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The Official Magazine of the Central States Water Environment Association, Inc.

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iN THiS iSSUe Administrative Year 2009-10

President Ralph B. (Rusty) Schroedel

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1st Vice President Jim Miller Bonestroo

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2nd Vice President Beth Vogt

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Treasurer Carol Strackbein

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Immediate Past President Tim Tack LAI, Ltd.


WEF Director ’10 Daniel L. Lynch City of Janesville


WEF Director ’11 Scott Trotter

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PWO Representative ’11 Charlie La RoccoCity of Elmhurst 630-688-2003

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Illinois State Section Trustee ’10 Sue Baert

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Wisconsin State Section Trustee ’11Tom Sigmund

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Executive Director Eric R. Lecuyer

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Messages President’s Message 7 Executive Director’s Message 10

CSWEA News Midwest Water Industry Expo Review 13 Officer Nominees 16 Calendar of Events 58

Section News Minnesota Chair Message 59 Wisconsin Chair Message 60 Illinois Chair Message 62

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PreSideNT’S MESSAgE

IBy Ralph B. (Rusty) Schroedel

t was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” So begins the novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. It seems an appropriate beginning to my last

message as well. For our nation in general, our industry, and our association, there is some of the best and some of the worst of times around us.

For our nation and our industry, there is widely varying opinion as to the ben-efit of the economic stimulus package. Several indicators show some difficult times for our financial situation and the overall business climate, especially the construction industry, which impacts our wastewater business. Economic growth certainly fuels many wastewater projects and municipal budgets. Conversely, a significant portion of the stimulus money was directed to environmental projects, including water and wastewater facilities. We hope these funds were spent well and provided needed capital for worthwhile projects resulting in a positive environ-mental impact and jobs. Future funding for the SRF program has been increased. The best and the worst of times?

CSWEAHow does this apply to our association? The “worst” might well be our financial situation. During our budgeting process, we identified the potential need to reduce spending on some programs and some opportunities for participation should we not see the planned profit from some of our events. Since we have the most control over our expenses, we needed to define ways to reduce costs, just like many of our municipalities and business have had to

do. However, through good planning and careful spending, we are recovering well.

The “best” is shown through our continued, valuable educational oppor-tunities. I just returned from the Midwest Water Industry Expo, co-sponsored by Central States and the Wisconsin Water Association (a Section of AWWA). Despite a winter storm, attendance was good and the event a success. Our contract with the Kalahari for this event extends for one more year. I discussed the value of the event with several attendees and request you contact me, other Executive Committee members, or Expo Commit-tee members to give us your thoughts on the future of this event. Our program for our annual meeting has been set and once again will provide an outstanding opportunity for learning and networking. Our committees continue to be active with planning of events and advance-ment of our association. Through the dedicated, hard work of many individuals, we continue to thrive as an organization.

WATER FOR PEOPlEThere are other positive things to report regarding your association. Despite a slow start, we were able to sell enough tickets for the Water For People Super Bowl Raffle to result in a donation of approximately $4200. Thank you to all of you who purchased a ticket. Special thanks go to Tim Tack, Scott Trotter, and AECOM for their efforts to encourage the purchase of raffle tickets. However, due to the financial risk and challenges in selling tickets, we have decided to no longer offer this raffle in the future. (Continued on page 8)

The Best and the Worst of Times

“ UPCOMIng EVEnTSCentral States has two upcoming events that you should definitely put on your calendar and try to attend. Not only do these events offer exceptional learning and networking opportunities at a reasonable cost, but they support all of the activities of your association. We recognize funds are tight for travel and training, but I am firmly convinced you will not find any better value for your time.

The Education Seminar on Tuesday, April 6, will once again be held at the Monona Terrace in Madison, WI. Chair Beth Vogt and the entire seminar commit-tee have, as usual, put together a techni-cal program second to none nationally by a local association. Several speakers from our area and around the country will address the timely topic of “Managing Biosolids in Our Energy Conscious Era”. You will not find a better opportunity to learn the latest information on the subject than at this seminar.

Our Annual Meeting will be held on May 11-14 also at the Monona Terrace and adjacent Hilton Hotel. Steve Ruesser and the Technical Program committee have put together an outstanding program with a wide range of interesting presentations. (I’m still trying to figure out how to attend several simultaneously.) Jay Kemp and the local arrangements committee have done a great job in developing all of the events and have done so within the financial con-straints placed on them by the Executive Committee. Unique and interesting speak-ers have also been lined up for the Keynote and Farewell Breakfast. I am confident you



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will find attendance at the annual meeting an exceptional educational, networking, and fun event. I hope you can attend.

PROgRESSThere is a saying that if something is not growing, it is dying. I believe our associa-tion is growing in several ways. Despite the financial challenges, we continue to hold all of our events. It would be great to see better attendance, but we all recognize the spend-ing constraints with our municipalities and businesses. Yet, overall we are doing very well. Our Young Professionals continue to be active. Our committees continue to function well and thrive. Our state sections are highly successful, both financially and with their activities. But all of this can only continue through your personal participation. Come to a state section meeting. Attend the Educa-tion Seminar. Join us at the Annual Meeting. As professionals, it is incumbent on all of us to continue to grow as well in our knowledge and our professional interactions.

I had stated I wanted to revitalize our committees, get better interaction with our student chapters, and help maintain our

overall progress of our association. The year as your president has gone way too fast. Our committees do need ongoing support and new members. I will continue to work on that issue. Our student chapters have been contacted and several are doing exceptionally well. Others are in need of direction and support. Hopefully, many of you might consider helping them. The future of our association and industry lies in these young men and women.

WITh gRATITUDEI attended my first Central States meeting in, well, let’s just say many more years ago than I care to admit. I believe I have attended every meeting since. Why? I think Central States has the best local association in all of WEF. I have had the opportunity to attend several other local association meetings. Some of them would definitely challenge us as “the best”. However, I think we have the best combination of learning opportunities, networking, and fun of any association. Central States is full of dedi-cated, hard working, and diligent individu-als. The committee members provide events

and information that enhance our careers. The state sections enable a greater local focus and more readily accessible events. We can continue to have the “best of times” through continued activities and participation by all of you.

I want to thank you for the great opportunity to serve as your president. I have had the privilege of knowing and working with so many of our exceptional association presidents, it is humbling to be counted as one of them. I know the association is in good hands. Executive Director Eric Lecuyer, supported by his wife Anne (and at times the rest of his family), provide immeasurable support, direction, and assistance. We would not be where we are today without them. I want to thank the entire Executive Com-mittee for their support, dedication, and commitment to making Central States what it is. I know that your next presi-dent, Jim Miller, and first vice-president Beth Vogt, will continue to move us forward. I look forward to continued participation in this “best” association and encourage you to do so as well.

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Focus on Our Core Services

Eric R. Lecuyer

Whenever tough eco-nomic times occur, we are all forced to reevaluate our mission

and assure ourselves that we are making prudent adjustments in our budgeting that re-focuses on our core services, or business sectors. Regardless of your affiliation, whether a facility operator or manager, a public works director or a manager in a consulting firm or equip-ment supplier, one must evaluate all efforts, prune those not targeted to your core mission and invest where the most return on investment with minimum risk can be found. In our cities and vil-lages, primary focus remains on public safety departments, with police and fire/rescue seemingly untouched while other departments sustain severe cuts – some-times to the bone. There is nothing new or unexpected with this trend, and our political leaders are wont to bend to those constituents and campaign issues that would garnish the most positive public or media attention. No surprise there.

What is remarkable is that during the current economic environment, a high level of political focus has been on infra-structure, both in the needs for renewal and the vehicle for growing a sustained economic recovery. Some of us in the industry have enjoyed the fruits of the recovery act funding. Many have not, and utilities continue to be faced with declin-ing revenues due to factory shutdowns, lowered water and sales services and continuing economic pressure on our resi-dents from the tragedy of unemployment, loss of homes and in some cases hope for

the future. We all know of friends, family members or acquaintances facing difficult choices resulting from a slowly recovering economy. Leading economic indicators of a hopeful recovery don’t mean squat when you’re the one impacted, searching for work or a way to save the family home. Since as has often been said, all politics are local, it’s our local politicians who are confronted with the double whammy of being lobbied for rate or tax increases in order to sustain core services and provide for badly needed infrastructure renewal. A tough position for our elected lead-ers to be in when many homes on that councilperson/alderperson’s block are facing foreclosure, and many constituents are struggling financially on every level. Often the first cuts are travel and training,

personnel and badly needed capital proj-ects designed to address failing (or failed) infrastructure. Our task is to provide wise advice and recommendations to those leaders based on sound science, good asset management principles and only those items truly needed to sustain our utilities. An equally tough task.

And as go the cities and villages and utilities, so go our allied businesses, our consultants, our equipment suppliers, our contractors and our associations, includ-ing CSWEA. We have all been impacted by the Great Recession and we are all destined to share in the long-term vision and wisdom of our leaders at the local, state and national level and in our hopes for a sustained recovery. Investment in infrastructure at all levels can be more than the harbinger of that sustained recovery, but the vehicle for that recovery. Tough choices; increase spending in the face of historic deficits at the national level, raise water and sewer rates in the face of record unemployment at home, attend or exhibit at a conference in the face of budget cuts…what to do?

History is destined to be repeated unless we learn the lessons of the past. Confidence in our future, at every level, national, state, local and associa-tion, has been the only way out of past recessions and we must all move for-ward with confidence that the recovery is real and the investment in ourselves, our businesses and our infrastructure will help sustain the recovery. Invest in yourselves and your future; attend the 83rd Annual Meeting of CSWEA and join in the recovery! See you there!

