CPE Water Broadcast Series
Monthly Water Broadcast Series
Join us for our free monthly broadcasts featuring water and wastewater industry speakers, giving you the opportunity to engage in discussion and ask questions of presenters and participants from the state of Virginia. All broadcasts are delivered online via Zoom on Wednesdays from 12:00-3:00 pm. Registration closes at noon on the Monday prior to a scheduled broadcast.
Participants receive 3 contact hours for successful completion of each workshop. Please note that registration is required to receive credit for attending broadcasts.
New in 2025: register once for the entire series and attend as many as you are able, with no need to cancel or reregister.
Topic: Non-Community Waterworks Information Session
This discussion will focus on the responsibilities of a waterworks geared towards non-community systems. Matt Frame, TNC coordinator in the Office of Drinking Water, will cover waterworks requirements such as sampling and laboratory use, cross connection control, applicable treatment types, operators, financial responsibilities, permitting and forms with examples to help deepen your understanding. This talk is for any non-community waterworks owner or operator who wishes to expand their knowledge and information on how to effectively run their waterworks. You will have the opportunity to engage in discussions and to ask specific questions of each presenter.
Speaker
Matt Frame is a TNC coordinator in the Office of Drinking Water (ODW) who works in the capacity development division. Matt connects water systems with needed resources and provides information in a technical, managerial and financial capacity. He has been with ODW for 16 months and has been focusing on finding new TNC systems and connecting them with ODW.
Topic: Water System Hydraulics
This course will cover the basics of water system hydraulics including pumping stations, storage tanks, and gravity distribution systems. Practical applications of standard hydraulic equations will be reviewed to help attendees develop tools to better understand and assess the operation of their water systems. Tips and tricks will also be presented for troubleshooting pressure and flow issues using standard data typically collected by water system operators.
Speakers
Paula Moore, PE is a Vice President and leads the water/wastewater group for Whitman, Requardt and Associates in the firm’s Blacksburg office. She has performed water system modeling and hydraulic design for 29 years focusing on water systems across Southwest Virginia. Paula holds a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Brandon Flora, PE is an Associate with Whitman, Requardt and Associates based in the firm’s Blacksburg office. He has 14 years of experience including program/project management, design, and construction management for a wide variety of water and wastewater projects across the mid-Atlantic region. Project experience includes master planning and hydraulic modeling; potable water pumping, transmission, and distribution; sanitary sewer design, construction, and rehabilitation; and combined sewer overflow diversion, storage, and pumping. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Topic: Sampling: Collection, Monitoring, and Interpretation
This broadcast will cover topics such as: why do we sample and what are we sampling for. We will also discuss what areas we collect samples from in the plant and in the distribution system and what some of the acceptable ranges are. We will look at what happens when samples aren’t collected and the implications of receiving an NOV.
Speaker
Denise Houchins works with the Office of Drinking Water as an Environmental Health Specialist where she inspects groundwater and distribution systems in the Lexington Field Office service area. She recently made the jump to Capacity Development where she assesses and assists waterworks with their Technical, Managerial, and Financial (TMF) capacities.
Topic: Alternative Disinfectants
This broadcast presents on three of the alternative disinfectants used in water treatment: chloramines, ozone and ultraviolet radiation. The presentations include the theory and common terminologies of each alternative disinfectant, the chemistry behind each alternative disinfectant, the operation and maintenance aspects of treating with each alternative disinfectant.
Speakers
Bruce Utne has worked in municipal water treatment at the Newport News Water Treatment Facility for nearly 10 years with experience in plant management as well as production administration.
Paul Delphos works as Regional Global Practice Manager for the Water group at Burns & McDonnell. He was recently named the AWWA Director for Virginia. Concurrent with consulting experience, he has been a guest lecturer at major universities, a contributor to industry textbooks and guidance manuals, and has served as a consultant on water-related issues with the White House Office of Science and Technology.
Ryan Maslyn is a plant supervisor with more than 18 years of experience with a large municipal water system. In his position, Ryan troubleshoots water treatment problems, determines chemical dosing requirement, compiles and verifies correctness of monthly operations reports for VDH and HRSD, and conducts quality assurance and safety inspections to verify regulatory compliance.
Topic: Nanotechnology and Microplastics
Speaker
Bipin Lade
Topic: Community Water Fluoridation and Annual VDH Update
Speakers
VDH
Topic: Waterworks Operator Management
Speaker
Tom Fore
Topic: Methods for Addressing a Variety of Inorganic Contaminants in Water Treatment Plant Operations
Speakers
Bill Knocke, Virginia Tech
Topic: TBD
Speakers
TBD
General Information
Participants must register and login individually through their own devices to receive credit for these workshops (no shared screens). After class, you will receive a copy of the presentation via email with course material that is presented in the session - a resource that can be used as a reference in your daily work. You will also receive 3 contact hours for successful completion of the workshop.
Each month, you will receive a Zoom link and a reminder of this month's topic. Attend as many as you are able; there is no need to cancel if you cannot attend.
If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Lucas Kintz at lkintz@vt.edu, or call 540-231-5182 or TDD 1-800-828-1120 during regular business hours, at least 10 business days prior to the first day of the program. Requests received less than 10 business days prior to the start date of the program may not be able to be accommodated.
More Information
Questions about the course:
Contact Lucas Kintz, Program Coordinator, Virginia Tech Continuing and Professional Education, at lkintz@vt.edu.
Information about registration:
Please contact Continuing and Professional Education by email: cpeinfo@vt.edu or phone: 540-231-5182.