May 15, 2013
Water Distribution System Operation and Maintenance
James M. Cherry, P.E. Ph.D.

Course Description:

The Water Distribution System Operation and Maintenance lecture will discuss equipment and facilities in the water distribution piping such as fire hydrants, valves, water sample taps, service taps, water meters and fittings. It will cover water storage tanks, booster water pump stations, water quality considerations, and disinfection. This will include the operator responsibilities to monitor, maintain, and operate these assets which can cover a large area throughout a town, city, county or region. As the last barrier of protecting the high quality water produced from source and treatment, the water distribution system must provide adequate pressure to a variable demand at all times.

About the Instructor:
James M. Cherry, P.E. Ph.D. received degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Virginia Tech, Old Dominion and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. He has been involved in operations and maintenance as well as design of water and wastewater facilities for over 33 years' working for regional wastewater authorities, consultants and municipalities. He is currently the water operations manager at the City of Virginia Department of Public Utilities. He is an active member of the Virginia Section- American Water Works Association and past chair its Safety and Security Committee.

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June 19, 2013
Groundwater Wells: Maximizing Your Yield
John M. Bartos, P.E., P.G.

Course Description:

The Groundwater Wells: Maximizing Your Yield lecture will be an introduction to groundwater wells. The course will go from the beginning of how to effectively find a location for your well and how to increase the probability of finding more water for your groundwater system. The middle portion of the course is the well installation which will entail a discussion of selecting a driller, different drilling techniques, effective well construction, testing methods of the well, and permitting requirements by the Commonwealth of Virginia. The last portion of the course is how to maintain your groundwater well long term for overall efficiency.

About the Instructor:
John M. Bartos, P.E., P.G. is a project hydrogeologist with Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc. in Blacksburg, Virginia. He has a B.S. in Geological Engineering from the Montana Tech (Montana School of Mines) and a M.A. in Geology from Syracuse University. As both a geologist and engineer, he has performed characterization and remediation of soil and groundwater contamination for industrial, petroleum, and governmental clients. Mr. Bartos has experience working across the country in various hydrogeological settings with a broad range of groundwater contaminants and regulatory programs. He is familiar with geophysical applications, geochemical analysis, packer testing, complex drilling applications, sampling techniques like low flow sampling and incremental soil sampling, and various well installation types such as horizontal, CMT, and Westbay. Mr. Bartos has incorporated site information into different platforms including visual imagery analyses, geographic information systems, modeling of multiphase flow and chemical fate and transport models, and risk assessments. John is a member of both the National Groundwater Association (NGWA) and the American Society of Engineers (ASCE).

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The workshops will be broadcast simultaneously to:

Blue Ridge Community College (BRCC)
Central Virginia Community College CAER Building - CAER Building (CVCC)
Eastern Shore Community College (ESCC)
Franklin Center (FC)
Hampton Roads Center (HRC)
Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center (MDSEMC)
Northern Virginia Center (NVC)
Old Dominion University Peninsula Higher Education Center (ODUPHEC)
Richmond Higher Education Center (RiHEC)
Roanoke Higher Education Center (RoHEC)
Southern Virginia HEC (SVHEC)
Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center (SWVAHEC)
University of Virginia (UVA)
Virginia Tech (VT)

Through the use of interactive technology you will have the opportunity to engage in discussions and to ask specific question of the presenters and participants around the Commonwealth. The workshops begin promptly at 12:00 p.m. and conclude at approximately 3:00 p.m.

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