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Louisiana Water Environment AssociationFEBRUARY 2016 Newsletter
THELouisiana Water
EnvironmentAssociation
LWEA • PO Box 80374 • Baton Rouge, LA 70898-0374
2 President's Message4 Conference Information 9 Meeting Announcement Scholarship Program 11 Officers & Committee Chairs12 Membership News
Member of the Water Environment Federation
CONFERENCE ISSUE
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The New Year has begun and is off to a great start for LWEA. We have so many exciting events going on from luncheons to confer-ences. This year, we are again participating in the Louisiana Conference on Water Supply, Sewerage, and Industrial Wastes (Louisiana Conference) as well as the Louisiana Solid Waste Association (LSWA) Environmental Conference.
The Louisiana Conference, which will host the Operations Challenge, will be held from Monday, March 14, 2016 to Thursday, March 17, 2016 and will be at the Hilton Hotel and Shreveport Convention Center. LWEA will have technical sessions on Tues-day and Wednesday.
An updated schedule of events can be found at www.louisianaconference.org. The LSWA Environmental Conference will be held at the Cajun Dome Convention Center in Lafayette from Wednesday, March 16, 2016 to Friday, March 18, 2016. We will also be hosting the annual golf tournament at this conference on March 16th.
For more information, visit www.lswa.us.
In addition to the conferences and luncheons, we are also in the process of collecting scholarship applications. Our scholarship program was established to assist individuals who are working toward a degree in the environmental industry with tuition, fees, and/or supplies.
Additional information about the application process can be found at www.thelwea.com.
With all of these activities going on, we are always looking for more volunteers to help. If conferences and luncheons aren’t for you, we have many other opportunities to be active within LWEA from participating in Earth Day, presentations at local elementary schools, or even judging science fairs. We are always looking for volunteers and are open to new ideas on how to better serve our community. And don’t forget to register for the next LWEA Luncheon on February 11th. I look forward to seeing you there.
President's MESSAGE
Two conferences this year!
LWEA/Louisiana Conference on Water Supply, Sewerage, and Industrial WasteMarch 14-17, 2016
Louisiana Solid Waste Association Environmental ConferenceMarch 16-18, 2016
ADRIENNE MILLS
February Issue Contributors: Adrienne Mills, Linda McConnell, Jessica Keasler Designer: Melanie Koskie
CONFERENCE ISSUE
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THE 79TH ANNUAL LOUISIANACONFERENCE & SHORT COURSE
CO-HOSTED BY LOUISIANA WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION
LWEA is again partnering with the Louisiana Confer-ence on Water Supply, Sewerage and Industrial Wastes, Inc. to hold the 79th Annual Louisiana Conference and Short Course. The conference will be held at the Hilton Shreveport Hotel and Shreveport Convention Center, 104 Market Street, Shreveport, LA 71101.
The full conference will be held from Monday, March 14, 2016 to Friday, March 18, 2016. LWEA technical ses-sions will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The purpose of the Louisiana Conference is to promote the professionalism of, to provide for training of, and to provide a forum for the exchange of information among everyone in the water and wastewater fields. The Confer-ence strives to promote and support mandatory certifica-tion of the water and wastewater operator, to improve the overall quality of life for the citizens of Louisiana through safe drinking water and protection of the environment.
The conference provides thirty-two hours of water and wastewater technical programs. The format includes new rules and regulations, management, bid laws, ethics, tech-nical topics and a panel discussion. The conference also includes a special two day technical program on Tuesday and Wednesday which will be geared toward LWEA members. To view the Technical Program, visit WWW.LOUISIANACONFERENCE.ORG.
There will also be thirty-two hours of Operator Certifica-tion Review Training classes available and intended for certification review only. Louisiana Certification Review Materials developed by the course instructors will be provided to all registrants when they “check in” to the classroom. Registration fees for the Operator certification training courses include the cost of materials.
PRE-REGISTRATION IS RECOMMENDED DUE TO LIMITED CLASSROOM SPACE.
There will also be a variety of exhibitors that will present new products and ideas throughout the short course. The Operator Challenge will also be going on Tuesday and Wednesday in which teams will be competing to see who will represent Louisiana at WEFTEC 2016. For more in-formation, please contact LWEA President, Adrienne Mills, at [email protected].
The program is included along with pre-registration forms at WWW.LOUISIANACONFERENCE.ORG.
If you have any questions regarding the Conference, send an e-mail to Joanne Massony, Chair, LA Conference at [email protected] or contact LWEA President, Adrienne Mills, at [email protected].
