyone know that yet another The CWWMG wasted no time getting important indicator of drought status, yet unfortunate event was on the horizon. work started. The purpose of the group is there were only three reliable groundwater The drought of 2007-2009 was even to identify, fund and manage projects that level monitoring wells in the entire Catawba deeper and drier than the 2002 event. This help extend and enhance the capacity Basin. The CWWMG partnered with the time, however, there was a big difference. of the Catawba-Wateree River to meet United States Geological Survey (USGS) The CRA included an agreed-upon drought human water needs, while maintaining the and the Centralina Council of Governments response plan referred to as the ‘low inflow ecological health of the waterway. Between and developed a five-year plan to upgrade protocol,’ or ‘LIP.’ Since the new FERC the studies and research completed dur- and increase the number of monitoring license had not been issued, implementa- ing the FERC relicensing process and the wells, so there would be a total of 10 wells tion of the LIP was voluntary but it was issues identified during the recent drought in strategic locations throughout the basin. nonetheless put into action with very good periods, there were some obvious needs. USGS provided $181,000 to supplement results. While the LIP is a story in itself, one The CWWMG organized into three CWWMG funds for construction, and CW- of the benefits was that it helped solidify standing committees that manage three WMG committed to ongoing operation and the partnership and working relationship aspects of the Catawba-Wateree River maintenance costs of the network. USGS between the Catawba-Wateree River Basin basin and develop plans and projects re- has completed all of the new wells, which water suppliers and Duke Energy. lated to each. The Supply Side Committee are producing data that is publicly available In December 2007, the Catawba- focuses on the resource itself; the Demand in real time through the USGS website. Wateree Water Management Group (CW- WMG) was formed as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation in North and South Carolina. This followed a year of meetings and good work by the potential members and attor- neys to develop the structure and bylaws of the new organization. At that first meeting, the CWWMG approved a first-year budget of about $150,000 and a five-year strategic operating plan, and elected a slate of officers. According to the bylaws, only Duke Energy would pay dues the first year. For the next four years, the bylaws locked in dues for all members to create annual revenues of about $550,000. The members of the CWWMG are: • Belmont, NC • Charlotte, NC • Camden, SC • Catawba River Water Supply Project (Union Co., NC / Lancaster Co., SC) • Chester Metropolitan District, SC Gastonia, NC • Granite Falls, NC • Hickory, NC • Lenoir, NC • Lincoln County, NC • Long View, NC

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For the first few years, the non-profit WMG proposed this tailored collaboration intakes, reducing water demands, and organization tackled a number of projects, project to the Water Research Founda- raising target water levels in the reservoirs. but also took time to get business and option, in conjunction with a consultant The project team concluded that tem- erating practices more firmly established. team selected by the CWWMG. Through peratures will increase in this region and Contracts were developed for administra- a substantial matching grant, research- the increased temperatures will increase tive and project support, a website was ers compared the methodology used to evaporation from the reservoirs. Evapora- developed, insurance coverage was ob- determine the safe yield of the Catawba to tive loss was already significant, but will be tained, and financial management policies methodologies used in similarly complex, increased in future modeling, as a result of were put into place. multi-purpose river systems across the this project. As the CWWMG continued to mature, world. The project then worked to identify The most ambitious and comprehen- projects have become larger and more actions that could increase safe yield in sive project initiated by the CWWMG to ambitious. The CWWMG takes advantage such river systems and how they could be date is a Basin-wide Water Supply Master of its non-profit corporate status to enter applied to the Catawba. Finally, the project Plan. Phase I of this project engaged a into cost sharing and grant funding agree- explored the potential impacts of climate consultant team to develop the scope of ments and to apply for funding from private change on safe yield projections and how work for the Plan, prepare a public involve- charitable foundations. These efforts have those impacts could be incorporated into ment plan, identify gaps in data needed been quite successful and have enabled hydrologic models. for the Plan, prepare cost estimates and the region to leverage local funds to com- The project team concluded that the identify potential funding partners. This plete much needed, meaningful work that methodology used to project the safe yield work resulted in a schedule of about 18 would have otherwise not been possible. of the Catawba compared very well to months to complete Phase II, at a cost of One such project nearing completion is similar efforts across the world. A number about $1.3M. An anticipated third phase the Defining and Enhancing the Safe Yield of potential yield-enhancing strategies will expand the project scope to include of a Multi-Use, Multi-Reservoir Water Sup- were identified and quantified for the water quality. The Master Plan will incor- ply, Water Research Foundation Tailored Catawba, including re-routing wastewater porate and build upon results from several Collaboration Project #04304a. The CW- plant effluent discharges, lowering critical other projects already completed by the

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CWWMG, such as the Safe Yield Research When completed in 2013, the Wateree River. As previously noted, Project, Sedimentation Rate Study, Water Master Plan is expected to become the there have been many opportunities Demand Benchmarking Study, and Lake- keystone for water resources planning for Group members to stumble and front Irrigation/Smart Controller Study. in the Catawba-Wateree River Basin. even walk away in the face of difficult The same consultant team engagement Likewise, the process used and the times. However, the CWWMG has has been continued into Phase II, which is relationships built and reinforced by the remained intact and is thriving – a true currently under way. In this phase, grant Master Planning process could easily testament to the importance placed applications were prepared and submitted. solidify the CWWMG as the River Basin on this shared water resource and The CWWMG could fund all of Phase II, Planning Organization for the Catawba. to the group members’ commitment but the work schedule would have to be While traditional planning work by to collaborative leadership. The next extended well beyond an 18-month time- the Councils of Government, local challenges will be to further engage frame. This is where another one of those government planning departments, and with the public and to trigger and ‘unfortunate events’ turned into a positive state regulatory agencies is under way, support development of the political factor. The event was the legal suit filed by concurrent with the CWWMG Master will for local and state governments to South Carolina against North Carolina that Planning, the Master Plan pushes take the necessary steps to sustain the was accepted as an Original Jurisdiction water resources planning far deeper. viability of the region’s water supply. Case by the US Supreme Court. Again, Traditional planning often accepts For more information about the this event could easily be the subject of historical trends as the basis for Catawba-Wateree Water Management an entire article, as South Carolina alleged forecasting water needs. By contrast, Group and their projects, please visit that North Carolina’s water apportionment the CWWMG Master Plan seeks to www.catawbawatereewmg.org. laws resulted in North Carolina getting too identify action steps to change those much of the water in the Catawba River. historic trends and to develop the ABOUT THE AUTHOR: The positive turn came when the two support needed for the public to Barry Gullet is Director of Charlotte- states reached an out-of-court settlement accept the changes. Mecklenburg Utility Department. A that provided for each state to contribute In summary, the Catawba-Wateree UNCC graduate, he is a PE and has funding specifically to the CWWMG for pe- Water Management Group grew received AWWA’s Fuller Award and the riodic updates to the hydrologic modeling unexpectedly from a water rights Water Environment Federation’s (WEF’s) of the river system. This led to both states controversy. Five years later, the Group Bedell Award. He chaired NC AWWA- becoming funding partners for the Master has established itself as a respected, WEA in 2007 and is currently a WEF Plan project. In addition, the Duke Energy capable partnership that completes Delegate. He has chaired the Catawba- Foundation has offered a very generous meaningful work to further the benefits Wateree Water Management Group grant to the CWWMG to be used on this the region receives from the Catawba- since 2007. project. While several grant applications are outstanding, these funding commitments allow work to proceed as planned. A critical objective of the Master Plan is to produce an actionable, practical strategy to substantially extend the time before the safe yield of the Catawba is reached. Attaining this objective will require developing a sense of ownership, a sense of urgency, and public and political action Providing specialized environmental engineering on the plan over an extended timeframe. A consulting to the Water Sector and Public Works strong public input process is one strategy community for over twenty years the CWWMG and the project team is using to achieve these goals. A Stakeholder Advisory Team has been established with Security Evaluations and ■ most of the members representing other Emergency Response Planning Construction Dewatering Design large constituents, who have a wide variety Charlotte, North Carolina ■ Comprehensive Stormwater Permitting of interests in water resources. The Stake- 1-800-395-5220 ■ AASHTO Certiﬁ ed Geotechnical Laboratory holder Advisory Team members will serve Knoxville, Tennessee ■ 1-865-544-5959 Construction Material Testing as a sounding board for the project team, ■ as well as provide a communication chan- www.ShieldEngineering.com nel that will extend throughout the region.

