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CS2SC IV WVHONIWaiB OS IS HJL02 OOtrl ONI 00 3dld OOdVO aOHAWl 1 I Nnn*w 900 viv 19 ictss V, C~J A Published by the American Water Works Association Two Pennsylvania Water Utility Groups Vote Support for Point Pleasant Project The controversial Point Plea sant water diversion project in Pennsylvania has received the endorsement of two influential water resource groups. At a meeting in March, the memberships of the southeast district of the Pennsylvania AWWA Section and the eastern districlof the Water Works Operators* Association of Penn sylvania voted unanimously to support the project, which could supply as much as ISO megalitres (47 million gallons) of water per day for community water needs in Bucks and Montgomery counties, Pennsylvania. "There can be little doubt that we have to take steps to reduce the stress on our water resources caused by the 19S0-81 drought." said Richard Riegler, vice chairman of the local AWWA district and chief engi neer of the Philadelphia Subur ban Water Co. "Unfortunately, the public memory is short, and the recent debate over Point Pleasant has tended to obscure the project's important role in managing a vital resource," Riegler said. Point Pleasant is being devel oped by the Neshaminy Water Resources Authority in conjunc tion with the Philadelphia Electric Co. and the Mont gomery* County Commission. The p*o.iect inclu-Jes pipelines a (continued on page II/ A Vol. 27 No. 6 June 1983 l$SN92>'Wil `Steel City1 Birmingham to Host DSS Mji'or -s Oemj itroc *s* the *i*n ena of a cenintocV casting trac^ne m US P.*cs L c < ce*. ui-on r.1 'ne DSS taMht7 touts to-mat.on. registra'.on lorms v d the p'ogtam o- yn on p?ge 7 AWWA Study Finds Water Infrastructure Problems Overrated Although the nation's public works infrastructure may be crumbling in some areas, water systems are in relatively good shape, according to a recent AWWA survey. The newly released survey indicates that the infrastructure needs of US water utilities are not nearly as serious as pre viously thought. Results indi cate that the average US homeowner's yearly water bill would only have to be increased from $113 to $145 to take care of all infrastructure rehabilitation needs during the next 10 years. AWWA Supports Increasing Rates AWWA feels government aid is unnecessary. In a statement filed with a Senate committee on May 20, AWWA said that increased water fees can elimi nate, in most cases, any system restoration problems utilities are now having (see related story, page 13). However, the association also called for special consideration for smaller utilities that must rehabilitate or improve their systems in order to meet requirements of the Safe Drink ing Water Act. A water rate increase of approximately 27 percent would provide the financing necessary to meet the industry's infra structure needs over the next 10 years--estimated to be only $27 billion by AWWA's survey. Those same costs have been estimated at $ilO billion and up by government officials and others. 50 Largest Utilities Surveyed by AWWA The nation's 50 largest water utilities were surveyed, and 33 responded. About 67 percent of those responding were munici pally owned, 18 percent pri vately owned, and 15 percent were special districts. Of the 33 utilities responding, 14, or 42 percent, indicated their systems were in good repair and needed no financial assistance for rehabilitation. Of the 19 util ities that had deferred some maintenance oftheir systems, eight indicated system restora tion was being accomplished with existing rate structures. Thirteen of the 19 agencies with deferred maintenance had plans for restoring their facili ties. Of the six utilities without a rehabilitation plan, only one cited a lack of funds as the reason for not devising a plan. reported that from 1973 to 1982, the average that utilities spent each year on repair and main tenance was $172 million. In 1983, that average expenditure was estimated at $302 million. Low Water Rates Suggested as Problem In This Issue Eleven of the 19 utilities with deferred maintenance have annual residential water bills below the national average of $113. The Idea that low water rates might be part of the infrastructure problem was suggested by the fact that the agency with the highest deferred maintenance ($900 mil lion) reported the lowest annual residential charge for water ($40.68). The 27 percent rate increase necessary for eliminating reha bilitation problems would pre sumably have to be in addition to normal rate increases. From 1977 to 1983, the surveyed utili ties reported an average rate increase of 17 percent It is likely, however, that in recent years larger portions of rate increases are being spent on rehabilitation. The survey California Scientists Approve Delia Water Sacramento-San Joaquin water meets current drinking water standards 2 Council Approves B407, B$03 Revision 2 Birmingham Appeals Rate Structure Case Suburban customers protest higher rates 3 DSS in Alabama DSS Overview Facility Tours Technical Program Birmingham Attractions 7 8 9 10 Regular Features Washington Report Education & Training Employment 3 14 / t v CAPCO JEN 0020830 2 AWWA Mainstream Juna 1963 California Delta Water World Comes to AWWA's Door Receives Cautious Approval Members of the International Water Supply Association A panel of seven scientists can significantly reduce asbes visited the Denver headquarters and engineers reported to the tos concentrations to the lower ofAWWA in May during the California Department of Water limits ofdetection. The report annual meetings of the IWSA Resources that treatment plants pointed out, however, that nor Executive Board and Scientific supplied with water from the mal treatment cannot assure and Technical Council. Hosted Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta such reduced concentrations by AWWA, the Rocky Mountain are meeting current drinking because of the wide fluctuations AWWA Section, the Denver water requirements. in asbestos concentrations. Board of Water Commissioners, However, the panel's report to In answer to a question asked and the city of Colorado DWR urges more careful moni by DWR concerning the current Springs, Colo., the international toring and analysis of hazard dredging program to remove visitors toured local sights and ous substances in delta waters. asbestos-laden silt from the water facilities as well as con DWR asked the panel to assess California Aqueduct below Coa- ducted organizational business. the health aspects of delta linga, the panel said asbestos The Executive Board autho water used for domestic concentrations in aqueduct rized a full-time executive for purposes. water deliveries are unusually the association and chose In the report released in late high. The panel recommended Leonard R. Bays, formerly with February by DWR, the panel looking for methods to reduce the Bristol (England) Water said conventional treatment asbestos concentrations, works Co., for the position of with appropriate plant opera increased monitoring for asbes secretary-general. In addition, tion can produce drinking water tos, assessment ofthe effective the board addressed proposed with no known undue health ness of the current asbestos changes in the IWSA constitu hazards. But the treated water dredging program, and review tion, including the right of free contains certain substances for of the effectiveness of alterna access by all nationalities to which health impacts are not tive treatment procedures. IWSA congresses. The Scientific known or fully understood. The panel agreed these are and Technical Council planned Primary among the panel's significant public health issues the technical program for the concerns are trihalomethanes but was divided on solutions: next congress, which will be (THMs). Formed during the some look to advanced water held in Tunisia, Oct. 29-Nov. 2, chlorination process, THMs can treatment technology; others 1984. generally be maintained within (continued on page 11) About 35 board and council US Environmental Protection Agency drinking water stan dards. But because THMs are Council Approves B603 Revision, B407 suspected carcinogens, the panel recommends that water The AWWA Standards Coun B407 covers ferric chloride in agencies try to reduce levels cil has approved a first-edition liquid form for use in the treat even below the maximum speci standard, B407-83, AWWA ment of municipal and indus fied by the USEPA. Standard for Liquid Ferric trial water supplies. The chemi Another concern was asbes Chloride, and the revision of cal's applications include use tos in the raw water. The panel B603-83, AWWA Standard for with lime and soda ash for said conventional treatment Potassium Permanganate. water softening and as a coagulant for improving clarification. Potassium Permanganate members represented 17 coun tries, including Belgium, Bul garia, India, Japan, and South Africa. The three top officials of IWSA, President Maarten Schalekamp of Switzerland, Vice President A. Frih of Tunisia, and Immediate Past President Guy Dejouany of France, attended. The most appreciated aspect ofthe visit, according to AWWA Executive Director David B. Preston, was American hospitality; host fam ilies asked the IWSA represen tatives into their homes several evenings during the four days of official events, and a western barbeque was another favorite. Vol.27 No. 6 June 1983 A News and Feature Publication ofthe American Water Works Association Mary A. Parmelee, Editor Gary S. Miner, Associate Editor Jim Anderson, Art Director Sally Broughton. Artist Sheryl Tongue, Artist Alvin Plofsky, Production Manager Sandra MandelT, Assistant Production Editor Jane Olivier, Composing Coordinator Barbara England, Circulation Manager David B. Preston, Executive Director Paul A. Schulte, Deputy Executive Director Joseph A. Zullo, Director of Publications Nancy Zeilig, Editor, JOURNAL AWWA Stcicha Accepts Invitation Down Under Frank Bishop ifefti. president of the Australia Water and Wastewater Association, welcomed AWWA President John H. Stacha to his organization's annual convention in Sydney Stacha. AWWA's first official representative to its Australian counterpart, was invited to give one of four addresses at the opening session Apnl 11. Presenting an overview of water supply in the United States. Stacha noted both similanties and differences between the two countnes: although there is only a 3 percent difference in land mass between the United States and Australia, the United States has nearly IS times the population of Australia Stacha also explained US regulatory requirements, criticizing the language of the Safe Drinking Water Act as overly strict and sometimes expensive as well. The other three keynoters at the session were Maarten Schalekamp. president of the International Water Supply Association: Ron Packham. assistant director of Great Bntain's Water Research Centre: and Robert Canham. executive secretary of the Water Pollution Control Federation. ................. ... B603 covers potassium per manganate for the treatment of water supplies for potable and industrial use. The major change to the 1977 edition is modification of the packaging sizes listed in the standard to reflect changes in industry practice and government regu lations. Some editorial changes were also made in the style and format of the standard. The publication of this infor mation in AWWA Mainstream begins the 30-day appeal period for action on standards by the Standards Council. Copies of the standards are available from the Secretary of the Standards Council, AWWA, 