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AttendeeInformation VRW
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Hotel Roanoke&
Conference CenterRoanoke, Virginia
Virginia RuralWater Association's26th Annual Conference & Technical Exposition
2014 VRWA Annual Conference & Technical ExpositionApril 16-18, 2014
Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center in Roanoke, VAUTILITY ATTENDEE/CORPORATE ATTENDEE REG/STRAT/ON FORM
Please print clearly and complete ALL items. Information will be used for your Conference IDOne Form per attendee. Duplicate for additional registrations.
Name & Title:
Name for Badge:
System:
Address:
City: _
Phone:
Email:
State: Zip:
Fax:
Region #:
Lodging Information:
Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center$130.00 per room / per night + taxes
Reservation »: 1-540-985-5900 orToll Free— 866-594-4722
Cut-off date for rate 03/18/2014Don't forget to mention
"Virginia Rural Water Association Conference"
to receive our special rate.
Full Registration: 2 Days: Includes technicalsessions, exhibits, breakfast, lunch, breaks for 2days. Please Circle to ensure we plan accordingly.
Need Lunch? 4/17 - Yes or No | 4/18 - Yes or No
One Day Registration: Includes breakfast, lunch, exhibitor and technical sessions for one
day. Select day you will attend and please Circle if you will need lunch or not to ensure we
plan accordingly.
Thursday Only 4/17-Yes or No Friday Only 4/18 - Yes or No
Both Days Pre-registration Onsite
Sf 18 Before 3/24/14 After 3/24/14
VRWA Mzmber System/Utility: Q $180 Q $230
VRWA Non-Member System/Utility: Q $230 Q $280
Spouse/Student: d 5155 G $175
Carp Member Attendee (no booth): f_J $350 \ $400
Non-Member Corp Attendee: d| $400 Q $450
Thursday Only Pre-registration Onsite
April 1.7th Before 3/24/14 After3/7.4/14
VRWA Member System/Utility: Q 5155 Q $175
VRWA Non-Member System/Utility: Q $175 Q 5:195
Spouse/Student: Q $75 Q $75
Corp Member Attendee (no booth): [~] £.325 ["̂ "j 5345
Non-Member Corp Attendee: 0 $375 Q $395
Friday Only Pre-registration Onsite
April 18tll Before 3/24/14 After 3/24/14
VRWA Member System/Utility: O $130 Q $150
VRWA Non-Member System/Utility: \ $150 |~] $1?0
Spouse/Student: FJ $50 Q $50
Corp Member Attendee (no booth): Q3 $200 | | 5220
Non-Member Corp Attendee: [~~| $250 QJ $270
Classes offered on Wednesday, April 16th
Operational Math & Water Accountability (W/WW) - CPE's: 6.0Instructor: Kenny Reynolds, Trainer
Alternate Onsite Septic Systems (WW) - CPE's: 6.0Instructor: Donna Lawson, Wastewater Technician
Operational Math & Water Accountability or
Alternate Onsite Septic Systems (AOSS)With Full Registration VV/O Full Registration
Operational Math: Q $50Alternate Onsite Septic: Q $50
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Payment Information
Cardtf:
Payment Methods: Check: __(Ploase make Checks Payable to: Virginia Rural Water Association)
Exp. Date: _
Credit Card: Visa :
CIDtt:
MC:
(3-digit it on back of the card)
Name as it appears on card (Please print clearly):
Email Address to send Receipt: Zip code of billing address:
Cancellation Fee: There will be a $35 administration fee charge for cancellations on or before March 24, 2014 by calling
VRWA at (540) 261-7178. After March 24th, there will be NO REFUNDS. Substitutions are always welcome.
Mail/Fax completed forms & payments to: VRWA / 2138 Sycamore Avenue / Buena Vista VA 24416/ Fax: (540) 261-2465Registrations VVI_LL_N_OT be accepted unless accompanied by full payment!
Virginia Rural Water Association'sAnnual Golf Outing
2014 Team Registration Form
Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Tee_Hme: 1 OAM-Arrive early for breakfast & to hit some range balls
Format: Captain's Choice (Shotgun start) This is a Rain or Shine event.Flo Refunds but substitutions are welcome.
Fee: $70 which includes green fee, cart, range balls, breakfast & lunch
Registration Deadline: Monday, March 24, 2014
Location: HangingRock Qolf'Club I 15OO Red Lane I Salem, VA 24153
Directions: From 1-81, take Exit J40 to the stop sign. Turn Left ontoRoute 311. Make first Left onto Mountain Heights Drive. Then makeimmediate Left onto Edgebrook Road. Go about one mile to stop sign and turn Right ontoRed Lane. Turn Left into the club entrance.
