at McPherson Opera House for KRWA Training Session

t was a full house in the McPherson, Kan. Opera House and at Ithe noon lunch at HD Supply Waterworks in McPherson on Friday, October 9. A total of 88 people attended the training session that also provided the benefit of a noon lunch and short time for attendees to visit with manufacturers' reps at HD Supply Waterworks. Following lunch, the training returned to the Opera House. Combined with the time to discuss products, it's KRWA's opinion that operators benefit as much from this It's a full house! The cameraman had his back to the wall ...and type of training as any other. the lens was filled with the 88 people who attended the Topics at the session included: Line Locating Technology by training session in McPherson on Friday, October 9. The Jim Grimes, Rycom Instruments, Inc.; Water Metering training was held at the Opera House in downtown McPherson. Technologies by Preston Hodges, HD Supply Waterworks and Smoke Testing and Reduction of Inflow and Infiltration (I & I) by Charlie Schwindamann, KRWA Wastewater Tech. Systems attending included: Barton RWD 2, Brickley Enterprises, Buffalo Hills Park, city of Buhler, city of Burrton, city of Claflin, city of Delphos, city of Ellsworth, city of Enterprise, city of Florence, city of Goessel, city of Haysville, city of Hutchinson, city of Inman, city of Liberal, city of Lindsborg, city of Little River, city of Macksville, city of Mount Hope, city of Nashville, city of Newton, city of Salina, city of Sedgwick, city of Solomon, city of South Hutchinson, city of Sylvan Grove, city of Sylvia, city of Towanda, city of Valley Center, city Jim Grimes, Rycom Instruments, instructed of Walton, city of Wichita, Coffey at the morning session on line locating RWD 3, Ellsworth RWD 1, H.E.I., technologies. Harvey RWD 1, HD Supply Waterworks, Marion RWD 1, McPherson RWD 4, Morris RWD 1, Reno RWD 4, Saline RWD 1, Falun and Veolia Water.

Preston Hodges, HD Supply Waterworks, discussed water metering technologies.

The McPherson Opera House was saved from A noon lunch was provided complimentary of HD Supply destruction in 1986 by the McPherson Opera House Waterworks, McPherson. The lunch was held at HD Supply Preservation Company (now the McPherson Opera Waterworks where those attending could also visit with House Company). The property is listed on the manufacturer representatives before returning for the National Register of Historic Places. remainder of the training at the Opera House.

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