78th ANNUAL ILLINOIS POTABLE WATER SUPPLY

OPERATORS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE

September 23-25, 2009

Co-Sponsored by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency 

REGISTRATION – CROWNE PLAZA GROUND FLOOR LOBBY 8 am – 5 pm 

WEDNESDAY, September 23, 2009 ENGINEERING & TECHNICAL OPERATIONS SESSION

9:00 a.m.  PERMIT SECTION UPDATE – Jerry Kuhn will provide an update on requirements and procedures.

9:45 a.m. IEPA WEB – TOOLS FOR YOU  – Mary Reed, DPWS CAS Navigate the IEPA web to maintain compliance.

10:30 a.m. WATERSHED PROTECTION UPDATE – Trevor Sample, BOW Watershed Management Section, will describe

           programs that provide financial and technical assistance to local governments, not-for-profit organizations and other

           groups for improving impaired water bodies in Illinois watersheds.

11:15 a.m.  SRF, ECONOMIC STIMULUS, LOANS, GRANTS, RESCUE $$ -- SHOW ME THE MONEY!  Geoff Andres, Illinois EPA

            Infrastructure Financial Assistance Section, will outline the current methods, means and application opportunities for

            financial assistance.

12:00 Noon – Adjournment 

EXHIBIT AREA OPENS AT 10:00 a.m., CROWNE PLAZA GROUND FLOOR Main Hall 

      WEDNESDAY, September 23, 2009  OPENING SESSION–CROWNE PLAZA GROUND FLOOR

1:15 p.m.  WELCOME TO THE 78th ANNUAL CONFERENCE  – Dan DeSherlia, IPWSOA President – Business Meeting

1:30 p.m.  CRESTWOOD LEGISLATION –Dave McMillan, Manager Field Operations, DPWS, will discuss Public Act 96-0603,

           which became effective August 24, 2009. This legislation requires owners/operators of CPWSs to maintain specific

           documents,make those documents available for IEPA inspection during normal business hours, issue public notice within

           5 days after receiving notice of enforcement or a seal order from IEPA, be able to provide documentation of said notice;

           and creates both a civil penalty for violations and a Class 4 felony for those who make false or fraudulent statements.

2:00 p.m.  DISTRIBUTION PANEL -- Dale Jones, Carbondale, Moderato; Bob Frank, Collinsville; Kevin Johnessee, NorthEast

        Central County PWD; Patrick Presson, Maryville – This panel of distribution experts will discuss distribution procedures,

        problems, safety, and tricks of the trade.

3:15 p.m. Exhibit Area Program

3:45 p.m.  TASTE & ODOR ISSUES – Ramon K. Ramon will provide insight into taste and odor problems, with focus on lakes.

4:25 p.m. WINNETKA CASE STUDY – Theresa Brooks, CDM – Selecting the best media for the job – maximize your facility.

        Granular media versus membrane filtration, based upon actual plant experiences.

5:00 p.m.  ADJOURN to MEET & MINGLE in Exhibit Area  

      TECHNICAL SESSION, THURSDAY, September 24, 2009

8:15 a.m.  DECREASING ENERGY COSTS WITH VARIABLE FREQUENCY DEVICE CONTROLS – Troy Tyler, Foremost Electric

        will present a plan for saving money and decreasing energy usage.

9:00 a.m.  WATER CHEMISTRY AND WATER WELL SYSTEM REHABILITATION – Mike Schnieders, Water System Engineering,

        Inc. will shed light on sampling and treating well water to maximize water quality and compliance.   

9:30 a.m.  CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL IN ILLINOIS WATER SUPPLIES – John Lovinggood, Illinois-American Water

        Company – Case history of cross-connection program management in an investor-owned Illinois public water supply.

10:00 a.m. EXHIBIT AREA BREAK AND DRAWING

10:20 a.m. USEPA UPDATE – Miguel Del Toral, USEPA Region V – Present and future rules, regs, and requirements.