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By Jay Frick and Amy Axon, NC DENR PWSS

ater. Perhaps no other single a public water supply system to provide potential contaminants before they reach W word can capture the attention drinking water. the point of intake. Research indicates it is and concern of so many people in our North Carolina has more than 9,000 more cost effective to prevent contamina- state. We all want safe water to drink sources of public drinking water that tion than to treat a compromised source. As because our health depends on it. We serve more than eight million consumers. a result, the North Carolina Division of Water also realize sustainable sources of water Both ground water and surface water are Resources’ Public Water Supply Section are critical for economic growth and important in our state. Our aquifers provide created the Source Water Protection, or development. One of our most precious water for approximately two million public SWP, program in 1999. The SWP program resources, water is ﬁ nite in quantity and water consumers, while our surface sources is designed to protect ground and surface certainly susceptible to contamination. (lakes, rivers and streams) provide water for water by implementing the following proac- We become anxious when we hear an additional 6.2 million people. It is impor- tive strategies: news articles reporting polluted streams tant to realize that ground and surface water • Maintaining and providing relevant or dry wells. Could our water be next? sources are interconnected. The dynamics technical data; Consumers often ask: What is the of one influence the quality and availability of • Identifying, directing and prioritizing state doing to protect our drinking the other. Both must be protected. funding for environmental projects; water? As individuals, what can we do Protection of drinking water sources • Developing incentive programs to to assist? This article will address these was emphasized by the US Environmental encourage action at the local level; and questions from the perspective of public Protection Agency in the 1986 and 1996 • Serving local communities with drinking water sources. Examples of amendments to the Safe Drinking Water outreach and technical assistance. public drinking water sources are rivers, Act. The conceptual approach included pro- The SWP is the only state program that reservoirs, springs or aquifers used by active protection, which means managing works across jurisdictional boundaries and operates within a non-regulatory framework to protect public drinking water. By A most accounts, the program has been We Know Water effective. The EPA has recognized North Carolina as a national leader that “is considered to be a model for other states” (EPA Quadrennial Report, 2010). Although it will take time to implement multiple layers of protection, positive momentum has been established.

Program Highlights he SWP has fully assessed and T created technical reports for all of North Carolina’s more than 9,000 Small Footprint drinking water sources. The underlying Less Excavation purpose of these assessments is to Integral Valve Vault evaluate the susceptibility of each drinking Rounded Corner Submersible Fast Turnaround water source to contamination. The Pump Stations assessments provide detailed maps of all assessment areas, an inventory of potential www.oldcastleprecast.com/wastewater 888-965-3227 contaminant sources, and an evaluation of

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design innovative strategies that promote drinking water awareness and protection. Since its inception in December 2011, the collaborative has been productive. Mem- bers have adopted an operating structure and developed a mission and vision. Also, the collaborative has started work on two major projects: an awards program to recognize SWP excellence and an education and outreach initiative to encourage local protection efforts. The group’s progress can be tracked through information available on the SWP program’s website at http://www.ncwater.org/pws/swap.

Future Challenges and Opportunities t is valuable to examine some of the I challenges facing our state’s drinking water sources. North Carolina is a beautiful, inviting state that attracts new residents from all over the country. As a result, our Financial incentives exist for drinking water protection projects. This land conservation project in population is growing. By the year 2030, we Lincoln County was ﬁ nanced using a low-interest loan program available through the Drinking expect an additional 2.5 million residents, an Water State Revolving Fund. increase of approximately 25%. Population natural and man-made characteristics that To leverage financial support for drinking growth typically leads to increased can adversely affect drinking water quality. water protection, the SWP program has development, which raises the potential The reports serve as powerful planning tools established partnership agreements to for stormwater runoff (a leading cause of designed to help communities prioritize align priorities with other funding agencies. contamination). Multiple state agencies are and initiate environmental protection efforts. Generally, partnering agencies will assign already deﬁ ning management practices to All of the reports, along with GIS-based priority status to projects located within counteract the pressure from population interactive mapping tools, are free to the drinking water assessment areas. This gives growth, including low-impact development, public and available on the SWP website at the project a competitive advantage and installation of pervious surfaces, and http://www.ncwater.org/pws/swap. increases its chances for funding. Projects conservation of sensitive stream buffers. The SWP provides technical expertise in this category often provide multiple ben- The SWP program coordinates with these and facilitation to assist local stakeholder efits. Not only do they meet the partnering agencies to prioritize and direct best teams with source water protection plan- agency’s objectives, but they also serve to management practices toward drinking ning. The program’s staff has developed protect public drinking water. To date, we water assessment areas. a seven-step process designed to identify have established partnerships with agencies Agriculture is an important industry in and address concerns that are specific that assist in land conservation, stream North Carolina. Traditionally, agribusiness to each community. The resulting plan restoration, agricultural management, has been committed to preserving the empowers local stakeholders to define stormwater mitigation, and wastewater state’s water resources and has worked and customize proactive drinking water infrastructure improvement. These partner- closely with state agencies. The Natural protection strategies. Completed SWP ship arrangements are a cornerstone of the Resources Conservation Service, the Soil plans are typically submitted to the state for SWP program’s success. and Water Conservation Districts, and review and approval. A state-approved plan A new and exciting initiative of the SWP the North Carolina Cooperative Extension can attract support from local officials and program includes creation of the North Service have programs designed to limit funding commitments from other agencies. Carolina Source Water Collaborative. The the impacts of agriculture on water qual- North Carolina communities have embraced collaborative is an assembly of diverse and ity. These organizations are eager to help the SWP planning process to initiate local dedicated environmental professionals who stakeholders identify and solve problems drinking water protection. The state has represent non-profit organizations, university related to agriculture. Issues identified that approved more than 130 SWP plans that programs, state and federal agencies, pro- impact drinking water typically receive high protect drinking water for more than one fessional associations, and regional councils priority for the resources and expertise that million North Carolina residents. of government. The group’s mandate is to can be provided by these agencies.

