55Th Annual W.W.O.A. Conference October 5-8, 2021 La Crosse Convention Center, La Crosse Inside This Issue… 2021- 2022 W.W.O.A
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VOL. 241, JUNE 2021 WISCONSIN WASTEWATER OPERATORS’ ASSOCIATION, INC. Aerial view of Jefferson Wastewater Treatment Plant, Jefferson, Wisconsin 55th Annual W.W.O.A. Conference October 5-8, 2021 La Crosse Convention Center, La Crosse Inside This Issue… 2021- 2022 W.W.O.A. OFFICIAL DIRECTORY • Presidents message / Page 3 Don Lintner Jenny Pagel President Director (2021) N2511 State Rd 57 Wastewater Foreman • Tribute to Tim Nennig / Page 4 New Holstein, WI 53061 City of Clintonville Cell: 920-418-3869 N9055 Cty Road M [email protected] Shiocton WI 54170 • City of Jefferson Wastewater / Page 6 Work: 715-823-7675 Rick Mealy Cell: 920-606-4634 President Elect [email protected] Independent Contractor Lab • Board meeting minutes & Regulatory Assistance April 2 and 3, 2020 / Page 17 319 Linden Lane Marc Stephanie Delavan WI 53115 Director (2020) Cell: 608-220-9457 Director of Public Works • Collection System seminars / Page 24 [email protected] Village of Valders 1522 Puritan Rd New Holstein WI 53061 Jeremy Cramer Work: 920-629-4970 • Board meeting minutes Vice President Wastewater Treatment Cell: 920-251-8100 March 19, 2020 / Page 25 Director [email protected] City of Sun Prairie Joshua Voigt 300 E Main Street • Reminder: Director (2022) Sun Prairie WI 53590 Direct Sales Representative Awards nominations / Page 26 Work: 608-825-0731 Flygt a Xylem Brand Cell: 608-235-9280 3894 Lake Drive jcramer@ Hartford WI 53027 • Troubleshooting Corner: cityofsunprairie.com Work: 262-506-2343 Zoogloea and Thauera / Page 27 Cell: 414-719-5567 [email protected] Jeff Smudde • Index of advertisers / Page 30 Past President Nate Tillis Director of Environmental Director (2022) Programs Maintenance Supervisor NEW Water (GBMSD) City of Waukesha 2231 N Quincy St. 600 Sentry Drive Green Bay, WI 54302 Waukesha WI 53186 The Clarifier is the publication of the Work: 920-438-1040 Work: 262-524-3626 Wisconsin Wastewater Operators’ Association Cell: 920-851-1087 Cell: 414-507-1140 and is intended to inform and educate [email protected] [email protected] the membership on issues related to the treatment and control of wastewater. The Ben Brooks Courtney Harris Clarifier is produced five (5) times each Director (2021) Executive Secretary Superintendent Medford 7044 S 13th Street year: February, April, June, September, and Wastewater Treatment Fac Oak Creek, WI 53154 December. All members are encouraged to City of Medford Phone: 414-908-4950 contribute to the mission of the Clarifier. 603 S Whelen Avenue [email protected] Medford, WI 54451 The Wisconsin Wastewater Operators’ Work: 715-748-4122 Clarifier Staff Association is a non-profit organization Cell: 715-965-2206 Jon Butt 414-755-1149 [email protected] [email protected] dedicated to educating, informing, and advancing the wastewater profession. Ron Dickrell 715-387-1464 WWOA has approximately 2,000 members Cell: 715-897-2863 divided throughout six regions: Southeast, [email protected] Southern, Lake Michigan, North Central, Northwest, and West Central. Doralee Piering 262-377-6360 [email protected] The Clarifier JUNE 2021, VOL 241 3 Presidents Message: In person conference preparations I’m sitting at the picnic table without a jacket, so it looks Preparations are going forward for an in-person conference. like summer is finally here. Another great season to get out The website is being updated so some things are a little and explore and enjoy Wisconsin’s resources. It could be behind. By the time you read this more detailed conference something as simple as a game of golf with old friends. It information should be available on the website. Remember could be a slightly more challenging goal with people you to fill out nomination forms for a deserving person. love, like camping at unfamiliar locations. My wife and I have always liked short day hikes at parks around the Our regions are full of people that have done something state, now we’re setting a goal to hike the entire Ice Age outstanding or innovative. Perhaps they have “just” quietly worked to keep their facilities operating well day