Navajo Nation Environmental Protection AgencyPublic Water Systems Supervision Program

**AGENDA**

Navajo Nation Water Operator Certification & Training 2018We-Ko-Pa Resort & Conference Center

Scottsdale, Arizona

Day 1Tue - June 5, 2018

Room 107 Room 108 Room 109 Room 110

Water Management Development & Planning Management & Finance Operator Certification

6:30 am - 8:30 am BREAKFAST (Foyer South / Prefunction Area)

7:00 am - 5:00 pm REGISTRATION (Foyer South / Prefunction Area)

1:00 pm - 5:00 pm TRADE SHOW / EXHIBITS (Room 111)

8:00 am - 10:00 am GENERAL SESSION — ROOM 112/113

Master of Ceremonies: Public Water Systems Supervision Program Staff

Opening Remarks & Welcome Address: Yolanda Barney, Environmental Program Manager, Public Water Systems Supervision Program, Navajo Nation EPA

Guest Keynote Speaker: Derrith Watchman-Moore, Trustee - Phase II Removal Site Evaluation Trust

Closing Remarks: Public Water Systems Supervision Program Staff

10:00 am - 10:15 am BREAK (Foyer South / Prefunction Area)

10:15 am - 11:45 am Native American Water Master Association

Deborah Patton

Rural Community Assistance Corporation

(RCAC)

Navajo Nation Shihasin and PTE Water

Projects

Jason John

Navajo Nation Department of Water

Management Branch

Who, What, When, Where, Why and How:

Funding for Rural Water and Wastewater

Projects

Mike Luecker, P.E.

USDA Rural Utilities Service

Getting the Full Value of Your Water

Distribution System Valves

Kenneth C. Morgan, P.E.

KCM Consulting Services, LLC

11:45 am - 1:15 pm LUNCHEON PROVIDED (Room 112/113)

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm The New General Permit for Low Threat

Discharge in Navajo Nation

Gary Sheth

USEPA Region IX Water Division

Western Navajo Pipeline Phase 1 Projects

Steve Brenchley, P.E.

Brown and Caldwell

Sustainability for Tribal Systems

Deborah Patton

Rural Community Assistance Corporation

(RCAC)

Problem Solving Using Simple Math

Techniques for Water and Wastewater

Scott Williams

United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc.

2:45 pm - 3:00 pm BREAK (Foyer South / Prefunction Area)

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Advancements in Water Distribution

David Shelton

Mueller Company

UPDATES: Navajo-Gallup Water Supply

Project (NGWSP)

Robert Kirk

Navajo Nation Department of Water

Management Branch

Leveraging New Stream of Funding

Wanda Jean Lord

Lord & Associates

The Value of Preventive Maintenance

Kenneth C. Morgan, P.E.

KCM Consulting Services, LLC

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm MEET & GREET / VENDOR RECEPTION (Room 111)

DAY 2Wed - June 6, 2018

Room 107 Room 108 Room 109 Room 110

Storage Tanks & Maintenance Wastewater Principles & Septic Systems Monitoring & Reporting Operator Certification

6:30 am - 8:30 am BREAKFAST (Foyer South / Prefunction Area)

7:00 am - 5:00 pm REGISTRATION (Foyer South / Prefunction Area)

8:00 am - 5:00 pm TRADE SHOW / EXHIBITS (Room 111)

8:30 am - 10:00 am AWWA Tank Standards 101 - What They

Are...And What They Are Not

Lourdes Borrego-O’Brien

Tank Industry Consultants

Wastewater 101

Teresa Valentine, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE

Valentine Environmental Engineers

Total Coliform Bacteria

Marci Payne

Legend Technical Services

How Do You Know When Your

Distribution System is Operating

Effectively

Kenneth C. Morgan, P.E.

KCM Consulting Services, LLC

10:00 am - 10:15 am BREAK (Foyer South / Prefunction Area)

10:15 am - 11:45 am Making the Most of Underground Water

Storage Facilities: Three Case Studies in

Arizona

Robert Buss, P.E.

Carollo Engineers, Inc.

Troubleshooting Odor Control Issues and

Sustainable Solutions

Teresa Valentine, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE

Valentine Environmental Engineers

The Importance of Emergency Response

Plans for Water Distribution Systems

Kenneth C. Morgan, PE

KCM Consulting Services, LLC

Operator Math

Michael J. Alvidrez

Alvidrez Water Operations, LLC

11:45 am - 1:15 pm LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm

VENDOR DEMONSTRATION (Room 111)

2:45 pm - 3:00 pm BREAK (Foyer South / Prefunction Area)

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm GIS and Field Data Collection with Smart

Phone Part 1

Scott Andreasen, P.E., GISP

Souder, Miller & Associates

Troubleshooting Wastewater Treatment

Processes

Teresa Valentine, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE

Valentine Environmental Engineers

Restraints & Accommodating Forces

Patrick Michael

GSM Arizona

Recovering Actual Non-Revenue Water -

Leak Detection 101

Tyler Simpson

Gutermann, Inc.