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By Allan Williams, Schnabel Engineering

sk any of the professionals in the Because of these changes in cus- gathering data on new usage patterns and Awater and wastewater industry about tomer usage, our industry has often been new realistic growth projections to defend the greatest challenges in their line of unfairly criticized for our previous demand fixing the vulnerabilities of our supplies? work and you are likely to receive a wide projections that were based on previous Are we educating our political leaders and range of responses. There is a pretty consumption patterns. Customers have the public to these needs? We cannot good chance that their list will include changed their behaviors, and some large allow expediency and ignorance to place not only addressing non-point pollution industries have made major changes in our communities in positions of water sup- control, but also meeting changing point- their processes or simply left our commu- ply vulnerability. Drought-induced supply source discharge requirements – as water nities. This leaves water utilities with legacy failure would devastate a community in quality standards are steadily ﬂ uctuating projections that can be used to undermine every way possible. Spend a few moments – and ﬁ nding new water supply sources. our credibility when additional supplies are imagining a major city with an empty While all these concerns share a common needed to meet growing needs – needs source. The outlook is very ugly. goal, solving them requires tremendous that take into account actual changes in Water supply professionals are familiar effort and money. usage. If a person opposes growth or with the concept of ‘safe yield’ for supply The first two challenges are addressed expansion of a water utility, these faulty planning of reservoirs. Long-term stream by regulations. The third – finding new legacy projections are wonderful ammuni- data and mass balance modeling are used water sources – can only be addressed tion with which to challenge the argument to determine just when and at what rate by committed professionals who rec- for the updated needs, no matter how of withdrawal a given reservoir would be- ognize the vulnerabilities of our water justified. come exhausted. Usually, one plans for the supplies and are willing to continually Standard engineering practice requires 50-year recurrence or drought of record. educate the public and political leaders a reasonably conservative approach to Most stream records do not predate to the dangers faced if the problems are planning, especially in relation to some- the first part of the twentieth century, ignored. thing such as water supply for which which leads to a stream of questions. To meet the water supply needs of developing new sources and treatment Do we really believe 80 to 100 years of today and tomorrow we have to balance facilities may take many years. Historically, hydrologic data captures what could be the public demand side with the supply projections accommodated reasonable the extremes? Could the documented side, which is limited by the capabilities of or perhaps optimistic growth, as gener- changes in climate (man-induced or not) our systems. In response to water supply ated by economic activity. That growth alter what we can expect? Leaving the stress in the Carolinas and elsewhere, has been absent in practically all of our vagaries of nature for a moment, should system demands have been reduced communities for the last three years, only we be planning to approximately empty per capita through public awareness and further undermining our credibility as we our reservoirs every 50 years? Are we education. Whether by design, through attempt to promote new supply sources. ready to treat the water that would be conservation-based rate structures or But economic recovery has started. at the lowest levels? Are we ready to as a byproduct of the need to raise rates In time, growth will return, if not to some deal with the public assurance that it will to address utility needs (and deal with of the heady rates we saw that helped to begin raining here shortly, as we have reduced consumption with fixed costs), generate the collapse of 2008. How will we great historic records confirming that our economics is reducing the demand side. deal with the new water demands this will supply will be replenished just in time? This is an excellent phenomenon. As we create? Will we proactively seek supply- Simultaneously, we, water professionals, begin to price water in accordance to its side as well as demand-side solutions or will be pleading with all consumers to true value, customers will begin to treat will we be beaten into defensive postures save all the water they can, possibly even this commodity with greater respect, by those who believe we already have all asking them to be patient as the taste and thereby reducing non-essential, wasteful, the water supplies we need if we would odor problems resulting from the low levels and discretionary uses and practices. only practice better conservation? Are we soon become normalized.

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When confronted with the also need to be courageous and be may be available for new or increased questionability of ’50-year safe yield’ – as ready to discuss the vulnerability of reservoir storage. At the same time, a planned near failure rate of 2% in any their community’s supply to drought increased regulatory requirements for given year – some water supply planners conditions. in-stream flows will compete with water defend the concept with the argument It may be that their community is supply needs. As a result, less pristine that we have the ability to back off from already subject to a crippling drought sources will need to be considered than the planned consumption/withdrawals without adding any new customers. Are in the past, along with new technologies through mandatory restrictions. Perhaps we, as water professionals, willing to tell to address emerging contaminant. the validity of that solution should be our political leaders that no, we have Transmission of raw or finished water questioned, considering our customer’s to draw the line somewhere, and that over distances previously thought changing consumption patterns, as they should not allow a new industry impractical will be considered along with already discussed. or subdivision to be built because it interbasin transfer. Much of the reduction in discretionary pushes our supply safety to levels that Opposition either to proposed use has come from irrigation reduction, are not acceptable to us? Drawing that supply solutions or to the growth they the prime target of mandatory line cannot be a surprise. It needs to enable will come in many forms. After restrictions. As customers have already be predicted and reinforced with the all, there will be costs associated with reduced this use for economic reasons, public and political leadership every seeking the new water supplies. In the there is less annual reduction to be chance we have. Otherwise, we will be current environment of water supply squeezed out when drought threatens pushed further and further into putting permitting and development, it is today’s our ability to supply overall needs. unsustainable demands on our limited customers who will bear the burden for Growth in water demand will come. water supplies. solutions that will likely not materialize Water supply professionals need to The obstacles to assuring supply for decades. All of these obstacles only provide good projections of needs, safety are huge. The very growth that reinforce the fact that we need to make based on current and expected demand demands an increased water supply tomorrow’s water supply adequacy, patterns and customer growth. They is likely to consume whatever lands today’s first priority.

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he City of Raleigh adopted a system provides reuse water to a number Given the various changes in reuse Reuse Water System Master of public utilities facilities, a variety of regulations and economic climate since the T Plan in 2007. This Master Plan parks and athletic ﬁ elds, golf courses, and Master Plan was first adopted, the city is set the stage for the construction of a various private customers for industrial currently updating the Master Plan to bet- city-wide reuse system, established to applications. Approximately 18,000 LF of ter reflect current trends and applications. provide highly treated wastewater for 16-inch line is currently under construction Ultimately, the city’s goal is to construct a non-potable purposes. To date, the city (Figure 3), and will bring reuse water reuse system that best meets the needs has constructed over 83,000 LF of reuse to several new customers, such as the of citizens, maximizes their potable water waterlines, a large pump station at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course on NCSU’s sources, and contributes toward the city’s Neuse River Wastewater Treatment Plant, Centennial Campus. Including the pipeline sustainability goals. Of paramount impor- and a 750,000 gallon elevated storage currently under construction, the city has tance is finding the best and highest use tank (Figures 1 and 2). The existing invested over $20 million into the system. for the reuse water being produced.

Figure 1: Reuse pipeline marker in City of Raleigh easement. Figure 2: 750,000 gallon elevated reuse storage tank.

The Sustainability Features align with an issue’s theme, and can include a brief description of a project, report, regulation, guideline, etc. in a paragraph or bulleted format, along with associated pictures, graphs, tables, or charts that provide a more visual overview to the reader. If you are interested in submitting an article or have questions or comments about this addition to our publication, please contact Tom Bach (Communication Committee Chair) at tbach@ wsacc.org or Sherri Moore (Communication Committee Vice Chair) at [email protected]. Figure 3: Ductile iron reuse pipeline with painted stripes.

