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NORTH CENTRAL REGION

2012 Annual Report

October 9, 2012

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North Central Region WWOA – 2012 Annual Report

Contents Page

2012 Steering Committee Roster 3

2013 Steering Committee Roster 4

Meeting Locations 5

Attendance Summary 6

Financial Statement 7

Award Winners 8

Steering Committee Minutes

Social Media Guidelines

9

10

Plover Meeting Summary 11

Almond Meeting Summary 17

Microbiology Seminar 23

Merrill Meeting Summary 27

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North Central Region – 2012 Steering Committee Roster

Chair Terry Vanden Heuvel Merrill Wastewater Treatment Plant 1004 E. 1st Street Merrill, WI 54452 715-536-5263 [email protected]

Vice Chair Matt Saloun Whiting Utilities 3600 Water St. Stevens Point, WI 54467 715-344-4545 [email protected]

Secretary Rich Boden Plover Wastewater Utility P.O. Box 37 Plover, WI 54467 715 345-5259 [email protected]

Treasurer Ken Bloom Marathon Wastewater Utility 104 Chestnut Street Marathon, WI 54448 (715) 443-2223 [email protected]

Steering Committee Ron Dickrell Marshfield WW Utility 3411 S. Galvin Avenue Marshfield, WI 54449 715-591-2022 [email protected]

Steering Committee Katie Gruber B & M Technical Services PO Box 48 - 364 Industrial Drive Coloma, WI 54930 (608) 547-9433 (715) 228-7604 [email protected]

North Central Region Election Results

Rich Boden and Andy Ott were elected to three year terms.

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North Central Region – 2013 Steering Committee Roster

Chair Terry Vanden Heuvel Merrill Wastewater Treatment Plant 1004 E. 1st Street Merrill, WI 54452 715-536-5263 [email protected]

Vice Chair Matt Saloun Whiting Utilities 3600 Water St. Stevens Point, WI 54467 715-344-4545 [email protected]

Secretary Rich Boden Plover Wastewater Utility P.O. Box 37 Plover, WI 54467 715 345-5259 [email protected]

Treasurer Ken Bloom Marathon Wastewater Utility 104 Chestnut Street Marathon, WI 54448 (715) 443-2223 [email protected]

Steering Committee Andy Ott Marshfield WW Utility 2601 E. 34th St Marshfield, WI 54449 715-305-0040 715-591-2022 [email protected]

Steering Committee Katie Gruber B & M Technical Services PO Box 48 - 364 Industrial Drive Coloma, WI 54930 (608) 547-9433 (715) 228-7604 [email protected]

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North Central Region – 2012 Meeting Locations

Plover - February 29, 2012

Almond – May 3, 2012

Microbiology Seminar, NCL – August 13, 2012

Merrill – September 11, 2012

North Central Region – 2013 Upcoming Meeting Schedule

1. Winter Meeting – to be determined

2. Spring - NCL - Birnamwood

3. Fall Meeting – to be determined

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North Central Regional Meeting SummaryMicro Class

Plover Almond NCL MerrillPre-registered 49 35 41 41On-site 2 5 6Total 51 40 41 47

Vender Displays 5 2 4

Members 35 27 27 31Non-members 16 13 14 16

Combined Total Meeting AveragePre-registered 166 42On-site 13 4Total 179 45

Vender Displays 11 4

Members 120 30Non-members 59 15

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DATE OF STATEMENT 10/9/2012

BEGINNING ACCOUNT BALANCE: $5,080.25 10/4/2011BEGINNING ESCROW BALANCE: $552.24 10/4/2011

INCOME: ESCROW ACCOUNT DATEPlover Meeting Registrations $1,350.00 3/5/2012Plover Meeting Vendor Displays $360.00 3/5/2012Almond Meeting Registrations $850.00 5/7/2012Almond Meeting Vendor Displays $120.00 5/7/2012Microbiology Class Registration - 1st Deposit $770.00 6/20/2012Microbiology Class Registration - 2nd Deposit $385.00 7/30/2012Microbiology Class Registration - 3rd Deposit $280.00 8/30/2012Merrill Meeting Registrations $835.00 9/14/2012Merrill Meeting Vendor Displays $240.00 9/14/2012TOTAL INCOME: $0.00 $5,190.00

EXPENSES: CHECK # ESCROW ACCOUNT DATEKen Bloom - Steering Committee Mtg. Lunch 1028 $76.80 11/2/2011Ken Bloom - Stamps 1028 $8.80 11/3/2011Memories Wedding & Banquet Hall - Rental 1029 $300.00 12/22/2011Rockman's Catering - Down Payment 1030 $100.00 1/10/2012Rockman's Catering - Plover Meeting Meal 1031 $1,336.44 2/29/2012Rich Boden - Postage/Paper/Donuts, etc. 1032 $166.45 2/29/2012WWOA - Richard McKee - Door Prizes 1033 $54.00 3/28/2012Stategies, Ltd. - WWOA Mtg Door Prizes 1034 $182.90 5/1/2012Rich Boden-Postage/Donuts, Micro Class Pstg 1035 $208.53 5/3/2012Almond Meeting Meal Expense N/A $515.00 5/7/2012American Legion-Use of Building-Almond Mtg N/A $100.00 5/7/2012Almond Meeting Beverage Expenses N/A $66.52 5/7/2012Rich Boden - Postage for Merrill Meeting 1036 $144.00 8/13/2012Lyon Sanitary District No. 2 - Partial Refund 1037 $25.00 8/13/2012Toni Glymph-Martin, (Micro-Class, NCL) 1038 $663.44 8/14/2012North Central Laboratories, (Micro-Class Meal) 1039 $390.00 8/20/2012Merrill Sewerage Utility - Hall Rental 1040 $50.00 9/11/2012Merrill Eagles Club #584 - Merrill Mtg. Meal 1041 $827.00 9/11/2012WWOA-Rich McKee-Operators Comp. Fee 1042 $200.00 9/27/2012Regional Charter Fee $50.00 5/15/2012Regional Insurance $35.50 5/15/2012TOTAL EXPENSES: $85.50 $5,414.88

TOTAL INCOME: $0.00 $5,190.00TOTAL EXPENSES: $85.50 $5,414.88NET: ($85.50) ($224.88)

