Name: Northern MI Wastewater Seminar Contact: Dan Wood <dwood@mi-wea.org> Description: The seminar provides opportunities for wastewater operators, techs, managers, and environmental professionals to learn about the latest technologies, regulations, best practices, what’s happening around Northern Michigan. Sessions are led by experienced professionals and experts who share valuable insights, case studies, and lessons learned. This provides attendees with practical knowledge that can be applied to their own facilities or operations. Vendors and suppliers often showcase the latest equipment, processes, and problem-solving solutions. Calendar of Events: click here to view the calendar... Northern MI WW Homepage: https://mi-wea.org/northern_michigan_ww_committee.php Presentations Available: title date description Grating Safety 09/26/24 "Grating Safety" presented by TJ Bates, Donohue & Associates at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 26, 2024 at Jay's Sporting Goods in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/02-NM_Ops_Conference-Grating_Safety_V2(2).pdf Compliance Sampling Inspections and Lab QA/QC 09/26/24 "Compliance Sampling Inspections and Lab QA/QC" presented by Sandra Buchner, City of Grand Rapids at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 26, 2024 at Jay's Sporting Goods in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/03-Compliance_Sampling_Inspections.pdf Infiltration Removal or Control 09/26/24 "Infiltration Removal or Control" presented by Jason Karmol, City of Cheboygan at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 26, 2024 at Jay's Sporting Goods in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/04-Infiltration_Removal_or_Control.pdf Leadership and People 09/26/24 "Leadership and People" presented by Matt Davis, Wightman & Associates and Mark McRobie Wightman & Associates at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 26, 2024 at Jay's Sporting Goods in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/05-Leadership_People_2024.pdf EGLE Certification Update 09/26/24 "EGLE Certification Update" presented by Sarah Marshall, EGLE at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 26, 2024 at Jay's Sporting Goods in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/06-EGLE_Certification_Update.pdf News from the Field 09/26/24 "News from the Field" presented by Steve Aiken, Duperon Corporation and Dave Connors, Waterworks Systems and Equipment at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 26, 2024 at Jay's Sporting Goods in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/08-2024_News_From_The_Field.pdf EGLE Update 09/26/24 "EGLE Update" presented by Laura Mathews, EGLE at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 26, 2024 at Jay's Sporting Goods in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/01-Northern_EGLE_Update_2024_LM.pdf Efficient Pumps 09/26/24 "Efficient Pumps" presented by Travis Cole, Kennedy Industries at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 26, 2024 at Jay's Sporting Goods in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/09-Kennedy_Pump_Efficiency.pdf Put it in a Pipe --Three Advantages of Closed Vessel UV for Wastewater 09/26/24 "Put it in a Pipe --Three Advantages of Closed Vessel UV for Wastewater" presented by Joe Ciurlino at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 26, 2024 at Jay's Sporting Goods in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/10-Put_it_in_a_Pipe.pdf Your Structures are Talking - Are you Listening? 09/26/24 "Your Structures are Talking - Are you Listening?" presented by TJ Bates, Donohue & Associates at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 26, 2024 at Jay's Sporting Goods in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/11-NM_Ops_Conference-Buildings_V2.pdf Lab QA/QC – Contract Labs and How to Interpret Data 09/26/24 "Lab QA/QC – Contract Labs and How to Interpret Data" presented by Jon Mink, Trace Analytical Laboratory at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 26, 2024 at Jay's Sporting Goods in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Understanding_Your_Report.pdf NPDES Permit Renewal: When, What & How 09/26/23 "NPDES Permit Renewal: When, What & How" presented by Matt Staron, EGLE Water Resources Division at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 26, 2023 at the Otsego Club in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/01._Staron_Matt-NPDES_Permit_Renewal-When_What_How.pdf EGLE Chloride & Sulfate Water Quality Values Implementation Plan 09/26/23 "EGLE Chloride & Sulfate Water Quality Values Implementation Plan" presented by Glen Schmitt, EGLE Water Resources Division at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 26, 2023 at the Otsego Club in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/02._Schmitt_Glen-EGLE_Chloride_Sulfate_Water_Quality_Values.pdf Microplastics: Source Reduction & Fundamental Rethinking 09/26/23 "Microplastics: Source Reduction & Fundamental Rethinking" presented by Mala Hettiarachchi, Environmental Resources Group, at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 26, 2023 at the Otsego Club in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/03._Hettiarachchi_Mala-Microplastics_FULL.pdf Microplastics: Removal and Disposal 09/26/23 "Microplastics: Removal and Disposal" by Paul Fletcher, PhD. Please note Paul was unable to attend the seminar but is providing the slides from his presentation as a resource to attendees of the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 26, 2023 at the Otsego Club in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/04._Fletcher_Paul-Microplastics-Removal_and_Disposal_PDF_only_did_not_present.pdf CMOM: Wastewater Collection Systems Permitting 09/26/23 "CMOM: Wastewater Collection Systems Permitting" presented by Donal Brady, EGLE Water Resources Division at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 26, 2023 at the Otsego Club in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/05._Brady_Donal-CMOM-Wastewater_Collection_Systems_Permitting.pdf Pump Stations & Maintenance 09/26/23 "Pump Stations & Maintenance" presented by Gary Maley, Detroit Pump & Manufacturing at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 26, 2023 at the Otsego Club