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n the early afternoon of Septem- Facebook page, representing more than sented by many firms in the engineering ber 15, 2012, a total of 20 people 40 countries. industry such as: W.K. Dickson, McKim & representing the engineering community Because of the success of the original Creed, CH2M HILL, LPA/Michael Baker, stood breathless on the summit of Pikes team’s climb of Mount Kilimanjaro in 2011, Hydrologics, Inc., NCDENR, Withers & Peak in Colorado. At 14,115 feet above the group wanted to continue the effort Ravenel, Duke Energy, Belcan, Gannett sea level, it is one of the highest moun- and bring the climbing experience back Fleming, Deltek, and other supporting tains in the contiguous US, and its icy to the US so more people could partici- companies. slopes proved to be a profound challenge pate. As a result, Climb for Water 2012 Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of for veterans and new climbers alike. The was launched and a much larger group of the team’s accomplishment was the fact final ascent, which began shortly after climbers committed to summit Pikes Peak. that so many reached the summit suc- daybreak, in freezing temperatures, took “Our story from last year got around cessfully. Statistically, only about 60% who a little more than four hours to complete. quickly and the response by other inter- attempt the entire 26-mile circuit will do so Their epic adventure came to be known as ested people was remarkable,” says W.K. successfully. In the case of the Climb for ‘Climb for Water 2012.’ Dickson’s Kraig Kern, founder of Climb for Water team, 20 of the original 21 climbers The Climb for Water initiative began in Water. “After I presented our experience at were successful. early 2011 as a grassroots effort to bring last year’s NC AWWA-WEA Conference, Kern attributes their success rate to the focus and attention to the water and sani- people I did not even know would contact intense training regimen leading up to the tation crisis plaguing developing countries me and ask how they could become part climb, as well as the pacing of their ascent. around the world. From its humble begin- of something like this. My response was “We all trained hard for almost a year and nings as just an idea conceived by a few simple…join the team and let’s save lives then broke the ascent and descent into friends while planning a local camping trip, together.” two and a half days to ensure the great- Climb for Water has gained a remarkable September’s Pikes Peak climb became est level of success,” said Kern. Although following and a firm grip on the engineer- so popular that a waiting list had to be Pikes Peak is not considered a ‘techni- ing industry not only in North Carolina, created. In all, the 2012 team included 21 cal’ climb, it still provided a formidable but around the world as well. Climb for climbers and a host of other local logistical challenge due to the altitude and steep Water has a following of thousands on its support. The climbing team was repre- sections of the trail, some of which often exceed 30 degrees in slope. And despite Twenty of the 21 members of the Climb for Water team successfully reached the summit on the dry summer in Colorado, the peak September 15 (not pictured are two members who arrived 45 minutes later). received 10 inches of fresh snow just two days before the team arrived. Upon completion of their journey, 100% of the money raised benefitted Water For People, a global organization that helps people in developing countries improve quality of life by supporting the development of locally sustainable drinking water resources, sanitation facilities, and hygiene education programs. Since 2011, the Climb for Water campaign has raised more than $29,000 – enough to provide clean water and sanitation facilities to 2,500 people in need.

72 NC Currents Winter 2012/13 Click Here to return to Table of Contents “In this country we use more water to take a shower than an entire family in a developing country will use in a month just to drink and cook with.”

“Until you see suffering first hand like The Climb for Water team also we did during our time in Africa last year, successfully reached its fundraising goal For more information about the it is hard to describe the conditions some for 2012 and has already begun planning Climb for Water initiative and a people face every day. In this country we for the next climb in 2013. According to link to the donation site go to use more water to take a shower than Kern, the next adventure will be the most www.climbforwater.org or get an entire family in a developing country challenging and dangerous event yet. The daily updates from the popular will use in a month just to drink and cook plan is to summit Cotopaxi in Ecuador. At Facebook page at facebook.com/ with,” says Kern. “We are working hard to 19,347 feet above sea level, it is the world’s climbforwater. continue this momentum and hope that highest active volcano and part of the Look for more details of the 2013 Climb for Water will be an annual event. So fabled Pacific Ring of Fire. Its ascent will campaign in the summer 2013 far the outpouring of support has been very mark the highest any single team member issue of NC Currents. inspirational.” has ever climbed.

The ofﬁ cial 2013 logo. The third annual climb Members of the team prepare for their four- Although the climbing conditions were ideal will be the team’s most difﬁ cult and ambitious hour summit attempt after spending the night for most of the ascent, at 13,500 feet, the wind to date. in a base camp at 10,200 feet. began to blow with 30 mph gusts and the air temperature dropped to 35 degrees.

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Submitted by Les Hall, Chair, Endowment Committee

significant event occurred in September 2012. The NC Since this is the last article I will write about the Endowment Safewater Endowment Program marked its third birth- Program, I want to share some of my reflections and some of my A day. There was no fancy party, parade or any other pub- hopes and dreams for its future. lic celebration. However, many of the individuals who contributed There is no doubt in my mind that the establishment of the to the creation of the Endowment Program may have paused NC Safewater Endowment Program will be touted by future for a few moments to reflect on how it has grown over the past water professionals as one of the legendary decisions of NC three years and the potential it has for making a difference in the AWWA-WEA Board of Trustees in expanding the promotion of education of future water professionals. education in the water environment. In just three years and during I am one of those individuals. I have had the honor of being the worst recession since the Great Depression, supporters of involved in the creation of the Endowment Program and being the Endowment Program have increased the assets from the Chair of the Endowment Committee for the past two years. My $50,000 funded by the NC AWWA-WEA Board of Trustees and term as chair ended at the Annual Conference in November. the Public Education Committee in September 2009, to more than $350,000 as of September 30, 2012. Growth of the assets of the Endowment Program will enable it to become a sustainable source of funding for student scholarships and teachers grants. Prior to 2013, NC AWWA- WEA funded these scholarships and grants through donations received during the year and allocations from its annual budget. Even though the Board of Trustees budgeted monies each year, there were concerns about the sustainability of this method of funding. These concerns were resolved by establishing the NC Safewater Endowment Program. Earnings from the investment of the Endowment Program’s assets will provide monies to fund the scholarships and grants. In fact, as the assets of the Endowment Program increase, the earnings will fund more scholarships and grants than the past NC AWWA-WEA funding and maintain a sustainable source of funding. What seemed to be a gleam in Steve Shoaf’s eyes when he was appointed to the 2008 Endowment Task Force will become a reality in the spring of 2013, as the earnings from the NC Safewater Endowment Program asset investments will be awarded as scholarships to students and grants to teachers. This action will solidify the transition from funding these scholarships and grants through NC AWWA-WEA’s annual budget to NC Safewater Endowment Program. NC Safewater Endowment Program was made possible through the generosity of many of our members and firms. I thank each of the donors for their support of the Endowment Program. Their contributions will make a difference in the lives of many students and teachers.

