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New PNCWA Scholarship Program Launched

From the PRESIDENT

PNCWA President John ShawcroftVeolia Water NA

4th Quarter 2009

Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association

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WEF Trustee Carl Janson presents Arthur Sidney Bedell Award to Paul Schuler, GE Water

WEF Executive Director Bill Bertera accepts the Individual Distinguished Achievement Award for Linda Kelly, WEF, past president of PNCWA.

Drum roll, please! Thanks to the work of many, our association has officially established a scholarship program. In September the PNCWA Board accepted the final recommendations of the Scholarship Task Force, headed by Steve James (J-U-B Engineers). Seed funding of $1,500 for the program was approved in the 2009 PNCWA budget and the intention is to seek contributions (fully tax deductible) and create fundraising events to bring in scholarship dollars for the intended awards. Prior to the task force, Board member Max Hildebrand (Brown and Caldwell) was the lead on compiling information from other WEF Member Associations (MAs) as well as PNCWA Sections that offer scholarships. Some WEF MA scholarship funds are modest. Others have built up extraordinary amounts of scholarship contributions (and awards) in relatively short time-frames. In either case, all were doing something in this arena that PNCWA was not. But that’s about to change!

Students from West Middle School in Nampa, Idaho used PNCWA Adopt-a-School funds for field trips and water quality testing of the Payette River. Someday, they might qualify for a PNCWA scholarship, too.

PNCWA is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization. Donations to the PNCWA Scholarship Fund are fully tax deductible.

Scholarship donor recognition (both individual and corporate) will be published in the PNCWA newsletter and highlighted at the PNCWA Annual Conference.


John Shawcroft

People remember the 1969 Cuyahoga River, “the river that caught fire,” incident. The backlash from the event plus severe pollution prob-lems in other waters resulted in the enactment of the Clean Water Act, creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Since passage of the Clean Water Act in1972, environmental efforts have produced excellent results in the recovery of impacted waters. Although much work is left to ac-complish the 1983 goal of “fishable & swimmable” waters within the United States, wastewater profes-sionals have, to a large degree, gained ground on making the goal come true. Engineers and operators have toiled diligently and mitigated pollution impacts. Unfortunately, increasing human development and increasing population in the long run will overpower those efforts. Although the Clean Water Act is a rare environmental success story, it has not been a cure-all. Alterna-tives exist for energy sources but there is no

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The PNCWA newsletter is printed quarterly, and sent to over 1,500 members in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. Professionals in wastewater treatment, most of whom are members of the Water Environment Federation organization, make up our mailing list.

Change of address for PNCWA members, officers, directors, or committee mem-bers should be directed to:

www.pncwa.org or Nan Cluss PNCWA Association Manager or Michael Rainey PNCWA Staff

P.O. Box 1075 Caldwell, ID 83606 Phone: 208-455-8381 fax: 208-455-8382

To contribute an article, please contact Sheri Wantland at (503) 681-5111 or [email protected]’S NOTE: Newsletter articles reflect the author’s opinions and not necessarily those of the PNCWA Board of Directors or Water Environment Federation.

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Basics of an Effective Safety Program

Energy Based Asset Management Decisions

PNCWA 2010 Call for Abstracts

PNCWA Annual 2010 Conference Information

Pre-Conference Workshop on Sustainable Solutions

Is It Time to Take a Closer Look at Activity-Based Training?

What You Missed at the 2009 PNCWA Oregon Region Operator’s Conference

Thank You for All 2009 In-Kind Contributions to PNCWA

Process Control Workshop, April 6-9, 2010

New PNCWA Committees

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Important Changes to PNCWA-Only Membership

Welcome to New Members of PNCWA!

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New PNCWA Scholarship Program Launched (continued from front page)

Full details about the PNCWA Scholarship Program are available on the PNCWA website. The overall objective is to encourage and support educational studies in the area of water quality, providing incentive for highly capable individuals to prepare for careers in the field of Water Quality Control and Environmental Protection. The application deadline for 2010 will be April 30 with the first round of awards being announced during the opening session of the 2010 annual conference. Initially scholarship funds will be targeted to a dedicated student currently in their second year of a 2-year related technical program, the third or fourth year of a 4-year accredited Bachelor program, or to a graduate student. This first scholarship effort will be limited to immediate family members of current PNCWA members. As funds grow, the scholarship program eligibility criteria and awards will be expanded. Specific fundraising options: • Named scholarships so that individuals or companies can have personal ownership of an ongoing or memorial scholarship • Personal member donations • Working with existing committees such as S&YP, Public Ed, and SSSSS to coordi- nate fundraising efforts • An annual golf tournament Let the PNCWA staff know if you are interested in being a part of the Scholarship Committee to move these efforts forward. With all the focus on the need for workforce sustainability, this is one of the ways we can work together to provide a part of the solution. In addition to 2008-2009 Board President Rick Shanley who got the ball rolling with the board and asked Steve James to spearhead the task force, thanks go to the following task force individuals who gave their time and input to help make this happen:

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Basics of an Effective Safety ProgramBy Matt Beltran, Veolia Water

We all strive for strong safety culture and effective safety program. It doesn’t happen overnight, and it is hard work to keep it positive and successful. What makes a safety culture? How can we encourage the culture to grow and keep it going? Let’s begin with some statistics: In the US, the national average is 4.4 employees injured for every 100 workers. For wastewater/water workers the industry average is higher; 5.6 workers per every 100 workers are injured at work. Our em-ployees are more likely to be injured at work than in most jobs. Scary? Indeed. What can we do to lower this rate or eliminate it all to-gether? We should begin by taking a good look at ourselves and ask: • Do my employees/coworkers leave safety at the door? A good barometer for this would be to ask: How many of my employees were injured outside of work? • Do my employees/coworkers self patrol for safety? • Do we have a safety committee? If so, how active is it? • Do we conduct monthly safety training/meetings? • How accountable are our supervisors/managers?

