New Certification Rules Are Here
Recognition for Safe Water
By Cindy Cook
After a year of work by staff and the Advisory Council on
Water Supply Systems and Wastewater Treatment Facilities,
the proposed rule revision for operator certification has been
adopted by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and
the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Throughout the
process, the certified operators were given opportunities to
comment on the proposed rules via informational meetings
and notices. The comments and ideas were incorporated
and resulted in a revision that seems to satisfy all parties.
Many of the rule changes are so minimal that there should
be no noticeable affect on operators. However, there are a
few changes that will have a significant impact to water
supply systems and all certified operators:
• The previous MDH certification program rules required
only community water systems to employ a certified water
operator. The revised rule establishes certification
requirements for 650 nontransient noncommunity water
systems. Because this is a radical change for these types
of systems and the certification program itself, nontransient
noncommunity operator certification will be phased in over
a two-year period. Each of these systems will be required
to employ at least one certified water supply system
operator by October 1, 2003. Common types of nontransient
noncommunity water systems are those serving schools,
daycare centers, factories, and businesses.
•
Since 1971, there have been four water system class
levels: A, B, C, and D. Under the 2001 rules, an “E”
system classification has been added. This new
classification is for groundwater systems that have no
treatment and that serve under 500 persons. The majority
of the 650 nontransient noncommunity systems will be
classified at the new E level. Also, several of the existing
community systems may be reclassified at the E level.
• When an operator allows a certificate to lapse, he or she
may apply for reinstatement for up to one year from the
expiration date of their certificate. If the certificate is not
renewed or reinstated within one year, an operator must
retake the exam to get it back.
Spring 2001
Volume Eight/4
Inside:
John Baerg, director for the National Rural Water Association,
presents proclamations to Gary Englund (left), head of the
Minnesota drinking water program, and Julie Brunner (right),
deputy commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health,
in recognition of Minnesota’s ranking as the top state in the
nation in terms of drinking water compliance and health rates.
Upcoming Certification Exam Dates
March 8, St. Cloud
March 29, Rochester
April 6, Bloomington
April 26, Truman
May 4, Biwabik
June 15, Brainerd
See calendar on back page for more details
Your certificate renewal is as much your responsibility as
your driver’s license is. Keep track of your certificate
expiration date. If you don’t receive a renewal form in the
month before it expires, call me at 651/215-0751 or Noel
Hansen at 651/215-0762, and request one. Let us know
every time you change your address and/or employer, too.
Copies of the new rule were mailed to all certified
operators in late December.
Metro School Agenda
Northfield Water Division
Monitoring Schedule
Revised Radionuclides Rule
PWS Profile
Waterline
David Rindal
Published quarterly by the
Drinking Water Protection Section
Minnesota Department of Health
David Rindal, who handles
fluoride reporting in addition
to plan review, previously
worked for Dyneon, a
division of 3M. David is
originally from the Twin
Cities but matriculated at
Harvey Mudd College in
Claremont, California. He
has two parents and a
younger sister but no pets.
He enjoys traveling and
will now be focusing that
interest toward journeys to
water treatment plants.
Editor:
Stew Thornley
Staff:
Dick Clark
Noel Hansen
Jeanette Boothe
To request this document in another format,
call 651/215-0700; TDD 651/215-0707 or toll-free
through the Minnesota Relay Service,
1/800/627-3529 (ask for 651/215-0700).
Monitoring Schedule for Entire Year to be Sent to Systems
Starting in 2001, community water systems will be receiving a monitoring schedule for the entire year—showing the dates
for contaminants that are required to be collected by the water system during 2001—in addition to the schedule that will
accompany the sampling bottles when they are delivered. The schedule will also note when specific reports are to be
submitted to the Minnesota Department of Health as well as important dates, such as the deadline for submission of
Consumer Confidence Reports. Systems will be notified by mail if, over the course of the year, any unforseen additional
monitoring is required. If this happens, the systems will receive an amended copy of their monitoring schedule.
