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CONTENTS As Georgia water professionals, we make a difference – every day – in the lives of Georgia citizens by providing safe drinking water, treating wastewater, and through the protection and management of our water resources. We should be proud of the job that we do!
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Conference Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... 11
Message from the Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... 9
Speaker’s Contact List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... 15 2020 Sponsors & Utility Leadership Patrons . . . ....... 20 Conference FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ 22 2020 Fall Conference Award Winners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... 25 Georgia Water & Wastewater Institute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... 27 Reach our Advertisers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ 30
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Connecting for the Greater Good (and Making Lemonade) Keith Higgs, GAWP President
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elcome to the Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP)’s 2020 Virtual Fall Conference Series. We had high hopes that (by now) we would have been able to meet in person on Jekyll Island for an extended Fall Conference, after connecting for our Virtual Annual Conference; however, COVID-19 has yet to release its grasp on the State of Georgia, America, and the world for that matter. With that being said, the old saying holds truer than ever: when the situation gives you lemons, the best thing you can do is make lemonade. I try to be optimistic and see the positive in most things. As I was looking at the session line-up for this year’s Fall Conference, I realized that we usually concentrate on the operators at the Spring and Fall Conferences. You will see that even in the virtual world, this year is no different. What is different is that – because we have to present the sessions virtually – we can actually reach more operators and lab analysts. Most utilities like ours have a certain amount of money budgeted for conferences; this usually limits us to hosting only a handful of operators and lab analysts. If you take the money budgeted for registration and travel expenses, you can actually allow more operators to experience the Fall Conference. In an effort to reach even more operators this fall, we are having the first ever Midnight Operator Appreciation session – scheduled from midnight to 2:00 a.m. on Thursday night, October 15 – to connect with the group of unsung water professionals that tend to be almost forgotten. These night owls keep watch over our water and wastewater facilities while the rest of us are fast asleep. Our Program Committee has worked very hard to put together a diverse program to pique the interest of our members. We hope that our GAWP family enjoys the conference and are continuing to stay safe and well during these times. Thank you for all you do as water professionals as we all continue to make lemonade out of a very strange year.
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Welcome to the 2020 Virtual Conference Series Pam Burnett, Executive Director, GAWP
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he year 2020 has been a year of adjustment and learning for all of us. If you had asked me in January if we would be able to operate our conferences completely online, I would have told you I couldn’t imagine it happening; however, sometimes the universe has other plans and you just have to roll up your sleeves, put on your thinking cap, and figure out how to get things done. Here we are: ready to embark on our second online conference this year. We are all missing the comradery and sense of community we get at the in-person conference but I’m really pleased with how we’ve all managed to ‘make lemonade’ and pivot to online events. For this conference, we wanted to try something different so the idea of the ‘conference series’ was born. We are hoping that spreading sessions out over several weeks will allow more of you to attend, and fi t these sessions into your schedule, without having to take entire days off of work. I’d love to get your feedback on how you feel about this way of doing things – you can always reach me via email at pburnett@gawp.org. I hope you enjoy the sessions you attend and come away with great information in addition to your recertification points! An extra-special thank you to Trooper Smith and Sarah Skinner, who worked really hard to pull this conference together.
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Conference Program
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
01 – UTILITY MANAGEMENT Experiences and Challenges Faced by Utilities in Optimizing Corrosion Control Strategies: Testing, Selection, Monitoring, and Unintended Consequences
Growing Your Own: Internal Leadership Programs Produce the Next Generation
2 Points Incident Response: Practice and Training Make a Difference
Dalton Utilities’ V.D. Parrott, Jr. WTP and the Next 50 Years
Priyanka Uppu, R2T
Raymond Cordon, Barge Design Solutions
Lyndsey Sargent, Douglasville-Douglas County Water & Sewer Authority
Thursday Night, October 15, 2020
Midnight - 2:00 a.m.