74 NC Currents Winter 2012/13 Click Here to return to Table of Contents When all the pledges of $350,000 are received, the assets than seven years, the Endowment Program would have assets of the Endowment Program will generate between $12,000 of over $1,000,000. Using the same logic as I used herein and $14,000 annually. If we continue to award scholarships before, investing assets of this magnitude would generate about and grants in the amounts NC AWWA-WEA has awarded in $40,000 per year in funded scholarships and grants. At that the past, we will be able to triple the number of scholarships level of funding, NC Safewater Endowment Program would be a and grants that have been awarded in previous years. I am significant provider of scholarships and grants to students and excited about this level of funding, however, the needs are teachers, respectively. The good news is that this level of growth much greater. Based on the NC Safewater Endowment is achievable if each member contributed a small amount each Program Task Force’s review of establishing a sustainable year for the next seven years. source of scholarships and grants funding, I believe the I invited each member to give a gift that will keep on giving. amount awarded to each recipient will have to be increased Your gift to the Endowment Program will be used to fund and the number of applicants will increase. The NC Safewater scholarships to students and grants to teachers; hence, it will Endowment Program can satisfy this increase if the assets keep on giving a sustainable gift in the future. continue to grow. In closing, I want to thank all of the members of NC AWWA- In a previous Every Member Campaign article, I gave an WEA who have supported the Endowment Program, the example of how fast the assets of the Endowment Program members of the Endowment Committee, members of the could grow if every member contributed $30 per year. (That Board of Trustees for funding the work plans of the Endowment is $2.50 per month or less than a cup of coffee at Starbucks Committee and the NC AWWA-WEA staff. I give a special per month.) Given that NC AWWA-WEA has about 3,300 thanks to Lindsay, who has guided me, and members of the members, this level of contribution by every member would Endowment Committee, through the rules and regulations that increase the assets by $99,000 per year. Just think, in less govern Endowment Programs.

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Click Here www.ncsafewater.org 75 to return to Table of Contents CERTIFICATION ERTIFICATION C CERTIFICATION INFORMATION If you have any questions regarding operator/engineering certifi cation and exams ORNER C CORNER please contact the appropriate agency. WATER CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS NC Board of Examiners for Engineers & Surveyors 919-791-2000 1. Which type of distribution system confi guration has interconnected mains? a) Grid system b) Dendritic system c) Arterial-loop system d) Tree system Exam Dates: 4/12/13, 10/25/13 2. Compression fi ttings used with copper or plastic tubing seal by means of a www.ncbels.org a) beveled sleeve. b) compression ring. c) compressed beveled gasket. d) compressed o-rings located at either end of the Responsible for Professional Engineers fi tting’s beveled neck. NC Water Treatment Facility 3. Which thrust control is easy to use, especially in locations where Operators Certifi cation Board existing utilities or structures are numerous? a) Restraining fi ttings b) Tie rods c) Thrust anchors d) Thrust blocks 919-707-9040 http://www.ncwater.org/pws/ 4. The fi rst layer of backfi ll if compaction is required for newly installed pipe should come up to Exam Dates: a) the bottom of the pipe. b) one-third up the bottom of the pipe. 2/28/13, 5/30/13, 8/29/13, 10/31/13 c) the centerline of the pipe. d) the top of the pipe. Responsible for Drinking Water Certifi cations 5. Control systems consist of the following distinct components: (Surface, Well, Distribution, & Backfl ow/ a) signal conditioners and control elements. Cross-Connection) b) signal conditioners, actuators, and control elements. Water Pollution Control System Operators c) signal conditioners, actuators, control elements, and indicators. Certifi cation Commission d) sensors, signal conditioners, actuators, control elements, and indicators. 919-733-0026 Answers: http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/tacu/training.html 1. a) Source: AWWA, Principles & Practices of Water Supply Operations, Exam Dates: Water Transmission & Distribution, fourth edition, page 10. 3/14/13 (Postmarked by 2/12/13) 2. c) Source: AWWA, Principles & Practices of Water Supply Operations, 6/13/13 (Postmarked by 5/12/13) Water Transmission & Distribution, fourth edition, page 416. 9/12/13 (Postmarked by 8/13/13) 3. a) Source: AWWA, Principles & Practices of Water Supply Operations, 12/12/13 (Postmarked by 11/12/13) Water Transmission & Distribution, fourth edition, page 338. 4. c) Source: AWWA, Principles & Practices of Water Supply Operations, Responsible for Wastewater Certifi cations Water Transmission & Distribution, fourth edition, page 343. (Animal Waste, Biological WW, Physical/ 5. b) Source: AWWA, Principles & Practices of Water Supply Operations, Chemical, Land Application, Spray Irrigation, Water Transmission & Distribution, fourth edition, page 229. Collections, Subsurface, and OIT)

WASTEWATER CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS

1. A direct discharge wastewater’s upper temperature limit to a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) is ______, unless permitted otherwise by local, state law: a) 130 °F b) 150 °F c) 160 °F d)165 °F

2. A flow meter for measuring flows in small pipes such as chemical feed systems which utilizes the drag effect on a nearly buoyant float or ball suspended in a vertically mounted tube is called: a) a suspended float flow meter. b) a displaced volume flow meter. c) a vertical velocity flow meter. d) a rotameter flow meter.

3. When should flow equalization be considered probably beneficial to an industrial waste treatment system? When the coefficient of flow or loading rates to the system are: a) 5 – 10%. b) 10 – 20%. c) 25 – 30%. d) 35 – 40%.

4. A preliminary treatment process using static or cascade type screens are especially effective for the pretreatment of: a) fibrous and non-grease bearing wastes. b) emulsified, grease bearing wastes. c) dissolved metal bearing wastes. d) finely divided suspended solids bearing wastes.

5. Water, a neutral solution at pH 7.0, has an equal amount of hydrogen ions (H+) and hydroxide ions (OH-). If a solution has a pH of 5.0, it has ______times more acid than it does at pH 7.0. a) 10 times b) 50 times c) 70 times d) 100 times

Answers:

1. b) 150 oF - Industrial Treatment: A Field Study Training Program, Vol. 1, 3rd ed., page 200. 2. d) Industrial Treatment: A Field Study Training Program, Vol. 1, 3rd ed., page 235. 3. c) Industrial Treatment: A Field Study Training Program, Vol. 1, 3rd ed., page 259. 4. a) Industrial Treatment: A Field Study Training Program, Vol. 1, 3rd ed. , page 273. 5. d) Industrial Treatment: A Field Study Training Program, Vol. 1, 3rd ed. , page 287.

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1. What is the best answer? The flash point of a volatile material is: a) the temperature at which it creates a vapor pressure. b) the lowest temperature at which it can vaporize to form an ignitable mixture in the air. c) the point that it will explode. d) a phenomenon not easily understood.

2. You have been tasked with selecting a flow meter. The flow profile of liquid in the pipe is typically in the transition area between laminar and turbulent flow. Using only this information, which of the following flow meter types would work best? a) A Vortex Shedding flow meter. b) A magnetic flow meter. c) A concentric orifice plate with differential pressure transmitter. d) An externally mounted transit-time flow meter.

3. In a centrifugal pump, the purpose of the lantern ring is to: a) improve pump efficiency. b) provide lubrication to the packing. c) decrease static pressure. d) increase the life of the impeller.