Systems needing additional bottles or lab forms may call the Drinking Water Message Center at 651/215-1324 (toll-free
outside the metropolitan area at 1/800/818-9318). Any questions regarding information contained on the schedule may be
directed to Patricia McKasy at 651/215-0759 or Cindy Swanson at 651/215-0767. Contacts and phone numbers for specific
monitoring requirements are listed below.
Arsenic
Karla Peterson
651/215-0761
-or-
Pauline Wuoti
651/215-1311
Bacteriological
Kathy Russell
651/215-1319
-or-
Patricia McKasy
651/215-0759
Consumer
Confidence Reports
Patricia McKasy
651/215-0759
-or-
Cindy Swanson
651/215-0767
Fluoride
David Rindal
651/215-0788
-or-
Melissa McCarthy
651/215-0873
Lead and Copper
Pauline Wuoti
651/215-1311
-or-
Patricia McKasy
651/215-0759
Nitrate
Cindy Swanson
651/215-0767
-or-
Patricia McKasy
651/215-0759
Radiochemicals
Karla Peterson
651/215-0761
-or-
Cindy Swanson
651/215-0767
Radon
Karla Peterson
651/215-0761
-or-
Cindy Swanson
651/215-0767
Trihalomethanes/
Haloacetic Acids
Pauline Wuoti
651/215-1311
-or-
Cindy Swanson
651/215-0767
Total Organic Carbon/
Alkalinity
Lih-in Rezania
651/215-0763
-or-
Cindy Swanson
651/215-0767
Turbidity
Kathy Russell
651/215-1319
-or-
Patricia McKasy
651/215-0759
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Northfield Gears Up for More Business
Spanning more than 100 years, the history of public water
supply in Northfield, Minnesota, began in the mid-1890s with
a well, a pumphouse with a steam-driven pump fueled by
coal, and a rudimentary distribution network that initially
delivered a daily average of about 127,000 gallons to the city’s
residents. Within a quarter-century, the volume of water
pumped and distributed had doubled. Today, as the Northfield
Water Division has entered its third different century of
service, the utility produces over 725 million gallons of
water per year (a daily average of nearly two million gallons)
with more on the way as St. Olaf College is in the process of
hooking up to the city supply.
The Water Division now has five wells, four of which are
in use and are rotated on a daily basis. Each has a capacity
of approximately 2-million gallons per day, enough to meet
daily demand during much of the year, although it’s
necessary for the utility to operate two wells simultaneously
to meet peak needs during the summer.
Well 2 (adjacent to Well 1, which was capped in 1985 but
could be returned to service in an emergency) draws from a
combined aquifer. Like the abandoned Well 1, Well 2 is cased
to a depth of 109 feet, at the level of the Prairie du Chien
aquifer. It has a total depth of 400 feet and also draws from
the deeper Jordan aquifer. Wells 3, 4, and 5 are cased to 318
feet, with total depths between 365 and 405 feet, and get
their water from the Jordan aquifer.
Superintendent Doug Lien says they have to keep an eye
on the nitrate levels of Well 2. With its shallower depth, the
well produces levels of between 2.5 and 3.5 parts per million
(ppm), well below the maximum contaminant level of 10 ppm
but still high enough to cause concern. As long as the levels
do not creep any higher, though, the utility will continue to use
the well, which has a capacity of 1,300 gallons per minute (or
1.87 million gallons per day); Wells 3, 4, and 5 have a
capacity of 1,400 to 1,450 gallons per minute (slightly more
than 2 million gallons per day).
The utility feeds chlorine and fluoride at each of the wells.
Polyphosphate has also been added for the last four years to
sequester iron and manganese. Northfield’s raw water has
an iron content of .2 parts per million and manganese levels
of .11 ppm. However, the addition of polyphosphate as well
as nighttime flushing of hydrants in the spring and the fall has
helped to clean up the water.