ENDING ACCOUNT BALANCE: $4,855.37ENDING ESCROW BALANCE: $466.74

STATEMENT PREPARED BY KEN BLOOMNORTH CENTRAL REGION TREASURER

WISCONSIN WASTEWATER OPERATORS ASSOCIATIONNORTH CENTRAL REGION

2011-2012 FINANCIAL STATEMENT

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2011 North Central Region Operator of the Year Chris Helgestad - Spencer

The 2011 award winner has very active within the WWOA North Central region, serving on the steering committee in various positions from 2006 to 2009. He has also been involved in organizing and hosting 2 regional meetings in his village. He takes great pride in his work as the manager of the WWTF of his village and its continued high quality plant performance to meet effluent standards. The WWTF has recently won the Registered Lab of the year award from the DNR, demonstrating his dedication for a well run highly efficient plant. He has always gone "the extra step" as an officer of the NCR North Central region promoting the WWOA organization and encouraging others to get involved. He is very passionate about his work in the wastewater profession and is always willing to offer advice, experiences or help in any he can. He is very knowledgeable in all aspects of wastewater treatment. At this time I would like to name this year’s North Central Operator of the Year, Chris Helgestad from the Village of Spencer WWTF. Unfortunately, Chris is unable to attend the conference this year, so he will be receiving the award at the Village board meeting October 17th. The Village of Spencer will try to keep it a secret until then.

NC Steering Committee members Katie Gruber (left) and Ron Dickrell (right) presented the award to Chris (center). Chris’s son Sam is holding the certificate.

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North Central Region Steering Committee Meeting

Schofield, WI November 2, 2011

Attendees: Matt Saloun, Lyle Lutz, Ken Bloom, Terry Vanden Heuvel, Rich Boden, Ron Dickrell, Katie Gruber.

Vanden Heuvel called the meeting to order at 12:15 pm.

2012 Officer Assignments

Terry Vanden Heuvel – Chairman Matt Saloun – Vice Chairman Ken Bloom – Treasurer Rich Boden – Secretary

Dickrell announced he is retiring from Marshfield by December 31, 2011. After some discussion, Dickrell agreed to serve the rest of his term which ends in 2012.

Future Meetings Plover will host the winter meeting. Almond is awaiting approval to host the spring meeting. Merrill will host the summer meeting.

Nekoosa volunteered to host another meeting. They will host a 2013 meeting. Rhinelander and Union Center were also mentioned as possible sites for 2013.

Topics include water reuse for frac sand production; wetland discharge; PO4 rule update; safety; wellness training; oil recycling; biosolids; DNR apprenticeship program; lab safety; safety inspections / audits.

Operator Competition Lutz reported that the operators’ competition is planned for 2012. Some past NC team members have expressed interest in doing it again. The team has to be organized by April.

Training Events The concept of holding half or full day training events where small groups of operators work in teams to perform hands on safety, lab, or maintenance was discussed. The possibility of working with UWSP was put forth.

It was agreed to sponsoring another Microscopic Exam training session in 2012. Vanden Heuvel will work on the arrangements.

Financial Report The financial report was reviewed. The region has a large enough fund balance to consider spending the balance down. Suggestions included subsidizing some upcoming meetings or buying door prizes for meetings.

Other items

It was noted that LMD uses only email to announce meetings. Boden will contact LMD for more details.

The use of social media at the regional level was discussed. Gruber agreed to set up demonstrations for the committee to use and review.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:30 pm.

Submitted by Rich Boden, NCR Secretary

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Social Media Guidelines Purpose The North Central Region has begun to use social media outlets in order to reach operators and share information in an interactive way.

Our short-term goal is to maintain a presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter by sharing information about upcoming events, interesting articles, and useful resources.

Our long-term goal is to extend the community experienced in traditional meetings and conferences to social media, creating an ongoing, interactive, and vibrant online community for members.

Benefits

Many members already use these tools Many other state and national organizations use these tools Members who have profiles already can easily opt in via “like”/“follow”/“join” These members who’ve opted in will automatically see postings Easy way to have ongoing communication between meetings and events Works with traditional unidirectional marketing by linking back to website and

registration forms As more people join, members can leave comments, answer questions, voice concerns,

etc. at any time Survey questions are easily set up and answered (possible uses: meeting topics,

conference activities, etc.) Small, interesting information and links that normally wouldn’t be passed on can be

passed on Free – there are no costs associated with creating or running the accounts

What to Post

Conference/Meeting information – times, dates, agendas, links to registration forms Conference/Meeting highlights – interesting things that happen Pictures related to WWOA activities News links about water and wastewater topics that you think others may find interesting

How to Post

If you would like an item posted as the administrator, you can email it to Katie Gruber ([email protected])

If you are a member of the Facebook or LinkedIn group (i.e. you opt in via “like”/“follow”/“join”), you can post in your own name right on the group wall

All Twitter posts have to go through Katie Gruber Social Media Succeeds…

…when it has followers. Social media is only as good as the amount of people using it. For those that already have accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, it’s easy to integrate into their lives – so encourage them to “like”/ “follow” / “join” the group!

…when it’s interesting – some social media marketers say social media is like the personality to your website. While the website is for informational, more formal purposes, social media allows you to really show what it’s really like to be involved with the organization.

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NNOORRTTHH CCEENNTTRRAALL RREEGGIIOONN MMEEEETTIINNGG

Rich B

oden 620 B

obs Drive

Plover, WI 54467

Regional News

Congratulations to Chris Helgestad, Village of Spencer, 2011 North Central

Region Operator of the Year.

Terry Vanden Heuvel and Katie Gruber were elected to the steering committee.

The Steering Committee welcomes Katie Gruber as its newest member, and thanks Lyle Lutz for his many years of service.

The Marshfield Wastewater Utility will host the 2012 Northwoods Collection

System Seminar on July 26. Watch for more information

The North Central Region is sponsoring

another Microbiology Training Seminar at North Central Laboratories on August 13, 2012. This hands-on seminar

features Toni Glymph who will be discussing how to identify the cause of

process upsets by identifying the culprits with a microscope. Watch for details.

Steering Committee Members

Terry Vanden Heuvel (2014) - Chairman Matt Saloun (2013) - Vice Chairman

Ken Bloom (2013) - Treasurer Rich Boden (2012) - Secretary

Ron Dickrell (2012) Katie Gruber (2014)

Hosted by Plover Wastewater

Utility

February 29, 2012

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Contact Rich Boden, 715 345-5259, regarding local arrangements and Ken Bloom, (715) 443-2223 regarding registration.