02 – MIDNIGHT OPERATOR APPRECIATION Working the Night Shift Safely and Staying Healthy Belinda Folks, City of Gainesville
Keys for Process and Equipment Troubleshooting for Plant Personnel Kenneth Schnaars, Brown and Caldwell
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2 Points Drinking Water Defense: Planning and Executing a Tabletop Exercise Jennifer Arp, Cherokee County Water & Sewer Authority
Emotional Intelligence vs. IQ: How to Get Ahead Kim Holland, Marietta Water
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Becki Rosenfeldt, Hazen and Sawyer
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Conference Program Tuesday, October 20, 2020
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
03 – WATER TREATMENT
2 Points
Ozone: The Elixir of Water Treatment
HCWA Floating Interlake and Water Quality Sector
Samantha Trulove & Richard Tidd, Gwinnett County DWR
Eric Osborne, Henry County Water Authority
Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) in Water Treatment
Improving Water Infrastructure Reliability While Promoting Your Utility’s Brand
Chris Ball, Leopold – A Xlyem Brand
Quinton Fletcher, City of Atlanta
Thursday, October 22, 2020
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
04 – WASTEWATER TREATMENT Identifying and Fixing O&M Pain Points for Plant Staff Chloe Cooper, Jacobs
Knowledge Kept: Preserving Treatment Plant Expertise and Understanding through SOPs and O&M Manuals
2 Points Why Influent Monitoring Matters for Design and Operations
What Every Operator Needs to Know About Filtration
Nick Landes, Freese and Nichols
Chandra Mysore, Jacobs
Catrina Gunn & Mayra Giraldo, Stantec
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
05 – LABORATORY I What Are All These Tests? A Brief History of the Clean Water Act and the Priority Pollutant List
2 Points Weighing the Right Way Christine Calderon, Veolia North America
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Microbiological Testing for Reagent Water Quality Kelly Prescott, Henry County Water Authority
Kathleen Boyer, Hach Company
Erin Consuegra, Environmental Resource Analysts, Inc.
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Iron and Manganese in the Drinking Water Cycle: Just a Nuisance or Something More?
Thursday, October 29, 2020
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
06 – DIVERSITY IN OPERATIONS Workforce Diversity: Past, Present, and Future
Age Biases and the Aging Workforce
Belinda Folks, City of Gainesville
Yagesh Panta, Freese and Nichols
2 Points Disrupting Bias: What is it...and Why Does it Need Disruption?
Panel Discussion: Equity in a Diverse Workforce Paula Days, AECOM
Erica Gordon-Roberts, City of Atlanta
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Conference Program Tuesday, November 10, 2020
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
07 – OPERATIONAL SAFETY Slips, Trips, and Falls Wil Caldwell, Gwinnett County
Importance of Safety Training Darrel West, Gwinnett County
2 Points Town Hall Discussion: Improving Facility Safety
Working the Night Shift Safely and Staying Healthy
Will Caldwell, Gwinnett County DWR
Belinda Folks, City of Gainesville
Thursday, November 12, 2020
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
08 – LABORATORY II UCMR5 Rule Development Update Joe Mattheis, Eurofins Eaton Analytical
2 Points Using Ultrasound to Control Biofilm Formation in Water Treatment Systems
Panel Discussion: Different Methods for Testing Wastewater in your Lab
Journey to Obtain a Three-Year Microbiological Laboratory Certification
George Hutchinson, SonicSolutions Algae Control
Jeanette Crawford, City of Milledgeville
Ken Mendenhall, Columbus Water Works and Brett Whaley, City of LaGrange
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
09 – PLANT OPERATIONS AND PIPELINE INSPECTION What Operators Wish You Knew Leon Hendee, Peoples & Quigley, Inc.
Operation for the Upgraded Little River Water Reclamation Facility
2 Points
How CCTV Ensures the Correct Functionality of a Conveyance System Gerald Fuller, Clayton County Water Authority
Joey Cheng, Brown and Caldwell
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
10 – GEORGIA WATER STEWARDSHIP ACT (10TH ANNIVERSARY) Overview of the Georgia Water Stewardship Act Gail Cowie, Georgia Water Planning and Policy Center, Albany State University
Georgia Water Stewardship and the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District Celine Benoit, Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District
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2020 Updated Georgia Municipal, Industrial, and Power Generation Water Demand Forecasting Steve Simpson, Black & Veatch, Jennifer Welte, GA EPD and Shayne Wood, CDM Smith
2 Points Water Supply Efficiency Improvement: The EPD Approach Johanna Smith, GA EPD
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Thursday, November 19, 2020
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Speakers SESSION 1: Utility Management Becki Rosenfeldt Hazen and Sawyer Experiences and Challenges Faced by Utilities in Optimizing Corrosion Control Strategies: Testing, Selection, Monitoring, and Unintended Consequences brosenfeldt@hazenandsawyer.com Lyndsey Sargent Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority Growing Your Own – Internal Leadership Programs Produce the Next Generation lsargent@ddcwsa.com Priyanka Uppu R2T, Inc. Incident Response: Practice and Training Make a Difference priyanka.uppu@r2tinc.com
Kim Holland Marietta Water Emotional Intelligence vs. IQ: How to Get Ahead kholland@mariettaga.gov
