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ASDWA PFAS MCLs Paper Webinar
Original Broadcast: November 29, 2021
Presentation Slides: ASDWA PFAS MCLs White Paper Webinar
Link to ASDWA PFAS MCLs White Paper
Presentation Slides: ASDWA PFAS MCLs White Paper Webinar
Link to ASDWA PFAS MCLs White Paper
ASDWA Cold Weather Issues Webinar
Original Broadcast: November 15, 2021
Presentations:
Greg Wavra: Tioga Presentation - North Dakota
Mark Mayer: Cold As Ice - Cold Weather Water System Operations in South Dakota
Cindy Christian: And Now it's Really Cold - Alaska
Presentations:
Greg Wavra: Tioga Presentation - North Dakota
Mark Mayer: Cold As Ice - Cold Weather Water System Operations in South Dakota
Cindy Christian: And Now it's Really Cold - Alaska
Minnesota PFAS Community-Based Water Supply Planning in the Twin Cities
Original Broadcast: September 8, 2021
Presentation by Karla Peterson:
MN East Metro PFAS Presentation_ASDWA 20210908
For questions, contact:
Karla Peterson karla.peterson@state.mn.us or Gary Krueger Gary.krueger@state.mn.us
Presentation by Karla Peterson:
MN East Metro PFAS Presentation_ASDWA 20210908
For questions, contact:
Karla Peterson karla.peterson@state.mn.us or Gary Krueger Gary.krueger@state.mn.us
Minnesota Groundwater Pathogen Project – Past Results and Current Focus
Original Broadcast: August 25, 2021
Presentation by Anita Anderson and Jim Walsh:
Minnesota Microbial Pathogens in Groundwater_ASDWA_20210825
Presentation by Anita Anderson and Jim Walsh:
Minnesota Microbial Pathogens in Groundwater_ASDWA_20210825
ASDWA-GWPC Webinar: Effective Agricultural Practices to Address Nitrate in Groundwater
Original Broadcast: August 11, 2021
Presentations:
Kansas: Logan Smith, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Nebraska: Elbert Traylor and Tatiana Davila, Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
Wisconsin:
Brian Austin, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Paul Juckem, U.S. Geological Survey - Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Christopher Kucharik, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Presentations:
Kansas: Logan Smith, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Nebraska: Elbert Traylor and Tatiana Davila, Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
Wisconsin:
Brian Austin, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Paul Juckem, U.S. Geological Survey - Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Christopher Kucharik, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Moonshot Missions Cimarron, New Mexico Webinar
This webinar was hosted on July 16th 2021. Presentations were given by Joe Martinez with NMENV, George Hawkins and Sarah Neiderer with Moonshot Missions.
State Perspectives on the LCRR
Original Broadcast: July 16, 2021
Supporting Materials:
ASDWA July 16 LCRR Webinar_States' Perspectives - Final
Supporting Materials:
ASDWA July 16 LCRR Webinar_States' Perspectives - Final
The Michigan LCR Experience: 5th Liter Sampling and Lead Service Lines
Original broadcast: April 21 2021
Slide deck:
MI LCR Implementation - ASDWA April 2021 - Slide Deck
Slide deck:
MI LCR Implementation - ASDWA April 2021 - Slide Deck
PFAS – Updates, Resources, and State Perspectives – ASDWA Member Meeting 2021
Original Broadcast: March 30, 2021
Supporting Materials:
PFAS - Updates and State Perspectives - ASDWA Member Meeting 2021
Supporting Materials:
PFAS - Updates and State Perspectives - ASDWA Member Meeting 2021
The Water Research Foundation (WRF) 2020 Research Update
Original Broadcast: November 19, 2020
Slide deck:
WRF_Research Overview_ASDWA_19th Nov2020
Slide deck:
WRF_Research Overview_ASDWA_19th Nov2020
Pandemic Impacts and Water Sector Responses – ASDWA Annual Conference 2020
Original Broadcast: 10/26/2020
Supporting Materials:
Kevin Morley - Pandemic Impacts - ASDWA Annual Conference 2020
Yvonne Forrest - Pandemic Impacts - ASDWA Annual Conference 2020
David Travers - Pandemic Impacts - ASDWA Annual Conference 2020
Supporting Materials:
Kevin Morley - Pandemic Impacts - ASDWA Annual Conference 2020
Yvonne Forrest - Pandemic Impacts - ASDWA Annual Conference 2020
David Travers - Pandemic Impacts - ASDWA Annual Conference 2020
States Adapting to Change – The Human Factor – ASDWA Annual Conference 2020
Supporting Materials:
Jason Minnich - ASDWA Annual Conference 2020
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Laurie Sharp - ASDWA Annual Conference 2020
Emily Sanford - ASDWA Annual Conference 2020
Jason Minnich - ASDWA Annual Conference 2020
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Laurie Sharp - ASDWA Annual Conference 2020
Emily Sanford - ASDWA Annual Conference 2020
States Adapting to Change – Systems and Processes – ASDWA Annual Conference 2020
Supporting Materials:
Steve Deem - ASDWA Legionella Bldg WA Guidance Oct2020 sdeem1
Cindy Christian - States Adapting to Change (10-20-20)
Darrin Polhemus - Pandemic Impacts - ASDWA Annual Conference 2020
Steve Deem - ASDWA Legionella Bldg WA Guidance Oct2020 sdeem1
Cindy Christian - States Adapting to Change (10-20-20)
Darrin Polhemus - Pandemic Impacts - ASDWA Annual Conference 2020
TSCA Webinar Series TSCA and the States (Webinar Three)
Original Broadcast: October 6, 2020
This third and final webinar in the ASDWA TSCA series featured speakers from the states of Washington, Minnesota, and California, who shared their perspectives on chemical reviews, reporting and source control, and connections to drinking water.
Supporting Materials:
California Safer Consumer Products _ASDWA TSCA Webinar - 100620
Minnesota_ASDWA TSCA Webinar - 100620 - Copy
Washington _ASDWA TSCA Webinar - 100620 - Copy
This third and final webinar in the ASDWA TSCA series featured speakers from the states of Washington, Minnesota, and California, who shared their perspectives on chemical reviews, reporting and source control, and connections to drinking water.
Supporting Materials:
California Safer Consumer Products _ASDWA TSCA Webinar - 100620
Minnesota_ASDWA TSCA Webinar - 100620 - Copy
Washington _ASDWA TSCA Webinar - 100620 - Copy
TSCA Webinar Series: TSCA and the Environment (Webinar Two)
Original Broadcast: August 26, 2020
The second in a series of ASDWA webinars on the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). In this webinar, speakers from the Environmental Defense Fund and Earthjustice will highlight the key links between TSCA and the environmental health, including programs and provisions that relate to drinking water issues. The speakers will also cover problems arising from EPA’s current implementation of TSCA and ideas for improving TSCA implementation to protect public health and strengthen environmental protection.
The second in a series of ASDWA webinars on the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). In this webinar, speakers from the Environmental Defense Fund and Earthjustice will highlight the key links between TSCA and the environmental health, including programs and provisions that relate to drinking water issues. The speakers will also cover problems arising from EPA’s current implementation of TSCA and ideas for improving TSCA implementation to protect public health and strengthen environmental protection.
TSCA Webinar Series: TSCA Overview (Webinar One)
Original Broadcast: July 24, 2020
Slides and Supporting Materials:
TSCA Series 2020 - Overview Slides
Guidance on CBI Sharing: https://www.epa.gov/tsca-cbi/requesting-access-cbi-under-tsca
The first in a series of ASDWA webinars on the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). In this webinar, speakers from EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics will highlight the key programs of TSCA with a particular focus on programs and provisions that relate to drinking water issues.
Click to register for the next webinar in the TSCA Series.
Slides and Supporting Materials:
TSCA Series 2020 - Overview Slides
Guidance on CBI Sharing: https://www.epa.gov/tsca-cbi/requesting-access-cbi-under-tsca
The first in a series of ASDWA webinars on the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). In this webinar, speakers from EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics will highlight the key programs of TSCA with a particular focus on programs and provisions that relate to drinking water issues.
Click to register for the next webinar in the TSCA Series.
Cap Dev-Op Cert Workshop 2020: Adaptive Training and Testing Techniques
Original Broadcast 8/25/20
Slide Deck:
Adapative Training and Testing Techniques Presentation Slides
Slide Deck:
Adapative Training and Testing Techniques Presentation Slides
Cap Dev-Op Cert Workshop 2020: Becoming Financially Resilient through Asset Management
Original Broadcast: 8/20/2020
Slide Deck:
Becoming Financially Resilient through Asset Management Slides Handout
Slide Deck:
Becoming Financially Resilient through Asset Management Slides Handout
Cap Dev-Op Cert Workshop 2020: Targeting Disadvantaged Systems to Develop Capacity and Compliance
Original Broadcast: August 11, 2020
Slide Deck:
This session will highlight collaborative efforts of the capacity development and operator certification programs that target disadvantaged systems to help with compliance issues and decrease health-based violations.
Slide Deck:
This session will highlight collaborative efforts of the capacity development and operator certification programs that target disadvantaged systems to help with compliance issues and decrease health-based violations.
Analysis of State Drinking Water Programs’ Resources and Needs: Overview
Original broadcast: August 13, 2020
Slide Deck:
ASDWA State Resource Needs Report 8-2020 Webinar Slide Deck
This webinar will provide an overview and highlights of ASDWA’s recently released 2019 Analysis of State Drinking Water Programs’ Resources and Needs. The webinar will cover how data was collected and utilized for the report and will also include a state member of the State Resource Needs Advisory Panel to share the state experience being involved in the project’s direction.