5:30 pm - 8:30 pm WATER OPERATOR AWARDS BANQUET (Room 112/113)

Day 3Thu - June 7, 2018

Room 107 Room 108 Room 109 Room 110

Water Management Wastewater Principles & Septic Systems Operation & Maintenance (O&M) Operator Certification

6:30 am - 8:30 pm BREAKFAST (Foyer South / Presfunciton Area)

7:00 am - 5:00 pm REGISTRATION (Foyer South / Prefunction Area)

8:00 am - 3:00 pm TRADE SHOW / EXHIBITORS (Room 111) — CLOSES AT 12:00 PM

8:30 am - 10:00 am GIS and Field Data Collection with Smart

Phone Part 2*

Scott Andreasen, P.E., GISP

Souder, Miller & Associates

Keeping Lagoons EPA Compliant

Wade Stinson

Wastewater Compliance Systems, Inc.

Air Valves: Application and Maintenance

Crystal Flitton

GSM Arizona

Repairing, Joining, & Tapping Pipe

Patrick Michael

GSM Arizona

10:00 am - 10:15 am BREAK (Foyer South / Prefunction Area)

10:15 am - 11:45 am The Economic Significance of Flexible Drop

Pipe

Carlos J. Guerra

Boreline /Hose Solutions, Inc.

Design and Operation of Constructed

Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment

Ronald W. Crites

Brown and Caldwell

Innovation Treatment Approaches for

Highly Contaminated Arizona Wells

Pete Avila, III

Applied Process Equipment, Inc.

Distribution Systems

Michael J. Alvidrez

Alvidrez Water Operations, LLC

11:45 am - 1:15 pm LUNCHEON PROVIDED (Room 112/113)

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm Surface Water Treatment Overview

David Dieffenbach, P.E.

Carollo Engineers, Inc.

An Aerator That Brings Wastewater

Treatment Lagoons Back Into Compliance

Jim Dartez

Reliant Water Technologies

Sustainable Well Maintenance

Shailer Nicholas

Suez Advance Solutions

Fire Hydrant, Maintenance, Repair and

Installation

John Susie

American Flow Control

2:45 pm - 3:00 pm BREAK (Foyer South /Prefunction Area)

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Storage Infrastructure Planning with

Prestressed Concrete Tanks - Concrete

Tanks Operation & Maintenance

Sean Sudol

DN Tanks, Inc.

Using Air Ejection in Lift Station to Reduce

FOG and Increase DO for H2S Prevention

Jesse Black

Construction Product Marketing

Strategies for Maintaining

Environmental Compliance for Water

and Wastewater Systems

Nick Steinke, P.E.

Tellevate, LLC

Disinfection

Michael J. Alvidrez

Alvidrez Water Operations, LLC

*Denotes Multiple Session

DRAFTDay 4

Fri, June 8, 2018

Room 107 Room 108 Room 109 Room 110

Water Management Wastewater Principles & Septic Systems Operation & Maintenance Operation Certification

6:30 am - 8:30 am BREAKFAST (Foyer South / Prefunction Area)

7:00 am - 5:00 pm REGISTRATION (Foyer South / Prefunction Area)

8:30 am - 10:00 am Water Is Life

Fred Johnson, Jr.

Navajo Nation EPA

Water Quality & NPDES Program

Wastewater Treatment Overview

Jessica Dresang, P.E.

Carollo Engineers, Inc.

Why Do I Need A Backflow Program?

Kenneth Ashlock

Cross Connection Environmental, LLC

Theory and Operation of Resilient

Wedge Gate Valves

John Susie

American Flow Control

10:00 am - 10:15 am BREAK (Foyer South / Prefunction Area)

10:15 am - 11:45 am Navajo Water Rights Update

Benjamin Cowboy

Navajo Nation Water Rights Commission

Ice-Pigging: Low Risk Pipeline Cleaning

for Water and Wastewater

Shailer Nicholas

Suez Advanced Solutions

The Economic Significance of Flexible

Drop Pipe*

Carlos J. Guerra

Boreline /Hose Solutions, Inc.

Requirements of the Surface Water

Treatment Rule

Holli LaBrie

Arizona Department of Environmental

Quality

11:45 am - 1:15 pm LUNCHEON PROVIDED (Room 112/113)

1:15 pm - 3:45 pm Water Treatment & Water Distribution

ABC Exam

Test Time 1:15pm (3 hours)

Wastewater Collection, Wastewater

Treatment and Small Wastewater

Systems ABC Exam

Test Time 1:15 pm (3 hours)

*Denotes Multiple Session Revised 05-28-18