UPDATE: Due to classroom size, this class has reached capacity. Please contact the KRWA office if you would like to place your name on a waiting list (270.843.2291 or j.cole@krwa.org). You will be notified ASAP if there are cancellations.

PRIDE is pleased to partner with the Kentucky Rural Water Association to present a free training workshop for elected officials, drinking water professionals, and wastewater professionals, thanks to a grant from USDA Rural Development. The workshop targets the 42 counties served by PRIDE.

The objective is to help attendees better perform their roles and enhance the operations at their facilities.

The two-day workshop is free, and lunch will be provided both days. Continuing education hours will be award.

DATES, TIMES, LOCATION

November 1-2, 2017
8:30 a.m – 3:30 p.m. ET daily

Somerset Water Treatment Plant
5400 HWY 27
Somerset, Kentucky 42501

REGISTRATION

Space is limited. Registrants will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Priority will be given to registrants from the 42-county PRIDE service area.

To register, please call KRWA at 270.843.2291.

UPDATE: Due to classroom size, this class has reached capacity. Please contact the KRWA office if you would like to place your name on a waiting list (270.843.2291 or j.cole@krwa.org). You will be notified ASAP if there are cancellations.

AGENDA

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – “Source Water Protection in Kentucky” by Jack Stickney, Kentucky Rural Water Association

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Lunch Provided by PRIDE

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. – “Ice Pigging: Cleaning Collection Lines with Ice” by Brad Amos, Suez North America

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – “Safe Drinking Water Act and Clean Water Act” by Randall Kelley, Kentucky Rural Water Association

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – “Waterborne Pathogens” by Randall Kelley, Kentucky Rural Water Association

Thursday, November 2, 2017

8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m – “Emergency Response Planning and Equipment” by Steve Capps, Kentucky Rural Water Association

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Lunch Provided by PRIDE

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – “Sampling Procedures” by Johnny Osborne, McCoy & McCoy Laboratories

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – “What to Look for in a Laboratory” by Johnny Osborne, McCoy & McCoy Laboratories

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Operators will be granted credit for actual time attending the sessions. The maximum number of training credit hours each day will be six (6) hours. The maximum number of training credit hours for the two-day course will be twelve (12) hours. Local government officials may earn continuing education hours, pending approval by the Department of Local Government.

Space is limited. Registrants will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Priority will be given to registrants from the 42-county PRIDE service area. To register, please call KRWA at 270.843.2291.

FUNDED BY A GRANT FROM USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT

This material is based upon work supported under a grant by the Utilities Programs, United States Department of Agriculture. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in the material are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Rural Utilities Service.

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