Slide Deck:
ASDWA State Resource Needs Report 8-2020 Webinar Slide Deck
This webinar will provide an overview and highlights of ASDWA’s recently released 2019 Analysis of State Drinking Water Programs’ Resources and Needs. The webinar will cover how data was collected and utilized for the report and will also include a state member of the State Resource Needs Advisory Panel to share the state experience being involved in the project’s direction.
SDWIS Modernization Community Update
Original Broadcast: June 26, 2020
Slide Deck:
SDWIS Modernization - Community Update - Q&A Report
SDWIS Modernization Community Update
SDWIS Modernization Board Charter
SDWIS Modernization Board Membership
Slide Deck:
SDWIS Modernization - Community Update - Q&A Report
SDWIS Modernization Community Update
SDWIS Modernization Board Charter
SDWIS Modernization Board Membership
ASDWA’s PFAS Source Water Protection Guide and Toolkit
Original Broadcast: June 18, 2020
This webinar showcases ASDWA's guide and toolkit that demonstrates and shares effective strategies for addressing PFAS contamination risk in source waters to help inform policy decisions, assist state drinking water programs in protecting public health, and encourage collaboration and communication among states and water utilities. The tool includes three main components: 1. The Decision Support Tool provides examples of state actions to address PFAS contamination. 2. The Technical Appendix includes an overview of PFAS, chemicals of concern, PFAS in the U.S., and state PFAS profiles. 3. The Mapping Guidance aids identifying and mapping source waters that are vulnerable to PFAS contamination.
Learn more at www.asdwa.org/PFAS
This webinar showcases ASDWA's guide and toolkit that demonstrates and shares effective strategies for addressing PFAS contamination risk in source waters to help inform policy decisions, assist state drinking water programs in protecting public health, and encourage collaboration and communication among states and water utilities. The tool includes three main components: 1. The Decision Support Tool provides examples of state actions to address PFAS contamination. 2. The Technical Appendix includes an overview of PFAS, chemicals of concern, PFAS in the U.S., and state PFAS profiles. 3. The Mapping Guidance aids identifying and mapping source waters that are vulnerable to PFAS contamination.
Learn more at www.asdwa.org/PFAS
Predictive Tools for Lead Service Line Inventories
Original Broadcast: April 10, 2020
Learn about state and utility experience with predictive tools and algorithms for lead service line inventories.
Slide Decks:
Eric Oswald, Michigan EGLE: Michigan's Experience with LSL Inventories and Predictive Tools
Eric Schwartz, BlueConduit and the University of Michigan
Quirien Muylwyk, AECOM: Denver Water's LSL Inventory Predictive Model and LSLR Prioritization
Erica Walker, 120Water: Lead Service Line Probability Finder and Predictive Intelligence Module
Learn about state and utility experience with predictive tools and algorithms for lead service line inventories.
Slide Decks:
Eric Oswald, Michigan EGLE: Michigan's Experience with LSL Inventories and Predictive Tools
Eric Schwartz, BlueConduit and the University of Michigan
Quirien Muylwyk, AECOM: Denver Water's LSL Inventory Predictive Model and LSLR Prioritization
Erica Walker, 120Water: Lead Service Line Probability Finder and Predictive Intelligence Module
Minnesota PFAS Actions: Investigation, Response, and Lessons Learned
Original Broadcast: May 29, 2019
Slide Decks:
ASDWA Webinar Introduction
Krueger - MN 3M PFAS Actions
Thomas - MN PFAS Protocol
Yingling - MN DOH PFAS
This webinar provides information about Minnesota’s efforts to assess and address per- and polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). Topics include: understanding PFAS fate and transport and drinking water health risks; evaluating potential PFAS sources and managing and mitigating impacts; investigating and responding to PFAS releases from disposal sites as part of the 3M lawsuit settlement; and sharing lessons learned. The presenters are Ginny Yingling of the Minnesota Department of Health, Shalene Thomas of Wood PLC, and Gary Krueger, of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
Slide Decks:
ASDWA Webinar Introduction
Krueger - MN 3M PFAS Actions
Thomas - MN PFAS Protocol
Yingling - MN DOH PFAS
This webinar provides information about Minnesota’s efforts to assess and address per- and polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). Topics include: understanding PFAS fate and transport and drinking water health risks; evaluating potential PFAS sources and managing and mitigating impacts; investigating and responding to PFAS releases from disposal sites as part of the 3M lawsuit settlement; and sharing lessons learned. The presenters are Ginny Yingling of the Minnesota Department of Health, Shalene Thomas of Wood PLC, and Gary Krueger, of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
DBP Webinar Series: Implementation of DBP Control Strategies
Original Broadcast: May 13, 2019
Slides and Supporting Materials:
DBP Webinar 4 Slide Deck
Reducing Disinfection Byproducts through Optimization – Webinar Series
Series Objective: To share optimization-based tools and approaches for DBP control. Intended audience are states and water systems who are challenged with DBP compliance. Supporting information (special study protocols, spreadsheets) will also be provided.
DBP Optimization Process and Priority Setting [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: April 8, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
Provide an overview of the webinar series, the process for optimizing a system to reduce DBPs, and discuss diagnostic tools used to collect water quality information needed to direct optimization efforts (i.e., starting in the plant or distribution system.
Approaches to Prioritize Plant Optimization Efforts [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: April 22, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss the information that is needed to prioritize plant-based DBP control strategies. It will build on the information presented in the first webinar.
Approaches to Prioritize Distribution System Optimization Efforts [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: May 6, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss the information that is needed to identify and prioritize distribution system strategies for reducing DBPs. It will build on the information presented in the first two webinars.
Implementation of DBP Control Strategies [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: May 13, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss selecting and implementing the appropriate plant-based and/or distribution system control strategies that water systems might utilize to improve DBP performance, building on the information presented in the first three webinars.
Slides and Supporting Materials:
DBP Webinar 4 Slide Deck
Reducing Disinfection Byproducts through Optimization – Webinar Series
Series Objective: To share optimization-based tools and approaches for DBP control. Intended audience are states and water systems who are challenged with DBP compliance. Supporting information (special study protocols, spreadsheets) will also be provided.
DBP Optimization Process and Priority Setting [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: April 8, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
Provide an overview of the webinar series, the process for optimizing a system to reduce DBPs, and discuss diagnostic tools used to collect water quality information needed to direct optimization efforts (i.e., starting in the plant or distribution system.
Approaches to Prioritize Plant Optimization Efforts [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: April 22, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss the information that is needed to prioritize plant-based DBP control strategies. It will build on the information presented in the first webinar.
Approaches to Prioritize Distribution System Optimization Efforts [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: May 6, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss the information that is needed to identify and prioritize distribution system strategies for reducing DBPs. It will build on the information presented in the first two webinars.
Implementation of DBP Control Strategies [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: May 13, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss selecting and implementing the appropriate plant-based and/or distribution system control strategies that water systems might utilize to improve DBP performance, building on the information presented in the first three webinars.
DBP Webinar Series: Approaches to Prioritize Distribution System Optimization Efforts
Original Broadcast: May 6, 2019
Slide Decks and Supporting Materials:
Combined Slide Deck - Approaches to Prioritize Distribution System Optimization Efforts
Storage Tank Assessment SpreadsheetV11.1
Storage Tank Spreadsheet Assessment-ProtocolV11.5
Reducing Disinfection Byproducts through Optimization – Webinar Series
Series Objective: To share optimization-based tools and approaches for DBP control. Intended audience are states and water systems who are challenged with DBP compliance. Supporting information (special study protocols, spreadsheets) will also be provided.
DBP Optimization Process and Priority Setting [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: April 8, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
Provide an overview of the webinar series, the process for optimizing a system to reduce DBPs, and discuss diagnostic tools used to collect water quality information needed to direct optimization efforts (i.e., starting in the plant or distribution system.
Approaches to Prioritize Plant Optimization Efforts [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: April 22, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss the information that is needed to prioritize plant-based DBP control strategies. It will build on the information presented in the first webinar.
Approaches to Prioritize Distribution System Optimization Efforts [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: May 6, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss the information that is needed to identify and prioritize distribution system strategies for reducing DBPs. It will build on the information presented in the first two webinars.
Implementation of DBP Control Strategies [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: May 13, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss selecting and implementing the appropriate plant-based and/or distribution system control strategies that water systems might utilize to improve DBP performance, building on the information presented in the first three webinars.
Slide Decks and Supporting Materials:
Combined Slide Deck - Approaches to Prioritize Distribution System Optimization Efforts
Storage Tank Assessment SpreadsheetV11.1
Storage Tank Spreadsheet Assessment-ProtocolV11.5
Reducing Disinfection Byproducts through Optimization – Webinar Series
Series Objective: To share optimization-based tools and approaches for DBP control. Intended audience are states and water systems who are challenged with DBP compliance. Supporting information (special study protocols, spreadsheets) will also be provided.
DBP Optimization Process and Priority Setting [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: April 8, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
Provide an overview of the webinar series, the process for optimizing a system to reduce DBPs, and discuss diagnostic tools used to collect water quality information needed to direct optimization efforts (i.e., starting in the plant or distribution system.
Approaches to Prioritize Plant Optimization Efforts [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: April 22, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss the information that is needed to prioritize plant-based DBP control strategies. It will build on the information presented in the first webinar.
Approaches to Prioritize Distribution System Optimization Efforts [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: May 6, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss the information that is needed to identify and prioritize distribution system strategies for reducing DBPs. It will build on the information presented in the first two webinars.
Implementation of DBP Control Strategies [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: May 13, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss selecting and implementing the appropriate plant-based and/or distribution system control strategies that water systems might utilize to improve DBP performance, building on the information presented in the first three webinars.
