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DRINKING
WATER
ACADEMY
Summer 2005
DWA WEB CONFERENCE
REGISTRATION
SIMPLIFIED
DRINKING WATER
IMPLEMENTATION WEB
CONFERENCE SERIES
DRINKING WATER
ACADEMY CONTACTS
TRAINING COURSE
SCHEDULE
ESS IMPROVES AND
EXPANDS
The DWA's Electronic
Sanitary Survey software
has been greatly improved
over the past year and has
been implemented in the field
by a number of states.
Enhancements include
greater reliability and
flexibility, as well as
compatibility with SDWIS/
State. For more information,
see the June 2005 issue of
the Electronic Sanitary
Survey Project Bulletin
(www.epa.gov/safewater/
dwa/bulletin.html). To
download the ESS, go to
http://12.170.50.10/Down-
loads/Sanitary Survey/.
Office of Water (4606)
EPA816-N-05-002
www.epa.gov
Summer 2005
DWA PRESENTS NEW TRAINING COURSE
The Drinking Water Academy
has developed a new course,
specifically for Web confer-
ences, to help prepare state
drinking water compliance
program staff: An Introduction
to Compliance Activities-The
Basics of Operating a Safe
Drinking Water Act Compli-
ance Program. The course will
be presented on July 19, 2005.
This introductory course will
be most helpful for new or
inexperienced personnel. It
should also be very useful for
state agencies that are in the
process of starting new safe
drinking water programs (e.g.,
tribes or territories) or
upgrading their existing
compliance programs.
The course will introduce
students to every aspect of a
compliance program, from
identifying the regulated
community, to assessing
compliance to initiating
enforcement responses. It will
provide a practical guide to the
day-to-day operation of a
typical safe drinking water
compliance program that will
answer the questions every
new employee is bound to ask
about how the program
operates to safeguard the
health of public water supply
users.
The course will be a combina-
tion of lecture-style presenta-
tion slides to provide an
overview of the topics and
discussion scenarios pre-
sented to the participants.
Handouts will supplement the
overview with considerable
additional detail on communica-
tion issues.
To register for the course, go
to www.epa.gov/safewater/
dwa/register.html and click on
the registration link.
NEW STAFF JOIN THE DWA
The DWA bid farewell to Mario Salazar, who retired in January
2005 after 26 % years of government service. Mario's contribu-
tions were so enormous that he's being replaced by two people:
Joe Lewis and Maria Lopez Carbo.
Joe Lewis has been in OGWDW for 4 years. He's in the Infra-
structure Branch, where he works on the SDWIS modernization
project. Joe also publishes a weekly SDWIS modernization
newsletter and the monthly Information Management Branch (1MB)
Update, a newsletter that is posted to the OGWDW Web site. Joe
will be taking the lead on DWA Web site issues. He can be
reached at (202) 564-4624 or lewis.joe@epa.gov.
Maria Lopez Carbo has been in OGWDW for 8 months. She's in
the Protection Branch, where she works with the microbial/
disinfection byproducts rules. Maria will take the lead on the
DWA's Spanish training materials and activities. She can be
reached at (202) 564-4618 or lopez-carbo.maria@epa.gov.
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DWA WEB CONFERENCE REGISTRATION SIMPLIFIED
Registration for DWA-
sponsored Web conferences
is now available through the
DWA Web site.
The calendar page (http://
www.epa.gov/safewater/dwa/
calendar.html) lists all Office of
Ground Water and Drinking
Water training and specifies
which ones have online
registration. You also can go
directly to the registration page
(http://www.epa.gov/safe-
water/dwa/register.html). That
page includes some important
information about obtaining
assistance prior to and during
a Web conference:
(^ When you register, please
take the time to use the
diagnostic tool on the
Registration Page prior to
the Web conference. This
will help you to identify any
technical problems with
your computer or firewall
that may prevent you from
accessing the Web
conference.
Customer Care representa-
tive will help you. Other-
wise, you can call (800)
290-5900, then press 1 to
speak with a Customer
Care representative.
register, but do not
receive a confirmation,
send an e-mail to Drinking-
WaterAcade my @cadm us-
group. com for assistance.
It's likely that your spam
blocker is preventing the
confirmation from being
delivered to your inbox.
you experience technical
difficulties accessing the
Meeting Page during a Web
conference, please contact
Encounter Customer Care
for assistance. If you are
connected to the toll-free
meeting line, hit *0 and a
DRINKING WATER
IMPLEMENTATION WEB
CONFERENCE SERIES
The Office of Ground Water
and Drinking Water is hosting a
series of drinking water
implementation Web confer-
ences. They will be held on the
last Wednesday of every
month from 2:00 - 4:00 P.M.,
Eastern Time.
