2015 March Pipeline

March 2015
5th Edition
SASKATCHEWAN WATER AND
WASTEWATER ASSOCIATION
Top 10
reasons
TO BE CERTIFIED
Making your
plant your own
Sludge
Monitoring

MARCH 2015
5th edition
SWWA
04| Editor’s Desk
SWWA Executive
11| SWWA On-Line Profiles
17| Operator Certification
21| Up-Coming
FEATURES
5| Working Together For Water
6| Making Your Plant Your Own
8| Upgrading Your Certification
9| A Brief History of Wastewater Treatment in Canada
10| Due Diligence
17| Top 10 Reasons Why it is Important to be a Certified Operator
18| Embrace Your Spirit For Adventure
20| Sludge Monitoring
22| A World of Personality
26| This Ingenious Machine Turns Feces Into Drinking Water
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On The Cover
Cleaning the cells in the bio-reactor.
See article on page 6 - Making Your
Plant Your Own. Ken Broccolo on the
wall, Tim Cox on the truck and
someone from Public Works on the
ground.
Correction
December Hero’s in Wastewater
should have been Hero’s in Water -
Kirsten Lott, Project Engineer E.I.T.
in the Major Projects Unit with
SaskWater
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EDITOR’S DESK
4
. . . a way to treat
sewage water. . .
to be used as drinking water!
As a huge fan of the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,
I was pleasantly surprised to watch the January 22
episode with Bill Gates. During the course of the
interview Fallon asked Gates about his new project,
the Omni Processor. Gates explained the Omni
Processor as follows: a way to treat sewage water to be used as drinking water. They
then proceeded to do a taste test. Two glasses were displayed on Fallon’s desk with
a marking of 1 and 2. It was explained that one glass contained bottled water and
the other “poop water”. After a few jokes and the test was on - each drank from a
glass, Gates drank from number 1 and Fallon number 2. Fallon and Gates both
finished the water then Fallon said his tasted pretty good but that he thought Gates
drank the bottled water in his glass. Gates then announced, “it was rigged, it was all
poop water.” Fallon laughed then advised a name change was needed.
The common misconception by the public is that wastewater (poop water) is not
even an option when it comes to the idea of using the resources available especially
in places with little to no available water supply. On November 18, 2014 the
Associated Press released an article stating that “the Orange County Water District,
that serves 2.4 million people in California, plans to boost production of recycled
water next year from 70 million gallons to 100 million gallons a day. It has reused
wastewater for drinking since 2008 through treatment that includes sending water
through ground basins.” In July of 2014 Wichita Falls a city in Texas, also signed on to
start using wastewater to help bolster drinking water supplies. The state has been
suffering from drought since 2011. Slowly the opinions of the public are changing.
Another interesting idea I recently read was the option of using wastewater for beer.
In an article published by Tap Sentinel, they take a look at Theera Ratarasarn who has
developed a beer appropriately named Activated Sludge Wheat Ale. The label is a
radiation symbol and the beer itself is brewed using purified Milwaukee
Metropolitan Sewerage District wastewater plant effluent. Interestingly enough
Ratarasarn is a wastewater engineer who has been brewing beer using wastewater
for the past two years. When asked why he said “I wanted to get people talking.” He
definitely did that. At the Lakefront Brewery where he had the beer tasted by a
panel, he even included a PowerPoint presentation themed “A little bit of me, a little
bit of you.”
As the world continues to struggle with drought, lack of fresh water resources and a
changing climate I expect to see many more viewpoints changing when it comes to
drinking re-treated wastewater.
Kelly Kish
Pipeline Editor & SWWA President
More information on the Omni Processor can be found at
www.gatesnotes.com/Development/Omniprocessor-From-Poop-to-Potable
More information on the sewage beer can be found at
www.jsonline.com/entertainment/beer/engineer-makes-beer-with-mmsd-waterb99427598z1-289463111.html
SWWA
SWWA EXECUTIVE__________________
KELLY KISH ~ PRESIDENT
Town of Kipling
Work: 306-736-8805 Fax: 306-736-2396
Email: glokel@sasktel.net
TIM COX ~ VICE PRESIDENT
City of Swift Current
Work: 306-778-2725 Fax: 306-778-1634
Email: t.cox@swiftcurrent.ca
RANDY ANTONIUK ~ PAST PRESIDENT
City of Prince Albert
Work: 306-953-4934 Fax: 306-953-4916
Email: rantoniuk@citypa.com
KARLIS VAN CAESEELE~ TREASURER
Town of Langenburg
Work: 306-743-2219 Fax: 306-743-2453
Email: karlisvc@sasktel.net
CORY MCMAHON ~ SECRETARY
Town of Biggar
Work: 306-948-5136 Fax: 306-948-5136
Email: corden@sasktel.net
DIRECTORS________________________
SUSAN DOBROWNEY
City of Saskatoon
Work: 306-975-2534 Fax: 306-975-7906
Email: susan.dobrowney@saskatoon.ca
RYNETTE MOORE-GUILLAUME
SaskWater
Work: 306-694-3941 Fax: 306-694-3207
Email: rynette.moore@saskwater.com
BLAINE CROWLEY
Town of Nipawin
Work: 306-862-9866 Fax: 306-862-3076
Email: b.crowley@nipawin.com
REPRESENTATIVES_______________
GOVERNMENT
KELLY NEUERT
Water Security Agency
Work: 306-787-7911
Email: kelly.neuert@wsask.ca
SASKATCHEWAN POLYTECHNIC
GERRY RUPCHAN
Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Work: 306-775-7486 Fax: 306-798-1411
Email: rupchan@siast.sk.ca
SUPPLIERS
KYLE MUTCH
Fabco Plastics Western Limited
Tel: 306-955-6005 Cel: 306-716-7766
Fax: 306-955-6008
Email: kmutch@fabcoplastics.com
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
I was pleased to once
again include a few
words in the Pipeline
on behalf of Western
Canada Water.
