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Arkansas Rural Water Association

SUMMER 2015WATERINSIGHT

Dennis Sternberg

FROM YOUR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Brandon McBride, recently appointed asAdministrator of the Rural Utilities Service,

Department of Agriculture served as a SeniorProfessional Staff on the Senate Committee onAgriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, a position he hadheld since 2009. Prior to this, he served as a LegislativeAssistant for Senator Blanche Lincoln from 2003 to2009. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. McBride was the GrantsSpecialist for Senator Lincoln. Mr. McBride received aB.A., B.S., and M.P.A. from Arkansas State University.

On Thursday, May 21, 2015, RUS AdministratorBrandon McBride and Jacqueline M. Ponti-LazarukAssistant Administrator for Rural Development’s Waterand Environmental Programs toured the ARWA DaleBumpers Training Facility and discussed the many programs that RUS/USDA provides to systems. Theymet with ARWA staff and got to view two differenttraining sessions being conducted at the ARWA train-ing facility: one on Wastewater Microbiology, and theother was a water training course on Advanced

Distribution Training.While there, ARWA

showed them the variouspieces of equipment thatARWA has available forwater and wastewatersystems to use in theirtime of need.

ARWA was very honored to have the newly appoint-ed RUS Administrator, Brandon McBride who is agraduate from Marshall, Arkansas where his family stillresides, and Jacqueline M. Ponti-Lazaruk, AssistantAdministrator for Rural Development visit to discussthe funding they provide to the State Rural WaterAssociations for Circuit Rider, Wastewater Technician,and Energy Technician programs throughout thenation.

They were in Arkansas to meet with the numerouspartners that USDA works in conjunction with and tovisit some of the projects they have funded recently.

WATERINSIGHT • SUMMER 2015

From Your Chief Executive Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

ARWA 38th Annual Technical Conference Agenda . . . . 4-6

Leak Location by Chris Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

One Pump or Two? (One lump or two?)by Steve Frankenberger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Safety First by Jim Barkie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

WaterPro Community by Jeff Ford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Earth Day at Horseshoe Bend by Susan Poe . . . . . . . 14-15

Benefits of Installing Leak Detection Metersby Josh Freeman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Control Valves by Terry Fortenberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19

38th Annual Technical Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20-21

Registration Technical Conference & Exhibition . . . . . . . .22

Letters and Emails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-26

Mueller Road Show by James Philipp . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28-29

What’s My Job/Responsibilities? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-31

Rural Cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Congratulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Water Operator License Examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Backflow Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35-36

ARWA Training and Events 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Advertisers Index and Order Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

ARWA Mission Statement

To provide Arkansas’ Rural Water Utilities the highest level of

Training and Technical Services in order to obtain

Quality Water at the lowest possible cost.

Arkansas Rural Water Association is a non-profit organization of ruraland small publicly owned water and wastewater systems. Our goal is toenhance the lives of Arkansans. Our efforts to achieve this goal arefocused on providing training and technical assistance to the managersand operators of all eligible systems serving populations not greater than10,000. We work with other non-profit organizations in representing theinterest of public water and wastewater systems at both the local andnational levels.

• ARWA is affiliated with the National Rural Water Association •

Cover PhotoParasailing on Greers Ferry Lake

Photo courtesy of Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism

Magazine Editor – Sandy Cohen

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENTDiana Woodle — Higginson

FIRST VICE PRESIDENTBradley Scheffler — Piggott

SECOND VICE PRESIDENTGreg Cross — Greenwood

SECRETARYButch Bartholomew — West Fork

TREASURERDavid Harper — New Edinburg

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTBobby Brown — McDougal

NRWA DIRECTORSteve Wear — Morrilton

MEMBERSPhil Miesner — Pine BluffDoug Wasson — Harrison

Greg Hooten — GuyRobert Stout — JacksonvilleJohn Choate — RussellvilleNoble McCord — Salem

Roy Dison — CalionBenjy Hildebrand — Smackover

Cecil Zolliecoffer – Ozark

ARWA STAFF

Dennis Sternberg, CEOJeff Ford, Deputy Director

Donna McGaha, AccountantSandy Cohen, Executive Secretary

Jim Philipp, Training SpecialistJim Barkie, Wastewater Trainer/TechnicianSusan Poe, Wastewater Trainer/TechnicianTerry Fortenberry, Circuit Rider/Trainer

Tim Carey, Circuit RiderJosh Freeman, Circuit Rider

Rodney Baldwin, Circuit RiderChris Harris, Circuit Rider

David Quattlebaum, USDA Source WaterTechnician

Steve Frankenberg, USDA Energy TechRoy Richards, Circuit Rider

The ARWA Magazine is published quarterly byARWA,

P.O. Box 860, Lonoke, AR 72086Phone (501) 676-2255 Fax (501) 676-2266

E-Mail: [email protected] page: arkansasruralwater.org

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As we come into this time of season,when the spring rains have passed and

the summer heat has left the groundparched, it becomes a very good time tolocate that unaccounted for water. One ofthe most important components to develop-ing a good leak indication program is agood map. One of the things I have learnedover the last year is that a good map doesnot necessarily mean a colorful computergenerated map. What makes a map useful is that it isaccurate and updated.

A hand drawn up-to-date map that has been cor-rected when part of the infrastructure has changed inyour system, means more than a pretty map that isinaccurate. Once you have gone over your map andupdated it to the best you can, the next step is divid-ing your system into smaller, more manageable seg-ments to begin determining where the leaks are andhow much you are really losing in each section.Determining where and how much really comes downto two different methods.

The first, and probably the most common method,is going out late at night and shutting valves off, wait-ing a few minutes, and cracking the valves open andlistening to the valve wrench for any water rushingthrough the valve. The second, and most accurate, isinstalling “cheater meters” or observation meters.Whatever you call them; these are meters tappedaround a valve in the distribution system. What thisallows you to do is route water into your systemthrough a smaller meter to determine more accuratelyhow much water you are losing; and as you close

valves downstream of the meter you can seehow much water on each branch of the sys-tem you are losing. One thing to rememberwhen you are shutting off a valve, is tocount your turns to insure once that valvegets tight that you have gone far enoughfor that valve to be closed.

Another trick I have learned since goingto work at ARWA, is if you’re not sure thatvalve is closed open a hydrant after the

closed valve and see if you still have water getting bythat valve. Once you have narrowed down what areasthe leaks are in the next step is to walk those areas outand look for wet spots and/or use a listening device totry to pinpoint where those leaks are. Although itsounds easy enough, locating water loss is not an exactscience and sometimes those leaks do not always getlocated. However, with time, effort, and a good planyou can make a difference in your water loss. Asalways, Arkansas Rural Water Association is alwayshere to help you with any assistance you may need.

