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18th Annual Nebraska Cross-Connection Control Workshop
March 2, 2006
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Kearney Ramada InnI-80 Exit 272
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301 Second Ave. Kearney, NE. 68848
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Phone:308-237-3141 or 1-800-652-1909
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Agenda
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8:00 am to 4:30 pm
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 Backflow
Challenge by Richard Koenig - Attendees will be quizzed on
all aspects of Cross-Connection Control in a quiz bowl setting.
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Hospital
/ Medical Cross-Connection Control by Terry Vail - This
presentation will cover the hazards to water supplies associated
with various medical equipment and how to apply appropriate
cross-connection control measures.
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Repairing Backflow Prevention Assemblies by Jim Purzycki
- Repairing backflow prevention assemblies to the original
manufacturers specifications.
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Certified
Test Results by Tim O'Neal - This course will cover what a
valid test is and the data that needs to be recorded for each
type of testable assembly PVB, SVB, RPZ, and DCVA.
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Backflow
Assembly Diagnostics by Richard Parker - This session
will explain what is going on in the assembly, what the gauge
will show and how to apply the information to troubleshooting
and repair.
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Management
of Cross-Connection Control Programs by Christy
Christiansen- How a
cross-connection control program is run in the real world
covering unforeseen problems and ways to get around them
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Hands
on Testing Groups A & B by Butch Lottman - This session
will be in the wet lab where participants will test each type of
testable assembly PVB, SVB, RPZ, and DCVA.
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Hands
on Testing Groups C & D by Butch Lottman
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Certificate Dispersal
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Richard Koenig - ABPA
President, Grade 1 and 6 Water Operator.
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Butch Lottman - Natkin
Service Company, HVAC Technician and Nebraska Grade 6 Water
Operator.
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Terry Vail - University of
Nebraska Medical Center Omaha - Plumbing Shop Supervisor, Master
Plumber, Nebraska Grade 6 Water Operator.
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Jim Purzycki - Owner of
BAVCO, ABPA certified backflow device tester and proctor.
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Richard Parker - Owner of
Total Backflow Resources, Nebraska Grade 6 Water Operator and
ABPA certified backflow device tester and proctor.
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Christy
Christiansen - City
of Papillion Cross-Connection Control Program Administrator,
Nebraska Grade 1 and 6 Water Operator.
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Tim O'Neal - City of Gering
Cross-Connection Control Program Administrator, Master Plumber,
Nebraska Grade 2 and 6 Water Operator.
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State Approved Recertification Hours
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7 CEU's for Grade 6 Water Operators.
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3.5 CEU's for Grades 1-4 Water Operators.
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5CEU's for Grades 1-4 Wastewater Operators.
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Seminar Cost:
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ABPA Members ($30.00 (Must Have ABPA #).
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Non-ABPA Members ($60.00)
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All attendees will have to sign in at the beginning of the day
and have their test sheet stamped by an Authorized ABPA
Representative at the hands on testing session to verify
attendance.
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"CLICK
HERE FOR CONFERENCE PHOTOS"
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Move your curser to the right side of your monitor and a
slideshow will start, to stop a photo put your curser on it.
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17th Annual Nebraska Cross-Connection Control Workshop
March 3, 2005
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Kearney Ramada InnI-80 Exit 272
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301 Second Ave. Kearney, NE. 68848
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Phone:308-237-3147 or 1-800-652-1909
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Agenda
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Hands on testing-pressure vacuum
breaker, spill proof vacuum breaker, reduced pressure zone assembly,
double check valve assembly, small to large devices will be on
hand.
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Backflow Prevention Assembly repair
and
troubleshooting.
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Backflow Prevention Device Overview.
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Nebraska State Water Regulation
changes, updates, and review.
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A Passing Grade-Nebraska Sanitary
Survey Results On Cross-Connection Control Programs.
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$$$ Cross-Connection Control
Fundamentals $$$
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State Approved Recertification Hours
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6 CEU's for grade 6 water operators.
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2 CEU's for grade 1-4 water operators.
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5 CEU's for grade 1-4 wastewater operators.
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Conference Photos
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This years conference was broke up into four major groups A, B, C, D.
This was done to keep the class size to a minimum and keep the
attendants focused on training with little down time. (Round Robin).