2015 is shaping up to
be a very busy year
for the WCW Board as
we work our way
through a new
strategic plan for
WCW under our vision of Working Together for Water. It is our goal
to have the plan finalized in the next few months at which point
we can start to work on its implementation. Although the plan is
not complete, I want to give you a few highlights on what I think
will be a few of its main strategies; supporting the workforce,
public awareness of the value of water and influence and
advocacy.
So you may ask how does a WCW strategic plan get implemented
and what does that mean for SWWA and their members. Good
question. For the plan to work it must first align with the goals of
SWWA and the other Constituent Organizations (COs). I believe we
are moving in this direction. The next step will be to call on SWWA
and the other COs to provide support through their membership
to execute the plan. The diverse set of skills and professions
represented by all the members will assist in positively influencing
the future of water in the vision of the plan.
Speaking of planning, planning is also under way on the upcoming
WCW Conference and Exhibition to be held in Winnipeg,
September 15 to 18, 2015. The theme is ‘A Climate of Change’.
Please check out the WCW website for registration information,
partnership opportunities, workshops with CEU opportunities,
exhibition, technical presentations as well as networking and gala
events. I hope to see you there.
Jeff O’Driscoll
working together
for WATER
“. . . what does that mean for SWWA
and their members?”
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Making your plant
your own.
“Experience of
your operators
can be a vital
asset to an
efficient system.
Although
textbooks and
training
manuals can
give an
unexperienced
operator a wide
overview
as to how
Wastewater
Treatment
Plants are
meant to
operate, there
are features in
every plant that
must be
improved on to
suit the
situation.”
Nothing ever is as black and white as it
seems. There is a feeling-out process that
accompanies any new application. If you’ve
spent enough time at one position or in one
place, you’ll agree that at some point, you’ve
thought to yourself, “I know what might work
better”.
The very same has been evident since the
Wastewater Treatment Plant was
constructed and put into service in Swift
Current, Saskatchewan. Designed by Stantec
Ltd, the SCWWTP has been producing a high
quality of effluent since its commissioning in
April of 2006. Utilizing a Modified
Johannesburg process of biological
treatment, the plant is capable of removing
BOD’s, ammonia, and phosphorus by
simultaneous nitrification and denitrification
within the bioreactor cells. Because the City
of Swift Current never had a treatment plant
in the past, there were a lot of assumptions
made during the design stages. The plant
capacity was designed with historical flow
rates in mind, and the strength of the
wastewater was derived directly from
samples from the collection system.
Overall the SCWWTP is a very successful
project, especially in terms of effluent
quality. What cannot always be predicted,
however, is the way that certain systems or
specific stages will react when the science is
applied in real life. No two treatment plants
are exactly the same, nor are two collection
systems, nor are two small systems identical.
For example, depending on the strength of
the raw influent, each plant will have a
specific way of treating it. The amount of
solids that a plant brings in on a daily basis,
as well as the nutrients that accompany it,
will have a direct impact on what happens in
the middle stages of treatment. Sometimes
the intended design does not always work as
efficiently as expected. This is the point
where an operators’ experience and
ingenuity takes over.
Design Issue: In Swift Current, the
bioreactors have a tendency to develop
foam during certain points of the year due to
factors such as mixed liquor consistency and
dissolved oxygen variations. When the
foaming problem occurs, not only does the
foam back up into the cells, but because of
the recycling of the material to the on-site lift
station, foam (and the microorganisms that
help cause the foam) can be recirculated to
the Headworks building and subsequently
back into the system. The solution: Tie into
an existing discharge pipe that takes WAS
(waste activated sludge) directly to a nearby
lagoon. The WAS discharge pipe was meant
to act as a means of sludge disposal if the
centrifuge was unable to operate as
intended. By simply adding two valves, the
plant now has the option of pumping all onsite
sewage from our lift station (including
foam from the bioreactors) into the lagoon
rather than recycling it into the system. An
unexpected result of this amendment was
that the end of the pipe at the lagoon
remained thawed during the winter due to
continuous, rather than intermittent flow.
Design Issue: Another foam-related problem experienced
at the WWTP was getting the foam to end up at the
intended location. At the end of the bioreactor train, in the
mixed liquor trough, there is a foam removal system. It
consists of a trough that is maintained at a level that allows
a small amount of mixed liquor (ML) to flow into the
trough, carrying any foam build-up with it. The problem
was that sometimes the foam wasn’t being carried away
into the trough with the mixed liquor, but instead floated
on top like a large mat while the ML continued to flow into
the trough. The solution: Create a system that would help
push the mat of foam towards the trough. Operators tried
several versions of water jets that would direct the foam to
its destination. The water spray was effective in the
summer, but tended to freeze in the winter. The idea also
called for a lot of potable water to be used, which in the
long run was not cost effective. Operators contemplated
use of treated effluent to reduce the use of potable water,
but a temporary solution could not be developed due to the
distance from the effluent trench to the ML trough. The staff
finally decided to use an air bubbler process that would
utilize air (from the nearby DO piping) to create a wave of
mixed liquor that would force the mat of foam into the
trough and ultimately away for disposal. It was tested for
12 months using temporary parts & piping to ensure that
the new system would work, and then built permanently
once operators were convinced that all of the bugs had
been worked out. This system is currently still in operation
and maintains the foam level at an absolute minimum
without wasting any potable water.
Design Issue: Waste activated sludge (WAS) that was
pumped to a holding tank until such time as it could be
dewatered was causing problems in the centrifuge.