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• If the system has all or nearly all resist-ance to flow coming from friction, thenyou’re likely to have problems.

• Pumps with steep flow versus head curvesare less problematic than pumps with rela-tively flat curves.

• Pumps with high minimum flows havepotential for problems.

• Pumps that operate at the high end oftheir performance range are less likely tohave problems

These are good rules of thumb, but the best answeris to evaluate each system individually, and ArkansasRural Water Association is here to help. My job atArkansas Rural Water Association is to help you answerquestions just like this. So what is the answer? Giveme a call at 501-676-2255 and request assistance or ifyou would like to know more about our EnergyConservation Program, please don’t hesitate to call.

Whenever Moe would ask Curly “onelump or two?” you knew someone

was about to get a headache. The samecould be said for the question “one pumpor two?” when evaluating a pump station.Someone is going to get a headache.

The most common configuration for asewage lift station is for two pumps to oper-ate in a lead/lag configuration. If one pumpcannot handle the needed flow rate, thesecond pump comes on and pumps into thesame forced main. Sometimes the second pumpincreases flow substantially (it will not double it), anddoes not harm the pump and life is good. Notice that Isaid “sometimes.”

Sometimes that second pump causes only marginalincreases in flow (maybe no increase in flow at all),and sometimes that marginal increase in flow comes ata big price-reduced efficiency, and major pump dam-age. Here comes the headache. So what is going on?

Since both pumps discharge into the same forcedmain, they compete for flow capacity. The backpres-sure from one pump throttles the other pump. Howmuch throttling occurs makes the difference between asystem that works well and one that is a headache.

If the two pumps are identical, they split the flow50/50 so the flow through each pump is one-half ofthe total flow. If the pumps are not identical (and let’sface it no two of anything are identical) the strongerpump may even overpower the weaker pump andcause it to not flow at all. If there were not a checkvalve in the line, the stronger pump could even pumpbackwards through the weaker pump. Sometimes theflow that each pump “sees” is reduced to the pointthat the pump is operating below its designed mini-mum flow. This minimum flow is needed to avoiddischarge and recirculation cavitation, damage toimpellers, casings, seals, and bearings.

So-why does this two-pump-one-forced-main systemwork sometimes and not others? There is not a one-size-fits-all answer. It depends on the shape of thepump curve, the amount of static head, the pumpminimum flow, and the amount of friction from theforced main.

Here are a few general rules that work most of thetime:

• If the plumbing system has only static head to con-tend with the two pumps on a single forced mainwill probably work fine.

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it will take its toll on your hearing and theresults can be permanent.

Trench safety is also over looked manytimes. Laying new pipe is a common sum-mertime project for many systems. But fewsystems own or use the one thing that cansave your life in the event of a cave in.Some people call it a pull box or a trenchbox, but no matter what you call it, this isthe single most important piece of safety

equipment you have when installing new pipe nomatter what the pipe will be used for. Anytime yourhead is below ground level, you are subjected to apotential cave in that could be fatal. The overwhelm-ing majority of people I have met that install new pipetell me “It’s in the way and takes too much time.”That may be true, but the alter-native is far worse.

As I travel this great stateeach year, I meet more andmore operators and I havebecome friends with them,not just a source of training ortechnical assistance. I’d hate to turnon the news tomorrow morning and findthat you were involved in an accident thatcould have been avoided if safety hadbeen observed. I have personally witnessedtwo people lose their lives simply becausethey took shortcuts instead of following basicsafety rules, and I don’t want you to be next.

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Now that all the snow and ice are goneand warmer weather is upon us, many

projects that have been on hold are takingplace. A water line or wastewater line exten-sion may have been in the works as well asmany other projects. Everyone gets pumpedup wanting to get the work completed sothey can move on to even more improve-ments. In all the hustle and bustle, it’s easyto push safety to the sidelines in the pursuitof progress.

The number one reason why safety isn’t a priorityon most jobs is due to the time factor. Sure, you canget the job done faster if you don’t have to mess withall that gear and precautions that are associated withthe task at hand, but is it really worth it? The time yousave on the job bypassing safety protocol could costyou something far more valuable in the end.

Improper eyewear is common on municipal jobsites across the state. The old style safety goggles thatwere heavy, hot, and steamed up are a thing of thepast. Many manufacturers now make safety glassesthat look and perform just like sunglasses but have anadded layer of protection from the impact of smallparticles. You can’t squint your eyes or turn your headfast enough to avoid something flying through the airfrom a power tool. Get some safety glasses and usethem every time you are around a potential source offlying objects.

Hearing protection is also over looked in the rush toget things done quickly. Earmuffs that reduce the deci-bels entering the ear canal work the best, but may beuncomfortable in warmer weather. An alternative isexpansive earplugs that are cheap and plentiful to findin the open market. At first you may not think thatnoise on the job is a big deal, but given enough time,

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and oil from the system at the source. Itwas amazing to see so many residents werelining up to get what had to be the simplestidea, yet most effective way of dealing withthis problem for this new pilot project.Those of you that work with the collectionside know what a huge impact this canhave on a system. These residents are doingtheir part to participate in a program thatwill help lower the need to spend lots ofmoney on chemicals, or the pumping and

cleaning of the lift stations all of the time. Now for those of you that have talked to me about

the following two items in the past few years, I hopethat you see something in this article that proves apoint of what ARWA is telling you when we visit.First, the best defense of grease control in your waste-water system is prevention, Horseshoe Bend is makinga difference, and you can too. You don’t have to be alarge system with lots of money to spend to have aviable grease trap program. Second, there is grantmoney out there; but you have to apply for the loanto see the results. They received their 2.2 million dollar grants after applying for funding with USDAand ANRC. If you don’t apply, you won’t get it, so putyour thinking caps on. Congrats to the City ofHorseshoe Bend on an outstanding job and invitingARWA to be a part of a great day.

