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2025 RMWEA Water/Wastewater Fundamentals School
1/20/2025 - 1/24/2025
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RMWEA Collections Conference
4/17/2025
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Events in the month of April 2023
4/17/2023 - 4/21/2023
Embassy Suites Conference Center
4705 Clydesdale Pkwy
Loveland, Colorado 80538
April 17th - 21st, 2023

New location: Intermediate/Advanced School now takes place at the Embassy Suites in Loveland, CO. The hotel is located off I-25 (Exit 259) and Clydesdale Parkway.

If you are staying at the Embassy Suites, breakfast and a Manager’s Reception in the evening will be included in your room reservation. To reserve a room, call 970-612-2440 or go to LINK COMING SOON. Make sure to use the code RMWEA Intermediate/Advanced School in order to receive the discounted sleeping room rate.  Room rate subject to increase if booked after March 16, 2023.

Fees
Water Intermediate - $450 (after April 2nd, $500)
Water Advanced - $450 (after April 2nd, $500)
Wastewater Intermediate/Advanced - $450 (after April 2nd, $500)
Activated Sludge - $450 (after April 2nd, $500)
Industrial Wastewater - $450 (after April 2nd, $500)

 Lunches and Course Notebooks can be included for an additional fee. (Note that a course flash drive is included with registration which includes all materials presented during the week.  A Course Notebook is a printed version of the material presented and found on the flash drive.  Additionally, a folder with need to know information and scratch paper is provided with the flash drive to all registered attendees.) ** If you purchased on site lunches, please notify admin1@rmwea.org as soon as possible of any food allergies or sensitivities so RMWEA can notify the hotel in time for them to accommodate your needs.  

*Scholarship options are available (deadline to submit is April 2nd, 2023) - Scholarships covering the tuition for one course of study in the Intermediate/Advanced School will be awarded to applicants employed by a town or municipality water or sewer district serving fewer than 3,300 residents within the Rocky Mountain Region. (CO, NM, WY)
Scholarships will be reviewed and awarded based on size of community served, location, and level of certification required for that entity by the scholarship review board. Link to Scholarship Application Form

The Intermediate/Advanced School offers courses designed to furnish established operators with information to better understand treatment processes and perform their duties in an ever-changing environment. Approved Training Units (TUs) for the courses will be available on the website.

Course Instructors - Please complete the Instructor Acceptance Form located here.


 
4/1/2023 - 5/26/2023
It's time to call all your friends, family and colleagues to join the RMSAWWA & RMWEA WEWalk team to raise $40,000 for young professional leadership opportunities and water operator scholarships! Lace up your sneakers and create or join a team to start logging your miles on April 1st. You can walk, run, bike, swim, or kayak your way to weekly victory. (3 miles biking/swimming/kayaking= 1 mile of walking/running). Share your team page link with friends, family and colleagues to make donations in support of your miles! 

 
4/7/2023
Join us for our Executive Committee/RMWEA Board Meeting. All are welcome to attend in-person or virtually.
4/13/2023
Join us for this annual PWO seminar now being held at

The Guild - Englewood
3435 S Inca St suite c
Englewood, CO 80110

Breakfast, Lunch and Refreshments will be served.
Seminar attendees will receive the Training Units:

Registration 7:30 - 8:00  

8:00 – 8:15 

Introduction and Moment of Safety 

8:15 – 9:15 

Andy Safulko, Brown and Caldwell– PFAS‐Basics to Innovation: What a WW Operator Needs to Know – 1hr 

9:15 – 9:45 

Ben Custalow, Brown and Caldwell and Anna Schroeder, South Platte Renew – Successfully Addressing Headworks Retrofit Challenges – 30 min 

Break   9:45 – 10:00 

10:00 – 10:30 

Chloe Lopez-Jauffret, South Platte Renew and Tigist Yedako, South Platte Renew – Ready for Reg 85? Constructing and Optimizing a Chemical Phosphorus Removal System – 30 min 

10:30 – 11:15 

Bryan Coday, Carollo – Sidestream Bio-P – 45 min 

Break 11:15 – 12:15 Lunch Provided 

12:15 – 12:45 

Erin Walsh, CDM Smith – Increasing Resiliency through FEMA HMA Grants –     30 min 

