Call For Nominations - NAWT Excellence in Service Award

The National Association of Wastewater Technicians board of directors is seeking nominations for the annual Excellence in Service Award. This award recognizes individuals or companies the NAWT board believes have exhibited exceptional service to the wastewater profession. Take initiative to nominate a worthy candidate and honor them for their ingenuity and contribution to the industry.

The award recognizes a NAWT member or NAWT-sponsored individual or company that has shown exceptional accomplishments in their service to the community and to the wastewater profession. This award will be presented in February 2013 at the Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo International in Indianapolis.

Nomination forms and additional information on nominating criteria can be obtained by calling the NAWT office at 800/236-6298, emailing info@nawt.org or downloading the form from www.nawt.org. Submit the application packet to the NAWT office marked ATTN: Excellence in Service Award Committee by email to info@nawt.org or by U.S. mail addressed to NAWT, PO Box 220, Three Lakes, WI 54562. All nomination forms must be received or postmarked by Oct. 31.

NAWT Partners with Delaware association on professional installer course

NAWT is pleased to work with the Delaware On-Site Wastewater Recycling Association (DOWRA) conference planning committee to present the Professional Installer Training Course on Monday, Oct. 15, the first day of the 16th annual DOWRA conference. The course concentrates on the basics of installing a proper onsite system. Good systems result from following the key principles of installation: Keep it shallow, keep it dry and keep it natural.

Good systems are installed with management in mind, which means systems are installed so all parts are accessible for maintenance. Specific topics to be covered include planning and site evaluation, installing sewage tanks, installing belowground systems, installing aboveground systems, installing pumps and pump stations, and installing media filters.

Jim Anderson, NAWT education program coordinator, is working closely with Jim Cassidy, Daniel String and Hollis Warren to ensure information presented during the one-day course fits with current Delaware requirements.

An hour-long exam will be given at the end of the course, and will result in the issuance of a NAWT Professional Installer Certification. Just as with the NAWT certified inspectors, contact information for installers who have passed the certification exam will be posted on the NAWT website and maintained in the NAWT database.

This course also qualifies for re-certification credit for the NAWT Inspection Certification. Instructors for this course will be the nationally recognized team of Dave Gustafson and Jim Anderson.

DOWRA's annual technical conference and exposition provides a forum for local, regional and national professionals to gain the latest knowledge, education, technology and solutions in the onsite wastewater treatment industry. If you have questions about the NAWT Installer Course, please contact the office.



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