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Drinking Water
Academy Bulletin
DRINKING
WATER
ACADEMY
Spring 2006
INSIDE THIS
ISSUE:
EPA AND AMWA
COMPLETE
SUCCESSFUL SERIES
OF SOURCE WATER
PROTECTION WEB
CONFERENCES
SDWIS
MODERNIZATION
TRAINING SERIES
THE DWA FINALIZES
CLASS V MODULE
DRINKING WATER
ACADEMY CONTACTS
TRAINING COURSE
SCHEDULE
STAGE 2 DBPR AND LT2ESWTR: LET THE
TRAINING BEGINI
EPA promulgated the Stage 2
Disinfectant Byproduct Rule
(DBPR) and the Long Term 2
Enhanced Surface Water
Treatment Rule (LT2ESWTR) in
January 2006. Since both rules
have regulatory deadlines for
drinking water systems in 2006,
the Office of Ground Water and
Drinking Water (OGWDW)
decided to start implementation
training early for states, water
systems, technical assistance
providers, and laboratories. The
OGWDW training strategy
involves both Web conference
and in-person training. In an
effort to provide an overview of
the rules to as many interested
individuals as possible, OGWDW
conducted Web conferences in
January, two each of:
1*0 Stage 2 DBPR & LT2ESWTR:
An Overview of the Rules.
Implementing Stage 2 DBPR
& LT2ESWTR: Compliance
and Assistance Tools for
Systems.
The presentation materials are
available on OGWDWs Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/
safewater/disinfection/
training.html) or by e-mailing the
Stage2/LT2 implementation team
at stage2mdbp@epa.gov.
OGWDW intends to repeat these the Drinking Water Academy
Web conferences in late 2006.
Information on these Web
conferences and registration
information will be available on
Web site under the Training
Calendar (http://www.epa
.gov/safewater/dwa/
calendar.html).
Continued on page 3
EPA LOSES ANOTHER CHARTER
MEMBER TO RETIREMENT
Ken Hay, Associate Chancellor and Special Advisor to the Drinking
Water Academy, retired after nearly 40 years of public service,
including the past 34 years with EPA.
Ken was an original EPA charter employee, who came over from
the Department of the Interior's water quality program in 1972 when
EPA was formed. While threatening to retire for years, Ken finally
made the move early in 2006.
Ken was instrumental in raising the bar in how EPA conducts
training, continually testing new training ideas over the years as he
worked to support implementation of both the Clean Water Act and
the Safe Drinking Water Act. One of his most important contributions
from the Academy's perspective is the sanitary survey training
program that he developed and improved over the years. Ken
worked with a cadre of sanitary inspectors and trainers over the
years to integrate field work and classroom time in order to improve
the quality of learning and provide resource material that would
reinforce what was learned in the class. State, EPA Regional and
local health personnel who have taken the course have always
noted what an informative and well-designed class it is.
A train buff for years, Ken finally handed EPA his retirement ticket.
He is now looking forward to retiring to Florida, where he plans to
wrestle alligators in his spare time and dodge hurricanes. While we
will miss his sage advice and his common-sense approach, the
Academy is indebted to Ken for helping launch the Academy on
sound footing.