in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/06._Maley_Gary-Pump_Stations_Maintenance.pdf Hauled Wastes & PFAS: Septage & Leachate 09/26/23 "Hauled Wastes & PFAS: Septage & Leachate" presented by Anne Tavalire, EGLE Water Resources Division at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 26, 2023 at the Otsego Club in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/07._Tavalire_Anne-Hauled_Wastes_and_PFAS-Septage_and_Leachate.pdf Non-Domestic User Surveys & High Strength Waste 09/26/23 "Non-Domestic User Surveys & High Strength Waste" presented by Elaine Venema, Fleis & VandenBrink at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 26, 2023 at the Otsego Club in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/08._Venema_Elaine-Non-Domestic_User_Surveys_and_High_Strength_Waste.pdf Cheboygan WWTP Upgrade 09/26/23 "Cheboygan WWTP Upgrade" presented by Jason Karmol, City of Cheboygan at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 26, 2023 at the Otsego Club in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/09._Karmol_Jason-Cheboygan_WWTP_Upgrade.pdf News from Northern Michigan WWTPs 09/26/23 "News from Northern Michigan WWTPs" presented by Steve Aiken, Duperon Corporation at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 26, 2023 at the Otsego Club in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/11._Aiken_Steve-News_from_Northern_Michigan_WWTPs.pdf How to Prepare for Inspection: Part 1 12/12/22 "How to Prepare for Inspection: Part 1" presented by Sherrie Elliott, Retired from City of Petoskey at the Virtual Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on December 7, 2022 via Zoom. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Session_1._Elliott-EGLE_Inspection_presentation_revised_SLE.pdf How to Prepare for Inspection: Part 2 12/12/22 "How to Prepare for Inspection: Part 2" presented by Justin Bragg & Claire Lowe, EGLE at the Virtual Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on December 7, 2022 via Zoom. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Session_2._Bragg_Lowe-How_to_Prepare_for_Inspection_Part_2.pdf EGLE Operator Certification Program Updates & Paths to Operator Certification 12/12/22 "EGLE Operator Certification Program Updates & Paths to Operator Certification" presented by Earl Wuestnick, Alyssa Sarver & Sarah Marshall, EGLE at the Virtual Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on December 7, 2022 via Zoom. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Session_3._Marshall_Sarver_Wuestnick-EGLE_Operator_Certification_Program_Updates.pdf Toxicity Testing 12/12/22 "Toxicity Testing" presented by Mailee Garton, Great Lakes Environmental Center at the Virtual Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on December 7, 2022 via Zoom. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Session_4._Garton-Toxicity_Testing.pdf The Clean Water Act 50 Years in the Making 12/12/22 "The Clean Water Act 50 Years in the Making" presented by Phil Argiroff, EGLE at the Virtual Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on December 7, 2022 via Zoom. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Session_5._Argiroff-CWA_presentation_2022.pdf MI-Waters - CSO/SSO Reporting & Part 41 09/17/19 "MI-Waters - CSO/SSO Reporting & Part 41" presented by Justin Bragg and Barry Christian, EGLE at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 17, 2019 at the Otsego Club in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Bragg_Justin_MWEA_NM_Operators_EGLE_P41_CSOSSO.pdf Lab Operations & New Lab Start-Up During and After Construction 09/17/19 "Lab Operations & New Lab Start-Up During and After Construction" presented by Sherrie Elliot and Chad Bradley, City of Petoskey at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 17, 2019 at the Otsego Club in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Elliott_Sherrie-Lab_Operations_New_Lab_Start-Up.pdf Implementing a Grease Trap Inspection Program 09/17/19 "Implementing a Grease Trap Inspection Program" presented by Tami Gall, Mead and Hunt at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 17, 2019 at the Otsego Club in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Gall_Tami-Implementing_A_Grease_Trap_Interceptor_Inspection_Program.pdf Public Relations/Difficult Customers 09/17/19 "Public Relations/Difficult Customers" presented by Jason Karmol, City of Cheboygan at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 17, 2019 at the Otsego Club in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Karmol_Jason-Public_Relations_and_Dealing_with_Difficult_Customers.pdf City of Midland 2017 Flooding and Sanitary Sewer Impacts 09/17/19 "City of Midland 2017 Flooding and Sanitary Sewer Impacts" presented by Jennifer Morreale, Hubbell, Roth & Clark at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 17, 2019 at the Otsego Club in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Morreale_Jennifer-City_of_Midland_2017_Flood_Sanitary_Sewer_Impact.pdf What to Expect from Plant Inspections 09/17/19 "What to Expect from Plant Inspections" presented by Jake Riley, EGLE at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 17, 2019 at the Otsego Club in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Riley_Jake-What_to_Expect_from_Plant_Inspections.pdf Industrial Pre-treatment (Dental/Breweries/Distilleries and New Businesses) 09/17/19 "Industrial Pre-treatment (Dental/Breweries/Distilleries and New Businesses)" presented by Deb Snell, EGLE at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 17, 2019 at the Otsego Club in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Snell_Deb_IPP-Dental_Dischargers-Breweries-New_Businesses.pdf Hot Topic - Water Resource Division PFAS Update 09/17/19 "Hot Topic - Water Resource Division PFAS Update" presented by Anne Tavalire and Mike Person, EGLE at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 17, 2019 at the Otsego Club in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Tavalire_Anne-Hot_Topic-Water_Resource_Division_PFAS_Update.pdf SARA Title III 09/17/19 "SARA Title III" presented by Mike Young, EGLE at the Northern Michigan Operators Seminar on September 17, 2019 at the Otsego Club in Gaylord, Michigan. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Young_Mike-SARA_Title_III_Program.pdf