Qolf Registration
Hame:
name:
Handicap/Average Score
Handicap/Average Score
name:
name:
Handicap/Average Score
Handicap/Average Score
Representing:Address: Phone:
City/State/Zip:
Email:
Payment Methods: Check:
Payment Information
Credit Card —Visa :(Make Checks Payable to: Virginia Rural Water Association)
Card #: Exp. Date: CID#:
MC:
(3-digit # on back of card)
Name as it appears on card (Please print clearly):
Email Address to send Receipt: _____
Total To be Charged: $ Check Enclosed:
Billing Zip Code:
Total Amount Enclosed: $
Mail' / Fax / Email Completed Registration Form & Payment to:Virginia Rural Water Association
2138 Sycamore Avenue, Buena Vista, VA 24416Phone: 540-261-7178/Fax: 54O-261-2465/Email: [email protected]
Virginia Rural Water Association
Registration/Sponsorship Deadline:
Monday, March 24, 2014
Presents VRWA's ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Clay ShootRegistration/Sponsorship Form
Wednesday, April 16, 2014Instruction & warm up begin @ 9:30AM
Shotgun Start @ 10:00 AMLunch Provided by: Heyward, Inc.
Cost: $60.00 per entry (includes one round of sporting clays, lunch and raffle ticket for prize money).This is a Rain or Shine event—No Refunds but substitutions are welcome.
Location: Summit Springs, Inc. Shooting Sports | 12991 Franklin Street | Ferrum, VA 24O88
Directions: From Roanoke: Take US Rt. 220 to Rocky Mount to Rt. 40 West. Go approx. 2.5 mi. past Ferrum College onRt. 40 West (sign on Left side of Road—Pernello Road). Turn left in first drive after Sawmill Road {on right) and PernelloRoad (on left). From 1-81 Christiansburg: Take Rt. 8 to Rt. 40 East. Turn right onto the gravel road at "Summit SpringsShooting Sports" sign approx. 2 mi. past Henry Road-Prizes: Awards will be given out for High Score, High Score 20 gauge, High Score Pump & High Score Team.What to Bring: Hearing protection, safety glasses & a minimum of 5 boxes of #8 light field load.
Register individually or group of 4. Please include phone # & email of contact person.
Name:
Name:
Name:
Name:
Contact Person:
Email: Phone:
Corporate Sponsorships are available for $50.00
Corporate Sponsors, please include your sponsorship payment should you desire to have a sign with
your company's name on a shooting station. Contact Tom Delbridge (434-634-2544) for more information.
Corporate Sponsor:
Contact Name: _.
Address:
Phone:
City/State/Zip:
Sponsorship Amount:
Contact Person's Email for receipt:
Payment Methods: Check:
Payment Information
Credit Card—Visa : MC:
(Make Checks Payable to: Virginia Rural Water Association)
Card #: Exp. Date:.
Name as it appears on card (Please print clearly):
Email Address to send Receipt:
Total To be Charged: $ Check Enclosed:
CID#: (3-digit # on back of card)
Billing Zip Code:
Total Amount Enclosed: $
Mail /Fax / Email Completed Registration Form & Payment to:Virginia Rural Water Association
2138 Sycamore Avenue, Buena Vista, VA 24416Phone: 540-261-7178/Fax: 54O-261-2465 / Email: [email protected]
VRWA's 14thAnnual Drinking Water
Taste Test
The winner will represent Virginiain the Great American Water
Taste Test in Washington, D.C.
Think You've Got
the Best, Put it to
the Test!
The Virginia Rural Water Association is looking for the best tasting water in Virginia!
Contest Rules & Details1. Contest will be held on Friday, April 18, 2014.
2. Bring completed Entry Form with your sample to the
VRWA registration desk.
3. Draw a one "quart sample in a clear bottle/Mason jar (non-
returnable container) and it should be brought to our regis-
tration desk by 12^00 noon on Thurs., April 17th.
4. Please mark sample with the water system's name, contact
person and phone #,
5. Entry must come from a Voting Member System, of utilities
in good standing with VRWA.
6. A panel of distinguished taste testers will judge all water
samples based on taste, bouquet / smell, and clarity using- a
Hach 2100N Turbidimeter.
7. The winner will be eligible to compete against other states
at the National Rural Water Association Rally in Washing-
ton, D.C. in February, 2014.
VRWA's 14th Water Taste Test Entry FormPre-Re gist ration is appreciated!
Utility/System Name:
Contact Name:
Last year's winner was
Town of Shenandoah
Mailing Address:.
City/State/Zip:_
Phone Number:.
Email Address:
Fax Number:
Number of Connections:.