“Our task is to provide wise advice and

recommendations to those leaders based on sound science, good asset management principles and only those items truly

needed to sustain our utilities. An equally

tough task.”


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The expo was enjoyed by both the attendees and the exhibitors. Everyone left looking forward to

next year. The expo is intended to bring utility personnel (or anyone in this profes-sion) into contact with equipment suppliers and manufacturers to promote the free exchange of information. Essentially the goal is to bring a quality water and waste-water exposition to the upper Midwest so operators and others can see equipment that they wouldn’t normally have a chance to see. The emphasis for this year’s expo was on improving the vendor talk sessions and generating more traffic throughout the exhibit hall. There were 32 vendor talks with an average attendance of 15. Floor traffic was good on both days despite Tuesday’s storm.

The expo is the exhibitors’ opportunity to present their goods and services to their customers and potential customers early in the year when purchases are being considered and to provide the opportunity for open dialogue with the vendors for awareness of upcoming projects and Utility needs. The 5th Annual Midwest Water Industry Expo has accomplished what it set out to do.

So besides the positive comments from vendors and attendees about the expo, here are some facts. The expo:

Held a fundraising raffle that gave away well over $4,000 in prizes includ-

ing a 42-inch flat screen television, two smaller flat screen televisions and many other exciting prizes.

Will donate the raffle proceeds, of about $1,800 to Water For People and Wisconsin Water for the World on behalf of Central States and WWA.• Had 350 individual attendees (not

including exhibitors).• 90 companies used 95 exhibit spaces

to show off their latest products.• Even with the poor weather, there were

50 on-site registrations.• Held 32 half hour vendor talks where

vendors could talk specifically about the products they represent.

Planning is already beginning for the 6th Annual Midwest Water Industry Expo. There are many who make this event a success, too many to thank individually, but to all of you many, many thanks. We want to express a special thanks to the companies who exhibited. They put a lot of time and money into events like the expo and that effort isn’t always as appreciated as it should be. The expo planning committee is very appreciative of these companies and hope they will join us again next year. The other com-ponent which makes the expo a success are those who attend, so thank you to the large number of operators and other water professionals who came despite the weather. Be sure to come back again next year and bring a friend.

We would also like to extend a special thanks to WWA’s Membership Services Coordinator, Jill Duchniak and Mulcahy/Shaw’s Kristina Glocke. They are the two who did a tremendous job of pulling everything together. Putting on a show like this requires a com-mittee of volunteers and we would like to thank all of those involved, it is a tribute to the membership of both organizations. Thank you to everyone who came and we hope to see you all next year. Please contact anyone on the Expo Committee if you would like to help with next year’s expo.

5Th AnnUAl MIDWEST WATER InDUSTRY ExPOBy Dan Lynch and Dan Duchniak

MIDWEST WATER INDUSTRY EXPO

The 5th Annual Midwest Water Industry Expo is now over and like its processors, it continued to be a success! Although a major snow-storm caused attendance to be down a little on the first day, the second day more than made up for it. Overall the expo had the same number of attendees and exhibitors as last year. We expect the expo to keep growing and are planning for an even bigger event next year. As I have said before, it you haven’t been to the expo you are miss-ing a great experience. You should plan on attending the 6th Annual Midwest Water Industry Expo next year. You won’t regret it. The next expo will be held at the Kalahari on February 8 and 9, 2011.



As the publisher of Central States Water magazine, we at Craig Kelman & Associates have a deep appreciation for our readers and members of CSWEA whose task it is to ensure that water taken from and put back

into our precious mother earth is clean and safe for the people, animals and plants whose very existence depends upon it.

To demonstrate our admiration and respect for the association, its members and the water industry as a whole, we have established a yearly educational scholarship of $500 to be funded through a percentage of advertising sales generated in Central States Water.

On behalf of the publishing professionals who form part of our team, as well as our advertisers who use the pages of Central States Water to convey their important messages, we look forward to helping a worthy

individual further their education in the water industry.

The scholarship will be awarded to a student whose project or paper published in Central States Water in the previous year is judged as the best published paper by the Executive Committee. Students from high

school through grad school are eligible.

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RAnDY WIRTz2nD VICE PRESIDEnT nOMInEE

Randy Wirtz has been nominated for the posi-tion of 2nd Vice President of the Central States Water Environ-ment Association (CSWEA). Randy has been an

active member of CSWEA since 1994, and has served in numerous positions within CSWEA since then. Randy started out as the Industrial Waste Committee Chair for Wisconsin, and then moved on to become the Wisconsin Section Chair. During his tenure on the Wisconsin Section Board, the strategic plan was updated and all of the section committees were evaluated and reorganized where appropriate to stream-line and define committee responsibilities. Randy has also served on several ad hoc committees, including the current CSWEA ad hoc committee on digester foaming problems at WWTPs.

Randy received a bachelor’s degree in civil/environmental engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville in 1990, and masters and doctoral degrees in civil/environmental engineering from Iowa State University in 1992 and 1994, respectively. In 1994, Randy joined Strand Associates, Inc. in Madison, Wisconsin, where he has been ever since. Randy is currently a Senior Associate with the firm, and serves municipal and industrial wastewater clients in the Midwest. He specializes in biologi-cal treatment processes, nutrient removal projects, and biosolids stabilization and management.

DOUg hEnRIChSEnTREASURER nOMInEE

Doug Henrich-sen has been nominated for the position of Treasurer. Doug has been an active member of CSWEA since returning to the Twin Cities in

2002. He started his involvement serving on the General Awards Committee, fol-lowed by serving as the MN Section S&YP chair. Doug then served as the Local Arrangements Committee chair for the 81st Annual Conference that was held in Minnesota. He then served as the MN Section Chair, and is currently finishing up his duties as Past-Chair.

Doug received a bachelor of sci-ence degree in civil engineering with an emphasis in construction management from the University of Wyoming. He then received a master of science degree in civil/environmental engineering from Iowa State University. Doug works for Brown and Caldwell in their St. Paul office as a supervising engineer/client service man-ager, serving municipal wastewater/water clients in the Midwest. He has approxi-mately 23 years of experience in civil/environmental engineering working on all types of projects, including the planning, evaluation, design and construction of municipal treatment and conveyance facilities. Doug is also a diplomate of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE) and a certified Project Manager Professional with the Project Management Institute (PMI).

DAVE RAbYWEF DIRECTOR nOMInEE

Dave Raby has been nominated for the position of Central States Water Environ-ment Association Water Environ-ment Federation (WEF) Direc-tor. Dave has

been an active member of CSWEA since 1994 and WEF since 1975. For WEF, he served as a primary author of the Sludge Stabilization, Manual of Practice No. 24 FD-9. For CSWEA, he has served in various roles including Minnesota Section Chair, Annual Conference on the Environment Co-Chair, and Trustee; as well as CSWEA Annual Conference Technical Program Committee Chair, Radebaugh Committee Chair, and Education Seminar Committee member.

Dave received both a bachelor and master of science degree in civil engi-neering from the University of Missouri – Rolla (now Missouri University of Science and Technology). He is currently a Vice President and Business Unit Leader for Howard R. Green Company (HR Green) and is responsible for providing water and wastewater services to clients in the IA, SD, MN, MO, IL, WI, TX and the Middle East. Prior to joining HR Green, Dave spent 26 years with CH2M HILL. During his career, he has provided a wide range of water and wastewater related services to clients located in more than ten states and overseas.

RIChARD hUSSEYYP REPRESEnTATIVE nOMInEE

Richard Hussey has been nomi-nated for the position of YP Representative for the Central States Water Environment Association. Rich has been an

active member of CSWEA, starting off with Education Seminar Committee member, then becoming the Illinois YP Section Chair (current), serving on the Annual Conference Local Arrangements Committee for both St. Charles and Lin-colnshire Locations, and attending most of the CSWEA Exchange Meetings in July.

Rich received a bachelor’s and mas-ter’s degree in environmental engineer-ing from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. In 2000, Rich joined a medium-sized engineering consulting firm and was involved with various water and wastewater projects as a project engineer/project manager. In 2004 he joined LAI Ltd, a manufacturer represen-tative firm that serves municipal waste-water and water clients in Illinois and Wisconsin. Rich is currently a licensed engineer and continues to be involved with various aspects of the water/waste-water industry.

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Welcome

Welcome!

It is with great pride I welcome you to Madison, Wisconsin and the 83rd Annual Meeting of the Central States Water Environment Association. I know you will find the familiar venue of the Monona Terrace and the Hilton Hotel to be an outstanding setting for our conference. The conference is also based on our historically successful schedule. Hopefully, you and your guests can find time to enjoy the state capital and surrounding downtown area.

As usual, this event requires the contributions and efforts of many individuals. Jay Kemp and his local arrangements committee have worked hard for some time to organize the events, exhibits, and program to assure you have an educational and enjoyable time. Steve Ruesser and his Technical Program Committee have selected presentations sure to stimulate interest and discussion. Overall, our Central States Annual Meeting continues to be a top-notch event for learning and fun.

Our exhibits will again run over two days. Please be sure to visit the exhibits and meet with their staff. The support provided by our fine exhibitors is critical

to the success of our meeting. Also, we have arranged to have the Southern District of the Wisconsin Wastewater Operators Association hold their meeting in conjunction with ours. We welcome them and look forward to future opportunities for common events.

I believe you will find our Keynote and Farewell Breakfast speakers both interesting and informative. Recreational activities include the golf outing.

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I am very glad you have joined us here in Madison and look forward to your participation throughout the conference. Please be sure to take advantage of all there is to offer. I’m sure you will find our 83rd Annual Meeting well worth your time.



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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

golf outing12:00-5:30 p.m.

