Margaret Doss
This month, we would like to highlight Margaret Doss, instructor over the Laboratory Practices series. Margaret has over twenty years of experience in the water and wastewater treatment industry and serves as the Water Quality Manager for Columbia County Utilities in Georgia. She has been known to wear many hats, due to her passion for operations and operators within the field. Margaret is a past President of ABC, as well as, Chair the V & E Committee â Laboratory Practices during its development days. Her learning curve continues to expand, as she received her Master's in Adult Education from the University of Georgia. She serves on the Certification Board for the State of Georgia and brings years of experience to the continuing education arena for operators.
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She has written some unique courses for CEU Plan and we are pleased to highlight her Laboratory Practices series for both Drinking Water and Wastewater treatment. Her courses include:
- Basic Chemistry and Laboratory Techniques
- Basic Drinking Water Quality Test
- Laboratory Practices â Wastewater Techniques â complete series
- which includes:
- Lab Terminology and Apparatus
- Basic Wastewater Lab Procedures
- Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)
- Solids
- Fecal Coliform Bacteria Membrane Filter Procedure
- Nitrogen - Ammonia by ion-Selective Electrode (ISE) Method
Adults Who Consume Fluoride In Drinking Water At Decreased Risk For Tooth Decay A new study conducted by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Adelaide, Australia, has produced the strongest evidence yet that fluoride in drinking water provides dental health benefits to adults, even those who had not received fluoridated drinking water as children. In the first population-level study of its kind, the study shows that fluoridated drinking water prevents tooth decay for all adults regardless of age, and whether or not they consumed fluoridated water during childhood. | U.S. Water Infrastructure Given "D" Grade by ASCE Group The U.S. drinking water and sewage infrastructure earned a barely passing grade of D from the American Society of Civil Engineers today, which said at least $1 trillion is needed to fix the problem. The ASCE in its quadrennial Report Card for America's Infrastructure said the drinking water infrastructure improved slightly, to a D from an almost failing D- in 2009, even as U.S. pipes and treatment plants near the end of their expected lifespan. With almost 240,000 water main breaks a year, it would take more than $1 trillion to repair and replace systems, the report said, citing the American Water Works Association. |
Decision Delayed on Dangerous Chemical Found in Drinking Water Science correspondent Miles O'Brien talks to scientists, members of the chemical industry and representatives from Pacific Gas and Electric about chromium-6 contamination in American drinking water. What is a safe level for humans to consume and why has the EPA stalled on setting a federal standard? | Federal Water Tap, March 25: Twenty Percent of U.S. River-Miles Are Healthy, EPA Says Only one of every five miles of river in the United States is ecologically and biologically healthy, according to a first-of-its-kind assessment of national water quality. The Environmental Protection Agency used random sampling to estimate river and stream health in the lower 48 states. Based on data from 1,924 sites monitoring rivers, streams and ponds, the EPA found that phosphorous and nitrogen are the most common pollutants. Public comments are due by May 9 and should be sent to nrsa-hq@epa.gov. |
State of Training 2013
Last month, I attended the Training 2013 Conference to learn more about the training industry. This conference is comprised of human resource directors, training providers, instructional course designers, corporate training directors, and many more. It is a great opportunity for us to update our program to meet the latest in technology. The exhibition and training stimulations would amaze you at the emerging technologies available in the training world.
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William W. Edgar Pioneer Award
In 2000, the Pioneer Award was established by William W. Edgar of the Water Environment Federation's Disinfection & Public Health Committee. The award recognizes researchers and developers of disinfection practices in the water and wastewater treatment sector. Since its inception, the award has been given biennially to leaders in the field at WEF disinfection specialty conferences.
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Jeff Pugh
Tips & Tricks
» On your Student Page, you can see what courses you have taken and to which license it was assigned by clicking the "My Transcript" menu item (and view or print your Certificates of Completion), view or print the invoices for reimbursement in the My Invoices of the "My Account" menu item, and even review the text of the courses you have already completed under My Course History on the "Start Course" page.
» Some Operators like to print out the Course Section Text to read away from the computer screen (or to keep a three-ring binder with the archived Course Text for easy reference). An easy way to print the Course Text is to (once the Course Text window is open) hold the "Ctrl" key and press the "P". This brings up the print window from which you can print the text.
As spring approaches with all of its promises of renewal, we take a moment to reflect on where we've been and where we are going.
Thank you for being a part of the CEU Plan family.
Happy Easter,
Bill Edgar, Program Administrator
When time is running out ...
We have become the best solution to your operators and members requiring those last minute continuing education hours to renew their license. We are sometimes called the "Home of the One Hour Courses" - and it's a title we proudly wear. We offer a number of one- and two-hour courses that can fill out your training requirements. Our new course catalog is available here (as a .pdf file).
Courses are Catagorically listed: Drinking Water - Wastewater - Operation - Maintenance - Laboratory
