Wednesday August 12, 2014

Time: 8:00 am Registration; 8:30 am - 12:00 pm training
Place: Pacific Islands Club, Napu Room
Agenda
Current Events
speaker: Derek Chambers

Drought in California
Derek gave an update on the drought situation in California.
Sunset Blvd, Los Angelas, CA Water Main Break
speaker: Derek Chambers

Derek provided photos and videos of a water main break under Sunset Blvd in Los Angelas, CA. The break was in a 93 year old, 3 foot diameter, high pressure steel pipe and sprayed water into the air at 34,000 gpm.
Toledo Ohio Water Contamination
speaker: Derek Chambers


Derek provided photos and videos of a water contamination event in Toledo, Ohio.
Super El-Nino 2014?
speaker: Derek Chambers


The El-Nino predicted for late 2014 early 2015 could be one of the biggest ever.
Main Event:
Public Relations for Utility Workers
speaker: Gary Byrd


Gary Byrd of the Hawaii Rural Water Association discussed the importance of presenting a good image to customers.

Instructors' Bios

PowerPoint Presentations & Links

Powerpoints as pdf files: 
Current Events, CA Drought, Sunset Blvd Watermain Break, Toledo, El-Nino

Certified operators attending this training earned 3 hours of continuing education towards their certification renewal requirements. (this class ran a little over our normal three hours)

Attendance and Certificates

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