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Spring 2006
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EPA AND AMWA COMPLETE SUCCESSFUL SERIES OF SOURCE
WATER PROTECTION WEB CONFERENCES
EPA and the Association of
Metropolitan Water Agencies
(AMWA), under the auspices of
the Drinking Water Academy,
recently conducted a series of
three Web conferences on
various aspects of source
water protection. The series
enabled AMWA members and
other drinking water agencies to
share experiences and learn
what other cities are doing.
AMWA represents the largest
municipal water utilities in the
United States. Approximately
200 people viewed each live
Web conference.
The series began on January
25, 2006, with a Web
conference on monitoring and
data sharing. It discussed
recent U.S. Geological Survey
OGWDW has been working with
states to modernize SDWIS
reporting methods. The new
process involves XML technol-
ogy, SDWIS/FedRep software,
EPA's Central Data Exchange
(CDX), the new national drinking
water database (SDWIS/ODS),
and the Drinking Water Ware-
house. (Visit the SDWIS Web
site at http://www.epa.gov/
safewater/sdwisfed/sdwismod
.htm for more information.)
OGWDW launched this effort
with a Webcast training series.
Anyone with a role in SDWIS/
STATE was asked to participate.
The series included six courses,
each presented twice:
research on the occurrence of
a range of regulated and
emerging contaminants found in
untreated sources of drinking
water throughout the United
States; described a system
used to protect drinking water
utilities by detecting chemicals
from unreported releases and
spills; and discussed St. Paul,
Minnesota's, 23-year-old
watershed and reservoir
restoration program used to
improve water quality in the
upper Mississippi River. An
archive of the Web conference
can be found at https://www
.livemeeting.com/cc/encounter/
view?id=11347531610127.
The second Web conference,
on land conservation and
development, was held on
System Administrator
was directed at data and
program managers and
provided an overview of
the new process and its
requirements.
|*D Data Maintenance
Module A covered
navigation, inventory, and
site visits.
|*D Data Maintenance
Module B covered
sampling and legal entities.
Compliance Officer
Module A covered schema
migration issues, system
administration, inventory,
February 22, 2006. The Trust
for Public Lands discussed its
experience partnering with large
municipal water utilities to
protect their source waters
through visioning, finance, and
land acquisition tools. Raising
public funds and leveraging
local, state, and federal
resources were also
highlighted. One water authority
discussed how drinking water
agencies can promote source
water protection by funding
open space purchases, helping
local jurisdictions strengthen
their regulatory reviews, or
providing geographic information
system (GIS) tools and other
technical expertise. Finally, a
case study was presented on
an aggressive and proactive
source water protection
site visit, sampling, and
monitoring changes.
Compliance Officer
Module B covered
compliance determination,
enforcement, and CDS set-
up changes.
This well-attended series
included software demonstra-
tions and live audio and text
questions and answers. For
more information about the
training series, contact Clint
Lemmons at lemmons.clint
@epa.gov or (202) 564-4623.
program that includes land use
and zoning controls to manage
development density. An archive
of the Web conference can be
found at https://www.
livemeeting.com/cc/encounter/
view?id=11347546560985.
The third, and last, Web
conference was on
communication, regulatory, and
non-regulatory tools. It was held
on March 22, 2006. The
conference featured three local
source water programs. The
first involved a state
environmental agency, EPA
Region 4, and other public and
private partners. The second
described an inclusive
community- and agency-
focused effort to protect
watersheds through public
education and outreach,
monitoring, and by promoting the
formation of watershed groups.
The last example focused on the
development of a scientifically
based watershed management
plan, from monitoring to land
acquisition. An archive of the
Web conference can be found
at https://www.livemeeting.com/
cc/encounter/
view?id=11400310400573.
While the focus of the Web
conferences was on large
municipal water systems,
participants also included state
drinking water agencies,
watershed groups, small water
systems, and consultants. For
more information on the series,
contact Tracy Hudak of EPA at
hudak.tracy@epa.gov.
SDWIS MODERNIZATION TRAINING SERIES

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Spring 2006
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Stage2 DBPR and LT2ESWTR Training: continued from page 1
THE DWA FINALIZES CLASS V MODULE
The DWA is working with the Protection Branch to finalize a
course on conducting inspections at Class V injection well sites.
The course covers key terminology; legal authorities available to
or affecting the Class V effort; regulatory requirements for large
capacity cesspools and motor vehicle waste disposal wells;
determining whether rule authorization, closure, or permitting is
appropriate; conducting inspections; and site characterization.
The course will be available as classroom-style training. For more
information, contact Jeff Jollie at (202) 564-3886 or jollie.jeff
@epa.gov.
In addition, OGWDW is schedul-
ing three Web conferences for
the spring and summer of 2006.
These Web conferences will
discuss the Initial Distribution
System Evaluation (IDSE) Tool,
Data Collection and Tracking
System (DCTS), and sampling
under the LT2ESWTR. The Web
conferences will include an
interactive tour of the DCTS and
IDSE tool, will demonstrate
source water monitoring for
Cryptosporidium, and will allow
participants to ask questions
using the Web conference text
console.
The objective of the in-person
Stage 2/LT2 train-the-trainer
workshops is to provide an in-
depth training on early imple-
mentation activities. During
these trainings, OGWDW staff
will focus on rule requirements
and deadlines in the first few
years after rule promulgation
(e.g., IDSE and source water
monitoring). Some of these
workshops are being offered to
states and technical assistance
providers, while others are
strictly for water system
operators. The presentations
vary based on the audience.
The training comprises a series
of Power Point slides that
explain the specific require-
ments followed by workshops
that allow the participants to
apply the information discussed
and put it to the test. See the
training calendar on page 4 of
this bulletin or visit the DWA
Web site (http://www.epa.gov/
safewater/dwa/calendar.html)
for specific dates and locations.
The presentation materials from
the Stage 2/LT2 workshops are
available on the OGWDW Web
site (http://www.epa.gov/
safewater/disinfection/
training.html) or by e-mailing the
Stage2/LT2 implementation team
at stage2mdbp@epa.gov.
E-mail
ieclair.jackie@epa.gov
ortega.norma@epa.gov
rizzo.george@epa.gov
morris.janine@epa.gov
spaulding.wiiliam@epa.gov
hankinson.juiie@epa.gov
iindberg.stephanie@epa.gov
jackson.dan@epa.gov
poiiock.barry@epa.gov
chamberlain.william@epa.gov
markc. a nd erson@vdh.virg inia.gov
dcerda@tceq.state.tx. us
stew.thorniey@ hea Ith. state, mn. us
bourne.james@epa.gov
lash.muriene@epa.gov
iopez-carbo.maria@epa.gov
iemmons.clint@epa.gov
pham.nhien@epa.gov
bielanski.jenny@epa.gov
pena-marti nez.monica@epa.gov
In addition to Web conferences
and in-person training, OGWDW
is developing online training
modules. These electronic self-
paced modules take the trainee
through a series of slides that
include small video clips and
audio narration. OGWDW has
already released the first online
training module, "Method 1622/
1623 Microscopy: Giardia and
Cryptosporidium." This module
may be accessed at http://
www.epa.gov/safewater/
It2/t raining/
module_microscopy/crypto/
gandcrypto/index.html.
OGWDW expects to release
a second online training
module on sampling later this
year.
If you have any questions
regarding future trainings,
please visit the Stage 2/LT2
training Web site at http://
www.epa.gov/safewater/
disinfection/training, html.
Drinking Water Academy Contacts
Contact
Location
Telephone
Jackie LeClair
EPA Region 1
(617
918-1549
Norma Ortega
EPA Region 2
(212
637-4234
George Rizzo
EPA Region 3
(215
814-57811
Janine Morris
EPA Region 4
(404
562-9480
Bill Spaulding
EPA Region 5
(312
886-9262
Julie Hankinson
EPA Region 6
(214
665-3185
Stephanie Lindberg
EPA Region 7
(913
551-7423
Dan Jackson
EPA Region 8
(303
312-6155
Barry Pollock
EPA Region 9
(415
972-3563
Bili Chamberlain
EPA Region 10
(206
553-8515
Mark Anderson
Virginia
(804
864-7514
Debra Cerda
Texas
(512
239-6050
Stew Thornley
Mi nnesota
(651
201-4701
James Bourne
EPA HQ
(202
564-4095
Murlene Lash
EPA HQ
(202
564-3818
Maria Lopez Carbo
EPA HQ
(202
564-4618
Clint Lemmons
EPA HQ
(202
564-4623
Nhien Pham
EPA HQ
(202
564-1726
Jenny Bieianski
EPA HQ
(202
564-3836
Monica Pena-Martinez
EPA HQ
(202
564-2575