The original water system was installed near the end of
the 19th century. Some improvements were made over the
next 50 years—most notably the replacement of the original
well, in response to concerns by the state health department,
with the drilling of Well 1 in 1945 and Well 2 several years
later. Water mains were also extended to supply new
service areas. In 1950 service was cut from the original
water department on Water Street and moved to its current
location at 1101 College Street.
Despite the shift in location and other enhancements such
as the new wells, no widespread modernization of the
system took place until the early 1960s, when work began on
a variety of projects, including construction of a pair of
1-million-gallon ground storage reservoirs on a wooded hill
on the campus of St. Olaf College. Other work done at this
Superintendent Doug Lien and Operator Dean Huschle stand
by an old pressure gauge, which is mounted on the wall inside
the offices of the Northfield Water Division and is still in use.
time included an expansion to the pumphouse and the
installation of chlorine equipment as well the modernization
of electric motors and controls, and automatic pump and tank
controls, which allowed for more than one pump to work at a
time. In addition, 25,000 feet of water mains, ranging from
6 to 12 inches in diameter, were installed, creating a loop
almost entirely around the city and allowing for greater
expansion.
This expansion continued as a result of the city’s
continued growth, and the utility added wells in 1970 and
1978. Well 1 was taken out of service in 1985 but another
well was put on line in November of 1997.
There was other major work during this time, including
some massive infrastructure replacement in the mid-1990s
that yielded an interesting find in the form of a section of
cast-iron pipe that bore the date 1893. Operator Dean Huschle
says the pipe was in remarkably fine condition although the
joints and other parts of the infrastructure, such as valves
and hydrants, showed considerably deterioration.
More recently the utility performed extensive maintenance
on its ground storage tanks, sandblasting and painting the
vessels inside and out in addition to enlarging the existing
access holes and adding a new access hole to each.
This latest work has put the utility in good shape to take on
a new customer, St. Olaf College. Last October the city and
the college agreed to connect their systems. St. Olaf had
found high levels of radium in its groundwater and decided to
begin purchasing water from the city rather than install
treatment to reduce radium levels. The connection will be
made by 500 feet of 12-inch watermain that will tap into the
city’s line near the two ground storage tanks and bring the
water into the St. Olaf pumphouse, which will become a
booster station to bring the water to the college’s water tower.
St. Olaf will retain its tower as well as its distribution system.
St. Olaf College has been using an average of 192,000
gallons per day during the school year and 114,000 gallons
per day in the summer months. The Northfield Water
Division should have no trouble meeting the increased needs,
according to Huschle. The college’s peak demand will come
during the months when the city’s usage is typically lower.
Northfield—Continued on page 7
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Training News
2001 Metro School
The 2001 Metro Waterworks Operators School will be
held from Wednesday, April 4 to Friday, April 6 at the
Thunderbird Hotel in Bloomington. Participants will receive
16 credit hours for their attendance. Registration for the
school is $100 ($130 after March 23 or at the door).
The school will include a variety of hands-on sessions, both
at the Thunderbird Hotel and at various off-site locations. In
addition, Kevin Vito of Anoka-Hennepin Technical College
will conduct a day-long course on Confined Space and
Lockout/Tagout on Thursday, April 5.
The morning portion of Vito’s workshop will be in the
classroom at the Thunderbird Hotel with the afternoon
session at the Richfield Water Treatment Plant. There is no
additional fee for this course, but space is limited.
Participants can reserve a spot by checking the box on the
registration form on page 7. Sign-ups for the other off-site
sessions may be made on a first-come, first-served basis on
the first day of the school.
Those wishing to stay at the Thunderbird can make guest
room reservations by calling the hotel at 952/854-3411.
