VOWRA

2016 Conference and Trade Show

Sunday, October 2nd —Tuesday, October 4th

THE HOTEL ROANOKE & CONFERENCE CENTER

110 SHENANDOAH AVE NW

ROANOKE, VA 24016

2016 TRADE SHOW EXHIBITORS

ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC. ALCAT PRECAST, INC.

ALTERNATIVE SUPPLY COMPANY AMERICAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.

ANUA, INC. CLEARSTREAM WATEWATER SYSTEMS, INC.

CMC SUPPLY CONSOLIDATED TREATMENT

DELTA ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS DRILLERS SERVICES, INC.

DPOR ECOLOGICAL TANKS, INC.

ELJEN CORPORATION E-Z TREAT

FUJI CLEAN USA GEOFLOW

HARRY EKLOF & ASSOCIATES, INC.—MYERS PUMPS INFILTRATOR SYSTEMS, INC.

LATCHAW, MONTGOMERY & PECK, INC. LELY TANK AND WASTE SOLUTIONS

MAY SUPPLY COMPANY NATURE WORKS, INC

ORENCO SYSTEMS, INC. POLYLOK, INC.

ROTH GLOBAL PLASTICS SIM/TECH FILTER, INC.

TUF-TITE, INC. SOLAR AIR

VAMAC, INC. VOWRA

VOWRA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

John Powell—President

Trapper Davis—President Elect

Cody Vigil – Past President

Ken May—Treasurer

Marcia Degen—Secretary

Tom Ashton

Bryan Allen

Scott Currie

John Ewing

Damon Hunley

Jamie Miller

Curtis Moore

Danna Revis

Paul Small

Angie Vigil—Association Administrator

Conference Speakers

Tom W. Ashton—American Manufacturing

* Registered Environmental Health Specialist (R.E.H.S.,N.E.H.A.)

* Virginia Licensed Professional Soil Scientist (L.P.S.S)

* Virginia Licensed Alternative On Site Evaluator (A.O.S.E.)

* On Site System Specialist, Designer, Market Development Manager / Regulatory Re-

lations, American Manufacturing 1993 to present.

*Past President, Virginia Association of Professional Soil Scientists

*Past President, Virginia On Site Wastewater Recycling Association

Tim Wood—Infiltrator Water Technologies

Tim has over 12 years of experience in the Onsite industry, serving the last 9 years with

Infiltrator Systems, Inc. Infiltrator is one of the largest recyclers of plastic products in the

U.S., an industry leader through innovation, and manufactures septic tanks, chambers, EZ

flow, risers, and control panels. Tim is a firm believer in "servant leadership" and believes

the key to success is to remember that people matter.

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Mike Lynn —SES Mid Atlantic

Mike Lynn is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a LPSS. He is also a licensed operator, in-staller and OSE. Mike is the president and co-owner of SES Mid Atlantic, a design-build operate sewage system company. Mike also owns a private utility company that owns and operates decentralized water and sewer systems.

Conference Speakers

A special thanks to the following

companies for Sponsoring this year’s

Trade Show and Conference

Pamela Pruett— Environmental Systems Consulting, LLC

After graduating Tech, she worked as a chemist and laboratory manager for a private envi-ronmental laboratory. She also worked as a part time operator at large wastewater treat-ment plants.

Five years later, Pam went to work for Fairfax County Health Department. During that time she worked in the On Site Sewage and Water Section and on the Lead Poisoning Task Force. Pam also attended and completed the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill Management Academy for Public Health.

Pam worked for the Health Department for 16 years and ultimately headed up the Alterna-tive Sewage Systems program in Fairfax County.

Pam is a Licensed Alternative Onsite System Evaluator, a Licensed Alternative Onsite Sys-tem Operator and currently works for Environmental Systems Consulting, LLC. Pam also teaches wastewater courses for the Engineering & Surveying Institute in Chantilly, VA.

VOWRA is pleased to announce a generous grant of $1,950.00 from Virginia Tech's Center for

Organizational and Technological Advancement (COTA). Thank you to COTA for recognizing our

organization and wanting to partner with us.