The University Ridge Golf Course is located in Verona, WI and is just several miles outside of Madison. University Ridge was rated 4 1/2 stars by Golf Digest magazine and ranked 4th in “America’s Best Daily Fee Courses in Wisconsin” by Golfweek magazine. It has played host to numerous NCAA tournaments and is a top university golf course.

University Ridge Golf Course was designed by renowned architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. The course features Penncross bent grass fairways, Kentucky bluegrass roughs and is built beautifully around the land. With Wisconsin prairie grass and a spectacular rolling landscape, this course looks as great as is plays.

new for 2010A Sporting Clays will also be conducted on Tuesday afternoon. Stay tuned to www.CSWEA.org for more details.

Meet and greet 6:00-9:00 p.m.Renew old friendships and meet new faces on Tuesday night in the Rooftop West Circle at the Monona Terrace. Refreshments and light snacks will be provided and awards for the Golf Outing will be announced.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

5K Run/WalkMonona Terrace to nine Springs Plant

opening Session 9:00-10:00 a.m.Monona Terrace TheaterWelcome Address 9:00 to 9:10 Keynote Address 9:10 to 10:00

technical Sessions 10:15-11:45 a.m.2:00-4:30 p.m.There will be three (3) concurrent Tech-nical Sessions A, B & C from 10:15 to 11:45 and E & F from 2:00 to 4:30 in the Hall of Ideas E-G.

exhibits/SponsorsMonona Terrace Madison ballroom 11:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.Exhibits showcasing the latest technology in wastewater, collection, treatment and monitoring equipment and other related services will be on display. Vendor talks will be scheduled during the day, see schedule as posted.

lunch 12:00-1:00 p.m.Lunch will be provided for conference participants in the exhibit hall.

Vendor talk Presentations1:00-6:00 p.m.Exhibits will be provided by several companies along with several special vendor talks.

exhibitor Reception 4:30-6:00 p.m. Light snacks and beverages will be provided. Please stop and talk to the exhibitors and thank them for attending this year’s CSWEA Annual Meeting.

Wednesday night Social event6:30-11:30 p.m.The Majestic Theatre115 King Street, Madison (one block from the Hilton)The Wednesday Night Social event will be held at the Majestic Theatre with a fun Gomeroke with the Gomers, Madison’s most popular Gomeroke group. The “show” will run from about 7-9 p.m., with plenty of time to visit with friends and enjoy refreshments and snacks.

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Thursday, May 13, 2010

State Section Breakfastshilton hotel7:30-8:45 a.m.Please come to your respective state section meeting that will be conducted at the Hilton Hotel. A buffet breakfast will be served. Find out what your state section and committees are doing and how you can be involved. We welcome new faces and new ideas, so all CSWEA members are encouraged to attend

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exhibits/Sponsors 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.Exhibits showcasing the latest technology in wastewater, collection, treatment and monitoring equipment and other related services will be on display. Vendor talks will be scheduled during the day, see schedule as posted.

technical Sessions 9:00-11:00 a.m. and 1:30-4:00 p.m.There will be three (3) concurrent sessions in the morning G, H, & J from 9:00 to 11:00 and K, L & M in the afternoon in the Hall of Ideas E-G.

CSWeA Association luncheonMonona Terrace, grand Terrace12:15-1:15 p.m.Mr. Chris Browning, the 2009-2010 Treasurer of the Water Environment Fed-eration (WEF), will provide his thoughts and update us on what’s new at WEF. Chris is currently the Assistant Director of Public Works for Fulton County, Ga. In that role, he directs all activities related to the operation and maintenance of the Fulton County Water Services Division, including water/wastewater treatment, water distribution, wastewater collection and storm water conveyance. The utility serves approximately 350,000 people in the metro Atlanta area. In addition, Chris serves as a technical advisor to the Atlanta-Fulton County Water Resources Commission and as the Fulton County

representative of the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District Board. Following Chris’ comments, there will be the Golden Manhole Award Induction ceremony and the introduction of the new 7S’s. Applaud these members as they come up front to recognize their worthi-ness of belonging to these prestigious and select groups. The luncheon will conclude with introduction of the 2008 Operation Challenge teams.Plant Tour – Cambridge-Oakland

Regional WWtP1:15-3:00 p.m.Operators as well as other participants are invited to tour this Cambridge-Oakland WWTP

CSWeA Annual Business Meeting4:15-5:00 p.m.The Annual Business Meeting includes the association, section and committee reports.

Annual Awards Banquet and entertainmentMonona Terrace, grand Terrace6:00-9:30 p.m.Please join us for the Annual Awards Banquet and Entertainment. Social Hour begins at 6:00 p.m., followed by dinner at 7:00. Awards will be presented after dinner. Immediately after dinner a fun game show-based event is planned that you will not want to miss.

Friday, May 14, 2010

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Chris Browning is the 2009-2010 Treasurer of the Water Environment Federation (WEF), will visit CSWEA’s 83rd Annual Meeting in Madison, Wisconsin.

Chris is currently the Assistant Director of Public Works for Fulton County, Ga. In that role, he directs all activities related to the operation and maintenance of the Fulton County Water Services Division, including water/wastewater treatment, water distribution, wastewater collection and storm water conveyance. The utility serves approximately 350,000 people in the metro Atlanta area. In addition, Chris serves as a technical advisor to the Atlanta-Fulton County Water Resources Commission and as the Fulton County representative of the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District Board.

During his more than 30 years in the water profession, Chris has developed extensive senior level management experience in various organizations including Gwinnett County, Ga., The City of Marietta, Ga., Cobb County, Ga. and Columbus Water Works in Columbus, Ga.

A WEF member since 1977, Chris has held multiple leadership and committee roles within WEF. He has served on the House of Delegates and the Long Range Planning Committee as well as Chair of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee and the HOD Parliamentarian.

Also an active member of the Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP), Chris has served on the GAWP Board of Directors since 1994. He has served as the organization’s WEF Section Chair, the PWOD Director and currently, as Chair of the Georgia Water and Waste

Water Institute. His other professional affiliations include: the American Water Works Association, American Public Works Association, Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, and the Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers.

He has been honored with the WEF Service Award (1997), WEF Outgoing Director Award (2005), Arthur Sidney Bedell Award (2004), WEF Past Chair Award (2009), GAWP Life Member Award (2008), GAWP Charles Jones Award (2005), GAWP Hugh A. Wyckoff Award (1996).

Chris is a Class 1 Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator and a Class 3 Water Treatment Plant Operator in the state of Georgia. He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Southern Polytechnic State University (Marietta, Ga.) and a Master of Public Administration from Columbus State University.

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Russell l. Cuhel, Senior Scientist, had already gathered over 150 days at sea, mostly in Antarctica, and six peer-reviewed publications before he finished his bachelor’s degrees in biology and chemistry at the UC San Diego (1975). As a graduate student in marine micro-biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Woods Hole Oceano-graphic Institution (1975-1981), he studied extreme environments, which continues as a passion to this day. Research work at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (U. Miami 1981-1989) added another 600 days at sea covering most of the world’s oceans and a year-long time series on Lake Ontario. Adept at bench research,

he began to include research education (high school to graduate student levels) as a major, well-integrated component of his service to UWM beginning in 1990. Building on a program initiated by Nealson and others, he brought the only freshwater Oceanography site of the National Science Foundation’s Research Experience for Undergraduates to national recognition. Innovative integra-tion of the REU education program and NSF-funded research on Yellowstone Lake hydrothermal vents allowed students to

work side by side with active scientists in cross-cutting and environmentally relevant disciplines (geochemistry, geology, chem-istry, microbiology, policy, engineering). Such interdisciplinary approaches are also the core of his diverse funded research programs (>$3M), which include year-round sampling in Lake Michigan, Wisconsin Inland Lakes, Yellowstone Lake, and several marine sites including the Guaymas Basin hydrothermal system. Community outreach is also a criti-cal component of UWM’s mission, and Cuhel and Aguilar are reliably present as educators at a variety of community functions. Peer review of proposals and manuscripts, panel participation at fund-ing agencies, and chairing of annual undergraduate research poster sessions at national meetings provides a taste of widely recognized national service, all undertaken in the name of the Univer-sity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Center for Great Lakes Studies (WATER Institute).


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teChniCAl PRogRAMWednesday, May 12, 2010

Session a: Sustainability and green issues Moderator: Rick Manner 10:15-10:45 Taking a Bite Out of the Biggest Piece of the Energy Pie: Energy Audits and Benchmarking of Activated Sludge Aeration Systems, Pavel Hajda, Baxter & Woodman 10:45-11:15 Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Design – A Case History, David Sauer, Foth Infrastructure & Environment, David Wartenweiler, City of Evansville 11:15-11:45 Going “Green” through Exhaustion: Reducing Chloride Release During Regeneration Using Exhausted Resin, Harry D. Harman, Baxter & Woodman

Session B: Collection System and Stormwater issuesModerator: Scott Fronek

10:15-10:45 Effective Quantification of Infiltration and Inflow Removal Helps Communities Target Future Flow Reduction Projects, Tammy Kuehlmann, Donohue & Associates

10:45-11:15 A Proposed Method of Categorizing Extreme Rainfall Events, Thomas M. Grisa, City of Brookfield

11:15-11:45 A Collection system Wet Weather Case Study: the Village of Menomonee Falls’ Automated Emergency Operations System, David Arnott, Ruekert/Mielke, Inc.

Session C: Wetland treatment & ReuseModerator: Jason Benson 10:15-10:45 Selecting Wetland Plants for Wastewater Treatment Facility Polishing Areas: The Itasca Experience, Thomas Ganfield, Baxter & Woodman

10:45-11:15 The first closed vessel UV installation for reuse in California, Matthias Boeker, ITT Water & Wastewater U.S.A.