Type of Registration (Circle One Fee Only)
Water Distribution, Production and Treatment I & II
Before March 1st Pre-Registration Fee
After March 1st On-Site Fee
$350.00 $400.00 Water Distribution, Production and Treatment III & IV
$350.00 $400.00
Water Industrial / Technical Sessions
Before March 1st Pre-Registration Fee
After March 1st On-Site Fee
$300.00 $350.00
Wastewater Collection and Treatment I & II
Before March 1st Pre-Registration Fee
After March 1st On-Site Fee
$350.00 $400.00 Wastewater Collection and Treatment III & IV
$350.00 $400.00
Wastewater Industrial / Technical Sessions
Before March 1st Pre-Registration Fee
After March 1st On-Site Fee
$300.00 $350.00
Northwest Northeast Central Lake Area
Capital Southwest South Central Southeast
Please make check payable and mail to: LOUISIANA CONFERENCE P.O. BOX 940 DENHAM SPRINGS, LA 70727 Credit Cards:
VISA MasterCard
American Express Discover
Expiration Date: _______________ Full payment is required with Registration Applications. Registrations received after March 1st, 2016 must reflect the “On-Site” fee. Please Note: All Certification Review Training and Industrial / Technical Sessions will begin promptly at 8:00AM on Monday March 14, 2016 EARLY REGISTRATION IS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND ALL CERTIFICATION REVIEW SESSIONS. Registration will be closed once the classroom capacity has been reached. Registrants will be issued the appropriate training material upon arrival in the classroom. Refunds will not be made for cancellations received after March 1, 2016.
79th ANNUAL CONFERENCE SHORT COURSE REGISTRATION FORM MARCH 14 - 18, 2016
Water & Wastewater Industrial / Technical Sessions
Before March 1st Pre-Registration Fee
After March 1st On-Site Fee
$200.00 $250.00
Name as it appears on Card
Card #
Address
Name
City
Employer
PH
State Zip
Operator ID
E Mail
Cell
Exhibits - TU & W Only / Technical Sessions - M,TU,W & TH
One Day Admission includes Lunch
Before March 1st Pre-Registration Fee
After March 1st On-Site Fee
$100.00 $100.00
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Golf Tournament Golf Tournament: 9:30am Registration, 11:00am Tee Off (Wetlands Golf Course)9:30 AM Solid Waste Operator Certification Test (Cajundome Convention Center)2:00-5:30 PM Exhibitor Set-Up and Early Registration (Pre-Registered Attendees)6:00-9:00 PM Hospitality Room (Hilton Garden Inn) FIESTA THEME
7:30-8:308:30-9:009:00-9:30
9:30-10:00
11:00-11:3011:30-1:00
Track Titles Solid Waste (Gospel Room)
Industrial/Energy (Cajun Room)
UST (Jazz Room)
Water/Waste Water
(Zydeco Room)
LEHA (Blues Room)
1:00-1:30Tire Regulations
and Landfill Applications
Jason Meyers, LDEQ
Update on Environmental
Regulatory Changes
John King, BSW
Pay for Performance
Durwood Franklin, LDEQ
LPDES Stormwater Permits and Monitoring
Kimberly Corts, LDEQ
History of LEHA John Koury
1:30-2:00GPS Solutions
Adam Jochelson, P.E. Geoshack
Redefinition of Solid Waste
John King, BSW & Don Caffery, LDEQ
Trust Fund Update Jeff Baker, LDEQ
Stakeholder-based Strategies for Water Quality
Restoration and Protection Amanda
Vincent, LDEQ
Louisiana Mercury Initiative-Past,
Present & Future Al Hindrichs
2:00-3:00
3:00-3:30Landfill Drones
Eric Deroche, T. Baker Smith
Legislative Update Jim Harris, HAD
LDEQ 2014 Integrated Report Tara Nixon, LDEQ
3:30-4:00C & D Recycling
Rodney Schamerhorn,
Schamerhorn, Inc.