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Spring 2006
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Training Course Schedule



Course Title
Audience
Schedule
Location
Contact
Developing Water System Financial
Capacity
Federal, state and tribal
drinking water staff
April 05,2006
Web Conference
Drinking Water Academy
dwaweb.conference@epa.gov
Sanitary Survey Training
State sanitary survey
inspectors
April 10-14,2006
Harrisburg, PA
Jamie Bourne
(202)564-4095
bourne.james@epa.gov
Electronic Sanitary Survey Training
State sanitary survey
inspectors
April 14,2006
Nashville, TN
Jamie Bourne
(202)564-4095
bourne.james@epa.gov
EPA's Interactive Sampling Guide
for Drinking Water Operators
Drinking water system
operators
April 26,2006
Web Conference
Steve Clark
clark.steve@epa.gov
Asset Management/Asset Inventory
for Small Drinking Water Systems
EPA, states, technical
assistance providers, and
drinking water systems
May 15,2006
Web Conference
Steve Clark
clark.steve@epa.gov
Introduction to the Safe Drinking
Water Act
State, tribal, and EPA
drinking water staff
May 17,2006
Web Conference
Drinking Water Academy
dwaweb.conference@epa.gov
Sanitary Survey Training
Georgia sanitary survey
inspectors
May 22-25,2006
Macon, GA
Jamie Bourne
(202)564-4095
bourne.james@epa.gov
Cryptosporidium and E. coli Source
Water Sample Collection for the
LT2ESWTR Rule
Water system staff and
others
May 24,2006
Web Conference
Maria Lopez Carbo
(202)564-4618
lopez-carbo.maria@epa.gov
Source Water Contamination
Prevention Measures
State and local source
water protection staff
May 24,2006
Web Conference
Drinking Water Academy
dwaweb.conference@epa.gov
Sanitary Survey Training
Naval sanitary survey
inspectors
June 12-16,2006
San Diego, CA
Bill Davis
(214)665-7536
davis.williamh@epa.gov
Introduction to the Public Water
System Supervision (PWSS)
Program
State, tribal and federal
drinking water staff
June 14,2006
Web Conference
Drinking Water Academy
dwaweb.conference@epa.gov
Introduction to the Underground
Injection Control Program
State, tribal and federal
drinking waterstaff
June 21,2006
Web Conference
Drinking Water Academy
dwaweb.conference@epa.gov
Sanitary Survey Training
EPA Region 8 sanitary
survey inspectors
July 10,-14,2006
Denver, CO
Bill Davis
(214)665-7536
davis.williamh@epa.gov
EPA's T echnology Assistance
Centers and Tools for Small
Drinking Water Systems
EPA, states, technical
assistance providers, and
drinking water systems
July 18,2006
Web Conference
Holly Fleming
fleming.holly@epa.gov
Multiple Barrier Approach and
Sustainability
EPA, states, technical
assistance providers, and
drinking water systems
July 27,2006
Web Conference
Holly Fleming
fleming.holly@epa.gov
DWA courses may be presented as requested. See the course catalog on the DWA Web site for more information (www.epa.gov/
safewater/dwa/course.html).

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