11:15-11:45 Spray Irrigation Not Putting the “E” in NPDES After All? Steven G. Zehner, Baxter & Woodman

Session D: Biosolids Processing & Sustainability Moderator: Bill Boyle

2:00-2:30 Sustainable WWTP Design Opportunities – A Case Study, Randall Wirtz, Strand Associates

2:30-3:00 Selection of a Biosolids Management Approach to Meet a Sewerage District’s Vision of Becoming an Environmental Leader in Sustainability, Bill Desing, CH2M Hill

3:00-3:45 Break

3:45-4:15 Anaerobic Co-Digestion for Increased Renewable Energy, N. Navaneethan, Marquette University, Marquette University

4:15-4:45 Class A Digestion for Small Communities, John R Currie, CB&I

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Session E: Collection System and Stormwater issues Moderator: Trevor Ghylin2:00-2:30 Toolbox for Low-Cost Energy Optimization of Pump Stations, Nancy Andrews, Brown & Caldwell

2:30-3:00 Leveraging GIS & Hydraulic Modeling for Prioritizing Water and Sewer Renewal and Replacement, Killian Tobin, MWH Soft

3:00-3:45 Break

3:45-4:15 Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Recycles, Reuses, and Reaps the Benefits of Abandoned Infrastructure, Sandra Kimmler, Donohue & Associates, Kim Halverson, City of Stevens Point

4:15-4:45 Dealing an EPA Consent Decree CMOM Mandate, John Center, City of Duluth

Session F: nutrients Moderator: Pavel Hajda

2:00-2:30 Will it be Under a Billion? The Capital and Long-term Costs of Complying with Proposed Phosphorus and Nitrogen Criteria, Jane M. Carlson, Strand Associates

2:30-3:00 Lake Sediment Oxygen Demand and Oxidation Reduction Potential: Engineering Basis for Controls of Internal Phosphorus Loading, David Austin, CH2M Hill

3:00-3:45 Break

3:45-4:15 Engineered Wetlands for Nitrification and Total Nitrogen Removal: Review of Technologies and Design Bases, David Austin, Brian Davis, CH2M Hill

4:15-4:45 Optimization of Phosphorus and Magnesium Release from Waste Activated Sludge, Megan M. Corrado, UW Madison

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Session G: Biosolids Processing Moderator: Steve Reusser

9:00-9:30 Rotary Drum Sludge Thickening: Maximizing Process Performance, Marty Davidson, Alfa Laval, Inc

9:30-10:00 Digester Foaming Case Studies, Edward Nevers, Donohue & Associates

10:00-10:30 The Case for the Biodegradation Pathway for Renewable Energy Recovery from Biosolids, Gary Shimp, Black & Veatch

10:30-11:00 Current Trends in Energy Recovery from Biosolids, Rick Pace, Racine Wastewater Utility

Session H: liquid treatment Moderator: William Boyle

9:00-9:30 Energy Efficient Activated Sludge Design Yields Operational Savings, James Kleinschmidt, Strand Associates

9:30-10:00 Onsite Treatment of Airport Deicing Fluid – Buffalo Airport Case Study, Mark O. Liner, S.E.H.

10:00-10:30 Stimulus Funding Helps GCMWSC Implement Innovative Technologies to Nitrify, Protect Wetlands, Produce Class A Solids, and Conserve Energy, Trevor Ghylin, CH2M Hill

10:30-11:00 Design and Competitive Bidding of Integrated Fixed Film Activated Sludge Equipment for the Grand Chute-Menasha West WWTP, Jim Fisher, CH2M Hill

Session J: Management issues Moderator: Rick Manner

9:00-9:30 Utility Merger Further Complicates Succession Planning, Dave Lefebvre, Green Bay MSD

9:30-10:00 Green Bay MSD’s Strategic Planning: A Portfolio Management Approach to Effective Utility Management, Eric Rothstein, Galardi Rothstein Group, Tom Sigmund, Green Bay MSD

10:00-10:30 Stakeholder Collaboration Improves Planning, Design, and Construction, Christopher J. Tippery, Brian Rogne, AECOM

10:30-11:00 What Happens When You Pull the Plug? What COPS Means to Your Facilities, Vincent Plansky, CDM



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Session K: emerging Contaminants and Pollutant Modeling Moderator: Pavel Hajda 1:30-2:00 Mercury Removal Technologies Evaluation, Mark Stone, Howard R. Green Company 2:00-2:30 Everything You Wanted To Know About Pharmaceutical Collection Programs, David Taylor, Madison MSD 2:30-3:15 Break 3:15-3:45 Odor Control Modeling for Facility Design at the New Membrane Activated Sludge Plant, City of North Las Vegas, NV, Jong S. Lee, Greeley & Hansen, 3:45-4:15 Determining the impact on stream oxygen by an expanded treatment plant, Christy Crites, Crawford Murphy & Tilly

Session L: Membranes & nutrient Removal Moderator: Scott Fronek

1:30-2:00 Achieving Low Effluent Phosphorus Concentrations Using Ultrafilltration Membrane Technology – Pilot Study at Naperville Illinois, Nathan Cassity, AECOM, Joe Slevnik, Naperville Public Utilities

2:00-2:30 Immersed Membrane Filtration for Effective Phosphorus Removal, Jeff Peeters, GE Water & Process Technologies

2:30-3:15 Break

3:15-3:45 Biological Phosphorus Removal – Getting Started and Maintaining Process Reliability, Ed Kobylinski, Black & Veatch

3:45-4:15 Post-Lagoon Nitrification in Cold Climates – Manitoba Facility Demonstrates Reliable Ammonia Removal, Mark O. Liner, S.E.H., Merle Kroeker, Nelson Environmental

Session M: CSo’s and Student Competition WinnersModerator: Jason Benson

1:30-2:00 What is Normal? Optimizing CSO Management through the Use of a Dense RealTime Monitoring and Control System, Timothy Ruggaber, EmNet, LLC

2:00-2:30 Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term Control Plans Meet Water Quality Standards…Is the Intersection Chaos or Planned Disorder? Scott W. Stearns, Strand Associates


2:30-3:15 Break

3:15-3:45 Student Competition Paper

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Tuesday May 11, 2010executive Committee MeetingHilton Hotel

golf outingUniversity Ridge 12:00- 5:30 PM

Sporting Clays (TBA)

Meet and greeMonona Terrace Rooftop 6:00 to 9:00 pm

Student and yP Reception (TBD)

exhibit Set- up

Wednesday May 12, 2010Past Presidents/AAee Breakfast Hilton Hotel

5k Run-WalkMonona Terrace to Nine Springs

WelcomeLecture Hall 9:00 am

KeynoteLecture Hall (Dr. Russell Cuhel: Great Lakes Water Institute) 9:10 to 10:00 am

technical SessionsHall of Ideas 10:15 am to 11:45 am

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Committee MeetingsHilton / Monona Terrace

exhibitors ReceptionBallroom 5:00 pm

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S & yP MeetingMonona Terrace 5:00 pm

Social event: Majestic theaterRockstar Gomeroke 6:30-11:00 pm

Thursday May 13, 2010State Section Breakfast MeetingsHilton Hotel 7:30 am to 8:45 am

technical SessionsHall of Ideas 9:00 am to 11:00 am and 1:30 to 4:15 pm

exhibitsBallroom 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Committee Meetings

Association luncheonGrand Terrace 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Plant tourCambridge Oakland Regional WWTP 1:30 pm

Student Papers Lecture Hall 3:15 pm to 4:15 pm

Annual Business MeetingMonona Terrace 4:15 to 5:00 pm

Social hourGrand Terrace 6:00 pm

BanquetGrand Terrace 7:00 pm

Friday May 14, 2010farewell BreakfastMonona Terrace 8:30 to 10:00 am

Annual Meeting Adjourns 10:00 am

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AIRVAC, Inc.4217 N. Old US 31

Rochester, IN 46975

574-223-3980

Applied Technologies, Inc.16815 W. Wisconsin Ave.

Brookfield, WI 53005

262-784-7690

ASA Analytics2325 Parklawn Dr., Suite 1

Waukesha, WI 53186

262-717-9500

Baxter & Woodman, Inc.8678 Ridgefield Rd.

Crystal Lake, IL 60012

815-459-1260

www.baxterwoodman.comindustry leader in all areas of wastewater collection, treatment, and conveyance and water supply, storage, distribution, preservation, and conservation.

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Boerger LLC740 NE Harding St.

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612-435-7321

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Crane Engineering707 Ford St.

Kimberly, WI 54136

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www.craneengineering.netProviding water and wastewater solutions, including pumps, valves, lift stations, screens, blowers, controls, and other process lines, plus field repair and equipment installation.

Cummins NPower800 W. Ryan Rd.

Oak Creek, WI 53154

414-570-7151

Donohue & Associates

3311 Weeden Creek Rd.

Sheboygan, WI 53081

920-208-0296

www.donohue-associates.comConsulting engineering firm specializing in innovative, cost-effective solutions for wastewater collection and treatment

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Doonan Environmental LLC809 W Spring St.

Eldridge, IA 52748

563-285-4038

Dorner Company8585 W Bradley Rd.

Milwaukee, WI 532240213

414-355-8685 ext. 117

Energenecs

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Environmental Health Products & ServicePO Box 21

Richfield, WI 53076-0021

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Hach CompanyW165S6833 Southveiw Court

Muskego, WI 53150

414-915-6150

HOBAS Pipe USA1413 E. Richey Rd.

Houston, TX 77073-3508

281-821-2200

ICS Healy Ruff13005 16th Ave. North #100

Plymouth, MN 55441

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IntelliSys Information SystemsPO Box 265

North Lake, WI 53064

800-347-9977

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ITT/Sanitaire9333 N. 49th St.