SESSION 3: Water Treatment Samantha Trulove Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources Ozone: The Elixir of Water Treatment samantha.trulove@gwinnettcounty.com Eric Osborne Henry County Water Authority HCWA Floating Intake and Water Quality Selector eric.osborne@hcwa.com Quinton Fletcher City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management Improving Water Infrastructure Reliability While Promoting Your Utility’s Brand qfletcher@atlantaga.gov
Kenneth Schnaars Brown and Caldwell Keys for Process and Equipment Troubleshooting for Plant Personnel kschnaars@brwncald.com
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Raymond Cordon Barge Design Solutions Dalton Utilities’ V.D. Parrott, Jr. WTP and the next 50 years raymond.cordon@bargedesign.com
Jennifer Arp Cherokee County Water & Sewer Authority Drinking Water Defense: Planning and Executing a Tabletop Exercise jennifer.arp@ccwsa.com
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SESSION 2: Midnight Operator Appreciation Belinda Folks City of Gainesville Working the Night Shift Safely and Staying Healthy bfolkes@gainesvillega.gov
Chris Ball Leopold – A Xylem Brand Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) in Water Treatment chris.ball@xyleminc.com
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Speakers SESSION 4: Wastewater Treatment
SESSION 6: Diversity in Operations
Chloe Cooper Jacobs Identifying and Fixing O&M Pain Points for Plant Staff chloe.cooper@jacobs.com
Belinda Folks City of Gainesville Equity in a Diverse Workforce bfolkes@gainesvillega.gov
Catrina Gunn Stante Knowledge Kept: Preserving Treatment Plant Expertise and Understanding through SOPs and O&M Manuals catrina.gunn@stantec.com
Yagesh Panta Freese and Nichols Age Biases and the Aging Workforce yagesh.panta@freese.com
Mayra Giraldo Stantec Knowledge Kept: Preserving Treatment Plant Expertise and Understanding through SOPs and O&M Manuals mayra.giraldo@stantec.com Nick Landes Freese and Nichols Why Influent Monitoring Matters for Design and Operations nick.landes@freese.com Chandra Mysore Jacobs What Every Operator Needs to Know about Filtration chandra.mysore@jacobs.com SESSION 5: Laboratory I Erin Consuegra Environmental Resource Analysts, Inc. What Are All These Tests? A Brief History of the Clean Water Act and the Priority Pollutant List econsuegra@eralab.com
Kathleen Boyer Hach Company Iron and Manganese in the Drinking Water Cycle: Just a Nuisance or Something More? kathleen.boyer@hach.com Kelly Prescott Henry County Water Authority Microbiological Testing for Reagent Water Quality kelly.prescott@hcwa.com
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Paula E. Days AECOM Panel Discussion: Equity in a Diverse Workforce paula.days@aecom.com Wil Caldwell Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources Slips, Trips, and Falls wil.caldwell@gwinnettcounty.com Darrel West Gwinnett County Importance of Safety Training darrel.west@gwinnettcounty.com Belinda Folks City of Gainesville Working the Night Shift Safely and Staying Healthy bfolkes@gainesvillega.gov Wil Caldwell Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources Town Hall Discussion: Improving Facility Safety wil.caldwell@gwinnettcounty.com SESSION 8: Laboratory II Joe Mattheis Eurofins Eaton Analytical UCMR5 Rule Development Update joe.mattheis@eurofinset.com George Hutchinson SonicSolutions Algae Control Using Ultrasound to Control Biofilm Formation in Water Treatment Systems george@algaecontrol.us
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Christine Calderon Veolia North America Weighing the Right Way christine.calderon@veolia.com
Erica Gordon-Roberts City of Atlanta Disrupting Bias: What is it... and Why Does it Need Disruption? egroberts@atlantaga.gov
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Speakers Jeanette Crawford City of Milledgeville Panel Discussion: Different Methods for Testing Wastewater in Your Lab Brett Whaley Journey to Obtain a Three-Year Microbiological Laboratory Certification bwhaley@lagrangega.org Ken Mendenhall Journey to Obtain a Three-Year Microbiological Laboratory Certification kmendenhall@cwwga.org SESSION 9: Plant Operations and Pipeline Inspection Leon Hendee Peoples & Quigley, Inc. What Operators Wish You Knew lhendee@pandqinc.com Joey Cheng Brown and Caldwell Operation for the Upgraded Little River Water Reclamation Facility jcheng@brwncald.com Gerald Fuller Clayton County Water Authority How CCTV Ensures the Correct Functionality of a Conveyance System gerald.fuller@ccwa.us
Steve Simpson Black & Veatch 2020 Updated Georgia Municipal, Industrial, and Power Generation Water Demand Forecasting simpsonsl@bv.com Jennifer Welte GA EPD 2020 Updated Georgia Municipal, Industrial, and Power Generation Water Demand Forecasting jennifer.welte@dnr.ga.gov Shayne Wood CDM Smith 2020 Updated Georgia Municipal, Industrial, and Power Generation Water Demand Forecasting woodsh@cdmsmith.com Johanna Smith GA EPD Water Supply Efficiency Improvement: The EPD Approach johanna.smith@dnr.ga.gov
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2020 ANNUAL
Sponsors and Utility Leadership Patrons We are so thankful for the generosity and continued support of our Annual Sponsors and Utility Leadership Patrons. Your ongoing participation in and support of GAWP is crucial to our events and publications that
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aid in our service to our membership. We could not do it without you!