4. A vented bulk tank contains chemical with a specific gravity of 1.26. A pressure gauge on the piping at the bottom of the tank indicates 3.25 psi. How many inches will the tank level have dropped when the pressure gauge reads 2 psi? a) 24.63” b) 34.63” c) 18.63” d) 43.63”

5. What materials are usually in a sacrificial anode? a) Iron, copper, zinc b) Stainless, lead, brass c) Zinc, aluminum, magnesium d) Copper, lead, aluminum

Answers:

1. b) the lowest temperature at which it can vaporize to form an ignitable mixture in the air. 2. b) Mag meters have practically no Reynolds number restrictions (laminar fl ow is defi ned as having a Reynolds number below 2,000 and turbulent fl ow is defi ned as having a Reynolds number above 4,000). Vortex Shedding fl ow meters and Differential Pressure via the orifi ce plate are accurate only with turbulent fl ow. Transit-time fl ow meters can work in both laminar and turbulent fl ow regimes but generally perform poorly in the transition area (between Reynolds number 2,000 and 4,000). 3. b) provide lubrication to the packing. 4. d) Difference in pressure is 3.25 – 2 = 1.25 psi. 2.306 feet (27.7”) of water head = 1 psi. For a liquid of specifi c gravity 1.26: (27.7”) X (1.26) = 1 psi, so 34.9” per 1 psi for this liquid. 34.9” per psi X 1.25 psi = 43.63”, therefore, the level in the tank will have dropped 43.63” when gauge reads 2 psi. 5. c) Zinc, aluminum, magnesium3.

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Team Flow Motion at WEFTEC Division 1 2013 Spring Conference: Operations Challenge First Place: Terminal Velocity, Spring into Operation Virginia Water Environment Association, It is time to shake off the winter chill and Cities of Franklin and Virginia Beach, VA look ahead to warm, sunny spring days Second Place: Liquid Force, Water Envi- at the coast as you make plans to attend ronment Association of South Carolina, the NC AWWA-WEA 12th Annual Spring Mount Pleasant Waterworks, Mount Pleas- Conference, Spring into Operation! Reserve ant, SC April 14-16, 2013 to join NC AWWA-WEA Third Place: TRA CReWSers, at the Wilmington Convention Center for Water Environment Association of Texas, this fantastic spring event. Along with his Trinity River Authority, Dallas, TX team of volunteers, Spring Conference Chair Division 2 Paul Shivers has been hard at work making Jason Price, Gilbert Karn, Shaun Armistead, First Place: ReWa Blackwater Bruisers, and Jason Brigmon (Captain). The alternate plans. Look for details about the Spring for the team was Mike Rice (not pictured) and Water Environment Association of South Conference to appear at www.ncsafewater. the coach was Ben Reeves (not pictured). Carolina,Renewable Water Resources, org and in eNews emails. Greenville, SC The Water Environment Federation (WEF) Second Place: OCWA Jets, Water Envi- NC AWWA-WEA Special Deliveries ronment Association of Ontario,Ontario proudly announces that the 2011 and Congratulations to two active NC AWWA- 2010 reigning champions, Terminal Velocity Clean Water Agency, Toronto, Ontario WEA members on new additions to their from the Virginia Water Environment Third Place: Aqua Techs,Water Environ- families. Association, once again took top ment Association of Texas,City of Dallas, TX Julie Hellmann’s sec- honors during the Operations Challenge ond child, Ryan Charles competition — held as part of the Water Hellmann, was born on Environment Federation Technical September 9, 2012 at Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC®) 11:20 p.m. He weighed 2012 in New Orleans, LA. 8lbs, 3oz and was 20 ½ Flow Motion from MSD Buncombe inches long. County represented NC AWWA-WEA Brian Tripp welcomed a second daughter, in the competition, and finished third Avery Elise, on September 4, 2012 at 3:41 in the Safety Event, third in the Pump a.m. She weighed 8lbs 8oz and was 20 ¼ Maintenance Event, and 7th Overall for inches long. Division 2 (out of 28 teams). Now in its 25th year, the Operations Susan White to Lead NC Challenge has grown from an original Sea Grant and WRRI 22-team event to its current 37-team, Ecologist Susan N. White, currently director two-division format. Winners are of the Hollings Marine Laboratory in Charles- determined by a weighted point system ton, SC, became the new executive director for five events, including Collection for North Carolina Sea Grant and the Water Systems, Laboratory, Process Control, Resources Research Institute (WRRI) of the and Maintenance And Safety. The University of North Carolina upon the retire- events are designed to test the diverse ment of Michael P. Voiland in December. skills required for the operation and “Susan brings a strong science maintenance of wastewater treatment background, as well as leadership working facilities, their collection systems and with a mix of partners and stakeholders,” laboratories — all vital to the protection notes Vice Chancellor Terri L. Lomax of of public health and the environment. North Carolina State University, where the The full Operations Challenge com- two-state/federal partnership programs are petition results include: headquartered.

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“She will be a great leader for Sea Research Reserve System, White is a board Is there a catch? You will agree to host Grant and WRRI programs here that have member of The Coastal Society. She has the seminar and NC AWWA-WEA will be strong traditions of assisting and guiding served on national and regional steering allowed to advertise it for others in your area communities, businesses, organizations committees on topics including technology to attend as well. Training rooms of all sizes and the public,” Lomax adds. Sea Grant transfer, integrated drought monitoring and will qualify for this event; just let us know your focuses on the ecosystems and economies early warning, and climate’s connections to maximum seating capacity. of the coastal region, while WRRI supports health. Can you sweeten the deal? Sure. How research and training related to freshwater “We are very fortunate to have a about five free registrations for your plant staff topics statewide. scientist, administrator and native North just for hosting the event? White, who earned a doctorate from Carolinian of Susan’s caliber and experi- Is this just what you have been look- the University of Georgia, is returning to her ence take on the leadership for Sea Grant ing for? Send requests to Betsy Drake via home state. She grew up in Orange County and WRRI. I am most confident that she will email at [email protected] or by and graduated from Duke University. She is serve both programs well,” notes Voiland, phone at 919-481-5093. Please include your eager to lead both University of North Caro- who has served with White on the NOAA in name, contact information, as well as your lina system programs that provide targeted the Carolinas executive and steering com- proposed topic and available training loca- research, outreach and education projects. mittees. tion. The Seminars & Workshops Committee “I am excited to have this opportunity to Sea Grant receives funding from will review things and work with you to get work with the excellent teams associated NOAA and the State of North Carolina for things scheduled for the 2013-2014 training with North Carolina Sea Grant and WRRI to its programs on varied coastal topics. In calendar. continue to address the current and future addition to its headquarters at NC State, critical coastal, ocean, and water resource Sea Grant has offices in Manteo, Morehead Online Training Update issues in the state and within the region,” City and Wilmington. Learn more at www. The end of 2012 saw an exciting jump into she says. ncseagrant.org. the world of online learning for NC AWWA- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric The WRRI program is part of a national WEA with the presentation of our first two Administration’s Hollings Laboratory is a network funded by the US Geological webinars – An Introduction to NC Water/ Center of Excellence in Oceans and Human Survey and state matching support. WRRI Wastewater Agency Response Network Health, working in partnership with the works closely with local utilities and state (WARN) on August 9 and Collection & Billing College of Charleston, Medical University of water officials. Learn more at www.ncsu. Systems on November 6. Thank you to South Carolina, South Carolina Department edu/wrri. everyone who participated and made these of Natural Resources, and the National events successful. A lot was learned from Institute of Standards and Technology. U-Pick Training these inaugural events and we look forward As Hollings director since 2010, White Ever want to know more about a subject to presenting more webinars during 2013. had provided research vision and organi- but are not able to travel? Or, is your utility Webinars offer you a designated time to meet zational management, including strategic in need of training about a new topic but online with other industry professionals and planning with the partner agencies and you cannot send your staff to an out-of- benefit from a live presentation and question universities. She previously served as town event? We have your solution – and answer sessions. deputy director, responsible for budgets U-Pick Training. Moving into 2013 we will continue to build and administration, with a focus on ac- What is it? Training that comes to on our online offerings with the development countability and performance measures. you. You pick the topic, you provide a and rollout of online learning modules. These The interdisciplinary facility provides sci- suitable training location, and we will brief modules will be available online to be ence and technology research on coastal come to you. With your input, the Semi- completed at a time that is convenient for ecosystems, with an emphasis on linkages nars & Workshops Committee will create you, and at a pace that works for you. More between the condition of coastal environ- a custom six-credit hour seminar with information will be announced as it becomes ments and human health and wellbeing. speakers at the forefront of our industry. available. “Her watershed approach — from the NC AWWA-WEA will coordinate lunch mountains to the sea — is a great fit for and registration for the event. We ask Correction North Carolina, along with her knowledge that you provide caffeinated beverages at NC AWWA-WEA and the editors of NC of rapid-detection tools and technologies, the morning and afternoon breaks (cof- Currents apologize that in the Fall 2012 issue, and coastal health early warning systems,” fee and/or sodas). Topics may include: in the article “North Carolina’s Aging Dams” Lomax adds. pumps 101, hydraulics for operators, written by Tom Fitzgerald, PE and Mark Formerly the national research coordi- treatment optimization (water or waste- Landis, PE from Schnabel Engineering the nator for the National Oceanic and Atmo- water), pipeline assessment, or any other photos and captions on pages 60-61 were spheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Estuarine water/wastewater-related topic that may reversed. The captions and photos should Reserves Division and National Estuarine be of interest. have been paired as follows.