Brown Deer, WI 53223

414-365-2200itt Water & Wastewater is a world leader in diffused aeration and advanced biological treatment technologies. for over 40 years, itt Sanitaire systems have been installed in thousands of communities and industries throughout the world. to learn more about these innovative wastewater treatment solutions, call 414-365-2200 or visit www.Sanitaire.com.

Kruger, Inc.401 Harrison Oaks Blvd., Suite 100

Cary, NC 27513

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L & S Electric Inc.5101 Mesker St.

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LAI Ltd.5400 Newport Drive, Suite 10

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www.leyassociates.comManufacturer representative of water and wastewater products for illinois and Wisconsin.

Mulcahy/Shaw Water Inc.10144 N Port Washington Rd.

Mequon, WI 53092

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www.mulcahyshaw.comManufacturer’s representative offering process equipment and instrumentation for the water and wastewater market. Also do service and calibration for this equipment.

Municipal Economics & PlanningW233 N2080 Ridgeview Pkwy.

Waukesha, WI 53188

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Natgun Corporation505 N Riverside Dr, Ste., 202

Gurnee, IL 60031-5922

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North Coast Environmental, Inc.39W143 Bartelt Rd.

Geneva, IL 60134

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Peterson and Matz, Inc.2250 Point Blvd., Ste. 300

Elgin, IL 60123

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PPG Protective and Marine Coatings4245 Oak Dr.

Rhinelander, WI 54501

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Praxair, Inc.7000 High Grove Blvd.

Burr Ridge, IL 60527-9575

630-320-4152

Process Equipment Repair Services Inc.5991 Division Rd.

West Bend, WI 53095

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Ruekert and Mielke, Inc.W233 N280 Ridgeview Pkwy.

Waukesha, WI 53188

262-542-5733

www.ruekert-mielke.comfrom facility planning to design and construction of wastewater treatment facilities and lift stations, our engineers are experts in leading edge technology and regulations.

Starnet Technologies, Inc.8520 Hollander Dr./PO Box 374

Franksville, WI 53126

262-886-0228

Strand Associates Inc.910 W Wingra Dr.

Madison, WI 53715

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Symbiont6737 W Washington St., Ste. 3440

West Allis, WI 53214

414-291-8840

Thermal Process Systems3768 Turtle Rd.

St. Boniface, MN 55375

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Trojan Technologies3020 Gore Rd.

London, ON N5V 4T7

519-457-3400

www.trojanuv.comleader in uV treatment solutions: protecting consumers from damaging effects of microbiological/chemical contaminants in water. Setting the standard for 30+ years.

Trotter and Associates, Inc.40W201 Wasco Rd., Ste. D

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630-587-0470

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Visu-SewerW230 N4855 Betker Dr.

Pewaukee, WI 53072

262-695-2340

Wonderware Midwest174 N Patrick Blvd.

Brookfield, WI 53045

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The first step in addressing this issue is to identify which communities have been experiencing digester foaming problems in recent years. The second step will be to find commonalities between the plants experiencing these issues as well as to review operational data from communities that have not experienced foaming issues. Ultimately, we hope to provide support and guidance for addressing the foaming issues to all of our members. Consistent with our work plan, we are seeking feedback from a large number of communities. We would like you to simply answer a few initial questions to determine the scale of the digester foaming issue, and then a follow-up survey will be sent to a smaller group to look more closely at operational data and system configuration.

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DIgester Foam CommIttee survey upDateThe CSWEA Digester Foaming Committee has been surveying wastewater facilities throughout the three states on digester foaming issues. To date, we have achieved a 41% response rate which is exceptional for any type of survey. While the committee continues to evaluate the information received and the many additional comments, we wanted to share some of the initial survey results. If you operate or manage a treatment facility with anaerobic digestion, and have not done so, please visit the link below to complete the survey. http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e2naa7ffg2pacebp/start

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Guess what? You’ve got a cold, the most common illness known to man. If you really want to impress your co-workers, tell them you suffer from “infectious nasopharyngitis.” According to the American Medical Association and the National Institutes of Health, colds are caused by the rhino-virus, of which there are over 100 different strains currently identified. Fight off one successfully and just when you start feeling better another one takes hold.

It’s a common misconception that the frigid temperatures are to blame. People

get more colds in wintry weather than summer because they spend most of their time indoors rubbing elbows with co-workers, family, and friends who have already got a cold virus just waiting to spread the wealth. Dry, moisture-less air dries up your nasal passages, making them more vulnerable to airborne viruses that attack your body’s defenses. Your watery eyes and runny nose are reactions of your body’s immune system (white blood cells) trying to fight off the rhinovirus which has set up shop in your nasal passages.

So, you went and got yourself “infectious nasopharyngitis.” Just what can we do to get relief once we catch this little bug?

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You have had your flu shot but you are still wheezy, with a stuffy nose, sneezes, and you ache all over. Your nose is running like a leaky valve, you cough like a circus seal, and your throat is scratchy as a Brillo pad. It’s pretty cold in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois during the winter in Central States, what did you expect?

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• Get lots of rest. Preferably not on the job.

• Eat chicken soup. Really! A University of Nebraska study proved it can actually blockade the movement of white blood cells into the attack, and lessen symptoms.

• Think zinc. Medical studies have shown that zinc cuts the legs out from under a cold, reducing its duration by as much as half.

• Drink fluids. Fluids minimize congestion and replenish fluids lost by fever. Put that coffee cup down though in favor of juice, herbal tea and water.

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• Seek vitamin C. An immunity-enhancer, vitamin C eases the severity of the “rhinos” charge. Foods chock full of vitamin C include strawberries, cantaloupe, oranges, peppers, cauliflower, and broccoli.

• Most importantly, practice hygiene. You don’t have to don latex gloves and a face mask (even though we often do in our line of business), but you should be washing your hands frequently and thoroughly

to remove germs and bacteria you may pick up from doorknobs and shared equipment, and to save your co-workers from the “rhinos” you may leave behind.

Both flu and colds are viruses, so how can you tell which is your affliction? Influenza (flu) is far more severe and

Winning the ‘Cold’ War

People get more colds in wintry weather than summer

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prolonged. While colds usually last no more than 4-10 days, flu can make your life miserable from 14-40 days. Cold symptoms are more annoying than anything else, but flu victims suffer from high fevers of 102˚F or higher along with severe body ache, headache, fatigue, and sore throat.

If you only have a cough and runny nose, chances are you have a cold. But a cough accompanied by fever, may indicate a case of influenza.

Flu can be a very dangerous malady. It can lead to complications such as pneumonia, bronchitis, and asthma. Severe cases can be fatal. The Centers for Disease Control reports roughly 200,000 Americans, mostly the elderly, are killed annually by influenza. While colds show no mercy, affecting everyone at one time or another annually, flu seldom attacks more than 10-20% of the population.

So, during this wintry time in Central States be prepared to win the battle of the “Cold” war. Eat healthy, exercise, and get plenty of rest. The enemy is out there, be ready.

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SunOpta, the 2009 winner of the CSWEA’s Industrial Environmental Achievement Award, is committed to reducing its environmental footprint and promoting sustainable business practices. The company specializes in sourcing, processing and distributing natural and organic food products and food ingredients. As one of the world’s largest organic ingredient suppliers,

SunOpta actively encourages famers worldwide to convert to organic production. SunOpta’s non-food divisions specialize in chemical-free pulp and paper technologies, cellulosic ethanol generation, and recyclable abrasives in the construction business.

SunOpta is one of 10 founding global corporations to endorse the United Nation’s CEO Water Mandate which represents a call for action and provides a strategic framework to address issues of water sustainability in response to the emerging global water crisis. Since signing on to the mandate in July 2007, SunOpta has successfully completed a series of water conservation programs at its fiber production plants in Minnesota, Kentucky, and Iowa and has reduced consumption of water by over 200 million gallons.

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The company continues to implement innovative wastewater conversion projects at its food manufacturing facilities. In addition, SunOpta is developing projects to extract methane from wastewater, reduce carbon emissions and waste materials, and drive energy savings. SunOpta is tracking its carbon footprint at each of its 74 facilities world-wide and is implementing company-wide energy conservation programs. Facility-based environmental teams are also actively involved in recycling and waste-reduction and supporting community environmental programs.

The SunOpta Ingredients Group, a division of SunOpta, has been a leader within the company when it comes to reducing water consumption. This division has three manufacturing facilities which produce oat fiber for food enrichment

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and for functional uses in food such as breakage reduction in fragile snack products. The production of these fibers requires water and creates a substantial volume of wastewater. Two of the fiber plants are located in metropolitan areas which have very large wastewater systems. However, the third plant is located in a small rural community, Cambridge, Minnesota, which has a smaller and less-forgiving wastewater treatment facility.

When the Cambridge plant was built in the late 1980s it was evident that a pre-treatment facility would be required, as the raw wastewater from the fiber manufacturing process was high in strength and flow. Anaerobic digestion was a logical choice for treating the wastewater before it entered the publicly owned water treatment system. A 6.3

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million gallon USAB anaerobic basin was commissioned late in 1989. A very unique raw wastewater, with inherent solids settling issues, forced subsequent equipment to be added. A dissolved air flotation (DAF) process was added to the system in 1994-1995 to address these concerns.

The anaerobic with DAF system met the fiber plants needs adequately until 2006 when increased demand for fiber began to push the daily capacities beyond the limits of the system. At the same time, decreased system performance led to additional biosolids generation and related odors, demanding the company’s attention. The fiber production system was essentially re-engineered to provide much needed relief to the anaerobic system. This manufacturing innovation, coupled with aggressive micro and macronutrient supplementation, has provided tremendous performance increases for the facility. This turnaround

and subsequent water savings from our re-engineering led us to receiving the 2009 CSWEA Environmental Achievement Award.