My favorite part of being with ArkansasRural Water Association is to travel to

different communities and learn moreabout them. I have traveled to HorseshoeBend in the past for technical assistance andrecently had the honor of being a part oftheir Earth Day Celebration. The day wasfilled with community pride, public, andpolitical support for their city and celebrat-ed mother earth. In addition, it wasannounced that Horseshoe Bend hasreceived grants from USDA and ANRC for their waste-water improvements to the system in excess of 2.2million dollars for their 2.6 million dollar project.Several dignitaries showed up for the day’s ceremonieswith Mayor Bob Barnes starting the day off and lots ofinteresting information from the local organizationson what Horseshoe Bend is doing for their part in pro-tecting our natural resources. Michelle Grabowskiwith the City of Horseshoe Bend did an outstandingjob of putting together the day’s events.

Another announcement made that made me proud(being a fanatic about wastewater) was to learn about apilot project that is supported through the White RiverPlanning and Development concerning grease and oilin the wastewater system. As we all arrived I noticedresidents lining up for a bag containing a metal can,and was thrilled to learn it was for capturing grease

at Horseshoe Bend

By Susan Poe Wastewater Trainer/Technician

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Horseshoe Bend Garden Club and M&M Landscaping. The Garden Club planted several trees in memory of Past President Diane Osbourne.


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Mayor Bob Barnes and MichelleGrabowski

Pacesetting Time – Carrie Johnsontalked about Keep Horseshoe BendBeautiful.

Arkansas Rural Water Association –Susan Poe talked about the impor-tance of processing waste water andhow excited she is about our SewerExpansion and Can the GreaseProjects.

Mr. Lawrence McCullough, USDA RuralDevelopment State Director presents acertificate of appreciation to MayorBob Barnes.

Sarah Sexton White River Planning and Development talked about HorseshoeBend Recycling Programs and presented a certificate to Mayor Bob Barnes.

Horseshoe Bend Garden Club – PatMosser talked about the inception ofthe Garden Park, the volunteers, andthe projects the Garden Park isinvolved in.

M&M Landscaping – Jeff McAnallytalked about the natural beauty ofHorseshoe Bend and how he ap -preciates working with the Earth.Also, he planted trees in the GardenPark at no charge on Earth Day.

Sewer Expansion Project Engineer –Bob Chapman of Miller-NewellEngineers, Inc., briefed the partici-pants on the history of the sewer project.


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be able to time the master meter to get howmuch water the system is using by turningthe tank off. If the meter ever stops com-pletely, then you know you do not have aleak. Or if you have figured out that yourwater loss equals out to be around thirtygallons per minute, and the meter says thatthe system is only losing fifteen gallons perminute, this suggests that problem could besomething else, such as billing errors, theft,or a faulty master meter.

Another use for leak detection meters is out in thesystem by using an overview map of the system, youselect valves out in the system to put by leak detectionmeters around. Then you can go out at low peak andsee how much water that certain section of line isusing. This may help narrow done the problem with-out having to go to the big expense of putting in amaster meter.

I hope this article helps in finding water loss prob-lems for you and your system, but remember everysystem is different so find out what you have. If youhave any questions feel free call Arkansas Rural WaterAssociation at 501-676-2255.

When water systems ask me about leakdetection I have been recommending

to most systems to put in what I call a LeakDetection Meter. You may ask what that is:a Leak Detection Meter is where you make atap on both sides of a valve, which by-pass-es the valve when shut off, so you can use aresidential to see at low peak times howmuch water the system or section of line isusing. The ideal set up is on a system thathas pumps filling a tank, and in that caseyou put a leak detection meter on the valve comingout of tank depending on your usage, which woulddetermine the size of meter that you would need touse 5/8”, 1”, or 2”. The most important thing is tomake sure you turned the pumps off then shut off thevalve, this will cause all the water feeding that pressureplain to go through the meter. If the system has twotanks at the same location, you will need to turn theone off that was not attached to the leak detectionmeter. Leave the meter on and the valves shut for sev-eral minutes, and time the meter to see how muchwater the system is using by gallons per minute. Ifyour system has an altitude filling the tank, you may


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Through the years, one of the requests Ioften get from systems throughout the

state is assistance with trouble-shootingcontrol valves. One problem that mostoperators seem to have with control valvesis that they do not understand how thevalves work, but even though one mightthink that the operation of control valves iscomplex, this is not the case; the operationof control valves is very simple. Most con-trol valves are the same whether it is an altitude valve,pump control valve, pressure-reducing valve, or any


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other kind. The kind of pilot system it hason it determines the type of each valve. Thepilot system is what makes the valve openor shut. This may consist of a spring-loadeddiaphragm that is adjusted to determinewhen the valve will open or close.

A pilot system of this type would be usedon an altitude valve to control the level of astorage tank, it would also be needed ifthere were two or more tanks at different

elevations. Another possibility is where one tank maybe close to a pump or well, or a pressure reducing

Control Valves By Terry Fortenberry/ARWA Circuit Rider

One-Way Altitude with pilot removed. New solenoid pilot installed. Relay control to control the solenoid.


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Fig 1. Water is supplied to the top of the valve and forcesthe valve to close.

Fig 2. Water is exhausted from the top of the valve andallows the valve to be forced open.

valve that would reduce and maintain pressure in anarea of a distribution system where the pressure wouldotherwise be too high due to lower elevations in thedistribution system without the valve. Another type ofpilot system may consist of an electric powered sole-noid valve that would be used on a pump controlvalve that would open and close slowly to preventwater hammer when a pump started and stopped. Nomatter what type of pilot system that a control valvehas the main valve still works the same way. Also, youcan convert any type of control valve by simplychanging the pilot system, such as converting a ONEWAY altitude valve to an electric control valve bychanging the pilot system, by changing the spring-loaded pilot system to an electric solenoid andinstalling probes in the tank and an electric relay. Ihave assisted several systems in doing this throughoutthe state because they had an altitude valve that didnot work well due to the valve not operating veryoften, causing the pilot system to become stuck andprohibiting it from operating as needed. The pictures

below show how this was done.The first picture is the existing One-Way Altitude

valve after the spring loaded pilot system wasremoved, and the second picture is with the electricsolenoid pilot installed on the same valve, now thetank level is controlled with probes in the tank thatwill allow the valve to open and close to fill the tank.

The way any control valve operates can be seen bythe illustrations below. Anytime that water pressure issupplied to the top of the valve, the valve will shut,and when water is allowed to discharge from the topof the valve the valve will open. This happens becausethe area of the top of the valve (due to the size of adiaphragm or piston) is larger than the area of the seatof the valve.

If myself or ARWA can assist you with a

control valve problem or any other problem give

us a call and we will be glad to assist you with this.

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NOTE: All member systems must be pre-registered for the conference by August 14, 2015 to be eligible for the grand prize drawing for the 4-wheeler. Please print or type. Complete a separate form for each person. Photocopy if you need additional forms.