12:45 – 1:15 

Steve Simon, Hazen and Sawyer – Why Everyone Should get Excited about Asset Management – 30 min 

1:15-1:45 

Izaiah Kruenegel, South Platte Renew – Emergency Response Planning – 30 min 

Break 1:45– 2:00 Refreshments Provided 

2:00 – 2:45 

Elijah Thomas, OSIsoft - Data Challenges in the Water Industry- 45 min 

2:45 – 3:45 

Operations Challenge Panel – 1hr 

3:45 – 4:00 

Closing Remarks 



 
4/13/2023
Join us for a seminar sponsored by the RMWEA Collections System Committee

Agenda:
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Meet n' Greet with continental breakfast
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Panel Discussion
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Q&A
4/20/2023 - 4/21/2023



Join Us on April 20th-21st, 2023

Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town
 800 Rio Grande Blvd NW , Albuquerque, NM 87104

This Annual Workshop Will Include:

  • Operator Training / Continuing Education credits for NM, WY & CO
  • Fun Social/Networking opportunities
  • Exhibit Hall highlighting useful products/services for the water industry
  • Keynote Speaker(s)
4/20/2023

TAC Presentation

Metro Water Recovery’s Innovative Approach to Meeting Temperature Regulations

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Luncheon Description:
In 2007, the Water Quality Control Commission adopted temperature standards for cold and warm water streams to protect aquatic life from adverse thermal effects. Metro’s Northern Treatment Plant (NTP) discharge permit requires the facility to meet the new temperature standard by April 1, 2026. In response, NTP evaluated numerous cooling technologies and selected a single-pass cooling tower for demonstration testing.

The demonstration cooling tower began operation in January 2023 and will be running through May 2023. The presentation will discuss process required to get to the demonstration phase, testing results to date, and operational and maintenance challenges. Following the presentation, there will be a tour of the cooling tower demonstration facility.

Presenter Bio: Link Mueller
Link Mueller is a Senior Wastewater Process Engineer in the Technology and Innovation Department at Metro Water Recovery (Metro). He has 17 years of experience in design, construction, and operations of wastewater treatment facilities, the last 2 years at Metro. Link’s focus is on treatment plant research, optimization, and supporting Operations and Maintenance personnel. He received his undergraduate degree civil engineering from Iowa State University and master’s degree in civil engineering (Environmental) from Colorado State University. Link also maintains a Professional Engineers license and a Class A Wastewater Operator’s License for the State of Colorado.

Luncheon Format and Location:
This month’s luncheon will be held at the Northern Treatment Plant Visitor Center (Metro Water Recovery). Here is a link to Google Maps:  Map Link

 Important information
Please note that you will need to bring a government issued ID (Driver’s License, etc.). Also, safety shoes and glasses will be required for the tour.

Registration:
TAC Registration: Please note that the hard registration limit for this event is 32 so sign up early! Registration fee for this luncheon is $25 for members (of either RMWEA or RMSAWWA), and $30 for non-members. Retired folks and students will be charged $18. Registration and payment for TAC luncheons is only handled online at: TAC Registration[PS1] .  Registration may be made for a single attendee or for multiple attendees in a group. The deadline for registration is COB on Tuesday, April 18.  If for some reason you are unable to register online prior to the cutoff, please contact Steve Polson (either by phone: 303-748-0931; or by email: steve.polson@jacobs.com) for assistance in registering. If you are requesting a special lunch (e.g., vegetarian) please email your request to steve.polson@jacobs.com. Attendance is limited to 32 registrants, so sign up early. In light of the attendance limit, please limit signups from a single entity to 3 people. Please also note that the deadline for cancelling and receiving a refund of the registration fee is also COB on Tuesday, April 18. Please note that registration may only be made online and prior to the deadline due to RMWEA requirements. Please do not contact us after the deadline as we will be unable to accept registrations offline.
 
Schedule: Check-in will commence at 11:30 am, and the program will begin at 12:00 pm.
 
 
4/28/2023
Join us for our Executive Committee/RMWEA Board Meeting. All are welcome to attend in-person or virtually.

Stick around for the Student Design Competition 10 am to noon!

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