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Spring 2012 Volume XIV • Number 1 A quarterly publication of the Kentucky Rural Water Association
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is published quarterly by the KentucKy rural Water association,
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Randall KelleyJanet Cole
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Larry HeraldPaintsville City Utilities
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Jim SmithCarroll County Water District #1
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William BallardEast Clark County Water District
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David PetersonCaveland Environmental Authority, Inc.
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Paul LashbrookeWebster County Water District
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Joe LilesButler, Simpson & Warren Water Systems
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Randell O’BryanCrittenden-Livingston County Water District
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Steve OwensMcCreary County Water District
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Mail 2
2012 NRWa RuRal WateR Rally 4
CuttiNg thRough the Fog 5
SNoW Day! 7
oN teaMS aND teaMWoRk 9
the utility eMployMeNt outlook 12 kRWa’S 2012 MaNageMeNt CoNFeReNCe 14
WateR geek 21
aDveRtiSeRS’ iNDex 28
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2012 NRWA Rural Water RallyKentucky was well represented during the recent Rural Water Rally in Washington, D.C. February 7-9, 2012. KRWA
Board Members and Executive Director, Gary Larimore, utilized this time in our nation’s capital to focus their efforts on informing our elected leaders about the needs and concerns of water and wastewater utilities across
the state. Also representing Kentucky included James Jeffries, General Manager, Hardin County Water District #2 and Walt Beasley, General Manager, Ohio County Water District.
Those attending the Rally had the opportunity to visit personally with Senate Republican Leader, Senator Mitch McConnell, House Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers, Congressman Brett Guthrie, Congressman Ed Whitfield and Congressman Ben Chandler. The KRWA group also had very productive meetings with key staff of Congressman Davis, Congressman Yarmuth and Senator Paul’s office.
Kentucky has been blessed with a strong congressional delegation that continues to support our rural water programs and understands the importance of the services provided by Kentucky’s water and wastewater utilities. Don’t forget to keep them informed of your utility’s needs and to thank them for their support of KRWA programs.
New legislative and regulatory developments have the potential to significantly impact our rural utility members. Our challenge is to be an active player in these processes, assuring favorable outcomes on critical issues affecting our members, and fighting for an improved quality of rural life.
5 Spring2012
R esearchers estimate that restaurants in the United States produce about 25 billion gallons of used cooking
oil every week. Much of this fat, oil and grease (FOG) ends up in sewers and wastewater treatment plants, causing expensive blockages and backups, as well as overflows that can damage the environment. With proper grease management, utilities can minimize pollution and cut down on expenses.
Why manage FOG?• Help local businesses. Pipe bursts, overflows,
backups and blockages can cost utilities a lot more money than proper FOG management. Food service establishments that contribute to FOG buildup in pipes can even face lawsuits and fines. Plus, the bad odors and pest problems caused by greasy pipes can hurt business by turning-off potential customers.
• Help the community. Every time grease gets in pipes, it causes problems for the entire utility system—from the sewer collection system to the water treatment plant. Unmanaged, FOG can also cause extensive sewage backups, which can pose serious health hazards.
• Help the environment. When FOG accumulates in sewer systems and leads to overflows, sewer waste ends up in lakes, streams and oceans, causing serious damage to the ecosystem. Furthermore, advanced FOG management programs can help the environment by providing a source of biodiesel raw materials that would otherwise be wasted.
Tips for minimizing the production of FOG in homes and restaurants• Prevent oil spills. Remind commercial kitchen
owners, managers and their workers to be careful when handling oil and fats. Do the same in your home.
• Bake foods instead of frying. Baked foods are healthier and produce less oil waste. Baking is also more energy-efficient than frying. With a convection or combination oven, baked foods can acquire the crispiness of fried foods.
• Reuse clean oil. Do not throw out oil from skillets, pans and woks if it is still clear and usable for cooking.
Cutting Through the FOG -Fat, Oil and GreaseKeith Bevins, Wastewater Technician
Tips for the proper disposal of FOG• Recycle or sell used oil. Find a
grease handler that will recycle your grease, not throw it away. “Yellow grease,” the side product of fryers and grease recovery devices, can be sold for a profit.