DBP Webinar Series: Approaches to Prioritize Plant Optimization Efforts
Original Broadcast: April 22, 2019
Slide Decks:
DBP Webinar Series #2 Slides
Reducing Disinfection Byproducts through Optimization – Webinar Series
Series Objective: To share optimization-based tools and approaches for DBP control. Intended audience are states and water systems who are challenged with DBP compliance. Supporting information (special study protocols, spreadsheets) will also be provided.
DBP Optimization Process and Priority Setting [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: April 8, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
Provide an overview of the webinar series, the process for optimizing a system to reduce DBPs, and discuss diagnostic tools used to collect water quality information needed to direct optimization efforts (i.e., starting in the plant or distribution system.
Approaches to Prioritize Plant Optimization Efforts [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: April 22, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss the information that is needed to prioritize plant-based DBP control strategies. It will build on the information presented in the first webinar.
Approaches to Prioritize Distribution System Optimization Efforts [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: May 6, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss the information that is needed to identify and prioritize distribution system strategies for reducing DBPs. It will build on the information presented in the first two webinars.
Implementation of DBP Control Strategies [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: May 13, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss selecting and implementing the appropriate plant-based and/or distribution system control strategies that water systems might utilize to improve DBP performance, building on the information presented in the first three webinars.
Slide Decks:
DBP Webinar Series #2 Slides
Reducing Disinfection Byproducts through Optimization – Webinar Series
Series Objective: To share optimization-based tools and approaches for DBP control. Intended audience are states and water systems who are challenged with DBP compliance. Supporting information (special study protocols, spreadsheets) will also be provided.
DBP Optimization Process and Priority Setting [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: April 8, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
Provide an overview of the webinar series, the process for optimizing a system to reduce DBPs, and discuss diagnostic tools used to collect water quality information needed to direct optimization efforts (i.e., starting in the plant or distribution system.
Approaches to Prioritize Plant Optimization Efforts [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: April 22, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss the information that is needed to prioritize plant-based DBP control strategies. It will build on the information presented in the first webinar.
Approaches to Prioritize Distribution System Optimization Efforts [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: May 6, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss the information that is needed to identify and prioritize distribution system strategies for reducing DBPs. It will build on the information presented in the first two webinars.
Implementation of DBP Control Strategies [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: May 13, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss selecting and implementing the appropriate plant-based and/or distribution system control strategies that water systems might utilize to improve DBP performance, building on the information presented in the first three webinars.
DBP Webinar Series: DBP Optimization Process and Priority Setting
Original Broadcast: April 8, 2019
Slide Decks and Supporting Materials:
DBP Webinar 1 Slides - DBP Optimization Process and Priority Setting
DS Influent Hold Study ProtocolV5
DS Influent Hold Study Spreadsheet V5
DBP Optimization Flowchartv1.1
Reducing Disinfection Byproducts through Optimization – Webinar Series
Series Objective: To share optimization-based tools and approaches for DBP control. Intended audience are states and water systems who are challenged with DBP compliance. Supporting information (special study protocols, spreadsheets) will also be provided.
DBP Optimization Process and Priority Setting [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: April 8, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
Provide an overview of the webinar series, the process for optimizing a system to reduce DBPs, and discuss diagnostic tools used to collect water quality information needed to direct optimization efforts (i.e., starting in the plant or distribution system.
Approaches to Prioritize Plant Optimization Efforts [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: April 22, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss the information that is needed to prioritize plant-based DBP control strategies. It will build on the information presented in the first webinar.
Approaches to Prioritize Distribution System Optimization Efforts [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: May 6, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss the information that is needed to identify and prioritize distribution system strategies for reducing DBPs. It will build on the information presented in the first two webinars.
Implementation of DBP Control Strategies [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: May 13, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss selecting and implementing the appropriate plant-based and/or distribution system control strategies that water systems might utilize to improve DBP performance, building on the information presented in the first three webinars.
Slide Decks and Supporting Materials:
DBP Webinar 1 Slides - DBP Optimization Process and Priority Setting
DS Influent Hold Study ProtocolV5
DS Influent Hold Study Spreadsheet V5
DBP Optimization Flowchartv1.1
Reducing Disinfection Byproducts through Optimization – Webinar Series
Series Objective: To share optimization-based tools and approaches for DBP control. Intended audience are states and water systems who are challenged with DBP compliance. Supporting information (special study protocols, spreadsheets) will also be provided.
DBP Optimization Process and Priority Setting [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: April 8, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
Provide an overview of the webinar series, the process for optimizing a system to reduce DBPs, and discuss diagnostic tools used to collect water quality information needed to direct optimization efforts (i.e., starting in the plant or distribution system.
Approaches to Prioritize Plant Optimization Efforts [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: April 22, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss the information that is needed to prioritize plant-based DBP control strategies. It will build on the information presented in the first webinar.
Approaches to Prioritize Distribution System Optimization Efforts [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: May 6, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss the information that is needed to identify and prioritize distribution system strategies for reducing DBPs. It will build on the information presented in the first two webinars.
Implementation of DBP Control Strategies [www.asdwa.org/past-webinar-recordings]
Original Broadcast: May 13, 2019 1:30-3:30 ET
This webinar will discuss selecting and implementing the appropriate plant-based and/or distribution system control strategies that water systems might utilize to improve DBP performance, building on the information presented in the first three webinars.
ASDWA – USGS Webinar: Potential Human Exposure and Health Outcomes; Modeling Processes and Monitoring Tap Water
Original Broadcast: April 10, 2019
Slide Decks: USGA Webinar Slides - April 2019
State drinking water programs and anyone else interested in these topics are encouraged to attend. During the webinar, the USGS will present:
Recent and past results and current plans of collaborations with human-health experts from its continuing efforts to research and model arsenic exposures in private and public drinking water sources across the United States.
Provide data for hundreds of chemical and microbial analytes collected from the taps of residences representing a subset of cohorts from their study with partners. The partners include EPA, City of East Chicago, Utilities Department; Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Drinking Water Branch; National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH/NIEHS); and University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health.
Share information about the tap water exposure analytical toolbox (target chemical, non-target chemical, biological, effects bioassays) to assess contaminant exposure from shallow private wells at approximately 30 Agricultural Health Study (AHS; a long-term public health cohort study in collaboration with the University of Iowa) participants’ farms in Iowa. Site selection will be based on aquifer vulnerability (e.g. alluvial aquifers and bedrock aquifers with thin overburden) to surface applied agricultural contaminants (i.e. pesticides).
USGS Speakers: Kelly Smalling, Joe Ayotte, Paul Bradley
Slide Decks: USGA Webinar Slides - April 2019
State drinking water programs and anyone else interested in these topics are encouraged to attend. During the webinar, the USGS will present:
Recent and past results and current plans of collaborations with human-health experts from its continuing efforts to research and model arsenic exposures in private and public drinking water sources across the United States.
Provide data for hundreds of chemical and microbial analytes collected from the taps of residences representing a subset of cohorts from their study with partners. The partners include EPA, City of East Chicago, Utilities Department; Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Drinking Water Branch; National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH/NIEHS); and University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health.
Share information about the tap water exposure analytical toolbox (target chemical, non-target chemical, biological, effects bioassays) to assess contaminant exposure from shallow private wells at approximately 30 Agricultural Health Study (AHS; a long-term public health cohort study in collaboration with the University of Iowa) participants’ farms in Iowa. Site selection will be based on aquifer vulnerability (e.g. alluvial aquifers and bedrock aquifers with thin overburden) to surface applied agricultural contaminants (i.e. pesticides).
USGS Speakers: Kelly Smalling, Joe Ayotte, Paul Bradley
Changing Source Water Quality – Links to Potential Corrosivity and Emerging Assessment Tools
Original Broadcast: November 19, 2018
Slide Decks:
ASDWA-USGS Corrosivity Webinar Introduction
ASDWA-USGS Corrosivity Webinar - Steve Preston
ASDWA-USGS Corrosivity Webinar - Ted Stets
Corrosion in water distribution systems is a costly problem and controlling corrosion is a primary focus of efforts to reduce lead (Pb) and copper (Cu) in tap water. Efforts to control corrosion rely upon an understanding of the chemical characteristics of surface water and groundwater sources, yet source waters in some areas are changing rapidly due to anthropogenic inputs and management practices. Recent findings of the potential corrosivity of the Nation’s surface waters and groundwater will be summarized along with implications for exceedances of lead action levels in drinking water. Changes in source-water chemistry at the national scale will also be presented along with insights into the land-use linkages to those changes.
USGS has developed, or is developing, a variety of drinking-water related models and online web applications. The Nation’s rivers, streams, and groundwater are valuable resources, providing sources of raw drinking water for a growing population. New USGS online interactive mappers bring together decades of water-quality data to provide a nationwide look at changes in surface-water and groundwater quality and provide decision tools for monitoring and for developing source-water management strategies.
Speakers
Ted Stets, USGS
Steve Preston, USGS
Slide Decks:
ASDWA-USGS Corrosivity Webinar Introduction
ASDWA-USGS Corrosivity Webinar - Steve Preston
ASDWA-USGS Corrosivity Webinar - Ted Stets
Corrosion in water distribution systems is a costly problem and controlling corrosion is a primary focus of efforts to reduce lead (Pb) and copper (Cu) in tap water. Efforts to control corrosion rely upon an understanding of the chemical characteristics of surface water and groundwater sources, yet source waters in some areas are changing rapidly due to anthropogenic inputs and management practices. Recent findings of the potential corrosivity of the Nation’s surface waters and groundwater will be summarized along with implications for exceedances of lead action levels in drinking water. Changes in source-water chemistry at the national scale will also be presented along with insights into the land-use linkages to those changes.