NAME ______________________________________________________________________________________________ REPRESENTING_______________________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS _______________________________________ CITY ______________________________ STATE ___________ COUNTY _____________________________ ZIP __________________ PHONE __________________________________ Enter last four digits of Social Security No. to obtain credit hours (for Water & WW license): ____________________ ___________ Check here if you have special needs and would like an ARWA Associate to contact you. ARWA MEMBER:

PRE-REGISTRATION (includes Registration, 2 Continental Breakfasts and 2 Luncheons) _____ $155 per person, $140 Aquasure Member Discount per person _____ $185 per person, after August 14, 2015, $170 per person Aquasure Member Discount

NON-MEMBER:

PRE-REGISTRATION (includes Registration, 2 Continental Breakfasts and 2 Luncheons) _____ $230 per person _____ $260 per person, after August 14, 2015

ARWA MEMBER AT THE DOOR:

REGISTRATION AT DOOR (includes Registration, 2 Continental Breakfasts and 2 Luncheons) _____ $210 per person, $190 Aquasure Member Discount per person

NON-MEMBER AT THE DOOR:

REGISTRATION AT DOOR (includes Registration, 2 Continental Breakfasts and 2 Luncheons) _____ $285 per person

SPOUSE REGISTRATION - NAME ________________________________________________________ SPOUSE LUNCHEONS (2) $65 PER PERSON ______________________ ARWA GOLF TOURNAMENT PRE-REGISTRATION FEE: $80 EACH _________________________ Golf Tournament will be held at the Diamondhead Country Club

TOTAL ENCLOSED ________________________

ARWA HAS A NO REFUND POLICY AS OF 1-1-2014 PLEASE RETURN TO: ARWA Conference, P.O. Box 860, Lonoke, AR 72086 ___________________________________________________________________________ Hotels: Austin - 877-623-6697 - $88 rooms Embassy Suites - 501-321-4430 - $139 Single rooms

Arlington - 800-643-1502 - $90 - $100 rooms Mention you are attending the ARWA Conference to get these rates August 13, 2015

38th Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition of the Arkansas Rural Water AssociationSeptember 13-16, 2015

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of Mountain Home. These training classes enable us tomake sure our employees are trained and licensed todo their job safely and effectively. Thank you again toSusan Poe & Jim Philipp, they truly do a fantastic jobteaching and training our water and wastewateremployees.

Also a big thank you to Tim Carey and RodneyBaldwin for their time on testing our master metersand doing calibration checks for us each year and toDavid Quattlebaum for helping us to get our SourceWater Protection Plan brought up to date.

Dennis you are truly blessed with a great staff, eachand every one of your staff are great to work with andwe as a utility are blessed to have this resource avail-able to us to utilize.

I appreciate all the help we get from ARWA. I can-not express how much we value your services.

Thank you,Alma L. Clark, DirectorWater & Wastewater Services

• Dear Dennis, April 13, 2015

I would like to thank ARWA for all the services andbenefits you provide to rural water companies. Myemployees and I attended the T2 treatment licenseclasses given by Mr. James Philipp on March 24ththrough 26th. Mr. Philipp was very knowledgeableand took the time necessary to answer all of our ques-tions. Thank you Mr. Philipp, we all passed and weappreciate the knowledge you shared with us.

I will continue to use ARWA and would recommendyour services to other organizations.

Sincerely,Charles B. WilesCherokee Village Waterworks


We wanted to thank you very much for the helpfrom your Circuit Rider, Josh Freeman. Josh recentlytested our large 2” commercial meters for accuracy, weappreciate the availability of the equipment for testingand his expertise. We thank ARWA for the training

ARWA Gets Letters and E-MailSFrom Systems

• Dear Mr. Sternberg, March 2, 2015

I am writing in regards to the recent renewal school.It was very different than the other schools. Thankyou for starting a school like that, it is a welcomechange. The speakers were spot on in their delivery ofthe subject at hand. Thanks again to you and all yourstaff for what they do for water systems across thestate. You guys have helped this water operator outmany times.

Yours truly,Mike Wilson, OperatorLydesdale Water Association

• Dear Dennis and Susan, March 13, 2015

Thanks so much for your help in doing our waterand wastewater rate studies for the City of Caraway.Because of the knowledge of you and your staff, ARWAwill always be our trusted go-to in times of need.

Your help is an invaluable resource to the water andwastewater systems in Arkansas.

Thanks again,Terry CouchCaraway Waterworks

• Josh, March 27, 2015

Thanks so much for spending the day with us andtesting 8 – 2” meters for us. It’s a huge help to knowwhere our meters are with current accuracy.

Thanks,Mike BickerstaffCabot Water Works.

• Dear Mr. Sternberg, April 2, 2015

Thanks to you and your staff at ARWA for all thatyou do for the City of Mountain Home Water & SewerDepartment.

I want to thank you for each and every trainingclass that you and your staff make available to the City


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and helping hand you provide year round.

Sincerely,Jesse L. Mc Christian, Jr., General ManagerHighway 71 Water District No. 1


We wanted to express our appreciation for yourUSDA Energy Tech, Steve Frankenberger for coming toour water system. Steve took the time to review theefficiency of our pump stations. He looked at the per-formance curves of our motors and pumps to deter-mine if we were operating as efficiently as possible. Weappreciate this service immensely.

Sincerely,Jesse L. McChristian, Jr., General ManagerHighway 71 Water District No. 1

• Dennis, April 24, 2015

I just wanted to say how much I appreciated work-ing with Jim Philipp this week. He always puts on agreat training. I know that having this here at thepark meant more logistics and steps on his part, andhe took care of all us operators with a smile. He’s agreat teacher and is well respected in our system.

Anytime ya’ll want to come back to OFC, we wouldlove to host you again.

John MorrowPark Superintendent CIT, CHIOzark Folk Center State Park

• Dear Dennis April 24, 2015

I would like to take a minute to say thanks for thetraining rural water recently did in Mountain ViewArkansas. It is very comforting to know that ARWA haspeople like Jim Philipp to take the time during workhours and after hours to make sure that we as opera-tors are trained. The staff at ARWA is always lookingout for us.Thanks,Brandon Carter

Northeast Yell County Water

• Mr. Sternberg, April 24, 2015

Howdy, my name is Mike Stuart. I work for a munici-pality called Heber Springs Water and Sewer. I haverecently taken some of the treatment classes there withone of your instructors named Jim. One month ago Itested for a Treatment 4 license and I found out yester-day that I passed with an 80%. That was the hardest

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test I have ever taken in my entire life! No lie. I felt sorelieved when I saw that I passed because I knew that Iwouldn’t have to take that test again. The purpose ofthis letter is to shed some light on the fact that Jim isan effective teacher, and in my opinion, he is doingnothing but his best. I greatly appreciate it and I willbe seeing y’all again soon to upgrade my D2 for a D4.

