Florida Rural Water Association
2970 Wellington Circle
Tallahassee FL 32309
850.668.2746
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10.03.19
Orignally sceheduled for 10/10
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from the
Board and Staff
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Florida Rural Water Association
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Happy Friday Rural Water!
As we approach this Labor Day weekend there are a few things that come to mind. The first is a genuine thank you to our industry for the hard work we do. The water and wastewater industry in Florida works tirelessly to provide valuable services to our customers and environment. Thank you for all you do.
The second is the looming Hurricane Dorian. If you haven't been watching its progress you probably should start now. Hurricane Dorian is approaching Florida and the National Hurricane Center has it predicted to make landfall Monday morning. However, as we all should know with hurricanes, this can change rapidly. Keeping an eye on weather models and predictions is just the start to preparedness. You can access the latest information on Dorian by
clicking on this link.
Since emergencies can strike at any time, it is important to be prepared. Per DEP rules, you should be exercising your generators on a regular basis. Your generators should also be serviced and in working condition. It takes only a few minutes to change oil, flush coolant, and top off the gas tank so make sure it's done now.
In addition to physical preparations, other preparations are needed. Answering questions such as, "Should our employees shelter in place at the plant?" or "Who is our contact for spare pipe if our stocks get wiped out?" are important to have answered prior to an emergency. To help organize this information it is important to have an emergency response plan (ERP). A template can be found on the FRWA website,
linked here
, along with other emergency response information.
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Carl Hongell Golf Tournament
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More than fifty dedicated golfers withstood soaring Florida temperature to participate in this year's Carl Hongell Golf Tournament. However, the players perservered and some even came home with the gold.
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Highlights from the 2019 Carl Hongell Golf Tournament
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Thank you to our sponsors for their support
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Holley-Navarra Water System
USABluebook
Florida Piping Solutions
Destin Water Users
Hawkins Water Treatment
Pace Water Systems, Inc.
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US Water Services Corp
CoBank
South Walton Utilitiy Company
Souther Corrosion
USIC
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Congratulations to the Tournament Winners
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First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Closest to the Pin
Longest Drive
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Bobby Barker/Damon Boutwell
Ben Keen/Justin Pyron
Russell Burton/Jason Hopp
Todd Potter/Jackson Reeves
Robert Williamson/Mike Kennedy
Chris Legg/Kevin Strickland
Christopher Funnell/Scott Johnson
Christopher Funnell/Justin Pyron
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For more information on the 2019 Annual Conference, please click here. |
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Santa Rosa County moves to stop discharging treated wastewater into the Santa Rosa Sound | Pensacola News Journal Santa Rosa County is preparing to stop the discharge of treated wastewater into the Santa Rosa Sound. more
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City of Tampa to spend $3.2B to replace aging infrastructure | ABC Action News Officials with the City of Tampa say they responded to more than 1,200 water main breaks in 2018 and nearly 1,000 wastewater cave-ins since July 2017. more
FEMA announces $6 million in reimbursements for the Panhandle | My Panhandle FEMA announcing Friday they are reimbursing over $6 million to the Panhandle for Hurricane Michael related costs. more
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This Week in Water History
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1924 Richmond VA Grocery Store
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August 29, 1924: A complete filtration plant is finally built in Richmond, Virginia. Albert Stein built the first effort to filter a drinking water supply in the U.S. in Richmond in 1832. However the filtration plant was not successful and it was abandoned in 1835. Other efforts were made over the years to treat the Richmond water supply.
"Although Richmond did nothing effective to improve its water supply until well into the twentieth century, settling basins were proposed from time to time. In 1860, the city council asked the superintendent, Davis, and its city engineer, W. Gill, to make plans for a new reservoir "with a proper filter." They proposed filters cleaned by reverse flow. A new reservoir was put in use January I, 1876. Later, under Superintendent Charles E. Bolling, and the health officer, two narrow settling basins, about a mile long, with provision for drawing off the sediment alternately, were provided. On December 22, 1909, large coagulation basins were added. Chlorination with hypochlorite was begun June 26, 1913, on Levy's recommendation, following a few cases of typhoid fever in Richmond. In 1914, apparatus for applying liquid chlorine was installed. But not until August 29, 1924, was a complete purification plant available, with coagulation basins, mechanical filters, aerators and a clear-water basin, for the whole of 30-mgd capacity."
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For more articles on what went on this week in water history, click here.
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