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VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
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Why does my video have to be on?
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Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual training was not an option for receiving recertification points. Since we’ve all had to make adjustments this year in order to provide training opportunities for the water sector, the Georgia Board of Examiners for the Certification of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts has made an allowance for virtual training; however, in order to receive your points, we need to physically see you attending the sessions so your video camera must be on and you must be visible on camera. Please do not aim the camera at the ceiling, off to the side, etc. If you need to step away for moment that is fine but you do need to be present and visible on camera. Do you really have to see my face on screen? Yes, we really do! If your video isn’t on, or you aren’t visible in the video screen, we cannot award you points for the session(s).
What if I am viewing the session with others at my facility, who have registered? Can we have multiple people logged in on one account? If you have a group of attendees at your location, who will be sharing a room (or rooms) to participate in sessions for the Virtual Fall Conference Series, please visit the conference registration page (www.gawp.org/events), click on the Annual Conference registration link, and scroll down the page to find the ‘Groups’ option to fill out the group participation form. You can call the office (770-618-8690) or email memberservices@gawp.org for more assistance. Is there a recertification points form? No, there isn’t a form that you need to fill out. We will have a record of everyone that signed on to watch the session, including how long you were online, so you need to be there for the full two-hour session (there will be no partial points awarded). Click here to return to Table of Contents
How do you know what sessions I attend?
Will you be mailing my points certificate?
We are using the Zoom platform for our conference and will have a record of everyone who attends each session. We will compare this list with session registrations and attendees who registered and were visible online for the session will get a points certificate (two points per two-hour session). You will get a separate certificate for each session you register for and attend. GAWP staff will be monitoring the sessions to make sure you are visible on camera and will record the gallery view of attendees, in case there is any dispute about points being awarded.
We will not be sending certificates in the mail; they will be emailed to you at the email address you provided when you registered.
What will you do with the recorded sessions? The session recordings will be saved and only used as a reference if we need to confirm attendance for recertification points.
When will I get my points certificate(s)? GAWP staff will work to provide you with your certificate(s) within two weeks of each session you attend. If you attended multiple sessions, you will get the certificates in multiple emails. What if I think the points certificate is wrong? If you did not receive a points certificate for a session you attended, please contact us via email at memberservices@gawp.org. We will reference staff session notes and the session recording to verify/investigate.
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2020 FALL
Conference Award Winners Laboratory QA/QC Awards Gold Award: Quantitative Score of 95 or Higher Water Lab Serving Greater Than 100,000 • Cobb County – Marietta Water Authority • Columbus Water Works Water Lab Serving 10,000-100,000 • City of Albany Wastewater Lab Serving Greater Than 20 MGD • Columbus Water Works • Clayton County – W.B. Casey WRRF Wastewater Lab Serving 5-20 MGD • Henry County Water Authority – Walnut Creek Water Reclamation Facility Wastewater Lab Serving Less Than 5 MGD • Forsyth County – Shakerag Water Reclamation Facility • ESG – City of Moultrie Industrial Wastewater Lab • Lockheed Martin/ESG Operations Silver Award: Quantitative Score Between 90 and 94.9 Water Lab Serving 10,000-100,000 • City of Carrollton • ESG – City of Moultrie
Gold Award: Quantitative Score of 95 or Higher • Columbia County Water Utility • Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority • Forsyth County Water and Sewer • Oconee County Silver Award: Quantitative Score Between 90 and 94.9 • Cobb County Water System Water Distribution System Excellence Awards Platinum Award: Gold Award Winner for Five or More Consecutive Years • Clayton County Water Authority • Columbus Water Works • Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority • Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources • Henry County Water Authority • Marietta Water Gold Award: Quantitative Score of 95 or Higher • Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water & Sewer Commission • City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management • City of Roswell Water Utility • Cobb County Water System • Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority • Columbia County Water Utility • Forsyth County Water and Sewer • Macon Water Authority
Wastewater Lab Serving Greater Than 20 MGD • Gwinnett County Water Resources Lab Wastewater Lab Serving 5-20 MGD • City of Milledgeville WPCP
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Customer Service Award
WEF Laboratory Analyst Excellence Award •
Kelly A. Prescott, Henry County Water Authority Ira C. Kelley Award Christine Calderon, Veolia North America Collection System Awards
Platinum Award: Gold Award Winner for Five or More Consecutive Years • Clayton County Water Authority • Columbus Water Works • Fulton County Department of Public Works • Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources • Henry County Water Authority • Macon Water Authority • Marietta Water
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Consumer Confidence Report Awards T Large Surface Water System • Clayton County Water Authority • Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority Large Ground Water System • City of Moultrie, operated by ESG Operations, Inc. Medium Ground Water System • City of Perry Small Ground Water System • City of Moultrie Spence Field System, operated by ESG Operations, Inc. Medium Surface Water System • ESG Operations, Inc. – Clarkesville