Industrial/Commercial Energy Efficiency in
Louisiana Dr. McInerny, ULL
Louisiana Trash Free Waters
Program & Local Ordinance
Jean Kelly, LDEQ
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Track Titles Solid Waste (Gospel Room)
Industrial/Energy (Cajun Room)
UST (Jazz Room)
Water/Waste Water
(Zydeco Room)
LEHA (St. Landry Room)
7:30-8:00
8:00-8:30
Leachate vs. Landfill Gas
Containation Mike Caldwell
Waste Management
Nutrients in the Mississippi River
Aimee Killeen, Providence
Enhanced Bioremediation
from Field Test to Full
Implementation J. Bryan McReynolds
8:30-9:00SW-060
Regulations Update
Mike Hahn LDEQ
Early Warning Organic Compound
Detection System Upgrades
Yvonne Baker, Providence
Sediment Toxicity: Is There a Problem Helen Connelly
9:00-9:30LDEQ FY2015-16
Compliance Monitoring Strategy
Billy Eakin, LDEQ
Green Grimes: An Overview of
Environmental Crimes in Louisiana
Ryan Brignac
9:30-10:00
Vertical Expansions of Landfills Over Pre-
Subtitle D Areas Ricardo d'Abreu, ph.D,
Solo Environmental Consultants
Ozone Standard Vivian Aucoin, LDEQ
LPDES Landfill Permits &
Monitoring Todd Franklin,
LDEQ
Bio-Indicator Approaches to Assess
Environemental Health
Lance Fontenot
10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00
Industry Information
Exchange Henry Graham, LCA
& Robert Berg, Exxon
Biosolids/Sewage Sludge (Permit
Haulers, Monitoring)
Ronda Burtch, LDEQ
GOM Anoxic Zone Doug Daigle
11:00-11:30
DNR Expedited Permit Program & Brine & Solution
Mining Rules Steve Lee, LDNR
Flesh Eating Bacteria
Erin Delaune
11:30-12:00
Arc Flash & Grounding Safety, Compliance &
Good Practices Chris Riddle, EPG
Companies
Employing Off-Property Projects for Emission Reductions
(Speaker TBD)
Installation/ Repair/ Closure Todd Perry, LDEQ
12:00-12:30Data Management/GIS & 3D Landfill Visualization
Raphael Siebenmann, Geosyntec Consultants
DOE Quadrennial Energy Review
Speaker TBD
UST Worker Certification
Verretta Johnson, LDEQ
12:30
Mosquito Borne Diseases
Gary Balsamo
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
EXHIBITOR VISITATION
PRIZE DRAWINGS-MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!!!
Hospitality Event-Acadian Village
Friday, March 18, 2016
Ron Curry, EPA Region 6 Administrator
Breakout Sessions
Nasties & Beasties and Things that'll
"Git Cha" Kyle Moppert
EXHIBITOR VISITATION
Remedy Vulnerabilities-
Designing to Avoid Root Causes
William Benni, LDEQ
Thursday, March 17, 2016Registration & Exhibitor Visitation
DEQ Secretary InvitedDEQ Deputy Secretary/Assistant Secretary (Invited)LDNR Speaker (Invited)Kim Chatelain, Jefferson Parish Office of Inspector General
Exhibitor Visitation
Exhibitor Visitation
Ethics for State Licensed
Geoscientist and Engineers
Bill Schramm, LDEQ
Clean Power Plan Panel
Melanie Verzwyvelt, PSC; Bryan Johnston, LDEQ; Bill Matthews, Cleco; Bill Bond, AEP
10:00-11:00
State Water Regulations Update:
State: Stephanie Braden,LDEQ
Current Status of Joint EPA-Corps Water of
the U.S. Rule: Dr. Paul Gutierrez,Corp Rep Fed
WQS Rule: EPA Rep Rob Heffner-Overview
of the Clean Water Rule and the Corps
Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
Flexible Acreage, Financial
Assurance Assessment and Certification of Compliance (An
Update) Martin Perrilloux &
Will Steele, LDEQ
UST Regulatory Update
Sam Broussard, LDEQ
LDEQ Round Table Isaac Rickettes,
LDEQ
CCR Update Dutch Donlon, LDEQ
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anouncement
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FEBRUARY MEETING
FEBRUARY 11, 2016 NETWORKING 11:30 TO NOONPRESENTATION NOON TO 1:00.
Newly appointed LDEQ Secretary Dr. Chuck Brown will join usto provide a regulatory update for 2016 and beyond. The meeting will be at the offices of Kean Miller with check-in and networking from 11:30
to noon and the presentation from noon to 1:00.
Kean Miller LLP • II City Plaza 400 Convention Street, Suite 700 • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
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The Louisiana Water Environ-ment Association has established a scholarship program to encourage and assist qualified individuals in their pursuit of a degree, which leads to a career in the environ-mental field. LWEA intends to award three scholarships, honor-ing former members of LWEA, to defray the costs of tuition, fees, books and school supplies. The three scholarships in the amount of $1,500 each are:
Frederick G. Deiler Memorial Scholarship
Kenneth L. Keffer Memorial Scholarship
Harold Norman Memorial Scholarship
LWEA reserves the right to revise, withhold, or reduce the number of scholarships, depending upon the quantity and quality of the applications received. Scholarships will be forwarded to the University for the recipient to use during the
next (Fall) semester or quarter. In addition, the scholarship recipients will be awarded a complimentary one-year student membership in the national Water Environment Federation and in LWEA.
