AWWA Donates Additional DVDs to the WVETC Library
The following educational DVDs and study guides have recently been added to the library at the Environmental Training Center at Cedar Lakes. The WV Section purchased and donated this information to the Environmental Training Center in September 2010. These DVDs and study guide are available free for loan by contacting the training center at (304) 372-7878.
1. Water Main Disinfection and Dechlorination
2. AWWA Video Field Guide: Pipe Tapping
3. Water Distribution Operator Training: Services and Meeters
4.
Operator Math Made Easy
5. Wastewater operator Certification Study Guide
Water for People
The West Virginia Section continues to actively support Water For People and this year the Section had a matching fund drive with the members. The Section members donated $1,690 and the Section matched the donation and sent a total of $4,215 to Water For People. The Section’s National Director, Ed Morrison, presented a check at the Winter Board Meeting. Please visit http://www.waterforpeople.org for more information on Water For People. Thank you to those members who contributed to such a worthy cause.
Section to Host 2011 RMSO Meeting
The West Virginia Section will host the 2011 Regional Meeting of Section Officers on April 15-16, 2011. West Virginia is in Region II consisting of nine (9) sections: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Puerto Rico, Alabama-Mississippi and Kentucky-Tennessee.
CEH Training Courses Approved by WVBPH
The following courses have been approved by the WV Bureau of Public Health for Continuing Education Hours (CEHs).
AWWA Annual Conference
-WV WARN Emergency Response (CEH2010-025/WW2010-046) - 1 CEH
-Capacity Development: Operator Issues (CEH2010-027/WW2010-027) - 2 CEH
-Water Audit (CEH2010-026) - 1 CEH
EXPO
-Enhanced Filtration (CEH2010-010/WW2010-030) - 1 CEH