On March 7, 2014 the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) held a meeting with representatives from the wastewater community. Attendees represented Operator Associations and training providers. Many topics were discussed regarding the goals IDEM has set for to be completed in 2014 and how to accomplish those goals with the assistance of operators throughout…
For Indiana Certified Wastewater Operators Who Prepare and Submit DMRs February 27, 2014 Beginning immediately, for any Indiana certified wastewater operator who prepares DMRs, MMRs or MROs: If you complete the enrollment process for NetDMR and begin submitting DMRs and MMRs or MROs for the first time using Net DMR, between February 27, 2014 and…
As a certified operator in the state of Indiana you must attain continuing education units in order to maintain and renew your license. If you are the certified operator for your facility it is a necessity to keep your license up to date. If you are a Class I,II, A or B Certified Operator you…
POSITION: WATER / WASTEWATER ENGINEER LOCATION: INDIANAPOLIS, IN JOB DESCRIPTION: Commonwealth Engineers is seeking an experienced professional with at least 5-10 years of experience in the design of water/wastewater treatment and/or storm water facilities. Experience should encompass all phases of design including conceptual/feasibility evaluations, preparation of design reports, development of contract documents, bidding assistance,…
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has replaced the CSO Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) form formerly required for reporting discharge information related to untreated CSO discharges with a new CSO Monthly Report of Operations (MRO) form. Also, IDEM has developed a webinar to aid Permittees in completing the new CSO Monthly Report of Operations…
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”…