A complete application must be received by the LWEA Scholarship Selection Committee by April 1, 2016, at the following address:
Henry T. Graham, Jr.LWEA Scholarship Selection Committee Chairman c/o LCAOne American Place, Suite 2040Baton Rouge, LA 70825
The scholarships will be announced at either the LWEA Spring Confer-ence or the LWEA Annual Busi-ness Meeting in June 2016.
Contact Henry Graham, Jr. at (225) 344-2609 Ext. 642 or [email protected] or your LWEA Campus Coordinator for details.
SCHOLARSHIP Program
BY HENRY GRAHAM
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SCHOLARSHIP Program RequirementsLWEA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
In order to be considered, the applicant:
1. Must be pursuing either a baccalaureate or masters degree at a college or university within Louisiana;2. Must be a full-time student and resident of Louisiana.3. Must have at least a B average in all course work (3.0 on a 4.0 scale);4. Must be at least a Junior (undergraduate) and no higher than a Master’s level candidate during the year of award;5. Must have at least two semesters (three quarters) of course work remaining toward a qualifying degree at the time of award; and6. Must be majoring in an environmental related curriculum in engineering, physical or natural science, or public health.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
In order to apply for the LWEA scholarships, the applicant must submit the following:1. General Information - A brief application containing the applicant's name, address, (mailing and permanent), telephone number, university attending and dates of at-tendance, degree sought and overall Grade Point Average. Briefly describe your need for this scholarship (please include the % of tuition covered by other grants or scholarships;
the names and amounts of any other grants or scholarships applicable during the award period of the LWEA scholarship).
2. Resume - Pertinent information on environmentally related course work, honors and achievements, publications, presentations and extracurricular activities (both on-campus and off-campus organizations).
3. Narrative - A short essay (not less than 50 and no more than 200 words) which demonstrates the applicant's desire to preserve and enhance the water environment of Louisiana by setting forth the applicant's degree objectives, career goals and personal interests.
4. Official University/College Transcript(s) - A copy of your official college transcripts. For applicants continuing an undergraduate degree program, the transcript must show all undergraduate course work through the Fall semester (quarter) of 2015. For applicants entering into a post-graduate degree program, the transcript must show all under-graduate course work leading to a baccalaureate degree and a letter of acceptance to a graduate environmental program meeting the minimum requirements. For applicants continuing a post-graduate degree program, the transcripts must show all undergradu-ate course work leading to a baccalaureate degree and all post-graduate course work through the Fall semester (quarter) of 2015.
5. Personal Reference - Recommendation of the applicant's major professor or depart-ment head, as appropriate, attesting to the applicant's academic experience.
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AWARDS CHAIRChad Cristina - [email protected]
COLLECTION SYSTEMS CHAIRJosh Graham - [email protected]
HOSPITALITY CHAIRBeth Hitt - [email protected]
MEMBERSHIP CHAIRLinda McConnell - [email protected]
PUBLIC EDUCATION CHAIRAimeé Killeen - [email protected]
SAFETY CHAIRAdrienne Mills - [email protected]
SCHOLARSHIP CHAIRHenry Graham - [email protected]
Program • Government • Young Professionals Community Outreach/Education • WEFTEC Advisory Chair
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
PRESIDENT • ADRIENNE MILLS225-289-5222 • [email protected]
PRESIDENT-ELECT • JESSICA KEASLER225-344-6052 • [email protected]
VICE-PRESIDENT • CHERREE CARLSON225-241-8773 • [email protected]
SECRETARY • DIANA DAY956-202-2911 • [email protected]
TREASURER • ALEX SHEFFIELD225-755-1000 • [email protected]
PAST PRESIDENT • DAVID HAWLEY225-755-1000 • [email protected]
WEF DELEGATE • AIMEÉ KILLEEN225.766.7400 • [email protected]
PWO REP. • STEVE HOSS225-342-7507 • [email protected]
LWEA 2015 – 2016 OFFICERS
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Office: 225-752-8322 • Mobile: 225-315-0723Email: [email protected]
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OPEN POSITIONS
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DiscountsMembers receive discounts on lunch and dinner meetings, some conferences/seminars, and WEF publications. WEF members also receive discounts from partner organizations..
Non-members, Expired MembersFor WEF/LWEA membership information, visit wef.org/JoinWEF or contact Linda McConnell at 225/292-9007 or [email protected]. I can forward you a PDF of the current applica-tion form or can look up your expired member number for use in communications with WEF.
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