6666 W. Quincy Ave., Denver, CO 80235, at a cost of$5 for each copy. (Note: These are pre publication copies; standards in final form will not be available until late 1983.) AWWA utility members and municipal service subscribers are invited to call upon the association's Washington staff for advice, information, and assistance in dealing with federal agencies and programs. Please direct inquiries to J.B. Groff, AWWA Deputy Executive Director--Government Affairs, 1010 Vermont Ave. N.W., Suite 810, Washington, DC 20005; telephone 202-523-8303. AWWA Mainstream (ISSN 0273-3218) is published monthly at 6666 W. Quincy Ave., Denver, CO 80235, telephone 303-794-7711, by the American Water Works Association. Second-class postage paid at Denver, CO. Copyright1983 by the American Water Works Assodation. Published in USA. Six dollars per year ofeach member's dues is applied as a subscription to AVfWA Mainstream. Subscriptions are available only to those who are not otherwise eligible for membership: domestic $12; foreign $17. Single copy price $1. Postmaster: Forward Form 3579 to American Water Works Assodation, 6666 W. Quincy Ave., Denver, CO 80235. t. CAPCO JEN 0020831 3AWWA Milnttreim Jun19S3 Washington Report is pre- . pared by the AWWA Govern ment Affairs Office to inform , A WWA members about federal programs and legislative and regulatory actions related to the water industry. Inquiries should be directed to the A WWA Government Affairs Office, 1010 Vermont Ave. N.W., Suite 810, Washington, DC 20005; telephone 202-628-8303. ' TTHM Rule Takes Effect Nearly 850 000 people lve in the Birmingham metropolitan area, the Industrial center ot the South, The Birmingham Water Works serves about 650 000 people. Some 70 percent ot the utility's customers would be in the first lone with the lowest rates. Alabama Rate Structure Case Appealed The Water WorkB Board of Birmingham, Ala., is appealing a circuit court judgment voiding its water rate structure. Joining in the appeal are the AlabamaMississippi AWWA Section and the city of Mobile, Ala. In 1980, Birmingham estab lished for the first time a rate schedule with three zones and different charges for each zone. The first zone, with the lowest rates, followed the city limits of Birmingham and five suburban cities. However, the zone boun daries do not always follow jurisdictional boundaries. Also fire hydrant rental charges by zone were established. In devel oping the rate schedule, the Water Works Board commis sioned a study by Arthur Young & Co. on cost of service in the utility's service area. Several suburban customers sued the utility, charging that the higher rates applied outside the city were illegal. The plain tiffs included homeowners, special fire districts, and a municipality. The suburban customers argued that the board's instruc tions to the consulting firm con trolled the results of the study and the subsequent rate schedule. The plaintiffs ques tioned the validity of political boundaries for dividing lines between zones, whether the allocation of facilities and demand for each zone was accurate, and how appropriate the rate increases were to cus- Watt Initiates Water Information Report Interior Secretary James Watt has announced steps to implement an annual national water summary to make water resources information more readily available and useful to policy makers at local, state, and national levels. "In keeping with administra tion policy that the responsi bility for water resources man agement rests with the states, the Interior Department has an important role in providing state and local agencies with current, accurate evaluations of water conditions and critical water problems," Watt said. To accomplish this goal, the secretary has directed the US Geological Survey and the Office of Water Policy to take several steps. The USGS will prepare annual national water summary reports targeted for initial publication in October 1983. The initial report will summarize national water con ditions, and subsequent annual reports will also focus on selected water problems. The OWP will coordinate with state and local decisionmakers to ensure that the information presented in the reports is responsive to the users' needs. As the nation's largest water resources data collection agency, the USGS currently monitors the quantity and qual ity of the nation's water resources at about 44 000 sites in cooperation with more than 800 federal, state, and local agencies and conducts hun dreds of wster resources studies annually. The USGS also main tains an index to existing water resources information gathered by 400 other agencies. tomer classes. The city argued that the rates were based on cost of service and therefore were appropriate. The court ruled for the plain tiffs. Circuit Judge G.H. Wright Jr. said, "The Alabama law for many years has clearly stated that the rates for customers of a water system must be uniform." He cited a 1900 case, City of Mobile v. Bienville Water Supply Co.: "All persons are entitled to have the same ser vice on equal terms and uni form rates." The judge also considered the 1913 ruling in the City of Mont gomery v. Greene, which, Wright wrote, "provides that political boundaries cannot be used to measure a difference in rates. In relating to physical differences, it specifically pro vides that people on the same main cannot be charged differ ent rates." In the appeal, Birmingham and the amicus curiae--Mobile and the AWWA sectiondispute Wright's ruling, arguing that the law prohibits only "unreasonable" charges and that physical differences are a legitimate basis for differential rates. Further, the amicus curiae brief states that physical differences can and do occur along political boundaries and along a single main: "It is abundantly clear that the zones ... are predicated upon reasonable classifications, and it is further clear that the rate differentials are ... based upon proven physical differences supported by valid cost differentials." The case was argued before the Alabama Supreme Court the end of April and awaits the judges' decision. V On March 30, the final total trihalomethane (TTHM) rule became effective. The final rule was published in the February 28 Federal Register. Those opposed to the rule had 45 days, under the Safe Drinking Water Act, to appeal the rule. No one did so, nor has any formal opposition to the final rule appeared. Under the settlement between AWWA' and the US Environ mental Protection Agency, the association agreed to drop its lawsuit against the agency if the final TTHM rule was promulgated in substantially the same form as the March 5, 1982, draft rule. No substantive changes were made, and AWWA is preparing to drop the lawsuit. Ruckelshaus Gets Nod From Senate, Environmental Committee to Head EPA The Senate voted 97-0 to con firm William Ruckelshaus as administrator of USEPA. He was expected to be at work at the agency by June 1. He is already participating in the agency's decisions. This will be a repeat perfor mance for Ruckelshaus, who headed USEPA from its crea tion in 1970 through 1973 when he left the agency to join the US ` Attorney General's office. Most recently, he has been a senior vice president at the Weyerhauser Co., a forest products, firm in Washington state. ` After three days of hearings earlier in May, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted unanimously to confirm. The first day of hearings was allocated to environmental v (continued an page 6) CAPCO JEN 0020832 4 AWWA Mainitivtm Jutm tWS Innovative, Traditional Methods Assure Future Water Supply Water utilities across the United States are striving to meet growing demands for water supply. Shifting populations, busi ness and industrial growth, and contamination of existing sup plies are keeping the pressure on water utilities to develop new supplies. Although the slow down of federal dollars has been viewed as a major constraint, public water supply has not usually depended on federal money for development. Many utilities--from Florida to Hawaii--are going ahead with plans to meet their customers' needs. Traditional and innova tive projects alike make up these new supplies. Miami's New Wells Just last month, the MiamiDade Water and Sewer Author ity began using its new Northwest Well Field. The util ity, which supplies about 1.3 million of Dade County's 1.7 million people, has spent the past five years preparing for the new supply, two years in the permitting process with state agencies and three years in construction. However, the planning for the well field goes back much further. The utility has owned the land since 1945 and even 20 years ago decided to use it for a well field. The new field has 15 wells, each capable of drawing 38 megalitres per day (10 million gallons per day). In addition to replacing an existing well field, the new one increases the authority's supply by 95 ML/day (25 mgd) to 1200 ML/day (310 mgd). In another 10 years, Miami-Dade plans to drill additional wells in the Northwest Field to meet the expected demands through the year 2000. Tho 2400-millimetre (98-lnch) pipeline already con structed can deliver 760 ML/day (200 mgd). The authority decided to replace the Medley Well Field because low levels of synthetic organic contaminants from industrial waste have been found there and because increased urbanization in the area, with a concurrent growing number ofseptic tanks, threat ens more serious contami nation. The construction of the 15 wells and the 14-kilometre (9mile) pipeline cost $38 million and was funded by the sale of general obligation bonds, which are being retired with revenues A new well field for Miami replaces another field threatened by contamination from population and industrial development. A l4*kilometre (9-milei pipeline (inks the wells (o the treatment facilities of the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Authority. generated from water rates. Garrett Sloan, director of the Miami-Dade utility, noted that utilities are not very responsive to changing economic condi tions because they cannot afford to be. The long years of planning, project development, and construction, as well as the rather inelasticity of demand, preclude major changes in a utility's planning and operations. Southern California Promotes Recycling In its search for additional water supplies, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern Cali fornia is cosponsoring local water supply projects with its customers. Recycled wastewater will be used to irrigate lawns and landscaping--greenbelts, parks, golf courses, school yurds, cemeteries--In purtx of Los Angeles and Orange coun ties. In Riverside County, a desalting plant will turn brack ish groundwater into acceptable source water. The district is facing water supply shortages in the mid- to long-term. When the Central Arizona Project goes on line in 1985, the MWDSC will have to give up a large portion of its supply from the Colorado River. Although the district has a con tract with the state for almost twice as much water as it now receives from Northern Cali fornia, the defeat of the Peri pheral Canal project in a state wide referendum in 1981 has delayed, if not effectively can celled, the delivery of additional water from that area to the Southland. Th:s supply from the north was supposed to offset the loss of Colorado River water. Although the local projects are small when compared to the overall needs of the MWDSC, they represent a feasible way for the districts and its custo mers to supplement existing supplies. "These projects will meet existing demands for water. They