The NIOA Newsletter - April Edition

Hello friends of the NIOA!

1. April NIOA Meeting. The April NIOA Meeting will be held at the Plymouth City Webster Center, 110 Webster Ave. in Plymouth on Wednesday  April 12th; registration will begin at 10am, presentation will begin at 10:30am. Mark Sullivan, Midwestern Engineers, will provide an overview of improvements made to the Plymouth Wastewater Treatment Plant. Midwestern Engineers is providing lunch, and then we will go to the Plymouth WWTP to tour the upgraded treatment plant. We are applying for 2 technical CEU's for Wastewater.. 2 general CEU's for Water. Please RSVP to Mike Franke no later than 4PM Monday afternoon (4/10). We look forward to seeing you in Plymouth next week!
2. Annual Wastewater Challenge - Team Needed. We are continuing to look for 4 members to represent the NIOA team at the IWEA Operator's Challenge on May 23 - 24. Members do not have to be form the same utility, so if you are interested in participating, but don't have a full team, this is your opportunity! The Challenge will be held at the Clay Township Regional Waste District on the north side of Indianapolis. Please contact one of your NIOA officers if you are interested! The NIOA will pay all registration fees for the Challenge! More information on the Operator's Challenge can be found here. 
3. NIOA Doug Brookhart Scholarship - Nominations Needed. We are also looking for nominees for the 1st official Doug Brookhart Scholarship!  As a tribute to Doug Brookhart, for his support for NIOA and his assistance in all aspects of the important work done by plant operators, a scholarship has been created. More information on the Doug Brookhart Scholarship can be found here. 
4. Back to Basics - A Hands-On Learning Session, presented by the IWEA O&M Committee. The course will consist of a series of hands-on workshops to train and refresh operators and maintenance staff on the methodology of maintenance and operations of pumps, panels, valves, and drives. The course will be a refresher on common process control calculations, as well. Throughout the day small sessions will be given providing students the opportunity to perform troubleshooting scenarios given by the instructors. Students will rotate between sessions with each session presented 6 times.  Many of the sessions will be outside so attendees should dress for the weather Deadline to register is April 19, 2017. - More information on the IWEA website here. 
5. Mark your calendar for the 10th Annual NIOA Golf Outing also being rebranded as the Pottyshack Invitational! This year's golf outing will be on June 14th at the Eberhart-Petro Municipal Golf Course in Mishawaka! This is a great opportunity for operators and businesses to get to know each other.  We will start the day off with the NIOA business/educational meeting at 10:00am - 1 technical CEU (WW) planned.  Those that have signed up to golf will be treated to a lunch followed by a round of golf beginning around 12:30 pm.  It will be a scramble consisting of a four man team. To RSVP, please send a completed RSVP form to Mike Franke. If your business is interested in sponsoring the Pottyshack Invitational, more information is available here.
6. Our annual cookout will be back at Potato Creek State Park on July 12th. Franke Environmental Systems and Engineering Resources will be providing a cornucopia of grilled meats. More details to come!