After we have asked the hard questions about our program and have the answers, our real work begins. Although we should address all the issues we find, it helps to prioritize them to assist the culture in developing. If we choose to not act on the answers we receive or dismiss them entirely, we are destined to keep getting the same results we’ve always had. Changing the safety culture is always hard, but if we are willing to commit to it, we will find it is well worth the effort. Building an effective Safety Program is about finding ways to gain a true SAFETY CULTURE through excitement in the program, accountability, and teamwork. A true SAFETY CULTURE is one where you know that your employees are doing the right thing at work, at home, and when nobody is looking no matter what the task is. Remember, no matter how good your program is, you all can always find ways to make it better. One Injury Is Too Many. Good luck in all of your efforts to keep your employees safe and healthy.

Matt Beltran is an Environmental, Health, Safety and Security (EHS&S) Manager with Veolia Water.


Energy Based Asset Management DecisionsBy Marc Yarlott, Asset Management Committee Chair

Did you know that your wastewater plant is probably the first or second highest consumer of energy in your town? Even if you have several large heavy industrial plants in town, your plant is still probably in the top ten. Do you know where all that energy is going, and what can be done to reduce your energy use? In 2010, the results of the United Nations Copenhagen Climate Change meetings and the upcoming Cap and Trade legislation under consid-eration in Congress will probably begin to be felt in increased energy costs. Your understanding of what processes and systems use the bulk of your energy and the hunt for ways to reduce energy consump-tion will probably become a large driver in future asset management decisions because the Return On Investments (ROI) will become shorter with higher energy costs. The energy game is definitely on for 2010, so what do you have in your tool chest to help you with the hunt? I have discovered few suggestions recently. First, EPA Portfolio Manager is a tool that was originally designed to benchmark buildings on a regional and use basis to compare energy profiles. I discovered that the EPA has also extended this tool to cover Wastewater Plants so that you can do a comparison with other plant’s energy usage and determine if you are above or below average for your treat-


ment process. Knowing how you place (benchmark) against others is a great place to start your hunt. Find out more at: http://ydesign72705.blogspot.com/2009/10/benchmark-modeling-from-epa-portfolio.html Second, consider an online continuous energy tracking system. As you know, the typical bill from your local utility is not very informative, with a typical “analysis” being a comparison to last month’s bill and the same month one year ago. To make energy decisions and to confirm the ROI of a particular change, you need specific information about peak and baseline usage. If you have a fairly sophisticated plant control system (SCADA) in place, you can and should be tracking energy consumption continuously. If you don’t have SCADA based energy monitoring, the new Building Systems Insight (www.BuildingSI.com) is offering a continuous monitoring tool that tracks energy consumption. They collect your data in their proprietary online database to provide you with the decision making information (reports) you need. Building Systems Insight provides monitoring equipment at nearly cost and then charges a reasonable monthly service fee to collect the data and provide informative reporting. Contact [email protected] or call (303) 351-1594 for more details. So do you know what is the biggest energy consumer in your plant? For most plants the majority of energy goes towards pumping and blowers, two machines that have similar characteristics and similar secrets to achieve energy sav-ings. For both, consider investments in motor speed control to change output and premium efficiency motors. In some instances, replacing a single blower or pump that is correctly sized for your average demand and always operates as your lead pump can have a big ROI. Your engineer and/or pump supplier will be a key to helping with selection and ROI calcs. And don’t forget maintenance activities. Heat and vibration from misalignment between motors and pumps or blowers is wasted energy. During 2010, I will continue to post energy saving ideas in my Scrapbook Blog (http://ydesign72705.blogspot.com/search/label/energy ) and the Asset Management Newsletter (http://s-9j9tm-37347.sgizmo.com/). I am sure you have some great ideas for energy savings too, so please share the results of your EPA Portfolio Manager via comments on the blog or email at [email protected]. Happy “energy hog” hunting in 2010!


PPNCWA 2010 Call for AbstractsAbstracts for the 2010 Pacific Northwest Clean Water Association

Annual Conference can now be submitted. The 2010 PNCWA conference in the destination city of Bend, Oregon is scheduled for October 24th through the 27th at the Riverhouse Hotel & Convention Center. More than 650 individuals are expected to attend. The conference, now in its 77th year, pro-vides critical training and networking opportunities to ensure that environmental professionals have the tools needed for maintaining service, safety and public health. A letter for budget decision mak-ers summarizing the importance of training in this current economic climate is available on the PNCWA website at http://www.pncwa.org/page/training-budget Abstract submittals are requested from all professionals, including facility operations staff, engineers, regulatory person-nel, facility managers, and university researchers. The program committee hopes to include a technical session in the conference program that will focus on the broad range of challenges and solu-tions encountered in the more arid regions of our association, and encourages submission of abstracts to populate this session. A summary of all the desired program topics is provided below: • Plant operations: safety, laboratory, training, on-line analyzers, process control, information technology, automation • Energy efficiency: technologies, operations, funding opportunities • Advanced treatment: membrane bioreactors, phosphorus removal, nitrogen removal, limits of technology for biological nutrient removal, filtration, disinfection, • Conveyance: CSOs, SSOs, I/I studies, modeling, maintenance • Residuals/Biosolids: managing chemical sludge, class A processes, class B processes, sludge drying, thickening, dewatering, solids reduction, digestion, bioenergy, reuse, regulatory issues, alternative processes • Odor control • Innovative approaches to planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, process optimization • Public Involvement: perception, communications and education • Stormwater: runoff control, collection, treatment, permitting • Water quality: regulatory issues, TMDLs, watershed permitting, receiving water quality, modeling, effluent trading • Industrial treatment/pretreatment • Utility management: emergency preparedness, asset management, financing, risk management/security • Future manpower staffing • Emerging issues: micro constituents, analytical/limits of detection • Sustainability: water reclamation/reuse, sustainable development, natural systems, onsite and decentralized treatment, sustainable water resources, energy recovery • Grey water management

Abstracts must be submitted online prior to March 19, 2010 at http://www.pncwa.org/page/abstracts Please limit abstracts to approximately 200 words and include a brief résumé. You need only to submit your abstract and your résumé at this time. Accepted presentations will be collected at the conference. Presenters are expected to register for the conference and pay all applicable registration fees. Dan Laffitte, P.E., Brown and Caldwell, Program Chair

If you need any assistance or have any special circumstances, please contact me orMichael Rainey, PNCWA Staff, [email protected], 208.455.8381.