will benefit all of Southern California because they will put to use untapped local resources, freeing freshwater from aque ducts for other uses," said Evan L. Griffith, MWDSC general manager. The wastewater recycling pro ject in northwestern Los Angeles County is an expan sion of an existing recycling program. The $8.5 million pro ject will include 40 km (25 mi) of pipeline, a reservoir, and a pump station to use effluent from the Tapia Water Reclama tion Facility for irrigation. None of the recycled water will be used for drinking water supply. MWDSC will spend up to $6.2 million, and local agencies will finance costs. The $7 million project in Orange County includes a 9.5- ML/day (2.5-mgd) tertiary treatment plant, 10 km (6 mi) of distribution mains, two pump ing stations, and a 6.4-ML (1.7- mil gal) reservoir. The tertiary filtration plant will be con structed next to an existing secondary treatment plant. Funding for the project includes $2 million from the state Office of Water Recycling and $2.6 million from MWDSC. Another innovative project is a $3.6 million desalting plant to be built by the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority. MWDSC has agreed to buy the water at an estimated cost of $1.6 million per year. The dis trict will resell the water to one of its customers, another water district, for municipal and industrial supply. The project is expected to demonstrate the most costeffective way to desalt brackish groundwater and could lead to the development of similar pro jects elsewhere. The groundwater is only about one thirtieth as salty as seawater. The plant will remove 14 000 to 18 000 kilograms (15 to 20 tons) of salt a day. Other utilities are also devel oping projects. In Hawaii, another recycling project to substitute treated wastewater for freshwater for irrigation is under way. In Texas, four cities joined together to develop a sur face water reservoir that would provide a more reliable supply than their traditional ground- water sources. (See AWWA Mainstream, May 1983.) And in New Jersey, the Hackensack Water Co. and the North Jersey Water District have combined to construct additional transport facilities to make additional use of existing stored supplies. V CAPCO JEN 0020833 5AWWA Mtinitretm Juns 1883 NJ, Colorado Utilities Undertake Cooperative Financing Financing water development is a creative and often coopera tive effort these days. In New Jersey, the Hacken sack Water Co. and the North Jersey Water District decided in favor of a cooperative venture over competition for water from the Wannque Reservoir. Their South Wanaque project includes three pumping stations and two aqueducts. Because more of the facilities are required by Hack ensack, it is financing a propor tionally greater share of the $113 million project. Funding Package of Bonds, Stocks, Profits To finance its $73 million share, Hackensack Water is using a combination of taxexempt bonds, issues of com mon stock, and profits from the sale of water. And it put together its funding package at a time when its revenues were down significantly--during the 1980-81 drought in the New York-New Jersey area. First Hackensack was approved by the New Jersey Economic Development Author ity for $100 million in taxexempt bonds. The authority is a state agency that issues bonds to finance capital projects in the private sector. For the first time in the investor-owned utility field, the bonds were insured; the American Municipal Bond Assurance Corp. insured both the principal and interest. As a result of the taxexemption and the insurance, the bonds were issued in Febru ary 1982 at a favorable interest rate of 137/a percent and with a AAA rating from Standard and Poor's Corp. The combination means a savings of $38 million in interest over the four-year construction period from 1982 to 1986. Additional savings in interest payments will be realized over the three-year life of the bonds. Another first, according to public information director, Martha Green, was a decision by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities in February 1981 to allow the company to adjust its rate base to include construction costs as invest ment while construction is still in progress and to eam an ear lier return on its investment, another money savings. Alliance Replaces Acrimony In one metropolitan area where the core city and its sub urban neighbors have been at odds for more than a decade, cooperation is replacing acri mony. The Denver Board of Water Commissioners supplies about half of the metropolitan population of 1.7 million. By contract, the board serves some 366 000 outside the city limits. With the rise'of the environ mental movement in the early 1970s, the board encountered increasing difficulty in getting voter approval for its capital projects. At the same time the metropolitan area was expe riencing a high rate of growth. Suburbs in this semi-arid region often found the already estab lished Denver water system the most feasible source of water for their growing needs. By 1977, the board had placed a limit on the number of taps it would allocate to the suburbs. That limit will probably be reached by 1986. Suburbans Underwrite Initial Phase To develop additional sup plies, the Denver utility decided that its suburban customers would need to provide their share of the construction capi tal. In 1982, the board entered into an agreement with 47 suburban water suppliers to help fund an environmental impact statement covering the board's entire water system. The signators received the right to participate and benefit to a proportionate extent in the board's development of addi tional water supply. The suburbs were so willing to underwrite the impact state ment that their pledges totaled 180 percent of their share of the estimated $6.75 million needed. Their assessments were reduced accordingly. Regional Organization to Facilitate Funding Because the suburban cus tomers, faced with continued growth and decreasing taps, want to see a major supply pro ject under way as soon as pos sible, they also undertook to establish a Metropolitan Denver Water Authority to act as a coordinating agency for the suburb's financial participation. The most likely long-term pro ject, a new reservoir, will require about $300 million; interim pro jects, such as expanding exist ing raw water facilities, cany a total price tag between $100 and $150 million. To finance the 80 percent share allocated to the suburbs, each participant in the author ity will elect whether to sub scribe to the particular project If the authority cannot raise the 80 percent, the Denver utility or the subscribers may choose to make up the difference. If more funds are still needed, participa tion may be opened to those not members of the. authority, and if the total cannot be raised, the project would likely be cancelled or postponed. One Bond Issue Means Lower Interest The authority's main purpose is to combine the suburban resources. Instead of 47 small bond issues hitting the bond market, the authority will offer one issue for the same purpose. Virgil Hill, manager of Consoli dated Mutual Water Co. in Lakewood, Colo., and chairman of the suburban committee establishing the authority, said, "It is presumed that, if everyone went together, tho bond issue might have better ratings and lower interest rates [than separate issues).'' Revenue Raising Methods Determined by Agencies' Each participating agency would contract with the author ity to handle the bond issue, and each would determine how to raise the money to pay its contractual obligation. Because the 47 suburban participants range from municipalities to special districts, to private utili ties, this system would allow each to select the method of. raising revenue most appro priate, whether through water rates, surcharges, property taxes, or other means. The agreement for the first project was distributed in midMay, and the 47 agencies have until late October to sign on. CAPCO JEN 0020834 ' 6 AWWA Mainstream June 1083 WASHINGTON REPORT (continued from page 3) groups. Representatives of the Sierra Club, the National Audubon Society, Environ mental Action, and the Natural Resources Defense Council praised Ruckelshaus'B personal integrity but expressed concern for what they saw as USEPA's needed independence from the White House. They refused to support Ruckelshaus's nomina tion, although none of the groups opposed it. All stated their concern that the nominee might be too close to the indus tries he would have to regulate as USEPA administrator. Two days of testimony from Ruckelshaus followed the tes timony from the environmental groups. In a rare appearance in his role as a member of the Senate Environment Commit tee, Majority Leader Howard Baker (R-Tenn.) welcomed Ruckelshaus and expressed support for his nomination and tenure at USEPA. Support for Ruckelshaus came from all members of the committee. Sen. Pete Domenid (R-N.M.) stated that he trusts Ruckelshaus--his wisdom, his knowledge, and his ability. On the other side of the political aisle, Democratic Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan noted that Ruckelshaus gave one of the most cogent and condse state ments that Moynihan had ever heard from a nominee. The sense of approval that greeted Ruckelshaus in his appearance before the commit tee remained during a day and a half of questions. Although most committee members expressed concern that Ruckelshaus be given some autonomy in running USEPA and carrying out the mandates of Congress, they accepted his assurances that he would implement the laws as written. Ruckelshaus assured committee members that he would not delegate authority given to USEPA by law to either the Cabinet Council on Natural Resources and Environment or to any other administration department or office. He added that it was his understanding that he would be a member of that Cabinet council, although not a member ofthe Cabinet, and that he would be on an equal footing with other members of the council. During the sometimes intense examinations, Ruckelshaus exhibited a knowledge of the environmental laws and regula tions that clearly impressed not only the committee members but also the audience. Questioning from Democrats focused more on Ruckelshaus's independence and access to the president. Questions from Republicans centered on implementation of the environ mental laws. In answer to a query about making USEPA an indepen dent agency, Ruckelshaus noted that commissions were often less effective because more people participated in the decision-making process. When Moynihan suggested elevating the agency to cabinet level with Ruckelshaus as "Mr. Secre tary," the administratordesignate responded that he was "still trying to become Mr. Administrator." In a related development, Frederic A. Eidsness Jr., USEPA assistant administrator for water, resigned his position with the agency in late May. Saying his resignation would take effect immediately, he cited personal considerations and a desire to return to the private sector as reasons for stepping down. Reclamation, BLM Sign Agreement on Land, Water Use Planning Under an interagency agree ment between the US Bureau of Reclamation and the US Bureau of Land Management, principles for coordinating land use planning, land resource management, land conveyance and exchange, and cooperative services will be streamlined. The agreement became effective Mar. 25,1983. Under the agreement BLM will seek advice on water resources conservation, devel opment, and management from Reclamation. Information obtained by BLM will be used to prepare resource management plans. Reclamation will use similar information on othe.r resources from BLM to prepare BuRec land management plans. Copies of the interagency agreement are available from either Commissioner Robert Broadbent, Code 420, Bureau of Reclamation, or from Director Robert Burford, Code 430, BLM, both at 18th & C St. N.W., Washington, DC 20040. Inflation, dwindling city budgets, unstable economic conditions and a cost-conscious public make setting fair water rates harder than ever. AWWA's newly updated manual. Water Rates (Ml) can help. Step-by-step Water Rates explains how to calculate revenue requirements for your utility ways to account for inflation how to figure costs of serving customers how to design a rate schedule A brand-new chapter covers developing water rates for the small utility. If you're caught in a water rate dilemma, if you're thinking of a rate change, or if you just want to know that you're doing things right, order a copy of Water Rates right away. Matt order form to: AWWA, Data Procasting Dept., 6666 Wast Quincy Ave., Denver, CO 60235 Send me ____ copies of Water Rates (Members $11.05: nonmembers $13.80; 30001EH). Payment enclosed. (Make check payable to awwa in us or Cintdiantundt If Canadian fund* add I5S to total Ifthnordarlstobe ttupped outside o( North Amanca.please add S0**tononmember pne* t Visa Mastercard OAmericanPp hi Card No Bill me.