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February 2007 CHAPTER OFFICERS President MITCH CLEMENTE, CPD Westlake Reed Leskosky Email: mclem@WRLdesign.com (216) 522-1350 (216) 522-1357 (fax) V.P. Technical JOHN VARGA Scheeser Buckley Mayfield, Inc. Email: jvarga@sbmce.com (330) 896-4664 (330) 896-9180 (fax) V.P. Legislative LELIA MARINESCU Cleveland Water Department Email: lelia_marinescu1@ClevelandWater.com (216) 664-2444 ext. 5440 (216) 664-2378 (fax) V.P. Membership GREG TROMBOLD Trombold Equipment Company Email: gtrombold@hotmail.com (216) 663-8700 (216) 663-8702 (fax) Treasurer KEVIN NOBLE, P.E. Scheeser Buckley Mayfield, Inc. Email: knoble@sbmce.com (330) 896-4664 ext. 114 (330) 896-9180 (fax) Administrative Secretary DAN EVANS, CPD Hinkel Engineering Email: evans@hei-ohio.com (330) 262-0042 (330) 262-0392 (fax) Corresponding Secretary CRAIG McDOWELL Omar McDowell Company Email: craig@omarmcdowell.com (440) 808-2280 (440) 808-2266 (fax) Affiliate Liaison JOHN GRIFFIN Libb Company Email: jegriffin1@juno.com (330) 297-0757 (330) 297-0157 (fax) Newsletter Editor MICHAEL DRAB Thorson Baker & Associates, Inc. Email: mdrab@thorsonbaker.com (330) 659-6688 (330) 659-6675 (fax)

From the Presidents Desk:

It was great to see so many people attend our January meeting on Backflow Preventers. There were almost 40 people in attendance to listen to Roger Lehman from the City of Elyria talk about these devices and hear of his personal experiences with them. Roger had plenty of great stories to tell us and hopefully we all learned what not to do when applying these devices. You just had to be there to feel his passion for his profession. Thanks Roger for a very enlightening and entertaining seminar.

We were fortunate to witness the installation of the 2007-2008 ASSE Chapter Officers at this meeting also. ASSE International President Robert Cross and Executive Director Shannon Corcoran were in attendance and Robert issued the Oath of Office to all of the new Chapter Officers. Congratulations to the new Northern Ohio Chapter of ASSE Board! I would like to thank Tom Campbell of Campbell Equipment, John Griffin of the Libb Company, Ken Kerr of Kerr Marketing and Gregg Melfe of Midwest Spec for presenting tabletops at the January meeting. We had an opportunity to see their latest backflow devices on the market and discuss their application with these gentlemen. Thanks for showcasing your products and supporting ASPE. The Chapter is finalizing plans with Noveon to tour their facility on Brecksville Road (Route 21) in Brecksville on Wednesday, February 21st at 3 PM so please pencil in the date. This tour will be in addition to our regularly scheduled meeting. Once all of the details have been worked out, we will pass along the information to you. The 2007-2008 Cleveland Chapter Handbook is complete and has been sent to the printer. We have spent many hours updating this latest version and look forward to distributing the book to all of our members. We anticipate distributing the handbook at the February meeting. To help with costs, I am asking that at least one member from each firm attend the meeting so that they can take back copies of the Handbook to their fellow members. If you or a representative of your firm cannot attend the meeting, a copy of the Handbook will be mailed to you. The new Handbook insert that you receive will be shrink wrapped and will replace the old insert in its entirety. We are asking all of our members to please reuse their existing binder to help save the Chapter the expense of purchasing new ones. If your binder is in need of repair, please let me know and we will gladly provide a new one to you. For all of our new members that do not have a copy of the Handbook, you will receive a complete Handbook with binder. At the 2006 Convention in Tampa, Society gave away thousands of prizes, but not all of them were claimed. Society offered those prizes to the local Chapters across the country and I put in a request to have some of them sent to our Chapter. Recently I received three large boxes full of knives, coffee mugs, travel bags, multi-purpose tools, etc. and I would like to distribute these prizes to our members, but there is a catch.

From the Presidents Desk (Continued): We are going to hold a membership drive and give away the prizes to those Chapter members who participate. This is going to be very simple, all you have to do is be a member and bring a colleague who is interested in Plumbing Engineering to our next meeting on February 7th. The member will receive their choice of available prizes and the colleague that they bring will also have their choice of available prizes. The only other catch is that you must make an RSVP prior to the meeting for yourself and your colleague. It is my understanding that the Plumbing Engineering Design Handbook, Volume 2 has been printed and is in the process of being sent to Society. Once Society receives the books from the printers, they will be forwarding a copy to you. Society is looking for someone from Region 2 (that�s us) to serve on the National Education Committee. If you are interested in serving on this Committee or any other Committee, please let me know and I will put you in contact with the appropriate people. Check out the Chapters website at www.clevelandaspe.org . The latest newsletter and Chapter information is posted on the site. Don�t forget, we need to provide an accurate head count to Harry�s Steakhouse for those who will be attending the next Plumbing Training Session. Please send in your RSVP via email to Kevin Noble at knoble@sbmce.com no later than noon on Friday, February 2nd. If you do not RSVP by this time, we cannot guarantee that a meal or handout will be reserved for you. Thanks again for your cooperation. See you on the 7th! Mitch Clemente, CPD President, Cleveland Chapter

