Florida Rural Water Association
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Tallahassee FL 32309
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2019 AL/FL Joint Conference
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The Alabama/Florida Joint Technical Training Conference has been scheduled for May 28-30, 2019 in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Presented by Alabama Rural Water and Florida Rural Water, this year's Joint Conference promises to be more informative and exciting than ever! We will have the latest in industry information available in our Exhibit Hall with over sixty exhibitors. The topics covered in our training sessions will bring you up to date on the pressing issues in the water and wastewater field. Of course, as with any Rural Water event, there will be plenty of food! Please plan to join us for fun, food, and a wealth of information! For a complete agenda, click here.
The conference will be held at The Lodge, 21196 East Beach Blvd, Gulf Shores, AL 36542. Call 251-540-4000 for reservations. The Group Code is Alabama Rural Water Association. You will want to join us for training opportunities in both water and wastewater sessions. You will also enjoy the Exhibit Hall filled with products and services of interest.
Be sure to register by May 24, 2019 to assure your spot. There will be a $100.00 registration fee for attendees (both member and non member) and a $30.00 fee for any extra meals. If you would like to attend please click here.
You can find the latest in information on the Conference on our website by clicking here. |
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This Week in Water History
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 April 27, 1916: Municipal Journalarticle. Typhoid Follows Burning of Filtration Plant. "South Fork, Pa.-South Fork has a typhoid fever epidemic. There are ten people ill with the disease now and a number of suspects are under observation. South Fork authorities say the sickness is the result of people not heeding the warning of the board of health to boil the water during the period in which the water was not treated because of fire destroying the filtration plant. The plant was burned several weeks ago. Circulars were distributed all over the town asking the people to boil all water used for domestic purposes. Ministers and school teachers announced the warning and the newspapers published it. Analysis of the water while the filtration plant was not working indicated possibilities of typhoid. The plant is again in operation and tests show the water free from pollution."
Reference: "Typhoid Follows Burning of Filtration Plant." 1916. Municipal Journalarticle 40:17(April 27, 1916): 590. more
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