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Presentations from cutting edge technologies to case studies, planning, design, implementation, & operation of water and wastewater-based technologies.

The Midwest Water & Wastewater Technology Conference is the new and improved technology conference for industry professionals hosted by the Illinois Section AWWA Information Management and Technology (IMTech) committee in conjunction with the Central States Water Environment Association and Illinois Water Environment Association. T-CON incorporates multiple learning tracks related to the planning, design, implementation, and operation of water and wastewater-based technologies. The multi-track approach makes the conference ideal for utility managers, IT professionals, as well as operation sand field staff. If you can only attend one technology conference this year, this is the one to attend!

PRESENTATIONS:

• SCADA: Risks and Rewards of Moving to a Cloud Environment
  Thomas Gluzinski, Paladin Consulting
• Automatic Meter Reading Case Study: The City of Chicago Department of Water Management
  Andrea Putz & Matt Quinn, City of Chicago Department of Water Managements
• GPS Data Collection Training
  Andrew Robb, Autodesk AEC & Trimble MGIS Sales
• Business Applications for GIS
  Thomas A. Thomey, MGP Inc. & Douglass Strempek, Village of Norridge
• GIS Consortium: What is it and How to Implement it?
  Thomas A. Thomey, MGP Inc. & Douglass Strempek, Village of Norridge
• Google Earth and GIS for Utility Locating
  Frank Frelka, DuPage Water Commission
• Enterprise GIS
  Mark Robbins, Esri
• Case Study: Secure Remote Access for Asset Management, SCADA, GIS for the Downers Grove Sanitary District
  Clay Campbell, Downers Grove Sanitary District & Larry Kravets, B&W Control Systems Integration
• Open Source GIS
  Greg Calcari, mPower Innovations
• GIS Implementation for Infrastructure: Maximizing Your Resources – A Case Study of the Village of South Elgin
  Dan Mann, Village of South Elgin & Andy Zaletel, Baxter & Woodman, Inc.
• Corrosion of Underground Metallic Structures: Cathodic Protection System for Underground Corrosion Mitigation
  Rogelio de las Casas, EN Engineering
• Introduction to Wireless Transmitters and Demonstration
  Jon Hall, Novaspect, Inc.
• Smart Phone/Tablet Application for SCADA and HMI over City Wide Wi-Fi Network
  Tom Kirkland, ELAN Technologies & Dave Weakley, City of Palos Hills
• Norridge Cross Connection Tracking Feasibility Study: How Technology can Enhance Your Cross Connection Control Program
  Daniel Eisenhauer, Backflow Solution Inc.
• GE Proficy iFix offers more than Pretty Pictures and Alarms
  Todd Steege, Industrial Network Systems
• Excel Training
  Jim Huchel, City of Crystal Lake
• Asset Management Overview
  Jim Graham, PE, Lucity
• Smart Data-Enabled Motor Control Centers
  Nick Fracasso, Rockwell Automation
• Crystal Lake’s Use of the iPad for Field Data Collection & Remote SCADA Access
• Andy Resek, City of Crystal Lake

FACILITY ADDRESS
McHenry County College, 8900 US Highway 14, Crystal Lake, Illinois  60012

COST
$50.00 ISAWWA/CSWEF/IWEA members
$75.00 for non members
$90.00 for onsite registration

REGISTRATION & HOURS
Registration begins at 7:30am, attendees will be able to visit exhibit booths at this time.  The training will start at 8:30am and will conclude by 3:30pm. Earn up to 5 renewal training credit hours for water operators, or professional development hours for engineers. Continental breakfast and lunch will be included.

Register here: http://www.calumetwaterwaystewards.com/register/

A webinar on how to perform an energy use assessment at small- to medium-sized water and wastewater systems will be held Thursday, May 31, 2012 from 12:30-2:30 p.m. CT. Register for this webinar at: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/334111822.

Download the Energy Use Assessment Tool at: http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/sustain/energy_use.cfm.

