NEBRASKA WATER INDUSTRIES CONVENTION AND TRADE SHOW
ANNUAL CONVENTION/SHORTCOURSE AND TRADE SHOW
Monday February 13, 2017
YOUNES CONVENTION CENTER
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Ruby 6: NWDA Water Well License Tutorial for more info please see page 18
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Ruby 3: NOWWA Board Meeting
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Ruby 4: Well Drillers Licensing Board Meeting
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Ruby 2: On-Site License Exam
Tuesday February 14, 2017
YOUNES CONVENTION CENTER
8:00 a.m. Registration Opens
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Diamond 4 & 5: Track I: McEllhiney Lecture- Michael Schnieders, PG, PH-GW, [1 hour of Water Well CEU]
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Ruby 6: Track II: Special Permitted Project Process – Tony Mendes, Mendes Excavating w/assist of NDEQ [1 hour of Onsite PDH]
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Diamond 9 & 10: Track III: Pumps and Piping Marterials, Past, Present and our Future- Steve Masters, RSM Consulting; Tom Christopherson, NDHHS [1 hour of Water Well CEU / Onsite PDH]
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Diamond 4 & 5: Track I: Customer Service –Dave Evener, NGWA’s Director of
Marketing
[1 hour of Water Well]
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Ruby 6: Track II: Alternative Technology, Understanding the Fusion System – Wes Combs, Clarus
[1hr of Onsite PDH]
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Diamond 9 & 10: Track III: Trench Safety - John Lewis, Nebraska Safety Council
[1 hour of Water Well CEU / Onsite PDH]
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Diamond 4 & 5: Track I: Troubleshooting panel– Tonny Beck, Beck’s Well Drilling; Tom Downey, Downey Drilling; Ryan Rieschick, Rieschick Drilling, Inc
[1 hour of Water Well CEU]
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Ruby 6: Track II: Land Application of Waste Water – Mark Bauer, NDEQ and Andrew Ward, Heart City Heating [1hr of Onsite PDH]
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Diamond 9 & 10: Track III: Confined Space – John Lewis, Nebraska Safety Council
[1 hour of Water Well CEU / Onsite PDH]
12:30 p.m. Lunch – [Ticket required]
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Diamond 4 & 5: Track 1: Nebraska’s NRD’s Protecting Property, Protecting Lives, Protecting the Future- Russ Callan or Lynn Webster, Lower Loup NRD
[1 hour of Water Well CEU]
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Ruby 6: Track II: Business Operations “DEQ recordkeeping requirements with site drawing, perc tests, site diagrams, etc. and software available – Mark Bauer, NDEQ and
Dana Peterson, Frontwater Engineering
[1 hour of Onsite PDH]
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Diamond 9 & 10: Track III: DOT Inspection – Nick Plate, Nebraska State Patrol
[1 hour of Water Well CEU / Onsite PDH]
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Diamond 4 & 5: Track I: Well Rehabilitation- Steve Schmitt, Aqseptance Group Johnson Screens
[1 hour of Water Well CEU]
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Ruby 6: Track II: System Planning and Sizing, Dana Peterson, Frontwater Engineering; Ken Meyers, K & K Backhoe; Tony Mendes, Mendes Excavating; John Chess, Lin/Lan Health Dept.
[1hr of Onsite PDH]
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Diamond 9 & 10: Track III: Electrical Safety- Mike Bouwens, NE Electrical Board [1 hour of Water Well CEU / Onsite PDH]
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Break
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Diamond 4 & 5: Track I: Positive Approach to Leadership – Kyle W. Luthans, Ph.D.