ALTERNATIVE SUPPLY COMPANY

800-614-6030

Conference Speakers

Welcome new Sponsor this year…

Reed Johnson—Orenco Systems Inc.

Reed Johnson is an Area Sales Manager with Orenco Systems®, Inc., a wastewater equip-

ment-manufacturing firm based in Sutherlin, Oregon. In this role, he works closely with

customers to provide support, training, and technical expertise. His operational area in-

cludes the states of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and

Delaware. Reed has been with Orenco since 2008. Prior to this, he gained a wealth of expe-

rience in the wastewater industry, including six years with the City County Service Author-

ity Virginia and seven years with ITT Flowtronex. He also has an extensive background in

pumps and pump control systems. Reed has an Associate of Science degree in electrical

technology and is a Master Electrician in the State of Virginia.

Marcia J. Degen, Ph.D., P.E.—VDH

Marcia Degen has a B.S. in Biology, a Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences and En-

gineering, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, all from Virginia Tech. She is also a

licensed Virginia professional engineer. Dr. Degen’s Ph.D. research was in onsite

wastewater disposal systems, specifically looking at the effect of several variables on the in

-ground denitrification rate.

Dr. Degen’s career has involved consulting and teaching at the community college level,

but has primarily has been with state government starting as a water permit writer at DEQ

and then moving to VDH’s Division of Wastewater Engineering and Office of Environmen-

tal Health Services. She is currently the Technical Services Manager for the Onsite Sewage

and Water Division.

VOWRA is pleased to have participation from the NC State

University Soil Science Extension Onsite Wastewater Training this

year to bring you some new trainings.

The Onsite Wastewater Training Program has been a key component

of Soil Science Extension at NC State University for 30 years. While

primarily focused on the needs of the citizens of North Carolina, we

have welcomed workshop participants from all over the United

States. The program offers about 40 workshops each year on septic

system installation, operation and maintenance, design, and soils.

Soil Science Extension is also home to the following North Carolina

certification schools, required by the NC Departments of Environ-

mental Quality (DEQ) and Health and Human Services (DHHS):

VOWRA is pleased to announce a generous grant of $1,950.00 from Virginia Tech's Center for

Organizational and Technological Advancement (COTA). Thank you to COTA for recognizing our

organization and wanting to partner with us.

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Commercial and Large On-Site Sewage Treatment and

Dispersal Systems (AOSS’s)

Sunday Oct. 2nd Roanoke Ball Rooms E-H

1:00pm-2:40pm Large Flow Design considerations 2 CPE Hours

Speaker Marcia Degen

2:40pm-3:00pm Break

3:00pm-3:50pm Construction Methodology for Large Systems 1 CPE Hour

Speaker Paul Small

3:50pm-4:10pm Break

4:10pm-5:00pm Large Flow O&M Considerations 1 CPE Hour

Speaker Mike Lynn

VOWRA continues to reach out to industry professionals to help provide its members with

the best possible trainings for your continuing education hours. We are please to offer the

following courses in hopes that you enjoy them and learn from them.

Monthly VOWRA Board meeting to he held in the Appalachian Room

Sunday Night 5:15 — 5:45

WWW.VOWRA.ORG

Thank you to everyone that has visited our website and given us feedback. While

it is a constant struggle to keep a website updated we appreciate you telling us

what you want on it. Please continue to visit the site as we try to publish it with

current training schedule and industry related information.

RECEPTION TO BE HELD IN THE NORTH ENTRY FOYER/

COURTYARD SUNDAY AND MONDAY NIGHTS

6:00pm — 7:30pm

CASH BAR — HORS D’OEUVRE WILL BE SERVED

Colin Bishop — President of ANUA

Colin Bishop is President of Anua – a company that provides a variety of sustainable

Clean Water and Clean Air solutions that can be integrated to simplify life and complement

the natural environment. Colin is the Chief Health Inspector over food safety for the City

of Woodville Texas Health Department. He is a Registered Sanitarian in Arizona, Louisi-

ana, Ohio, Texas, and West Virginia. He is a Registered Environmental Health Specialist

through the National Environmental Health Association. He earned a B.S.-Zoology from

Brigham Young University.