(AWWA members onlyi If order totals less than$25 00, add $5 00 handling charge. PLEASE PRINT Organization - -- ---------- CityStaleZip. Province Phone--Member No. CAPCO JEN 0020835 AWWA Walnitretm ' Jum 1883 7 * Biimlngham Hosts 1983 Distribution System Symposium For those keeping up with the latest in distribution system technology and research, Bir mingham, Ala., is the place to be this fall. September 11-14, AWWA's 1983 Distribution Sys tem Symposium will bring together utility distribution per sonnel, manufacturers, and dis tribution design consultants for an intensive three-day exchange of technology and ideas that should help improve the field operations of distribu tion systems. Formal presentations over two days range from descrip tions of rapid advances in pump technology to the reasons why a leak detection program is essen tial to every distribution system. The first DSS conferences were put together with engi neers, field supervisors, and small system operators in mind. The success of those first con ferences led to the symposium becoming an annual event of interest to anyone working in the water industry. The practical focus of the symposium is intended to help distribution personnel improve operations, solve problems, and save money. Monday afternoon and all day Tuesday, concurrent tech nical sessions will deal separ ately with the general areas of distribution system modeling, cleaning and lining of water ,. *"*" In (he DSS exhibit area, attendooi have a chance to ask a manufacturer questions, witness demonstrations, and compare the various foatures ol competing products. Computer modeling of distribution systems Is addressed by a OSS * session on Monday atternoon. Planning, practical applications, and record keeping are dlscussod. mains, techniques for account ing for water, pipe installation and repair, tank repair and maintenance, and technological advances in the area of pumps, valves, and thrust restraints. Some of the more specific top ics listed in the technical pro gram include a discussion on how the Hazen-Williams con stant might vary more than previously thought--depending on roughness and flow velocity--and a description of hydromechanical pipe restora tion projects in several US cities. Other presentations include an update on recent developments in equipment and certification that could affect cross-connection control pro grams and a discussion of the causes and solutions for water hammer. An exhibit program is scheduled for Sunday, 4:00-7:00 p.m., and Monday and Tuesday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Sunday hours are set aside for the traditional "meet and greet" gathering that gives attendees an opportunity to see equipment and visit with the representa tives of companies supplying distribution systems. Three facility tours of Birmingham-area plants will wrap up the symnnsium on Wednesday, September 14. Two ofthe tours will visit separately the pipe manufacturing plants of US Pipe and Foundry and the American Cast Iron Pipe Co. A third tour will visit the facilities of the Birmingham Water Works Board. DSS registration packets are available for Sunday through Tuesday, for Monday or Tues day only, or with additional facility tours. A new registra tion feature this year allows groups to take advantage of a scale that reduces rates for additional registrants. A regis tration form on page 8 lists ""mposium and hotel rates. r V CAPCO JEN 0020836 8 AWWA Maloatrtam June 1963 DSS Tours Visit US Pipe, American Cast Iron Pipe, Birmingham Utility Worker* taaamble a 1700'mllllmatra (86-lncht bonnet valve at AClPCO'a plant Haiti. At US Pipe'* Birmingham plant (right i. 610-mllllmelre (24-lnchj ductlle-fron pipe is In the Initial stage o( removal from a centrifugal casting machine. 1. NAME FOR .. . .. , i--i T>Tlu..^ - r .. .... ..._.____ ^ 1----1---1--1---- 1-- 1 1 1 1 r COMPANY u.-*_______ _ i i- i-,...!.. f-- ------------- -------------- ------,------------1------ -------1--* AOOflESS ............................................. .. .......i------1------i--------- -------- ------ ------ ------- -------1----- ' mv i . ^ _. - .. ... , - .________ r STATE Oh PROVINCE l__ L 2IPI-----1-----1---- 1---- ------1---- 1 PHONE,-------------------.------ ------------ - - *---- ------ ------ ----- - AWWA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM SYMPOSIUM September.11-14,1983 Birmingham, AL .Technical Stations and Exhibit* ,'6cSSucono person . * .Ac"^ Third person . ,%>Sa'0',` Fourtn or more............ On* day--Monday only .......... . --Tuesday only............ .. Exhibitor comp" ............................ .. T0ur**Wedn*dy iC'rcIa onei U S Pipe and Foundry................ .. American Caattron Pipe Co .... Birmingham Wait/Works Board c>tcl 75a 00* 90i g I5n 15, 1 Si TOTAL I _____ 3. Occupation .orcla one* a WaterUtriity p Consultant c Governmem.Federal d Government'Stita e GovernmanbLocauCounty I Manufacturer or Distributor g Educational Institution n r*>inr AWWAMambetNo.\ t-t- t l- 1 neiponatbttUlee circle alt that apply) i Operations I Management k Engineering I Stes/Purchasing m nn*r Level icifde one. n Supervisory 0 Non supervisory 4. Make check payable to AWWA in U S funds Personal check - Company check Date 0 Viia Muivrcifd Amatictn Express Expiration Oat* To RagUtac (or the Cenlarence Complete all four sections above and ma>t by fleplembar 2 with payment to AWWA--OSS l$SS West Oulney Avenue Denver. CO 10235 AWWA wilt acknowledge your registration 'Companies may register a second person tor It 25,* third person tor St 25 and a fourth or more for J75 each subject to the following restrictions e Regdlrelions and payment must be received Oy September 2 Full lee will apply after September 2 b Each registrant must Dean AWWAmemberor (heir company must bee member c All fotms must be submitted together or separate forms must specifically teterence previously submitted forms d Excludes any complimentary registrations "Complimentary entitlement based on number of booths purchased Does not permit access to technical sessions -forMoiai AmmlJon Compiij# (hit farm Mail by August 32 with payment to T------------------------------------------ | Reservation form to: 1 Hyeii Birmingham | AWWA Distribution tyilem lympoilum September 11-14,1883 901 North ?\at Street tlttnunyham. Al J5J03 2Q3-2M-2221 Hyalt Birmingham *01 North Slat Street Birmingham, At. 55203 Hyatt Birmingham wilt confirm your room /starvation fiC*spfti*rt OATvec AOOAESS ertr ----- ------ - UAH - - 2iA. ShajukO AOOWwitK_ _ . AMAl OATf tiue - OKOAMun DAT*____ T(UC___- Males; O $mgie...............................U2 O Double or twin.............. . ISO Plus 1% Ala tales lax All /starvations must be accompanied by * deposit (or the fust night Make check payable to Hyatt Birmingham Parsontl checkCompany check nr _ Credit Card No Vita O Mastercard D American Express _________ Expiration Date Deposit refundable up to 24 hours pnot to arrival ChacMn lime 3 00 p m Check out time t2 noon Reservations received after August 22 will be confirmed on a space available basil. The American Cast Iron Pipe Co., the US Pipe and Foundry Co., and the Birmingham Water Works Board will be the desti nations of three facilities tours held on the final day of the Dis tribution System Symposium. Each of the half-day tours on Wednesday, September 14, will begin early morning and con clude before noon. Larger Sizes Featured at US Pipe The tour to the US Pipe and Foundry Co. will visit the com pany's Birmingham facility, which principally manufactures pipe. The tour will focus on the plant's larger sizes of ductile iron pipe--350 to 1400 milli metres (14 to 54 inches) in diameter. The tour through US Pipe's plant will cover the entire manufacturing process, from (continued on page 10) DSS Registration Offers New Options Registration for the Distribu tion System Symposium includes a new money-saving feature this year. Companies may take advantage of a grad uated scale that reduces rates for additional registrants. The standard fee for the first person registered from a partic ular company is $175. That company can then register a second person for $125, a third person also for $125, and any additional persons for $75. However, several restrictions apply to these reduced rates. To be eligible for the rates, all registrations and payments must be received by September 2. After that date the full fee of $175 will apply. Each registrant or tho company must also be an AWWA member. All reducedrate forms must be submitted together, or separate forms must specifically reference prior registrations. None of the reduced rates apply to compli mentary registrations. Separate DSS registration packets are also available for Monday or Tuesday only for $90. An additional facility tour on Wednesday can be added to a registration package for a fee of $15. Hotel reservations must be mailed with payment by August 22. All hotel reservations after that date will be confirmed on a space available basis. CAPCO JEN 0020837 9AWWA Mimstrttm Jun 1M3 Monday, September 12--Morning 1 OPENING GENERAL SESSION: THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM-PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS Chairman: George 0. Muller Vice Chairman: P.E. Pilgreen 9.00 1. Welcome--George O. Muller President's Address--William 0. Lynch 9.30 2. Factors Affecting the Quality of Water in Distribution Systems--J. Edu ard Singtey 10.00 3. Emergency! Intrusion of Propane into Wutcr Mains-- Raymond C. Smedberg 10.30 Break 11:00 4. Water Main Extension Policy--George M. Cherry, Henry Hannah 11-30 5. Sanitary Considerations in Constructing and Maintaining Water Mains-- Joe Power 3B WORKSHOP Chairman: George 0. Muller 7:00 1. Tupping Machine-- William R. Knorr Tuesday, September 13--Morning 4A ACCOUNTING FOR YOUR WATER Chairman: Gene A. Seibet Vice Chairman: JackH. Wilson 9.00 1. Choosing the Right Distribution Valve-*Joseph L. Dagke 9.30 2. New Technology for Leak Detection: Methods and Benefits-- Paul Camel ilfaO BrJaT 11:00 4. Large Meters: Their Selection, Installation, and Maintenance for Maximum Service--George D. Anderson 11:30 5. Selecting a Master Meter--Edward A. Seruga Monday, September 12--Afternoon 2A MODELING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS Chairman: P.E. Ptlgreen ViceChuirman: 7'homas D. Mogren 1:30 1. Distribution System Modeling as a Planning Tool- Car} H. Trachtman, Kenneth U* Henderson 2:00 2. How Constant Is the Hazen-Williums Constant?