PNCWA Annual 2010The Riverhouse Hotel & Convention Center

Bend’s Premiere LEED Silver Certified “Green” Convention CenterBend, Oregon • October 24-27

Early in November, the PNCWA 2010 Conference Committee met at the conference site in Bend, Oregon to kick off planning for next year’s conference. Attendees (from left to right in the picture) were:

Doug Allie, Goble Sampson Associates – Manufacturers and Representatives CommitteeJoe Kernkamp, APSCO – Incoming Manufacturers and Representatives Committee Chair

Mike Rainey, PNCWA StaffJohn Shawcroft, PNCWA President

Nan Cluss, PNCWA StaffSusanna Leung, Carollo Engineers – 2010 Conference Chair

Dan Laffitte, Brown and Caldwell – 2010 Program ChairShannon Taylor, City of Redmond OR – PNCWA Treasurer

Preston Van Meter, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants – Operations Challenge ChairDoug Berschauer, CH2M HILL – 2010 Pre-Conference Workshop Chair

Bill Strait, City of Redmond OR (not pictured) – South Central Operators Section President

Refer to the PNCWA website www.pncwa.org for up-to-date 2010 conference information: • Conference lodging including special conference rates • Registration costs • Abstract submission • Committee contact info

Remember: Book your rooms early and request approval to attend soon. You won’t want to miss the 2010 PNCWA Conference in Bend, where the latest information and support for professional excel-lence in water quality in the Pacific Northwest will be available.


Pre-Conference Workshop on Sustainable Solutions Shared Big Ideas for the FutureBy Jennifer Belknap Williamson, P.E., Sustainability Committee Chair

Dr. Glen Daigger, Dr. Amit Pramanik, Jennifer Belknap Williamson, Steve Krugel, and Dr. JB Neethling at the 2009 PNCWA Sustainable Solutions Pre-Conference Workshop.

At the 2009 Annual Conference, the Sustainability Committee hosted a Pre-Conference Workshop on “The Future of Wastewater Treatment: Sustainable Solutions.” The workshop covered climate change, energy independence and integrating water and wastewater management. The messages of the day addressed the concepts that ‘water is water’ and wastewater is a tremendous resource for living more sustainably. Speakers included Dr. Amit Pramanik (WERF), Dr. Cindy Paul-son (Brown and Caldwell), Dr. JB Neethling (HDR), Dr. Glen Daigger (CH2M Hill), Steve Krugel (Brown and Caldwell), Dru Whitlock (CH2M Hill), Laura Wharton (King County), Bruce Roll (Clean Water Services), Robbin Finch (City of Boise), and Dr. Mark Ankeny (Idaho National Laboratory). Below are highlights of several of the presentations, and all of the presentations are available at www.pncwa.org (Click on the “Conferences-Training” link on the left side of the main page). Dr. Cindy Paulson presented on an integrated ap-proach to water, wastewater and climate, describing ex-amples of organizations that are moving from traditional “silos” to manage water, air, and land to holistic envi-ronmental solutions that maximize the overall Triple Bottom Line of social, environmental, and economic benefits. Laura Wharton described King County, Washing-ton’s climate change adaptation efforts. King County worked with the Climate Impacts Group to develop “Preparing for Climate Change: a Guidebook for Local, Regional, and State Governments,” an online resource that many PNCWA members may find useful to review. Dr. Bruce Roll described the wide variety of actions Clean Water Services is taking to become a more sus-tainable organization, including developing an exten-sive riparian planting program for water quality credit trading, resource recovery via fertilizer production, and addressing the District’s energy use and supply. In the future, the District is seeking to increase cogeneration capacity, develop treatment wetlands, and develop wind energy assets. Robbin Finch provided an overview of Boise City’s efforts to increase sustainability, which include working

with EPA to develop a more sustainable approach to the Snake River TMDL. The City is addressing a variety of impacts associated with different approaches to meeting water quality goals including chemical use, energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and opportunities for resource recovery. Following the municipal perspective, four leaders in the wastewater field shared their ideas for the future of wastewater treatment. Steve Krugel described integrated resource recovery and the “carbon positive” wastewater treatment plant. Dr. Amit Pramanik provided an over-view of WERF’s research efforts to increase knowledge about sustainability issues for

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Is It Time To Take A Closer Look At Activity-Based Training?By Kelly Shephard, Portland Department of Transportation

In the current economic climate agencies are being asked to find ways to meet an increasingly higher level of regulatory requirements for operations and main-tenance. Many of these requirements are the result of the implementation of Capacity Management, Opera-tions and Maintenance (CMOM) programs which, in part, are intended to establish minimum operation and maintenance standards for sewer collection systems. The implementation of these standards is intended to assure collection systems are operating at the most efficient level possible with few or no sewer overflows or releases. Unfortunately, the CMOM requirements come at a time when most communities are experiencing an economic downturn. This means sewer rate increases needed to fund increased collection system maintenance levels are unlikely to happen or will be minimal at best. Now even more than ever, agencies are asking managers and staff to look for cost savings and efficiencies while finding ways to accomplish more in their existing bud-gets. For many agencies this is nothing new--doing more with the same or less has been playing like a broken record for the last several years. However, using CMOM

to take a fresh look at potential efficiencies and productiv-ity increases may help identify some previously overlooked opportunities for improvement. One area that may warrant another look is operator training. CMOM identifies operator training as an impor-tant aspect of operations and maintenance. Most training programs are somewhat comprehensive and include the standard curriculum (i.e. safety, work zone traffic control, competent person, etc.). Few go further to include spe-cific activity based operator training. Most training spe-cific to equipment operation is taught on the job by other operators, and many agencies do utilize the NASSCO certification process for their CCTV inspection programs. But that is generally as far as it goes. Now may be a good time to take a closer look at activity-based training. Documentation and reporting requirements are becoming more stringent and new technologies are having a greater impact on sewer mainte-nance. Perhaps a training class on proper nozzle selection and cleaning techniques for hydro-jetters would result in more linear feet of pipe cleaned per day. Training employ-ees in SSO response, mitigation and



More than 200 exhibitors, vol-unteers and attendees from all over the Pacific Northwest and speakers from as far as the Midwest enjoyed the 2009 Oregon Operator’s Confer-ence at Spirit Mountain Casino on November 2 – 4. The conference theme “For Operators, by Operators” was very much in use, and many operators commented how much more information they gained from those who had done the same type of work. PNCWA President John Shawcroft was a keynote speaker, as well as Woodie Muirhead, a senior operations specialist with Brown and Caldwell. The training included a full day Kubota MBR workshop, a Siemens Memcor water treatment workshop, a Victor Santa Cruz microscopy workshop, and an Operator’s Toolbox Workshop by Brad Musick of Kennedy Jenks.