• Clean grease traps regularly. Any sink or floor drain that might take in oil should be connected to a grease trap or grease separation device. An overly-full grease trap does not properly separate grease from water. Clean drain traps at least once a week. Contract with a grease handler to remove grease from interceptor tanks at least once every three months.
• Dry clean FOG. If you use water to clean up grease, it will ultimately go down the drain. Instead of soaking up grease spills with reusable rags that must be washed with water, use food grade paper to wipe up grease.
• Scrape dishes into trash. Use rubber scrapers to remove grease and food scraps from dinnerware and cookware before dishwashing, since dishwashing soap emulsifies oil and water, allowing FOG to pass through grease traps.
• Post signs. Hang “No Grease” posters above sinks and drains that do not connect to grease traps.
• Use a hot grease receptacle. Designate a metal container for hot greasy foods to allow the hot grease to cool. Before disposal use an absorbent material, like coffee grounds or kitty litter, to soak up grease and prevent it from seeping.
• Keep FOG out of garbage disposal units. Never put fatty food scraps or oil down a garbage disposal, even if it is connected to a grease trap.
Grease traps have been used since the Victorian days, although Nathaniel Whiting obtained the first patent for a modern day grease trap in the late 1800s. They are used to reduce the amount of fat, oil and grease that enters the main sewers. Essentially they are boxes within the drain run that flows between the sinks in a kitchen to the sewer collection system. They only have kitchen wastewater flowing through them and are not served
by any other drainage system such as toilets. They can be made from a number of different materials; e.g. stainless steel, plastics, concrete and cast iron. They range from 35 liter capacity to 45,000 liters and above capacity. They can be located above ground, below ground, inside the kitchen or outside the building.
Grease traps (also known as grease interceptors, grease recovery devices and grease converters) are plumbing devices designed to intercept most greases and solids before they enter a wastewater disposal system. Common wastewater contains small amounts of oils that enter into septic tanks and treatment facilities to form a floating scum layer. This scum layer is very slowly digested and broken down by microorganisms in the anaerobic digestion process. However, very large amounts of oil from food production in kitchens and restaurants can overwhelm the septic tank or treatment facility, causing a release of untreated sewage into the environment. Also, high viscosity fats and cooking greases, such as lard, solidify when cooled, and can combine with other disposed solids to form blockages in drain pipes.
An automatic grease recovery device (GRD) improves the effectiveness of grease separation by continually separating the grease from water. This results in cleaner grease and cleaner water, which means fewer blocked and busted pipes for businesses. The recovered grease, known as “yellow grease,” is a valuable commodity that can be sold to grease handlers or biodiesel companies for a profit.
For more helpful information on FOG and ways to manage or eliminate it, feel free to contact one of the wastewater technicians at Kentucky Rural Water Association.
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Snow Day!
Randall Kelley, Training Specialist
On January 28, 2012 in Jim River, Alaska the record for the all-time coldest temperature ever
recorded in the United States of America was almost broken! The temperature station located there recorded a low of -79° F, nearly breaking the record of -80° F set in 1971, before the station itself broke and quit recording data. We cannot know if a new record was actually set. In Eastern Europe this winter dozens have died due to the record cold and high snowfall. In Rome, Italy it snowed for the first time in 26 years, and snow even covered palm trees in the North African desert of Algeria. Those are some amazing events, and in much of the world it has been, and continues to be, a very cold winter.
What about Kentucky? Not here! Here we have been experiencing a very mild winter. Temperatures here and in much of the continental United States have been very moderate to warm for the season. Here in Bowling Green we have only had two snow events, both of which were minor and the snow melted quickly. Across the country there have been stories of how the lack of snow has negatively impacted such industries as snow skiing and snowmobile sales. Indeed, it almost feels like fall skipped winter and went directly into spring. The weathermen tell us that the jet stream has stayed well to the north this winter allowing warm, moist air from the gulf to influence the weather in a larger portion of the country than usual. Further, every time I went to www.weather.com to look at the ten-day forecast, the conditions did not seem like they would ever change.
Not only does our winter weather this year stand in stark contrast to that in much of the rest of the world, it stands in stark contrast to the winter weather we had here in Kentucky just last year. Those of you with children in schools know what I mean. All winter long school children watch the weather in anticipation of a snow storm large enough to close the schools. This year they have been sorely disappointed. Last year, on the other hand, was quite different. Last year in Bowling Green, the city schools were closed for five days due to snow, and the Warren County school system missed 15 days of school. While children love a few
days off, and their parents may even like it as well, once the snow days start to pile up the kids get bored and parents get tired of making arrangements. So, for many, the mild winter and lack of snow days this year has been a blessing.