-- Thomas Walski 2:30 3. Computerized Records Aid Distribution Operations in Birmingham--WtUtam 11. Wingate 3:00 Break 3:30 4. Practical Application for Computer Modeling of Distribution System Networks--Kenneth R. McGraiv 4:00 3. Computerized Distribution System Records--Computer* Aided Drafting Paves the Way--John F. Curtiss, Paul A. Lohnuller 211 CLEANING AND LINING Chairman: Donald E. Jackson Vice Chairman: Gene A. Seibcl 1:30 1. Cleaning Water Mains Using Polyurethane Pigs--Kay Kerr, Joe Dulaney 2:00 2. Large-Scale Solutions: Hydromechanical Cleaning of Water Mains--Richard T. Williams, Charles H. Picket 2:30 3. Maintaining Mains by Cleaning and Cement-Mortar Lining-- W. Robert Dahl 3:00 Break Monday, September 12--Evening 3A WORKSHOP Chairmen: Stanley R. Saylor 7:00 1. Cross-Connection Control Update-- Kent Springer 4B PIPE INSTALLATION AND REPAIR Chairman: Thomas D. Mogren Vice Chairman: John A. Roller 9.00 1. Design and Installation of Ductile-Iron Pipe-- Michael R. Redmon m nmmm.nn m .......wino- Donald F. Newnham , 1000 3. Is PE Service Pipe the Answer?--Edward M. Broum 10:30 Break 11.00 4. East Lansing's Approach to Main Line Valve Maintenance-- 1 ,..W 3. I uuses of Water Mam Breuksi l.ffl Clifford J. Crandall Tuesday, September 13--Afternoon 5A TANK REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE Chairman: John A. Roller Via* Chairman: Stanley R. Saylor 1:30 l. What You Should Know About Tank Maintenance s', Crone Knoy 2:30 Break 3:00 2. Coating Selection for Steel Water Storage Tanks-- Joseph S. Barry 3:30 3. Tank Coating Specifications for Long-Term Results-- Joseph S. Barry 6B TAMING YOUR WATER Chairman: Jarh //. Wilson Vice Chairman: P.E. Pilgreen 1:30 1. New Concepts in Design and Maintenance ofWater Wells-- Carl E. Norman 2:00 2. Design of Pumping Controls--Chester A. Green 2:30 Break 3:00 3. Characteristics of Automatic Control Valves--Dennis Jurs 3:30 4. Design ofThrust Restraints for Water Mains--RichardMurRer 4:00 5. Fire Flow System Analysis Through Propor Fire Hydrant Tostlng--P.E. Pilgreen CAPCO JEN 0020838 AWWA Malni'nim Jun, IMS 11 POINT PLEASANT SPARKS CONTROVERSY (continued from page 1) holding reservoir, treatment plant, and pumping station in ' addition to the diversion struc ture. It could eventually divert as much as 360 ML/d (95 mgd) from the Delaware River, half of which is alloted as backup supply for the proposed Limerick nuclear power plant. Full withdrawal of the com munity water allocation is not anticipated before the year 2000. At this time the electric utility has received federal approval for a plant using only half of its water allocation. Until a second phase was approved and built, Philadel phia Electric could not with draw its full allocation. Del-Aware, a group formed specifically to oppose the pro ject, maintains that Point Plea sant will further diminish the ' already low flows of the Dela ware River. The group argues that lowering the river flow will adversely affect the fish popula tion in the Delaware. In addi tion, the Del-Aware group says that groundwater resources can adequately serve the needs of Bucks and Montgomery counties. The Delaware River Basin Commission, a federally estab lished interstate commission to oversee development and man agement of ground and surface water resources in the four-state Delaware basin, has approved the project. The commission's approval came after a deter mination that the project would not have a significant environ mental impact. As a general rule, the commission requires a minimum low flow at Trenton, N.J., of85 cubic metres per second (3000 cubic feet per second), or 7300 ML/d, to pro tect against saltwater intrusion. The Point Pleasant project is subject to this requirement. Riegler also noted that the endorsement by his group was influenced by the findings of the DRBC's recently released groundwater study. The study indicates that overpumping of DELTA WATER QUALITY (continued from page 2) suggest pursuit of the best qual ity water source available. A major recommendation of the panel is that public health should be given a much higher priority in decisions about the delta, both by state authorities and by water purveyors whose drinking water comes from the delta. The panel also said: As a precaution to people whose dietary intake of sodium must be limited, water purvey ors whose drinking water comes from Rock Slough or Clifton Court should inform the public of the amount of sodium in tap water when concentrations are abnormally high. This is espe- dally important where a home water softener is in use. Water purveyors should monitor for asbestos fibers in both raw and treated waters. Domestic water purveyors should prepare a plan that would accommodate more stringent quality requirements, worsening of raw water quality, and increased demands for additional water. Perry McCarty, environmen tal engineer and chairman of the department of dvil engi neering at Stanford University, chaired the panel. Other panel members included Paul De Falco Jr., consultant on water quality and environmental groundwater occurs in portions of Bucks and Montgomery counties. "This overpumping--using groundwater faster than it can be renewed by rainfall--could be eased by water that would be supplied by the Point Pleasant project. "Without Point Plea sant, these areas will face grave problems in future droughts," Riegler added. management; John Doull, toxi cologist and professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center; Alvin Greenberg, toxi cologist and representative from the Sierra Club; William Miller, consultant on water quality and water resources; Donald. O'Connor, civil engineer and professor at Manhattan College in New York; and Emanuel Pearl, public health engineer and instructor at San Jose State University. . DWR Acting Director Howard Eastin has told DWR staff to carefully review tho report and prepare the necessary work plans to carry out the panel's recommendations. Make sure with AWWA's new library set... How to Plan for Water Utility Emergencies Bibliography of AWWA Articles on Emergency Planning A detailed bibliography of articles on emergency planning. Includes author, title, publication, date and abstracts. This brand new let Includes: Hazardous Material Spills Disaster can strike any utility. Don't be caught unprepared. Order your copy ot AWWA's newest library set, How to Plan for Water Utility Emergencies today. A 65-paga publication that gives you an overview of hazardous material spills and their effect on the water utility. Challenges In Water Utility Management Water supply plays a critical role in disaster situations. What is the emergency response capability of your utility? What if terrorists try to disrupt your utility? This handbook contains such scenarios and what actions you can take to avoid or correct these frightening emergencies. Hazardous Material Spills Emergency Handbook Quick. Who would you call in the event ot a hazardous material spill? The time wasted looking for help can mean the difference between disaster and control of the situation. This handbook outlines who to call and what to do. Emergency Planning tor Water Utility Management Remember the recent cyanide scare some water utilities endured9 This comprehensive manual covers this and other disaster effects and outlines protective measures and emergency operations planning for water utilities. Mall order form to: AWWA Data Processing D*pt. 6666 West Quincy Avt. Denver, CO 80235 Send me_____ copies of How (o Plan for Water UltUty Emergencies Library Set: ($35:S013EDJ. Payment enclosed. (Make Check payable to AWWA In US. or Canadianfunda IICanadinfunds,add15%tototal Ifthitorderntotoe ah'ppedQut^deotNonhAmartce.piaaMCddSMktononmefnbcrpdce i Vise Mastercard American Express Card No. ___________________________ Exp. dale Bill me. (AWWA members onlyi It ordartotals less than $25.00, add $5 00 handling charge. PLEASE PRINT Name Oiganliaton -- r^y -- Zip Province Phone_____________Member No. _ . -- v CAPCO JEN 002084-0 12 AWWA Mainstream Juno 1933 Full Student Program Grows From Foreign Student Activities A history of student activities within AWWA goes back only 20 years. Organized activities for stu dents at the section level did not begin until the 1960s; they were expanded to the international level in the 1970s. Recognition of students as a separate group in the associa tion came in 1961 when the grade of student member was established. That same year the chairman of the International Affairs Committee, S. Logan Kerr, initiated the development of foreign membership by requesting that sections estab lish a committee for cultivating the interest and good will of for eign water supply students attending college in the United States. In 1962, six sections--Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsinresponded to the chairman's request by starting up foreign student programs. Foreign Students Joined by Americans In 1965, the Illinois foreign students committee, under the direction of cochairmen Richard Englebrecht and John T. O'Connor, formally began including US students and undergraduate students as well as foreign graduate students. Also in 1965, the Illinois Sec tion, using guidelines from the Pennsylvania and Wisconsin sections, set up a student activi ties committee and selected a student paper for presentation at the section's annual meeting. O'Connor says that Illinois may not have been the first sec tion to adopt these measures, as the Pennsylvania and Wiscon sin Sections were also "very progressive." He indicated there was a good deal of communica tion between the sections, ideas were borrowed freely, and other sections "almost simultaneously made the same moves that Illi nois did." First Paper Leads to Forum A very positive reaction to the first student paper presented at an Illinois Section meeting in 1966 led to the establishment of the first Illinois universities forum the next year. Under the direction of O'Connor, more than 100 people attended the first forum of four student presentations. At a 1967 Illinois meeting, the special day for students also included a student luncheon, a social hour, an informal employment clearinghouse, and an open forum. At the open forum, which was repeated for several years, students and AWWA members informally exchanged ideas on universi ties, university research, the educational process, and recruitment. After 1967, the universities forum became an annual affair at the Illinois Section's meeting, and similar student competi tions were established in other sections. Student Activities at International Level AWWA's Academic Achieve ment Award program origi nated at the annual conference in Toronto, Ont., in 1964, and Water duality Division Seeking Papers for 1984 Annual Conference The AWWA Water Quality Division has issued a call for papers to bo presented at tho 1984 AWWA annual conference. The conference will be held June 10-15 in Dallas, Texas. Technical sessions sponsored by the Water Quality Division will be developed from both submitted and solicited papers. Papers should be on a specific subject related to the area of water quality and treatment Papers related to the topics of innovative surface water treat ment techniques, innovative groundwater treatment tech niques, control of source water quality, and control of water quality in the distribution