Wednesday, April 4
Thursday, April 5—Continued
8:30-noon
• Welcome, Water for People, Youth Education Initiative
• Personal Safety/Violence in the Workplace—George
Demers, St. Peter Regional Treatment Center
12:30-4:00
Hands-on Training Off-Site Locations
• Hydrant Maintenance (35 people maximum)
• University of Minnesota Hydraulics Lab (50)
• Part II of Confined Space-Lockout/Tagout
• • • • •
or
1:00-4:00
• Exam Prep—Math
On-Site Hands-on Training
Participants will move from station-to-station
or
Chlorination/Chemical Application
• Gas, Sodium Hypochlorite
• Chemical Properties—Safety Issues
• Feed Systems
• Dosages
• Setting and Calibrating Feed Equipment
or
Distribution Session
• Pipe Selection
• Pipe Installation
• Water Main Break Repair
Friday, April 6
8:00
Breakfast
AWWA Membership Benefits—John Thom,
Minnesota Section AWWA Chair
Featured Speaker—Dick Jonckowski, Minnesota
Gophers basketball public-address announcer
9:30
Product Exposition with Mini-Sessions
1:00
A, B, C, D Certification Exams
Thursday, April 5
2001 Teleconferences
8:00-11:30
Distribution Operations Session
• Unidirectional Hydrant Flushing, Design and
Application/Impact on Water Quality
• Hydrant Flow Testing
• Winter Maintenance for Elevated Tanks
• Temporary Water Main By-pass Piping
• Energy Management
or
Recordkeeping
• Field-based Computing
• Emergency Planning
or
• Confined Space-Lockout/Tagout, Part I—Kevin Vito,
Anoka-Hennepin Technical College (limited to 35
participants; reserve spot by checking box on
registration form on page 7).
or
• Exam Prep—General Operations
The American Water Works Association has set the dates
for its 2001 teleconferences. Alternative Disinfectants:
Choices for the Future will be the topic of the
teleconference on Thursday, March 8 from 11 to 2:30 (with
registration at 10:30). The other teleconference, with no topic
yet assigned, will be on Thursday, November 1. A new downlink site has been added for the March teleconference. Lake
Superior College in Duluth will join Hennepin County
Technical College in Brooklyn Park and Memorial Union Hall
on the campus of the University of North Dakota in Grand
Forks as the downlink locations for the Minnesota Section.
All AWWA members will receive registration information in
the mail. A registration form for the March 8, 2001
teleconference is also on page 7.
Administrative Penalty Order
An administrative penalty order has been assessed for the
city of Rogers for beginning construction on a well house
without approved plans. The penalty is $3,500, with $3,000
of it forgivable if the city submits approved plans.
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School News
The Southeast District School will take place from Tuesday, March 27 to Thursday, March 29 at the Best Western
Apache in Rochester. Registration is $80 ($90 after March 16 or at the door). Room reservations can be made by calling the
Best Western at 1/800/552-7224 and mentioning Southeast Water Works (Group No. 413) to get a special rate.
The Southwest District will hold a one-day school on April 26 in Truman.
The Northeast District School will be at a new location, The Lodge at Giants Ridge in Biwabik, from Wednesday,
May 2 through Friday, May 4. The Lodge is holding a block of rooms at a special rate of $70 per room until April 20. Call The
Lodge at 218/865-7170 or 877/442-6877 and mention American Water Works Association to receive the special rate.
The form on page 7 contains registration information for the Southeast, Southwest, and Northeast schools.
The Central District School will be at Cragun’s, outside Brainerd, from Wednesday, June 13 to Friday, June 15. Cragun’s
has two-night room and meal packages for $299 based on single occupancy and $209 for double occupancy (with an extra
night for early check-in available for $92 for single occupancy and $52 for double occupancy). Operators and AWWA
members in the Central, Northeast, Northwest, and Metro districts will be receiving lodging and school registration forms in
the mail. Others may obtain the forms by calling the Minnesota AWWA office at 651/290-7491.
Participants in three-day schools will receive 16 credit hours; participants in one-day schools will receive 6 credit hours.
In other news, the Northwest District has set the dates and location for its 2001 school. It will be from Tuesday,
December 4 through Thursday, December 6 at the Best Western in Thief River Falls.