USGS has developed, or is developing, a variety of drinking-water related models and online web applications. The Nation’s rivers, streams, and groundwater are valuable resources, providing sources of raw drinking water for a growing population. New USGS online interactive mappers bring together decades of water-quality data to provide a nationwide look at changes in surface-water and groundwater quality and provide decision tools for monitoring and for developing source-water management strategies.
Speakers
Ted Stets, USGS
Steve Preston, USGS
PFAS Treatment Options and Considerations for Drinking Water Utilities
Original Broadcast: October 17, 2018
Slide Decks:
PFAS Treatment Webinar 10-17-18 - Introduction
PFAS Webinar Oct 17 - TIGG
PFAS Webinar Oct 17 - Calgon
Description: This free webinar will share information from four companies that offer PFAS treatment technologies for drinking water utilities. State drinking water programs will learn more about the different PFAS removal/treatment technology options and considerations for water systems in their state. State, interstate, tribal, and federal water program personnel are encouraged to attend, along with anyone else who would like to participate.
Webinar Agenda:
Purolite: Jord Yniguez, the Applications Engineer, will share information about Ion exchange resins such as the highly selective Purolite® PFA694E can remove both short and long chain PFAS compounds to non-detect levels. Purolite has data on several full scale and pilot scale systems which shows benefits over granulated activated carbon (GAC). Ion exchange resins have better PFAS removal abilities and cost saving potential in terms of both capital and operating costs over GAC. Ion exchange resins require shorter empty bed contact times (EBCT) and have high overall capacity for PFAS compounds which lead to smaller sized vessels and less frequent media change outs.
Calgon Carbon Corporation: Eric Forrester, the Applications Engineer, and Alexandra Lynn, the Product Manager and Senior Process Engineer, will provide a review of Calgon Carbon's extensive history and experience removing PFAS from water using Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) and Ion Exchange (IX) technologies. The technologies are evaluated for PFAS removal via lab, pilot, and full-scale performance data from waters around the country. The impact of media service life on long term project costs is reviewed, and the disposition of spent media (incineration, landfill, recycling, etc.) is considered.
TIGG LLC: Karl Kuchling, Business Development Manager, will present the considerations that must be reviewed during the selection process of the media. Topics that will be covered include flow rates, water quality, surface vs ground water, pilot studies, mass transfer zone and when the media should be changed. Since TIGG uses the media that the other participants will be discussing, this presentation will be based upon the factors that go into providing a solution for each individual application.
Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC: Caitlin Berretta, the Business Development Manager and John Lombardo, the Product Manager, for Environmental Solutions, will provide an overview of Evoqua’s approach to PFAS removal from water. This presentation will review the suite of PFAS technology capabilities including Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) and Ion Exchange resin as well as the pros and cons of each. Successful case studies from communities across the country will also be shared.
Slide Decks:
PFAS Treatment Webinar 10-17-18 - Introduction
PFAS Webinar Oct 17 - TIGG
PFAS Webinar Oct 17 - Calgon
Description: This free webinar will share information from four companies that offer PFAS treatment technologies for drinking water utilities. State drinking water programs will learn more about the different PFAS removal/treatment technology options and considerations for water systems in their state. State, interstate, tribal, and federal water program personnel are encouraged to attend, along with anyone else who would like to participate.
Webinar Agenda:
Purolite: Jord Yniguez, the Applications Engineer, will share information about Ion exchange resins such as the highly selective Purolite® PFA694E can remove both short and long chain PFAS compounds to non-detect levels. Purolite has data on several full scale and pilot scale systems which shows benefits over granulated activated carbon (GAC). Ion exchange resins have better PFAS removal abilities and cost saving potential in terms of both capital and operating costs over GAC. Ion exchange resins require shorter empty bed contact times (EBCT) and have high overall capacity for PFAS compounds which lead to smaller sized vessels and less frequent media change outs.
Calgon Carbon Corporation: Eric Forrester, the Applications Engineer, and Alexandra Lynn, the Product Manager and Senior Process Engineer, will provide a review of Calgon Carbon's extensive history and experience removing PFAS from water using Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) and Ion Exchange (IX) technologies. The technologies are evaluated for PFAS removal via lab, pilot, and full-scale performance data from waters around the country. The impact of media service life on long term project costs is reviewed, and the disposition of spent media (incineration, landfill, recycling, etc.) is considered.
TIGG LLC: Karl Kuchling, Business Development Manager, will present the considerations that must be reviewed during the selection process of the media. Topics that will be covered include flow rates, water quality, surface vs ground water, pilot studies, mass transfer zone and when the media should be changed. Since TIGG uses the media that the other participants will be discussing, this presentation will be based upon the factors that go into providing a solution for each individual application.
Evoqua Water Technologies, LLC: Caitlin Berretta, the Business Development Manager and John Lombardo, the Product Manager, for Environmental Solutions, will provide an overview of Evoqua’s approach to PFAS removal from water. This presentation will review the suite of PFAS technology capabilities including Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) and Ion Exchange resin as well as the pros and cons of each. Successful case studies from communities across the country will also be shared.
PFAS Analytical Methods Application, Comparison, and Lab Accreditation
Original Broadcast: October 10, 2018
Slide Decks:
PFAS Analytical Methods Webinar Intro Slides - 10-10-18
Brandon Kernen - NH - PFAS Webinar 10-10-18
Janice Willey - DoD - PFAS Webinar 10-10-18
Sara Wright - APHL - PFAS Webinar 10-10-18
William Lipps - PFAS Webinar 10-10-18
Agenda:
ASDWA Introduction: Deirdre Mason and/or Alan Roberson
PFAS Sampling for Public Water Systems: Brandon Kernen, Manager of the Hydrology and Conservation Program at the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
EPA PFAS Method Development Update: Chris Impellitteri, Associate National Program Director at EPA’s Office of Research and Development
Comparison of Three Methods Used for the Analysis of PFAS: William Lipps, Chief Science Officer at Eurofins Eaton Analytical
The DoD’s PFAS Sampling and Analytical Methods Initiatives: Janice Willey, Senior Chemist with NAVSEA 04X6 Laboratory Quality and Accreditation Office
Webinar purpose: The purpose of the webinar is to provide state drinking water program representatives with an understanding of analytical methods for PFAS to help them provide assistance and recommendations to the water systems in their state.
Audience: The audience for the webinar will be the state government drinking water programs with representatives from potentially every state and territory, along with EPA water program personnel.
Slide Decks:
PFAS Analytical Methods Webinar Intro Slides - 10-10-18
Brandon Kernen - NH - PFAS Webinar 10-10-18
Janice Willey - DoD - PFAS Webinar 10-10-18
Sara Wright - APHL - PFAS Webinar 10-10-18
William Lipps - PFAS Webinar 10-10-18
Agenda:
ASDWA Introduction: Deirdre Mason and/or Alan Roberson
PFAS Sampling for Public Water Systems: Brandon Kernen, Manager of the Hydrology and Conservation Program at the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
EPA PFAS Method Development Update: Chris Impellitteri, Associate National Program Director at EPA’s Office of Research and Development
Comparison of Three Methods Used for the Analysis of PFAS: William Lipps, Chief Science Officer at Eurofins Eaton Analytical
The DoD’s PFAS Sampling and Analytical Methods Initiatives: Janice Willey, Senior Chemist with NAVSEA 04X6 Laboratory Quality and Accreditation Office
Webinar purpose: The purpose of the webinar is to provide state drinking water program representatives with an understanding of analytical methods for PFAS to help them provide assistance and recommendations to the water systems in their state.
Audience: The audience for the webinar will be the state government drinking water programs with representatives from potentially every state and territory, along with EPA water program personnel.
Multi Purpose Decision Support Systems for Source Water Protection Strategies
Original Broadcast: September 12, 2018
Slide Decks:
SWC TPL Webinar Introduction - Sept 12 2018
TPL_SWC_webinar_Sept_2018
The purpose of this webinar is to demonstrate the use of decision support tools and multi-purpose landscape analysis systems that can strengthen the ability of water suppliers to develop land protection strategies that address threats to drinking water sources. Land conservation emphasizes the permanent preservation of land around both groundwater and surface water sources. GIS analysis is an effective and accessible way to identify and rank source lands and can be used throughout the source protection process, providing an invaluable resource for inventories, prioritization, and management. This webinar will demonstrate various GIS-based tools developed by The Trust for Public Land, their data layers, and describe specific applications of this information.
Presenters:
Linda Hwang leads The Trust for Public Land’s (TPL) strategic program development for its twenty offices in the U.S. She is responsible for the development, planning, and evaluation of programs delivered by TPL’s State/Area offices, facilitating management processes and providing consulting expertise for strategic initiatives that are aligned with TPL’s mission and the needs and priorities of local communities. Prior to this, Linda was a partner at a start-up that developed customized decision-support tools that quantify ecosystem services for clients such as The Nature Conservancy, The Dow Chemical Company, and Environmental Defense Fund. She was also at Business for Social Responsibility, where she built and led advisory services program offerings on corporate water strategy and ecosystem services strategies for Fortune 500 companies. Linda has a BA in environmental economics, an MPhil in Development Studies & Social Transformation from the University of Cape Town, and an MBA from the University of Michigan.
