“The Group” – Cross Connection Control Seminar – Registration Form 2024

When

October 16, 2024 from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm

Where

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Tacoma

1425 E 27th St

Tacoma, WA 98421

Agenda Outline

7:00 Opening & Introduction of Vendors

Group Chair Wednesday Smith (30 minutes)

7:30 Session 1

Department of Health Cross-Connection Control Update – Bill Bernier (30 min.)

8:00 Session 2  

Washington Certification Services Update – Tiffany Miller (30 min.)

8:30 Break (0.5)

9:00 Session 3

USC – Henry Chang (1hr)

10:00 Session 4

IAPMO – Sean Cleary (1hr)

11:00 – The Group Overview (Door Prizes) – Jeff and Wednesday (30 min.)

11:30 to 12:30 – Lunch

12:30 Session 5

Survey Superhero’s: Protecting Water Quality One Connection at a Time – Wednesday Smith (1 hr.)

1:30 Session 6

New Generation of Cross Connection Control (1hr.) – Bill Bernier, DOH

2:30 Break (0.5)

3:00 Session 7

Software Challenges – Kristi Lucht, Lexie Krupske, Chris Sutton (1hr)

4:00 Closing

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Backflow Assembly Testers (BAT), Cross Connection Control Specialists (CCS), Water Quality Program Administrators, personnel who are responsible for cross connection control, and anyone interested in expanding their knowledge of water quality and cross connection control

DESCRIPTION

Presentations will be made by professionals from the Department of Health, administrators of Cross Connection Control Programs, members of Washington Certification Services, and individuals from the manufacturing and service industry.

Participating vendors will include:
• Manufacturer’s Reps
• Computer Software
• Parts & Services
• Organizations such as The State Department of Health, Washington Certification Services & Washington Environmental Training Resource Center

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS

0.6 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are pending from Washington Certification Services. Certified water operators are required to provide their certification number(s) for proper credit.

Note – to receive 0.6 CEU’s, attendees must:
• Attend the entire seminar.
• Need to have their CEU cards stamped at the end of each session and left at end of Seminar.

Presentations from 2023 Cross Connection Control Seminar included: