Winter Operations
October 30, 2024 ~ WRWA Technology Center, 351 Water Way, Plover, WI
(6 Municipal Waterworks, 6 Wastewater Credits)

7:30 – 8:00      Morning Treats ~ Registration, coffee, donuts, and a chance to mingle

8:00 – 9:00      Winter Considerations for Water & Wastewater Treatment Plants ~ Water and Wastewater operational changes for optimal cold weather treatment. WRWA Staff

                          Thawing Frozen Pipes ~ Tips & tricks on the different methods to safely and effectively thaw out frozen pipes. WRWA Staff

9:00 – 10:00    GIS Mapping & Asset Management in the Winter Months ~ Asset management in the winter months and good maps for bad weather and emergency situations. Jon Schwichtenberg – GRAEF (WRWA Corporate Member)

10:00 – 11:00  Hydrants and Valves in the Winter ~ Winterization, operation, maintenance and repair of distribution hydrants and valves to keep them operational in cold weather conditions. Bud Keyes- American Flow Control (WRWA Corporate Gold Member)

11:00 – 12:00  Winter Operations for Tanks ~ Utilizing circulators and flow control strategies to keep tanks in service during cold weather. Shawn Mulhern- KLM Engineering, Inc. (WRWA Corporate Gold Member)

12:00 – 1:00    Lunch (on your own)

1:00 – 2:00      Sustainable Winter Salting ~ Best practices in snow and ice control reduce damage to infrastructure and mitigate salt pollution in freshwater. Allison Madison – Wisconsin Salt Wise

2:00 – 3:00      Seeing Beneath the Snow & Ice ~ Pipe, valve box and manhole locating in all weather conditions. Doug Gries- Ferguson Waterworks (WRWA Corporate Gold Member)

Pre-Registration is required for this class

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Winter Operations (10-30-24) Plover