Because of a good-settling sludge, the WAS in the sludge
tank would settle before it could be dewatered. The sludge
would be very thick at the bottom of the tank, virtually clear
in the middle, and a medium thickness at the top (due to
some sludge floating rather than settling). The plant was
built with a recycle line that was supposed to divert some of
the flow back to the sludge tank, thereby mixing it and
maintaining consistency. The result was an uneven
consistency in the flow to the centrifuge causing highs and
lows, and variable polymer dosing rates. The Solution: A
better mixing method. Staff installed a submersible mixer,
sized according to tank dimensions, and voila, the sludge
was maintained at a consistent thickness, and resulted in
more efficient polymer dose rates and a more consistent
sludge cake. At the same time the mixer was added to the
sludge tank, the Operators also changed the point of
polymer injection from upstream of the RAS pump to
downstream. This reduced the chance of the floc being
sheared while it travelled through the RAS pump impeller.
Although these are just three of a dozen changes
implemented to improve the operations at the SCWWTP,
you can see how experience of your operators can be a vital
asset to an efficient system. Operators in Swift Current have
taken their own ideas, as well as ideas from other plants, and
improved on the original design of the plant. No design is
perfect, we all understand that. Some things cannot be
foreseen, and those things need to work properly for a plant
to function. We encourage our staff to keep thinking up
ways to make our jobs more efficient with as little impact on
the successful operation of the plant itself. Some changes
work wonders, some not at all, some changes are on a much
grander scale, some are so simple that we often ask
ourselves, “Why didn’t we think of that before”. In any case,
your plant will only work for you if you suit it to your needs.
Tim Cox
Superintendent Swift Current Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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“if you
have any
questions,
your
answer
could be
just a click
away!”
www.saskocb.ca
UPGRADING
YOUR
Are you ready to take the next step and
upgrade your certification? Here is what you
need to know:
Complete and pass the certification exam(s)
with a mark of 70% or higher. You can
challenge and write the exams in multiple
levels/classes, but can only apply for
certification in the levels/classes you pass. A
copy of your exam mark need to be
submitted along with the application.
There is no fee for upgrading. The only time
you are required to submit a fee is for your
initial certification application and your
renewal.
You can apply for more than one area on one
application form be sure to indicate and fill
out the experience pages for each level you
are requesting. As a reminder, your facility
must have a classification for the area(s) you
are requesting. Operators are permitted to
hold certification for one class above the
facility. All applications and forms can be
downloaded directly from our website,
www.saskocb.ca.
The application form must be completed so
there is no delay in your request. Circle
every level in which you are wanting to
upgrade to, and fill out the experience pages
for those only. When filling out the pages,
they must be completely filled out, with your
employer’s information, dates of
employment, job duties, DRC time (if
applicable) and have it signed and dated by
your employer.
certification
If you require substitution, you should
indicate this on the first page of the
application. For all operators wanting to
substitute education for experience, you
must include the new Post-Secondary
Assessment Form with your application. The
form can be found under downloads at the
bottom of the page.
For operators wanting to substitute CEUs for
experience or for education, include the CEU
Substitution Form with your application. As
a reminder, we only need copies of your
documents not the originals.
Finally once you have completed all the
steps, submit your upgrade application to
the office and it will be reviewed at the
closest meeting provided you have
submitted it by the deadline. The office will
accept all documents that are sent by mail,
email or fax. It is only necessary to have one
copy of your application, so if it is faxed or
emailed, do not mail in a second copy. This
could result in a delay of your application in
being processed.
A detailed listing of the certification
requirements for each class can be found in
the Saskatchewan Water and Wastewater
Operator Certification Standards, 2002,
which can be downloaded directly from our
website.
Stephanie Houde
STAY ON TOP OF CERTIFICATION IN SASKATCHEWAN!
Visit the Operator Certification Board at:
www.saskocb.ca
Upcoming Meeting Date
March 20 & 21, 2015
To contact our Administrator Stephanie Houde
or call: 306-789-3430 fax: 306-789-3429
email : saskocb@gmail.com
✓ Search or post a current job listing on our Job Board.
✓ Print certification and renewal application forms.
✓ Look up meeting and cut off dates.
✓ Certification requirements and procedures.
Office hours are Monday - Thursday 9:30 am - 4:00 p.m.
A BRIEF
wastewater
HISTORY OF
TREATMENT IN CANADA
The history of Wastewater Treatment in
Canada does not have a long history
when we compare it to other
technologies used to prevent disease.
However, the practice has had a
notable positive impact on the health
of Canadian Society.
Prior to our modern collection and
treatment systems outdoor privies and
waste collection ditches were the
norms in both rural and urban settings.
The early 1900’s brought forth
contemplation of better methods to
dispose of human waste in congested
urban settings and the first collections
systems were constructed. The
collected waste was diluted by
sending it to receiving water with no
treatment. Or, it was sent out of the
community via pipe to be used for
agricultural fertilizer.
Between 1900 and 1930 there were 60
wastewater treatment plants
operational across the United States.
In 1918 the Bonnybrook Wastewater
Treatment Plant was approved for
construction in Calgary at a cost of
$350 000. However, it took several
years to construct because the rapid
growth of the city made funding the
project difficult. In Toronto, an
outbreak of typhus and cholera
encouraged people to stop dumping
their waste in the streets and into
water bodies during the 1800’s but it
was not until 1910 that a wastewater
treatment plant was built for Canada’s
largest city. In Ontario there were 18
plants in the Toronto area by 1953,
however they were small and not able
to treat water to acceptable levels.
Therefore, the government of the day
decided to stop the construction of the
small plants and by 1960 there were 4
large treatment plants in the area.
Some of the small plants that had been
constructed earlier were converted
into pumping stations used to feed the
larger plants.
In 1960, in the United States, it is
reported that 50% of the population
had access to some form of
wastewater treatment. Since 1960 the
technology of wastewater treatment
has increased exponentially. The first
advances used mechanical
mechanisms to enhance biological
processes like nitrification and
denitrification. Early processes
included trickling filters, Imhoff tanks
for solids settling and activated sludge.