Plan to join the AWE for an educational webinar on the fine art of water loss management!  On Thursday, May 24th from 1:00-2:30 p.m. (Central) AWE will conduct a 90-minute webinar featuring instructor Reinhard Sturm, co-author of the classic NRW textbook Water Loss Control.   The webinar is intended for water conservation managers who need cross-over training on the distribution-side management of leakage and other forms of non-revenue water, but will be good basic training for network managers as well.  The webinar will also discuss a current project which should provide new information on these methods funded by the Water Research Foundation.

Special pricing for buying the textbook Water Loss Control, 2nd edition will be offered.  AWE normally sells this book for $85, already a discount from the regular retail price of $115.  For this webinar, AWE will offer a further discounted sale of the textbook for $75 to current AWE members in good standing.

Webinar Purchasing Options:

AWE Members:
 1. Webinar only:  Free
   2. Webinar plus Water Loss Control:  $75 USD
3. Textbook only:  $75 USD

Non-Members:
 1. Webinar only:  $50 USD
   2. Webinar plus Water Loss Control:  $135 USD
3. Textbook only:  $85 USD

Webinar Program:

The webinar will cover the following topics:

1. How NRW management improves a utilities efficiency, bottom line and resource management
2. Active Steps in NRW Management:
a.Calculating the Water Balance
b. Using the AWWA Water Audit Software
c.Validating your data and doing a component analysis
d. Managing leakage and system pressures using DMA’s or pressure zones
3. How WRF Project 4372: “Effective Organization and Component Analysis of Utility Leakage Data” will help you
4. Questions and Answers

Sign up today!  Space in this webinar is limited to the first 100 participants.  Registration deadline is Wednesday, May 23rd, 5:00 p.m. Central.

Date: Monday, May 21, 2012

Time: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Location: Cornucopia Café – 210 East Lincolnway, Valparaiso, Ind.

About Green Drinks, HEC, and LEAF

In December 2011, Valparaiso-based Legal Environmental Aid Foundation (LEAF) merged with the Hoosier Environmental Council (HEC). What does the merger mean for the environment of northwest Indiana?   Will the merger really make a dent in Indiana’s tough political and economic environment?

Jesse and Kim will discuss HEC’s work and areas of focus. Among the discussion topics:

• Empowering communities to reduce water and air pollution
• Fostering clean energy initiatives
• Green job creation
• Supporting 21st Century transportation alternatives

NWI Indiana Green Drinks is for people interested in the environmental field to meet up for monthly informal sessions, camaraderie and conversation. It’s a lively mixture of people from business, non-profits, government and academia.

Project pre-proposals must be submitted to SMC by 4 PM May 25^th.

At minimum, the initial pre-proposal due on May 25^th must include the conceptual scope for a project and a budget estimate for the proposed work. Please contact an SMC staff member listed below if you have questions about a project idea or if you are a “first-timer” and need some assistance converting your project idea into a project scope and budget. The Request for Project Proposals contains instructions for the preparation and submittal of a project proposal to SMC for possible inclusion in the Countywide Watershed BMP Implementation Program and the grant application that will be submitted by SMC to the Illinois EPA later this year. A schedule for the submittal of project proposals and the preparation of the grant application is included below.

Don’t be intimidated by the length of the document; it is 15 pages long, but contains a significant amount of guidance to assist you in the preparation of a project proposal.  If you need assistance in interpreting the document or have any questions about the Countywide Watershed BMP Implementation Program, contact Andrea Cline (for projects in the North Branch Chicago River Watershed) at (847) 377-7710 or acline@lakecountyil.gov or Patty Werner at (847) 377-7717 or pwerner@lakecountyil.gov.

RFP: http://lakecountyil.gov/Stormwater/Documents/Engineering/RFPs/2012_319RFP(reduced).pdf

• May 17, 2012, 8 am–5:30 pm
• College of Lake County, 19351 West Washington Street, Grayslake, IL

County Green 2012 will bring together local business owners and educators, as well as non-profit, municipal and county leaders for a one-day event sponsored by the College of Lake County to promote a sustainable future in Lake County.