NNOORRTTHH CCEENNTTRRAALL RREEGGIIOONN OOPPEERRAATTOORRSS’’ MMEEEETTIINNGG

February 29, 2012

MMEEMMOORRIIEESS BBAANNQQUUEETT HHAALLLL 22881111 PPLLOOVVEERR SSPPRRIINNGGSS DDRRIIVVEE

PPLLOOVVEERR WWII 5544446677

8:25 Welcome

8:30 Turbo Blower Technology Eric Finnila, P.E – Crane Engineering

9:15 Waste Oil Recycling Peter Rock, Rock Oil Refining

10:00 Break

10:15 Wastewater Apprenticeship Program Owen Smith - DNR

11:00 Phosphorus Regulations / Implementation Update

Paul Kent - MEG

11:45 DNR Update – Eric Donaldson, DNR

11:50 Business Meeting Terry Vanden Heuvel, Chairman

12:00 Lunch

1:00 Upgrade Project Energy Saving Features Nathan Cassity - AECOM

1:45 Plover Blower Replacement Project Rich Boden, Plover

2:00 Focus on Energy Projects Alexander Dodd, FOE

2:30 Alternatives to Meet PO4 WQBEL’s Nathan Cassity, AECOM

3:00 Tour – Plover WWTF

6.0 CEU’s available for Wastewater & Septage Next meeting – May 3, Almond, WI

Welcome to Plover and we hope you enjoy your visit.

The Village of Plover has a population of 12,200.  The Village has experienced strong growth over the past 20 years.  The Wastewater Utility has a relatively large industrial customer base related to food product production. The Plover Wastewater Utility was established in 1973 as a lagoon system.  An oxidation ditch replaced the lagoon in 1987.  Several upgrades added phosphorus removal, auto thermal digestion, and UV disinfection.   The 2010‐11 upgrades added mixing basins and aeration basins to increase organic capacity.  The basins created a hybrid system with deep tank aeration basins followed by an oxidation ditch second stage. 

NNoorrtthh CCeennttrraall RReeggiioonn OOppeerraattoorr’’ss MMeeeettiinngg

February 29, 2012 Pre-registration deadline is

February 21

Name

Company

Address

City/State/Zip

Phone

Email

WWOA Member? Yes No

$20 Pre-registration

$25 Late Registration (postmarked after February 21)

$60 Vender Display Fee (10 available. Registration is not included. Contact Ken Bloom, (715) 443-2223, to reserve.)

Amount Enclosed $____________ Please return a separate registration form for each participant. Payment must accompany registration form.

Make checks payable to: WWOA Mail to: Ken Bloom Marathon Wastewater Utility 104 Chestnut Street Marathon, WI 54448

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North Central Regional WWOA Meeting February 29, 2012 

Plover, WI  

The winter meeting of the North Central Region of the WWOA was held on Leap Day, February 29, 2012.    The Village of Plover hosted the meeting.  The meeting was held at the Memories Banquet Hall.  There were 51 attendees and 5 vendor displays.  19 pre‐registrants and one vendor were unable to attend due to poor weather. 

Rich Boden opened the meeting at 8:25 by introducing Plover Village Administrator Dan Mahoney.  Mr. Mahoney welcomed the attendees to the Village of Plover.  He commented on their fortitude for braving the weather and hoped they would enjoy their day. 

Boden introduced the first speakers of the day, Eric Finnila, Crane Engineering and Dave Parsons, Sulzer Pump.  They explained the turbo blower technology and advantages over older aeration technology.   They also discussed equipment application, operation, and maintenance. 

Peter Rock, Rock Oil Refining, followed with an interesting discussion of recycling used and waste antifreeze.  He pointed out the advantages of recycling the product and discussed the disadvantages of dumping it down the sewer.    

After break, Owen Smith, Department of Workforce Development, and Ben Stahlecker, Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards, presented information on the new Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Apprenticeship program.  They discussed the formation and intent of the program, the structure and regulations, and how communities can get into the program. 

Paul Kent, Municipal Environmental Group, discussed the implementation of the new phosphorus regulations in permits and options and alternatives available to permitees. 

Eric Donaldson, DNR, updated the crowd on staffing changes in DNR.  He discussed the permit backlog and DNR efforts to reduce the backlog,  

Rich Boden called the business meeting to order at 11:50 am. 

1. He introduced the Plover staff and recognized their efforts in support of the meeting. 

2. Boden congratulated the 2011 Operator of the Year Chris Helgestad, Spencer.  

3. He introduced Katie Gruber as the newest member of the Steering Committee.  Katie explained the region’s efforts to get involved in social media and encourage attendees to get connected on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter 

4. Boden called for any questions, comments, and or changes to meeting minutes from the September meeting in Nekoosa and the November Steering Committee meeting minutes.  There were no comments; the minutes were accepted as printed. 

5. Ken Bloom read the Treasurer’s report.   

6. Several upcoming events were announced.   

7. Hosts have volunteered for two of the three 2013 meetings.  The Committee is looking for a host for the spring 2013 meeting.   

8. WWOA President Randy Thater was introduced and shared a few comments.   

9. There was no new business.  The business meeting was adjourned.   

Lunch was served, followed by a raffle of donated items.   

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Nathan Cassity, AECOM, explained several energy saving features that were identified and planned during the design phase of the Plover WWTF upgrade project.  He also discussed the assistance and grant funding that Focus on Energy provided on the project.   

Rich Boden outlined an energy saving blower replacement project that was done in‐house with the assistance of Focus on Energy. 

Alexander Dodd, Focus on Energy, explained the various programs that are available to wastewater treatment facilities.  He explained the process for assistance and encouraged attendees to look into projects.  He gave examples of several recent projects in the area.   

Nathan Cassity closed the afternoon session with a presentation on various methods, strategies, and technologies available to meet the ultra‐low level phosphorus limits that are being implemented in permits.  He included results from several case studies at various facilities. 

Boden closed the meeting and invited attendees to tour the Plover Wastewater Treatment Facility. 