Chemical conditioners were
introduced later to enhance
coagulation and settling and dissolved
air flotation was used for solids
separation and thickening
For small communities (fewer than
5000 people) lagoon treatment, or
natural treatment, is still used if they
have the land base to support this type
of treatment and an appropriate
discharge receiving body. Lagoon
treatment of wastewater can be very
effective and cost effective for
communities with a small tax base.
Early disinfection of effluent was
performed by injecting liquid chlorine
before releasing it to the receiving
body. Currently, we are more aware of
creating THM’s (Trihalomethanes) by
treating effluent high in organics with
chlorine. We can protect source water
from THM’s by using alternative
methods of disinfection like Ultraviolet
Disinfection and Ozone.
Today we know that treating
wastewater is not just to prevent
outbreaks of human pathogens in the
potable water system. We, as
operators, also have a duty to
protect the environment from
pollution that can be introduced
through wastewater. The
removal of solids, grease, scum
and nutrients protect aquatic
habitat and prevent overloading
source waters. Ammonia, B.O.D
(Biochemical Oxygen Demand)
and T.S.S (Total Suspended
Solids) are monitored very
closely by regulators.
Optimization of wastewater
systems assists in lowering these
contaminants in effluent.
The past 50 years have shown
substantial advancements in
technology and a variety of
wastewater treatment methods.
Many types of mechanical and
chemical enhancements have
increased the efficiency of
wastewater treatment. The
standards that regulate the
quality of the effluent
continuously become more
stringent and drive the industry
to improve methods of
treatment.
Dawn Dierker
Account Manager SaskWater
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Have you ever heard someone at
your workplace saying “we are doing
our due diligence because we have
toolbox talks, site safety inspections,
or hazard analysis on the tasks that
we do?” Just because those items are
available or being done doesn’t
mean that due diligence is in place.
These are just the first steps in
maintaining due diligence within
the workplace.
I am sure you have heard of the term
due diligence at some time
throughout your career, but would
you be able to actually tell me what
it means? Are you comfortable
enough to say that we are doing the
company’s due diligence and that
we will be covered if something ever
did happen?
The CCOHS defines due diligence as
“the level of judgment, care,
prudence, determination, and
activity that a person would
reasonably be expected to do under
particular circumstances.”
Now that you have just read what
due diligence actually means do you
actually understand it? I’m going to
put this in terms that I believe
everyone will understand. Due
diligence is the act of putting all
necessary processes in place to
ensure people are safe on the
worksite. This may come in the form
of elimination, substitution, administration,
training, and providing
personal protective equipment
(PPE).
“the act of putting all necessary
processes in place to ensure people
are safe on the
due
worksite”
diligence
• Elimination: Is it imperative for
the workers to do what they are
being asked to do and can the
task be eliminated?
• Substitution: Can we bring in
another piece of equipment that
is better suited to perform the
job and offer more protection to
the worker?
• Administration: What policies
and procedures could be
adapted that would make the
steps of doing the job
performed safer?
• Training: Are workers being
trained how to properly conduct
the task being performed?
Training of the workers is vital in
proving due diligence.
Due diligence may end up being to
offer PPE to the workers but this is
the last line of defense. Elimination,
substitution, and administration
should be the first things to look at
to provide better protection for the
works. To carry out due diligence a
company must be able to identify
workplace hazards and put into
place corrective action so as to
prevent incidents or injuries to the
workers.
Why is due diligence so
important?
Due diligence is important because
if a person is charged under
occupational health and safety
legislation for a violation and they
can show that they have done their
due diligence by taking every
reasonable precaution to prevent
the injury of a worker they may end
up having the charges dropped.
Under OH&S if you have been
charged with a violation you are
guilty until proven innocent the
opposite of the criminal code; which
states one is innocent until proven
guilty. Under OH&S if you have been
charged you must be able to show
that you have taken every
reasonable precaution to prevent
injury of a worker by doing your due
diligence. Documentation of what
you have done helps to identify
what you have put in place to
prevent injury from taking place.
After reading this article I hope that
you can look at your workplace and
say “yes, we are doing our due
diligence and we are doing every
reasonably practicable precaution in
the prevention of injury to our
workers.” If you cannot say these
words, talk to your workers, your
supervisors, or your employers and
let them know of the areas of worry.
It is never too late to start doing
things the correct way. Don’t let
things go on and on even though
you know it’s not right. In the end it
may all come back on you.
Lijah Behnke - Safety Advisor,
Kelly Panteluk Construction Ltd
SWWA Online Profiles:
The SWWA now offers online profiles for SWWA members. There are two ways to go
about registering with an online profile.
Through online registration of a membership: If you need to renew your
membership for the current year and have not yet done so it can be done
online and by doing so the system will ask you for your member login
information. For those not yet set up with a member login just follow the
simple step by step process to renew and a confirmation email will be sent
once you have completed the process with all the member login information.
For those with a member login simply login and continue through the process.
Through the SWWA office: Those registering for a membership via mail a
member id can be created by contacting the SWWA office office@swwa.ca.
Please note an email address is required in order to create a member id.
For those who attended the 2014 SWWA conference, a membership was paid with
the conference fee and for those who have email addresses the SWWA office is
working on adding memberships to the online database. Once a member id has
been set up an email will be sent with the login information.
As members register for workshops and SWWA events the information will appear
on the member event listing available when a member is logged in through
member id to the SWWA website. Once a workshop or the conference has been
attended information will be updated on the member profile to include the list of
CEU certificates received at the events. This is a great tool to help members track
CEU’s taken through the SWWA to track the certificates towards certification
renewal.
The SWWA office asks for your patience as the membership database is completed.
This is a large project and it is expected to be completed by the end of March.