Currently, SunOpta is in the final stage of an energy recovery project which will utilize our anaerobic biogas (methane). This renewable fuel will supplement

our natural gas usage to power the production of fiber in the Cambridge plant. Over the years we have looked into this potential energy source. The organic material in our wastewater, however, is a good food source for animals and dairy cattle are the primary and optimum consumer. A tremendous amount of work was done pursuing the feed opportunity; however the continued loss of the dairy industry in the area has essentially eliminated this potential market. Therefore we chose to focus our efforts on utilizing the organic materials to make biogas for energy supplementation.

The next phase of SunOpta’s pre-treatment program in Cambridge is the

biosolids program. The company retains an agronomist to maintain this program. We are currently land spreading the biosolids generated from our DAF. Our agronomist’s responsibilities include the site acquisition from inquiries, site soil testing and approval, application records, yearly reporting requirements, and the shear logistics of the application process. The materials we generate are environmentally friendly. The traditional worries regarding heavy metals in the biosolids are not a concern with our material. We are virtually always limited by the nitrogen content in our application guidelines. Furthermore, we are located in an area that is predominantly a sandy soil type, so this material is also very desirable from a soil amendment perspective. We do apply the material in a liquid form. This is economically feasible because we are centrally located in an area that is still largely agricultural in nature. We may at some point, however, add equipment to concentrate and dry the material in hopes of making it a saleable by-product.

Sustainability is a relatively recent term. Even though our fiber plants have evolved on a somewhat independent basis, they have all been very conscious of water use and/or consumption. Our ratio of water usage to production poundage has been in a steady downward trend in all of our facilities, and we are proud of our water use optimization. Although we have long ago recognized and harvested the “low hanging fruit,” we will continue to strive to get the utmost use out of the water that we do use. Lastly, we hope to someday use anaerobic, or some other innovation, to capture energy from the organic material that is currently carried away in the water from our two metropolitan facilities. This will be an environmentally sound strategy as well as an economical one.

SunOpta is very proud to be the 2009 recipients of the CSWEA Industrial Achievement Award. This was most certainly one of the highlights of our year. Our company will continue to strive to minimize our impact on the environment while being successful in an increasingly competitive business world.

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hile much of the environmental community has been focused on debate about nutrient standards (TN and TP), scientists at USEPA have been analyzing data on ammonia toxicity to fresh water invertebrates. The results of these efforts were recently issued as new draft water quality criteria that are likely to impact most of the readers of this article.

Background on Ambient Water Quality Criteria (AWQC) On December 30, 2009, USEPA issued a “Draft 2009 Update Aquatic Life Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Ammonia – Freshwater” (EPA-822-09-001). A request for “scientific views” is due March 1, 2010. Upon finalization, the draft criteria (http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/criteria/ammonia/2009update.pdf) will supersede the 1999 freshwater criteria for ammonia. The primary focus of the 2009 update of the AWQC for ammonia was based on testing related to freshwater mussels (specifically, juvenile life stages). Freshwater mussels are among the most sensitive aquatic organisms and thus their presence significantly affects both the acute and

USEPA Issues 2009 Draft Update to Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Ammonia

chronic ammonia AWQC. EPA’s draft AWQC acknowledges that freshwater mussels are not present in all waters and establishes separate criteria for waters with and without mussels present. A third “sensitivity level” chronic criteria is established for waters where mussels are not present but fish early life stages are. This article focuses on the draft criteria for the “mussels present” condition.

AWQC for ammonia are affected by temperature and pH conditions

in the receiving water due to the seasonal nature of mussel activity and the chemistry associated with ammonia toxicity. The following table compares the 1999 update freshwater ammonia criteria and the draft 2009 updated criteria for ammonia based upon the presence or absence of mussels at standard temperature and pH. Note the table below compares ambient (receiving water) concentrations, not effluent values.

At Standard Conditions(@ T=25° C, pH=8)

Ambient Water Quality Criteria (AWQC) for Ammonia, mg/L

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2009 Update

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Criterion Chronic Concentration (CCC)

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It should be noted that most streams in the Mississippi River basin are considered habitat for freshwater mussels. Additionally, research indicates that these mussels are losing ground due to habitat destruction and pollution. Thus, for most Midwestern treatment plants, the general assumption will be that mussels are or should be present. It is unclear at this point how successful studies to show mussels not present will be in establishing site specific stream WQC. It seems likely that lack of habitat for mussels would have to be demonstrated in addition to no presence.

Mixing zones (zones of initial effluent dilution) are still allowed under the

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new criteria. However, given the lower AWQC values, it is less likely that a mixing zone will be adequate to support a finding of “no reasonable potential to exceed standards.” As such, facilities that currently do not have effluent ammonia limits will be more likely to have them added to their permits in the renewal cycle after adoption of the criteria by each state.

Example of potential NPDES permit limitsThe ratio of the 1999 criteria to the 2009 criteria when freshwater mussels are present provides a rough estimate of the potential impact on NPDES permit effluent

Facilities that currently do not have effluent ammonia limits will be more likely to have them added to their permits in the renewal cycle after adoption of the criteria by each state.

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limitations for ammonia. In general, the anticipated future chronic permit limits (based on CCC) will likely decrease by a factor of 5. Acute daily maximum limits (based on CMC) for ammonia are likely to decrease by a factor of 2. The following table provides a summary of calculated current and future seasonal effluent ammonia limits for a fictitious wastewater treatment plant, assuming mussels are present.

As is apparent in the table, the limits will be significantly reduced almost all conditions. While the calculations could yield a higher winter daily maximum limit than the 1999 guidance, anti-backsliding may prevent this from increasing. The spring/fall values are very close to the summer values, which are likely to be the most significant challenge to meet when wastewater temperatures are still low.

What should you do?Don’t panic – some facilities that currently remove ammonia may be able to meet the effluent limits resulting from the new criteria. Don’t ignore it – now is the best time to evaluate what your future limits might be, if you can achieve them, and what changes you might need to make to comply. Even if a facility doesn’t currently have an ammonia limit, it is possible that one may be added. Early planning and evaluation will put you in the best position.

So what should you look at? Make an estimate of what your new limits

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might be. The simple factor method could be used as a starting point. Next, evaluate current treatment data to provide a frame of reference as to how much impact the new criteria could have on your compliance. Consider the variability of your data, particularly seasonally. Take special interest in side-stream loads of ammonia and the impact they have on your effluent quality data. You may have operational opportunities to minimize these impacts. Consider collecting receiving stream pH and temperature data on a daily basis if you aren’t doing so already. Having good stream data will provide the best basis for the new limits.

As shown in the figure below, many receiving waters in Central States are likely to have or previously had an indigenous population of mussels. However, it may be useful for you to know what actual habitat and population of mussels exists in your receiving water.

TimeframeIt is expected that the draft AWQC will become final in 2010. USEPA expects the states to incorporate the criteria into rulemaking in the next triennial state water quality standards review once USEPA finalizes the criteria. Thus, facilities could see these new criteria being implemented in permit renewals in a three- to six-year timeframe.

A related noteMost of the focus of this discussion has been related to NPDES permit effluent limitations. While ammonia typically has not been a pollutant of concern related to wet weather control programs, the updated criteria may present a new challenge for combined sewer communities as they move forward with their CSO long-term control programs.

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Our investment in infrastructure since World War II has been immense; new roads, bridges, power plants and, espe-cially since 1970, wastewater treatment facilities. More than $60 billion from the federal government supported by similar amounts from states and local utilities poured in to a massive undertaking and today our lakes and streams are much cleaner. But even the massive Construc-tion Grants Program did not plan to any great extent for a sustainable future beyond the 20-year design period of the wastewater treatment system.

That brings us to today. We have an aging infrastructure and we are faced with a choice. This “we” includes elected offi-cials and the citizens served by the water and wastewater utilities, so operators are not alone in making this decision. Do we continue to operate our infrastructure and wait for the disaster?• The sinkhole in the street

caused by the pipe failure.• The boil water order.• The sanitary sewage

bubbling up from the ground. • The backups of wastewater into our

homes caused by deteriorated pipe.• The discharge of inadequately treated

wastewater into our streams.• The periodically discontinued

water supply to our homes.

Renaissance or Dark Ages:The Choice is Yours

Way back in high school, most of us remember from world history that the Dark Ages were not quite so comfortable. Disease, poverty, wars and plagues were all too common. Enter the Renaissance; science, arts and civilization flourished and life was much better for many at that time. We are facing a choice today with our water and wastewater infrastructure which can be compared to the differing circumstances of the Dark Ages and the Renaissance.

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Wastewater treatment in the Dark Ages.



Sounds like the dark ages of customer service. This is already happening in many areas of our country. Los Angeles, this past October 2009, had an average of one failure a day for its water supply system for almost the entire month.

Or do we take a higher path?• Repair and replace buried

infrastructure before it fails, but not too often as this is not an efficient use of funds.

• Refurbish equipment when due with newer equipment that operates using less power such as the new turbine blowers.

• Reduce backups and sanitary sewer overflows to make this a rare occurrence.

• Provide a constant supply of water that meets EPA & State drinking water standards to all customers.

• Anticipate growth demands by customers both residential & commercial.Now this sounds like the path that

most of us want and mayors get elected

for. The EPA Region 5 Office calls this path a big step towards a Sustainable Water Infrastructure. In fact the sustain-able effort at EPA is growing by leaps and bounds. It is not a fad or flavor of the month effort. Since January 1, 2010:

The Administrator of Region 5 iden-tified sustainable water infrastructure stewardship as one of three priorities under Protecting America’s Waterways on January 22, 2010.