Last year my son, Jack, was just reaching the point where he was beginning to worry about having to make up too many snow days and actually got to the point where he was a bit tired of sitting around the house. So, I came up with an idea to make one snow day an unofficial “bring your son to work” day.
As the Training Specialist with Kentucky Rural Water Association, part of my job is to make onsite visits to drinking water utilities around the state. I decided to put Jack in the seat next to me and to show him what I do every day.
Off we went! Traveling that day was a bit challenging. While the roads were mostly clear, there were slick spots everywhere
and my truck isn’t a 4x4. Still, traveling went well until we got close to the Leitchfield water treatment plant. The plant is well off the beaten path and the road to it was, in places, covered in deep snow. But, with a little slipping and sliding we finally made it.
Jack had never been to a water treatment plant before. Darren Dennison,
the Chief Operator, was kind enough to give Jack a tour and did a great job explaining what everything was and how the plant operates. My son was thrilled since, like most people, he had never given much thought about how water even gets to his house, much less where it comes from and how it is made clean. It was a truly enjoyable day for him.
Our industry often talks about the need to educate the public about everything that has to happen to provide safe drinking water to their homes and to provide effective treatment of the wastewater that leaves our homes. I have often heard that some customers even complain that water should be free, “It falls from the sky after all!”
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Snow Day! (continued from page 7)
The education of our customers, as well as our elected officials, board members, and even our own family members is critical to the future of our industry. Whether we are talking about encouraging young workers to enter the field, ensuring an adequate rate structure to cover operational costs, or convincing our elected officials of the need to ensure adequate infrastructure funding, increasing the knowledge about water and wastewater is critical.
It was on this day that I realized that I had been remiss in my fatherly duties. While my son was partially aware of what I do for a living, he had never been to a water treatment plant. He had never seen firsthand what it takes to make safe and clean drinking water. Think about this, it
is very likely that many of your elected officials are in similar situations. They might have a basic idea of what water and wastewater utilities do, but many may never have set foot inside a treatment plant.
This lack of knowledge can lead to poor decision making, a lack of trust between utility staff and the decision makers, and a lack of understanding of what is needed in the future. Part of the duty of being a father is to teach our children what they need to know to become adults. Part of the duty of being an operator is to strive to teach others about our jobs and our industry. We have to be able to teach our customers what goes into the product they receive and to show them what their monthly bill purchases. We have to make an effort to demonstrate to
our decision makers and elected officials what it takes to make clean and safe water for drinking and for discharging back to the environment.
My son certainly learned from his experience. Later in the school year he went on a field trip to the Bowling Green Municipal Utilities water treatment plant in Bowling Green. Afterward he told me how he already knew a lot of what his class learned that day because of our trip to Leitchfield. Like the snow that fell on the day of our trip, a lot of what he learned had stuck. With better education and outreach the same can be true for our customers and elected officials. Come to think of it, a few snow days this year might be helpful after all!
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T he power of teams and teamwork can unlock hidden talents, motivate change or creativity, and
improve efficiency. Whereas, teamwork can be demanded, teams cannot be mandated, but must instead be formed and led.
In a team-oriented environment, individuals contribute to the overall success of the organization by working with fellow employees to produce the desired results. Even though everyone has a specific job function or belongs to a specific department, we are all unified with other organization members to accomplish the overall objectives. The bigger picture drives the action; each person’s function exists to serve the bigger picture.
A leader or manager needs to understand the difference between teamwork and the task of developing an effective, intact team that is formed to accomplish specific goals. People confuse the two team-building objectives. This is why so many team building meetings, retreats and activities are deemed failures by their participants. Leaders often fail to define the team they want to build. Developing an overall sense of teamwork is different from building an effective, focused work team.
It is hard to find work places that exemplify teamwork. In America, institutions such as schools, family structures, and even
our pastimes emphasize winning, being the best, and coming out on top. Workers are rarely raised in an environment that emphasizes true teamwork and collaboration. Employee involvement creates an environment in which people have an impact on decisions and actions that affect their jobs. People should be involved as much as possible in all aspects of work decisions and planning. This involvement increases ownership and commitment, retains the best employees, and promotes an environment in which people choose to be motivated and contributory. Involvement is an important first step toward team building.
