VRWA Expo 2008 Training Schedule and Presenters
Wednesday, Sept. 17th
12:00 – 1:00
RE-Ox – Presenting: Scott Hiatt – Vice President of Client Services
Maintaining Quality Water throughout your Distribution System
From the source to the consumer’s tap, this presentation will discuss the many challenges
involved in achieving good water quality. Information on traditional and new technologies that
remove organic and inorganic deposits, including tuberculation, from distribution systems will
be discussed. Particular attention will be paid to improving water quality by restoring residuals
and reducing disinfection by-products (DBPs)
1:00 – 1:30 Break
1:30 – 2:30
CLA-VAL Company – Presenting: Dan Esser – Area Sales Manager
Valves…What You Need to Know
This course is designed to give operation and maintenance personnel a general understanding of
Automatic Control Valves for Water Systems. There is also a brief section on the operation of
Air Release Valves for Water and Wastewater. Included in this presentation will be Automatic
Control Valves, system overview and Air Valves. Basic Hydraulics. Hytrol Main Valve
operation, Modulating verses Non-Modulating. Modulating Control Valves, Including Pressure
Reducing and Relief, Flow Control Valves. Non-Modulating Control Valves: Level Control
Valves, Float Control and Altitude Control for elevated tanks, Pump Control Solenoid Control.
Electronic Control Valves for SCADA Systems. Air Valves, Air Release, Air and Vacuum and
Combination. General Maintenance issues.
2:30 – 3:00 Break
3:00 – 4:00
HD Supply Waterworks – Presenting: Charles Dye, Chris Pickford, Jason Sides
Water Meters/ Automated Meter Reading
This session is designed to help understand the importance of accurately accounting for water.
Accurately accounting for water for billing purposes and water loss audits is vital to a utility.
Various meters types and sizing will be covered. The latest in technology and software for
Automated Meter Reading will also be discussed.
Thursday, Set. 18th
8:00 – 9:00
Virginia Municipal League – Presenting: Stuart Henderson – Safety Consultant
Trenching and Shoring Safety – this class will cover important safety information that is
required by Utilities that are putting their personnel at risk by working “in the trenches” OSHA
Mandates apply to this topic.
• Greatest risk at excavation
• Three main methods of protecting from cave-ins
• Three factors that pose a hazard to employees working in excavations and at least one
way to eliminate or reduce each of the hazards
• Basic soil types and conditions
• The role of the competent person
9:00 – 9:30 Break
9:30 – 10:30
Virginia Municipal League – Presenting: Stuart Henderson – Safety Consultant
Trenching and Shoring Safety – Continuation of previous training
10:30 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 12:00
Service Pump and Supply, Inc. – Presenting: Danny Vance
Pumps and Controls: A common Sense approach to Installation, Operation, and Maintenance
Topics to be covered
TYPE OF PUMPS
Centrifugal
A. Standard
B. Submersible
C. Turbine
D. Multi-stage
E. Self-Priming
II.POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT
A. Piston
B. Progressive Cavity
C. Diaphragm
Pump Maintenance and Trouble Shooting
Controls
Components and Wiring
Basic Schematics
Common Trouble Shooting Problems