What You Missed at the 2009 PNCWA Oregon Region Operator’s Conference By Max Hildebrand, PNCWA Oregon Region Director

Operator’s Conference attendees enjoyed the trainings and the meals.


What You Missed at the 2009 PNCWA Oregon Region Operator’s Conference By Max Hildebrand, PNCWA Oregon Region Director

In the last three years, the Oregon Region has come together with the common goals of supporting and communicating with each other and working together on trainings. This conference is an excellent example of what we can do when we all work together for the com-mon good of the Region. People are very excited about hands on training for operators by experienced opera-tors, as shown in the comments below.

“It was great! I learned a ton from Victor Santa Cruz and look forward to future conferences. Great job!!!” Cindy Beckett Kehoe, Operator II, City of Wilsonville

“Thank you and your team for all your hard work. It was by far the most educational conference I have attended. It truly was geared towards Operators and that was very nice.” Craig Pack, Operator 2 / Lab Tech, City of Newberg WWTP

“You did a great job with this conference! It’s nice to have lower cost, high quality options available for training. Thanks very much for providing alter-natives for operators, much appreciated!” Donna Bradshaw, LOTT Alliance

Thanks to the volunteers who came from throughout Oregon to help, including Jessica Lindley and Debbie Cornford from the City of La Grande, Dan O’Malley from the City of Bend and Steve Miles from Orenco Systems, Inc. A special thank you to Hank Erbele of Brown and Caldwell for all of his hard work in mak-ing the conference the success that it was. People from around the Region are already thinking about next year’s conference and have started planning for it.


APSCO Joe Kernkamp, Incoming Manufacturers Committee Chair

Brown and Caldwell Dan Ayers, Incoming Water Reuse Committee Chair Cyndy Bratz, PNCWA Board of Directors Max Hildebrand, PNCWA Board of Directors Dan Laffitte, 2010 Conference Program Chair Jennifer Belknap Williamson, Sustainability Committee Chair

Carollo Engineers Brian Casey, Member Services Committee Chair Susanna Leung, 2010 Conference Chair; Emerging Technologies Committee Chair Nicki Pozos, Workforce Sustainability Track Coordinator Rick Shanley, PNCWA Board of Directors CH2M HILL and CH2M HILL OMI Jack Bennion, PNCWA Board of Directors Doug Berschauer, 2010 Pre-conference Workshop Chair Michelle Burkhart, PNCWA Board of Directors Lynne Chicoine, SSSSS Committee Chair Bud Ruther, PNCWA Board of Directors

City of Emmett, ID Ron Gearhart, PNCWA Board of Directors

City of Boise, ID Catherine Chertudi, Stockholm Junior Water Prize Support

City of Pullman, WA Andy O’Neill, PNCWA Board of Directors, Leadership Development

City of Redmond, OR Shannon Taylor, PNCWA Board of Directors

City of Salem, OR Stephanie Eisner, Water Reuse Committee Chair

Clackamas County WES Ed Gilmore, Constitution & Bylaws Committee Chair

Clean Water Services Karen DeBaker, Public Education Committee Chair Kevin Hayes, Newsletter Layout Carrie Pak, Collections Committee Chair Sheri Wantland, Newsletter Editor Mark Poling, Operations Challenge, Water For People Latrine Building Fundraiser

Ferguson Provided pipe for Ops Challenge Collections Event

Thank You for All 2009 In-Kind Contributions to PNCWA

GE Water & Process Technologies Paul Schuler, strategic planning participation

Goble Sampson Associates Doug Allie, PNCWA Board of Directors, Manufacturers Committee Chair

Godwin Pumps Provided pump for Ops Challenge Pump Maintenance Event

HDR Provided admin support for conference registration desk Bob Bandarra, Leadership Committee Chair Lazaro Eleuterio, tech assistance for PNCWA webinar Brian Hemphill, Biosolids Committee Chair, Lead for PNCWA’s first webinar David Keil, 2009 Conference Chair Kristi Nelson, PNCWA Board of Directors, Students and Young Professionals Committee Chair Mark Smith, Odor and Air Quality Committee Chair

J-U-B Engineers Steve James, Scholarship Taskforce Chair

Kennedy/Jenks Consultants Ron Moeller, PNCWA Board of Directors, Plant Maintenance and Operations Committee Chair Brad Musick, Advanced Operators Workshop coordinator Heather Stephens, PNCWA Board of Directors Preston Van Meter, Operations Challenge Committee Chair, Water For People Latrine Building Fundraiser

Oak Lodge Sanitary District J. Michael Read, strategic planning participation

Salmon Creek WWTP Kay Hust, PNCWA Board of Directors

Tetra Tech Irene Wall, Water for People Committee Chair, Latrine Building Fundraiser

University of Idaho Erik Coats, 2009 Technical Program Chair

Veolia Water NA John Shawcroft, PNCWA Board of Directors Celeste Vialet, Source Control Committee Chair Marc Yarlott, Asset Management Committee Chair

West Sound Utility District John Poppe, Incoming SSSSS Committee Chair, strategic planning participation

In addition to financial sponsorships in support of PNCWA each year, many activities of PNCWA are supported by organizations in such forms as volunteer time, covering travel expenses incurred by volunteers, and donating services. Many thanks to the following organizations for these kinds of support in 2009. And although not listed here, all PNCWA committee members and workshop presenters provide value in fulfilling the mission of PNCWA—thanks to all of you and to your organizations as well.