sys tem are of particular interest to the division, although papers on other topics will also be con sidered. Pupers thnt are analy tically oriented and of interest primarily to laboratory person nel will not be considered and should be submitted for the Water Quality Technology Conference. Presentations are to be 20 minutes in length and will be followed by a 10-min discussion period. Full papers submitted prior to the conference in appropriate format will be pub lished in the conference pro ceedings. Written papers can be more extensive and comprehen sive than the 20-min presentation. Travel funds are not avail able for speakers. All speakers must be willing to provide their own travel and expenses for this conference. Pupers will he chosen from abstracts submitted by Oct. 1, 1983. Abstracts must be no longer than 500 words and must include an overview of the project's purpose, methods, results, and significant conclu sions and the speaker's name, address, and telephone number. Full papers will not be accepted for consideration. Nine copies of the abstract should be submitted to Frederick W. Pontius, AWWA, 6666 W. Quincy Ave., Denver, CO 80235. Abstract evaluation and paper selection will be completed in December 1983. Authors will be notified in Jan uary 1984. rules regarding the competition were approved by the Board of Directors in 1965. The first academic awards were given in 1966. Initially the first-place winner received $500 and second place $250. In 1979, the board approved the expansion- of the Academic Achievement Awards to include first and second places in both doctoral and master's catego ries. Prizes for first place were raised to $1000 and those for the second place to $500. A total of 48 awards have been given to date. In 1980, Sai Ifyum Lee was the first woman to win an Academic Achieve ment Award--first place in the dissertation category. . The idea of starting a univer sities forum on AWWA's inter national level was discussed by members in the late 1960s. According to O'Connor, they wanted to set up a program so that "student members could come to an AWWA meeting and not just sit around like a bunch of bumps on a log... [but] where they would have an opportunity to have an active role.'' The first Universities Forum was held at AWWA's 1972 annual conference in Chicago, 111. The event has since become one of the more well-attended sessions at the annual conference. "It provides new people with an opportunity to stand in the limelight for a little bit... to get up and talk and exhibit their talents," said O'Connor, speaking of the Universities Forum. Statistics from the first 11 Universities Forums show that 135 students from 53 colleges and universities have made presentations, with a total of36 states represented in that group. Slightly more than 50 percent of those student presenters are now AWWA members. At least 65 percent of the group is cur rently teaching, consulting, or practicing engineering. The leadership potential of the group is evidenced by the fact that 35 percent are now either executives, managers, or educators. The Universities Forum and other student activities have involved students in the water industry at a crucial point-- when career choices are being made. A popular current sug gestion to increase student involvement in the association | is boosting research opportuni ties in the water supply field. I V CAPCO JEN 0020841 13AWWA Mamttfftm Jurt* 1M3 AWWA to Senate: Utilities Can Finance Rehab A WWA has testified that urban water utilities in the United States can finance their own maintenance and replacement needs through water rates. In written testimony pre sented to the US Senate Com mittee on Environmental and Public Works, May 20, the asso ciation presented preliminary results from its survey of more than 30 large urban water sys tems. A It'lVVi wrote that the cost of water is small in com parison togas and electricity and that most systems with deferred maintenance could keep up with appropriate main tenance by increasing their water rates from 6 to 36percent to pay for bond financing for capital construction over a 10year period. The association opposed a national grant program to finance water system rehabili tation. However, recognizing the special needs of small utili ties, A W'HM did endorse the expansion of the federal water system programs of the Farmer's Home Administration. For larger systems, A H'HM supported a loan insurance pro gram through the states, per haps developed with seed money from the federal government; at the same time, the association pointed out its belief that such a program was not essential. The testimony was developed by an ad hoc committee of A Will's Water Utility Council. The committee, which also pre pared the survey, teas chaired by Jerome 11. Gilbert of the East Bay Municipal Utility District in Oakland, Calif Other members of the committee included Donald R. Boyd, Kan sas City (Mo.) Water Depart ment; J.J. Corbalis, Fairfax County (Va.) Water Authority; William J. Marrazzo, Philadel phia Water Department; and Thomas E. Taylor, Dallas Water Utilities. The testimony was reviewed by the council and approved by A WWA Presi dent John H. Stacha. Some of the nation's major water supply systems are said to be in a seriouB state of disrepair--resulting in an impending national crisis. What is needed is a realistic look at the current conditions, both physical and financial, that exist in the drinking water industry. Water service throughout the nation is provided under a wide range of hydrologic and urban conditions, and it is extremely difficult to generalize. Some water systems, such as those in the Southwest, are new and in an excellent state of repair. Others, principally in the Northeast, are older. Due to materials and age, these facili ties require continual mainte nance and replacement. Never theless, these systems generally have the following common aspects: Water charges are small by comparison with gas and electricity. Almost all major systems are financed by water utility charges, and those charges-- with few exceptions--are small by comparison to gas and elec tric utility charges. All of the systems deliver water that generally meets state and federal health requirements. The rate of facility replace ment varies widely depending upon each community's priori ties. It is generally true that water utilities that are inde pendently managed and are not required to share revenues with other municipal functions have a higher state of repair. To find out more about the real conditions of the drinking water industry, AWWA recently undertook a survey of 33 of the major utilities. Although the analysis of this data is incom plete, the following conclusions can be drawn: Of the 33 utilities, 14 believe that their current state of repair is adequate and that deferred maintenance does not exist. Of those with deferred maintenance, the utilities--with one exception--could eliminate the backlog through construc tion programs over a 10-year period, financed by revenue bonds. The bonds would be paid from water rates, with the financing programs resulting in water rate increases ranging from 6 percent to 36 percent. Almost 60 percent of the utilities with deferred mainte nance have residential water bills that are below the average of the utilities responding to the survey. One large utility in the Northeast, with the highest deferred maintenance of the responses received, has the low est monthly residential water bill--$3.40. This is approxi mately one third of the average monthly residential water bill of all respondents. By increasing the residential charge to approximately the average of those surveyed, this deferred maintenance could be funded from water revenues. The current average monthly residential water bill in these communities with deferred maintenance ranges from $3.40 to $13.75 The survey contains many interesting statistics and will be published by the association after it has been analyzed and reviewed by appropriate AWWA committees. The preliminary results, however, clearly support the association's contention that the appropriate local and federal roles with regard to water system rehabilitation and deferred maintenance (water system improvement and expansion is a separate issue) are as follows: Increased water charges can eliminate deferred maintenance. Water service charges by . public and investor-owned utili ties can, in all but a very few instances, be increased within the users' ability to pay to elim inate deferred maintenance. It is in the national interest to assure that unique local con ditions resulting in high bor rowing rates do not result in excessive costs to bring systems into an ndoquuto stato of repair. This can be uchievod through some form of federal long-term loans. Loans should be provided through the states--either by federal seed money to provide revolving funds for direct loans or, preferably, by establishment of an insurance program to guarantee repayment of local debt. Special consideration should be given to the small-utility hardship case where rehabilita tion or improvements is neces sary to meet Safe Drinking Water Act standards. Some states have established grant programs, but the association believes that there is a national need among small utilities with special water quality problems and very limited financial resources. In this regard, the _ existing loan program adminis tered by the Farmer's Home Administration of the US ` Department of Agriculture should receive greater funding and perhaps be broadened to include larger populations. A new grant program is not needed. The experience of the '70s with the clean water grant pro gram, the revenue-supported nature of all urban water sys tems, and the current relatively low rates that exist for water service all indicate that a new national grant program is neither needed nor desirable. The association believes that most utilities presently have adequate ability to upgrade their systems, including the construction of water supply improvements and expansions. However, if the Congress believes that assistance is appropriate, state-administered loan programs or, preferably, an insurance program to guar antee low-interest rates to both investor-owned and public utili ties would be in order. Investor-owned utilities have a special problem. Regulated by public utilities commissions and borrowing at sometimes high ' interest rates that are not sub sidized by federal tax exemp tion, they must be given some, consideration in a national pro gram. The Congress has allowed the states and local governments to sell tax-exempt bonds for construction of pollu-. tion control facilities by private industry. If there is a national water utility infrastructure financing need, tho loan, or dobt repayment, insurance program should be extended to investorowned utilities meeting specialneed criteria. In summary, the association believes that a program of loans made by the states to local utili ties or, preferably, borrowing engaged in by local utilities with repayment guaranteed by' states and with seed money . provided by the federal government would be appro-' priate. These would be effective ways of aiding local utilities to keep down the costs of water service, while at the same time restoring those utilities with deferred maintenance to an adequate state of repair. CAPCO JEN 0020842 14 AWWA Mainslretm Juno 1933 A Schedule of Courses for the Water Industry Information to be included in Educa tion & Training must be received at least two months in advance of the start of the school or the closing dote for course registration. Complete details should be sent to the Director of Education, AWWA, or the Editor, AWWA Mainstream. 