The EPA announced the creation of a new Office of Sustainable Communi-ties on February 5, 2010.

The goal of a Sustainable Water Infrastructure has many facets, just like on the finest diamonds. One of the biggest facets that I have found is the incorporation of an asset management approach to utility operations. What is asset management, you might ask?

Asset management is a way of thinking with the primary focus on the long-term life cycle of the asset and its sustained performance, not just on short-term, day-to-

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day aspects of the assets. It is an examination of these key five areas:• The current state of your assets.

(What do you have? Where is it? What condition is it in?)

• The required level of service. (Does it never have to fail? Can it be out of operation for an hour? Each level has its own operating costs.)

• The criticality of the asset. (Some failures are system wide and others are more limited.)

• The best times to repair or replace something. (Over time, the best approach will give the lowest operating costs for system operation.)

• The best long term funding strategies. (Save funds now or correct systems upon failure later. Later generally means higher costs and poorer service.)

The principles and strategy behind asset management were presented in an Asset Management Training Workshop hosted by CSWEA September 2008 in Madison, Wisconsin, and EPA is currently looking for a host for another workshop in 2010 in the Midwest. It can be a utility as well as an organization. EPA is also exploring a shorter workshop that can be added to ether side of an annual statewide conference, since in these tough economic times, we are all trying to stretch that training dollar.

How do I start on the road to asset management? If you are a large utility, consider hosting an asset management workshop. It’s a real easy way to get training at reduced costs for your staff and administrators while inviting neighboring utilities and promote your leadership role. If you are a smaller utility that does not have a meeting room for 50 or so, then attend a training session at that large util-ity or at the yearly operator conference.

If you want to examine the tools and literature that’s available now, if you want to begin taking the steps to the Renais-sance of your water and/or wastewater treatment system, Google “USEPA Asset Management” and you will be led to a site with much information including TEAMS and CUPSS that are free software systems which provide spreadsheets to put this information in an organizeable format. TEAMS is a bit more involved but it provides for generation of reports to the mayors or town councils and handles

other administrative activities. CUPSS is a reduced version of the TEAMS software. Both software systems require significant data entry but once data is entered it provides a platform for decisions that can improve system operation.

Visit this EPA site every so often, as the EPA Office of Research and Development is examining many aspects of improving the decision making abilities of systems which will be included on this site as the reports are developed. One such impor-tant need is assessing the condition and life expectancy of sewers or water lines.

So it is your decision mayor, depart-ment administrator, citizen and operator. Do you want to continue on the road to your very own dark age or do you pick Renaissance? The decision is yours. Are you going to be a steward of your utility or will crisis management reign? Your customers await your decision.

EPA is hoping that you choose the right path and we have ways to further increase the cost of bad decisions. They are called fines and penalties.

This a follow-up from an article on America’s Pathway to Sustain-able Water & Wastewater Services in a CSWEA Summer 2008 edition by Steve Allbee bringing you up-to-date on the efforts to sustain our infrastruc-ture especially asset management.

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Ned Breslin, the outspoken CEO of Water For People, is calling for transformative change in the water and sanitation sector, and he is starting with his own organization.

In his January 2010 essay “Rethinking Hydro Philanthropy: Smart Money for Transformative Impact,” Breslin outlines key steps that donors, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), local governments and communities should take to create sustainable change with long-term benefits.

Expanding upon controversial observations such as those by Nicholas Kristof and David Brooks of the New York Times, Breslin goes where few not-for-profit CEOs dare to go – laying bare all the secrets and shortcomings of today’s

charity-based approach in the water and sanitation sector, as well as suggesting guidelines for transformative change.

The essay focuses on his own organization’s shortcomings, providing a first-hand account on what works and what doesn’t work – both short-term and long term. Breslin shows how a well meaning nonprofit like Water For People can move from feel-good, simplistic interpretations and communications on success to a more profound and thoughtful organization that challenges itself by asking far harder, long-term impact questions.

Key points of the report include:Currently, the overriding approach in

the sector is of welfare and charity rather than development. This approach leads to poor project implementation which leads to high rates of failure.

NGOs must develop the time, patience and understanding of community development to establish the foundation for success.

Until now, “sweat equity” has been considered sufficient contribution from communities. But it is not enough to create a sense of ownership to ensure long-term success of projects.

New philanthropic giving strategies could play a significant role in eliminating water and sanitation poverty by basing themselves on a robust set of sustainability metrics.

A new partnership between philanthropists and development agencies needs to focus on leveraging creative philanthropic giving to instill financial responsibilities on communities and governments in developing countries.

A new culture of accountability and transparency that transcends what currently masquerades as “reporting” in the sector must emerge.

Investors, who employ stringent due diligence when selecting for-profit ventures, should use those same requirements when considering their philanthropic donations.

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“Thanks to the long term support of the Central States Water Environment Association (CSWEA), Water For People appreciates your generous contributions to our work of supporting access to safe water and sanitation through the developing world.” – Ned Breslin, CEO

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A note of thanks



New measurements should go beyond counting number of people served in a given year to include the percentage of projects that are fully functional and self-sufficient at three, six, and 10 years.

Please note: This essay focuses on the water and sanitation sector. Certainly, there are other sectors where this would not apply, such as advanced or complex health care. And there are situations, such as humanitarian relief (Eastern Congo) and failed states (Somalia) where this approach would not be appropriate even for the water and sanitation sector.

Investors, who employ stringent due diligence when selecting for-profit ventures, should use those same requirements when considering their philanthropic donations.

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cAleNdAr of eveNTS 2008 - 2009

April15th Annual CSWEA Education Seminar“Managing Biosolids In Our Energy Conscious Era”April 6, 2010Monona Terrace Convention CenterMadison, Wisconsin

CSWEA Digester Foam WorkshopApril 21, 2010 Madison, WI

Il Section/IWEA Young Professionals EventApril-May – TBATop Golf ChicagoWood Dale, IL

MAyCSWEA 83rd Annual Meeting May 11-14, 2010Monona Terrace, Madison, WI

Il Section/IWEA Young Professionals Plant TourMay 20, 2010Glenbard Wastewater AuthorityGlen Ellyn, IL

JuNEIl Section Collections System SeminarJune 10, 2010Hopkins Community CenterDeKalb, IL

WI Section Collection System Seminar “Classic”June 10, 2010Watertown, WI

Il Section/IWEA laboratory SeminarJune 17, 2010Downers Grove Sanitary DistrictDowners Grove, IL

JulyCSWEA-CSx 2010July 15-16, 2010Kalahari ResortWisconsin Dells, WI

WI Section Collection System Seminar “northwoods”July 29, 2010Marshfield, WI

AuguSTWI Section Management SeminarAugust 5, 2010Madison, WI

OCTOBErWEFTEC 2010October 2-6, 2010New Orleans, LA

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MAyAyACSWEA 83rd Annual Meeting May 11-14, 2010Monona Terrace, Madison, WI

Il Section/IWEA Young Professionals Plant Tour Section/IWEA Young Professionals Plant TourMay 20, 2010Glenbard Wastewater AuthorityGlen Ellyn, IL

JuJuNEIl Section Collections System Seminar Section Collections System SeminarJune 10, 2010Hopkins Community CenterDeKalb, IL

WI Section Collection System Seminar “Classic”WI Section Collection System Seminar “Classic”June 10, 2010Watertown, WI

Il Section/IWEA laboratory Seminaraboratory SeminarJune 17, 2010Downers Grove Sanitary DistrictDowners Grove, IL

OCTOBErWEFTEC 2010October 2-6, 2010New Orleans, LA

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As winter comes to an end this is my last MN section message. The year has gone by fast and I look forward to passing the reigns to Ted Field and

tackling the 2010 Conference on the Environ-ment for my duties as past chair. Once again the upcoming year will be full of excellent events. As part of the technical program committee we have already put together an excellent technical pro-gram with many great presentations for the annual conference in May.

The MN Section is currently spearheading the efforts for “Blueprint minnesota: Liquid assets” (Blue-printmn). Blueprintmn is a documentary film project to raise awareness about MN’s critical water infrastructure and is a follow up to the documentary “Liquid Assets” that was shown last year on public television throughout the country portraying the infrastructure needs within our country. BlueprintMN will be Minnesota-focused, detailing our drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater needs. MN Section CSWEA is one of the lead organi-zations along with other Minnesota groups and chapters of orga-

BlueprintMNBy Jason Benson

nizations such as ASCE and APWA. The goal for the documentary is to raise $30,000 for its production and airing on public television. Twin Cities Public Television has agreed to air the documentary. We have raised $10,500 so far, but need your help in achieving our goals by March 31, 2010. There are a number of ways you can help, like joining us and becoming a sponsor, signing up for the newsletter, telling your friends or your company, submitting a blog entry about infrastructure, or commenting on blog entries. For more information go to www.

blueprintmn.com and learn how! If you have questions in regard to our initiative please feel free to email Alva Rankin ([email protected]).

If you would like to grow professionally and give back to our organization, please consider joining one of the many commit-tees or activities of Central States. The membership and govern-ment affairs committees need a committee chair. For further information, contact any of the MN Section Committee chairs found on the website: www.cswea.org/minnesota.

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last ChanceBy Jim Beier

his page ought to be titled “My Last Chair Message!” But, if that’s too cliché, how about we call it “Your Last Opportunity to Read My Thoughts!” The 2009-2010

Central States year end is quickly approaching. I will be turning over the reins of the Wisconsin Section at our Annual Conference in Madison to Racine’s Keith Haas. I’m not sure if my leadership was at all notable, but one thing is certain: it has been a very busy year for me in this organization. In addition to chairing the Wisconsin Section, I had the distinct pleasure of working with the 2010 CSWEA Annual Conference Local Arrangements Committee (when Jay Kemp asks for volunteers, I found out you really don’t have a choice). The LAC is working diligently to ensure that the 2010 Annual Conference in Madison, Wisconsin will be the best of the decade. Vendors and attendees – register early and often; we look forward to seeing all of you there! As usual, the venue is top notch: the Monona Terrace in downtown Madison. I am also an active participant in the CSWEA-WWOA Collection System Committee and we are ramping up for both of our 2010 Collection System Seminars: June 10 in Watertown, WI and July 29 in Marshfield, WI.

