The Kentucky Water and Wastewater Operators Association (KWWOA) is a statewide not-for-profit association with the mission of enhancing the Kentucky Water Environment through training, education, certification and the exchange of operational and technical information with experienced water quality specialists.  KWWOA membership consists of more than 800 individuals and organizations. 

The association provides in excess of 100 hours of continuing educational training every year at no additional cost to the operators. 

1.  Overview of drinking water by Donna Marlin (federal and state regulation development, future changes).
2.  DOW Laboratory Certification Program -- Reorganization by Patrick Garrity.
3.  Laboratory Ethics and Data Integrity by Brian Chitti.
4.  Laboratory Accountability Program for Certified Laboratories by Brian Chitti. 
5.  Laboratory Accountability Program for Public Water Systems by Patrick Garrity.
6.  Update on Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule by Crystal Davis. 
7.  Update on Capacity Development by Leslie Harp.
8.  Presentations on Area-Wide Optimization Program (AWOP) by Julie Roney:

• Overview of AWOP.
• Kentucky AWOP -- Goals, Tools and Fully Optimized Systems.
• How Far Has AWOP Come in Ten Years? 
• What is the Future Direction of Kentucky AWOP? 
  

9.  Presentation to North Central and Eastern KWWOA, by Julie Roney during Fall 2008 conference. Includes update on DEP and DOW reorganizations, proposed regulation revisions, compliance and drought updates.

1. Kentucky Area-Wide Optimization Program 2007 Update. 
2. BACT Reporting:  Back to basics.  Common mistakes, reporting errors and strategies for avoiding both. 
3. The new e-MOR (Monthly Operating Report form) is an Excel spreadsheet for submitting monitoring and reporting data. 
4. So I've found high DBPs.  What now? 
5. The how and why of picking Initial Distribution System Evaluation (IDSE) monitoring sites. 
6. How to avoid noncompliance. 
7. Groundwater Rule, Part 1:  An Overview. 
8. Groundwater Rule, Part 2: The C-T Concept. 
9. Monitoring and Reporting Issues:  chemical analysis reporting
10. What your system needs to meet the Stage 2 regulation. 
11. Ethical Practices in a Certified  Microbiology Laboratory
12. Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, AKA LT2 E. coli monitoring

1. Bacteriological Reporting
2. Bacteriological Reporting for Laboratories
3. Consumer Confidence Reports and Public Notification Update
4. Disinfection By-product Rules -- Stage 1 and Stage 2
5. Lead and Copper Presentation
6. Monthly Operating Report (MOR) Update
7. Primacy and Regulations Update
8. Initial Distribution System Evaluation
9. Long Term 2 (LT2) Surface Water Treatment Rule "Crypto Rule"
10. LT2 Strategies
11. LT2 Toolbox Options
12. Stage 2 Disinfection By-products (DBP) Rule: "Distribution-Related" Rule
13. Strategies for Meeting Stage 2
14. Lab Ethics Part 1
15. Lab Ethics Part 2