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GWWI is now hosting hybrid classes! It’s the same class, in-person & online at the same time. You will get an interactive and immersive classroom experience where you can interact as a whole class. We hope this gives you the flexibility in learning you are looking for. Choose the option that works best for you. Visit www.gwwi.org to see the full list of course offerings. Click here to return to Table of Contents
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The Georgia State Board of Examiners approves all courses for the Certification of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts for basic training, advanced training, and recertification points.
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MEET THE Instructors
JIM POFF Jim entered the water profession while attending college at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. His first water job was working summer months as a lab analyst for Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District at the Jones Island Water Quality Laboratory. During his time there, he had the opportunity to take part in water quality monitoring activities on Lake Michigan and several rivers in the area. There was no turning back after those experiences. After college, he moved to Georgia for a position as a Chemist with the Clayton County Water Authority (CCWA). During his career at CCWA, he served in many different roles experiencing/ managing all operational aspects of a top-notch water utility. Upon retiring from the Assistant General Manager position in 2018, he accepted a position with GWWI. He is currently serving as the GWWI Manager & Senior Instructor.
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Skylar entered the water and wastewater field as an operator overseeing a rural water district in his hometown in Kansas. In his experience, he has overseen nearly all levels of water and wastewater treatment including private management, compliance monitoring, and daily process control. Currently Skylar holds every available water and wastewater license that is issued in Georgia (Water & Wastewater Class 1, Industrial Wastewater, Collections, Distribution, Water & Wastewater Lab), as well as licenses in South Carolina, Mississippi, Kansas, Alabama, GAWP Maintenance Technologist Class 1 and a level three Professional Operator in water. Skylar is currently the maintenance program director for GAWP and a training specialist with GWWI.
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RICK WILSON Since 2009, Rick has been in the water and wastewater industry, where he was formally trained under Denny Ivey with Environmental Labs and Services. His experience has ranged from collecting potable water samples on commercial airliners to setting up BOD for the City of Carrollton WWTP. Since March 2018, he has been the lead instructor for water/wastewater laboratory and wastewater for operators at the Georgia Water & Wastewater Institute. Rick graduated from the University of West Georgia and currently holds a Georgia wastewater Class 1 operator license, a Georgia Class 3 water operator license, dual certification in water and wastewater laboratory for analysts, as well as an ABC grade 2 wastewater laboratory license.
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Allsouth Environmental Services, Inc.
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678-515-9411
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Black & Veatch, Inc.
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770-521-8140
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Brown and Caldwell
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770-394-2997
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Carter & VerPlanck
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800-329-2255
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ClearWater Solutions, LLC
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877-230-6228
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Cornerstone H2O
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770-742-3321
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Eco-Tech, Inc.
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Engineered Restorations, Inc.
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Garney Construction
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888-655-7867
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Jacobs
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404-978-7600
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Krebs Engineering, Inc.
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205-987-7411
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Lakeside Equipment Corporation
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630-837-5640
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Peachtree Valves and Equipment, LLC
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404-219-4975
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Pro Pump Solutions, Inc.
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678-454-1030
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Ruby-Collins, Inc.
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770-432-2900
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Safe-T-Cover Enclosures
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800-245-6333
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Salmons Dredging Corporation
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843-722-2921
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Templeton & Associates
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770-614-8550
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United Systems
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800-455-3293
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WASCON
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Wiedeman and Singleton, Inc.
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404-876-5862
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WWPS
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770-456-9984
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Xylem Flygt Pumps
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770-932-4320
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