11:15 a.m. LITCHFIELD – FROM HISTORY TO REALITY – Ray Weller, Superintendent – Litchfield’s new surface water plant moves

         from a small conventional plant to a state-of-the-art facility.  Ray will describe the treatment choices and changes made. 

      CONCURRENT PRODUCTS & SERVICES SESSION, THURSDAY, September 24, 2009

8:15 a.m.  METER READING BREAKTHROUGH: ETHERMETER– Jim Mimlitz, SCADAmetrics – Simplify meter reading with this

          innovative system.

9:00 a.m.  FREQUENCY DRIVES versus CONSTANT SPEED STARTERS – Ron, Keppel, Illinois Electric – Selecting

         the best method to minimize energy usage and operating costs for your specific application.

9:30 a.m.  360 WATER – Laura Tegahoff will describe her web site, designed to provide solutions to plant problems, online education,

          Information about new technologies, and to provide a forum for operators to interact with other operators

10:00 a.m.  EXHIBIT AREA BREAK, EXHIBITOR DRAWING                 

10:20 a.m.  DO INSERTION VALVES MEET AWWA STANDARDS? –Chris Callahan, Hydrastop, Inc., will describe valves, standards

          and guidance for insertion valve selection.

10:50 a.m.  NEW APPROACH TO TANK MAINTENANCE – Randy Moore, Utility Service – Tank inspection and maintenance are

           essential elements for water quality control and operation – a new method for maximizing tank maintenance.

11:20 a.m.  NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR LOW TURN-OVER STORAGE TANKS – Onno Koelman, Pax Water, will describe how

           active mixing allows tanks to maintain pressure, capacity and excellent water quality.

12:00 p.m.  EXHIBIT AREA PICNIC -- JOIN THE EXHIBITORS FOR A PICNIC LUNCH, featuring ribs by the Great Boars of Fire. 
 
 
 

      MAIN SESSION, THURSDAY, September 24, 2009 

1:00 p.m.  PHARMACEUTICALS IN TAP WATER PANEL – Don Anderson, Moderator, Esther Dundore, Illinois American Water

          Company, Karen Cotton, Illinois American Water Company, Ted Meckes, City Water, Light & Power, Springfield –

         Case histories of monitoring and treatment for pharmaceutical drugs in drinking water.   

2:00 p.m. PONTIAC HIGH SCHOOL DRUG DISPOSAL PROGRAM – Paul Ritter & Eric Bohm, PontiacTownship High School,

        offer a plan for collection and disposal of prescription drugs in every community to prevent or reduce water contamination.

2:45 p.m.  EXHIBIT AREA BREAK & DRAWING

3:05 p.m.   AGING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE & A LITTLE GIRL-THE SALMONELLA EPISODE AT ALAMOSA, COLORADO –

         Don Anderson - Case history of the salmonella outbreak that resulted in at least 400 illnesses in March 2008. It   was not

         caused by hot peppers, peanuts, or pistachios – the culprit was an aging water infrastructure and a chlorine exemption for a

         deep well system.

3:30 p.m.   TYPHOID STUDY–Greg Swanson, Moline, will present a case history study of typhoid contamination around Moline.

4:00 p.m.  CHEMICAL FEED CONTROL & INVENTORY – Dwayne Lowry, Illinois American Water Company describes the

        operation of a systematic process that improves chemical feed management.

4:30 p.m.  IL-WARN – A REALITY AND GROWING – Tom Skelly, CWLP, Springfield, describes the progress that has been made

         to make this system a reality.  Learn how you can participate. 

      CONCURRENT PRODUCTS & SERVICES SESSION, Thursday, September 24, 2009 

1:00 p.m.  UV MAINTENANCE FOLLOWING THE EPA-UVDGM RECOMMENDATIONS – Alon Tish, Atlantium Technologies,

        describes a plan to meet USEPA maintenance schedules and procedures for both medium and low pressure systems.