This one day event will focus on the environmental, social and economic impacts of water and food on our region. With Lake County’s population expected to grow significantly by 2050, demand for water and nutritious food will continue to surge. Through speakers and workshops, County Green will connect the dots between our water and food supply, the increasing demands we face and what needs to be done to ensure a sustainable future.

Keynote speaker Peter Annin, author of the “Great Lakes Water Wars,” will shine a spotlight on the importance of water, as will presentations by organizations involved in protecting water and growing local food in Lake County. The afternoon sessions include a water forum and food forum, giving conference participants an opportunity to delve deeper into sustainable local food and pressing water issues.

The County Green is designed to attract businesses that want to “go green,” along with educators, those working with non-profits and municipalities and others interested in sustainability. It will bring together around 200 attendees plus 50 speakers and exhibitors to learn, network, share information and be inspired by the opportunities the new green economy will provide. The County Green is the latest in a series of events held at CLC, beginning with GreenTown: The Future of Community in 2010 and The County Green in May 2011.

To register online or for more information please visit http://thecountygreen.com/register.

Join them on May 16th for a look at the upcoming Green Infrastructure Vision 2.0. The presenters will give an overview of the process used to create the latest version of the GIV and will present a roadmap for its future. This webinar includes 30 minutes for question and answer.

The webinar runs from 11am-12:30pm CDT on May 16th. Register here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/329128328.

FEATURING

Will Allen
Director of Strategic Conservation, The Conservation Fund

Project Description

Since 2008, The Delta Institute has facilitated a Transportation and Environmental Collaboration Initiative in McHenry County, IL (working with local partners McHenry County Defenders and The Land Conservancy of McHenry County) and in Northwest Indiana (working with local partners Shirley Heinz Land Trust and Save the Dunes). The primary goal of the Initiative is to strengthen relationships between environmentalists and transportation professionals to ensure a balanced and informed dialogue between both groups. Through the Chicago Wilderness Sustainability team and working with local partners, Delta has developed local stakeholder groups, hosted a series of educational workshops, developed consensus-driven natural resource prioritization maps, and developed and implemented an outreach plan grounded in the work of those local stakeholder groups.

Abstract: The NRC 2011 book on ‘Sustainability within the U.S. EPA’ sets out the new system-based focus for the Agency; in essence presenting the need to simultaneously address the interactions between societal, environmental and economic aspects when finding solutions to environmental health issues. Within the water sector, the Office of Research and Development has initiated a transdisciplinary program for water resources, in which Dr. Ashbolt leads Project 5.1 – Tools and metrics for the next generation of water services.  Dr. Ashbolt will provide the compelling case for why different water service systems to the single, centralized one of today are required to provide for more sustainable water use within metropolitan regions of the US, and globally. In particular, the need for integrated resource (energy, nutrients and water) recovery. He will focus on water-based pathogen control and how we have moved from a fecal contamination impacted society to one now dominated by environmental, water-based pathogens that are largely unregulated and not controlled. Importantly, what are the new pathogen risks if we do change our water service infrastructure?

Event is free and includes lunch. Register here: http://www.cvent.com/events/uic-water-area-of-excellence/invitation-8385da3f705349c6ad4dfbc89303a737.aspx.

Please join the Bull Creek-Bull’s Brook Watershed Council for a brown bag luncheon seminar presented by Josh Ellis; Program Director & Abby Crisostomo; Program Associate of the Metropolitan Planning Council. Josh and Abby will be talking about the Milwaukee Ave. green infrastructure grant program, smart downspout disconnection, and some new funding sources that could be useful in implementing such projects.

When: Wednesday, May 23 at 12pm.
Where: 2nd floor conference room at the Lake County Central Permit Facility (500 W. Winchester Rd., Libertyville)
RSVP: jtmarencik@yahoo.com

Download the flyer for the event: http://lakecountyil.gov/Stormwater/Documents/Planning/Bull%20Creek%20Bull’s%20Brook/2012/Brownbag_052312.pdf