Sewage Lagoon for
Wastewater Treatment
May 14, 2015 Regina, Saskatchewan
Sewage lagoon systems are commonplace
throughout Saskatchewan in providing
wastewater treatment for many small
communities. Knowledgeable operation
and maintenance of lagoons, and the
pumping stations that serve them, is critical
to their performance in providing optimum
treatment capacity and discharged effluent
quality. Monitoring and regulatory
standards must also be understood to
determine environmental compliance
requirements, both now and in the future.
This seminar will provide information
related to lagoon operational and
maintenance procedures, sewage pumping
station operation, and provide an update
on applicable regulatory guidelines and
standards for wastewater treatment
systems in the Province of Saskatchewan.
TOPICS
• Sewage Lagoon Treatment – Introduction
• Operational, Maintenance and
Monitoring Procedures
• Sewage Pumping Stations and Force
Mains: System Hydraulics and
Performance Testing
• Wastewater Pumps and Applications
• Regulatory Requirements including
Federal Wastewater Systems Effluent
Regulations (WSER)
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Administrators
Operations Staff
Supervisors
Consulting Engineers
Regulators
Municipal Utility Providers
Not computer
savvy?
Not a problem!
Simply contact the SWWA office to
be walked through the process on
how to access and maneuver
through the system.
Application for 0.7 CEUs is being
made for this Seminar Look for
updated information on the
website at www.wcwwa.ca
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Water & Wastewater Operator Certification Preparation Courses & CEU Workshops
Spring 2015 in Saskatchewan
SASKATOON:
Feb 9-13
Feb 23-27
Mar 9-13
April 20-24
Apr 29-May 1
May 4-8
March 4
March 5
March 18-19
May 13
May 14
Class 1 Water Treatment & Water Distribution (3.0 CEUs)
Class 1 Wastewater Treatment & Collection (3.0 CEUs)
Class 2 Water Treatment & Water Distribution (3.0 CEUs)
Class 2 Wastewater Treatment & Collection (3.0 CEUs)
3-Day Water & Wastewater Foundations Course (1.8 CEUs)
Class 1 Water Treatment & Water Distribution (3.0 CEUs)
Potable Water Reservoir Design, O&M Workshop (0.6 CEU)
Lagoon Operation & Maintenance Workshop (0.6 CEU)
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Water Solutions
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EPOTHOUGHTS
Top 10 Reasons it is Important to be a Certified Operator
This year, more than 500 Certified Operator Certificates will expire in Saskatchewan.
As well, there are a number of new operators who are in cue to become certified. In
an ideal world, each new and existing operator will diligently apply for initial
certification or renewal and carry on with their daily duties. However, there are
operators contemplating whether or not to apply for or renew their certificates.
To help those in contemplation make an informed decision, here are 10 reasons why
being a Certified Operator is a great idea:
1 Certified Operators already have the
knowledge and skills they need to
ensure the works they are operating is
done so safely and efficiently.
2 Certified Operators get to
continuously enhance their knowledge
and skills by obtaining
Continuing Education Units on a
regular basis. Are you excited to see
the CEU course list at the next SWWA
Conference?
3 Being a Certified Operator is a
legislative requirement. All operation,
repair, and maintenance of a water or
sewage works, including distribution
and collection, must be under the
direction of a Certified Operator
whose certification matches this
works. Yup, it is in your community’s
Permit to Operate.
4 Multiple Certified Operators in a
community (or neighbouring communities)
can work together so that
each operator gets to have his or her
earned share of days off, and be able
to rest at home when stricken by that
nasty flu going around town.
5 A Certified Operator in one community
can be a Regional Certified
Operator in nearby community
(pending other small requirements).
A change in scenery and an extra
paycheck is never a bad thing!
6 The progression from “just” an
operator to being a Certified Operator
may provide you with a raise.
7 When it is time to move to bigger (or
smaller) and better things, Certified
Operators have an advantage when
water and sewer works positions are
available in other communities.
8 When it comes to tasks that require
more than just one person (say,
turning that stubborn valve on Main
Street), Certified Operators get to be
the boss. Only Certified Operators can
provide instruction to others
regarding the operation, repair and
maintenance of the works.
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9 Being a Certified Operator instills
TOP TEN
confidence from your employer,
respect from your peers, and trust
from the community members that
you serve.
10 The most important reason why
being a Certified Operator is a great
idea is that you will obtain a strong
sense of pride and develop a deep
passion for what you do.
I hope that these reasons sway you to
apply for and renew your certification
this year, and to continue to renew it
in the years to come. John Ruskin
once said: “Skill is the unified force of
experience, intellect, and passion in
their operation”. Experience all that
you can. Learn what your mind can
retain. Show passion in what you do.
Become a Certified Operator.
Kerry Seckinger, Environmental Project
Officer, Water Security Agency, Prince
Albert
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An Invitation to Embrace Your Spirit of Adventure
The Saskatchewan Water and Wastewater Association has
generously supported WaterAid Canada for two years
now, and has just committed to a third!
As professionals dedicated to the operation and
maintenance of water and wastewater facilities here in
Canada, you know just how important these services are
to social and economic development in every society
around the world. It’s this knowledge and credibility that
positions you so well to make an overwhelmingly positive
contribution to ending the global water and sanitation
crisis.
So we come to you today with a very special invitation….
But first, let’s rewind a few years. It may come as a surprise
to some of you that the SWWA’s partnership with
WaterAid Canada did not originate in a boardroom in
either Saskatoon or Ottawa. It actually finds its roots
thousands of miles away, in Tanzania.
In 2012, one of your own, Rynette Guillaume, Director of
District Operations at SaskWater and SWWA Board
member, joined WaterAid Canada (then WaterCan) on our
inaugural Kilimanjaro Climb for Life.
Upon her return to Canada, Rynette, buoyed by her
experience on the climb and visiting our clean water and
sanitation projects in Kiteto, Tanzania, championed a
An Invitation
to Embrace
Your Spirit of Adventure
formal partnership. It was a privilege some months later
for WaterAid to become the official charity of choice of
the SWWA!