John Thom Retires from Richfield
John Thom retired from the City of
Richfield Water Division on January 19
after 18 years as its Utilities
Superintendent. A native of Pelican
Rapids, Minnesota, John attended the
North Dakota State School of Science in
Wahpeton and then returned to his
hometown to work as the Superintendent
of Public Works for the City of Pelican
Rapids from 1965 to 1970. John spent the
next dozen years as a Vocational Field
Instructor for the Minnesota Department
of Education before taking the position with Richfield. In
addition to overseeing a crew of 18 operators, John was
heavily involved in education and training. He has taught an
11-week course on basic water operations
since 1987 and has conducted many
seminars and workshops on behalf of the
Minnesota Section of American Water
Works Association (AWWA). John has
served as President of the Minnesota
Wastewater Operators Association and is
currently the Chair of the Minnesota
Section of AWWA. Although John has
retired from the City of Richfield, he is still
employed in the drinking water industry,
having accepted a position as a consultant
with SEH, Inc. in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota, and he will
continue in his duties with AWWA and still be involved in
drinking water issues and training.
Life’s Lessons from Kids
Hannah, age 9: “When your dad is mad and asks you, ‘Do I look stupid?’, don’t answer.”
Michael, age 14: “Never tell your mom her diet’s not working.”
Greg, age 13: “Never pee on an electric fence.”
Noronha, age 13: “Don’t squat with spurs on.”
Taylia, age 11: “When your mom is mad at your dad, don’t let her brush your hair.”
Kyoyo, age 9: “Never hold a Dustbuster and a cat at the same time.”
Armir, age 9: “You can’t hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.”
Kellie, age 11: “Don’t wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.”
Naomi, age 15: “If you want a kitten, start out by asking for a horse.”
Alyesha, age 13: “When you get a bad grade in school, show it to your mom when she’s on the phone.”
Eileen, age 8: “Never try to baptize a cat.”
Emily, age 10: “Don’t pull Dad’s finger when he tells you to.”
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Time for a Drinking Water
Revolving Fund Loan?
Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring
Recently revised rules from the EPA call for water
systems serving populations of greater than 10,000 to
monitor for a select number of unregulated contaminants
beginning in 2001 and continuing through 2003. Besides the
systems serving more than 10,000 people, a number of
randomly selected small systems will also be required to
monitor; in Minnesota, 16 systems were among those
randomly selected. MDH staff will collect all of the required
samples and report the results to the EPA and the affected
water systems. The water systems to be monitored for
unregulated contaminants in 2001 are:
By John Schnickel
Might your community be interested in a below-marketrate loan to upgrade your public water system? The
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is now accepting
proposals for the drinking water revolving fund project
priority list. The list opens once each year, and a project
must be placed on the list to be eligible for a loan.
A proposal is not difficult to develop. Basically, it must
describe the community’s water system, including problems;
list potential alternatives, including rough cost estimates;
identify the recommended solution; and provide a project
schedule. The specific instructions for submitting a proposal
are available at www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/dwp/pws/
dwrf/pplinstr.html or by calling 651/215-1321 and
requesting a set of instructions. The deadline for submitting
a proposal is May 22, 2001.
In addition, 2½-hour informational sessions are scheduled
for March 27 in St. Paul and March 29 in St. Cloud. The
agenda includes funding priorities and eligibility, the program
timeline, and hints for maximizing a proposal’s
effectiveness. The sessions are free and are good for people
who are not familiar with the program or are not sure if the
program will be a good match for their project. Call the
telephone number above for more details or to reserve a space
at one of the sessions.
Priorities for drinking water revolving fund loans are for
projects that solve a public health problem, projects that bring
systems into compliance or maintain systems in compliance
with drinking water standards, and for communities that are
in financial need. Typical projects resolve source, treatment,
storage, and distribution problems. Sixty-eight communities
have projects that are eligible for loans this year.
Alexandria
Minneapolis
Rosemount
Bemidji
Montgomery
St. Cloud
Blaine
Moorhead
St. James
Bloomington
Mounds View
St. Louis Park
Brooklyn Center New Brighton
Savage
Chanhassen
Northfield
South St. Paul
Faribault
Plymouth
White Bear Twn.
