OAWWA Water Distribution Seminar

 Registration Fees:
    • OAWWA Member Rate: $95.00
    • Nonmember Rate: $120.00
    • Walk-In Rate: $150.00
Registration Deadline: September 11, 2025
Contact Hours Available: 6.0 Contact Hours

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Agenda (6.0 Contact Hours Available):
    • 7:45-8:15am: Registration
    • 8:15-8:45am: OEPA Update
        • Presenter: ​​Tanushree Courlas​ (​​Assistant Chief | Ohio EPA, Division of Drinking and Ground Waters​)
    • 8:45-9:30am: Cold Weather Safety
        • Presenter: David Vandergrift (Safety Consultant | Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation)
    • 9:30-10:15am: Enhancing Water Loss Management with Satellite Leak Detection
        • Presenter: John Stevens (Sales Manager | Asterra, USA)
    • 10:15-10:25am: Break
    • 10:25-11:10am: Complete Utility Locating System
        • Presenter: Trent Hertzfeld (Owner / Sales Rep | Utility Solutions, Inc.)
    • 11:10-11:55am: What Water Utilities Need to Know for AWIA Compliance Updates
        • Presenter: Susan Wyatt (​​Senior Resilience Consultant​ | Arcadis)
    • 11:55-12:40pm: Lunch
    • 12:40-1:25pm: Large Valve Replacement & Water Main Maintenance
        • Presenters: 
            • ​​Robert L McNutt, PE​ (Senior Project Manager - Water/Wastewater Division​ | Verdantas)
            • ​​​​Josh Rohrbach​ ​ (Staff Engineer 2​ | Verdantas)
    • 1:25-1:55pm: Lead Service Line Replacement - Lessons Learned
        • Presenter: Brenda Culler (Lead Program Manager | Cleveland Water)
    • 1:55-2:05pm: Break
    • 2:05-2:50pm: Corrosion and It's Control; Polyethylene Encasement (V-Bio) for Ductile Iron Pipelines
        • Presenter: Allen Cox (Regional Director | DIPRA)
    • 2:50-3:20pm: Operator Certification and Resilience
        • Presenter: Kevin Swaldek (Environmental Supervisor | Ohio EPA)