Submitted by Rich Boden, Secretary, North Central Region 

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North Central Regional Meeting Registration ListPlover - 2/29/2012

Eric Finnila Crane Engineering Pre-Reg NoAlexander Dodd Focus on Energy Pre-Reg NoBen Martinson Village of Port Edwards Pre-Reg YesBernie Lakus Domtar Paper Pre-Reg YesBill Schill Mulcahy / Shaw Water, Inc. Pre-Reg YesChuck Gierczak Domtar Paper Pre-Reg YesClint Soule L.W. Allen, Inc. Pre-Reg YesDan Folan Village of Almond Pre-Reg YesDaniel Ryskoski Stevens Point WWTP Pre-Reg NoDaniel Varsho Rozellville Sanitation Pre-Reg YesDel Stewart Village of Port Edwards Pre-Reg YesEmmet Peterson City of Nekoosa Pre-Reg YesEric Donaldson Wisconsin DNR Pre-Reg YesHarlan Mueller Energenecs Pre-Reg YesJames Bradley Mulcahy / Shaw Water, Inc. Pre-Reg NoJeff Galbraith AECOM Pre-Reg NoJennifer Felch Domtar Paper Pre-Reg YesJerry Kawski Neenah Paper Pre-Reg YesJim Gossage Marshfield WWTP Pre-Reg YesJosh Thyne Wisconsin Public Service Pre-Reg NoKatie Gruber B & M Technical Services, Inc. Pre-Reg YesKen Bloom Marathon City WWTP Pre-Reg YesLarry Derezinski Village of Plover Pre-Reg YesLaurence Weinfurter Blenker-Sherry Sanitary Dist Pre-Reg YesLuke Simonar Whiting Utilities Pre-Reg NoLyle Lutz Village of Plover Pre-Reg YesMark Eggert William/Reid Ltd. Pre-Reg YesMark Hoff P.J. Kortens and Company, Inc. Pre-Reg YesMark Kivela Marshfield WWTP Pre-Reg YesMark Regnitz Village of Plover Pre-Reg YesMark Schraeder City of Nekoosa Pre-Reg YesMatt Saloun Whiting Utilities Pre-Reg YesNathan Cassity AECOM Pre-Reg NoNic Schmeiser Whiting Utilities Pre-Reg YesOwen Smith Wisconsin DNR Pre-Reg NoPat Van Ouse Wausau Water Works Pre-Reg YesPatrick Klunder Wausau Paper Company Pre-Reg NoPaul Kent MEG Pre-Reg NoPaul Zirbel Mullins Cheese Pre-Reg NoPeter Rock Rock Oil Refining Pre-Reg NoQuinn Kennedy City of Mosinee Pre-Reg YesRandy Thater City of Waukesha Pre-Reg YesRich Boden Village of Plover Pre-Reg YesRuss Garski Neenah Paper - Whiting Pre-Reg YesTerry Christiansen Marshfield WWTP Pre-Reg YesTerry Vanden Heuvel City of Merrill Utilities Pre-Reg YesTravis Dulek Village of Plover Pre-Reg YesTrent Westphal Village of Plover Pre-Reg NoVic Krzykowski Blenker-Sherry Pre-Reg NoPete Albers Onsite YesJohn Kampert Crane Engineering Onsite No

Mulcahy/Shaw Water - Bill Schill VendorP.J. Kortens & Company - Mark Hoff VendorB & M Technical Services - Katie Gruber VendorL.W. Allen, Inc. - Clint Soule VendorWilliams/Reid Ltd. - Mark Eggert Vendor

Pre-registered 49Onsite 2Vendor 5Members 35Non Members 16

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NNOORRTTHH CCEENNTTRRAALL RREEGGIIOONN MMEEEETTIINNGG

Rich B

oden 620 B

obs Drive

Plover, WI 54467

Regional News

Congratulations to Chris Helgestad, Village of Spencer, 2011 North Central

Region Operator of the Year.

The deadline for the Operator Competition Team is April 23. Please contact Terry

Vanden Heuvel at (715) 536-5263 to take part.

The Marshfield Wastewater Utility will host the 2012 North Woods Collection System Seminar on July 26. Watch for

more information

The North Central Region is sponsoring another Microbiology Training

Seminar at North Central Laboratories on August 13, 2012. This hands-on seminar

features Toni Glymph who will be discussing how to identify the cause of

process upsets by identifying the culprits with a microscope. Watch for details.

Steering Committee Members

Terry Vanden Heuvel (2014) - Chairman Matt Saloun (2013) - Vice Chairman

Ken Bloom (2013) - Treasurer Rich Boden (2012) - Secretary

Ron Dickrell (2012) Katie Gruber (2014)

Hosted by Village of Almond

May 3, 2012

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Contact Dan Folan, (715) 366-7181, regarding local arrangements and registration.

NNOORRTTHH CCEENNTTRRAALL RREEGGIIOONN OOPPEERRAATTOORRSS’’ MMEEEETTIINNGG

May 3, 2012

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AALLMMOONNDD WWII 5544990099

8:25 Welcome

8:30 Controlling Insurance Liability Dave Valentine - Network Safety Consultants

9:15 Bearing Application & Maintenance Gary Wolfe – Applied Industrial Technologies

10:00 Break – Compliments of Henkel Industrial

10:15 Pipe Locating Techniques Craig Bongard – Fergusen Water Supply

11:00 Locktite Products Wesley Bubb - Henkel Industrial

11:45 Business Meeting Terry Vanden Heuvel, Chairman

12:00 Lunch provided by Almond Auxiliary Post 339

1:00 DNR Issues - Jack Saltes, DNR

1:45 Web Based Residual Reporting Fred Hegeman – DNR State Residual Coordinator

2:30 DNR Update – Eric Donaldson, DNR

3:00 Tour – Plainfield WWTF

6.0 CEU’s available for Wastewater & Septage Next meeting – September 11, Merrill, WI

Almond is a small farming community with about 450 residents. It is located in the southern most part of Portage County. The Almond WWTP was rebuilt in 1995 with a design flow of 40,000 gpd. We are at about 25-30,000 gpd. The treatment pond capacity is over 8 million gallons; the storage pond is just over 7 million gallons. Effluent is discharged to 22 acres of land during the summer. The 1995 project cost was $463,000. The quarterly sewer rates are about $47.00. This upgrade will be paid off by 2014.