Regards,Mike StewartHeber Springs Water and Sewer

• Josh Freeman, April 30, 2015

Thanks for testing those fourteen 1995 modelBadger meters for us. It really helps us to see howaccurate our water meters are.

Thanks again,Mike Bickerstaff, Field Service ManagerCabot Water Works

• Mr. David Quattlebaum,

I would like to thank you for taking the time tocome and help out with our 2015 Spring Festival andfor your support in helping spread the word on pre-serving and conserving our environment.

Our 2015 Spring Festival was a success due largelyto your efforts. We honestly could not have done thisevent without your help. I would like to let you andyour supervisor know how much we appreciate yourefforts. It was hard work but with everyone doing theirpart it was fun. By the way we had 400 visitors, whichis up from last year.

Again, thank you very much, for your contributionand for helping support our community and otherparticipants. We look forward to working again withyou next year for our 2016 Spring Festival.

Sincerely,Mike Farringer, Park SuperintendentCossatot River State Park – Natural Area

• Dear Dennis, May 3, 2015

I want to thank you so much for the assistanceChris Harris has given us on several occasions at SPGWater in Saint Joe.

Chris is very helpful and eager to assist in any waythat he can. He is professional and knows this waterbusiness. Coming from his background he totallyunderstands our problems and concerns.

I want to congratulate you on the new addition toyour team of great folks at Arkansas Rural Water. It isso helpful to know Arkansas Rural Water is availablefor water systems across this great state of ours helpingus provide safe drinking water to our friends and fami-lies.

Sincerely,Elizabeth Shelton, Water OperatorSPG Water Association

• Mr. Dennis, May 8, 2015

I would like to thank ARWA for your outstandinghelp. Mr. Rodney Baldwin was invaluable in helpingme locate an errant water main, which I had spentseveral days trying to find. With his assistance, wewere able to find it in a few minutes. Also being ayoung operator, I have still much to learn and when Ihave questions, Terry Fortenberry is my go-to guy. Ican’t tell you how many times I have called him foradvice. I would just like to thank you and your organi-zation for your outstanding service to my community.

Thanks Again, Jaymes Cody MorelandOperator, Kelso-Rohwer Water


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• To whom it may concern, May 12, 2015

I am writing you on behalf of Walker WaterAssociation in Magnolia, Arkansas. We are truly grate-ful for your services rendered by your employees bythe names of Terry Fortenberry and Chris Harris. Theycame down and assisted us in detecting a leak on oursystem in November of 2014. They found the leak andsince then, the leak was fixed, which fixed our pres-sure problems as well as the excessive usage and pur-chase of water from Magnolia Water System. We areindeed thankful for the work that you all do and theprogram that allows that work to be done!!! Thank youonce again!!

Sincerely, Michael L. Story

• May 19, 2015

We would like to take this opportunity to expressour sincere appreciation for providing specializedtraining to our area. The Water/Wastewater trainingheld in Midway on May 12th – 14th was truly needed.Jim Philipp, your training specialist, did a great jobputting together a wide range of informative informa-tion through his guest speakers explaining many ofthe new innovations in the water and wastewaterfields. This made it possible for many operators toobtain much needed recertification hours.

Thanks again to you and all of ARWA for all thatyou do for all of us.

Daryl Lindman, Operator Kenny Logan, Operator in ChargeKelly Turner, OperatorLakeview Midway Public Water Authority

• Dear Mr. Sternberg, May 15, 2015

I want to express my appreciation for the assistanceour water system recently received from StevenFrankenberg. He studied our energy usage and workedup an energy assessment for our system. During thecourse of his investigation and working with Swepco,it was discovered that they had been over charging uson one of our pump stations. This has been correctedand we are going to get a sizeable refund I want tothank Steve and your entire organization for all yourassistance.

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catfish, chicken strips, fries, cole slaw,bread, and beverages. Students were obvi-ously hungry for knowledge and food aspans were emptied. Fortunately, there waschocolate, coconut, and pecan pies whichwere also devoured.

It was an outstanding, high energy, learn-ing, enjoyable day, and we encourage alloperators to attend the MUELLER ROADSHOW the next time it comes to Arkansas.As always, ARWA is committed to providing

the highest quality training for operator certification,renewal, and specialized classes geared toward increas-ing operator understand and use of products offered toour industry.

We invite you to our future events including theannual golf tournament (which provides member system parents of college bound students with collegescholarships), the Operator Expo and our AnnualConference held in September in Hot Springs. I wouldlike to remind systems that the Arkansas Rural WaterAssociation is here to provide the highest qualitytraining and technical assistance throughout our greatstate. Until my next article, I would ask that you allcontinue to educate yourself and your public, con -tinue to work safe, and to keep that water flowing.


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Great day fellow Arkansas drinking wateroperational specialists. After four long

years, ARWA was honored to host theMueller Road Show on April 15th. It wasdescribed by attending students as, “fantas-tic, energetic, informative, fun, and thebest-class-yet.”

The morning began with coffee anddonuts, registration and fellowship amongthe over seventy professionals in atten-dance. After introducing the Mueller teamand representatives from HD Supply, the group learnedthe deep history of the founding father of the MuellerCompany, Mr. Hieronymus Mueller. Mr. Mueller wascredited with numerous US patents and many of theearly Mueller designs are still being used in the indus-try today.

Some of the topics discussed included drilling andtapping machines, service brass (corporation and curbvalves, yokes and saddles), resilient wedge gate valves,check valves, fire hydrants and hydrant security prod-ucts. Attendees learned about the domestic manufac-turing facilities that produce the products used in theindustry every day.

Lunch was catered in by HD Supply and included

Mueller Road Show James Philipp, MPA, USEPA Training Specialist


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• In-house manufacturing of PVC pipe at Vulcan Plastics.• Water meter specialists throughout the company to assist with AMR meter replacement projects.• Concrete vault and structure facilities for backflow, large meter and ARV assemblies among others.• Fleet of McElroy machines for sale and rent along with technicians to service the polyethylene pipe market.

