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Tentative Topics 

Legislative Updates - Paul Calamita, AquaLaw

·    Definition of Waters of the United States Under the Clean Water Act

·    Understanding permits and reporting

·    Update on PCBs

EPA Updates - Mary Knosby, HDR; Pete D’Adamo, HDR; Dr. Detlaf Knappe, NC State University

·    Revised ammonia criteria

·    Carcinogenic volatile organic compounds group rule

·    Fluoride

·    Hexavalent chromium

·    Lead and copper

·    Perchlorate- who tests for this and what is it coming from? Can it be removed?

·    How things hit the TOP 5 list for regulations

·    A summary of UCMR3 data to date

GIS and Mapping - Ricky Langley, Utility Cloud; Kenny Treadway, City of Greensboro; Brandon Inscore, City of Greensboro

·    Uses

·    Future of GIS

·    GPS as a tracking tool

·    Great for legal reasons

·    Used for research like fuel studies and insurance studies

·     Imbedded and available through smart-phones and tablets

·     What other Utilities are doing 

Sampling - Pam Moss, Hach Company; DWR Representative (TBA)

·    What, when, where, why, how, by who

·    What to avoid and what to look for

·    Permit compliance and Process understanding

·    Proper sampling, documentation, and chain of custody

·    Accurate results