I was fortunate that I was not alone in my efforts this year; I was able to work with many talented and service-oriented persons and I would be remiss if I didn’t name them here. David Arnott of Ruekert-Mielke is the force behind the Wisconsin Section as our Secretary and deserves the lion’s share of the credit for making this Section run. We are all lucky that he’s agreed to fill this role for another two years. To Eric and Anne Lecuyer: thanks for your support and guidance. And to the rest of the Wisconsin Section Board: Keith Haas, Steve Godfrey, Tom Sigmund and Dennis Egge: vielen dank for your active participation and leadership. Keith – Good luck with the Section next year. I hope you enjoy your ride as much as I did.

As I reminisce about the last 12 months, I am again reminded that these are tough times for many folks in Wisconsin. We are still reeling from recession and high unemployment. While our economy has shown occasional signs of rebound, there are

probably more months in front of us than behind before we climb out of these dire straits. And this organization has not escaped unscathed, either. For the first time in many years, CSWEA has had to dig into its reserves to keep its operations flowing. Our budgets are tighter, just as all of yours are.

The state’s water and wastewater professionals have a lot to be proud of, however. The 2009 Federal Stimulus Plan or American Recovery and Reinvestment Act did inject some life into multiple underground and sewer-related infrastructure projects. There was a flurry of work in the fall of

2009 and many projects have already broken ground or will certainly do so this spring. I hope that federal, state and local governments continue to find ways to put folks to work so that we can get our economy back on track.

Before my tenure comes to an end, I will again encourage each of you to look for ways to increase membership and participation in this organization. Especially for those folks who I consider the lifeblood of the water and wastewater business: the operators. And remember that our various committees will need a constant supply of volunteers and torch bearers for the coming years. Increasing membership and active participation are a sure way of not only injecting new ideas into this association, but they will certainly help with our fiscal stability as we work through the second half of the recession.

The February Midwest Water Industry Expo was held in the Wisconsin Dells February 9-10. This was another successful joint event with the Wisconsin Water Association. Don’t forget about the Government Affairs Seminar in Madison on February 23. And you are all welcome at our Wisconsin Section board meeting the day before in the same Middleton Marriott. In March, the Section sponsors the well-regarded Spring Biosolids one-day conference – this year again in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Stay tuned to www.cswea.org for more details. Finally, the 15th annual CSWEA Education Seminar is scheduled for April 6 in Madison. The theme this year concerns managing biosolids in our energy conscious world. Please note that registration information is also on the CSWEA website.

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he Section and I owe gratitude to many who volunteer their time and talents to make this Section work for you. I begin with our Section committee chairs, officers,

and continue all the way to our CSWEA Executive Director, but I’d sound like some cinema award debutante. Seriously though, I must let all of you know that I’m sincerely grateful for the support and personal encouragement I have received this year as the Section Chair. I hope and believe we have made advances which will have long-lasting benefits for our organization and its membership through the efforts of all these successful and unsung heroes.

The Illinois Section is continually improving your organiza-tion with your input. The Illinois Section is unique in Central States due to the many local organization affiliations, and competition for membership and involvement is fierce. Vice-Chair Eddie McCall is working to finalize initiatives in support of organizational scheduling and membership opportunities. Mr. McCall has recently met with the Fox Valley Operators Associa-tion (FVOA), in hopes of forming an alliance of sorts, through cooperative calendar and seminars. We have committed to posting their seminar opportunities, and also have posted links to several other local Water/Wastewater Industry Associations on the CSWEA website. We wish to initiate similar initiatives with IAWPCO soon. We are committed to increasing membership offerings providing multiple opportunities for networking, the exchange of water environment knowledge and experiences among our members, and to foster a greater awareness of water environment achievements and challenges. Roger Gyger also reported on a new initiative to coordinate public education events with Iowa and Indiana MAs. Why should we be exclusive to our own MA or Section in the outreach for understanding and development of ideas?

In preparation for the final quarter of the Section year, we have completed most of our annual events with several more well into the planning stages. Remember, it is also the time to update the Illinois Section Calendar of Events. You will find updated information on future Section events at http://www.cswea.org/illinois/events/. I would be pleased if each of

By Gary B. Scott, Chair CSWEA Illinois Section

your Association

T you would review this list, and provide ideas for topics or events which you have interest or con-cepts that will enhance our interesting schedule of topics.

The Illinois Section continues to pro-vide quality seminars and initiatives for our membership. At the January Section Annual Meeting Rich Hussey reported on a new cooperative YP initiative with IWEA. These events provide plant tours and refresh-ments which began on March 18, 2010 at the Wheaton Sanitary District. Watch

for future event announcements soon. The successful YP Event at Top Golf co-sponsored with IWEA will again be scheduled including a golf instruction session, and refresh-ments. Please contact Rich Hussey with your YP ideas or concepts. We hope to expand on our support for this group.

Laboratory Chair Mary Dressel reported planning is under way for the World Water Monitoring Day program and the June CSWEA/IWEA Laboratory Seminar. These programs continue to be a big success, and we look forward to next year’s program scope. Operations Vice-Chair Steve Boll-weg reported that the Operations Seminar is again planned for September, and a date is yet to be set. The Safety and Maintenance Seminar at the Naperville Safety Training Facility was quite successful both in attendance and profit this year. Thanks to “Doc” Burke for his hard work on this increas-ingly popular seminar. The Certified Maintenance Program is beginning to pick up a bit of momentum. After the article in CS Water several agencies and individuals have contacted Mr. Scott to participate at varying levels.

Mark Eddington reported that the Collections Commit-tee met in December for planning the June 10 seminar. The committee is considering a Collection System Seminar somewhere downstate to try to reach an audience that does not, or cannot, make it up to the Chicagoland area. Another successful joint IWEA/CSWEA event came to fruition with the Government Affairs Seminar. This seminar seems to grow every year, and featured presentations on the latest legislative and regulatory developments affecting Illinois’ water environ-ment. This is a great opportunity to encourage cooperation, and get together with our IWEA MA members and learn about what is “in the pipeline” in the way of regulation affect-ing our industry.

While announcements went out in October for nomi-nations for WEF awards submissions, Illinois had only a single submission for the WEF Burke Safety Award. Roger Gyger reported on an initiative by the Public Education Committee to find a candidate for the WEF Public Educa-tion Award next year, seeking an outside group, school, or industry with significant accomplishments in promoting

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awareness of water environment issues among the general public, through the development of and implementation of public education programs. WEF honors and awards provide an opportunity to recognize individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the water environ-ment profession, the federation and its member associations. I hope all committee chairs will review available WEF award programs, and aggressively seek nominations during the upcoming year for those much deserving of such accolades.

I am proud to report that the Illinois Section continues to show positive growth with 32 new members, increasing from 336 members last year to 368. Many have been enlisted as associate members through our discounted offers with seminar enrollment since we began this initiative in August of 2008. In the first half of this year the Collection System Seminar added six (6) of these

enrollments, and the Maintenance and Operations Seminars added eighteen (18) more. We are reaching out individually to these associate members, and several are interested in full membership in our Section and its activities. We must be mindful that we now have a responsibility to maintain these members, even if as associates. Many will struggle to consider renewal due to employers not covering membership fees in these economic times, or a lack of interest or support of their needs represented by our organization.

Finally, the Illinois Section Annual Business Meeting was held January 21, 2010 hosted by Mary Dressel at the Downers Grove Sanitary District. The section acted to elect 2010 Officers and approved a 2010 budget. Congratulations to each of you. These new Officers will be installed at the CSWEA Annual Meet-ing May 11-14, 2010, Monona Terrace, Madison, Wisconsin. Your 2010 Section Officers-Elect are: • Section Chair Edward McCall, CDM • Section Vice-Chair Dean Wiebenga, Peterson & Matz• Section 2nd Vice-Chair Jim Huchel, Village of Crystal Lake • CSWEA Trustee Sue Baert, Wheaton Sanitary District

Eddie McCall is aware of the many challenges ahead, and is committed to increasing the Section’s depth of activities and increasing awareness of our need to give back to our member-ship that which we receive. I’m certain Eddie, Dean, Sue, and Jim will continue the dedicated effort to keep the Illinois Section vibrant. Again, many thanks.

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order to give in return as much as I have received.” – Albert Einstein

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Baxter & Woodman, Inc 43 www.baxterwoodman.com 815-459-1260

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Boerger, LLC 23 www.boerger-pumps.com 877-726-3743

Bolton & Menk, Inc. 26 www.bolton-menk.com 507-625-4171

Bonestroo 54 www.bonestroo.com 651-636-6400

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Clark Dietz, Inc. 30 www.clark-dietz.com 262-657-1550

Crane Engineering 39 www.craneengineering.net 920-733-4425

ControlSoft, Inc. 39 www.controlsoftinc.com 440-443-3900

Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc. 60 www.cmtengr.com 217-787-8050

Crispell-Snyder, Inc. 57 www.crispell-snyder.com 800.203.7700

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Mulcahy/Shaw Water, Inc. 33 www.mulcahyshaw.com 262-241-1199

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CSWEA Associate Membership Benefits include: Central States Water Magazine Dues cover a one year period, and must be renewed annually. DUESand Member price for CSWEA and Section Events

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