Onsite wastewater systems.Educational Program If you are an Onsite Wastewater Systems Specialist, you may register for just these sessions as their own conference at a lower rate. See www.neha.org for the separate brochure and registration form. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Learning Objectives After attending these sessions, you will be able to: * evaluate the latest onsite wastewater treatment technologies * develop successful maintenance and management programs for communities * assess the usage of alternative treatment systems in different parts of the country * analyze the environmental health impacts of onsite wastewater systems Highlighted Speaker Richard Otis [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Richard Otis, Ph.D., P.E., D.E.E., is Vice President of Applied Technologies in the Madison, WI, office of Ayres Associates. He has been the research director and project manager of wastewater facility projects since 1970. Dr. Otis' primary emphasis has been developing low-cost technological and institutional solutions to wastewater problems in areas with no centralized wastewater treatment. He will present attendees with a management and planning approach that integrates centralized and decentralized de·cen·tral·ize v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities. technologies and practices, and is based on risk management, performance, affordability, and accountability. Sunday, June 26 1:00-1:50pm History and Current Challenges of Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Disposal in the Florida Keys Florida Keys, chain of coral and limestone islands and reefs, c.150 mi (240 km) long, extending from Virginia Key, S of Miami Beach, to Key West, and forming the southern extremity of Florida. William G. Brookman, M.P.H., C.E.H.P., EH Supervisor, Monroe County Monroe County is the name of seventeen counties in the United States, named after President James Monroe:
2:00-2:50pm How Well Do Aerobic Treatment Units Work? Data from the Florida Keys Eberhard Roeder, Ph.D., EH Program Consultant, Bureau of Onsite Sewage Programs, Florida Department of Health Florida Department of Health is a category of Government of Florida. Orange County Health Department is one of the branches of Florida Department of Health and Government of Florida. , Tallahassee, FL and William G. Brookman, M.P.H., C.E.H.P., EH Supervisor, Monroe County Health Department, Islamorada, FL 3:00-3:50pm Making Sense Out of Sizing Septic septic /sep·tic/ (sep´tik) pertaining to sepsis. sep·tic adj. 1. Of, relating to, having the nature of, or affected by sepsis. 2. Systems: The Seattle and King County Water Use Study David P. Christensen, R.E.H.S., Health & Environmental Investigator II, Public Health-Seattle & King County, Bellevue, WA 4:00-4:50pm Alternative System Treatment and Performance George Loomis, Ph.D., Research and Extension Soil Scientist, University of Rhode Island History The University was first chartered as the state's agricultural school in 1888. The site of the school was originally the Oliver Watson Farm, and the original farmhouse still lies on the campus today. Cooperative Extension, Kingston, RI Monday, June 27 7:30am-12:00noon PROTOUR--Alternative Treatment Systems Field Trip See page 21 for details. 1:00-1:50pm Creative Dispersal of Advanced-Treated Wastewater in Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. George Loomis, Ph.D., Research and Extension Soil Scientist, University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension, Kingston, RI 2:45-3:35pm Passive Phosphorus Removal Technologies to Achieve Low Phosphorus Pio Lombardo, P.E., President, Lombardo Associates, Inc., Newton, MA 3:45-4:35pm Know Your S--t: Educating Sewage Haulers in King County Olivia L. Chamberlain, R.E.H.S., Health & Environmental Investigator, Public Health-Seattle & King County, Seattle, WA Tuesday, June 28 9:00-9:50am Challenges in the Implementation of Comprehensive Onsite and Decentralized Management Programs Robert Rubin Robert Edward Rubin (born August 29, 1938) is an American banker who served as the 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury during both the first and second Clinton Administrations during a time of peak performance for the U.S. economy. , Ph.D., Senior Environmental Specialist, McKim and Creed; and Professor Emeritus, North Carolina State University History
10:00-10:50am Breaking the Barriers of Tradition: A Brave New World Brave New World Aldous Huxley’s grim picture of the future, where scientific and social developments have turned life into a tragic travesty. [Br. Lit.: Magill I, 79] See : Dystopia Brave New World for Decentralized Wastewater! Richard J. Otis, Ph.D., P.E., D.E.E., Vice President, Applied Technologies, Ayres Associates, Madison, WI 11:00-11:50am Better Community Design Through Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Lorraine Joubert, Water Resource Specialist, University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension, Kingston, RI 1:00-1:50pm Keeping the Homeowner on the Hook Adj. 1. on the hook - caught in a difficult or dangerous situation; "there I was back on the hook" dangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous : Enforcement of Operations and Maintenance Contracts at the Local Level--A Study of Massachusetts Kimberly Monsini, Vice President of Operations, Clearwater Recovery, Rockland, MA 2:00-2:50pm A Local Perspective on the Management of Advanced Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Brent L. Reagor, R.S., EH Specialist, Town of Acton, Acton, MA 3:00-3:50pm Promoting the Onsite Industry Through Credentialing and Certification Christl Pokorney, OSWS OSWS Operating System Work Station Project Coordinator, Research & Development, NEHA, Denver, CO and Anthony Smithson, M.S., R.S., Coordinator, Onsite Wastewater Program, Lake County Health Department, Waukegan, IL 4:00-4:50pm New USEPA USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency Handbook for Management of Onsite and Decentralized Wastewater Systems Joyce Hudson, Senior Environmental Engineer and Decentralized Wastewater Program Manager and Stephen Hogye, Decentralized Wastewater Project Officer, Office of Wastewater Management, USEPA, Washington, DC |
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