There are many factors involved in the making of a good team, including: effective communication, balance of effort, and leadership.
Effective communication is clearly an important part of interpersonal interaction and, of course, teamwork is all about interactions. Open communication is a basic part of good teamwork, as long as it allows team members to understand each other’s points of view, to share ideas, to express feelings and discuss plans. Poor communication can be a major barrier to effective teamwork.
Balance of effort involves having people whose experience, skills, perspectives,
interests and contributions complement one another, rather than duplicate or counteract each other. For example, it is not good balance to have a team full of creative people with many new ideas, and no one on the team who has the ability to see those ideas through to completion. A team that is full of people who are steady, strong workers but have little creativity, will also fail. To avoid becoming stale, a team needs people who are prepared to risk conflict by challenging existing norms and assumptions but, by the same token, a team also needs its peacemakers. Differences between team members can lead to conflict, but the diversity of the team and the balance that this can achieve, will generally counteract any conflict.
Leadership refers to the “ability to create and sustain a positive working culture to motivate or even inspire staff to play their part in creating a work environment in which there are high standards of practice, a high level of commitment and a positive approach.” A key part of leadership is vision. This refers to the ability to keep a clear focus on what the team is trying to achieve and what its objectives are in terms of its overall strategy and goals. It is very easy for a team of people who are under pressure from various directions to lose their focus on what the team is all about and what purpose it is intended to fulfill. A good leader is somebody who not only keeps a clear focus on the team’s purpose and direction, but also ensures that its vision is shared by the team members and that they are not allowed to drift too far away from that vision. A good leader is someone who promotes high morale by playing a key role in creating an atmosphere in which staff feel valued and supported. This helps to alleviate such problems as gossip, rumor mongering and backbiting, which can be so detrimental to a team’s functioning.
Teamwork depends on good leaders, the right balance of talented people, all with the channels of communication remaining open between team members. When these three core ingredients are brought together a very effective team will be developed.
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On Teams
& Teamwork
Pam Byrd, Office Administrator
10 2012 Spring
On Teams and Teamwork:
• Don’tconfuseteamworkwithteams.
• Teamsmustbeperformancedriven(i.e.have a mission, goals and objectives).
• Teamsmustbedeveloped(asopposedto simply formed and trained).
• Teamsdonotjusthappenandtheirdevelopment must be a part of the goal-setting process.
• Teamsmustcontainpeoplewiththeskills necessary to achieve the desired results.
• Allteamsneedleaders.Theroleoftheleaders may change as the team develops and changes.
Symptoms of ineffective teams:
• Poorperformance
• Duplicationofeffortor,worse,opposingefforts
• Grumblingandbickering
• Decisionsnotcarriedout
• Customer/organizationalconfusion
• Territorialdisputes
• Overburdeningofoneindividual
Characteristics of effective teams:
• Everyoneknowshis/herownandothers’ tasks well enough so that very little falls through the cracks.
• Trustissohighthatthegroupdoesnotneed to meet on every issue.
• Thegroupisnotcliquish.Timeisnotwasted meeting on trivial issues.
• Memberswhoareclearlymoreexpertthan others are given great liberty to make the decisions on those matters. However, members are not restricted to areas where they have more
competence. All views are listened to and respected.
• Membersseriouslyaddressissuestogether, fight hard, fairly and openly for their beliefs.
• Thereisnocompetitionforcompetition’ssake.
• Theatmosphereissupportive.Teammembers are encouraged to ask one another for help, acknowledge their mistakes, share resources and further everyone’s performance and growth.
• Individualsarerecognizedfortheircontribution but there are no single “stars.”
• Theteamhasself-correctingmechanisms. When things are not going well, all team members are ready to examine the group’s processes, discuss what is wrong and take corrective action. Individuals and leaders feel free to raise questions regarding team performance.