Source of Water:
Newspaper:_ .
Year Established:
Sample Submitted by:.
Contact VRWA at (540) 261-7178 if you have any questions.Pre-register by fax form to (540) 261-2465 or email: [email protected].
Virginia <]fyra[ Water Associations26th jQ.nnuafJLwards Ceremony
Each system should participate in this. We know you are proud of your employees, and you should let them knowit also. Each year VRWA honors those in Virginia's water and wastewater utilities who have made great achieve-ments within our industry. These Awards of Excellence are a distinguished way to give your co-workers a "pat onthe back" for a job well done.
VRWA will give you that opportunity at it's 26th Annual Awards Ceremony Program on April 18, 2014 in Roanoke,Virginia. We encourage you to submit nominations for those you feel are deserving of such honors. You maysubmit more than one nomination per category. Please email to [email protected] at VRWA by March 14, 2014.
Please include your name, email and phone # so we can contact you if the person/system you nominated ischosen. PLEASE participate in this wonderful honor!
System Operator Specialist of the Year-WaterLetter of Nomination should include...
- Number of years of service- General statement why nominee should receive award
System Operator Specialist of the Year- WastewaterLetter of Nomination should include...
- Number of years of service- General statement why nominee should receive award
Office Worker of the YearLetter of Nomination should include...- Number of years of service- Position/Title- General statement why nominee should receive award
Maintenance Technician of the YearLetter of Nomination should include...
- General statement why nominee should receive award
Man/Woman of the YearLetter of Nomination should include...- Involvement in or with VRWA- General statement why nominee should receive award
Consumer Confidence ReportLetter of Nomination should include...- Copy of OCR report- Innovation design & layout- Creativity- Use of CCR as "Quality on Tap!" or PR tool- Any comments from system's customers
System of the Year-WaterLetter of Nomination should include...
- Voting Member is in good standing- Outstanding achievements
- General statement why system should receiveaward
System of the Year-WastewaterLetter of Nomination should include...- Voting Member is in good standing- Outstanding achievements- General statement why system should receive
award
Lab Technician of the YearLetter of Nomination should include...- Number of years of service- General statement why nominee should receive
award
Rookie of the Year-WaterLetter of Nomination should include...- No more than one year of service- Significant achievements- General statement why nominee should receive
Award
Rookie of the Year-WastewaterLetter of Nomination should include...
- No more than one year of service- Significant achievements- General statement why nominee should receive
Award
Friends of Rural WaterLetter of Nomination should include...- Number of years of service- Significant achievements- Involvement in community service & VRWA- General statement why nominee should receiveaward
Website of the YearLetter of Nomination should include...- Creativity- Information- Easy to use/search- Website Address
DRAFT SCHEDULE - VRWA 26th ANNUAL EXPOSITION AGENDAApril 16-18, 2014
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 20148:00 am-4:00 pm Operational Math and Water Accountability - Kenny Reynolds (VRWA)
Alternate Onsite Septic Systems - Donna Lawson (VRWA)
10:00 am VRWA Annual Golf Outing -Hanging Rock Golf Club**$10,000 Hole-in-one Contest- REIC Laboratory**VRWA Annual Clay Shoot - Summit Springs Inc.. Shooting Sports
11:00 am - 6:00 pm Exhibitor Set Up Time - 120 booths 8 x 101:00 pm Wastewater Plant Tour-T^wn of Rock Mount4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Registration6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Exhibitors Sneak Preview with light refreshments
THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 20147:00 am Staff to Set Up Class Rooms/Prepare Registration7:15 am - 8:00 am Registration/Exhibit Hall Opens with Breakfast8:00 am- 9:00 am Concurrent Training Classes (4)
1) AMR/AM I Benefits (Dave Miller-HD Supply Waterworks-Roanoke)2) Ultrafiltration for Reuse (Emily Gilbert and Matt Cotton (Kruger) and Steve
Dowhan (JMEUC)3) Complying with the Revised total Coliform Rule with Time Based
Preventive Well Maintenance (Neil. Mansuy-Pump Engineering/SubsurfaceTechnologies, Inc.)
