Today is Thanksgiving and we had crab legs and shrimp with melted butter. Those of you that have been to my classes know I was truly Thankful for today (I love me some crab legs)!! Last week I attended the Indiana Water Environment Associations’ (IWEA) Annual Conference at the Westin in Indianapolis. This year they…
Most plants in Indiana have been filling out Monthly Monitoring Reports (MMRs) or Monthly Report of Operations (MROs) electronically, printing them out for signature and snail mailing them to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) for years. Now there is NetDMR. NetDMR allows National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit holders to electronically sign and submit federally-required discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) to IDEM. You will…
On Friday, November 8th I spent the day discovering the world of StarBurst pumps and mixers. StartBurst is a company that is locally owned and their pumps and mixers are locally made in New Castle, Indiana and I was fortunate enough to be able to tour the factory and talk to the fabricators. It took me a…
Would you ever purchase a car without taking a test drive? If not then why would you hire a speaker or instructor without first hearing them speak? How many times have you attended a “free” training session only to find out it was an elaborate sales pitch? It may be “free” but your time isn’t. …
Wastewater 101 wants to say Congratulations to the new group of operators who passed the Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s Operator’s Exam. The following were students of the Wastewater 101 Certification Review courses given this year: Rhonda Anderson of Gary – Municipal Class IV Travis Hunt of Eaton – Municipal Class II Apprentice Fred “Dallen”…
Gary Brown is sporting his Slinky T-shirt he won while attending the IDEM Certification Review Course at the Gary Water Pollution Control Facility in Gary, Indiana. Don’t miss your chance to Catch the Bug with training provided by Wastewater 101. Contact us today to schedule operator training – all courses are approved for contact hours.
Not to be outdone, the Southern Indiana Operator’s Association (SIOA) offers an Indiana Department of Environmental Management Wastewater Operators’ Certification Course in the spring of the year. For the past few years it has been held in Shelbyville, Indiana. Shelly Leffew Higdon is present at most of the training sessions to make sure everything is…
Jeff Krotke of Warsaw, Indiana is styling and profiling in a Wastewater 101 logo shirt. The Warsaw Water Pollution Control Facility has been the host of the Northern Indiana Operator’s Association’s Spring Operator Certification exam review sessions. Jeff steps up to find lunch sponsors for the attendees, has all material ready and the room set…
Wastewater 101 was in Southern Indiana on Wednesday (9/11/2013) at Bloomington. The two (2) hour topic of training was completing the Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) using the Monthly Report of Operations (MRO). We also reviewed the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (NPDES). Those present not only learned the correct way to complete the DMR,…
Wastewater 101 wrapped up the first fall session of the Certification Review Course. This group has been studying for the Indiana Department of Environmental Management Operator Class II Certification. We had other students who were studying for the Industrial A-SO license. Wastewater 101 was here to provide them with math, MRO/DMR/Permit and Operator Certification…