6666 W. Quincy Ave., Denver, CO 80235. The earlier that the material is received, the more often it may be included in Education & Training. Further information about any AWWA course can be obtained from the Training Programs Coordina tor at the above address or by tele phone, 303-794-7711. Those courses sponsored by AWWA or its sections are marked with the AWWA logo. AWWA's endorsement is given only to courses sponsored by the association and its sections. ARIZONA 40-Hour Value Engineering Train ing Workshops, Phoenix, Oct. 17-21. Contact Olga Murcia, Arthur Heard Engrs., Inc., 144 Church St. N.W., Vienna, VA 22180; telephone 703-255-2470. CALIFORNIA Varian Training Courses, Walnut Creek: Purgeabte Halocarbons, July 11-12; fee $300. Pesticide Residues, July 11-13; fee $450. PCBs.July 14-15; fee $300. Basic Atomic Absorption Truining, Sunnyvale, July 18-20; fee $600. Furnace Training, Sunnyvale, July 21 -22; fee $300. Basic Gas Chro matography, Aug. 29-31;.fee $450. Spe cific GC Detectors, Sept i-2; fee SV50. Capillary Gas Chromatography. Sept. 15-16; fee $.'100. Basic Liquid Chroma tography, Sept 27-29; fee $450. Contact Training Dept., Varian instrument Group, 2700 Mitchell Dr., Walnut Creek, CA 94598; telephone 415-939-2400, ext. 365. University of California at Duvis Courses, Davis: Water Surface Profile Computations Using Computer Pro* gram HEC-2. July 11-15; fee $550. ^ Flood Plain Hydrology Using Compu ter Program HEC-1, July 18-22: fee $550. Urban Hydrology Using HEC-1 Storm, July 25-29; fee $550. Practical Methods for Solving Sediment Prob lems, Aug. 1-5; fee $550. Conlucl Uni versity Extension, Univ. of California, Davis, CA 95616; telephone 918-752-G021. COLORADO Groundwater Hydrology Short Course, Boulder, July 11-15; fee $300. Contact J.E. Flack, Campus Box 428, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309; telephone 303-492-7111. Microcomputers for Professional & Personal Application, Golden. Aug. 8-12; fee $495. Contact SPACE Office, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401; telephone 303-273-3321. Rocky Mountain Fleet Managers Seminar, Copper Mountain, Aug. 17-19. Contact Tom Richards, Denver Water Dept., 1600 W. 12th Ave., Denver, CO 80254; telephone 3034523-2500, exL322. Fundamentals of Groundwater Quality Protection, Denver, Oct 18-19. Contact R.M. Miller, American Ecology Services, Inc., 127 59th St, New York, NY 10022; telephone 212-371-1620. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Fundamentals of Groundwater Quality Protection, Oct. 5-6. Contact R.M. Miller, American Ecology Ser vices, Inc., 127 E. 59th St, New York, NY 10022; telephone 212-371-1620. FLORIDA 8th Water Treatment Technology Seminar, Plant City, July 20-21. Con tact TREEO Center, Univ. of Florida, 3900 S.W. 63rd Blvd., Gainesville, FL 32608. GEORGIA Varian Training Courses, Atlanta: Basic Atomic Absorption Training, July 11-13; fee $600. Furnace Training, July 14-15; fee $300. Contact Training Dept, Varian Instrument Group, 2700 Mitchell Dr., Walnut Creek, CA 94598; telephone 415-939-2400, ext. 365. Mixing & Transport in Surface Wulers, Atlanta, July 23-29; fit1 SG25. Contact Dept, of Continuing Educa tion, Georgia Inst, of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332; telephone 404 894-2547. NACE Training Courses, Atlanta: Basic Corrosion, Corrosion Prevention by Cathodic Protection, & Corrosion Prevention by Coatings; Sept. 18-23; fee $550 for each course. Contact Edu cation & Training Dept., Null. Assn, of Corrosion Engrs., Headquarters, Box 218340, Houston, TX 77218; telephone 713-492-0535. ILLINOIS Varian Training Courses, Park Ridge: Gel Permeation Chromatog raphy, July 29; fee $150. Basic Atomic Absorption Training. Sept. 12-14; fee $600. Furnace Training, Sept. 15-16; fee 5300. Contact Training Manager, Vurian Instrument Group. 205 W. Touhy Ave., Park Ridge, IL 60068, telephone 312-825-7772. INDIANA International Groundwater Model ing Center Short Courses, Indiunapolis; Pollution of Groundwater, July 11-12. Hydruulics of Water & Pollution in Aquifers, July 13-15. Advanced Graundwutcr Modeling, July 18-22. Contucl 1GWMC, Holcomb Kescurch Inst., Butler Univ., Indianapolis, IN 46208; telephone 317-283-9555. KANSAS Kansas Department of Health & Environment Courses: Annual Water & Wastewater School, Lawrence, Aug. 3-5; fee $15. Wastewater & Water Supply Correspondence Courses; fee $20. Contact NJ. Burris, Bu. of Water Supply, Dept, of Health & Envir., Forbes Field, Topeka, KS 66620; tele phone 913-862-9360. O Kansas Section Water Distri bution Workshops: Dodge City, Sept. 15-16; Independence, Oct. 6-7; Leavenworth, Oct. 27-28; fee $5. Con tact Richard Porter, Box 792, El Dorado, KS 67042; telephone 316-321-9100. MAINE Water Loss Control & Hydraulics Seminar, Lewiston, July 28; fee $45. Contact T.K. Bean, Pitometer Assoc., 2 N. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1430, Chi cago, IL 60606; telephone 312-236-5655. MASSACHUSETTS Lenox Institute for Research Courses, Ix*nox: Research & Pilot Plant Operation, July 14-15, July 21-22, July 28-29, Aug. 4-5, Aug. 11-12, Aug. 18-19; fee $150 for each two-day period. Design & Operation of Hotation Process Systems; July 18-22, Aug. 8-12; fee $850. Application of Flo tation Process; July 25-29, Aug. 15-19; fee $850. Contact LK. Wang, Lenox Inst, for Research, Inc., 101 Yokun Ave., I<onox, MA 01240; telephone 413-637-1681. Water Leakage Control & Pipe Locating Seminar, Springfield, Aug, 16-17; fee $125 per day. Contact D.K. Smith, Education Div., Heath Consul tants Inc., lOOTosca Dr., Box CS-200, Stoughton, MA 02072-9980; telephone 617-344-1400. MICHIGAN Fluid Transients In Piping Sys tems, Ann Arlmr, July 11-15; fee $650. Contact E.B. Wylie. Dept of Civil Engrg., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. O AWWA Coat of Service Seminar; Lansing, Ann Arbor; October. Contact TYoining Programs Coordinator, telephone 303-794-7"' 11, ext. 78. MONTANA Water Leakage Control & Pipe Locating Seminar, Bozeman, July 13-14; fee $125 per day. Contact D.K. Smith, Education Div., Heath Consul tants Inc., lOOTosca Dr., Box CS-200, Stoughton. MA 02072-9986; telephone 617-344-1400. NEW HAMPSHIRE Water Leakage Control & Pipe Locating Seminar, Manchester, Sept. 13-14; fee $125 per day. Contact D.K. Smith. Education Div., Heath Consul tants Inc., lOOTosca Dr., Box CS-200, Stoughton, MA 02072-9986; telephone 617-344-1400. NEW JERSEY Varian Training Courses, Florham Park: Basic Atomic Absurption Train ing, July 18-20; fee $600. Furnace Training, July 21-22; fee $300. Capil lary Gas Chromatography, Sept. 8-9; fee $300. Basic Gas Chromatography, Sept. 13-15; fee $450. Specific GC Detectors, Sept. 16; fee $150. Basic Liquid Chromatography, Sept. 27-29; fee $450. Contact Training Manager, Varian Instrument Group, 25 Hanover Rd., Florham Park, NJ 07932; tele phone 201-822-3700. Wallace & Tiernan Training Courses, Newark: Digital Feeder Maintenance, Sept. 12-14; fee $210. Chlorination Equipment Maintenance, Sept. 19-23; fee $350. Contact Training Dept, Wallace & Tiernan Div., Pennwalt Corp., Box 178, Newark, NJ 07101; telephone 201-759-8000, ext 676. NEW YORK Backflow Prevention Device Testers Course, Rochester; Aug, 1-4, Oct 10-13; fee $375, $350 for AWWA members. Contact Cross Connection Control Fdn., Fred Eggert. Monroe County Water Authority, 475 Norris Dr., Rochester, NY 14610; telephone 716-442-2000, ext. 41. OHIO Finnigan Training Courses, Cin cinnati: Sample Preparation for TYace Inorganic Analysis; July 11-12, Oct 10-11; fee $300. Basic Concepts & Instrumentation; July 13-14, Oct. 12-13; fee $300. TYace Inorganic Anal ysis by Atomic Spectroscopy for Man agers; July 15, Oct. 14; fee $150. Basic Atomic Absorption; July 18-22, Aug. 22-26, Sept. 26-30; fee $850. Graphite Furnuce Concepts & Techniques; July 25-27, Aug. 29-Sept. 2. Oct. 3-7; fee $850. Basic Mu.sk Spectrometry; Aug. 1-5, Oct. 24-28, fee $950. Programming Laboratory Computers, Sept 6-9, fee $800. Stabilized Temperuture Furnace Utilizing the L'vov Platform, Sept. 12-16; fee $390. Environmental Analy sis by Atomic Spectroscopy, Sept. 12-16; fee $850. Analysis of Priority Pollutants by Capillary Column GC-MS, Sept. 12-16; fee $1080. Trace Organic Analysis by GC-MS, Oct 10-12; fee $600. FORTRAN Program ming, Oct. 24-28; fee $1125. Contact Nuncy Kranpitz, Finnigan MAT Inst, 11 Triangle Park Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45246; telephone 513-772-5500. Water Leakage Control & Pipe Locating Seminar, Columbus, Sept. 6-7; fee $125 per day. Contact D.K. Smith, Education Div., Heath Consul tants Inc., 100 Tosca Dr., Box CS-200, Stoughton, MA 02072 9986; telephone 617-344*1400. OKLAHOMA 24th Annual Interstate Conference on Water Problems, Oklahoma City, Sept. 19-20. Contact J.R. Barnett, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Box 52585, Okluhomu City, OK 73152; telephone 405-271-2551. ONTARIO Process Design in Water Quality Engineering, Sarnia, Aug. 16-19; fee $625. Contact Director, Continuing Engrg. Education, Vanderbilt Univ., Box 1525, Station B. Nashville, TN 37235; telephone 615-322-2924. Ontario Ministry of the Environ ment Courses, Toronto: Preventive Maintenance, Sept. 12-16; fee $40. Busic Gas Chlorination, Sept. 19-23; fee $40. Basic Water TYeatmcnt Opera tions, Sept. 26-30; fee $40. Operation & Maintenance of Water Distribution Systems. Sept. 26-30; fee $40. Labora tory Skills for Plant Operators, Oct. 3-7; fee $40. Sewer & Water Main Design, Oct. 3-6; fee $180 for commuters, $365 for others. Pump Operations, Oct 17-21; fee $40. Contact Registration Secretary, Training & Certification Sect., Personnel Services Br., Ontario Ministry of the Environment, 135 St. Clair Ave. W., Toronto, ON M4V1P5; telephone 416-456-0266. Finnigan Training Courses, Toronto: Introduction to Mass Spec trometry, Sept 19-23; fee $825. Mass Spectral Interpretation, Sept 26-27; fee $600. Contact Nancy Kranpitz, Finni gan MAT Inst, 11 Triangle Park Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45246; telephone 513-772-5500. (continued on poge 15) CAPCO JEN 0020843 15AWWA Mainstream June 1983 The listings carried in this column are published free ofcharge and once only. Please include all relevant infor mation when requesting a listing.'