John Becker Endowed Professor of Business. Chair,Management Department, College of Business & Technology University of Nebraska at Kearney
[1 hour of Water Well CEU]
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Ruby 6: Track II: Care and Treatment of Onsite Systems Consumer Education Meghan Sittler, UNL Extension
[1 hour of Onsite PDH]
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Diamond 9 & 10: Track III: Electrical Safety (continued)
[1 hour of Water Well CEU/ Onsite PDH]
5:00 p.m. Conclude workshops – NO ORGANIZED SOCIAL EVENT
Wednesday February 15, 2017
YOUNES CONVENTION CENTER
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Diamond 4 & 5 Track I: Safety on Rigs and Service Equipment- Ronald O. Pettit, MS, Koch Insurance
[1 hour of Water Well CEU / Onsite PDH]
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Ruby 6: Track II: Alternative Treatment Technologies Panel- Jim Bell, Biomicrobics; Wes Combs, Zoeller; Dennis Hallahan, Infiltrater
[1 hour of Onsite PDH]
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Diamond 9 & 10: Track III: Sales and Use Taxes Update – Margaret Akin, Nebraska Department of Revenue Representative [1 hour of Water Well CEU/ Onsite PDH]
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Diamond 4 & 5: Track I: Geothermal Panel Presentation on options, alternatives and Issues – Tonny Beck, Tim Bunstra, Steve Alvin [1 hour of Water Well CEU]
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Ruby 6: Track II: Alternative Treatment Technologies Panel (continued)
[1 hour of Onsite PDH]
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Diamond 9 & 10: Track III: Sales and Use Tax Update (continued) - [1 hour of Water Well CEU / Onsite PDH]
10:00 a.m. Opening of Exhibit Hall/Welcome by Association Presidents
12 NOON Lunch – [Ticket required]
12:30 p.m. Ruby 7: NWDA Annual Members Meeting
4:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Closes
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Diamond 4 & 5: Track I: Best Management Practices – Tim Lemmons, UNL Extension [1 hour of Water Well CEU]
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Ruby 6: Track II: Using Web Soil Survey- Neil Dominy, NRCS [1 hour of Onsite PDH]
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Diamond 9 & 10: Track III: Well and Septic Design and Siting Problems- Tonny Beck, and Tony Mendes [1 hour of Water Well CEU / Onsite PDH]
5:00 p.m. Conclude workshops
6:00 p.m. Social Hour and Cash Bar
7:00 p.m. Annual Banquet-[Ticket required] Speaker John Heaston; Madsen award; Other Awards and Introductions
Thursday February 16, 2017
YOUNES CONVENTION CENTER
7:00 a.m. Fairfield: NWDA Executive Board Meeting
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Diamond 4 & 5: Track I: Aerial Magnetic Surveys- Katie Cameron and Sue Lacky, UNL, Conservation and Survey
[1 hour of Water Well CEU]
8:00 a.m. - 9:00a.m. Ruby 6: Track II: System Operation and Maintenance Work Opportunities- Tony
Mendes, Mendes Excavating; Mark Bauer, NDEQ and Sara Heger University of
Minnesota Onsite Sewage Treatment Program
[1 hour of Onsite PDH]
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Diamond 9 & 10: Track III: Basic Earth Science 102, Matt Joeckel UNL CSD [1 hour of Water Well CEU / Onsite PDH]
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Diamond 4 & 5: Track I: An Introduction to Secondary Aquifers in Nebraska and Surrounding States, and an Update on Nebraska Water Levels – Dana Divine and Aaron Young, UNL Conservation and Survey
[1 hour of Water Well CEU]
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Ruby 6: Track II: Top 10 Myths of Onsite – Dennis Hallahan, Infiltrator [1 hour of Onsite PDH]
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Diamond 9 & 10: Track III: NDHHS Report- Tom Christopherson, NDHHS
[1 hour of Water Well CEU / Onsite PDH]
10:00 a.m. Exhibit Hall Opens
12:00 NOON Lunch – [Ticket required]
12:30 p.m. Ruby 7: NOWWA Annual Members Meeting
2:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Closes
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Diamond 4 & 5: Track I: Water Chemistry Basics- Bo Bonn, GeoSpec
[1 hour of Water Well CEU]
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Ruby 6: Track II: Basic Soils Primer – Aaron Young, UNL Conservation and Survey
[1 hour of Onsite PDH]
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Diamond 9 & 10: Track III NDEQ Report- Mark Bauer, NDEQ
[1 hour of Water Well CEU / Onsite PDH]
3:00 p.m. Conclude workshops
Friday February 17, 2017
YOUNES CONVENTION CENTER
8:30a.m. - 12:00p.m. Fairfield Inn: OWAC Board meeting