Our experienced sales staff will “take-off” the project from your set of approved plans and offer a complete package of materials. We are on call 24 hours a day to service any emergency situation.


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What’s my job is one the first questionsthat should be asked of a new

board/council member. It’s a great thing forpeople serve the communities as aboard/council member for that city or utility, but does everyone understand theirjob/responsibilities? Has the newboard/council member been given a copy ofthe policies and understand the policies, ohwait we don’t have any policies. Yes, thishappens more times than you may thinkand policies need to be developed for the system tofunction properly. This also lets the employees knowtheir duties and responsibilities so they can do theirjob more efficiently.

When developing new policies or modifying oldones you should ask the question, are the policiesgoing to meet our legal obligation? Are these policiesgoing to allow our operator to meet all state and feder-al regulations pertaining to the water and sewerdepartment? As a board/council member do youunderstand the policies you are about to pass for yoursystem? If you are not sure, you may want to ask yourattorney for legal advice to make sure it’s in compli-ance with all state, federal, and local laws or ordnances.

ARWA has a couple of books that could be useful fornew or even existing board members to help under-stand everyone’s role at the utility. Two of the booksthat are a good start for board/council members, arethe Water Board Bible and Personnel Management. Iam including one page from the Water Board Biblecalled a “grade card” so you can grade yourself to seewhere you rate with your system. It’s a good place tostart and could be an eye-opener!

How long has it been since you got a gradecard? Here are some major board/councilresponsibilities. Find out how well you - andyour city or water system are handling them.

Carrying Out Board/CouncilResponsibilities

Legal

A B C D F 1. We have up-to-date, relevantRules and Regulations.

A B C D F 2. I understand which federal, state andlocal laws and ordinances apply to us.

A B C D F 3. Our system complies with all ofthose laws and ordinances.

A B C D F 4. We understand individual boardmembers can’t enter contracts.

A B C D F 5. We follow sunshine laws concerningmeetings, public access to records.

Financial

A B C D F 1.1 understand my rights and powersas a board member.

A B C D F 2. Our city or water system has modernbookkeeping and accounting systems.

ABCDF 3. If we were audited, we would comethrough with flying colors.

A B C D F 4. Our rates cover operations, debt serv-ice and reserves.

ABCDF 5. We maintain an adequate contin-gency fund for emergencies.

Customers and the public

ABCDF 1. Board/council members bring customerconcerns back to our meetings.

ABCDF 2. Customer service is important to me.

ABCDF 3. We communicate regularly with customers(newsletter, bill stuffer, etc.)

Staff and operations

ABCDF 1. We have knowledgeable, effective employees.

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ABCDF 2. We maintain up-to-date Rules andRegulations, Operations Manual andEmergency Plan.

Physical system components

ABCDF 1. We do maintenance on a regular basis.

ABCDF 2. We plan at least three years ahead for capital projects.

ABCDF 3. I have taken a tour of our office and facili-ties within the past two years.

ABCDF 4. We have up-to-date maps of our system.

ABCDF 5. Equipment maintenance files are currentand complete.

Regulatory requirements

ABCDF 1. Our board/council takes Safe DrinkingWater Act (SDWA) requirements seriously.

ABCDF 2. We are rarely out of compliance with thestate and federal regulations.

ABCDF 3. We support our state water organization inlobbying for more realistic regs.

ABCDF 4. We encourage board and staff to attendjob-related training.

Both book are available at Arkansas Rural WaterAssociation for a fee. If you are interested in purchasing one or both books you can contactSandy Cohen, Executive Secretary at 501-676-2255and she will be glad to get them for you.

Reminder! Register for ARWA’s38th Annual Technical Conference Register before August 14, 2015 to take advantage of discounts for ARWA’s 38th Annual Technical Conference,September 13-16, 2015 in Hot Springs, AR. Please visitour website to access registration forms and current conference information, or feel free to call us with anyquestions you may have about the conference or ourservices.

Remember: You must be an ARWA member and registerbefore August 14, 2015 to be eligible for the 4-wheelerdrawing.

We’ll see you in Hot Springs!


around the pizza. This step is veryimportant to keep the red mixture inthe crust without it running off. Bakeabout forty minutes, until lightlybrowned and cooked through. Coolcompletely. To make the second layer,in a medium bowl, stir together theconfectioners’ sugar, whipped cream,and cream cheese. Mix about 2 min-utes, until thoroughly blended andlight. Spread evenly over the cooledcookie crust. Refrigerate for 1 hour,until firm. Put 1 cup water into a smallsaucepan. Bring the water to a boiland stir in the granulated sugar andcornstarch. Cook for about 1 minute,stirring constantly. Stir in the packageof strawberry gelatin. Allow the mix-ture to cool to room temperature, andthen spread this over the firm creamcheese layer. Refrigerate until the gel-atin layer is firm, about 2 hours.Decorate with fresh strawberries.Refrigerate until serving time.

• Fruit Salad

1 large can crushed pineapple1 cup sugar1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

Pour all of above ingredients in a panand cook until thick then cool com-pletely.

Chop2 apples3 bananas1 can pears drained1 can peaches drained1 can mandarin oranges drainedSweetened frozen strawberries thawedand drained

Mix fruit with cooled thickened mix-ture and chill.

• Egg Rolls

1 pound lean ground beef, pork,or chicken (Walmart carries thesewrappers as well as the 1 tspminced fresh ginger root, beansprouts, and oyster sauce.)2 cups finely chopped cabbage(I use a bag of cole slaw mix)1/4 pound bean sprouts1/2 cup shredded carrot3 green onions, finely chopped

2 tablespoons. oyster sauce1 package (16oz) AZUMAYA largeSquare WrappersVegetable oil for deep fryingSweet & sour sauce, duck sauce &hot mustard

Stir fry meat and ginger in wide skilletover high heat until lightly browned,2-3 minutes. Add cabbage, beansprouts, carrot and green onions; cook2 minutes: Stir in oyster sauce. Letmixture cool. Use 2 tablespoons fillingfor each egg roll. Follow the foldingdirections provided at the end of therecipe.* Deep-fry at 350 degrees, afew at a time, turning occasionally,until golden brown, 2-3 minutes.Drain on paper towels. Serve with hotmustard, duck sauce, or with sweet &sour sauce.

*Rolling Egg Rolls1. Place filling diagonally on wrapper.2. Fold corner over filling; roll roughly

half way to cover filling.3. Fold up both sides roughly against

filling; moisten edges of last flap.4. Roll over flap to seal; lay flap side

down until ready to cook.