Fred Gifford is the GIS Director for The Trust for Public Land (TPL), managing and leading teams using cutting-edge GIS methodologies, tools, and frameworks for trail planning, land conservation, and green infrastructure projects across the U.S. He is also the Technical Lead for the TPL GIS Team and leads application development, web development, and system design and implementation efforts. Fred is an environmental management and GIS professional with over 25 years’ experience. He has worked in a wide array of environmental management and GIS service areas including: business development, client management, staffing, project management, and technical oversight. Fred specializes in managing data-intensive, multi-disciplinary studies and computer application development projects that utilize GIS technology. His primary application expertise relates to environmental and natural resource studies (20 years) but also includes local government, transportation, and utility applications. His expertise includes project management, requirements analysis, system design, programming, and system implementation. Fred has designed and implemented multi-agency, multi-application GIS projects; large GIS data conversion projects; and focused single-application systems.
Slide Decks:
SWC TPL Webinar Introduction - Sept 12 2018
TPL_SWC_webinar_Sept_2018
The purpose of this webinar is to demonstrate the use of decision support tools and multi-purpose landscape analysis systems that can strengthen the ability of water suppliers to develop land protection strategies that address threats to drinking water sources. Land conservation emphasizes the permanent preservation of land around both groundwater and surface water sources. GIS analysis is an effective and accessible way to identify and rank source lands and can be used throughout the source protection process, providing an invaluable resource for inventories, prioritization, and management. This webinar will demonstrate various GIS-based tools developed by The Trust for Public Land, their data layers, and describe specific applications of this information.
Presenters:
Linda Hwang leads The Trust for Public Land’s (TPL) strategic program development for its twenty offices in the U.S. She is responsible for the development, planning, and evaluation of programs delivered by TPL’s State/Area offices, facilitating management processes and providing consulting expertise for strategic initiatives that are aligned with TPL’s mission and the needs and priorities of local communities. Prior to this, Linda was a partner at a start-up that developed customized decision-support tools that quantify ecosystem services for clients such as The Nature Conservancy, The Dow Chemical Company, and Environmental Defense Fund. She was also at Business for Social Responsibility, where she built and led advisory services program offerings on corporate water strategy and ecosystem services strategies for Fortune 500 companies. Linda has a BA in environmental economics, an MPhil in Development Studies & Social Transformation from the University of Cape Town, and an MBA from the University of Michigan.
Fred Gifford is the GIS Director for The Trust for Public Land (TPL), managing and leading teams using cutting-edge GIS methodologies, tools, and frameworks for trail planning, land conservation, and green infrastructure projects across the U.S. He is also the Technical Lead for the TPL GIS Team and leads application development, web development, and system design and implementation efforts. Fred is an environmental management and GIS professional with over 25 years’ experience. He has worked in a wide array of environmental management and GIS service areas including: business development, client management, staffing, project management, and technical oversight. Fred specializes in managing data-intensive, multi-disciplinary studies and computer application development projects that utilize GIS technology. His primary application expertise relates to environmental and natural resource studies (20 years) but also includes local government, transportation, and utility applications. His expertise includes project management, requirements analysis, system design, programming, and system implementation. Fred has designed and implemented multi-agency, multi-application GIS projects; large GIS data conversion projects; and focused single-application systems.
Understanding Chemical and Microbial Contaminants in Drinking Water: Raw, Treated, and Tap Water
Original Broadcast: September 5, 2018
Slide Decks:
ASDWA-USGS Chem & Microbial Webinar - ASDWA Introduction
ASDWA-USGS Chem & Microbial Webinar - Groundwater Sources
ASDWA-USGS Chem & Microbial Webinar - Water Quality from Source Through Treatment
ASDWA-USGS Chem & Microbial Webinar - Water Quality from Distribution to the Consumer
This webinar will cover the spectrum of chemical and microbial contaminants in raw (source) water, to treated water, to water at the tap. The webinar will be presented in three segments to address key issues and questions of drinking water quality. The segments include:
Groundwater Sources—The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is assessing groundwater quality in principal aquifers that are important sources of drinking water and comparing constituent concentrations in raw (untreated) groundwater to human-health benchmarks established for drinking-water quality. Findings on the occurrence of organic and inorganic constituents, including radioisotopes, from 11 principal aquifers across the United States will be summarized. (presented by Bruce Lindsey, ~15 minutes)
Water Quality from Source Through Treatment—The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Office of Research and Development and the USGS joined efforts to broaden the scope of existing public drinking water information by providing a nationally consistent and rigorously quality-assured dataset on a wide range of chemical and microbial contaminants present in source and treated waters. The two agencies analyzed water samples for 233 chemical and 14 microbial contaminants in source (untreated, raw) and treated drinking waters from 29 drinking water treatment plants. The results of this collaborative effort, published in 2017 as a series of eight papers, will be summarized, as will a follow-on research publication that applied knowledge gained from this study to better understand the potential for de facto water reuse by drinking water utilities. The importance of collaboration between Federal agencies and drinking-water utilities to the success of these studies will be examined through the experience of a participating utility. (Presented by Ed Furlong, Susan Glassmeyer, and John Sullivan, ~30 minutes)
Water Quality from Distribution to the Consumer—The USGS and collaborators recently began efforts to quantify tap water exposure pathways in public and private water supplies. Future plans and preliminary results of pilot efforts from several homes and offices to collect representative tap water samples for analyses of chemical and microbial contaminant mixtures, bioassays, and site-specific exposure activities based on USEPA ToxCast effects data will be presented. (Presented by Paul Bradley, ~15 minutes)
Speakers:
Bruce Lindsey (USGS)
Ed Furlong (USGS, presenting), Dana Kolpin (USGS, participating)
John Sullivan, Treatment Chemist, Town of Billerica, Department of Public Works, Water
Susan Glassmeyer, Office of Research and Development, National Exposure Research Laboratory, USEPA
Paul Bradley (USGS)
Slide Decks:
ASDWA-USGS Chem & Microbial Webinar - ASDWA Introduction
ASDWA-USGS Chem & Microbial Webinar - Groundwater Sources
ASDWA-USGS Chem & Microbial Webinar - Water Quality from Source Through Treatment
ASDWA-USGS Chem & Microbial Webinar - Water Quality from Distribution to the Consumer
This webinar will cover the spectrum of chemical and microbial contaminants in raw (source) water, to treated water, to water at the tap. The webinar will be presented in three segments to address key issues and questions of drinking water quality. The segments include:
Groundwater Sources—The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is assessing groundwater quality in principal aquifers that are important sources of drinking water and comparing constituent concentrations in raw (untreated) groundwater to human-health benchmarks established for drinking-water quality. Findings on the occurrence of organic and inorganic constituents, including radioisotopes, from 11 principal aquifers across the United States will be summarized. (presented by Bruce Lindsey, ~15 minutes)
Water Quality from Source Through Treatment—The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Office of Research and Development and the USGS joined efforts to broaden the scope of existing public drinking water information by providing a nationally consistent and rigorously quality-assured dataset on a wide range of chemical and microbial contaminants present in source and treated waters. The two agencies analyzed water samples for 233 chemical and 14 microbial contaminants in source (untreated, raw) and treated drinking waters from 29 drinking water treatment plants. The results of this collaborative effort, published in 2017 as a series of eight papers, will be summarized, as will a follow-on research publication that applied knowledge gained from this study to better understand the potential for de facto water reuse by drinking water utilities. The importance of collaboration between Federal agencies and drinking-water utilities to the success of these studies will be examined through the experience of a participating utility. (Presented by Ed Furlong, Susan Glassmeyer, and John Sullivan, ~30 minutes)
Water Quality from Distribution to the Consumer—The USGS and collaborators recently began efforts to quantify tap water exposure pathways in public and private water supplies. Future plans and preliminary results of pilot efforts from several homes and offices to collect representative tap water samples for analyses of chemical and microbial contaminant mixtures, bioassays, and site-specific exposure activities based on USEPA ToxCast effects data will be presented. (Presented by Paul Bradley, ~15 minutes)
Speakers:
Bruce Lindsey (USGS)
Ed Furlong (USGS, presenting), Dana Kolpin (USGS, participating)
John Sullivan, Treatment Chemist, Town of Billerica, Department of Public Works, Water
Susan Glassmeyer, Office of Research and Development, National Exposure Research Laboratory, USEPA
Paul Bradley (USGS)
USDA NRCS National Water Quality Initiative – Source Water Protection
Original Broadcast: August 1, 2018
Slide Decks:
ASDWA Intro
USDA-NRCS-NWQI Webinar - August 1, 2018
Source Water Collaborative Toolkit on How to Work with NRCS State Conservationists: This toolkit was specifically developed with NRCS for this purpose and includes six simple steps. Step 2 and step 3 will be particularly helpful for setting up a meeting with them.
Step 2 of the toolkit provides details about the information you should have ready before meeting with your State Conservationist such as SWP delineated maps, data, and source water assessments with ideas for potential and/or ready to go projects.
Step 3 of the toolkit includes tips to help you set up a meeting as well as draft talking points for your meeting.
NWQI Watersheds: List of current NWQI FY 2018 approved watersheds
State Contacts:
NRCS State Offices Directory – to find your State Conservationist.
State Source Water Protection Contacts – ASDWA is maintaining this list that has been provided to the NRCS State Conservationists, so they may also reach out to you. Please let us know if the contact list needs to be updated for your state.
New AWWA Guide for Water Utilities, USDA Tools to Support Source Water Protection: This new guide by AWWA highlights opportunities for water systems to leverage USDA conservation programs to expand the effectiveness of community partnerships and protect drinking water sources.
Slide Decks:
ASDWA Intro
USDA-NRCS-NWQI Webinar - August 1, 2018
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and EPA have made a change to the National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI) this year (for FY '19) that includes a new pilot program specifically aimed at protecting drinking water supplies, including groundwater. This is a great new immediate opportunity for state drinking water and source water protection programs to reach out to your NRCS State Conservationists and state Clean Water Act programs to collaborate on proposing SWP areas and specific projects for the pilot that are due by September 14, 2018.