On Teams and Teamwork (continued from page 9)
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The Kentucky Rural Water Association mailed out 2012 Salary Survey forms
to each of our member utilities in March. We have conducted these surveys, normally every other year, for nearly twenty years. Recently, at our Management Conference in Bowling Green, I presented some information on the state of wages in the water and wastewater industry from a national perspective and also looked at a comparison of salary levels for several common job titles for Kentucky utilities. The comparison was based on KRWA Salary Surveys conducted in 1999 and 2010.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in their 2010-2011 edition of the Occupational Outlook Handbook, identified water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators as a “growth” occupation. They are estimating that water and wastewater jobs nationwide will grow by 20% between 2008 and 2018. Among the reasons that they cited for this increase in jobs were: the retirement of operators who were born during the “baby boom” years; the number of applicants for these types of jobs is usually low because the work is demanding and sometimes unappealing; and that new plant construction, especially in suburban areas, would be increasing to meet the projected population demand.
U.S News and World Report, in a recent “50 Best Careers” listing, included at least five jobs that were in some way related to the water and wastewater industry. These included engineering, emergency management and environmental technology careers.
For many years, jobs in the water and wastewater fields have not been universally considered “careers.” These recent findings and lists point us in a positive direction, one that has been very slow to come! With an increased awareness in environmental protection
and sustainability, our industry seems to be gaining some new found respect. Hopefully, this trend will continue and perhaps wage levels will also begin to be more reflective of our industry’s vital role in public health and protection.
So, how have salaries at water and wastewater utilities in Kentucky kept up with the general wage conditions?
We will use the period from 1999 to 2010 to attempt to answer this question. First, let us examine wages for all workers in all industries. Secondly, let’s look at the rate of inflation over this eleven year period. Then we will examine water and wastewater operator wages on a national basis. Finally, we will compare wages for eight different positions at Kentucky utilities from our 1999 Salary Survey to our most recent salary results in 2010.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) keeps extensive records on wages. From
this data, SSA figures the National Average Wage Index. This index was first published in 1951. The National AWI table shows the change over the past six decades.
The rate of inflation for the period from 1999 and 2010 was 30.9%. During that same period of time, the AWI increased from $30,470 in 1999 to $41,674 in 2010. This represents an increase of 36.8%. Wages only modestly kept pace with the rate of inflation during this eleven year span. As you can tell from the National AWI table, the only decade since the 1960s where average salaries were able to stay well ahead of inflation was the 1990s, with a gap averaging around 2% annually— (53%-32%=21%/10years=2.1%).
Amazingly, the 1970s saw huge increases in the average wage at 102%. Unfortunately the rate of inflation during this ten-year period was even higher at 112%!
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics also tracks wages for many different categories of jobs, including water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators. In 2010, the latest year available, there were 108,330 operators in the U.S. The national average wage for operators was $42,530, well above the average in Kentucky at $33,610. According to their data, California was the top paying state in 2010 with an average annual salary of $60,740. Conversely, the lowest paying state was Oklahoma at $28,770. Kentucky ranked 43rd in wages paid to operators in 2010.
Andy Lange, Assistant Director
The Utility Employment Outlook
National Average Wage Index (AWI)
Year AWI Change Inflation
1951 $2,799
1960 $4,007 +43% 14%
1970 $6,186 +54% 31%
1980 $12,513 +102% 112%
1990 $21,028 +68% 59%
2000 $32,155 +53% 32%
2010 $41,674 +30% 27%
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From our salary surveys, a general conclusion can be made that salaries are on the increase for water and wastewater utility employees. In fact, the salary increases seem to be tracking ahead of wages nationally and also exceeding the rate of inflation by a margin of at least 1% annually and up to almost 3% annually, depending on the specific position.
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KRWA Salary Survey Comparison (Averages)
Administrative Staff
Position 1999 2010 Change
Manager/Superintendent $36,159 $54,512 +50.8%
Assistant Manager $28,605 $42,606 +48.9%
Office Manager/City Clerk $23,268 $35,467 +52.4%
Customer Service Representative $19,434 $27,314 +40.5%
Field Personnel
Position 1999 2010 Change
Water/WW Plant Superintendent $26,151 $42,345 +61.9%
Water/WW Plant Operator $21,981 $33,035 +50.3%
Distribution/Collection Operator $22,410 $32,509 +45.1%
Meter Reader/Laborer $17,559 $25,253 +43.8%
I would like to encourage every KRWA member utility to complete the 2012 Salary Survey so that we can provide the most accurate results possible back to the participating utilities. In the past, our survey response rate has ranged from 40-45%. If you failed to receive the survey in the mail, please contact the KRWA office for a copy.