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May 3, 2012 Pre-registration deadline is April 23

Name

Company

Address

City/State/Zip

Phone

Email

WWOA Member? Yes No

$20 Pre-registration

$25 Late Registration (postmarked after April 23)

$60 Vender Display Fee (2 available. Registration is not included. Contact Dan Folan , (715) 366-7181 to reserve.)

Amount Enclosed $____________ Please return a separate registration form for each participant. Payment must accompany registration form.

Make checks payable to: Village of Almond Mail to: Village of Almond 1190 CTY D Almond, WI 54909

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North Central Regional WWOA Meeting May 3, 2012 Almond, WI 

 The spring meeting of the North Central Region of the WWOA was held on May 3, 2012.    The Village of Almond hosted the meeting at the American Legion Hall.    There were 48 attendees and 2 vendor displays.  

Village Trustee Brian Roehborn greeted those in attendance and welcomed them to Almond. 

Dan Folan, Village of Almond, also welcomed the attendees and thanked them for coming to the meeting.  He also recognized the vendors that had displays at the meeting.   

Folan introduced Wesly Bubb, Henkel Technologies.  Mr.  Bubb gave an informative presentation on the features, benefits, and applications of various Locktite products.  He also provided literature on the products. 

The next speakers were Gary Wolfe, Applied Technologies, and Bill Sepka, Timkin Corporation.  Mr Sepka detailed several new pillow block bearing styles and new types of power transmission couplers.  He and Mr. Wolfe explained proper sizing and selection and ran through a short bearing maintenance presentation. 

After the break, Craig Bongard, Fergusen Water Supply, explained how underground locators work, common problem and troubleshooting procedures.  He explained locator limitations and tips on how to use a locator more effectively. 

Dave Valentine, network Safety Consultants, Inc, gave a detailed presentation on confined space and on traffic work zone safety.  He described the hazards, the causes of the hazards and strategies and countermeasures to prevent accident or injury. 

Terry Vanden Heuvel  called the business meeting to order at 11:40 am. 

1. He thanked Dan Folan and the Village of Almond for hosting the meeting.  He thanked the speakers.  He thanked the vendors for their support and recognized Henkel Technologies for providing the donuts for the morning break.   

2. Vanden Heuvel introduced 2011 Operator of the Year Chris Helgestad, Spencer.  

3. Boden called for any questions, comments, or corrections to Plover meeting minutes from February.  There were no comments or corrections; the minutes were accepted as printed. 

4. Ken Bloom read the Treasurer’s report.   

5. Several upcoming events were announced.   

6. A volunteer is needed to host for the spring 2013 meeting.   

7. The Region has one Operator Competition team and is seeking members for a second team. 

8. Vanden Heuvel outlined the benefits of WWOA membership and encouraged nonmembers to sign up.   

9. He encouraged nominations for Operator of the Year and stated the deadline for nominations is July 1. 

10. WWOA Director Kelly Zimmer was introduced and shared a few comments.  She noted that there will be three open director positions at the fall election.  She also encouraged attendees to consider making nominations for any of the regional or statewide awards.  Nomination forms are on the website.  She also encouraged members to take advantage of the scholarship and tuition reimbursement programs. 

11. Rich Boden announced that retired Antigo operator and WWOA Past President Jim Krueger recently passed away. 

12. There was no new business.  The business meeting was adjourned.   

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Lunch was served, followed by a raffle of donated items.  Lunch was prepared by Almond Auxiliary Post 339. 

Jack Saltes, DNR, announced that 2011 CMAR forms are posted on the DNR website and discussed common errors and tips for filling it out.  He also presented the latest information on the proposed Operator Certification changes. 

Ed Makaryk, Village of Plainfield, and Brad Stuczynski, MSA, gave a brief presentation on the design features and operation of the rather unique Plainfield Treatment Facility.   The lagoon system discharge is used for irrigation on land leased to a local farmer.  Everyone was invited to tour the facility after the meeting. 

Fred Hegeman, DNR Residual Coordinator, gave a presentation on the change to a web based reporting format for biosolids reporting forms.  He showed several examples of the forms and the interface.  The forms should be ready for general use soon.   

Eric Donaldson, DNR, gave a short update.  He detailed several personnel changes and showed a list of contacts for various programs.  He also discussed the latest information on the phosphorus issue and the permit backlog. 

Folan closed the meeting and invited attendees to tour the Plainfield Wastewater Treatment Facility. 

Submitted by Rich Boden, Secretary, North Central Region 

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North Central Regional Meeting Registration ListAlmond May 3, 2012

Robert Kurszewski Rosholt Sewer Pre-Reg YesMark Bade Dairy State Cheese Pre-Reg YesPaul Zirbel Mullins Cheese Pre-Reg NoRuss Garski Neenah Paper-Whiting Pre-Reg YesBillie Jo Kester Gotta Go Rentals Pre-Reg NoPerry Ormolka Village of Wild Rose Pre-Reg NoLucas Kulibert Village of Wild Rose Pre-Reg NoSam Warp Marshfield WW Utility Pre-Reg YesHarold Tauschek Marshfield WW Utility Pre-Reg NoChris Helgestad Village of Spencer Pre-Reg YesClint Soule L.W. Allen Pre-Reg YesLenny Jacowski Foremost Farms USA Pre-Reg NoDavid Voelker Foremost Farms USA Pre-Reg YesJeff Brundidge Pre-Reg NoBill Schill Mulcahy Shaw Water Pre-Reg YesMark Duerr Mulcahy Shaw Water Pre-Reg YesAl Lamovec Commercial Testing Laboratories Pre-Reg YesLarry Wooldridge Commercial Testing Laboratories Pre-Reg YesRick Bartelt L.W. Allen Pre-Reg YesKen Bloom Marathon City WWTP Pre-Reg YesKelly Zimmer MSA Professionals Pre-Reg YesChris Woda Village of Necedah Pre-Reg YesKatie Gruber B&M Technical Services Pre-Reg YesPaul Veldman City of Pittsville Pre-Reg YesScott Thiel City of Pittsville Pre-Reg NoRick Crawford City of Portage Pre-Reg NoJeff Wilson City of Portage Pre-Reg NoDel Stewart Village of Port Edwards Pre-Reg YesBen Martinson Village of Port Edwards Pre-Reg YesMark Regnitz Village of Plover Pre-Reg YesRich Boden Village of Plover Pre-Reg YesDave Rutowski Durable Controls Pre-Reg YesTerry Vanden Heuvel Merrill WWTP Pre-Reg YesDan Felckowski Village of Amherst Pre-Reg YesRich Stuzynsky Village of Amherst Pre-Reg YesDick Allen GPM LLC Onsite YesMichael Vassar McCain Foods USA Onsite NoPete Albers Applied Technology Onsite YesWesley Bubb Loctite Onsite NoTim Weisner Black River Falls Onsite No