. Within reason, there is no word limit AWWA reserves the right to refuse any request for a listing judged not to be sufficiently pertinent to the water supply field and reserves the right to edit all submissions. Listings are not accepted by telephone and are not writ ten by the association. Although every attempt is made to place ads as soon as possible, there can be no guarantee that a listing will appear in a specific issue. A blind box number will be used for any position-advertiser who requests one: blind box numbers will be used automatically for all positions wanted unless otherwise requested. In such cases. AWWA acts only as a clearinghouse, forwarding all replies unopened to the advertiser. In reply to any blind listing, write to AWWA in care of the code number appearing at the end of the listing. Make sure this code appears on the envelope. Address all correspondence to AWWA Mainstream Employment Service, 6666 W. Quincy Ave., Denver, CO 80235. POSITIONS AVAILABLE PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEER for state water supply regulatory agency. Requires BS degree in engineering; MS in sanitary-environmental engineering preferred. Position requires minimum of 2 years of engineering experience in a field related to publichealth, prefer ably in water supply systems opera-, tipns. Responsible for inspections of water treatment facilities, providing technical assistance to operators, and enforcement ofregulatory require ments. Salary range $22 883-$30 056. Send resume as soon as possible to Div. of Water Supply, Dept, of Health & Mental Hygiene, Office of Environ mental Programs, 201 W. Preston St, Baltimore, MD 21201. UTILITIES OPERATIONS SUPER VISOR for dty with present population of 12 000,2S 000 at completion. Salary $19 632-26 310. Requires college-level course work related to water or wastewater plant operation and water pur ity. Florida level A treatment plant operator's license and supervisory experience in operation of water and wastewater treatment plant desirable. EOE. Send resume to City of Cooper City, 9090 S.W. 50th Place, Cooper City, FL 33328. WATER SYSTEMS ENGINEER for the Milwaukee office of CH2M Hill. Position requires BSCE and MS in environmental-sanitary engineering with 10-12 years of experience in water systems design, including transmission lines, pump stations, distribution, stor age, and treatment facilities. Strong EDUCATION & TRAINING (continued from page 14) OREGON Water Plant Operators, Albany. Aug. 2-4. Contact Water-Wastewater Technology Dept., Linn-Benton Com munity College. 6500 S.W. Pacific Blvd., Albany, OR 97321; telephone 503-928-3620. PENNSYLVANIA 21st Annual liberty Bell Corro sion Course, Philadelphia, Sept. 21-23: fee $150. Contact P. Ferlaino, The Engineers' Club, 1317 Spruce St.. Philadelphia, PA 19107; telephone 215-735-5234. QUEBEC 40-Hour Value Engineering Train ing Workshop, Montreal, Sept. 12-16. Contact Olga Murcia. Arthur Beard Engrs, Inc., 144 Church SL N.W., Vienna, VA 22180; telephone 703-255-2470. SOUTH CAROLINA Clemson University Correspon dence Courses: Package Treatment Plants; South Carolina residents $10, others $15. Operator Training Courses; levels A, B, C, & D. Contact Patsy A. Phillips, Operator Training, Clemson Univ., 401 Rhodes Center, Clemson, SC 29631; telephone 803-6563276. TEXAS Coating Inspector Training & Cer tification Course, Houston: Session l. July 10-16; fee $1500. Session 2, July 10-15; fee $750. Contact Education & Training Dept, Natl. Assn, of Corro sion Engrs., Box 218340, Houston. TX 77218; telephone 710492-0535. Vanan Training Courses, Houston: Basic Atomic Absorption Training; July 25-27, Sept. 19-21; fee $600. Fur nace Training; July 23-29. Sept. 22-23; fee S300. Gel Permeation Chromatog raphy, Sept. 7; fee $150. Basic Gas Chromatography, Sept. 13-15; fee $450. Specific GC Detectors, Sept. 16; fee $150. Contact Training Manager, Varian Instrument Group, 505 Julie Rivers Rd,, Suite 150, Sugar Land, TX 77478; telephone 713-491-7330. Hazardous Materials & Toxic Sub stances Control. Houston, July 25-29; fee S595. Contact Univ. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Div. of Interdisciplinary Toxicology, 4301 W. Markham SL, Slot 638. Little Rock, AR 72205; telephone 501-661-5766. Process Design in Water Quality Engineering, Houston. Oct. 18-21; fee $625. Contact Director, Continuing Engrg. Education. Vanderbilt Univ., Box 1525, Station B. Nashville, TN 37235; telephone 615322-2924. NACE Training Courses, Houston: Basic Corrosion, Corrosion Prevention by Cathodic Protection; OcL 30-Nov. 4; fee $550 for each course. Contact Edu cation & Training DepL, Natl. Assn, of Corrosion Engrs^ Box 218340, Houston, TX 77218: telephone 713-492-0535. UTAH Water Leakage Control & Pipe Locating Seminar, Salt Lake City, ScpL 13-14; fee $125 per day. Contact D.K. Smith, Education Div., Heath Consultants Inn, 100 Tosca Dr., Box CS-200, Stoughton, MA 02072-9986; telephone 617-344-1400. O AWWA Trihalomethanes inv Drinking Water Seminar, Salt Lake City, SepL 21. Contact Training Pro grams Coordinator, telephone 303-794-7711, ext 73. project engineer with management and consulting engineering experience desirable. Oral and written skills essential for business promotion, administrative and client responsibili ties. Registration and working knowl edge of the Midwest required. Salary commensurate with experience. Excel lent benefit package. EOE. Send detailed resume in confidence to Staff Manager, CW/GLCM, CH2M Hill. Box 428, Corvallis, OR 973390428. GENERAL MANAGER for large Cali fornia water district. Experienced gen eral manager to handle all water and power operations. Position requires extensive interfacing with state & fed eral regulatory-political bodies. 10 years of utility management experience essential. Engineering degree preferred. Salary $80000 plus. Reply to AWWA MAINSTREAM Employment Service, Box 6/PA/4 GENERAL MANAGER for water sys tems owned by 2 cities and controlled by an appointed board. Serves a total population of 40 000, with approxi mately 10 000 customers, 36 employees, $2 million annual budget. Qualifica tions require a minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible water sys tems management experiences, includ ing some progressively responsible engineering experience with a publicly owned water system. Requires gradua tion from a college or university with specialization in engineering or any satisfactory combination of experience Microcomputers in Environmental Engineering, Provo, SepL 27-29. Con tact Larry Scanlan, Bu. of Public Water Supplies, Utah DepL of Health, Box 2500, Salt Lake City, UT 84110-2500; telephone 801-533-4207. VERMONT Water Treatment Courses, Burling ton, July 11-13; fee $140, S125 for VWWA members. Contact Donald Burford at 617329-9650 or Jim Fay at 802864-7454. Water Leakage Control & Pipe Locating Seminar, Burlington. July 19- 20; fee $125 per day. Contact D.K. Smith. Education Div., Heath Consul tants Inc., 100 Tosca Dr.. Box CS-200. Stoughton. MA 02072-9986; telephone 617-344-1400. Water Loss Control & Hydraulics Seminar, White River Junction. July 26; fee $45. Contact T.K. Bean, Pitometer Assoc., 2 N. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1430, Chicago, IL 60606; tele phone 312-236-5655. WEST VIRGINIA Water Leakage Control & Pipe Locating Seminar, Charleston, SepL 20- 21; feeS125 per day. Contact D.K. Smith, Education Div., Heath Consul tants Inc., 100 Tosca Dr., Box CS-200, Stoughton, MA 02072-9986; telephone 617-344-1400. and training. Salary range $30 000 to $40 000 per year, commensurate with abilities. Send resume and salary requirements to C.W. Heckard, Coos Bay-North Bend Water Board, Box 539, Coos Bay. OR 97420. POSmONS WANTED WATER OR WASTEWATER TREATMENT OPERATOR seeking position in western Montana or Idaho. 10 years ofexperience in water and wastewater field includes manage ment, maintenance, laboratory analyses, and operations. Current Montana class 1 license in water treatment, water distribution, and was tewater treatment Reply to David Brown, Box 73, Fort Benton, MT 59442. WATER PLANT OPERATOR. Expe rience includes 7'.4 years in class C water plant. Holds class C Illinois water certification. Willing to train for class B classification. Available to relocate. Resume provided on request Reply to Kenneth Newkirk. 404 Cherry St., Marshall, IL 62441. WATER OR WASTEWATER SYS TEMS OPERATOR, maintenance or management position desired. US Air Force member seeking employment in Sun Belt regions. 22 years continuous, combined, progressively responsible experience with 6 years as foreman and 4 years as superintendent Com pleted New Mexico C level waterwastewater certification course, presently enrolled in Missouri C level water certification course. Highly motivated, 41, ready to make change to civilian status. Available Aug. 1,1983. References available. Reply through July to S.E. McClelland, 841 Earhart Circle. Whiteman AFB, MO 65305; telephone 816-563-56-55. Reply after July 22 to 1908 St George Dr. E., Bradenton. FL 33508; telephone 813-747-8761. MECHANICAL-CIVIL ENGINEER with PE, MSCE, and 15 years of suc cessful government and consulting experience that includes US and foreign projects. Experience includes planning and design of major water & wastewater projects. Seeking career position with water utility, industry, or consultanL West Coast preferred, will consider foreign on family status. Available July 15. Reply to AWWA Mainstrkam Employment Service. Box 6/PW, 4 ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMIST look ing fora position in western United States. Desires utilities, municipalities, treatment plants, orgovemmenL BS degree with 5 years of strong work experience in water, soil, and air anal ysis. Experienced in wet chemistry techniques, gas chromatography, atomic absorption spectroscopy, visible and IR spectroscopy, EPA. Standard Methods, ASTM, and AWWA protocoL Salary requirements include $20 000 with secure pension benefits. Resides in Colorado, 28 years old. Reply to Corrado S. Vasquez, 10673 Newcombe Way, Broomfield, CO 80020; telephone 303-4696750. WISCONSIN University of Wisconsin-- Extension Courses, Madison: Groundwater Computer Models, July 11-15.7th Annual Cathodic Protection Design Short Course, July 11-15; fee $790. Contact Univ. of Wisconsin-- Extension, DepL of Engrg., 432 N. Lake St, Madison. WI53706. WATER OPERATOR-MANAGER with South Dakota class 2 water treatment and distribution licenses seeking employment in Southern state. 8 years of experience with construction, maintenance, inspection, leak repair, public relations, and management Resume provided upon request Reply to AWWA Mainstream Employment Service, Box 6/PW/6 v CAPCO JEN 0020844 16 AWWA Mainstream June 1963 Florida Better Water Week Events Focus on Educating Consumers More man 700 students in Seacoast's service area took pan in the utility's 1983 Drop Savers p'og'am Participating youngsters received literature, comic books, and the popular Water Fun workbook Paul Lackemacher inghti, chief operator at the Hood Road Plant, answers the questions of some senior citizens. Below, some smaller Seacoast customers get a look at a display on the hydrological cycle. Seacoast has also created a water treatment display for the local science museum that serves as a model for other museums in the country. "It makes me feel safer to know how carefully the whole process is carried out," said a customer of Florida's Seacoast Utilities after touring the private utility's main water treat ment plant. As a part ofits Bet ter Water for People Week activities, Seacoast held an open house at the Hood Road Water Treatment Plant in Palm Beach Gardens and conducted a Drop Savers educational effort in area elementary schools. During the May 4 open house, school groups, scout troops, senior citizens' organizations, and condominium associations visited the plant and witnessed the processes of water treatment up close. As part of the event, Seacoast also set up displays and presentations on meters, backflow preventers, the hydro logical cycle, water treatment chemistry, and conservation tips for consumers. More that 700 children in grades three through six partic ipated in the utility's Drop Savers program. Volunteers from Seacoast's staff wrote and presented the conservation- oriented program, which made use of diagrams, models, a short film, and discussion. Seacoast also created a Drop Savers project book to leave . with students and teachers for continuing the educational pro cess throughout the year. The Drop Savers program culmi nated with the BWPW visit to the treatment plant. BWPW is traditionally held during the first week in May and offers participating utilities the chance to improve their relations with customers while demonstrating all the steps necessary in providing a safe, clean water supply. ----- CAPCO JEN 0020345