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O n February 22-23, representatives
of water districts, water associations, and municipal utilities from around Kentucky gathered in Bowling Green for the 2012 Management Conference at the Holiday Inn University Plaza & Sloan Convention Center. This year’s conference, attended by nearly 400 participants, was themed Measuring Success One Drop at a Time. Representatives from water and wastewater service providers, the private sector, and related industries, offered their perspectives and initiatives promoting sustainable practices to meet today’s utility management challenges. Tabletop exhibits enabled industry professionals to demonstrate the best and latest in supplies, materials, and services appropriate for utilities’ needs. We sincerely appreciate our sponsors for their generous contributions toward this successful event, as well as our Corporate Partners —Diamond Partners: American Development Corporation; Brenntag Mid-South, Inc.; C.I. Thornburg Co., Inc.; HD Supply Waterworks; Kentucky Engineering Group, PLLC; Morgan Keegan & Company; and Wascon, Inc. Emerald Partners: Kentucky Glass Lined Tank Systems, Inc. and REI Consultants, Inc.
U.S. Congressman Brett Guthrie, Representing Kentucky’s 2nd Congressional District, kicked off Tuesday morning’s session with his perspective on current legislative issues. KRWA Executive Director Gary Larimore and Bill Simpson, Director of Governmental & Legislative Affairs for National Rural Water Association discussed new legislation, from both the federal and state levels, affecting the water and wastewater industry. Julie Roney, Kentucky Division of Water, presented changes in regulations governing the operations of water and wastewater utilities. Tommy Loving, with the Bowling Green-Warren County Drug Task Force, concluded the morning session, making utilities aware of the risk of increased dangers to their personnel resulting from the methamphetamine epidemic in Kentucky.
Following a special luncheon for the graduates of the Utility Management Institute program, Brian Lykins from the Kentucky State Auditor’s Office, addressed effective monitoring and oversight, as well as legal and fiduciary responsibilities of utility board members. Robert Shepard, U.S. Department of Labor, Veterans Employment and Training Service, discussed the advantages of employing qualified veterans and looking to this group to fill job vacancies. KRWA’s Andy Lange and Julia Kays, Kentucky
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Division of Compliance Assistance, wrapped up the day’s schedule focusing on the challenges affecting the recruitment and hiring of new people to the water and wastewater industry.
The day concluded with a Membership Appreciation Reception providing everyone an opportunity for fellowship and great food.
A very interesting agenda continued Thursday morning with Chris Keller, Advanced Global Communications,
demonstrating new technologies and procedures to enhance security and James Jeffries presenting ideas for curbing electrical expenses and increasing operational efficiency. Thursday morning sessions concluded with a presentation on work ethics by Randy Wells, Bowling Green Community College Religious Studies.
Kentucky’s Best Tasting Water Luncheon and contest finished off another successful conference. Luncheon guests enjoyed the antics and entertainment, not to mention a little history, of Kentucky’s Great Statesman, Henry Clay, performed by George McGee, presented by Kentucky Chautauqua and funded in part by Kentucky Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
A panel of judges worked diligently to identify the best tasting water for 2012 one glass at a time. Judges included Shane Holinde of WBKO News; Billy Hicks of the Bowling Green Daily News; Riley Sumner, Kentucky Engineering Group, PLLC; Robert Mohan, The Neil Group; Joyce Kiogora, Cumberland Valley Area Development District; and Randy Wells, Bowling Green Community College.
Eighteen water samples were provided by utilities competing for the coveted award. The Glasgow Water Company was chosen to have the”tastiest” water in Kentucky in 2012! Second and third place was awarded to Lewisport Municipal Utilities and Butler County Water District, respectively, both having previously won the contest in prior years.
Because of the quality of the drinking water from Glasgow Water Company, Kentucky has a great chance of winning the national Best Tasting Water Contest in Washington, D.C., during the Rural Water Rally, an annual legislative event for the state affiliates of the National Rural Water Association.
Don’t forget to visit our website at www.krwa.org for the dates of next year’s conference!
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Water accountability has always been a critical issue for public water systems.
