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One Day Training Sessions
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We're just a little over a month away!
Earn up to 5 TECHNICAL continuing education hours for both water & wastewater licenses! We always have a great time, learn a lot, and leave full and happy! Plus, we'll have several fun competitions to give you a chance to take home some dough or a cool prize! All for just $95!! (member pricing)
Join us in Huntingburg - May 19, or in Akron - May 26! Registration starts at 8am, and Demos kick off at 9am. Don't forget to BYOC (bring your own chair)!
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Advertise With the Alliance! |
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Are you looking to put your products or services in front of the members of the Alliance of Indiana Rural Water and key decision-makers of Indiana's rural water and wastewater utilities?
Advertising space is now being reserved for the Summer/Fall 2022 issue of the Alliance’s Hoosier Pipeline magazine. Along with the 1,700 printed copies, your ad will also appear in the digital edition on the Alliance's website giving it even more added exposure online.
To reserve your ad space in the Summer/Fall issue, please contact Dave Gill at 866-985-9791 or by email david@kelman.ca
Below are the ad sizes that you can choose from. If you have purchased advertising space in the past, we thank you. If you have not, we look forward to welcoming you to the Hoosier Pipeline!
Thank you for your support of the AIRW!
Ad Size Price
Full Page $1,775
1/2 Page $1,000
1/3 Page $775
1/4 Page $625
1/6 Page $550
1/8 Page $450
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2022 Regional Water Taste Tests |
We have three more "regional" taste tests before the "Best Tasting Water in Indiana" Competition during our conference this fall. The City of Fort Wayne was the proud winner of the first regional taste test held at our Spring Conference. Congratulations to them!
2022 Regional Taste Test Schedule
March 17th - French Lick @ Spring Conference
May 26 - Akron @ Operator Expo
June 16 - Upland @ training
August 24 - Connersville @ training
*Systems may choose to compete in any of the regional competitions. Submissions MUST NOT have any major violations of bacteriological testing or chemical monitoring for two years prior to the Taste Test. Winners from each region will advance to compete in the “Best Tasting Water in Indiana” at our annual Fall Conference, October 26 & 27, 2022 in Fort Wayne, IN.
(Regional winners will receive one free fall conference registration)
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Well Wishes to Amanda Rush! |
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After more than seven years with the Alliance, we say goodbye and well wishes to our Accounting Director, Amanda Rush.
Amanda joined the team in late 2014 and has been a huge asset to our organization. We expect to fill her role soon, but in the meantime, she will be assisting us in the transition.
Best of luck and thank you, Amanda!
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The Alliance and 120Water announced a new partnership that will expand the technical assistance and support available to our members, with a focus on equipping systems with tools and resources to successfully manage water quality programs related to lead and other contaminants. The partnership will also include resources available to water systems as they prepare to meet new regulatory expectations due to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) - including a FREE Self-Evaluation tool, not to mention deep discounts for our members!
To learn more about this partnership, preferred pricing, and the resources available to your organization, please contact Kelly Gardner.
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Indiana Finance Authority Regional Water Planning Meetings |
Regional Water Planning Meetings for the Indiana Finance Authority dates and locations are now available on the IFA website. Please review the map to find the meeting scheduled for your area and plan to attend. The purpose of the meetings is to build on the benefits that come from neighboring utilities collaborating to solve similar issues. Utilities may attend a regional planning meeting that is not specific to their location, but the intention is that they eventually do so to interact with their own neighbors.
As a reminder, utilities are required to attend at least one regional meeting a year. As described in IC 5-1.2-11.5-5, the IFA’s role is to set up and facilitate the meetings; the utilities’ responsibility is to attend at least one meeting per year, set the agendas, and report attendance to the IFA. Attending a meeting is required for funding assistance from the IFA. The IFA tracks attendance on a 12-month rolling basis. For example, if your utility attended on April 2, 2021, your utility meets the requirement of the rule until April 2, 2022. The list of utilities who have attended a regional meeting is available on the IFA website.
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IFA COO Testifies at House Drinking Water Hearing |
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Free webinars are typically held on the last Tuesday of the month from 2:00-3:00 pm ET (Optional Q&A session from 3:00-3:30 pm ET). Attendees have the option of receiving a certificate for one contact hour for each live webcast attended.
The next FREE Small System monthly webinar will be on Tuesday, April 26 - Source Water Protection and Harmful Algal Blooms.
EPA Water Research Webinar Series
A webinar will be offered every other month that will focus on EPA water research. The 2022 schedule is at the link below.
If you attend these webinars, you must submit the certificate and the credit form yourself. If you do not submit the form with the verification document, you will not get the credit.
(EPA Webinars must also be pre-approved to obtain wastewater credit.)
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Civil Service Day (4/21): Civil Services Day is an occasion for those who serve their community to rededicate themselves to the needs of their citizens and community and renew their commitment to excellence in public service.
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Earth Day (4/22): This is the moment to change it all — the business climate, the political climate, and how we take action on climate. Now is the time for the unstoppable courage to preserve and protect our health, our families, and our livelihoods. For Earth Day 2022, we need to act (boldly), innovate (broadly), and implement (equitably). It’s going to take all of us. All in. Businesses, governments, and citizens — everyone accounted for, and everyone accountable. A partnership for the planet. If you're doing an Earth Day event in your community, please reach out to the Alliance as we have resources and brochures you can utilize! Reach out to Toby Days for resources and materials at tdays@inh2o.org.
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World Day for Safety & Health at Work (4/28): Each of us is responsible for stopping deaths and injuries on the job. As employers, we are responsible for ensuring that the working environment is safe and healthy. As workers, we are responsible to work safely and to protect ourselves and not to endanger others, to know our rights and to participate in the implementation of preventive measures.
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Affinity Partners/Programs & Services Portfolio |
As the only affiliate of National Rural Water Association in the state, the Alliance of Indiana Rural Water is proud to offer our members an array of products and services that have been vetted and specifically chosen as partners that work well with and for rural water and wastewater utilities. If you have any questions about any of these programs, please contact our office at 888-937-4992 or ask your circuit rider.
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Don't forget to check out the latest version of our membership magazine, the Hoosier Pipeline!
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