Process Control Workshop, April 6 – 9, 2010 The Western Washington Water Quality Lab Analyst Section (W3QLAS) will be offering its 11th training workshop from April 6 to 9, 2010, in Port Angeles, WA. The “Process Control Work-shop” will address aerobic and anaerobic digestion. Among the instructors will be Ken Kerri (Sacramento study classes), Woodie Muirhead, Tom Chapman and Chris Mueller. Students will learn about the principles of the activated sludge process, process control techniques, monitoring equipment, and troubleshooting of the wastewater treatment process, biological nutrient removal, selectors, and more. They will also learn the operation of anaerobic digesters, dewatering equipment and techniques. After completion of this class students will be proficient in interpreting lab results, troubleshooting treatment processes, predicting plant loadings and the effects of changing WAS and RAS rates, dissolved oxygen levels, as well as identifying the role of micro-organisms in the aerobic treatment process. After the completion of this workshop each student will have earned 3.3 CEUs or 2.0 college credit hours. For more information please contact Jeff Young at 360-417-4845 or [email protected] or see the registration flyer at www.PNCWA.org We strongly encourage students to register early since this class fills up quickly. We would greatly appreciate if you would forward this information to anyone interested in this field or type of training. Hope to see you in Port Angeles!

In October, PNCWA’s Public Education Committee and volunteers Ely Teragli, Karen DeBaker and Mark Smith staffed the WEF booth at the North American Association of Environmental Educators Conference in Portland, and Deborah Topp, Dorothy Diehl, Bruce Clouser and Sheri Wantland ran the PNCWA booth at the Oregon Science Teachers Assn. conference in Salem to promote Adopt-a-School, World Water Monitoring Day and other water edu-cation programs. Pictured: Dorothy Diehl (City of Keizer) and Bruce Clouser (City of Salem).


New PNCWA Committees The PNCWA Board of Directors formed the new Plant Operations and Maintenance Committee (POMC) at its September meeting. As approved by the Board, the committee will:

• Develop regional O&M Workshops and Training that supplements the training opportunities already existing within our Regions

• Develop pre-conference workshops at the Annual Conference

• Sponsor technical sessions at the Annual Conference

• Work with other PNCWA Committees (Asset Management, Collection Systems, Emerging Technology, Safety and Occupational Health, etc.)

• Produce Newsletter articles

• Be a vehicle to reach out to wastewater O&M staff

It is anticipated that the POMC will address the many and varied duties that plant operations and maintenance staff perform, and will serve as a link to the WEF POMC. If you would like to volunteer and be a part of this exciting committee, please contact committee Chair Ron Moeller ([email protected]) or Vice-Chair Monica Anderson ([email protected]).

New Biosolids Committee Recruiting Members PNCWA has founded a new Biosolids Committee. It will focus on “inside the fence” solids processing systems, including optimizing system operation and emerging technologies. The committee is looking for members. Brian Hemphill will serve as committee chair. Please submit an e-mail to him expressing your interest at [email protected]. Or you can call at 503-423-3852.


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Nan Cluss Michael Rainey

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There aren’t many people today in the U.S. with the last name of Cluss. Because of that my family was contacted in 2005 in the lead-up to “Adolf Cluss Year” in Washington, D.C. as year-long exhibitions were being created to honor Adolf Cluss’s architectural contributions to that area. Cluss emigrated to the U.S. from Heilbronn, Germany in 1848 dur-ing the time of the failed revolution in the German states. He became the most influential architect in Washington, D.C. in the late 19th century. The list of Cluss designed buildings on www.adolf-cluss.org lists over 40 major buildings in the D.C. area without including his residential designs. His works include the Smithson-ian’s National Museum building, the Central Market, the Tabernacle Church (with the Jefferson School) the Army Medical Museum and Library, and the Department of Agriculture building. Exhibitions in Washington, D.C. and in Heilbronn marked the 100th anniversary of his death. And, yes, he is a distant cousin. I wasn’t particularly moved by any of this but it was nice that my father was asked to join the main exhibit opening as an honored guest and my sister has a great-looking poster hanging in her home from the event. Then a friend sent me an article from The Washington Post a few weeks ago. The friend suggested I perhaps had “an interest of wastewater in my DNA.” The article (John Kelly’s Washington – “Answer Man up to his knees in sto-ries of vanished creek”) ran a picture of cousin Adolf and noted that in 1865, Adolf Cluss urged dual sewer systems in the city (one for storm runoff and one for human waste) to keep human waste separate. Now that, given my relation-ship with all of you, filled me with family pride. A visit to Wikipedia filled in the following: By 1872, Adolf had become City Engineer and a member of the Board of Public Works, overseeing some of the civic improvements that transformed Washington in the 1870s: street paving, sewer construction, and the planting of thousands of street trees. Why am I recounting all of this here? Well, there’s thename-dropping that comes with family pride. But it’s also an avenue for me to find a way to say that when people ask me what I do and I tell them of PNCWA I always mention what a great group of people you are…dedicated, down to earth, and collectively trying very hard to make this world a better place. I’m proud to be a part of that. Happy New Year to each of you. Thanks for being part of my world.


Important Changes to PNCWA-Only Membership PNCWA always encourages membership through the Water Environment Federation (WEF). Being a member of WEF/PNCWA offers all the benefits of both the national and regional organizations. Before considering becoming a PNCWA-Only member, the benefits and very reasonable costs of joining PNCWA through WEF should be explored at www.wef.org. The PNCWA Board established a “PNCWA-Only” membership to serve the needs of a small number of frontline operators, for whom WEF membership was not always a reasonable expectation. Over the years, the definition expanded and there were no restrictions on who could join PNCWA as a “PNCWA-Only” member. This year, after lengthy Board discussions, the PNCWA members approved changes to the eligibility requirements for PNCWA-Only membership and amendments to the Bylaws at the September 14, 2009 PNCWA Annual Meeting. These approved changes are now in effect. PNCWA-Only individual membership is now open only to the following:

• Certified operators engaged in the day-to-day operation of a wastewater utility

• Employees of any public regulatory agency

• Retired PNCWA-Only members and other special cases as approved by the Board of Directors All others will now join PNCWA through the joint WEF-PNCWA membership. Any existing PNCWA-Only members who do not fit one of the categories above will need to join WEF after their current expiration date to remain eligible for member benefits. This change will ensure PNCWA meets the original intent of the PNCWA-Only membership and can continue to best support our mission through strong integration with WEF.


Welcome to New Members of PNCWA!