• IHOP Pancakes

This is a copy cat recipe that isWONDERFUL.

1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour1 egg1 ¼ cup buttermilk¼ cup sugar1 heaping teaspoon baking powder1 teaspoon baking soda¼ cup oilPinch salt¼ cup regular milk

Combine all above ingredients in amixing bowl and mix with an electricmixer till smooth. It is very importantto use a mixer and mix well. I wasalways told to mix pancake batter justuntil moist, but that is not so with thisbatter. If it is not mixed well it willnot turn out. Cook pancakes in skilletover medium heat. These cooked pan-cakes can be frozen between waxedpaper and placed in a freezer bag foruse at a later time. They are evengreat frozen and reheated.

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• Sugar Free Strawberry Pie

3 tablespoon cornstarch1 cup Equal1 cup water3 oz strawberry sugar free gelatin1 ½ quarts fresh strawberries1 pie crust1 container sugar free whipped

topping

Use whatever kind of piecrust you prefer. Cook or prepare according todirections and let cool.Combine cornstarch, equal, and waterin saucepan and cook on low heatuntil thick. Remove from heat and stirin package of dry Jello and mix well.Let this cool. Slice 1 ½ quarts of freshstrawberries and add to Jello mixture.Pour into pie crust and chill for 2hours. Top with whipped topping.This pie can also be made with sugarand regular Jello as well as regularCool Whip.

• Strawberry Pizza

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, at roomtemperature2 cups all-purpose flour1 cup finely chopped pecans3 cups confectioners’ sugar1 cup whipping cream, whippedOne 8 oz package cream cheese, atroom temperature1 cup granulated sugar1 tablespoon cornstarchOne 3 oz box strawberry gelatin1 pint fresh strawberries, hulledand sliced

Preheat oven to 250 degrees. In asmall bowl, mix the butter and flouruntil smooth. Stir in the pecans andcombine. Pat the mixture onto a 12”pizza pan or a large cookie sheet. Rollup the edge slightly to create a ridge


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Jeremy Horton being presented withthe National Rural Water AssociationPlaque for successful completion ofthe Water University Managementcourse. ARWA President Diana Woodlepresenting the award on March 12,2015.

ARWA President Diane Woodle presenting Benjy Hildebrand withplaque for attending the NationalRural Water Association BoardTraining.

Mr. Dennis Sternberg with Mr. TateHouse who was presented with aplaque recognizing his completion ofWater University’s Utility ManagementCertification.

Mr. Tate House was presented withthe Young Professional Award fromArkansas Water Works & WaterEnvironment Association.

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Arkansas Department of Health

4815 West Markham Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72205-3867 Telephone (501) 661-2000 Governor ��

Nathaniel Smith, MD, MPH, Director and State Health Officer

Engineering Section, Slot H37 Ph 501-661-2623 Fax 501-661-2032 www.HealthyArkansas.com/eng/ After Hours Emergency 501-661-2136

WATER OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATIONS DECEMBER 2014 – DECEMBER 2015 – SCHEDULE

Most current Exam Schedule is available at http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/autoupdates/oper/operexam.htm You must register for the exam 45 days in advance. Call (501) 661-2623, ask for Water Licensing Program. Listed below are the dates and locations of examination sessions as scheduled, as of October 2, 2014. All Treatment and Distribution exam grades will be available at the sessions. Acceptable photo identification (Drivers License or equivalent) will be required to sit for an Exam. Cell phones, pagers and other electronic communication devices are not allowed. Non-Programmable calculators are allowed in exam sessions.

EXAMDATE

REGISTERDEADLINE

CITY LOCATION TIME DISTRICT

12/5/2014 10/21/2014 Lonoke ARWA Training Facility, 240 Dee Dee Ln 9:00 AM 412/5/2014 10/21/2014 Nashville Carter Day Center, 200 Nichols Drive 9:00 AM 612/5/2014 10/21/2014 Fayetteville Fayetteville Operations Center, 2435 S Industrial Dr 9:00 AM 712/12/2014 10/28/2014 Jonesboro Jonesboro CWL Office Training Rm, 400 E Monroe 9:00 AM 312/12/2014 10/28/2014 Camden AR Environmental Training Academy, 100 Carr Road 9:00 AM 512/12/2014 10/28/2014 Clarksville CLW (Operations Bld) 710 East Main (Hwy 64 East) 9:00 AM 93/6/2015 1/20/15 Fayetteville Fayetteville Operations Center, 2435 S Industrial Dr 9:00 AM 13/6/2015 1/20/15 Lonoke ARWA Training Facility, 240 Dee Dee Ln 9:00 AM 43/6/2015 1/20/15 Mtn. Home Baxter Co OEM Training Facility, 170 Dillard Dr, Midway 9:00 AM 23/13/2015 1/27/15 Camden AR Environmental Training Academy, 100 Carr Road 9:00 AM 83/13/2015 1/27/15 Clarksville CLW (Operations Bld) 710 East Main (Hwy 64 East) 9:00 AM 93/13/2015 1/27/15 Jonesboro Jonesboro CWL Office Training Rm, 400 E Monroe 9:00 AM 34/29/2015 3/15/15 Hot Springs AWW&WEA Annual Conf, HS Convention Center 9:00 AM Staff6/5/2015 4/21/15 Fayetteville Fayetteville Operations Center, 2435 S Industrial Dr 9:00 AM 76/5/2015 4/21/15 Lonoke ARWA Training Facility, 240 Dee Dee Ln 9:00 AM 46/5/2015 4/21/15 Nashville Carter Day Center, 200 Nichols Drive 9:00 AM 66/12/2015 4/28/15 Camden AR Environmental Training Academy, 100 Carr Road 9:00 AM 56/12/2015 4/28/15 Clarksville CLW (Operations Bld) 710 East Main (Hwy 64 East) 9:00 AM 96/12/2015 4/28/15 Jonesboro Jonesboro CWL Office Training Rm, 400 E Monroe 9:00 AM 39/4/2015 7/21/15 Fayetteville Fayetteville Operations Center, 2435 S Industrial Dr 9:00 AM 19/4/2015 7/21/15 Lonoke ARWA Training Facility, 240 Dee Dee Ln 9:00 AM 49/4/2015 7/21/15 Mtn. Home Baxter Co OEM Training Facility, 170 Dillard Dr, Midway 9:00 AM 29/11/2015 7/28/15 Camden AR Environmental Training Academy, 100 Carr Road 9:00 AM 59/11/2015 7/28/15 Clarksville CLW (Operations Bld) 710 East Main (Hwy 64 East) 9:00 AM 99/11/2015 7/28/15 Jonesboro Jonesboro CWL Office Training Rm, 400 E Monroe 9:00 AM 89/16/2015 8/2/2015 Hot Springs ARWA Conference, HS Convention Center 9:00 AM Staff12/4/2015 10/20/15 Fayetteville Fayetteville Operations Center, 2435 S Industrial Dr 9:00 AM 112/4/2015 10/20/15 Lonoke ARWA Training Facility, 240 Dee Dee Ln 9:00 AM 812/4/2015 10/20/15 Nashville Carter Day Center, 200 Nichols Drive 9:00 AM 612/11/2015 10/27/15 Camden AR Environmental Training Academy, 100 Carr Road 9:00 AM 512/11/2015 10/27/15 Clarksville CLW (Operations Bld) 710 East Main (Hwy 64 East) 9:00 AM 712/11/2015 10/27/15 Jonesboro Jonesboro CWL Office Training Rm, 400 E Monroe 9:00 AM 3