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The morning session had all four groups sitting in on the latest
information from:
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Ken Christensen with I.A.P.M.O. covered the latest Uniform Plumbing Code
Updates. Photo 1 / Photo 2 /
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Randy Engle with Eng Soft Solutions covered CCC Computer Programs. Photo
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Jim Purzycki of BAVCO gives an overview of backflow devices and how they
work. Photo 1 / Photo 2 /
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Photo 4 / Photo 5
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After the morning break we heard from:
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ABPA Vice President Rich Koenig about effective Cross-Connection Control
Programs and The Nebraska Sanitary Survey Results. Photo
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James Lueck and crew from Midwest Instruments talk about test kits.
Photo 1 / Photo 2 / Photo 3
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The wet lab had two classes going on at the same time (ABPA testing
procedures/hands on testing) and (Assembly / Repair).
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Butch Lottman,
Region 12 Nebraska Director, Tim O'Neal,
Region 12 President, Leroy Kramer, Region
12 Nebraska Treasurer directed training in the wet area. Proctors read the
test
procedures as the attendants hooked up their test kits, performed the test
and recorded the results. Photo1 / Photo 2 /
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Assembly repair instruction was handled by Marda Fickes of Conbraco, Bob
Jedlicka from Watts, Jim Wonder Chief Plumbing Inspector for the City of
Omaha, Chris Yeutter Cross-Connection Control Technician of Natkin
Service Company Lincoln NE. Photo 1 / Photo 2 /
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Leroy Kramer Region 12 Nebraska Treasurer handles all the registration
information.
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Tim O'Neal Region 12 President works on certificates of completion.
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More photos from conference:
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Nebraska Section ABPA Region 12 Conference March 4, 2004
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was a little nasty with a lot of snow on the way, the turn out was
great. Some drove 200 miles or more to attend, what devotion!! The
coffee and doughnuts were ready and the conference started. We broke the training into two groups this year,
classroom
and hands-on. Rich Koenig, Region 12 National Director and Field Representative
for Nebraska Health and Human Services along with Doug
Woodbeck,
Program Manager of Field Services and Training brought everyone up to speed on Title
179 and answered questions pertaining to the changes. |
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| Guest speakers for the classroom training included; Herb Scott
from the Nebraska Environmental Training Center. Herbs department
is responsible for providing training to wastewater facility
operators and other personnel in environmentally related fields. |
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| Tim O'Neal, Region 12 Treasurer , City of Gering Water
Department and contact person for the
Panhandle Chapter of Nebraska touched on new changes with the
2003/2004 International and Uniform Plumbing Codes
Update. |
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| Leroy Kramer Region 12, Vice-President and contact person for
the Western Nebraska Chapter handled all the hands-on testing,
device repair and troubleshooting in the wet area of the Ramada. |
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| Jim Wonder, Omaha Plumbing Inspector covered proper sizing of assemblies and piping. A
slideshow of the internal components and what can happen when
various parts wear out or fail. |
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| Bavco Master Parts Distributor, Jim Purzyki touched on the different types of test kits, how to
properly use and take care of them. Also discussed some problems
in the field and how to troubleshoot them. |
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| Rich Koenig was presented the Preston Award by Tim O'Neal
for excellence in promoting safe drinking water and furthering the
cause of cross-connection control and backflow prevention in the
four state region of ABPA Region 12. The award is named after the
late Tom Preston. Tom was instrumental in starting the Cedar
Rapids Cross-Connection Control Program back when the need was
known, but not much else was known about cross-connection control.
Tom was influential in making Region 12 the best ABPA Region. We
choose to recognize those few people who go above and beyond the
call of duty to make this world a little better than what they
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| Please enjoy the following photos of the Annual ABPA Region 12
Conference........ |
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| 1. Backflow Representatives: Photo 1 /
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| 2. The Lunch Crowd: Photo 1 /
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| 3. Classroom Instruction: Photo 1 /
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| 4. Hands-On Testing: Photo 1 /
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| 5. Having some fun in the wet area: Photo 1 /
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| 6. Rich Koenig is presented the Tom Preston Award: Photo 1 /
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| 7. Wet Training Area: Photo 1 /
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| 8. More from BAVCO: Photo 1 /
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| 9. Christy Christiansen from City of Papillion performs test on
PVB. |
| 10. Bob Jedlicka shows off new
assembly. |
| 11. Natkin Service Company Grade 6 Testers: Photo 1 /
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| 12. Everyone say hi to Christy!!!! |
| Photos from February 13, 2003 Conference |
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