Conference Speakers

Chloe Greenberg — Master Student Virginia Tech

Chloe Greenberg is a Master's student in Virginia Tech's Department of Civil and Environ-mental Engineering. She received her Bachelor's degree from Washington University in St. Louis in Chemical Engineering. Before entering graduate school she worked as a consult-ant engineer to drinking water and wastewater utilities in New England with Tighe & Bond.

Johnathan Godfrey — North Carolina State University

Jonathan Godfrey, BS, MExtED, is an Extension Associate and the Director of the On Site

Wastewater Training Program, North Carolina State University, Raleigh. The program

offers approximately 40 workshops per year on onsite wastewater system installation, oper-

ation and maintenance, design, and soils. The program includes five licensing certification

schools including On Site System Operator, Installer, and Time-of-Sale inspections. Jona-

than is a North Carolina Registered Environmental Health Specialist and holds NC certifi-

cations as Level IV Subsurface Wastewater Operator and Wastewater System Installer, and

Wastewater Point of Sale Inspector.

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Installer Tract

Monday Oct. 3rd Roanoke Ball Rooms E-H

7:00am—8:00am Exhibit Hall Open—Continental Breakfast Served 8:00am – 8:500am The Maryland Approach 1 CPE HOUR Dwayne Jones—MOWPA/NOWRA 8:50am – 9:40am Onsite Math 1 CPE HOUR Tom Ashton—American Manufacturing 9:40am - 10:10am Break / Exhibit Hall 10:10am – 11:00am OSHA Update 1 CPE HOUR Richard Rouse—Virginia Dept of Labor and Industry 11:00am – 11:50am Septic Tank Standards 1 CPE HOUR Cody Vigil—Infiltrator Water Technologies 11:50am – 12:50pm Lunch / Exhibit Hall 12:50pm – 1:40pm GeoFlow Update 1 CPE HOUR Paul Small—Alternative Supply 1:40pm - 2:30pm Gravel-less Technologies—Facts vs Fiction 1 CPE HOUR Damon Hunley and Tim Wood

2:30pm - 3:00pm Break / Exhibit Hall

3:00pm – 4:00pm Proper ATU Installation Considerations 1 CPE HOUR

Michael Burch—Nature Works

4:00pm – 5:00pm Installation Best Practices 1 CPE HOUR

Sean McGuigan—3 S Environmental

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Designer Tract

Monday Oct. 3rd Shenandoah Rooms A&B

7:00am—8:15am Exhibit Hall Open—Continental Breakfast Served 8:15am – 9:05am Flow Equalization / Time Dosing 1 CPE HOUR

Bryan Allen P.E., —American Manufacturing

9:05am – 9:55am Advanced Design Considerations for AX20RT 1 CPE HOUR

Reed Johnson—Orenco Systems Inc.

9:55am - 10:25am Break / Exhibit Hall

10:25am – 11:15am Considerations for Water Reuse and the 1 CPE HOUR

"No Drainfield" Concept

Colin Bishop — ANUA, Inc.

11:15am – 12:05pm Onsite Treatment to Remediate Pharmaceuticals 1 CPE HOUR

Chloe Greenberg—Master Student Virginia Tech

12:05pm – 1:15pm Lunch / Exhibit Hall

1:15pm – 2:05pm Soils: Large Flows—VDH 1 CPE HOUR

Eric Severson Phd, VDH / VPI & SU

2:05pm – 2:55pm Solutions for Common Residential Treatment Problems 1 CPE HOUR

Jesten Brenner— Orenco Systems Inc.

2:55pm - 3:25pm Break / Exhibit Hall

3:25pm – 4:15pm Maximizing Lot Potential 1 CPE HOUR

Jim Beeson— Piedmont Environmental Associates, PA

4:15pm – 5:05pm Wastewater Microbiology; Types, Function and Evaluation 1 CPE HOUR

Chris Flannery—Novozymes

Jesten Brenner—Orenco Systems Inc.

Jesten D. Brenner, P.E., has worked as an engineer for Orenco Systems, Inc., since 2012.