In this webinar, NRCS and EPA staff provide an overview of the NWQI and the new Source Water Readiness Pilot. During the webinar, they will share program objectives, the process for watershed selection, and information about financial assistance, deadlines/important dates and the vision for states and other partner collaboration.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please view the "Dispatch" document and read the May NRCS NWQI Bulletin.
HELPFUL RESOURCES: Following are some resources that can help you with this collaboration, particularly if you are not already working with your State Conservationist.
Source Water Collaborative Toolkit on How to Work with NRCS State Conservationists: This toolkit was specifically developed with NRCS for this purpose and includes six simple steps. Step 2 and step 3 will be particularly helpful for setting up a meeting with them.
Step 2 of the toolkit provides details about the information you should have ready before meeting with your State Conservationist such as SWP delineated maps, data, and source water assessments with ideas for potential and/or ready to go projects.
Step 3 of the toolkit includes tips to help you set up a meeting as well as draft talking points for your meeting.
NWQI Watersheds: List of current NWQI FY 2018 approved watersheds
State Contacts:
NRCS State Offices Directory – to find your State Conservationist.
State Source Water Protection Contacts – ASDWA is maintaining this list that has been provided to the NRCS State Conservationists, so they may also reach out to you. Please let us know if the contact list needs to be updated for your state.
New AWWA Guide for Water Utilities, USDA Tools to Support Source Water Protection: This new guide by AWWA highlights opportunities for water systems to leverage USDA conservation programs to expand the effectiveness of community partnerships and protect drinking water sources.
Cyanotoxins: Advancing Drinking Water Science to Protect Human Health
Original Broadcast: July 2, 2018
Slide Decks:
Cyanotoxin Webinar - Jennifer and Keith Slide Deck - 7-2018
Cyanotoxin Webinar - Ruth Briland Slide Deck - 7-2018
This is the second webinar in a series of planned ASDWA talks by USGS scientists.
Optimized drinking water treatment is necessary to mitigate a range of chemical and biological risks, including cyanotoxins produced by cyanobacteria. Visible cyanobacteria or detectable cyanotoxins in surface waters may trigger drinking water treatment modification or the use of alternative water supplies, which often require substantial economic investments with little-advanced notification. Multiple approaches are required to better understand actual risks to human health and facilitate the development of tools that guide drinking water treatment and human health decisions. Currently, non-enforceable USEPA Health Advisories are available for some cyanotoxins in finished drinking. Decision makers need to balance the management of contaminants that are regulated and unregulated in drinking water, as well as the costs of achieving treatment targets. This webinar will focus on cyanotoxin occurrence and potential exposures in the Nation’s surface water resources. Tools that are being developed and used to quantify changing water quality conditions that may affect drinking water treatment processes and potential for cyanotoxin exposure also will be described. Information will be presented from the perspective of USGS scientists and the Ohio EPA to demonstrate how converging lines of evidence can be used to better understand and be prepared for cyanobacteria-related events.
Speakers:
Keith A. Loftin, Ph.D. – Research Chemist, USGS Kansas Water Science Center
Jennifer L. Graham, Ph.D. – Research Hydrologist, USGS Kansas Water Science Center
Ruth Briland – Division of Drinking and Ground Waters, Ohio EPA
Slide Decks:
Cyanotoxin Webinar - Jennifer and Keith Slide Deck - 7-2018
Cyanotoxin Webinar - Ruth Briland Slide Deck - 7-2018
This is the second webinar in a series of planned ASDWA talks by USGS scientists.
Optimized drinking water treatment is necessary to mitigate a range of chemical and biological risks, including cyanotoxins produced by cyanobacteria. Visible cyanobacteria or detectable cyanotoxins in surface waters may trigger drinking water treatment modification or the use of alternative water supplies, which often require substantial economic investments with little-advanced notification. Multiple approaches are required to better understand actual risks to human health and facilitate the development of tools that guide drinking water treatment and human health decisions. Currently, non-enforceable USEPA Health Advisories are available for some cyanotoxins in finished drinking. Decision makers need to balance the management of contaminants that are regulated and unregulated in drinking water, as well as the costs of achieving treatment targets. This webinar will focus on cyanotoxin occurrence and potential exposures in the Nation’s surface water resources. Tools that are being developed and used to quantify changing water quality conditions that may affect drinking water treatment processes and potential for cyanotoxin exposure also will be described. Information will be presented from the perspective of USGS scientists and the Ohio EPA to demonstrate how converging lines of evidence can be used to better understand and be prepared for cyanobacteria-related events.
Speakers:
Keith A. Loftin, Ph.D. – Research Chemist, USGS Kansas Water Science Center
Jennifer L. Graham, Ph.D. – Research Hydrologist, USGS Kansas Water Science Center
Ruth Briland – Division of Drinking and Ground Waters, Ohio EPA
State Efforts to Assess and Address 1,4-Dioxane through Drinking Water, Ground Water, and Clean Water Programs
Original Broadcast: June 5, 2018
Slide Decks:
ASDWA Webinar - Introduction
New Hampshire - 1-4 Dioxane - Brandon Kernen
North Carolina - Dioxane June_2018 - Rebecca Sadosky
The purpose of the webinar is to share information about state efforts to assess and address 1,4-dioxane, an unregulated contaminant that is causing states and water utilities to become increasingly concerned about potential health impacts from elevated levels of 1,4-dioxane in both groundwater and surface water drinking water sources. This webinar also builds on the efforts of ASDWA, the Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA), the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC), and EPA to share and promote Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act (CWA-SDWA) coordination activities across state and EPA water programs.
Intended Audience: State, interstate, tribal, and federal water programs, water utilities, technical assistance providers, and anyone else who would like to participate.
Agenda
New Hampshire: Brandon Kernen will present how the solvent stabilizer 1,4-dioxane has emerged as an unexpected groundwater contaminant at many sites and in drinking water supplies in New Hampshire and nationally. Although this contaminant has been used as a stabilizer for certain types of chlorinated solvents, most historic groundwater monitoring and remediation did not adequately address this contaminant. Additionally, 1,4-dioxane is an impurity in numerous personal care products and has been detected in treated municipal wastewater effluent. Over the last ten years, toxicity assessments coupled with new analytical techniques which achieve lower reporting limits for this compound have revealed that this highly mobile, recalcitrant and probable carcinogenic contaminant warrants the attention of drinking water professionals. This presentation will cover:
Uses, sources, occurrence and fate and transport of 1,4-dioxane
Toxicity information and federal and state regulations and guidance
Laboratory analytical techniques
Examples of contaminated sites and sources of drinking water
Treatment options and costs
North Carolina: Rebecca Sadosky will present information about efforts by the North Carolina Division of Water Resources to assess and address 1,4-Dioxane in multiple river basins throughout the state. These efforts included a two-year study that was collaboratively designed by Safe Drinking Water Act and Clean Water Act staff to examine ambient concentrations, identify potential sources, and document water quality improvements due to abatement efforts of 1,4-dioxane in major surface waters of the Cape Fear River basin. Three of the four study areas were located immediately downstream of domestic wastewater treatment facilities, indicating that these facilities were likely conduits for 1,4-dioxane from industrial sources into surface water. The study findings were communicated to effected municipalities, project partners, and the interested public. During the second year of the study, quarterly sampling indicated a reduction of 1,4-dioxane concentrations in many areas of the basin. Further reductions will be necessary to achieve federal and state health advisory levels for 1,4-dioxane in drinking water supplies. The Division of Water Resources study is continuing in the Cape Fear River basin and has now expanded into the Yadkin and Neuse River basins.
Slide Decks:
ASDWA Webinar - Introduction
New Hampshire - 1-4 Dioxane - Brandon Kernen
North Carolina - Dioxane June_2018 - Rebecca Sadosky
The purpose of the webinar is to share information about state efforts to assess and address 1,4-dioxane, an unregulated contaminant that is causing states and water utilities to become increasingly concerned about potential health impacts from elevated levels of 1,4-dioxane in both groundwater and surface water drinking water sources. This webinar also builds on the efforts of ASDWA, the Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA), the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC), and EPA to share and promote Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act (CWA-SDWA) coordination activities across state and EPA water programs.
Intended Audience: State, interstate, tribal, and federal water programs, water utilities, technical assistance providers, and anyone else who would like to participate.
Agenda
New Hampshire: Brandon Kernen will present how the solvent stabilizer 1,4-dioxane has emerged as an unexpected groundwater contaminant at many sites and in drinking water supplies in New Hampshire and nationally. Although this contaminant has been used as a stabilizer for certain types of chlorinated solvents, most historic groundwater monitoring and remediation did not adequately address this contaminant. Additionally, 1,4-dioxane is an impurity in numerous personal care products and has been detected in treated municipal wastewater effluent. Over the last ten years, toxicity assessments coupled with new analytical techniques which achieve lower reporting limits for this compound have revealed that this highly mobile, recalcitrant and probable carcinogenic contaminant warrants the attention of drinking water professionals. This presentation will cover:
Uses, sources, occurrence and fate and transport of 1,4-dioxane
Toxicity information and federal and state regulations and guidance
Laboratory analytical techniques
Examples of contaminated sites and sources of drinking water
Treatment options and costs
North Carolina: Rebecca Sadosky will present information about efforts by the North Carolina Division of Water Resources to assess and address 1,4-Dioxane in multiple river basins throughout the state. These efforts included a two-year study that was collaboratively designed by Safe Drinking Water Act and Clean Water Act staff to examine ambient concentrations, identify potential sources, and document water quality improvements due to abatement efforts of 1,4-dioxane in major surface waters of the Cape Fear River basin. Three of the four study areas were located immediately downstream of domestic wastewater treatment facilities, indicating that these facilities were likely conduits for 1,4-dioxane from industrial sources into surface water. The study findings were communicated to effected municipalities, project partners, and the interested public. During the second year of the study, quarterly sampling indicated a reduction of 1,4-dioxane concentrations in many areas of the basin. Further reductions will be necessary to achieve federal and state health advisory levels for 1,4-dioxane in drinking water supplies. The Division of Water Resources study is continuing in the Cape Fear River basin and has now expanded into the Yadkin and Neuse River basins.