Water accountability and water loss have become important criteria for measuring overall water system efficiency for both the Kentucky Public Service Commission and the Kentucky Division of Water’s Capacity Development section. Economic conditions and rising wholesale rates have only increased how critical this issue has become. The ice storm in 2008 made us all aware of other benefits of running a tight distribution system. Some utilities had water storage capacities that lasted for a day or two. Others, with leaky systems, did not fare so well.
Many good operators work hard to continually monitor their systems and search out leaks. Locating leaks that do not readily surface can be a long and arduous task. A utility’s governing body needs to understand the value of the non-revenue water that is recovered through proactive leak detection programs. Documenting these savings is not always a simple process. We are all encouraged to be more accountable, and “transparency” is one of the buzz words for our time.
The first in a series of “Stories From The Road”by Dell Harris, Circuit Rider
A few months ago I had the pleasure of taking part in an operator training session with Steve Crosman, the Division of Water trainer, who I had come to know when he worked for the City of Lawrenceburg. Steve and I always hit it off, and that day he asked me, “Do you know why you and I get along so well, Dell?” My reply was “no.” Steve’s response was “because we are both water geeks.”
Unfortunately, Steve passed away unexpectedly this past December. We keep Steve’s family close to our hearts and hope that the operators in Kentucky will build on Steve’s talents as a trainer and the passion he had for drinking water operators.
Water Geek
In September 1997 I started work as a Circuit Rider with KRWA. Fourteen and a half years on the road have passed quickly. Operators, vendors, engineers, regulators and utility personnel have always been quick to impart any information that they think I might need later to help understand their point of view.
There are two specific instances that I would like to share with you. The first is from Dean Kohler who is the Distribution Supervisor for the City of Oak Grove, Kentucky in southern Christian County. He has devised a method to accurately determine the flow of service line and other small diameter leaks. The second idea comes from Tim Blanton, my fellow Circuit Rider with KRWA. Tim has brought a tremendous amount of experience and proficiency to our talented field staff. He related to me a valve location method that is quick and doesn’t cause damage to the pavement.
“Seven out of ten leaks occur on service lines.” This was something that my mentors told me early on in my career. This pronouncement has proved to be pretty accurate according to my experiences.
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Dean Kohler’s method for measuring flow on a small diameter line leak is not complicated and it does not take expensive tools to perform. He takes the cut-out section of the pipe with the rip, hole or tear and plugs or caps the end.
This pipe section is then taken to a hydrant with the same pressure and flow as the repaired section. An adapter is attached to take the hydrant’s flow down to a typical residential meter. The meter adapts to a compression fitting that will feed the damaged section of pipe.
Dean’s experience has shown him that this method provides an accurate accounting of loss to the system, and the value of the repair. The typical 12-gallon per minute leak on a service line represents $106.85 per day in non-revenue water for the City of Oak Grove.
Tim’s helpful method involves locating valves in the distribution system. Locating lost valves under pavement can be a very difficult task as the years pass by and roads, streets and highways are constructed and repaved.
Ferrous metal detectors work well to delineate a smaller search area. A cordless drill can then be used to probe the pavement in a specific area with a masonry drill bit to further pinpoint the missing valve box.
Once a metal valve cap is hit. the drill will stop and there could be some sign of metal shavings. This simple method requires a metal detector, a cordless drill, and a masonry bit. While searching for lost valves, make sure that utility employees are following all prescribed traffic control measures. Recovering missing valves can be critical to the isolation of leaks in the distribution system and to ongoing leak detection programs.
I would like to ask that the readers of Waterproof magazine contact me with helpful information that can benefit water and wastewater operators, supervisors and managers. I would like to share these helpful tools, methods, tips and information in future issues of this publication.