He earned a degree in Civil Engineering from the Oregon Institute of Technology in 2010,

then began his career as a design engineer for several private companies. At Orenco, Jesten

works with distributors, designers, engineers, and regulators on commercial onsite

wastewater treatment systems in the Eastern region of the United States. In addition to

providing engineering and technical support services, Jesten offers trainings on commercial

systems and makes presentations at regional conferences.

He is a licensed professional engineer in the state of California.

Conference Speakers

Jim Bell —Bio-Microbics

James A. Bell, Executive Vice President of Bio-Microbics, holds an M.S. in Sanitary Engi-

neering from the University of Missouri and a Master of Business Administration (MBA)

from the University of Kansas, and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Mis-

souri in Rolla, Missouri. Mr. Bell has worked for 35 years as a Process Engineer for Smith

& Loveless, Inc. designing wastewater treatment systems. In 2008, he joined Bio-

Microbics as Executive Vice-President to provide process engineering and regulatory ex-

pertise.

Mr. Bell is currently the President Elect of NOWRA (National On-Site Wastewater Recy-

cling Association) and the Vice-Chairman of the Joint Committee on Wastewater for the

NSF, which develops the NSF standards for small onsite wastewater treatment systems.

Mr. Bell is also an active member of the Small Community Committee for WEF (Water

Environment Federation) and is the Chairman of the Captains of Industry (COI) - an affili-

ate organization of the State Onsite Regulators Alliance (SORA).

Dwayne Jones — Bay Area Environmental

Dwayne Jones is president of Bay Area Environmental with over 30 years experience

providing consulting, conventional / alternative onsite system design, installation, and op-

eration. Dwayne is a National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) certified con-

tractor, past president of the Maryland Onsite Wastewater Professional Association

(MOWPA), and is a current member of the NOWRA Board

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Operation and Maintenance Tract

Monday Oct. 3rd Pocahontas Rooms A&B

7:00am—8:00am Exhibit Hall Open—Continental Breakfast Served 8:00am – 9:00am LPD Operation and Maintenance—Classroom 1 CPE HOUR

Jonathan Godfrey RS, Onsite Training Program NC State 9:00am – 10:00am Drip Operation and Maintenance —Classroom 1 CPE HOUR

Jonathan Godfrey RS, Onsite Training Program NC State

10:00am - 10:30am Break / Exhibit Hall

10:30am – 11:20am LPD—Field Work (Parking Lot) 1 CPE HOUR Jonathan Godfrey RS, Onsite Training Program NC State 11:20am – 12:10pm Drip Dispersal—Field Work (Parking Lot) 1 CPE HOUR

Jonathan Godfrey RS, Onsite Training Program NC State

12:10pm – 1:00pm Lunch / Exhibit Hall

1:00pm – 2:00pm Real Estate Inspections—Virginia Overview 1 CPE HOUR

Pam Pruett / Trapper Davis

2:00pm - 2:50pm North Carolina Property Transfer Licensing 1 CPE HOUR

Jonathan Godfrey RS, Onsite Training Program NC State

2:50pm - 3:20pm Break / Exhibit Hall

3:20pm – 4:10pm Maryland / Real Estate Inspections 1 CPE HOUR

Dwayne Jones—MOWPA/NOWRA

4:10pm – 5:00pm Real Estate Inspection Panel Discussion 1 CPE HOUR

Moderated by Trapper Davis

Jim Beeson—Piedmont Environmental Associates, PA.

Jim Beeson is the founder and president of Piedmont Environmental Associates, PA. For the last twenty five years Jim has specialized in evaluation of soils for both small and large scale wastewater disposal systems. Jim has also installed and designed wastewater disposal systems. Jim has been qualified as an expert witness in court cases that require expert wit-ness on such matters. Jim also directs developers in making decisions based on soils, envi-ronmental, and financial issues. Jim also assists clients in making applications for wastewater disposal systems.