The 2012 Kilimanjaro Climb for Life was a major
fundraising and awareness success, raising nearly
$300,000 and generating over 50 media hits nationally.
We were awestruck by the passion, motivation and
commitment of our 23-member Kilimanjaro climb team.
What became clear to us was that our supporters were
willing to step up to any challenge, no matter how
physically daunting, to help a cause that they care deeply
about.
It got us thinking about what other global challenges we
could initiate that would both offer a once-in-a-lifetime
experience to participants while helping to bring clean
water to the world.
And so, our Bucket List Adventures Series was born.
WaterAid Canada’s Bucket List Adventures is a five-year
series (2015-19) of epic global excursions that will take
small groups by boot, pedal and paddle to some of the
world’s most breathtaking destinations. Bucket List
Adventures are about embracing your spirit of adventure
while doing something good for humankind! Together
we aim to raise $1 million to bring clean water to 40,000
children, women and men in the world’s poorest
communities
The Bucket List Adventures series kicks off this
November with a 500km Central American cycle trek
through Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
Our team will cycle through rain forests and cloud
forests, past volcanoes, along croc-infested rivers and
through lively colonial towns. The adventure
concludes with a visit to WaterAid’s clean water
projects in the remote North Atlantic Autonomous
Region, for a behind-the-scenes look at how your
support is making a world of difference!
Given the incredible partnership that we have forged
since Rynette’s participation in our original adventure
fundraiser, the SWWA membership is at the VERY TOP
of our invitation list for the 2015 Central America
Cycle Adventure!
ARE YOU READY FOR A CHALLENGE?
If so, please visit www.wateraidcanada.com/merit to
learn more or contact us at
info@wateraidcanada.com
We’d love to have you on our team!
We’d love to have
you on our team!
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HAWK MEASUREMENT SONAR SULTAN
Sludge Monitoring
IN WATER AND WASTE WATER PLANTS
Sludge monitoring for quality is a key
aspect of ensuring compliance with
various government regulations.
Monitoring sludge in Water and
Waste Water applications is
basically measuring the
interface between the high
solids regions and low
solids regions of a
settlement tank, lagoon,
clarifier or thickener.
Though it sounds simple, the
conditions will vary greatly
between a primary
sedimentation tank,
secondary/final clarifier
and gravity thickener.
Clarifier bed levels,
secondary RAS
blanket, flocculent
blanket, etc. all have different densities and the water above
these interface levels is questionable.
The operators who handle sludge need an accurate,
efficient method to control the sludge levels. The level
solution should allow the operator to have up to the
minute knowledge of the levels so the operator can control
the process to avoid mishaps. Hawk Measurement
designed the Sultan Sonar, the latest in acoustic sonar
technology, specifically for the water/wastewater industry.
Using high end acoustic signal processing and software, it
is ideally suited for sludge bed control measurement and
provides the operator with valuable data that can be used
for control purposes. The Sultan Sonar’s innovative design
provides critical plant control to optimize performance and
provides a solution for a myriad of applications in Water
and Wastewater.
Bed Level in a Clarifier/Thickener
Measuring the bed level at the bottom of a clarifier in
water or wastewater treatment facility, the operator can
benefit from the output data of the Hawk Sultan Sonar by
controlling his bed level at a specific height. By knowing
where the sludge bed level is in the clarifier or thickener,
the operator can pump out the biomass in an automated
20
fashion to provide optimized process efficiency. The
underflow pump sends the sludge to filter presses for
further moisture removals. Typically, a mechanical method
such as a “sludge judge” or “dip tube” is used to measure
depth in this application.
“Sludge Judge” or
“Dip Tube” is a very
simple but not a
very ac-curate or
safe technique. A
hollow tube is
immersed into the
clarifier or thickener
down to the lowest
portion and then
pulls it up. It is a
visual indication
that allows the
customer to view
the various depths
of material in
separation. In most
cases, the operator is
looking for the sludge bed from the above-hindered layer
and determining when to pump out the sludge to a predetermined
level. Accuracy is affected because the color
density profile does not always resemble the actual solids
density. This method requires human operation. Even with
gloves worn, handling this devise presents a contamination
and health risk. Furthermore, it must be cleaned after each
measurement or clogging will occur.
Hawk Measurement’s Sultan Sonar is fully automated and
maintenance is reduced. Using impact plate and mounting
pole, the transducer is mounted half submerged in the
liquid. When the surface sweeper comes into contact with
the legs of the impact plate, they swing parallel with the
counter weights. It has a 5-year cleaning mechanism
warranty. Since the measurement is automated, an
operator does not have contamination risks, which improve
health and safety on site with compliance to OSHA
regulations.
SBR (Sequential Batch Reactor) Level Measurement
Besides the bed level measurement for the primary clarifier,
the Sultan Sonar device provides added value to each
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process measurement. Sludge
level measurement in the
secondary clarifier will provide
important information to the
plant engineering staff as well.
The measurement data from
the Sultan Sonar will provide
output information for process
flow of material. Depending
on the density of the sludge
material, the Return Activated
Sludge (RAS) could be
pumped back to the aeration
lanes for further pre-treatment
or the sludge may have the
proper density characteristics
to be sent on to the Thickener,
Digester, filter press, etc.
Knowing the process
dynamics of the different
interfaces to assess and
effectively output the ongoing
process is key to water and
wastewater plant site loading
process and plays a major role in process efficiency and plant
optimization.
To run a plant at its most efficient level, it is essential to monitor
the “good quality” biomass at 3,000 to 6,000 mg/liter.
Monitoring this interface allows for control of the RAS pumps /
bellmouth to ensure that the process is optimized by returning
ONLY “good quality” biomass back to aeration or to the
thickener for wasting. There are also other incremental values
seen by operators for this controlled technology the Sultan
Sonar can provide. Improved underflow with drier product,
increased thickener capacity, more efficient effect on the
downstream process, and improved operator effectiveness are
just some of the benefits that Sultan Sonar offers customers.
