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ACWA’s 2014
National Pretreatment & Pollution
Prevention Workshop
will be held May 14-16 at the Depot
Renaissance Minneapolis Hotel in Minneapolis, Minn.
The
Workshop
provides a variety of presentations, round-
table discussions, and other networking opportunities for profes-
sionals involved with industrial pretreatment and other pollution
prevention activities. In addition, a full-day pretreatment training
session will be offered on May 13.
Informative Presentations & Multiple
Networking Opportunities Offered
The first day of the program will focus on regulatory issues, with up-
dates from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff on the
National Pretreatment Program and Effluent Limitation Guidelines.
A panel will also discuss actions that utilities can take to control
dental amalgam, given the uncertainty surrounding the proposal of
a national dental amalgam separator rule, and possible alternatives
to a national rule. Speakers will also address regulatory issues relat-
ed to pesticides, whole effluent toxicity testing, and water reuse. The
popular EPA Regional Roundtable session will give Workshop par-
ticipants the opportunity to discuss issues with their EPA Regional
Pretreatment Coordinator and other utilities in their EPA Region.
The
Workshop
will also include panel presentations on reducing pol-
lution – including plastic microbeads – from consumer products;
bio-cremation and pretreatment; legal case studies involving hauled
wastes; options for handling food wastes; and, potential solutions
to flushable wipe problems. Two roundtable sessions are sched-
uled to provide
Workshop
participants with an opportunity to dis-
cuss specific pretreatment issues in small groups, and the NACWA
Pretreatment & Pollution Prevention Committee will meet at the
Workshop
, as well.
New Training Session Features Pretreatment Program Basics
For the first time, NACWA will offer a full-day, optional training
session in conjunction with the
Workshop
on May 13. The training
session will be an introductory course on the pretreatment program,
targeted toward pretreatment professionals in the first few years of
their pretreatment careers. In addition to the two instructors – Pat
Bradley of LimnoTech, Inc., and Bob Griffin of Shield Engineering,
Inc. – experienced pretreatment personnel will be on hand to provide
utility perspectives and answer questions. Registration for the train-
ing session is separate from the
Workshop
registration.
Register & Make Your Plans to Attend Today
Agendas for both the
National Pretreatment & Pollution Prevention
Workshop
and the training session,
Introduction to the Pretreatment
Program for Wastewater Utilities
, as well as registration and travel infor-
mation, are available on NACWA’s website at
.
Hotel reservations at the group rate of $149/night are available
through the April 22, and reservations may be made online or by
phone.
Registration Open for Pretreatment
Workshop & Training Course
The City of Springfield was honored with two NEAA Awards, in the categories of Operations & Environmental Performance and Public Information & Education. Pictured: Ken Kirk, NACWA Executive
Director, Shelia Shockey, Shockey Consulting Services; Julius Ciaccia, NACWA President, Stephen Meyer, Kelly Green & Scott Foley, City of Springfield; and, Philip Friess, Chair, NACWA Awards
Committee.
NACWA recognized nine individuals and ten Member Agencies with
(NEAA) at a ceremony on February
3, 2014 – during the Association’s Winter Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Association NACWA congratulates all of these
National
Environmental Achievement Award
winners on their clear commitment to clean water and a safe, sustainable environment.
National Environmental
Achievement Awards for Federal Public Service
honorees will be presented in April at the Association’s
National Water Policy Forum& Fly-In
. For more in-
formation on NACWA’s awards programs please visit
.
Individuals, Agencies Honored
