Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 – 11:45 am
Lunch (On your own): 11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Afternoon Session: 12:45 – 4:30 pm
Public Water Supply Systems: An Introduction
What is a public water system?
Definitions
• Public vs. private
• Community vs. non-community
• Transient vs. non-transient
Basic objectives: quantity and quality
• Calculating demand: domestic flows and fire suppression
• Typical sources of raw water
Major infrastructure: source, transmission, treatment,
pumping, distribution, storage, services
Small group activity: developing a water supply master plan
Federal and State Regulatory Framework
Federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
Alphabet soup: Review of federal rule-making:
• The surface water treatment rule (SWTR)
• The groundwater rule (GWR)
• Distribution-related rules (DRR, DBP, LCR, TCR)
• Chemical contaminants (arsenic, LCR, radionuclides)
State drinking water programs
• Recent rule-making (PA, NJ, MD, DE)
Emerging contaminants
Group survey: public notification requirements
Sources and Treatment
Water sources: quantity, quality, and reliability
Surface water treatment processes
Groundwater treatment processes
Permitting, compliance and reporting
Case studies: water supply for multiple client types and sizes
Transmission, Distribution, and Storage
Design constraints: flow, pressure, water age
Distribution system
Distribution storage
Maintenance
Considerations
• System mapping (GIS/CAD)
• Hydraulic modeling
• Water loss and leak management
• Water quality
• Compliance and reporting
Small group activity: water quality in distribution systems
Emergency Preparedness and Response
Common failure mechanisms
Results/discussion of group survey on public notification requirements
Emergency response planning
Lessons from Flint, Michigan
Credits
Professional Engineers
6.5 PDHs
Professional Geologists
6.5 PDHs
Pennsylvania Attorneys
6.5 CLE Hours
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and provides 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers and geologists in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania State Board of Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists does not pre-approve continuing education actives.
Professional engineers and geologists seeking continuing education credit in other states will be able to claim the hours earned at this seminar, in most cases. Refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.
The Pennsylvania CLE Board has approved this event for 6.5 CLE hours for attorneys.
Attendance will be monitored and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Lori Burkert
Entech Engineering, Inc.Project Manager / GIS Manager at Entech Engineering, Inc.
Mrs. Burkert is a professional geologist with 18 years of experience in water resources, water supply and wastewater systems. Her expertise includes source water investigation and protection, geographic information systems (GIS) mapping, water distribution system operations and maintenance, wastewater inflow and infiltration control programs, water quality, data management, regulatory compliance, field inspection and site work, and environmental consulting.
Ms. Burkert previously worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection as a public water supply inspector. She received a B.S. degree from Elizabethtown College in Environmental Science, and an M.S. degree from Lehigh University in Earth and Environmental Science, with a focus in (geo)chemistry.
She served as the President of the Pennsylvania state chapter of the American Water Resources Association (PA-AWRA) in 2017 and 2018.
Entech Engineering is a full service engineering firm with six office locations throughout Pennsylvania. We serve utilities, government, commercial, manufacturing, and higher education organizations. Entech offers civil, environmental, MEP, structural and architectural services, helping our clients make more informed decisions to achieve their goals.