Metro District Water Operators School
Conducted by the Minnesota Section American Water Works Association and the Minnesota Department of Health
The next Metro District School will be Tuesday, April 1 to Thursday, April 3 at the Ramada Plaza, 1330 Industrial Boulevard N.E. (off I-35W and Industrial Boulevard), Minneapolis 55413, 612-331-1900.
Participants will receive 16 credit hours for their attendance.
The school is $175 ($210 after March 17).
Registration Form for Water Operator Schools.
Check the MN AWWA Training and Resources page for schools that have on-line registration and payment options. For questions and assistance regarding on-line online and payment, contact Jeanette Boothe, 651-201-4697.
Applications for the certification exam must be received by the Minnesota Department of Health at least 15 days before the exam. To receive an exam application, contact Noel Hansen at 651-201-4690 or Mark Sloan at 651-201-4652.
Download an exam application (PDF: 101KB/4pages)
Contact Jeanette Boothe, 651-201-4697, or Stew Thornley, 651-201-4655, for more information.
Tours will be held Wednesday morning. Attendees can sign up for a tour on Tuesday morning during registration. Some of the tours are limited to a certain number (including the Target Field Water Treatment tour, which is limited to 40). Sign-ups are on a first-come, first-served basis, and the person signing up must be present (no signing up other people who aren't yet there).
Agenda
Registration begins at 6:45 a.m. and sessions begin at 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday. The breakfast on Wednesday begins at 7:30 a.m., and the vendor on Thursday begins at 8:30.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Morning
Kit Welchlin
Afternoon Sessions
Well Rehabilitation – Naeem Qureshi, Progressive Consulting Engineers
St. Paul Reservoirs – Dave Schuler, St. Paul Regional Water Services
Cross-Connection Control – Gary McLaren, Hydro Designs, Inc.
Hydrant Rebuilding – Rick Myskewitz, American Cast Iron Pipe
or
Eagan South Water Treatment Plant
St. Anthony Storm Water Reuse – Jay Hartman, St. Anthony Village
Chlorine Safety – Joe Gadbois, Hawkins Chemical
Water Plant Security – Rick Wahlen, City of Eden Prairie
New Ulm Water Treatment Plant – Pat Wrase, New Ulm
PFCs – Brian Bachmeier, City of Oakdale
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Exam Prep - Class A and B training: John Thom, SEH, Inc., and George Kraynick, Minneapolis Water Works; Class C and D training: Jeff Dale and Kyle Kedrowski, Minnesota Rural Water Association
or
Morning Sessions
Breakfast with guest speaker Dave Brown of Bluestone Engineering on Water in Malawi
Off-site Tours:
Target Field Water Treatment
Waterous
Eagan South Plant
St. Paul Regional Water Services
Afternoon Sessions
Water Shortages - Bert Tracy and Mitch Hoeft, City of Golden Valley
Valve Exercise Program - Eden Prairie Maintenance Staff
Valve Repair - Brian Olson and Scott Burnell, Minneapolis Water Works
Towers - Shawn Mulhern, KLM Engineering
or
Water Plant Security – Rick Wahlen, City of Eden Prairie
PFCs – Brian Bachmeier, City of Oakdale
Apple Valley Treatment Plant – Carol Blommel Johnson, Apple Valley
Filters – T. J. Stroebl,Tonka Water
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Exhibitor and Product Fair with Mini-sessions
Meter Madness Competition
Taste Test
Certification Exams at 12:30
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