Mulcahy Shaw Water Vendor

B&M Technical Service Vendor

Pre-registered 35Onsite 5Vendor 2Members 27Non Members 13

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NORTH CENTRAL REGION

MMIICCRROO--BBIIOOLLOOGGYY TTRRAAIINNIINNGG SSEEMMIINNAARR

Featuring Toni Glymph

Rich B

oden 620 B

obs Drive

Plover, WI 54467

Regional News

Congratulations to Chris Helgestad, Village of Spencer, 2011 North Central

Region Operator of the Year.

Nominations are being taken for the Region’s Operator of the Year. See

www.wwoa.org for the nomination form and details or contact the Steering

Committee.

The Marshfield Wastewater Utility will host the 2012 North Woods Collection System Seminar on July 26. Watch for

more information

The North Central Region will hold the annual election for two seats on the

Steering Committee in August. Anyone interested in running for the seats should contact a Steering Committee member.

Steering Committee Members

Terry Vanden Heuvel (2014) - Chairman Matt Saloun (2013) - Vice Chairman

Ken Bloom (2013) - Treasurer Rich Boden (2012) - Secretary

Ron Dickrell (2012) Katie Gruber (2014)

Hosted by North Central Laboratories

August 13, 2012

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Participants  should  bring  a  sample  of mixed liquor,  (on  ice  if collected over night).   Please do  not  fill  the  sample  to  the  top  of  the container.    Leave  air  space.    If  possible, participants  should  bring  microscopes  and slides. 

 COURSE OBJECTIVE: 

The objective of  this class  is  to  teach  the operators,  lab personnel  and  consultants  how  to  optimize  the wastewater  treatment  plant  processes  using  the microscope and knowledge of  the microbiology.    In  this class  the  wastewater  professional  will  learn  how  to identify  the  microorganisms  that  are  favorable  to  the Activated  Sludge  treatment  process  and  gain  an understanding  of  how  to  maintain  the  proper environment  for  their  growth.    The  student  will  also learn  to diagnose  treatment  system problems based on the  microbiology  of  the  system.    He  will  also  be introduced  to process  control methods  and  causes  and cures for problematic filamentous bacteria.

Course Trainer: Toni Glymph

“Toni”  Glymph  graduated  from  Tennessee  State University  with  a  Bachelor  of  Science  degree  with  a double  major  in  Chemistry  and  Biology  with  the emphasis  on Microbiology.    She  obtained  a Masters  in Environmental  Microbiology  and  is  also  certified wastewater treatment plant operator with more than 15 years of actual hands on wastewater  treatment  system experience and has spent more than 22 years conducting microscopic evaluations and troubleshooting wastewater treatment  system  upsets.  She  has  conducted  over  200 Wastewater  Microbiology  workshops  including, Activated  Sludge  Process  Control  and  Operations, Wastewater  Microbiology  and  Process  Control, Filamentous Bacteria  Identification and Control,  Lagoon Treatment  System Microbiology,  Algae  Identification  in Wastewater  Treatment  Lagoons,  Slime  Bulking  & Foaming  and  The  Use  of  Staining  in  Wastewater Microbiology Process Control. She  continues  to  conduct an average of 12 workshops each year.   

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NNOORRTTHH CCEENNTTRRAALL LLAABBOORRAATTOORRIIEESS 440000 LLYYOONNSS RROOAADD

BBIIRRNNAAMMWWOOOODD WWII

SSPPAACCEE IISS LLIIMMIITTEEDD TTOO 4400 PPAARRTTIICCIIPPAANNTTSS!! 8:30 Registration

9:00 Welcome / Introduction

9:10 Introduction to Microscopy Use of the microscope Slide preparation Sampling Hands On Activity

9:45 Bacteria Floc Formation Hands On Activity

10:30 Protozoa Identification Counting techniques Hands-on activity

12:00 Lunch provided compliments of NCL

1:00 Process Control Tests Using Microscopy Hands-on activity

2:00 Filamentous Bacteria Identification Staining Techniques

3:55 Closing Remarks

5.5 CEU’s available for Wastewater Contact Terry Vanden Heuvel, (715) 536-5263, for more information.

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August 13, 2012 Pre-registration deadline is August 1

Name

Company

Address

City/State/Zip

Phone

Email

WWOA Member? Yes No SPACE IS LIMITED TO 40 PARTICIPANTS! DON’T DELAY, SIGN UP TODAY!

$35 Pre-registration

$40 Late Registration (postmarked after August 1)

NO ON-SITE REGISTRATION ACCEPTED! Amount Enclosed $____________ Please return a separate registration form for each participant. Payment must accompany registration form.

Make checks payable to: WWOA Mail to: Ken Bloom Marathon Wastewater Utility 104 Chestnut Street Marathon, WI 54448

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North Central Regional Meeting Registration List Microbiology Seminar - NCL, August 13, 2012