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a streamlined delivery of a quality product only promotes the equipment, but also and a cost-effective price for the city. supplies solutions for the municipal water and wastewater industry throughout TransOvation Award North Carolina and South Carolina. Schnabel Engineering, Inc. (Schnabel), Glen “We were interested in Tonka Allen, Virginia, is pleased to announce that because of its innovative products and its Innovative Dredged Material Reuse proj- ability to solve problems,” said Buck ect was selected to receive the American Watkins of W2O. “Tonka has superior Road & Transportation Builders Associa- technology with an innovative approach tions’ inaugural TransOvation Award. This to meet the client’s needs.” award honors innovative transportation “W2O is a great addition to our al- Photo 1: The recently repaired spillway at infrastructure-related products, services, High Point Municipal Dam (City Lake Dam) in ready strong group of representatives. technologies or techniques introduced over High Point, NC. Its expertise and experience in the the last five years that can be documented municipal water market complements to provide a high return on investment. Tonka’s commitment to serving municipalities throughout North Carolina Named to Best Firm to Work For List and South Carolina,” said Gary Warner, Schnabel Engineering, Inc. (Schnabel), Glen Executive Vice President of Tonka. Allen, Virginia, is pleased to announce that it “We are excited about the W2O team has been ranked 10th on the Best Civil En- representing our brand.” gineering Firms to Work For list by CE News Tonka Equipment Company creates magazine. Criteria for selection included customized water treatment systems culture, benefits, compensation, perfor- across the United States and abroad. mance/recognition, recruiting and employee Photo 2: Construction of a new labyrinth For more information, contact Amy spillway at Linville Land Harbor. The stream retention, and professional development, as Larson at [email protected] or is temporarily diverted through an excavated well as an employee satisfaction survey. visit the website at www.tonkawater. channel in the right abutment. Schnabel’s CEO, Mr. Gordon M. Mathe- com. son, PhD, PE, PG, stated: “Schnabel’s em- News From Schnabel Engineering, Inc. ployees and management team are proud Lake Townsend Dam Project Selected of this achievement. We are committed to McGill Environmental Systems as National Rehabilitation Project creating an inviting workplace to attract and Building New Composting Plant in of the Year by ASDSO Schnabel retain quality employees.” Berkeley County, SC McGill Environmental Systems of N.C. Engineering, Inc. (Schnabel), Greensboro, Schnabel, an employee-owned Inc., the U.S. Composting Council’s North Carolina, is pleased to announce company, is an ENR Top 10 geotechnical that its Lake Townsend Dam project has engineering firm, employing 300 in offices Composter of the Year for 2011, plans been selected for the Association of State from coast to coast. Schnabel’s specialized to open its seventh organics recycling Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) National services include dam and levee, geotechni- facility by the end of 2013, in Berkeley Rehabilitation Project of the Year Award. cal, geostructural and tunnel engineering; County, SC. The company expects to This is a prestigious national award that is environmental services; geophysical and hire up to 25 people to staff the facility. given for only one project per year. geosciences services; and construction “The location offers proximity The City of Greensboro’s Lake monitoring and resident engineering. For to markets in a community with a Townsend Dam suffered from a severely more information, please visit us at positive business environment and deteriorating spillway and inadequate www.schnabel-eng.com. progressive approach to green capacity for the spillway to handle large waste management,” said M. storm flows. Rapid action was needed Tonka Adds New North Carolina and Noel Lyons, President of McGill. to remediate these deficiencies while South Carolina Representative “Berkeley is a model for the future, maintaining full serviceability of the city’s Tonka Equipment Company, a leader in clearly demonstrating how the primary water supply. The Lake Townsend the manufacturing of customized water public and private sectors can work Dam story focuses on an actively engaged treatment systems, is pleased to an- together to deliver economically and and involved owner who encouraged and nounce the addition of North Carolina environmentally-superior services supported the engineer, dedicated to and South Carolina representative W2O. without the burden of public financing delivering the excellence on an expedited A newly formed company, W2O has or operations.” basis. The owner and engineer worked experienced representatives with a com- The state-of-the-art, indoor with an exceptional contractor, focused on bined 13 years of experience. W2O not compost manufacturing plant will be

80 NC Currents Winter 2012/13 Click Here to return to Table of Contents News and Notes constructed on the site of Berkeley region’s stormwater management private sectors, currently manufacturing County Water and Sanitation’s (BCWS) and water conservation efforts,” he about 400,000 cubic yards of compost current yard waste operation off US explained. “Compost use reduces products annually. Since 1991, it Hwy 52 near Moncks Corner. stormwater volumes by 30 to 50 has recycled over 4 million tons of When complete, the Berkeley percent and irrigation requirements by biodegradable by-products and operation will give McGill a combined the same amount. Compost also filters residuals for beneficial reuse as soil annual processing capacity of 500,000 and degrades pollutants, protecting amendments. tons from all facilities, including its both surface and groundwater quality. More information about the existing regional operations in North It is particularly effective in soils company, its process and services Carolina, Virginia and Ireland. commonly found in coastal zones.” may be found at http://www. According to Lyons, there is a big About McGill Founded in 1991, mcgillcompost.com. More information market for organic soil amendments, McGill is credited with pioneering about its branded line of premium especially in coastal areas. “Even more indoor, industrial-scale composting compost products is at http:// important than sustainable waste as a revenue-producing service and www.mcgillsoilbuilder.com. For all management is the fact that local recycling technology for mainstream other inquiries, please contact Lynn resources will be recycled to make a waste management. It provides Lucas at 910-532-2539 or email product that will also be used locally, recycling services to more than 200 thecompostpeople@mcgillcompost. resulting in positive impacts to the volume generators in the public and com.

