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Welcome!

The North West Indiana Operator's Association (NWIOA) provides a venue for members of the wastewater community in north west Indiana to network with their peers.  The NWIOA also provides industry professionals with the opportunity to keep up to date with current technologies and regulations, while earning CEUs. 

 

Officers:

President:  Richard Condon  - Chesterton, IN

Vice-President: Terry Wright - Lowell, IN

NWIOA Respresentative to the IWEA Executive Board: Kathleen Janatik - Michigan City, IN

Secretary / Treasurer: David W. Littleton - Portage, IN

Upcoming Meeting(s) & Events.

WEF Info & Events:

Free Webcast On WEF Website.

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Chapter 3 - Leveraging Liquid Assets
To air on Friday, June 20, at 2:00 p.m. EDT is the third chapter of a free webcast series offered to help users make the most of Water Is Life, and Infrastructure Makes It Happen™ education methods and tools.  Chapter 3 will share tools for organizing a multi-media campaign around the new PBS documentary Liquid Assets produced by < xml="true" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" prefix="st1" namespace="">Penn State University and sponsored by WEF, NACWA and other sister organizations.  Register online here.

WEF Highlights

 June 2008, Vol. 45, No. 4 • www.wef.org/highlights

In this month’s Highlights, read how classroom lesson plans incorporate hands-on water-related educational activities in Reading, Writing, and … Water? Also in this issue, learn about research on microconstituents by Jordyn Wolfand, Stockholm Junior Water Prize finalist. Find inspiration to get involved in a message from Water Environment Federation (Alexandria, Va.) president, Adam Zabinski. Learn how Lavene Brenden, this month’s “Pro to Know,” has devoted his career to improving water quality in the Midwest.

Top Stories:
Reading, Writing … and Water?

Look, look! See Dick paint a picture of a water molecule. See Jane purify a gallon of dirty water. See school children all over America learn about the global water crisis and what they can do about it.

We’ve come a long way since the days when first graders spent reading class learning the latest adventures of Dick and Jane. Today’s students are more likely to participate in water conservation “SWAT teams” that check for leaks in water fountains, or write poems about water shortages and carbon footprints. They are more ecologically aware than perhaps any previous generation, thanks in large part to the integration of environmental education into virtually every facet of their studies. Read more

Stockholm Junior Water Prize Finalist Studies Hormone’s Effect on Minnows
Despite the tone of recent Associated Press news articles and congressional hearings, the presence of low levels of chemicals associated with pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and other consumer products in the nation’s waters is not new. For many years researchers have tested for the presence of these compounds as well as their environmental effects.

In fact, Jordyn Wolfand, one of the four finalists in the 2007 U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) competition, earned that distinction for her research on the effects that residual concentrations of the active ingredient in birth control pills have on minnows. Read more

 

 

IWEA

The June 13, 2008, Governement Affairs newsletter can be viewed on the documents page.

 

Job Opportunities

 

City of New Albany, IN is looking for a Utility Director.  Starting Salary is $50,000/year to $70,000/year.  Must have a minimum class 4 Wastewater Operators License.  For more information check the documents section of this website.

NWIOA June Meeting

June 24, 2008 12:00 Noon at Robert Pastrick Marina .  Hosted By The East Chicago Sanitary District                    Presentation by American Structure Point.  Lunch will be provided.

Robert Pastrick Marina

3301 Aldis Street

East Chicago, IN 46312

Please RSVP to David W. Littleton. 

                                       To get directions enter your starting address and the address of the meeting site.

 

        

 

 Be sure to check back for other events.

If you have any questions for concerns, contact David W. Littleton at 219-762-1301 or by email at NorthWestIOA@gmail.com

 

  If you would like to leave a message or ask a question, do so on the contacts page.