Deadlines

Pre-registration ends and the Late Registration fee applies after 7/15/16. When it is available, only onsite registration will be accepted after 7/20/16. If you plan to register onsite, call the day before the seminar to determine availability.

Purpose

This seminar will update attendees on recent regulatory developments related to drinking water systems. Persons actually writing and interpreting the rules for the EPA and NC DENR will be presenting, so this is your chance to get first-hand knowledge of the regulations and compliance issues. This seminar should be attended by drinking water operators, managers, engineers, scientists, and all persons affected by rules and regulations related to drinking water.

Continuing Education

• Water Treatment Facility Operators, Distribution Operators, Cross Connection/Backflow Operators: This seminar is approved for 6.0 contact hours for continuing education by the NCWTFOCB. Course ID: 142976
• Professional Engineers: This seminar is approved for 6.0 PDH’s.
• Maintenance Technologists: This seminar is approved for 6.0 contact hours for continuing education

Tentative Agenda

7:30 am-8:30am      Registration
8:30am- 8:45am      Introduction
8:45am- 9:45am      Cyanotoxins and EPA Healthy Advisory -Mark VanderBorgh(NC DENR)
9:45am- 10:00am       Break 

10:00am- 10:45am    Contaminants that may be Regulated in the Future (Including UCMR4) Joseph M. Mattheis, Eurofins Eaton Analytical

10:45am- 11:15am  Iron and Manganese, Occurrence and Removal- Lauren Plummer, (NC DENR Public Water Supply Section)
11:15am- 11:30am Source Water Protection Planning Rules-Rebecca Sadosky(NC DENR Public Water Supply Section)
11:30am- 12:15pm Lunch (provided)    
12:15pm- 1:15pm Flint Lead Water Crisis-Rebekah Martin (PhD Student and Graduate Research Assistant at VT on behalf of Marc Edwards)
1:15pm- 1:45pm Lessons Learned from Flint Water Situation- Boris Hrebeniuk (NC DENR Public Water Supply Sections)

1:45pm - 2:00pm  Lead Consumer Notice vs. Lead Public Education- Dustin Rhodes (NC DENR Public Water Supply Sections)

2:00pm- 2:15pm Break
2:15pm-3:15pm Revised Total Coliform Rule- Miranda Harper ( NC DENR, Public Water Supply Section)

3:15pm- 4:00pm Update on Treatment Options for Compliance with Future Proposed Regulations- (Speaker to be announced from CDM Smith)  
4:00pm      Adjourn & Distribution of Certificates of Attendance