1:30 p.m. IDENTIFYING & OPERATING FIRE HYDRANTS – Tom Rodebaugh, American Flow Control, will provide tips to keep

        fire hydrant maintenance on target.

2:00 p.m. DETECTING CHANGES IN WATER QUALITY – Steve McDowell, Hach - Chemometric algorithms using a sensor set to

   monitor source water are described, along with a trial program being conducted as a joint effort between the USGS and

  water utilities.

2:30 p.m.  COMPUTERIZED DISTRIBUTION RECORDS – Tony Loete, Moline – Distribution system management through record

          keeping.

3:00 p.m.  EXHIBIT AREA BREAK, EXHIBITOR DRAWING

3:30 p.m.  IRON OXIDIZING BACTERIA IN THE WELL ENVIRONMENT, Kathy Wiseman, H2O Systems, will help operators improve

        water quality and treatment when iron bacteria issues arise.

4:00 p.m.  TEN THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL – Barry Walter, HydroDesigns, Inc –

        Do you have a good cross-connection program “up and running”?  Are you confident that your distribution system is as safe

         from cross-connection contamination as possible?

4:30 p.m.  PUMP INSPECTION REPORTS – Roger Morse, Brotcke Well and Pump – Analyzing your pump inspection reports may

        minimize unexpected interruptions and costly repairs.

5:00 p.m.  Adjourn to prepare for the Operator of the Year Celebration 

      THURSDAY EVENING

6:30 p.m.  78th ANNUAL CONFERENCE OPERATOR OF THE YEAR AWARDS CELEBRATION—Crowne Plaza Ballroom – The

        Operator of the Year Celebration will feature a special evening of dancing, fellowship and fun.  Join Operator of the Year

        Nominees and Winners as they celebrate water supply operation throughout Illinois.  Big Shake Daddies (8-piece

        band with a string section) will provide music and a show for our enjoyment.  Come to honor our fellow operators who

        consistently provide safe drinking water to Illinois! 

      FRIDAY, September 25, 2009

7:00 a.m.  ANNUAL BREAKFAST -- ALL CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS ARE INVITED Tickets available at Registration

9:00 a.m.  CHLORINE FEED vs GAS ON-SITE GENERATION – CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION –Brian Hackman, Strand

        Associates – Disinfection essentials you need to know about the chlorine products you use.

9:30 a.m. SAFE WELL WATER INITIATIVES 2009 – Carol Fuller, IEPA Community Relations Section, will tell us about a new

         program to increase awareness of private well owners of the need to perform regular testing for volatile organic compounds

         that may have contaminated groundwater resources.

10:00 a.m. FILTER MEDIA REGENERATION/FILTER REHABILITATION PANEL – Bob Wittenborn, Stan Sayre, Brian Burcham,

        will discuss the pros, cons and process for maintaining your filter media

11:00 a.m. CHEMICALS IN RAW & FINISHED IL & US GROUNDWATER – George Groschen – What’s in Your Water Supply?  

11:30 a.m. BATTLING ATRAZINE IN THE COURTS – Scott Summy – Holiday Shores atrazine issues have moved into the courtroom.

12:00 p.m. ATTENDANCE REPORT AND ATTENDANCE PRIZE DRAWING – Dan DeSherlia, President 2008-2009 

RESERVATIONS:  CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, 217-529-7777  

Be sure to ask for the IPWSOA rate $103.00 per night plus tax.

Holiday Inn Express, 217-529-7771

Be sure to ask for the IPWSOA rate $93.00 per night plus tax. 

15.5 RENEWAL TRAINING CREDITS (RTCs) CAN BE EARNED FOR FULL CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION!

Wednesday a.m. = 3.0 RTC units         Wednesday p.m. = 3.0 RTCs

     Thursday = 6.5 RTCs (Main or Products Sessions)     Friday = 3.0 RTCs