Some sessions target state
regulators and technical
assistance providers, while
others are geared toward
water system staff. Topics for
these Web conferences
include promulgated rules and
DRINKING WATER ACADEMY CONTACTS
Contact
Jackie LeClair
Norma Ortega
Rick Rogers
Janine Morris
Bill Spaulding
Bill Davis
Stephanie Lindberg
Dan Jackson
Barry Pollock
Bill Chamberlain
Mark Anderson
Debra Cerda
StewThornley
Murlene Lash
Joe Lewis
Maria Lopez Carbo
James Bourne
Location
EPA Region 1
EPA Region 2
EPA Region 3
EPA Region 4
EPA Region 5
EPA Region 6
EPA Region 7
EPA Region 8
EPA Region 9
EPA Region 10
Virginia
Texas
Minnesota
EPAHQ
EPAHQ
EPAHQ
EPAHQ
Telephone
(617)918-1549
(212)637-4234
(215)814-5711
(404) 562-9480
(312)886-9262
(214)665-7536
(913)551-7423
(303)312-6155
(415)972-3563
(206)553-8515
(804) 786-5569
(512)239-6050
(651)215-0771
(202)564-3818
(202) 564-4624
(202)564-4618
(202) 564-4095
E-mail
leclair.jackie@epa.gov
ortega.norma@epa.gov
rogers.rick@epa.gov
morris.janine@epa.gov
spaulding.william@epa.gov
davis.williamh@epa.gov
lindberg.stephanie@epa.gov
jackson.dan@epa.gov
pollock.barry@epa.gov
chamberlain.william@epa.gov
manderson@vdh.state.va.us
dcerda@tceq.state.tx.us
stewthornley@health.state.mn.us
lash.murlene@epa.gov
lewis.joe@epa.gov
lopez-carbo.maria@epa.gov
bourne.james@epa.gov
nonregulatory topics such as
capacity development. All the
Web conferences are available
at no charge, but registration is
limited.
EPA sends registration
information to designated state
administrators prior to each
Web conference. State
administrators coordinate the
sharing of Web conference
connections within each state.
For more information on this
series of Web conferences
please contact webconfer-
enceinfo@cadmusgroup.com.
Topics covered so far have
been the Total Coliform Rule -
The Basics and Implementation
Issues, the Stage 1 Disinfec-
tion/Disinfectants Byproduct
Rule, and the Consumer
Confidence Reporting Rule.
Copies of the training materials
and question-and-answer
documents derived from the
questions submitted during the
Web conferences are available
on the DWA Web site. Upcom-
ing topics include:
f^Dsurface Water Treatment
Rules, June 29
Verification, July 27
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TRAINING COURSE SCHEDULE
Course Title
Audience
Schedule
Location Contact
Sanitary Survey Training
Introduction to the Underground
Injection Control Program
Security Risk Communication
Surface Water Treatment Rule/
Long Term 1 Enhanced Surface
Water Treatment Rule
Arsenic Treatment Technology
Arsenic Treatment Technology
Introduction to Compliance
Activities
Arsenic Treatment Technology
Sanitary survey inspectors
State UIC staff
State drinking waterstaff
State drinking waterstaff
State drinking water staff,
design engineers, system
owners, and certified operators
State drinking water staff,
design engineers, system
owners, and certified operators
New and inexperienced
drinking water compliance staff
State drinking water staff,
design engineers, system
owners, and certified operators
June 21 -24, 2005 Boulder, CO
June 22, 2005 Web
conference
June 28 & 29, 2005 Richmond, VA
June 29, 2005 Web
conference
July 11 & 12, 2005 Redlands.CA
July 13 & 14, 2005 Everett, WA
July 19, 2005 Web
conference
July 25 & 26, 2005 Green Bay, Wl
Bill Davis
(214)665-7526
davis.williamh@epa.gov
Drinking Water Academy
dwaweb.conference@epa.gov
Mark Anderson
(804)864-7514
markc.anderson@vdh.virginia.gov
Ed Moriarty
(202)564-3864
moriarty.edward@epa.gov
Jennifer Moller
(202)564-3891
moller.jennifer@epa.gov
JenniferMoller
(202)564-3891
moller.jennifer@epa.gov
Jamie Bourne
(202)564-4095
bourne.james@epa.gov
JenniferMoller
(202)564-3891
moller.jennifer@epa.gov
Security Risk Communication
Texas drinking water staff with July 26 & 27,2005
communications
responsibilities
Austin, TX DebraCerda
(512)239-6945
dcerda@tceq.state.tx.us
Arsenic Treatment Technology
Data Verification
Phase II/V Chemicals
Sustainable Systems/Capacity
Development
Public Notification Rule Training
Lead and Copper Rule Training
State drinking water staff,
design engineers, system
owners, and certified operators
State drinking waterstaff
State drinking waterstaff
State drinking waterstaff
State drinking waterstaff
State drinking waterstaff
July 27 & 28, 2005
July 27, 2005
Aug. 31, 2005
Sept. 28, 2005
Oct. 26, 2005
Nov. 30, 2005
Lapeer, Ml
Web
conference
Web
conference
Web
conference
Web
conference
Web
conference
JenniferMoller
(202)564-3891
moller.jennifer@epa.gov
JenniferMoller
(202)564-3891
moller.jennifer@epa.gov
JenniferMoller
(202)564-3891
moller.jennifer@epa.gov
JenniferMoller
(202)564-3891
moller.jennifer@epa.gov
JenniferMoller
(202)564-3891
moller.jennifer@epa.gov
JenniferMoller
(202)564-3891
moller.jennifer@epa.gov
DWA courses may be presented as requested. See the course catalog on the DWA Web site for more information (www.epa.gov/
safe water/dwa/co urse.html).
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