Ohio Water Environment Association | Volume 85:1 | Issue 1 2012 ...

Committee Reports
Hello everyone! Happy New Year! Hope you had a nice holiday. We
are in the final stages of completing the renewals for the Voluntary
Wastewater Analyst Certificates. Renewal forms can be found on
the OWEA website. Please send it in as soon as possible to keep
your certificate current.
The committee will start planning for their participation in the
Operations Challenge Event, which will be held on April 17th in
Allen County. We’d really like to see some new teams this year to
challenge the existing champs. How about an all lab team
We will also start planning for the joint Plant Operations/LAC Joint
Workshop which will be held October 24th & 25th. Based on your
input, we will try to accommodate recommendations made at the
last meeting. You requested more information on the following
topics: BOD, QA/QC, DMRQA, low level Hg, lab audits, nitratenitrites,
hexavalent chrome, phosphorus, and ammonia. Some of
these topics were just presented. If scheduling allows us to, we will
try to focus on the areas that you thought needed to be addressed
more in detail. If you have any other ideas or would like to be a
speaker at next year’s workshop, please send us an email. Please
remember to use the new email address for any communication
with the State Lab Committee or WW Lab Analyst Certification.
The email address is oweastatelac@yahoo.com.
Follow Lab Munkee on Facebook and Twitter for upcoming events,
and possibly some new games/ challenges as we approach the state
events. (@LabMunkee)
OWEA Wastewater Analyst Exam
Exams will be given on Friday, April 27, 2012 and Friday, October
26, 2012. The application deadlines are Friday, March 16, 2012
and Friday, September 14, 2012. Please use the application form
on the OWEA Website.
Congratulations to the following individuals for passing
the exams given in October 2011.
Class I Class II Class III
Mark Colvin
James Davis
Anthony Hintze
Jonathan Newman
Eric Wilson
Lindsay Mosovsky
Achal Garg
Renewal of Certificates for 2012-2013
The current certificates were valid until December 31, 2011. There
is a one-month grace period to complete the renewals. Renewals
are on a two-year cycle. If you did not get one, you may not have
notified us about a relocation, retirement, or other situation. Forms
can be downloaded from www.ohiowea.org. Please email any
changes of information to oweastatelac@yahoo.com. The cost
will remain at $25.00.
NOTE: Print applications from www.ohiowea.org, as the mailing
address has changed to the OWEA Office. Do not use any old
applications.
Laboratory Analyst Committee
by Chairs Eva Hatvani and Denise Seman
Southwest LAC - Roger Rardain and Jim Davis
The SW LAC has the following meetings scheduled for 2012.
Please contact Roger Rardain or Jim Davis for more information
about the meetings.
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Thursday, February 2nd – Hosted by: TestAmerica
Laboratories, 4738 Gateway Circle, Dayton, OH
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Tuesday, April 3rd – Hosted by: Montgomery County
Environmental Services, 1850 Spaulding Road, Kettering,
OH
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Thursday, July 19th – YSI, 1700/1725 Brannum Lane,
Yellow Springs, OH
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Thursday, October 11th – City of Sidney WWTP, 420
Folkerth Avenue, Sidney, OH
To inquire about being added to our e-mail list or to get
information about attending, hosting, sponsoring, or presenting
at a future LAC meeting, please contact:
Roger Rardain, City of Fairborn
937.754.3075, roger.rardain@ci.fairborn.oh.us
Jim Davis, Montgomery County Water Services
937.496.7051, davisji@mcohio.org
Committee Members:
Lynette Hodnicki, City of Fairfield
Lori Kyle, Greene County
Linda Moubray, City of Fairfield
Ron Paulick, TestAmerica
Teresa Shinkle, Greene County
Karen Tenore, City of Dayton
Violet Fanning, TestAmerica
Northeast LAC- Kathy Richards & Beverly Hoffman
The Northeast Section ended its training events of 2011 with a
session on October 21 in lovely Orrville, hosted by Ken Lott of the
Orrville WWTP, and a special treat was also provided by Smith’s
Dairy. The meeting was well attended and the topics covered were
“Ammonia Analysis by Ion Selective Electrode” and “Control
Charts for the Laboratory,” each was approved for one contact
hour.
Our next meeting is tentatively set for March in Streetsboro.
Specific venue and topics are yet to be determined. Watch for more
information at www.ohiowea.org or www.nesowea.org or ask to be
added to our email list. As always, if you have suggestions or would
like to volunteer your facility and/or talents, please contact either
Bev Hoffman at NESOWEALAC@gmail.com or Kathy Richards
at KRichards@AkronOhio.gov.
While you are visiting these websites, please consider responding
to the NESOWEA LAC questionnaire. The information we compile
will go a long way towards building a networking database that
will enable analysts and operators to better connect with each other
and share experiences and support. If you would like to be added
to our NES membership directory and receive automatic email
updates for training events and other news, please send your contact
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