Source Water Collaborative Webinar: A Preliminary Look at the National Forests to Faucets Analysis 2.0
Original Broadcast: May 9, 2018
Slide Deck: F2F2 Souce Water May 9
The Source Water Collaborative presents “A Preliminary Look at the National Forests to Faucets Analysis 2.0 (F2F2).” During the webinar, Sally Claggett of the US Forest Service will share how they are updating the original Forests to Faucets analysis to quantify, rank, and illustrate the direct geographic connection between private and public forests, surface water drinking water supplies, and populations that depend on them. The new F2F2 includes a three-part analysis of the:
Inherent ability of watersheds to produce clean water, based largely on land use.
Most important watersheds to surface water drinking water supply users.
Various threats to forests and the quantity of surface water drinking water supplies.
Altogether, the F2F2 project will provide a broad view of the land use characteristics and water supply threats to watersheds that feed surface water drinking water sources. It does not displace the need for local land use data, local knowledge, or different analyses of hydrologic regimes. F2F2 will, however, be useful for long-range planning, municipal education, and prioritization of regional water needs, including indicating where alternative water supplies may be needed. It will also help those making land management decisions know where practices may be needed to conserve or restore forests.
Slide Deck: F2F2 Souce Water May 9
The Source Water Collaborative presents “A Preliminary Look at the National Forests to Faucets Analysis 2.0 (F2F2).” During the webinar, Sally Claggett of the US Forest Service will share how they are updating the original Forests to Faucets analysis to quantify, rank, and illustrate the direct geographic connection between private and public forests, surface water drinking water supplies, and populations that depend on them. The new F2F2 includes a three-part analysis of the:
Inherent ability of watersheds to produce clean water, based largely on land use.
Most important watersheds to surface water drinking water supply users.
Various threats to forests and the quantity of surface water drinking water supplies.
Altogether, the F2F2 project will provide a broad view of the land use characteristics and water supply threats to watersheds that feed surface water drinking water sources. It does not displace the need for local land use data, local knowledge, or different analyses of hydrologic regimes. F2F2 will, however, be useful for long-range planning, municipal education, and prioritization of regional water needs, including indicating where alternative water supplies may be needed. It will also help those making land management decisions know where practices may be needed to conserve or restore forests.
EMAC Interstate Mutual Aid for the Water Sector – How Primacy Agencies Can Get Involved
Original Broadcast: May 3, 2018
This webinar covers the basics of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), the primary instrument for sharing of resources across state lines during governor-declared emergencies, and provides examples of recent successful EMAC deployments for the water sector, including during Hurricane Irma. Past and current EPA-sponsored EMAC workshops are also highlighted.
Webinar discussions focus on lessons learned from previous EMAC deployments, and how primacy agencies can best work with emergency operations personnel to support the process.
This webinar covers the basics of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), the primary instrument for sharing of resources across state lines during governor-declared emergencies, and provides examples of recent successful EMAC deployments for the water sector, including during Hurricane Irma. Past and current EPA-sponsored EMAC workshops are also highlighted.
Webinar discussions focus on lessons learned from previous EMAC deployments, and how primacy agencies can best work with emergency operations personnel to support the process.
USGS Drinking Water Related Research, Data, and Tools
This is the first webinar in a series of planned ASDWA talks by USGS scientists. This webinar will provide a broad overview of high-visibility efforts related to monitoring, data, modeling, tools, and products from the USGS National Water Quality Program and the Toxic Substances Hydrology and Contaminant Biology Programs.
The Legiolert Method: Description, Validations and Drinking Water Study
Original Broadcast: March 29, 2018
Slide Deck: The Legiolert Method Slide Deck 3-2018
The webinar provides ASDWA membership with information on IDEXX’s LegiolertTM method for detecting Legionella pneumophila in water samples along with detailed information on the US drinking water study being conducted for IDEXX and managed by Mark LeChevallier. A question and answer session at the end of the presented materials covers options for testing drinking water for L pneumophila and how, and to/with whom, the resulting data will/should be shared.
Slide Deck: The Legiolert Method Slide Deck 3-2018
The webinar provides ASDWA membership with information on IDEXX’s LegiolertTM method for detecting Legionella pneumophila in water samples along with detailed information on the US drinking water study being conducted for IDEXX and managed by Mark LeChevallier. A question and answer session at the end of the presented materials covers options for testing drinking water for L pneumophila and how, and to/with whom, the resulting data will/should be shared.
PRESENTERS:
Dan Broder is staff scientist and team leader in R&D in the Water line of business at IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., where he develops new methods for quantifying waterborne microorganisms. Dan earned his PhD in microbiology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. At IDEXX Dan is the project leader for Legiolert™, a quantitative method for detecting Legionella pneumophila in water samples.
Dr. Mark LeChevallier is the principal and manager of Dr. Water Consulting, a part-time consulting business, after retiring from American Water at the end of 2017. Dr. LeChevallier has authored over 300 research papers and has received awards, among others, from the American Water Works Association for outstanding contributions to the science of water treatment. Dr. LeChevallier currently serves Water Science & Technology Board of the National Academies of Science and is a member of the Water Environment & Reuse Foundation Research Advisory Committee. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.
Research Priorities to Help Reduce Drinking Water Violations
Original Broadcast: March 27, 2018
Slide Deck: Research Priorities to Help Reduce Drinking Water Violations
Webinar Presentations:
Slide Deck: Research Priorities to Help Reduce Drinking Water Violations
Webinar Presentations:
Alan Roberson, ASDWA’s Executive Director, will summarize some of his past drinking water policy research when working at the American Water Works Association and will pose some water policy research questions that might help with the development of new regulations and/or reduce violations.
Dr. Maura Allaire, with the Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy at the University of California at Irvine, will summarize her recent study on “National Trends in Drinking Water Violations” that evaluates spatial and temporal patterns in health-related violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act using a panel dataset of 17,900 community water systems over the period 1982–2015. The paper identifies vulnerability factors, increasing time trends, and violation hot spots, which can allow for public policies that target underperforming water systems and strategies for improving national drinking water quality.
How State Highway and Drinking Water Programs Can Work Together for Mutual Benefits and Reduce Impacts from Road Salt
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Center for Environmental Excellence (CEE) and the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA) are pleased to announce a free webinar entitled, “How State Highway and Drinking Water Programs Can Work Together for Mutual Benefits and Reduce Impacts from Road Salt.” The webinar will include an introduction from AASHTO, a brief presentation about ASDWA’s new handout and web page on the “Intersection of Roads and Drinking Water,” and feature presentations from representatives for each of the state programs in New Hampshire and Maryland, who will share how they work together, along with a few examples and some more specific information on best practices for road salt applications and impacts to drinking water.
Opening Pandora’s Box – Evaluating the Integrity of Water System Monitoring
Slide Deck: Evaluating the Integrity of Water System Monitoring
In 2014 – 2015 the Washington State Department of Health conducted the Disinfection Data Integrity Project. The yearlong study investigated disinfection measurement, recording and reporting practices in 33 surface water treatment plants located in the Northwest Region of Washington State. Deficiencies were identified in all 33 treatment facilities that affect the accuracy of the calculated pathogen inactivation achieved by the disinfection processes. Pathogen inactivation level errors of over 100% were identified when more accurate data was used.
Accurately determining chlorine disinfection inactivation levels is complex. Three water quality (WQ) parameters: chlorine residual, pH, and temperature are used along with the time the disinfectant is in contact with water before the first customer (contact time) to determine disinfection efficiency. Contact time is dependent upon three more parameters: the volume of the contact vessel, the baffling efficiency of the contact vessel, and the water flow rate. Each one of these components (three WQ parameters, contact vessel size, efficiency, and flow rate) can and do affect data integrity and impact the accuracy of calculated disinfection inactivation levels used to ensure public health protection.
An average of eight issues that affect data accuracy were found at each utility suggesting that water monitoring data integrity is not robust. This presentation will share study findings and explore ways to improve practices at your utility.
Our Presenters:
Nancy is a professional engineer with 29 years’ experience with the Washington State drinking water program, where she coordinates statewide implementation of surface water treatment rules. Three years living among the Mossi people in the Sahel region of West Africa sparked a lifelong interest in safe drinking water. She received her MS degree in environmental engineering from Stanford University and her BS degree in civil engineering from the University of Washington.
Steve is a professional engineer with 29 years’ experience in water and sanitation issues. He works for the Washington State drinking water program and is a consultant for Water 1st International, a non-profit water and sanitation development organization. His experience encompasses a myriad of settings, from the Kurdish refugee camps in Northern Iraq to post-war rehabilitation in Bosnia Herzegovina, and from simple pipe systems in the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh, to development efforts on onsite non-potable water systems for urban buildings in the USA. He received his MS degree in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Washington and his BS in civil engineering from Marquette University.