These are just a few applications that have application
guarantees (with a completed application data sheet). The
Sultan Sonar offers a solution to Water/Wastewater applications
that ensure your level measurement process works to achieve
optimum efficiency at your plant.
Article submitted by: Hawk Measurement
HAWK Measurement is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia with
its Americas headquarters in Lawrence, M. For over 25 years, HAWK
has delivered products and services, which provide point level
controls, plugged chute detection and continuous level
measurement in liquids and solids applications.
For more Information contact:
Kyle Mutch – Fabco Plastic 306-955-6005
up-coming
e v e n t s
Annual SWWA Golf Tournament
Looking to get your company noticed, Golf is a great
way! Sponsor a hole at the annual SWWA tournament
and have your company sign displayed for each golfer
to see or if you have prizes you would like to give away
contact Kyle Mutch kmutch@fabcoplastics.com or
Calle at office@swwa.ca to arrange for pickup and to
talk about sponsorship opportunities.
Conference Accommodation
Blocks have been set-aside for the SWWA Conference
Nov. 3rd to 6th in Saskatoon at the Hilton Garden Inn
and the Holiday Inn.
HILTON GARDEN INN (Official Conference Hotel)
90 22nd St. E. Saskatoon - Ph: 306-244-2311
Use Block Code SWWA
HOLIDAY INN
101 Pacific Ave, Saskatoon - Ph: 306-986-5000
*Note* be sure to state you are with SWWA when
booking a room
Workshop 2015 Information:
April 1 2015 PLC, Instrumentation and Controls,
Safety - Saskatoon, Sandman Hotel
May 5 Hydrant & Valve - Estevan
May 7 Hydrant & Valve - Prince Albert
June 5 Safe Handling of Chemicals - Kenosee, SK.
Kenosee Hotel
To register visit www.swwa.ca all information can be
found under Training. All workshops are full days
sessions and an application for 0.6 CEU’s has been
made.
thank you
Thank you to current
SWWA conference sponsors:
Flocor, Mueller Canada, AWI, Fabco Plastics,
Emco Waterworks, MSSA, ADS Canada,
Municipal Utilities, SaskWater,
Operator Certification Board,
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A World
Personality
of
Ever wonder why it is extremely hard
to work with some individuals and a
lot easier with others? You are not
alone; thousands of people ask
themselves these questions.
Sometimes we toss the feeling aside
by simply agreeing that you just
can’t get along with or work well
with everyone and other times we
struggle to let go of the problem of
not getting along with certain
individuals.
In a world of people, it boils down to
two types of groups of people:
Extroverts and Introverts. It is
important to understand where you
fall on the scale of introvert and
extrovert in order to understand
how you do and react to things and
how they do and react to things.
So which one are you more prone to
be like? There is no such thing as a
100% introvert or extrovert since a
person would likely go crazy if they
were 100% of one.
INTROVERT PERSONALITY TRAITS:
• You find small talk incredibly
cumbersome
• You often feel alone in a crowd
• Networking makes you feel like a
phony
• You have been called not too
intense
• Downtime does not feel
unproductive to you
• Giving a talk in front of 500
people is less stressful than
having to talk to them afterwards
• You would rather be an expert at
one thing than try to master
several things
• You have a constantly running
inner monologue
• You do not feel high from your
surroundings
• You look at the big picture
• You are a writer
• You have been told to come out
of your shell
• You alternate between phases of
work and solitude, and social
activity
• You notice details others didn’t
• You avoid anything that includes
audience participation
EXTROVERT PERSONALITY
TRAITS:
• You are a people person – the
more around you the better
• You enjoy having an audience
• You enjoy networking
• You enjoy sharing your thoughts
• Downtime is considered
unproductive
• You look to others and outside
sources for ideas and inspiration
• You have a wide circle of friends
• You feel isolated when to much
time is spent alone
• You tend to act before thinking
• You like to communicate by
talking
• You LOVE to talk
• You solve problems by discussing
them
• You are described as friendly and
approachable
• You are very open and people
find it easy to get to know you
Now that you have a basic idea of
which groups you fall into here are
the
TOP 10 WAYS TO WORK WITH AN
INTROVERT:
• RESPECT their need for privacy
• NEVER embarrass them in public
• Let them OBSERVE first in new
situations
• Give them time to THINK do not
seek instant answers
• DON’T interrupt them
• Give them a 15 minute WARNING
to finish what they are working on
• REPRIMAND them privately
• Teach them NEW SKILLS
privately
• Give them ADVANCE
NOTICE of expected
changes
• RESPECT their introversion do not
try to make them like you
TOP 10 WAYS TO WORK WITH
EXTROVERTS:
• RESPECT their independence
• COMPLIMENT them in the
company of others
• Accept and encourage their
ENTHUSIASM
• Allow them to EXPLORE and talk
things out
• Thoughtfully SURPRISE them
• UNDERSTAND when they are busy
• Let them DIVE right in
• Offer them OPTIONS
• UNDERSTAND they are different
from you
• Let them SHINE
A workplace is always less stressful
and more enjoyable when you can
look at individuals and their
personalities and realize that having
good relationships in a work place
takes understanding and patience.
No one is exactly like you, everyone
is different and even though a
person may lean towards being
either an extrovert or an introvert
they can also have personality traits
of the exact opposite.
How we work together is up to us,
our attitude is a choice and since we
are not perfect often times we will
get some things or do some things
wrong. Just remember, every day is a
new day with new opportunities just
around the bend.
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INDUSTRY HERO DON WEBB
Supplier – Mueller Canada
It is not widely known that Don got
his first job in Hollywood in the
1950’s as a baby actor in a feature
film. Don’s parents were Canadian
and Canada is where they headed
back too, settling in London ON.