Andy Ames Scott Andres David Armbruster John Armour Chad Bedlington, City of BellinghamBryan Berkompas, Taylor AssociatesJeremy Black James Booth Craig Borrenpohl, IDEQKelly Brown, BDP Industries.comApril Catan, City of Newberg William Clay, King CountyJennifer Cole, IDEQDiana Coleman Joshua Coyle Steve Curl Brenda Dalke, Student Martin Dana, Northwest Pipe CompanyPaul Daniels, Castle Pines Metropolitan District

The people listed below have become members of PNCWA between mid-September and mid-November. The list represents both WEF/PNCWA new members and transfers from other Member Associations to PNCWA as well as new PNCWA-only members. Welcome to all of you. Please let us know how we can best serve your needs and interests.

Lance Dennis, SPF Water EngineeringLen Elliott, Hilton ValveCarl Ellsworth Philip Endicott Shelby Essex Bill Fasth, Brown & CaldwellDavid Frahm Ronald Gillenardo, City of McMinnville WRFRandal Gray, Odell Sanitary DistrictBrad Gulseth, CH2M HILL OMIVern Hampton John Hartigan, Student Ron Hebish, City of RaymondBrian Helliwell, CH2M HillEdward Hildebrand, City of Lincoln CityKatie Holmgren Richard Hughes, LOTT AllianceStepheni Hutton Theodore Jean

Take the WEF online survey to say what you need WEF wants to hear directly from you – the front-line personnel of our wastewater treatment plants and collection systems. Please take the time to participate in the online survey so WEF can better identify your needs in training and other WEF offerings. This survey will be open until December 31st, 2009 and is at: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/survey-intro.zgi?p=WEB229TGCD2L2R


Hire Smarter—make an employmentconnection in 2009!

Monty Johnson Michael Jordan Cindy Kehoe, City of WilsonvilleDennis Kollermeier, City of TigardPaul Kuhlmeier Ralph Lane, Odell Sanitary DistrictBradley Lawrence, Student Chun Yan Lehman Carl Liesgang Charles Linch Justin Long, LOTT AllianceDavid Marinos Keith Mason Mike McDaniel, CH2M HILL OMIBruce McClelland, Port of PortlandDonavon McCutcheon Eric McKinnis, Student Michael McLaren Bill Miller, MWHJustin Mitchell, City of VenetaJames Nail Eric Nelson

G. O’Brien, Sonoco ProductsDaryl Payne Paula Perretty Mitchell Riefel Ed Rochek, City of NewportStephen Sagmiller, City of DaytonKyle Schauer, City of VenetaEd Schwab, Severn TrentMike Settell, Sustainable Resource Solutions Todd Simmons, Eugene Water & Electric BoardIan Smith Al Smith, Brown and CaldwellNick Smith, MWHRobert Swartout April Tenney Kevin Thompson, Student Dan Tupper, Student Adam Webb, Odell Sanitary DistrictMichael Williams-Black, Black Water, LLCMark Willrett, City of Klamath FallsGlenn Wolf, Westin EngineeringMichael Zappone, Carollo Engineers

2010!


WEFMAIL (WEF Member Association Information Letter)

Michelle Burkhart WEF DirectorCH2M HILL

Portland, Oregon (503) 235-5000

Fax: (503) 736-2056 [email protected]

Doug Allie WEF Director

Goble Sampson Associates Issaquah, Washington

(425) 392-0491Fax: (425) 392-9615

[email protected]

By WEF Director Douglas Allie Did you know the Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conf-erence (WEFTEC) is the largest water event in North America? Even with a downturn in the economy, WEFTEC ’09 held in Orlando, FL was very well attended by exhibitors, agencies and engineers. This year, the largest annual water and wastewater exhibition had approximately 17,722 registrants and 995 exhibiting companies. The conference offered 122 technical sessions, 31 workshops, and nine facility tours. PNCWA’s Annual Reception at WEFTEC was held Sunday evening at the Peabody Orlando. This was a great event to meet friends from the Pacific Northwest region and to network prior to the opening of WEFTEC exhibits on Monday. THANK YOU to our reception sponsors for making this event happen: APSCO, Beaver Equipment, Carollo, GE Water & Process Technologies, Goble Sampson Associates, HDR, MWH, PureAir Filtration, Treatment Equipment Company, and Wm. H. Reilly & Co. PNCWA WEF Delegates Michelle Burkhart and Doug Allie attended the House of Delegates meeting on Saturday, where Delegates were introduced to a new president, new members of the Board of Trustees, new committee chairs and vice-chairs, new Committee Leadership Council leaders, and new House of Delegates. WEF New Leaders Elected: Paul Freedman of the Michigan Water Environment Association was elected WEF President. Paul currently works with Limno Tech in Ann Arbor. Jeanette Brown of the Connecticut WEA was elected President–Elect, and Matt Bond of the Kansas WEA was elected Vice President. Jeanette works with the Water Pollution Control Authority in Stamford, and Matt works with Black and Veatch in Overland Park. The WEF Board of Trustees is the governing body of the Federation and is composed of six officers and 12 trustees. This year Paul Schuler from PNCWA was elected as a new member of the Board of Trustees and will serve this term for three years. Paul works with GE Water and Process Technologies. Congratulations Paul!

WEF’s new web site at www.wef.org WEF has launched a colorful, fresh, and user-friendly new web site. You can expect to see an entirely new design and a visual identity representing the many aspects of WEF’s work, including public health, environmental protection, economic prosperity, public support, and technical training and education. It includes more information than before: • improved navigation and more user-friendly,

• a new section titled Online Education compiles information for all of WEF’s online learning tools, such as web casts and the distance learning program, • a calendar of events on the home page lists all WEF and WEF-partner events, with a filter enabling the user to search for different types of events, • WEF also has new social media tools and plans to launch a new blog and new member forum. WEF will be looking into expanding its use of these tools in the future, • the Access Water Knowledge section introduced last year now includes new categories, • one of the most important changes is a new search system. Users now have the option of using either a section search engine or a sitewide search engine. Content has been linked through keywords, so when using these search tools, content on the topic being searched will be pulled from different areas of the site.