From V.P. Technical: I would like to thank Roger C. Lehman, Supervisor, Backflow Division City of Elyria for being our guest speaker at the January 10, 2007 training session. The topic of the seminar was Backflow Devices. The presentation stressed the importance of contacting the local authority during design, ensuring that the backflow devices are ASSE certified, and meet AWWA standards. Roger also described from previous experience how home owners and plumbing contractors alike have violated backflow procedures and how they were penalized for doing so. Please visit www.cityofelyria.org for more information on backflow devices. The February 7, 2007 seminar topic will be Water Treatment and Softening. The guest speaker will be Nitin Chauhan, Commercial Engineer of Culligan. Nitin has over 11 years of professional experience in the water treatment industry. Please confirm your reservation for this seminar by noon of Friday, Februay 2, 2007 with Kevin Noble at knoble@sbmce.com. If you have any questions and/or comments about the seminars, please do not hesitate to contact me at jvarga@sbmce.com. John A. Varga V.P. Technical, Cleveland Chapter

2006-2007 ASPE Meeting/Plumbing Class Schedule February 2007

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Date – Time – Place

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February 7, 2007 – 5:00 PM Harry’s Steakhouse Cost: $23.00

Chapter 10 – Volume 4 ASPE Data Book Topic – Water Treatment/Softeners

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Nitin Chauhan – (Culligan)

March 14, 2007 – 5:00 PM Harry’s Steakhouse Cost: $23.00

Chapter 11 – Volume 4 ASPE Data Book Topic – Thermal Expansion

TBD Dave Murman – (Great Lakes Sales)

April 11, 2007 – 5:00 PM Harry’s Steakhouse Cost: $23.00

Chapter 4 – Volume 4 ASPE Data Book Topic – Pumps

TBD Greg Trombold – (Trombold Equipment)

May 9, 2007 – 5:00 PM Harry’s Steakhouse Cost: $23.00

Topic – Heat Trace Systems TBD Doug Roessler – (Rep Source LLC)

The above is the meeting/plumbing class schedule for the 2006-2007 ASPE year. Updated information will appear in subsequent newsletter issues. All meetings will be at Harry’s Steakhouse, 5664 Old Brecksville Road, Independence unless otherwise indicated. The meeting/plumbing class, including dinner, is $23.00. Reservations are required. A mini product show will be held before each meeting/plumbing class highlighting some of the materials discussed in class or products that will assist the engineer in understanding what they are designing or specifying. All plumbing classes will qualify for 1CEU hours and will assist in preparation for the ASPE, C.P.D. examination. The following times will be enforced as strictly as possible. Make your reservations a minimum of two days before the meeting/class and try to be on time. • Mini product show 5:00 to 6:00 Dinner 6:00 • ASPE business 6:30 Plumbing Class 6:45 to 7:45

Registration Opens: January 5, 2007Deadline: April 6, 2007Get CPD Bulletin Online @

www.aspe.org/CPD/2006-2007CPDBulletin.pdf

2007 CPD Examination

April 21, 2007

Unleash the Power of Your Professionalism

The Certified in Plumbing Design (CPD) program is an international certification program for engineers and designers of plumbing systems. Successful completion of the CPD examination confers upon the candidate the designation “Certified in Plumbing Design” or CPD. The certification program provides the profession, the plumbing industry, and the general public with a single, comprehensive qualification of professional compe-tence for engineers and designers of plumbing systems.

The CPD:• Identifies those individuals who fulfill prescribed

requirements of experience, responsibility, and con-duct.

• Recognizes those individuals who meet a standard of professional competence.

• Encourages plumbing engineers to participate in a continuing program of professional development.

• Provides a standard for educational programs in plumbing engineering.

EligibilityTo be eligible to take the CPD examination, a candidate must possess a minimum of four (4) years of practical experience in a position of responsibility for the design of plumbing systems and possess a baccalaureate degree in a field related to engineering. In lieu of an accredited degree, a candidate may substitute up to an additional four (4) years of practical experience in the design of plumbing systems, for a total of eight (8) years, or be granted a credit of one-half year of practical experience for each one (1) full year of edu-cation in an accredited curriculum related to plumbing engineering.

The CPD designation is achieved through successful completion of the comprehensive CPD examination and maintained through a biennial recertification program.

ContEnt of thE ExaminationThe CPD examination consists of 100 multiple-choice questions covering five major job dimensions:Gathering Information • Administration • Design • Specifications • Construction Services

tEsting fEEThe testing fee for the examination is $425 for members of ASPE and $625 for nonmembers.

PraCtiCE ExaminationWatch for information about a special CPD Practice Exam available starting February 2007 (now in develop-ment). The Practice Exam will be available online, so you can take it from the comfort of your home or office.

Examination DatEThe 2007 CPD Exam will be administered on Saturday, April 21, 2007, starting at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern time). On-site registration and material pickup begins at 1:00 p.m.

WhErE to takE thE tEstThe April CPD exam will be an online proctored exam. There will be over 200 testing sites throughout the United States and Canada. Check inside the bulletin for the site nearest you.

tEsting sChEDulEThe test will begin at 2:00 p.m. and end promptly at 5:30 p.m. You will be allowed three hours and 30 minutes to complete the test.

information anD CPD bullEtinFor more information about the test, contact the ASPE office at (773) 693-2773 or download the 2006–2007 CPD Bulletin at www.aspe.org/CPD/2006-2007CPD-Bulletin.pdf.

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Employment Notices The Cleveland Chapter of ASPE is now accepting paid advertisements from employers seeking to fill plumbing / mechanical engineering positions within their firms. If you are looking to add to your staff, this is a great way to directly reach individuals within our profession. We will also be accepting paid advertisements from individuals who are looking for a position in an engineering firm. All advertisements shall be no larger than business card size and will cost $10 per month. The advertisement must be submitted no later than one week after the monthly ASPE meeting to Mike Drab to appear in the next monthly newsletter. If you have any questions, please feel free to give Mike Drab a call at 330-659-6688 or E-mail him at mdrab@thorsonbaker.com

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