Tim Doell Agropur Inc. Pre-Reg NoSteve Landwehr City of Merrill Pre-Reg YesBrad Robinson Agropur Inc. Pre-Reg NoVic Krzykowski Blenker-Sherry Sanitary District Pre-Reg NoLarry Weinfurter Blenker-Sherry Sanitary District Pre-Reg NoBill Obenauf Infrastructure Alternatives Pre-Reg YesThomas Horswill Infrastructure Alternatives Pre-Reg NoMark Dickinson Wisconsin Rapids WWTP Pre-Reg NoAdam Clark City of Stevens Point Pre-Reg YesJennifer Felch Domtar Paper Company Pre-Reg YesTim Ravey Domtar Paper Company Pre-Reg NoChuck Gierczak Domtar Paper Company Pre-Reg YesTed Bratton Marshfield Wastewater Utility Pre-Reg YesEric deVenecia Wisconsin DNR Pre-Reg NoCraig Lawniczak Green Bay Metro Sewerage District Pre-Reg YesJacob Becken Green Bay Metro Sewerage District Pre-Reg YesJeff Smudde Green Bay Metro Sewerage District Pre-Reg YesMichael Murphy Green Bay Metro Sewerage District Pre-Reg YesPaul Willems Green Bay Metro Sewerage District Pre-Reg YesGlen Besaw City of New London Pre-Reg YesDanielle Luke City of New London Pre-Reg YesEric Storm Manitowoc WWTF Pre-Reg YesMichelle Balk Wisconsin DNR Pre-Reg NoWilliam Erhardt City of Two Rivers WWTP Pre-Reg YesWayne Hendrick City of Two Rivers WWTP Pre-Reg YesRyan St. John Village of Hortonville Pre-Reg YesJesse Hass Village of Hortonville Pre-Reg YesTrent Westphal Plover Wastewater Utility Pre-Reg YesLarry Derezinski Plover Wastewater Utility Pre-Reg YesBob Biedizzycki Lyon Sanitary District No. 2 Pre-Reg YesScott Halbrucker Village of West Salem Pre-Reg YesDarren Endres Village of West Salem Pre-Reg NoBrian Mueller Freedom Sanitary District No.1 Pre-Reg YesKyle Durkee City of Ripon Pre-Reg YesCory Aalsma City of Ripon Pre-Reg NoWarren Howard Marinette WWTP Pre-Reg YesMike Maske Marinette WWTP Pre-Reg YesKevin Ovans Clearwater Paper - Ladysmith Pre-Reg NoTrevor Stewart Clearwater Paper - Ladysmith Pre-Reg NoJonathon Unterschuetz Clearwater Paper - Ladysmith Pre-Reg NoTroy Seidl United Water Pre-Reg Yes

Pre-registered 41Onsite 0Vendor 0Members 27Non Members 14

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Merrill Eagles Club #584 1205 Lake Street

Merrill, WI 54452

Rich B

oden 620 B

obs Drive

Plover, WI 54467

Regional News

Congratulations to Chris Helgestad, Village of Spencer, 2011 North Central Region Operator of the Year. The deadline for the Operator Competition Team is Sept. 15. Please contact Terry Vanden Heuvel at (715) 536-5263 to take part.

Upcoming Meetings 2013

Winter – Rhinelander Spring – NCL

Summer/Fall – Nekoosa

The Steering Committee is always looking for suggestions for meeting topics or themes. If you have some ideas about interesting meeting topics, call or email

any of the Steering Committee members.

WWOA.ORG is your source for up to date meeting notices, training events,

regional and state news, facility contact information, photos, promotional items, job

postings, and more.

Steering Committee Members Terry Vanden Heuvel (2014) - Chairman

Matt Saloun (2013) - Vice Chairman Ken Bloom (2013) - Treasurer Rich Boden (2012) - Secretary

Ron Dickrell (2012)

Katie Gruber (2014)

Hosted by Merrill WWTF

September 11, 2012

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Contact Terry Vanden Heuvel, (715) (536-5263), with questions

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Merrill Eagles Club #584 1205 Lake Street

Merrill, WI 54452 8:25 Welcome Dave Johnson, Merrill City

Administrator 8:30 Richard Fulk, Rivers Bend Engineering Wastewater Pretreatment 9:15 Break 9:30 Troy Larson, Strand Associates Diagnosis of a Biological Upset 10:15 Mark Duer, Mulcahy/Shaw Water, Inc.

INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT FLOW MONITORING AND SAMPLING

11:00 Terry Vanden Heuvel, Kim Kriewald, City of Merrill Utilities Industrial monitoring, a success story

11:45 DNR Update - Steve Ohm, WDNR 11:50 Business meeting 12:00 Lunch- Chicken and beef tips 1:00 Josh Gruber, B&M Technical Services Lift Station Controls and Integration 1:45 Pat Stanford, Rochem Membrane Systems,

Inc. Reverse Osmosis for Wastewater 2:15 Troy Larson, Strand Associates Merrill Biological Phosphorus Pilot 3:00 Tour Merrill WWTF 6.0 CEU’s available for Wastewater, and Septage

CCIITTYY  OOFF  MMEERRRRIILLLL    Located in Lincoln County, our claim is to be one of the

gateways to the great Northwoods. Our area is bountiful in parks, public forests, hundreds of miles of snowmobile and ATV trails and many lakes in which to fish and play. The scenic Wisconsin River winds through Merrill and invites

you to enjoy water sports or simply gaze and enjoy its beauty. Enjoy our many scenic parks and public forest areas

where Mother Nature displays her seasonal show of color and natures critters can be enjoyed. If you enjoy nature

because you like to play outdoors or simply observe, then Merrill is a bit of God's Northwoods Country.

CCIITTYY  OOFF  MMEERRRRIILLLL  WWWWTTFF  The original treatment facilities were constructed in the early 1950’s, including the current influent channels, aerated grit

chamber and primary clarifiers. In the early 1970’s the plant was upgraded with the addition of the activated sludge process, gravity thickener and disinfection. In the late

1980’s and early 1990’s plant upgrades included anaerobic digestion, belt filter presses, sludge storage facilities and

chemical phosphorus removal. Now we are in the process of a full scale biological phosphorus removal pilot

project. The plant is a conventional activated sludge treatment

facility providing primary settling and biological secondary treatment. Primary and waste activated sludge is pumped to anaerobic digesters for digestion and stabilization. Digested sludge is dewatered by belt presses and stored on site prior

to application on agricultural land.

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September 11, 2012

Pre-registration deadline is (August 31, 2012)

Name

Company

Address

City/State/Zip

Phone

Email

WWOA Member? Yes No

$20 Pre-registration

$25 Late Registration (postmarked after August 31, 2012)

$60 Vender Display Fee (Registration not included. Contact Terry Vanden Heuvel to reserve)

Amount Enclosed $____________ Please return a separate registration form for each participant. Payment must accompany registration form.