Upcoming WEFTEC Dates and Locations 2010 New Orleans October 2-6 2011 Los Angeles October 15-19 2012 New Orleans September 29-October 3


On the MoveBrown and Caldwell hires Mark Smith, P. E. Brown and Caldwell bolstered its Wastewater and Infrastructure Practices in the Northwest with the addition of Mark Smith, P.E., as Managing Engineer. Mark is a 17-year industry veteran who will be based in the Portland office. Mark will enhance Brown and Caldwell’s position as a leader in the water/wastewater market for municipal clients. In addition to his project management skills, Mark’s experience includes wastewater odor and corrosion remediation, including directing sanitary sewer corrosion analysis and rehabilitation. He has managed and performed dozens of odor control projects for literally thousands of miles of collection system piping throughout North America. Mark chairs PNCWA’s Odor and Air Quality Committee. Mark earned a bachelor’s in civil engineering at the University of Houston and a bachelor’s in economics from the University of Texas.

Andy O’Neill joins RCAC in SpokaneAndy O’Neill, PNCWA President Elect, recently joined Rural Community Assistance Corporation as a Rural Development Specialist in Spokane, WA. In his new responsibilities, Andy provides rural communities with technical, managerial and financial assistance for water, wastewater, and solid waste management. Prior to joining RCAC, Andy served as the City of Pullman’s wastewater treatment plant supervisor.

Daniel Ayers returns to Brown and CaldwellDaniel Ayers recently rejoined Brown and Caldwell as a Managing Engineer in their Boise office after a 7 year hiatus. Daniel has over 25 years of experience in municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plant and infrastructure planning, design and construction management. Daniel has particular expertise in municipal filtration technologies and wastewater reuse. He is chair of the PNCWA Water Reuse Committee and is involved in the Idaho Wastewater Reuse Planning Committee.


From the President (continued from front page)

alternative for fresh water. America’s waters and associated wetlands have all suffered from the side effects of human activity. Sixty percent of the nation’s major river basins have been impacted by human construction. In 1950, there were 5,700 dams worldwide; today there are over 41,000. Dams are built to secure access to fresh water, to control flood-ing, reclaim land, and enhance navigation. As fresh water is diverted to other uses, ecosystems dependent upon that water suffer. Approximately half of our wetlands have been lost and more than one-fifth of known freshwater species are already extinct. United States demand for water increased six-fold in the twentieth century. We now withdraw 50% of all available fresh water and usage is projected to reach 70% by 2025. Meeting our demands for freshwater is proving problematic. Seventy percent of all freshwater withdrawal is for agricul-ture, and acreage under irrigation has doubled since 1960. As a result of this and other uses, groundwater reserves have decreased significantly. In the United States, with-drawals per capita are twice that of the world average as a whole. If the U. S. population continues to grow and the gallon per person per day water usage remains constant, 36 states will face water shortages within ten years. Water avail-ability will be a growth constraint for the foreseeable future.

wastewater treatment including nutrient removal, energy and resource recovery, operations optimization, climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, and decentralized treatment systems. Dr. JB Neethling presented on the need for sustainability considerations in decision making, and described new ways to evaluate projects that better account for the range of long term environmental, social and economic impacts of actions. Dr. Glen Daigger concluded the workshop with an overview of the important themes and a call to action to continue improving water and wastewater management. We have tremendous opportunities to develop wastewater treatment systems into sustainable showpieces in our communities, providing nutrients, energy, and carbon management while preserving water quality and public health!

Pre-Conference Workshop (continued from page 10)

documentation should result in more consistent responses to and documentation of SSOs along with a higher level of customer service to the ratepayers. Activity specific training of field employees can yield measurable increases in productivity that make it easy to determine the positive impact on work performance. Other potential benefits include increased job knowledge for field employees to become the best resource to examine, test and provide feedback on tool and equipment purchases. For field crews, the most important impact this sort of training can have is to send the message that at the same time we are asking employees to do more, the agency and its management staff are committed to provide the knowl-edge and tools needed to accomplish what we ask. Also to be expected are greater employee commitment to their work and a higher quality work product. Remember when developing next year’s training calendar, look beyond mandatory or regulated training and schedule skills training that will help your employees meet and potentially exceed the goals you set for them. And, watch for activity-based training to be sponsored by the PNCWA Collection System Committee.

Kelly Shephard is senior public works supervisor for the Portland Bureau of Transportation and a Level IV Oregon Wastewater Collection System Operator.

Activity Based Training (continued from page 11)

In addition to the sheer volume of water use, new pol-lutants such as endocrine disruptors and personal care products are being discharged into the nation’s waters in enormous quantities, mostly through the human waste stream. These pollutants are having unforeseen impacts on the aquatic environment and its inhabitants, such as causing feminization of male fish and other reproductive abnormalities. In conclusion, my message is somewhat mixed. Waste-water professionals have come a long way. The Clean Water Act overall is a success story well worth telling to the public and ourselves. We’ve seen a huge turnaround in many of the nation’s most polluted waters. As wastewater profes-sionals, we stand together to protect the environment and human health from the pollution our society generates each day. We have enjoyed many successes. Nevertheless, until we find a way to provide adequate fresh, pure water for everyone in our society, from the individual water user to the industrial complex, our best efforts to control pollution and protect the environment will only be a stopgap measure. In spite of that, our only choice is to forge ahead, doing our best work to buy us precious time to find permanent solu-tions. The Water Environment Federation and PNCWA are once again in the forefront, providing leadership and educa-tion to those working to handle the needs of a growing world.


The economy is striking close to home. The National Recycling Coalition filed for bankruptcy in September with $1.5 million in debts and less than $1,000 in the bank…not even enough money to move out of its offices and put its furniture and records into storage. Yes, not‐for‐profit organizations can file for bankruptcy and each year many quietly do. This year, there will be more and some may be large national organizations. These are troubling times. Managing not‐for profit associations is not rocket science but it is not as simple as it once was. There was a time in the not too distant past when adherence to the mission and compliance with a few basic precepts pretty much assured the unencumbered existence of associa-tions. That has all changed. The public interest is now more demanding, assumes more transparency and re-quires a comprehensive knowledge of not only the in-creasingly complex state and federal laws that govern and regulate not‐forprofit organizations, but the psychology and politics of doing so as well. This year, most associations with IRS tax exemptions and with incomes in excess of $25,000 will be faced with a new federal reporting form (IRS Form 990) that will cause not‐for‐profit boards of directors and volunteer leaders to become, for the first time, not only more intimately involved in reporting what their organization is doing, but also encumbering them with real accountability for the manner in which the organization itself is governed. This means that being an association board member has taken on a whole new level of seriousness that suggests a level of engagement that has not been required before. Gone are the days when simply meaning well, regardless of outcomes, constituted a free pass for volunteer leaders or their organizations. It is no longer unheard of for exempt status to be revoked for failure to serve the public interest. None of this suggests that volunteer organizations are not governable by volunteers or that leading cannot be fun or rewarding, but it does mean that governing assoc-iations has become a serious business with real world consequences. It is not a lark or a place to “honor” loyal or respected members. Being a board member today requires hard work, dedication and a willingness to make difficult decisions. Some of this, as the board for the National Recycling Coalition learned, is not fun at all. As has been true from the instance of the first not‐for‐profit exemption by the Internal Revenue Service, there are three basic precepts or duties to help volunteer board members and officers do a good job and to minimize their personal liability when things go wrong…as they some-times do. Those duties are care, obedience and loyalty. The first (care) means you have to actually work at doing the job of being a leader. You have to know what is