Fridley
Richfield
Worthington
Goodview
Rochester
The remaining eligible systems will be monitored in either
2002 or 2003. Groundwater systems will be sampled twice
for one year, and surface systems will be sampled quarterly
for one year.
Revised Radionuclides Rule
By Karla Peterson
Supplies throughout Minnesota will be affected by the revised rule, which regulates gross alpha radioactivity, combined
radium-226/radium-228, and uranium. As part of the rule, the maximum contaminant rule (MCL) for gross alpha
radioactivity is 15 pico Curies per liter (pCi/L), the MCL for combined radium-226/radium-228 is 5 pCi/L, and the MCL for
uranium is 45 pCi/L (or 30 micrograms per liter).
The most significant part of the rule revision affects the sampling point. Instead of calling for a distribution sample, the rule
requires that samples be taken from each entry point to the distribution system to provide for protection for all consumers.
There are currently 18 supplies that are in exceedance of the existing radionuclides rule: Arlington, Butterfield, Goodview,
Harris, Hinckley, LaCrescent, Lucan, Medford, Mill Stone Creek Mobile Home Park, North Mankato, Norwood Young
America, Oak Lane Mobile Home Park, Red Wing, St. Olaf College, Sandstone Federal Correctional Facility, Savage, Skyview
Mobile Villa, and Watson. These systems have exceeded the MCLs for gross alpha and/or combined radium-226/
radium-228.
Several of these systems have already started construction to meet the MCLs while others have been waiting for the
revised rule to be completed. These supplies will be given two to three years to comply with the rule, allowing time for design
and construction of a new well, treatment, or watermain for hookup to another supply.
There are at least 50 systems (mostly within central and southern Minnesota) that may exceed the newly revised
radionuclides rule. These systems have found gross alpha, radium-226/radium-228, or uranium at the distribution sample
point, but, due to blending within the distribution system, never exceeded the MCLs. With future entry point sampling as part
of the revised rule, it is anticipated that these systems will be in exceedance.
Later this spring, MDH will be meeting with these systems to prepare them for the rule requirements. MDH is encouraging
them to start looking at their compliance options (new well, treatment, or hookup to another supply) as soon as possible. If
these supplies can address the problem early on, they may be able to avoid a notice of violation and the resulting quarterly
monitoring and public notification that would be required.
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Northfield—Continued from page 3
The city has already been using two wells during the summer, and the demand
during the non-summer months should normally be met with the use of just one
well. Huschle also pointed out that a second well would automatically turn on, if
needed.
For now, only one of the city’s colleges is purchasing water from the city.
However, there is always a possibility that a similar connection with Carleton,
Northfield’s other college, could someday happen. Lien says that Carleton already
has a hookup from the city for the purpose of fire protection and water supply
backup. This water is unsoftened, and the college would be reluctant to use it
unless absolutely necessary since it now softens the water it supplies to students.
However, another hookup recently went in from the city to the college’s power
plant, enabling the college to soften the water before distributing it. If Carleton
ever has a problem with its well or tower, it might consider doing what St. Olaf did
and switching to the city’s water.
Lien makes it clear that Carleton has not made any overtures regarding Work proceeds to install a 12-inch water
switching to city water but that the hookups now exist should the college ever main from the city’s line into the
pumphouse for St. Olaf College.
make such a decision.
Meeting the water needs of their users is a top priority for the Northfield Water Division, and communication is also a key
part of that mission. Huschle has worked to produce an annual water quality report since the mid-1980s, more than a decade
before such reports became mandatory under the federal Consumer Confidence Report Rule. The Northfield report includes
a description of the system and its work over the previous year as well as information on the utility’s long history.
Two years ago, Northfield produced a video on the water division and has shown it on local-access cable stations. Huschle
says public response to their communication efforts has been positive.
