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OPERATIONS OPERATIONS CHALLENGE CHALLENGE
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PURPOSEPURPOSE
• To recognize Wastewater personnel for To recognize Wastewater personnel for their excellence in Wastewater their excellence in Wastewater Operations. Operators make pollution Operations. Operators make pollution control happen.control happen.
• The competition is entertaining and The competition is entertaining and educational for spectators and educational for spectators and competitors alike.competitors alike.
• The competition serves as an The competition serves as an opportunity to promote “clean water” opportunity to promote “clean water” activities.activities.
The CompetitionThe Competition• Each team consists of four membersEach team consists of four members
• Teams compete in the following five Teams compete in the following five events.events.– Process ControlProcess Control– Laboratory TechniquesLaboratory Techniques– Pump MaintenancePump Maintenance– Collection SystemsCollection Systems– SafetySafety
Process ControlProcess Control
Involves the solving of process control Involves the solving of process control math problems.math problems.– Preliminary TreatmentPreliminary Treatment– Odor ControlOdor Control– Primary, Secondary, & Advanced Primary, Secondary, & Advanced
TreatmentTreatment– Solids Stabilization MethodsSolids Stabilization Methods– DewateringDewatering– DisinfectionDisinfection
Laboratory TechniquesLaboratory Techniques
Examples of Laboratory Techniques Examples of Laboratory Techniques include:include:
• TitrationTitration
• Preparation of a standard solution from Preparation of a standard solution from a stock solutiona stock solution
• Total residual chlorine sample analysisTotal residual chlorine sample analysis
• Identification of microscopic organisms, Identification of microscopic organisms, bacteria, algae or other activated sludgebacteria, algae or other activated sludge
Pump MaintenancePump Maintenance
The Pump Maintenance event involves The Pump Maintenance event involves testing the skills of a maintenance testing the skills of a maintenance and operations team in responding to and operations team in responding to a lift station pumping outage.a lift station pumping outage.
Collection SystemsCollection Systems
In the Collection Systems event teams In the Collection Systems event teams will perform a repair on an eight inch will perform a repair on an eight inch gravity PVC sewer pipe. They also gravity PVC sewer pipe. They also install a flow meter transducer and install a flow meter transducer and obtain flow readings.obtain flow readings.
SafetySafety
• The Safety event involves the rescue The Safety event involves the rescue of an unconscious co-worker from the of an unconscious co-worker from the bottom of a maintenance hole.bottom of a maintenance hole.
• The co-worker is suspected of being The co-worker is suspected of being overcome with an unknown chemical overcome with an unknown chemical gas or lack of oxygen.gas or lack of oxygen.
AwardsAwards
• First place trophy for each event.First place trophy for each event.
• Second place trophy for each event.Second place trophy for each event.
• Third place trophy for each event.Third place trophy for each event.
• Overall trophy for the best team.Overall trophy for the best team.
• ““The Perpetual Trophy” is also The Perpetual Trophy” is also awarded to the overall best team.awarded to the overall best team.
Eligibility & QualificationsEligibility & Qualifications
• Teams must be CWEA Members.Teams must be CWEA Members.
• Teams must be composed of four Teams must be composed of four members.members.
• Teams must be composed of the same Teams must be composed of the same four individuals for all five events.four individuals for all five events.
• Members of a team may come from Members of a team may come from the same employer or from multiple the same employer or from multiple employers.employers.
Eligibility & Qualifications Eligibility & Qualifications (cont.)(cont.)
• Individual team members will be Individual team members will be actively employed by a responsible actively employed by a responsible operating wastewater entity or agent.operating wastewater entity or agent.
(The intent is that team members will (The intent is that team members will be those actually involved in be those actually involved in wastewater collection, operations, wastewater collection, operations, laboratories, industrial pretreatment, laboratories, industrial pretreatment, or maintenance functions).or maintenance functions).
Competition RegistrationCompetition Registration
• Team entry applications will be Team entry applications will be accepted along with the Conference accepted along with the Conference registration.registration.
• A total registration fee of $200.00 A total registration fee of $200.00 per team and coach.per team and coach.
• All team members must attend the All team members must attend the Pre-Competition meeting at the Pre-Competition meeting at the conference.conference.
JudgingJudging
• Each team will be judged and scored Each team will be judged and scored separately in each event according to separately in each event according to established criteria.established criteria.
• There will be one or more judges per event, There will be one or more judges per event, with a separate head judge for each event.with a separate head judge for each event.
• The scoring is assessed by time, and The scoring is assessed by time, and modified by added time for penalties.modified by added time for penalties.
• Judges are volunteers.Judges are volunteers.
• Judges cannot compete or assist teams.Judges cannot compete or assist teams.
• Judges from the same employer will abstain Judges from the same employer will abstain from judging their “home” team.from judging their “home” team.
Judging Judging (cont.)(cont.)
• Teams compete concurrently in each event. Teams compete concurrently in each event.
• Team captains will be asked to initial their Team captains will be asked to initial their raw score at the conclusion of each event.raw score at the conclusion of each event.
• Team captains will be informed of any Team captains will be informed of any penalties their team incurs. Judges will penalties their team incurs. Judges will notify them of the overall penalty time only.notify them of the overall penalty time only.
• The scores of all events will be totaled and The scores of all events will be totaled and the teams ranked accordingly.the teams ranked accordingly.
Judging Judging (cont.)(cont.)
• Disagreement with a judge’s ruling will be Disagreement with a judge’s ruling will be resolved by the team captain, event resolved by the team captain, event coordinator and the chair.coordinator and the chair.
• Attempts will be made to settle the protest as Attempts will be made to settle the protest as soon as practical. It is requested that soon as practical. It is requested that throughout this process courtesy and throughout this process courtesy and professionalism be extended to all parties professionalism be extended to all parties involved. Failure to render courtesy to judges involved. Failure to render courtesy to judges and event staff can result in an additional and event staff can result in an additional penalty being assessed to the offending team.penalty being assessed to the offending team.
Equipment and SuppliesEquipment and Supplies
• The Operations Challenge Chair is The Operations Challenge Chair is responsible for obtaining all responsible for obtaining all equipment and supplies required for equipment and supplies required for the competition.the competition.
• The teams will supply safety shoes, The teams will supply safety shoes, gloves, glasses, hard hats, gloves, glasses, hard hats, calculators, tape measures and calculators, tape measures and personal items.personal items.
Schedule for the Schedule for the CompetitionCompetition
• Wednesday afternoon of the Wednesday afternoon of the conference a pre-competition team conference a pre-competition team meeting is held. The process control meeting is held. The process control event follows.event follows.
• Thursday afternoon of the Thursday afternoon of the conference the laboratory, pump conference the laboratory, pump maintenance, collection and safety maintenance, collection and safety event continues.event continues.
Competition SupportCompetition Support
• The Water Environment Federation The Water Environment Federation provide the rules and regulations for provide the rules and regulations for the competition.the competition.
• Vendors and other Agencies support Vendors and other Agencies support the competition by providing the competition by providing equipment, supplies, and expertise.equipment, supplies, and expertise.
Study/Reference MaterialsStudy/Reference Materials
• Go to the Water Environment Go to the Water Environment Federation website at Federation website at www.wef.orgwww.wef.org. . or call 1.703.684.2400.or call 1.703.684.2400.
• [email protected]@wef.org
ContactsContacts
• Don Rojo, CSD-1 at 916.875.6424 or Don Rojo, CSD-1 at 916.875.6424 or e-mail e-mail [email protected]@saccounty.net
• CWEA web-site at CWEA web-site at www.cwea.orgwww.cwea.org
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