going on, you have to prepare for meetings, you have to actively participate in decision making and you have to vote. Boards can only exercise control by voting…conver-sation alone is legally meaningless. Obedience means you have to have a reasonable sense of state and federal laws as well as your organization’s bylaws and diligently make sure your organization is abiding by them. The third duty of loyalty is the most difficult because it requires putting yourself in the position of the members and organization you serve…regardless of your personal feelings or interests. It requires that everything you do be in their interests. How do volunteers with other areas of expertise become experts in association management so that they can properly and effectively govern? They don’t and are not expected to. Instead, volunteers are expected to make a good faith and reasonable effort to know as much as they can about their organization, its interests and operations and then exercise their best judgment on behalf of the or-ganization. They ask questions, demand data and informa-tion, and then make decisions based upon that data and information. And in so doing, they do their jobs and meet their responsibilities. Of course, it also pays to be smart. Make sure you are protected with indemnification language in your bylaws and a complete safety net of associated insurance policies which includes a good Direct and Officer Liability Policy. Safely managing not‐for‐profit is not so complicated that it mandates professional staff. Most of the associations in the United States today are volunteer‐ managed. But it does require that volunteer leaders take their responsibilities very seriously. “Professionalizing” volunteerism to encourage those with the interest and talents to provide leadership is a full time responsibility for boards. Associations are not “clubs”…they are serious institutions of the public interest and the federal government is starting to treat them and their leaders in just that way. We need to as well.

By William J. Bertera, Executive Director Water Environment FederationA Serious Business


Board of Directors

PresidentJohn Shawcroft, 208-455-3041

President ElectAndy O’Neill, 509-926-5762

Vice PresidentCyndy Bratz, 208-336-1340

SecretaryHeather Stephens, 503-295-4911

TreasurerShannon Taylor, 541-504-5072

Past PresidentRick Shanley, 503-227-1885

WEF Director Michelle Burkhart, 503-235-5000

WEF DirectorDoug Allie, 425-392-0491

Regional Director-IdahoRon Gearhart, 208-573-7606 Regional Director-OregonMax Hildebrand, 541-231-0748

Regional Director-W WashingtonKay Hust, 360-397-6118, x7004

Regional Director Pro Tem - E. WashingtonBud Ruther, 509-527-4509

Committee Chairs

Asset ManagementMarc Yarlott, 360-635-5453

AuditShannon Taylor, 541-504-5072

Awards (General)Cyndy Bratz, 208-336-1340

Awards (Burke/Safety)Mike Myers, 360-537-0060

BiosolidsBrian Hemphill, 503-423-3700

Collections SystemsCarrie Pak, 503-681-3646

Conference 2010Susanna Leung, 206-684-6532

Conference Program 2010Dan Laffitte, 503-244-7005

Constitution & BylawsEd Gilmore, 503-557-2834

Emerging TechnologiesSusanna Leung, 206-684-6532

FuturesRick Shanley, 503-227-1885

Leadership DevelopmentBob Bandarra, 425-450-6395

Manufacturers & RepresentativesJoe Kernkamp, 425-822-3335

Membership ServicesBrian Casey, 503-227-1885

NewsletterSheri Wantland, 503-681-5111

Odor & Air QualityMark Smith, 503-977-6673

Operations Challenge Preston Van Meter, 503-295-4911

Plant Operations and MaintenanceRon Moeller, 360-748-8340

Public EducationKaren DeBaker, 503-681-3643

Safety and Occupational HealthMike Myers, 360-537-0060

Site SelectionJohn Poppe, 360-895-2440

Source ControlCeleste Vialet, 503-681-5131

SSSSSJohn Poppe, 360-895-2440

Students & Young ProfessionalsKristi Nelson, 503-423-3732

SustainabilityJennifer Belknap Williamson503-977-6617

Water for PeopleIrene Wall, 206-443-3570

Water ReuseDan Ayers, 208-336-1340

Idaho Section Presidents

NorthernVacant

SoutheastLarry Martin, 208-612-8476

SouthwestCarl Hipwell, 208-433-1900

Oregon Section Presidents

Water Quality Lab Analyst Section (WQLAS)Cory Fortez, 503-618-3451

Lower ColumbiaNoah Harvey, 503-547-8153

South CentralBill Strait, 541-504-5073

Eastern OregonJeff Brown, 541-276-3078

Umpqua BasinBrian Anderson, 541-679-5152

MaintenanceKevin Bruton, 541-673-6570

Current Board of Directors, Committee Chairs, and Section Presidents

West CentralMark Landau, 503-751-0175

SouthwestBob Dillard, 541-756-6078

Western Washington Section Presidents

NorthwestGil Bridges, 425-355-6378

Olympic PeninsulaLarry Willman, 360-473-5400

Puget SoundJim Pitts, 206-684-2477

SouthwestDan Chitwood, 360-330-7512

Western WA Water Quality Lab Analysts SectionJeff Young, 360-417-4845

Eastern Washington Section Presidents

Columbia BasinTroy Zerb, 509-754-2992

Inland EmpireMike Coster, 509-625-4640

Yakima ValleyDaryl Bullard, 509-575-6077

For more information, please contact PNCWA

via:www.pncwa.org

orNan Cluss

Michael RaineyPNCWA Association

Managers

P.O. Box 1075Caldwell, ID 83606

Phone: 208-455-8381fax: 208-455-8382

Full contact information is available at www.pncwa.org


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