Education

▪Bachelor of Science Degree in Agronomy- May 1984 North Carolina State University

▪Various short courses pertaining to septic systems, and hydrology

Professional experience

▪Company-wide technical resource director in the soils/wastewater disposal section of S&EC, PA. Jim worked with soil scientists in three branch offices located across North Carolina in training and difficult matters pertaining to soils and system permitting. Decem-ber 2005 - 2010

▪Soil and Environmental Consultants, P.A. Greensboro, NC

Branch manager of S&EC branch office. Daily responsibilities included running the Branch while also assisting clients. June 2004 - December 2005

▪Soil and Environmental Consultants, P.A. Raleigh, NC

Environmental consultant/Project manager and Vice President of environmental consulting firm specializing in site/soil evaluation for onsite wastewater treatment

Conference Speakers

John Ritter —Engineering Design & Development

John Ritter, PE, is the owner and President of Engineering Design & Development, Inc. in Richmond Virginia and has been designing onsite sewage systems for over 20 years. John has a civil engineering degree from Old Dominion University and his background includes environmental engineering, onsite water and wastewater treatment systems, geotechnical engineering, surveying, land development, and construction. His company focuses on on-site sewage and water systems, discharging systems, landfill operations and construction, and construction monitoring and testing. He has designed numerous alternative systems for single family homes, community systems, restaurants, schools, and multi-use sites which typically utilize at least secondary treatment and pressurized dispersal. John feels he has a unique perspective on design as he is not the product of the health department or of the industry status quo.

INSTALLER CLASSES DESIGNER CLASSES

OPERATOR CLASSES

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Tuesday Oct. 4th

7:00am - Registration Opens

7:00am—7:45am Exhibit Hall Open—Continental Breakfast Served 7:45am - 8:00am Welcome/Annual Meeting: VOWRA President

John Powell—President

8:00am - 9:00am Key Note Speaker 1 CPE HOUR

Jim Bell—Bio-Microbics

9:00am - 10:00am Safe Adequate and Proper Update 1 CPE HOUR

VDH

10:00am - 10:30am Mid-morning break

Installer Tract Roanoke Ball Rooms E-H

10:30am - 11:30am The Good, The Bad and The Truth—The Peat Story 1 CPE HOUR

Colin Bishop—ANUA, Inc.

Designer Tract Shenandoah Rooms A&B

10:30am - 11:30am DPOR—PE Board 1 CPE HOUR

Kate Nosbisch—PE DPOR Board

O&M Tract Pocahontas Rooms A&B

10:30am - 11:30am 12VAC5-610-955 Drip Dispersal/Fundamentals 1 CPE HOUR

Tom Ashton REHS/LPSS—American Manufacturing

11:30am – 1:00pm Break / Lunch

1:00pm—2:00pm OSSP—DPOR Regulations / Changes 1 CPE HOUR

Trisha Henshaw—DPOR Board

2:00pm—3:00pm VDH Regulatory Update 1 CPE HOUR

Marcia J. Degen, Ph.D., P.E.—VDH

CONFENRENCE ENDS—THANKS FOR ATTENDING

Exhibitors Booth Location

Company Booth Space

ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS 206

ALCAT PRECAST, INC. 102

ALTERNATIVE SUPPLY COMPANY 207

AMERICAN MANUFACTURING 208

ANUA, INC. 201

CLEARSTREAM WATEWATER SYSTEMS 104

CMC SUPPLY 309

CONSOLIDATED TREATMENT 209

DELTA ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS 106

DRILLERS SERVICES, INC. 111

DPOR 305

ECOLOGICAL TANKS, INC. 307

ELJEN CORPORATION 215

E-Z TREAT 107,109

GEOFLOW 205

HARRY EKLOF & ASSOCIATES, INC. 216

INFILTRATOR SYSTEMS, INC. 202,204,301,303

LATCHAW, MONTGOMERY & PECK, INC. 115,117

LELY TANK AND WASTE SOLUTIONS 304,306

MAY SUPPLY COMPANY 214

NATURE WORKS, INC 213

ORENCO SYSTEMS, INC. 203

POLYLOK, INC. 105

ROTH GLOBAL PLASTICS 210

SIM/TECH FILTER, INC. 110

TUF-TITE, INC. 308

VALLEY ENGINEERING 212

VAMAC, INC. 210

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