REGISTRATION FORM
You may combine multiple fees on one check if more than one person is attending a school; however, please make a copy
of this form for each person. Questions regarding certification, contact Cindy Cook at 651/215-0751. Questions regarding
registration, contact Jeanette Boothe at 651/215-1321.
AWWA Teleconference: Alternative Disinfectants, March 8, 2001, $65 ($85 after March 1 or at the door).
Check location you wish to attend:
____ Hennepin County Technical College, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
____ Lake Superior College, Duluth, Minnesota
____ Memorial Union Hall, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks
Southeast School, March 27-29, 2001. Best Western Apache, Rochester. Fee: $80 ($90 after March 16 or at the door).
Metro School, April 4-6, 2001, Thunderbird Hotel, Bloomington. Fee: $100 ($130 after March 23 or at the door).
____ Check here to reserve a spot in the Confined Space-Lockout/Tagout Session on April 5.
Southwest School, April 26, 2001, Truman. Fee: $20 ($25 at the door).
Northeast School, May 2-4, 2001, The Lodge at Giant’s Ridge, Biwabik. Fee: $90 ($100 after April 20 or at the door).
Check here if you would like to receive an exam application. (Applications must be submitted at least 15 days
prior to the exam.)
Check here if you would like to receive a study guide.
Please print:
Name
Address
City
Zip
Day Phone
Employer
Please enclose the appropriate fee. Make check payable to Minnesota Department of Health. Mail this form and
fee to Public Water Supply Unit, Minnesota Department of Health, 121 East Seventh Place, Suite 220, P. O. Box 64975, St.
Paul, Minnesota 55164-0975.
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CALENDAR
Water Operator Training
Minnesota Section, American
Water Works Association
*March 27-29, Southeast Waterworks
Operators School, Best Western
Apache, Rochester. Contact Paul
Halvorson, 507/292-5193.
*April 4-6, Metro Waterworks
Operators School, Thunderbird Hotel,
Bloomington. Contact Stew Thornley,
651/215-0771.
*April 26, Southwest Waterworks
Operators School, Truman. Contact
Mark Sweers, 507/389-5561.
*May 2-4, Northeast Waterworks
Operators School, The Lodge at Giants
Ridge, Biwabik. Contact Stew Thornley,
651/215-0771.
*June 13-15, Central Waterworks
Operators School, Cragun’s, Brainerd.
Contact Dick Nagy, 320/587-5151.
AWWA Teleconference
March 8, Alternative Oxidants/
Disinfectants,Brooklyn Park, Duluth,
and Grand Forks. Contact Stew
Thornley, 651/215-0771.
Minnesota Rural Water Association
Contact Kyle Kedrowski,
1/800/367-6792.
*March 6-8, Technical Conference,
St. Cloud.
March 20, Watertower Maintenance,
Worthington
April 18, Operation & Maintenance,
Elbow Lake.
May 7, Operation & Maintenance, St.
Cloud.
May 9, Operation & Maintenance,
Morris.
May 11, Operation & Maintenance,
Slayton
May 22, Personnel Law Issues, St.
Cloud.
May 23, Personnel Law Issues,
Mankato.
June 5, Control Systems, SCADA,
and Pumps, Red Lake Falls.
June 20, Operation & Maintenance,
Blooming Prairie.
Wastewater Training
Minnesota Rural Water Association
Contact Pete McPherson,
1/800/367-6792.
March 14, Operation & Maintenance,
Moose Lake.
April 10, Activated Sludge/
Mechanical Plant, Norwood-Young
America.
May 9, Operation & Maintenance,
Warroad.
June 28, Frazee.
Minnesota Pollution Control
Agency
Contact Emily Armistead, 651/296-7251.
March 21-23, Annual Wastewater
Operators Conference, Thunderbird
Hotel, Bloomington.
*Schools/meetings marked with an asterisk include a water certification exam.
To be eligible to take a certification exam,
applicants must have hands-on operations experience at a drinking water system.
Minnesota Department of Health
121 E. 7th Place Suite 220
P. O. Box 64975
St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0975
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