In 2014 – 2015 the Washington State Department of Health conducted the Disinfection Data Integrity Project. The yearlong study investigated disinfection measurement, recording and reporting practices in 33 surface water treatment plants located in the Northwest Region of Washington State. Deficiencies were identified in all 33 treatment facilities that affect the accuracy of the calculated pathogen inactivation achieved by the disinfection processes. Pathogen inactivation level errors of over 100% were identified when more accurate data was used.
Accurately determining chlorine disinfection inactivation levels is complex. Three water quality (WQ) parameters: chlorine residual, pH, and temperature are used along with the time the disinfectant is in contact with water before the first customer (contact time) to determine disinfection efficiency. Contact time is dependent upon three more parameters: the volume of the contact vessel, the baffling efficiency of the contact vessel, and the water flow rate. Each one of these components (three WQ parameters, contact vessel size, efficiency, and flow rate) can and do affect data integrity and impact the accuracy of calculated disinfection inactivation levels used to ensure public health protection.
An average of eight issues that affect data accuracy were found at each utility suggesting that water monitoring data integrity is not robust. This presentation will share study findings and explore ways to improve practices at your utility.
Our Presenters:
Nancy is a professional engineer with 29 years’ experience with the Washington State drinking water program, where she coordinates statewide implementation of surface water treatment rules. Three years living among the Mossi people in the Sahel region of West Africa sparked a lifelong interest in safe drinking water. She received her MS degree in environmental engineering from Stanford University and her BS degree in civil engineering from the University of Washington.
Steve is a professional engineer with 29 years’ experience in water and sanitation issues. He works for the Washington State drinking water program and is a consultant for Water 1st International, a non-profit water and sanitation development organization. His experience encompasses a myriad of settings, from the Kurdish refugee camps in Northern Iraq to post-war rehabilitation in Bosnia Herzegovina, and from simple pipe systems in the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh, to development efforts on onsite non-potable water systems for urban buildings in the USA. He received his MS degree in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Washington and his BS in civil engineering from Marquette University.
Unlocking the Black Box – Exploring Turbidity Data Integrity at Water Treatment Plants
This webinar was broadcast on Jan 08, 2018
Slide Deck: Turbidity Data Integrity 1-8-18
Turbidity measurements are the single most important parameter used to determine that surface water treatment plants are working correctly and that the filters are removing potential pathogenic organisms from the source water. The accuracy of the turbidimeter data generated, recorded and reported to utilities and oversight agencies is affected by a surprising number of factors that include instrument settings, sampling locations, electronic data manipulation, operational practices and human actions. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) conducted a study of turbidity monitoring, recording and reporting practices in 25 rapid sand filter plants located in the Northwest Region of Washington State and found deficiencies in all 25 plants that could or did affect the accuracy of the turbidity data reported to the DOH. For instance, 100% of the surveyed plants had turbidimeters set to incorrectly hold and send the last shown turbidity value to SCADA when communication with the sensor is lost. With this setting treatment plant staff and alarm systems do not know that the sensor is no longer operational.
Our Presenters:
Nancy is a professional engineer with 29 years’ experience with the Washington State drinking water program, where she coordinates statewide implementation of surface water treatment rules. Three years living among the Mossi people in the Sahel region of West Africa sparked a lifelong interest in safe drinking water. She received her MS degree in environmental engineering from Stanford University and her BS degree in civil engineering from the University of Washington.
Steve is a professional engineer with 29 years’ experience in water and sanitation issues. He works for the Washington State drinking water program and is a consultant for Water 1st International, a non-profit water and sanitation development organization. His experience encompasses a myriad of settings, from the Kurdish refugee camps in Northern Iraq to post-war rehabilitation in Bosnia Herzegovina, and from simple pipe systems in the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh, to development efforts on onsite non-potable water systems for urban buildings in the USA. He received his MS degree in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Washington and his BS in civil engineering from Marquette University.
Slide Deck: Turbidity Data Integrity 1-8-18
Turbidity measurements are the single most important parameter used to determine that surface water treatment plants are working correctly and that the filters are removing potential pathogenic organisms from the source water. The accuracy of the turbidimeter data generated, recorded and reported to utilities and oversight agencies is affected by a surprising number of factors that include instrument settings, sampling locations, electronic data manipulation, operational practices and human actions. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) conducted a study of turbidity monitoring, recording and reporting practices in 25 rapid sand filter plants located in the Northwest Region of Washington State and found deficiencies in all 25 plants that could or did affect the accuracy of the turbidity data reported to the DOH. For instance, 100% of the surveyed plants had turbidimeters set to incorrectly hold and send the last shown turbidity value to SCADA when communication with the sensor is lost. With this setting treatment plant staff and alarm systems do not know that the sensor is no longer operational.
Our Presenters:
Nancy is a professional engineer with 29 years’ experience with the Washington State drinking water program, where she coordinates statewide implementation of surface water treatment rules. Three years living among the Mossi people in the Sahel region of West Africa sparked a lifelong interest in safe drinking water. She received her MS degree in environmental engineering from Stanford University and her BS degree in civil engineering from the University of Washington.
Steve is a professional engineer with 29 years’ experience in water and sanitation issues. He works for the Washington State drinking water program and is a consultant for Water 1st International, a non-profit water and sanitation development organization. His experience encompasses a myriad of settings, from the Kurdish refugee camps in Northern Iraq to post-war rehabilitation in Bosnia Herzegovina, and from simple pipe systems in the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh, to development efforts on onsite non-potable water systems for urban buildings in the USA. He received his MS degree in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Washington and his BS in civil engineering from Marquette University.
SWC Learning Exchange Webinar Series: Conservation Funding Drinking Water Utilities Partnering for Success
Learning Exchange Webinar Series “Conservation Funding & Drinking Water Utilities: Partnering for Success” Identifying and securing a source of funding and the right partners is often the biggest challenge to implementing source water protection. This webinar will showcase efforts of drinking water utilities and conservation groups who are partnering with farming operations and landowners to protect their water supplies through the US Department of Agriculture’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).
EPA’s Water Finance Clearinghouse
The Water Finance Clearinghouse is an easily navigable web‐based portal to help communities locate information and resources that will assist them in making informed decisions for their drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure needs. The Water Finance Clearinghouse includes two searchable databases: one contains available funding sources for water infrastructure and the second contains resources, such as reports, weblinks, webinars etc. on financing mechanisms and approaches that can help communities access capital to meet their water infrastructure needs.
The Water Finance Clearinghouse was developed by EPA’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Resiliency Center, an information and assistance center identifying water infrastructure financing approaches that help communities reach their public health and environmental goals.
Slide Deck: Water Finance Clearinghouse General User Presentation
The Water Finance Clearinghouse was developed by EPA’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Resiliency Center, an information and assistance center identifying water infrastructure financing approaches that help communities reach their public health and environmental goals.
Slide Deck: Water Finance Clearinghouse General User Presentation
Legacy and Emerging PFAS Challenges Facing Small Surface Water Treatment Systems in
Slide deck: Knappe_PFAS_F2017
ASDWA CWA-SDWA Webinar: Leveraging CWA 319 and SDWA Programs for Surface and Ground Water Quality Planning
Original Broadcast: November 7, 2017
Slide Deck: Combined Webinar Presentations
Purpose: The purpose of the webinar is to build on the efforts of ASDWA, ACWA, GWPC, and EPA to share and promote Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act (CWA-SDWA) coordination activities across state and EPA water programs.
Audience: State, interstate, tribal, and federal water programs, water utilities, technical assistance providers, and anyone else who would like to participate.
Purpose: The purpose of the webinar is to build on the efforts of ASDWA, the Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA), the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC), and EPA to share and promote Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act (CWA-SDWA) coordination activities across state and EPA water programs.
Audience: State, interstate, tribal, and federal water programs, water utilities, technical assistance providers, and anyone else who would like to participate.
Objective: Learn how the Nebraska and Nevada state water programs coordinated with EPA and local communities to leverage the CWA 319 non-point source (NPS) program for surface and groundwater quality protection planning in drinking water supply areas.
Slide Deck: Combined Webinar Presentations
Purpose: The purpose of the webinar is to build on the efforts of ASDWA, ACWA, GWPC, and EPA to share and promote Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act (CWA-SDWA) coordination activities across state and EPA water programs.
Audience: State, interstate, tribal, and federal water programs, water utilities, technical assistance providers, and anyone else who would like to participate.
Purpose: The purpose of the webinar is to build on the efforts of ASDWA, the Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA), the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC), and EPA to share and promote Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act (CWA-SDWA) coordination activities across state and EPA water programs.
Audience: State, interstate, tribal, and federal water programs, water utilities, technical assistance providers, and anyone else who would like to participate.
Objective: Learn how the Nebraska and Nevada state water programs coordinated with EPA and local communities to leverage the CWA 319 non-point source (NPS) program for surface and groundwater quality protection planning in drinking water supply areas.
ASDWA CWA-SDWA Webinar: Creative Uses of Clean Water Funding for Drinking Water Benefits
This webinar will share how the Virginia and Washington Drinking Water Programs and the Skagit Public Utilities District (in WA) collaborated with their state Clean Water Programs and other partners to creatively use some non-traditional funding routes to benefit their drinking water utilities, including one very small and disadvantaged water system.
AWWA G100: Water Treatment Plant Operations and Management
AWWA G200: Distribution Systems Operation and Management
Slide Deck:
Eva Nieminski - G200 Utility Management Standards
Eva Nieminski - G200 Utility Management Standards
AWWA G300: Source Water Protection
Slide Decks:
Eva Nieminski - G300 Utility Management Standards
Chi Ho Sham - AWWA Standard G300 Source Water Protection
Eva Nieminski - G300 Utility Management Standards
Chi Ho Sham - AWWA Standard G300 Source Water Protection
Lead Service Line Replacement for States