Make checks payable to: WWOA Mail to: Terence Vanden Heuvel Merrill Wastewater Treatment Facility 2401 River Street Merrill, WI 54452

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North Central Regional WWOA Meeting September 11, 2012

Merrill, WI The summer/fall meeting of the North Central Region of the WWOA was held on September 11, 2012. The City of Merrill WWTP hosted the meeting at the Merrill Eagles Club. There were 45 attendees and 4 vendor displays. Dave Johnson, Merrill City Administrator, welcomed the attendees to Merrill. He shared that he started his professional career at the wastewater treatment plant in Indianapolis and finds this industry and professions as one of the most important. Richard Fulk, Rivers Bend Engineering, was the first speaker. He covered the fundamentals of industrial wastewater pretreatment. The treatment of industrial wastewater goes through equalization, chemical treatment, phase separation, and final polishing. The main difference between industrial and municipal treatment is that industrial treatment utilizes chemical treatment instead of biological treatment. After a break, biological upsets, defined as anything that limits the biological process, were discussed by Troy Larson, Strand Associates. Potential causes, users, and symptoms were identified. There are action steps that should be taken before (know your industry, permit, ordnance, develop a baseline), during (isolate impacted influent, contact appropriate entities, adjust process, document activity, consider reseeding, attempt to identify source), and after (document, implement lessons learned) a biological upset. Several case studies were discussed. Mark Duer, Mulcahy/Shaw Water, next spoke about industrial pretreatment flow monitoring and sampling. He gave an overview of both time proportional composite samplers and flow proportional composite samplers. For flow proportional samplers, a primary device (wier or flume) must be selected, each type having advantages and disadvantages. He also discussed types of secondary measuring devices, including open channel flow meters, ultrasonic, bubblers, velocity meters, and submerged probes. There was a short break, and then Steve Ohm gave the brief DNR update. Terry Vanden Heuval of Merrill WWTP discussed their successful implementation of Merrill’s industrial monitoring program. Pre-implementation, Merrill WWTP faced high zinc levels in sludge, plant upsets, exceed phosphorous levels, yellow plant, failed W.E.T. tests, and failed proposed zinc limits. After initial grab site sampling and contacting of industries, samplers were added until now the program is utilizing a total of five samplers. Due to the industrial monitoring program, many of the problems identified prior to the monitoring program were traced down, better working relations with industries were developed, better operation of the plant, no zinc limits in permit, and zinc levels have decreased. Terry Vanden Heuvel called the business meeting to order at 11:50.

1. He thanked the attendees, speakers, City of Merrill and staff for each of their contributions to the meeting. He recognized that Lyle Lutz from the State WWOA board was present

2. Vanden Heuval called for any questions, comments, or corrections to the minutes from the Spring meeting in Almond. There were no comments or corrections; the minutes were accepted as printed.

3. Ken Bloom presented the Treasurer’s report. 4. WWOA Membership Directories were available. Additionally, a Directory for

markup/corrections is available. 5. The last steering committee meeting was in November 2011. 6. Several upcoming events were announced, including the WWOA Annual Conference (Oct.

9-12, 2012), Government Affairs Seminar (February 28, 2013), and Spring Biosolids Symposium (March 13, 2013).

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7. There is an opening for the Winter 2013 meeting. North Central Labs will host the spring meeting, and Nekoosa will host the summer/fall meeting.

8. The region has one team for the operators competition at the State Conference and would like to put together another. Contact a steering committee member by September 14 if interested.

9. WWOA clothing and promotional items can still be preordered for the Annual Conference by contacting Jim Bergles.

10. Vanden Heuval outlined the benefits of WWOA membership and encouraged nonmembers to sign up.

11. There was no new business. 12. There was a steering committee election. Emmet Peterson withdrew his name prior to

the election, and Rich Boden (returning) and Andy Ott were elected to the committee. 13. Lyle Lutz discussed changes going on with the State association, including an emphasis

on utilizing the website and electronic formats better. Additionally, he encouraged everyone to nominate deserving candidates for the awards available to recognize their hard work and excellence.

14. Vanden Heuval concluded the business meeting at 12:01. Lunch was served, followed by a raffle of donated items. Josh Gruber, B&M Technical Services, gave a presentation overviewing lift station controls and integration. Level sensing options were discussed, including floats, bubblers, submersible transducers, ultrasonic sensors, and level probes. It is important to properly size submersible transducers and the importance of utilizing the full resolution of the 4-20 mA signal was demonstrated. Separate from primary level controls, it is important to provide appropriate redundancy in lift stations. Pat Stanford, Rochem Membrane Systems, discussed reverse osmosis for wastewater separation. Reverse osmosis is a separation process, not filtration. RO membranes are used for this, and the layers were described. When implementing a system, bench tests are often ran prior to full implementation to ensure desired results are achievable. Reverse osmosis systems are largely used as landfill leachate treatment when leachate is inhibiting UV treatment. Troy Larson, Strand Associates, concluded the presentations by going over Merrill’s biological phosphorus pilot. After a brief facility overview, he discussed the biological phosphorous removal (BPR) pilot. Initially a bench BPR study was performed. The results of the bench study provided both positives (good results, nitrification not required, cost recovery opportunities, strong staff support) and negatives (not exceptional results, nitrification occurs naturally in summer) to consider before moving on to the full scale BPR study. The positives outweighed the negatives, and a full scale BPR study is being conducted currently. Vanden Heuval closed the meeting and invited attendees to tour the Merrill Wastewater Treatment Facility. Submitted by Katie Gruber, Steering Committee, North Central Region

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North Central Regional Meeting Registration ListMerrill September 11, 2012

DANEN, MICHAEL Pre-Reg LAMOVEC, AL CTL Pre-Reg YesWOOLDRIDGE, LARRY CTL Pre-Reg YesALLEN, DICK GPM LLC Pre-Reg YESDONALDSON, ERIC WDNR Pre-Reg NOHEINDL, LARRY MARATHON WATER & SEWER DEPT Pre-Reg YESLEITH, SUE AYRES ASSOCIATES Pre-Reg YesGRUBER, JOSH B&M TECHNICAL SERVICE Pre-Reg GRUBER, KATIE B&M TECHNICAL SERVICE Pre-Reg YESDVORAK, DAN VILLAGE OF EDGAR Pre-Reg YESHEIMAN, RYAN NASONVILLE DAIRY INC. Pre-Reg ERICKSON, DAVID WAUSAU WATER WORKS Pre-Reg YESGARSKI, RUSS NEENAH PAPER - WHITING Pre-Reg YES

HEISE, ANDYRIB MOUNTAIN METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE

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