4) Virginia Groundwater and Wells (Brent Waters-Golder Associates)
9:00 am - 9:30 am Break in the Exhibit Hall9:30 am - 11:00 am Opening Session-Speakers to he announced
VRWA 2611' Annual Business Meeting -
11:00 am- 12 noon Concurrent Training Classes (4)1) What's New in Rural Development (Janice Stroud-Bickes-USDA Rural
Development.}2) Dealing with Stringy Materials in Portable Applications (Mark O 'Suilivan-
Xylem Dewatering)3) WWTP Upgrade Achieves ENR Using MBBR Technology (Per Struck, P.E.
and Gary Fern, P.E.-Whitman, Requardt & Associates)4) Conducting the Preconstruction Conference (R.A. "Chip" Worley, Jr., P.E.-
Anderson dr Associates)
12 Noon- 1:00 pm Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Concurrent Training Classes (4)1) Fluoridation of Drinking Water/ Testing and Safely-Part T (Kenny Reynolds-
Virginia Rural Water Association)2) Ice Pigging 2014 (What We Have Learned to Date) Water and WW
Applications (Brad Brown-Utility Service Co., Inc. and Paul Treloar-IcePigging Expert from the U.K.)
3) Pipe Bursting as a method for Rehabilitation of Water and Sewer Pipes (DavidRockacy <£ Mike Schultz-Rockacy/TT Technologies)
4) Water loss Reduction Through Pressure Management (Todd Philbeck-SingerValve}
Cont2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Break in the Exhibit Hall -
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Concurrent Training Classes (4)
1) Fluoridalion of Drinking Water/ Testing and Safety-Part II( Kenny Reynolds-Virginia Rural Water Association)
2) Basics of Line Location and Leak Detection (MarkNorris - Eastcom)3) Flexible Drop Pipe Benefits of Advanced Technology (Tracy Keck - Hose
Solutions)4) Toxic Personalities, Workplace Scenarios and Stress Management Workshop-
(Patiy Browntng-Mayberry Deputy ',v Wife)
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Break in the Exhibit Hall -
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Concurrent Training Classes (4)
1) "Know Your Pump Curve" (Danny Vance-Service Pump & Supply, Inc.)2) Utilizing App Technology in Distribution System Maintenance Managemenl-
(Tim Moore-64 Seconds, Inc. and Mark Norris - F.astcom)3) 15% Energy Reduction By Controlling Aeration Through Ammonia
(Bob Dabkowski and Chris Grijfm-HACH)4) Engineer's Job in Bidding and Construction Phases (#.,4. "Chip" Worley, Jr..
P.E.-Anderson & Associates)
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Vendor Night in the Exhibit Hall - light refreshments - Prize Drawings
FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 20147:00 am Staff to Set Up Class Rooms/Prepare Registration7:15 am - 8:00 am Registration/Exhibit Hall Opens with Breakfast8:00 am - 9:00 am Concurrent Training Sessions (4)
1) Case Study-Force Account Construction vs Contractor Construction(Steve Breeding. P. E.-Thompson & Litton, Inc.)
2) New Options for Coating Water and WW Treatment Plants and Steel WaterStorage Tanks Part- I (Troy Fraebel and Brent Haynes-Sherwin- Williams)
3) Latest Developments in SCADA Software (Ron Davis-Sunapsys)4) Asset Management: Not all hidden assets are in the ground (Anthony Hess
VDH-Office of Drinking Water)
9:00 am - 9:30 am Break In the Exhibit Hall
9:30 am - 10:30 am Concurrent Training Sessions (4)1) Replacement of Transmission Line Pumping Stations in Rt. 83 Buchanan
County, VA (Darrell Staple ton, P. E. -Thompson & Litton, Inc. /Buchanan Co.PSA)
2) New Options for Coating Water and WW Treatment Plants and Steel WaterStorage Tanks- Part II (Troy Fraebel and Brent Haynes-Sherwin-Willtams)
3) "Know where to look"' using acoustic inspection (TJ Johnson-Delta. SystemsEnvironmental)
4) Well Design and Rehabilitation (Brent Waters •& Peter Nash-GolderAssociates)
10:30 am - 11:00 am Last Chance Break in the Exhibit Hall - Vendor Sponsored Drawing
Con't
11:00 am - 12:00 pm Concurrent Training Sessions (4)1) Underground Damage Prevention Act (Miss Utility ofVirginia-811,
Blair Stewart-VA Utility Protection Service, Inc. (VA811)2) How to Best Manage Your Biosolids (Robert Wooldbridge-Thermal
Process Systems)3) Tools to Manage Potable Water Quality in the Distribution System (Brad
Brawn-Utility Service Co., Inc.)4) Industrial Pre-Treatment: A Discussion and Case Study (Chris Petree and
Andrew Jones-Timmons Group)
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Lunch - Washington Lecture HallThere will be a bag lunch for attendees to take in the room of closing session.
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Closing Session/Water Taste Contest/Guest Speaker (TBA)/AwardsPresentation
Big Give-a-Way along with the Rifle Drawing
Note: A Total of 14 CPE's can be earned - 6 for 1 class attended on Wednesday and if 1 class isattended during each morning and afternoon session (2 per day)