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BACKFLOW CLASSESPlease fill out information below and mail to Arkansas Rural Water, with payment,

ten working days prior to the class date you wish to attend:ARWA - P.O. Box 860, Lonoke, AR 72086. You may also fax your registration form to

501-676-2266 and we can take a credit card payment over the phone.Class fees are non-refundable.

REGISTRATION FORMClass Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

NAME: ______________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________________________

CITY:_________________________________STATE:__________ ZIP:___________________

PHONE_______________________________

EMPLOYER:_____________________________________ARWA MEMBER: YES___ NO___

NAME OF CLASS: _____________________________________________________________

DATE OF CLASS:______________________________________________________________

BACKFLOW CLASSES IN 2015

February 9-13, 2015 Tester Certification ............................................Lonoke

April 6-10, 2015 Tester Certification ............................................Lonoke

July 13-17, 2015 Tester Certification ............................................Lonoke

October 12-16, 2015 Tester Certification ............................................Lonoke

February 9, 2015 Tester Re-Certification.......................................Lonoke

April 6, 2015 Tester Re-Certification.......................................Lonoke

July 13, 2015 Tester Re-Certification.......................................Lonoke

October 12, 2015 Tester Re-Certification.......................................Lonoke

March 17-19, 2015 Repair Course.....................................................Lonoke

August 18-20, 2015 Repair Course.....................................................Lonoke

If you have additional questions you can contact ARWA at 501-676-2255 [email protected].


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ARKANSAS RURAL WATER ASSOCIATIONBACKFLOW PROGRAM

Arkansas Rural Water has been approved by the Arkansas Department of Health and is now offering trainingcourses for persons wishing to be certified in backflow prevention and cross-connection.

Below, you will find courses offered and their cost. If you wish to attend a course, please fill out and return thisregistration form, along with a check for the amount of the course.

Please mail to: Arkansas Rural Water Association, P.O. Box 860, Lonoke, AR 72086You may also fax your registration form to 501-676-2266

and we can take a credit card payment over the phone. Class fees are non-refundable.

ASSEMBLY TESTER CERTIFICATION COURSE

COST: ARWA MEMBER: $400.00 NON-MEMBER: $445.00

The Assembly Tester Course is a 40-hour course that consists of classroom training and actual hands-on trainingto train the student to field test various backflow prevention devices.

NOTE: (It is required by the Arkansas Department of Health that anyone wishing to be a Certified Tester, attendand pass this type of an approved course and also pass a test given by the Arkansas Department of Health aftercompletion of this course.)

ASSEMBLY TESTER RE-CERTIFICATION COURSE


The Assembly Tester Re-Certification Course is an 8-hour course that consists of lab training to re-certify CERTIFIED TESTERS.

NOTE: (It is required by the Arkansas Department of Health that Certified Testers attend and pass this type of anapproved course every two years in order to maintain Certification.)

ASSEMBLY REPAIR CERTIFICATION COURSE


The Assembly Repair Course is a 24-hour course that consists of classroom training and hands-on lab training totrain the student to be able to repair Assemblies in the field.

NOTE: (It is required by the Arkansas Department of Health that before someone can be a Certified AssemblyRepair person they must be a Certified Tester, attend and pass an Assembly Repair Course and also pass a testgiven by the Arkansas Department of Health after completion of this course.)

PLEASE FILL OUT THE INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE & MAIL IT TOARKANSAS RURAL WATER

10 WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE CLASS DATE YOU ATTEND.


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July 7, 2015 Basic Water Math ...............................................................................Clarksville

July 8, 2015 ADH Compliance Course ...................................................................Clarksville

July 9, 2015 Applied Water Math...........................................................................Clarksville

July 29, 2015 Energy Conservation/Water Loss .......................................................Clarksville

August 4-6, 2015 Intermediate Treatment ...........................................................Mountain Home

August 11, 2015 Basic Water Math ...............................................................................Springdale

August 12, 2015 ADH Compliance Course...................................................................Springdale

August 13, 2015 Applied Water Math...........................................................................Springdale

September 2-3, 2015 Water Exam Review.................................................................................Lonoke

September 22-24, 2015 Intermediate Distribution .......................................................................Lonoke

October 6-8, 2015 Advanced Treatment ...............................................................................Lonoke

October 28, 2015 Energy Conservation/Water Loss .......................................................Huntsville

November 17-19, 2015 Advanced Distribution ............................................................................Lonoke

December 9-10, 2015 Exam Review ...........................................................................................Lonoke

December 16, 2015 ADH Compliance Course........................................................................Lonoke

December 17, 2015 Applied Water Math................................................................................Lonoke

ARWA WASTEWATER CLASS SCHEDULE – 2015

July 13-16, 2015 Class II Wastewater ...................................................................................Rogers

August 18-20, 2015 Class I Wastewater...................................................................................Lonoke

September 14-16, 2015 Class I Wastewater............................................................................Hot Springs

October 19-22, 2015 Class II Wastewater .................................................................................Lonoke

December 7-11, 2015 Class III Wastewater ................................................................................Lonoke

To see our entire schedule of classes or to get more details please go to our website: arkansasruralwater.org

ARWA WATER TRAINING SCHEDULE – 2015

ARWA TRAINING AND EVENTS 2015

ARWA Annual Operator ExpoJuly 22, 2015Lonoke, AR

ARWA Training Technical ConferenceSeptember 13-16, 2015

Hot Springs Convention Center


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