in and day out to serve the community and protect the waters that we all rely on. This is the opportunity to recognize their contributions. Regional Operator of the Year Award nominations should be submitted to your regional officers by July 24, 2021. All other awards need to be submitted to Rick Mealy, the WWOA Awards Committee Chair by August 1, 2021. I was saddened to hear of the passing of Past President Tim Nennig. Although I served with Tim on a DNR advisory committee many years ago, I never got the opportunity to know him really well. He seemed like a good person and I respected his knowledge and opinions. I always thought of him as a good example of what dedication to our profession and involvement in WWOA should look like. My prayers go out to his family, he will be missed. I’ll close this the way that I did in my last message. Keep doing the things that you do to protect the waters of Wisconsin so we can enjoy them all year long. Take Care Everyone, Don Lintner National Scenic Trail. It’s 1200 miles of trails and connecting routes located entirely in Wisconsin, featuring the beautiful landscapes that the glaciers gave us. Remaining As I’m writing this, the conference in La Crosse is only 5 Clarifier months away. It’s hard to believe that my term as president is Deadlines more than half over. With things being the way that they are I regret not being able to get around the state, meeting more September Issue: of you and learning about your projects during my term. August 13 That can change now that people are getting vaccinated and mandates are being loosened. The WWOA Board has made December Issue: the decision to allow regional meetings to be in person November 12 following local guidelines. Might not be the perfect situation yet, but we’re getting there. 4 VOL 241, JUNE 2021 The Clarifier Tim Nennig Tim Nennig, a life-time member and a past president of WWOA, passed away April 23, 2021 at the age of 59. Tim left us much too early and our WWOA community is not the same now that he is gone. Tim married his high school sweetheart, Holly and was the proud father of three children, Bailey, Sadie, and Alex. I first met Tim through a mutual friend outside of WWOA. Tim’s daughter and my friend’s daughter were on the same swim team. As we talked, we realized that we were in the same “profession”; a fraternity of individuals committed to improving the world around us one wastewater treatment plant at a time. It was a bit later, 2011 to be exact, when our professional worlds would join as I shared with Tim an idea on the Milwaukee River that he embraced. And for the next 10 years, we pursued a shared vision to see if we could make a difference. Tim, like many of us, was very proud of the work he did. He served the Village of Grafton very well as evidenced by the outstanding performance of the treatment plant and the level of respect he received from those around him. I would classify Tim as part of the “old guard”. He served WWOA on the board and then later as president many years ago. He never wavered in his support for the organization and was always willing to back anyone who wished to present on something the Village was doing. It was at the 51st Annual WWOA conference when Tim’s life would forever change. He told me it was at that conference when he experienced pain like he never had before during the awards banquet. He ended up in the hospital where multiple tests were run. The source of his pain was discovered but it would take a bit more time to reveal the true cause of Tim’s health problem. If we have learned anything over the past year is that life is short. Tim set an example of what to do with the life you have. I never heard him complain even when he had every right to. He embraced life, he tried to make things better, he set an example that we can all strive for. I will miss Tim. My life is better for having had the chance to work with him. I suspect many of us can say the same. Jon Butt The Clarifier JUNE 2021, VOL 241 5 CLOGGED PUMPS? Tackle wipes and large debris with these solutions from USABlueBook! 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The treatment plant serves a population of just under 8,000 and has several commercial and industrial customers.