Don started at Mueller in 1974 fresh
out of the University of Western
Ontario. He answered an ad for a
position in Sarnia at a company
called Mueller Limited. He had no
idea who they were or what they did
other than they were a manufacture
of quality brass products and had
been in Canada since 1912. He soon
learned that Mueller was the leading
manufacture of Water and Gas
distribution products in North
America.
As a newly hired sales trainee Don
rose through the ranks as sales office
supervisor to marketing manager
until someone approached him to
go on the road as a sales
representative in BC where he
introduced the Modern Centurion
Fire Hydrant and the first resilient
seated gate valve . It is hard to
believe that the industry was
reluctant to move away from metal
“A lot has sure changed
and for the better.”
seated valves. This was the start of a
journey from BC back to the Sarnia
Plant for a brief period until the
acquisition of Canada Valve and
Hydrant Company in Milton ON and
the reorganization that followed.
Don moved to Winnipeg in the mid
1980’s and became the sales
representative for Northwestern
Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
The early years at the
SWWA were not at all what we have
today. You were likely to get seven
suppliers in the room to display
products and today we have 107.
The SWWA was new in 1983 with
very few rules and regulations –
wow, look at what the operator
needs to know today. He was
supposed to know this back in the
early years but it was not mandatory.
Information went from one to the
other or at least that is what
everyone thought.
Don has always had the belief that
training and more training is the key
to a successful water industry in
Saskatchewan; and this is best
accomplished through the SWWA.
“In the early years we just did
Water
for Life
Photography
Offer
training and the audiences were
small because it was not required
and only helped your general
knowledge level. Municipal purses
were a lot tighter and they did not
see the benefits of a highly trained
operator. A lot has sure changed and
for the better.”
Don has been with the Mueller
organization for 40 years in various
capacities. He is a life member of
AWWA and holds numerous
memberships in MWWA, SWWA, and
SPWA. He is a recipient of the MWWA
Lorne Sayer Award, and the SPWA
Gerry Wheeler award.
In his spare time, Don is an avid
golfer and enjoys getting away to
Arizona each winter for a good
break.
Water for Life: An African Photo Exhibit tells the story of the
global water and sanitation crisis through the camera lens of
internationally renowned and award-winning photographer,
Peter Bregg. For a donation of $250 to WaterAid you can
receive a beautiful 14 x 20” matted exhibition photograph of
your choice along with a $150 charitable tax receipt. Multiple
print purchases also possible.
Please contact WaterAid for a photo gallery link and for further
information: 1-800-370-5658
HERO IN WATER DALE HESHKA
Occupation: Water Utility Manager
Location: City of Melville
Describe a typical workday?
Typically my day begins with an
overview with staff of the operation
and maintenance of the water plant
and then a review of the water quality
from the previous day. If there are
issues with specific equipment
failures that generated alarms those
would be dealt with first. The water
treatment process parameters are
also reviewed. Any anomalies with
respect to any of the parameters
whether it is process, water quality, or
operation and maintenance are
adjusted to provide the best water
quality to our customers. Objectives
are provided to staff on operation
and maintenance on a regular basis.
Who has been a mentor to you in
your professional life?
Wow, this is a tough question, but I
would have to say my first boss, John
Leggott was one who encouraged my
development in this industry. As a
young man starting out full of p & v,
John gave me the opportunity for
success. Also, Harve Jones who is not
only a very good friend but someone
whom I respect and admire.
What do you like the most about
your current job?
I like what I do because this facility is
definitely a challenge. We have two
water treatment sources, surface
water and well water. The two
treatment process’s are quite
different, each day brings on new
“learning moments and challenges”.
Both treatment plants are quite old
and in some areas parts are obsolete
making it a challenge to repair.
Surface water is a package “Trident”
system while the well water is
desalinated with the Electrodialysis
Reversal (EDR) system. Although we
are a small city by population the
facility is a Class 4 due to the
complexity.
If you could give advice to a young
person looking to enter the field
what would you say?
What a great career choice! If you like
a challenge and want to do
something that is as important as to
provide safe “drinking water” to
people this is the industry for you. In
smaller communities the work
involves water distribution and sewer
system work too.
What type of education do you
currently hold?
I hold a Class 4 in Water Treatment,
Class 2 in Water Distribution,
Wastewater Treatment and
Wastewater Collection. I graduated
from Water Sciences in Saskatoon
campus, now called Saskatchewan
Polytechnic (SIAST Kelsey Campus).
What are your future goal and
aspirations for your career?
The City is in planning stages of a new
water treatment plant. It is my goal to
assist in the planning, design, build
and operation of the new plant. Our
goal is to have one treatment plant
source, well water that will provide a
long term solution and excellent
quality of drinking water.
What makes you? How do you
spend your downtime from work?
When I am away from work I enjoy
travelling, golfing and spending time
with our family and especially the
newest members the grandchildren.
SWWA
CALL FOR
PAPERS:
The SWWA is currently accepting
papers for 2015. Papers submitted
should include: a brief presenter
biography, an abstract or information
on the session, benefits of
the session to the industry, who
should attend, best dates and
locations, and the area to which the
paper would benefit (water
treatment, water distribution,
waste-water treatment and wastewater
collection).
All papers should be sent to the
SWWA office by mail:
SWWA, PO Box 7831
Saskatoon, SK S7K 4R5
or by email to office@swwa.ca.
In Memoriam
MURRAY
BROTHERS
Sapphire
Water
Murray passed away January 19,
2015 after complications in
surgery. He was a constant at the
SWWA annual tradeshow. Murray
was always eager to help out
those involved in the water
industry and it is with great
sadness we say good-bye to him.
Our thoughts are with those who
worked with Murray at Sapphire
Water and his family. He will truly
be missed within the water
industry.
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