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                                                                                             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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Summer2005
   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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Summer2005
  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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