Tentative Agenda

7:45 – 8:00                  Registration

8:00 – 8:50                  Line Location

‘Sorry, but they do make them like they “used to.”

                                    Basic Locator Technology

                                    The Effect of Weather and Nature on Pipe Locating

                                    Proper Hook-Ups

-          Direct (Conductive)

-          Wireless (Inductive)

8:50 – 9:00                  Break

9:00 – 9:50                  Ghost Signals

                                    Multiple Utilities in a Common Trench

                                    Leak Detection – Where to Start, When to Stop, Preliminary

                                    Tests

-          Overview

9:50 – 10:00               Break

10:00 – 10:50                         Important Leak Detector Features

                                    Leak Noise Frequencies

                                    Pipe Materials

10:50 – 11:00                         Break

11:00 – 11:50                         Giant “Ears” (or, utilizing hydrants in leak surveys)

11:50 – 12:45                         Lunch (On Your Own)

12:45 – 1:35               Q & A - Difficult Locates

1:35 – 1:45                  Break

1:45 – 2:35                  Leak Detection for Managers and Administrators/

                                    Financial Justification for Leak Detection

-          Calculating Water Loss

-          Terminology

-          Is your loss real, or apparent?

-          Fiscal Responsibility

-          Responsible Use of Your Water Resource

-          Liability Issues

2:35 – 2:45                  Break

2:45 – 3:45                  Financial Justification for Leak Detection (cont’d)

                                    Introduction to Water Audit Software

-          Modified Western Kentucky University/Kentucky RWA Spreadsheet

-          AWWA Water Loss Control Committee Water Audit Software

-          Individual work with water audit spreadsheets

3:45 – 4:00                  Summary and Certificates