Upcoming Conference Dates: Feb. 6 - 9th, 2011 - Portage la Prairie;    Jan. 8 - 11th, 2012 - Brandon;    Feb. 3 - 6th, 2013 - Winnipeg

 We now have a blog!  Check out http://www.wcwwa.ca/blogs/blog1.php. This is a great place to talk with other operators, discuss problems and solutions for your plant, and to keep informed on the latest happenings in the Water and Wastewater Industry. Contact Karly Friesen at kfriesen@city-plap.com to set up your user name and password.

On June 10, 2010 Water for People handed out it's annual Kenneth J. Miller Founders' Awards. This award recognizes volunteers who show outstanding service to the efforts of Water for People. Doug Campbell, Water Treatment Manager for the City of Portage la Prairie is the recipient of the Kenneth J. Miller Founders' Award for  the Western Canada Section, American Water Works Association.  

Full Press Release available here. 

Is your Certification coming up for Renewal?

1)  Effective January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2012 Operators in Manitoba will require between 0.3 to 1.2 CEU for certificate renewal.  The following CEU requirement is proposed: 

Effective January 1, 2013 Operators in Manitoba will require between 1.5 and 6.0 CEUs for certificate renewal every 5 year renewal period.  The following CEU requirement is proposed: 

Also effective January 1, 2012 - ABC will no longer be updating the mutliple-entry examinations, so they will no longer be available.  After this time the sequential standardized examinations will be offered.  This means that an Operator who wants to be certfied for Class 4 must write and pass the Class 1 to Class 3 exams first before he/she is allowed to write Class 4.

2)  How much time should you allow to apply for renewal prior to the expiry date? You should submit an application at least 2 months before the expiry date to give MB Conservation time to process the new certificate before the old one expires.