NC Currents Future Themes & Submission Deadlines

NC Currents is the official publication of the NC AWWA-WEA. Members, individuals and committees are encouraged to submit content for the magazine. If you would like to submit an article to be considered for publication in NC Currents please complete the Submission Form & Publication Agreement (available at www.ncsafewater.org) and email both the completed form and your article to Nicole Banks at [email protected]. Articles must be received by 5:00pm EST on the listed submission deadline. The editors of NC Currents welcome the submission of all articles related to the water and wastewater industry. Themes serve as general guidance for each issue, but articles are not limited to an issues-specific theme. Submission of an article does not guarantee publication. The editorial committee will review and select all articles, and authors will be notified of the status of their submission.

Summer 2013 Theme: Outreach/Water For People (Submission Deadline April 18, 2013) As water and wastewater professionals, we recognize the importance of clean water and sanitation and its impact on our health and overall quality of life. NC AWWA-WEA and several of its members are actively involved in outreach projects helping to bring the necessities of clean water and sanitation to those living without it. Most notable is our relationship with Water For People (WFP) and its mission to help build a world where all people have access to safe drinking water and sanitation, and where no individual suffers or dies from a disease related to water or sanitation. Specifically, we as water and wastewater professionals need to understand that the overall WFP vision is for volunteers, people and partners to continually focus on improving in the areas of water quality, sanitation and general hygiene, including experimenting with new ideas and providing quality resources in order to multiply WFP’s impact in these developing countries. For many years, several NC AWWA-WEA members have been involved with a variety of WFP activities, providing expertise in the areas of utility engineering, operations and maintenance. This particular issue of NC Currents will feature and explore different projects, studies, or awareness activities that develop innovative and long lasting solutions to problems with water, sanitation and general hygiene noticed throughout the world. FALL 2013 Theme: Emerging/Potential Contaminants* (Submission Deadline July 8, 2013) According to an article in the November issue of the Water Technology magazine, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lists more than 83,000 chemicals in its Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) inventory. Of course not all of these chemicals apply to drinking water quality, but many of them do. And the list definitely keeps growing. In the past several years, pharmaceuticals and personal care products have found their way into our drinking water. And a big issue in the news this year is hydraulic fracturing, or hydrofracking, which has raised concerns about drinking water contamination. In this edition of NC Currents, we invite authors to explore emerging and potential contaminants, offer their perspectives and insights on the potential hazards, and highlight the many ways in which municipal systems are addressing these issues. WINTER 2014 Theme: Operations Management* (Submission Deadline October 1, 2013) *Descriptions for these themes will be posted at www.ncsafewater.org once they are available.

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February 2013 August 2013 27 NC AWWA-WEA Seminar: Finance and Management 3-6 ASAE Annual Meeting Greensboro/Burlington area Atlanta, GA ASAE 28 NCWTFOCB Certifi cation Exam Kinston, Morganton, and Raleigh 12-16 Western Collection & Distribution School NCWTFOCB (919) 707-9040 Morganton, NC 29 NC AWWA-WEA Seminar: Improving Operator Effectiveness March 2013 Through Automation 11-15 Eastern Collection & Distribution School Statesville/Charlotte area Raleigh 29 NCWTFOCB Certifi cation Exam 14 WPCSOCC Certifi cation Exam Kinston, Morganton, and Raleigh Kenansville, Morganton, Raleigh, Salisbury, and Williamston, NC NCWTFOCB (919) 707-9040 NCWPCSOCC (919) 733-0026. (Applications postmarked by 2/12/13) 22-23 AWWA Regional Meeting of Section Offi cers September 2013 Georgia 4 NC AWWA-WEA Seminar: Advanced Topics in AWWA (800) 926-7337 Wastewater Operations 26 NC AWWA-WEA Seminar: Water Reuse Bryan Park UNC/Raleigh 12 WPCSOCC Certifi cation Exam Kenansville, Morganton, Raleigh, Salisbury, and Williamston, NC April 2013 NCWPCSOCC (919) 733-0026. (Applications postmarked by 8/13/13) 14-16 NC AWWA-WEA Spring Conference Spring into Operations 16-19 Eastern Maintenance Technologist School & Exam – Wilmington, NC Grades 1, 2, 3, & 4 29-3 Eastern Biological Wastewater Operators & Physical/Chemical Raleigh, NC Wastewater Operators Schools Raleigh, NC October 2013 1 NC AWWA-WEA Seminar: Water Distribution May 2013 Winston-Salem area 5-11 National Drinking Water Week 5-9 WEFTEC 14 NC AWWA-WEA Seminar: Emerging Contaminants Chicago, IL Winston-Salem area WEF (703) 684-2400 21 NC AWWA-WEA Seminar: Emerging Technologies for 14-18 Coastal Collection & Distribution School Wastewater Treatment Morehead City, NC Raleigh area 31 NCWTFOCB Certifi cation Exam 30 NCWTFOCB Certifi cation Exam Kinston, Morganton, and Raleigh Kinston, Morganton, and Raleigh NCWTFOCB (919) 707-9040 NCWTFOCB (919) 707-9040 November 2013 June 2013 10-13 NC AWWA-WEA Annual Conference 9-13 AWWA ACE Annual Conference Concord, NC Denver, CO AWWA (800) 926-7337 December 2013 13 WPCSOCC Certifi cation Exam 4 NC AWWA-WEA Seminar: Construction Issues Kenansville, Morganton, Raleigh, Salisbury, and Williamston, NC Raleigh NCWPCSOCC (919) 733-0026.( Application postmarked by 5/14/13) 12 WPCSOCC Certifi cation Exam 27 NC AWWA-WEA Seminar: Risk Management Kenansville, Morganton, Raleigh, Salisbury, and Williamston, NC To Be Determined NCWPCSOCC (919) 733-0026. (Applications postmarked by 11/12/13) July 2013 NC AWWA-WEA Seminar: ORC Seminar To Be Determined NC AWWA-WEA Seminar: Sustainability To Be Determined 15-19 Western Biological Wastewater Operators School This schedule is current as of December 3, 2012. For updates Morganton, NC or more information, please contact the organization listed with 15-18 Western Maintenance Technologist School & Exam – each event. If no organization is listed, it is an NC AWWA-WEA Grades 1, 2, 3, & 4 Morganton, NC event, and details may be obtained by calling the NC AWWA- 30 NC AWWA-WEA Seminar: Drinking Water Rules & Regulations WEA office at (919) 784-9030 or visiting www.ncsafewater.org. Raleigh, NC

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