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Dr. Higgins (at back with arm raised) doing preliminary training in the Xylem trailer housing advanced oxidation process units at Plant City’s indirect potable reuse/direct potable reuse pilot study.
continuing education units (CEUs) and professional development hours (PDHs) doing some of it! Operators Showcase The FWPCOA Operators Showcase will be on Sunday, April 24, from 2 to 4 p.m., held in the Ocean Center, Room 102A. This will be the fifth Operator Showcase (it would have been the seventh if not for COVID) and it is surely going to be an excellent event. Attending the showcase will be Dr. Carlyn J. Higgins, who is currently an assistant engineer with Hazen and Sawyer; prior to that she completed her doctorate degree at the University of Central Florida specializing in the removal of contaminants of emerging concern from nanofiltration membrane treatment processes. She will be presenting on the planning, staging, and equipment for the City of Plant City’s indirect potable reclaimed water pilot project, including ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, ultraviolet disinfection, and operator certification. Mr. Mike Darrow, past president and Legislative Committee chair of FWPCOA and superintendent of utilities operations at Plant City, will present an overview of pending regulation changes. The short presentation will review new and proposed rules affecting water and wastewater utility compliance from FDEP and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, rules and topics for wastewater collection, lead and copper issues, perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and
per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), biosolids, reuse, and more!
As a side note: Earth Day is the Friday right before the conference on April 22, 2022.
Awards Several FWPCOA awards will be presented at the FWRC awards luncheon and annual meeting, which will be on Monday, April 25, from 12 noon to 1:30 p.m., in the Ocean Center, Ballroom BC. This is a great opportunity to acknowledge outstanding individuals in our association. The awards are: S David B. Lee Award – Based on the operator’s plant operations and activities within the state association. S Pat Flanagan Award – Given by the state association to an associate member based on assistance to operators and contribution to the operators association. S Richard P. Vogh Award – Given to the region judged most progressive during the year.
Online Training Institute
Please stay until the awards are presented and give these recipients a huge round of applause for their service to our industry and our association. Do not fail to attend this joint conference, sponsored by FSAWWA, FWEA, and FWPCOA; it’s a great networking and technical-session event. Additionally, if you are attending, consider volunteering to help with registration; there are two-hour slots available and one could have your name on it. This would be a great help to FWRC’s success.
A special thank you to everyone using the Online Training Institute; it’s great to see so many taking the CEU classes so early in the license renewal cycle, not to mention obtaining the voluntary licensing. If you haven’t taken advantage of the training yet, you can access the online training by going to the FWPCOA website at www.fwpcoa.org and selecting the “Online Institute” button at the upper right-hand area of the home page to open the login page. You then scroll down to the bottom of this screen and click on “View Catalog” to open the catalog of the many training programs offered. Select your preferred training program and register online to take the course. This is a great way to get those needed CEUs for your license renewal. For more information, contact the institute program manager at OnlineTraining@fwpcoa.org or the FWPCOA training office at training@fwpcoa. org. I want to thank all the hard-working people in our industry. Thank you for doing all you do every single day! Let’s keep that water clean! S
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