Thursday February 5, 2015

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

Bill Gates Drinks Poop Water
Bill Gates recently announced in his "Gates Letter" that he has endorsed a new technology that converts sludge from human waste into energy and drinkable water.  Derek showed a video on how the technology works.  
Main Event:
Waterborne Diseases: Agents, Transmission and Survival in the Environment
speaker: Elena Alexandrova

Elena Alexandrova provided an excellent comprehensive review of waterborne diseases including how they are transmitted, how they affect the body, and their prevalence in the United States.  Brian reviewed 
Main Event:
The Control of Microorgamisms
speaker: LCDR Brian Bearden


LCDR Brian Bearden reviewed the physical and chemical methods for controlling microorganisms.
Main Event:
Case Studies in Disinfection
speaker: Derek Chambers


CAPT Derek Chambers reviewed three case studies about disease outbreaks or failures in water system disinfection systems: Cryptosporidium Outbreak in Milwaukee, WI in 1993; E. Coli outbreak in Walkerton, Ontario in 2000; and E. Coli positives on Saipan in 2004.
Main Event:
Biological Safety & PPE for Wastewater Workers
speaker: LCDR Brian Bearden


LCDR Brian Bearden reviewed and demonstrated (with help from CUC wastewater staff volunteers) how to don and doff PPE for wastewater workers.

Instructors' Bios

PowerPoint Presentations & Links

Powerpoints as pdf files:
Current Events & Case Studies
Waterborne Disease: Agents, Transmission and Survival in the Environment
The Control of Microorgansims
Biological Safety & PPE for Wastewater Workers
Certified operators attending this training earned 3.5 hours of continuing education towards their certification renewal requirements (this class ran a bit longer than our usual class).

Attendance and Certificates

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