Please contact me at:[email protected] or 270-843-2291
Water Geek (continued from page 21)
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INTERIM LOAN PROGRAM 1 Albany (4) 2 Allen County WD (3) 3 Alton WD (3) 4 Augusta 5 Barkley Lake WD (2) 6 Barlow 7 Bath County WD (3) 8 Bedford 9 Big Sandy WD 10 Black Mountain WD 11 Blackey 12 Bloomfield 13 Booneville (3) 14 Boyd County SD #4 (2) 15 Bracken County WD 16 Breckinridge County BC 17 Brodhead 21 Burkesville 22 Burnside (2) 24 Butler County WS (2) 25 Caldwell County WD (5) 26 Campbellsburg 27 Campton (3) 28 Caneyville 30 Carlisle 31 Carlisle County SD #1 32 Carroll County WD #1 34 Cave Run WC (2) 36 Cawood WD (2) 38 Christian County WD (3) 40 Clinton 41 Cloverport 42 Columbia (3) 43 Corinth WD (3) 45 Crittenden-Livingston County WD 46 Cumberland 47 Cumberland County WD (3) 48 Cumberland Falls Hwy WD (3) 49 Cynthiana (2) 50 Dawson Springs (2) 51 Earlington 52 East Casey County WD (4) 54 East Daviess County WA (3) 55 East Knox County WD 56 East Laurel WD 57 East Logan County WD (3) 58 East Pendleton County WD (2) 59 Eddyville 60 Edmonson County WD (7) 61 Edmonton (3) 62 Estill County WD #1 (3) 64 Eubanks (4) 65 Fancy Farm WD 67 Fleming-Neon (2) 68 Floyd County PLB 69 Fordsville 70 Fountain Run WD #1 71 Fredonia 72 Frenchburg (2) 74 Gallatin County WD (4) 75 Garrison Quincy O'Heights WD (2) 80 Grayson County WD (4) 81 Grayson Utility Commission 82 Green Hill WD 83 Green River ADD 84 Green River Valley WD (3) 85 Green-Taylor WD (3) 86 Greensburg 88 Hardin 89 Hardin Co WD #2 (5) 90 Hardinsburg (2) 91 Harlan 93 Hartford (3) 95 Hazard 97 Henry County WD #2 98 Hodgenville (2) 100 Hyden (2) 101 Hyden / Leslie County WD 102 Irvine 104 Jackson 105 Jamestown (2) 106 Jenkins 107 Jessamine County WD 109 Jessamine-South Elkhorn WD (3) 110 Knox County Utility Commission 111 LaCenter
112 Lake Cumberland NGA (3) 113 Lake Village WA (2) 114 Lancaster (4) 115 Larue County WD #1 (3) 116 Laurel County WD #2 (2) 117 Lawrence County WD 119 Lebanon 120 Letcher County Courthouse 121 Letcher County WSD 122 Lewis County PC 124 Liberty (5) 125 Louisa (2) 126 Lyon County WD (2) 127 Magoffin County HTD 128 Magoffin County WD (2) 130 Marion County WD (2) 131 Martin County WD 132 McCreary County WD (7) 133 McKinney WD 134 Meade County WD 135 Mercer County SD 136 Monticello 137 Morehead (3) 139 Morgan County WD (5) 140 Mortons Gap (2) 141 Mount Vernon 142 Mountain WD (6) 145 Munfordville 146 Murray 148 New Castle 149 Nicholas County WD (2) 151 North Mercer WD (2) 153 Ohio County WD 154 Oldham County WD (2) 155 Owingsville (2) 156 Paintsville 157 Parksville WD (2) 158 Pendelton County WD (2) 159 Perryville 160 Pikeville 161 Pineville (5) 162 Powderly 163 Princeton 164 Pulaski County WD 165 Rattlesnake Ridge WD (4) 166 Reid Village WD (2) 168 Russell Springs 169 Sacramento 170 Sandy Hook WD 171 Sandy Valley WD 172 Science Hill 173 Shelby County SFD 175 Simpson County WD 176 South Anderson WD (2) 177 South Logan WA (2) 178 South Woodford WD (2) 179 Southern WSD (2) 180 Springfield (4) 182 Stamping Ground 183 Stanford (5) 185 Taylorsville (5) 186 Todd County WD (4) 187 Tompkinsville 188 Tri-Village WD (2) 189 Trimble County WD (2) 192 U.S. 60 WD (2) 193 Union County WD 194 Vanceburg EPB (2) 195 Warren County WD (2) 197 West Liberty (3) 199 West Shelby WD 200 Western Fleming County WD (2) 201 Western Lewis-Rectorville WD (3) 202 Western Mason County WD (4) 203 Western Pulaski County WD (2) 204 White Plains 205 Whitesburg 206 Whitley County WD (4) 207 Wickliffe 208 Wilmore (2) 209 Wolfe County PLD 210 Wood Creek WD (2) 211 Worthville 212 Wurtland
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TOTAL ISSUED: $216,470,000
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