July 22
22nd Annual Rural Water Open
Elmwood Golf Course, Sioux Falls
Registration $55.00/person
4-Person Scramble
8:30 am Shotgun Start
Registration includes 18 holes golf, riding cart, lunch, and prizes
Call George Vansco at 605-642-4031 to register

July 24
2008 West River Challenge Golf Tournament
Spearfish Canyon County Club
Registration $55.00/person
4-Person Scramble
8:30 am Shotgun Start
Registration includes 18 holes golf, riding cart, lunch, and prizes
Call George Vansco at 605-642-4031 to register

May 14
Lift Station/Poly Pigging Workshop
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Wall Fire Hall
This one day workshop covers the operation and maintenance of wastewater lift stations, pumps and controls. The afternoon will cover how to polly pig a wastewater forcemain and the benifts of polly pigging to the system. The course begins at 8:30 a.m. local time.

May 20
Water Board Bible Seminar
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Spearfish Holiday Inn
Your Board of Directors is invited to attend a unique training session geared towards board members of small water systems. This one day seminar is designed to aid board members and utility employees who have been entrusted with providing a critical service and protecting the public’s investment. This course is by invitation only and space is limited. This letter is your only invitation. Please respond by May 1, 2008, if your board is interested in attending. We encourage operator attendance as well. The registration is $25 per person and will include various handouts and quizzes and a copy of the “Water Board Bible – The Handbook of Modern Water Utility Management.”

May 28 to May 30
Advanced Wastewater Treatment
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Watertown Ramkota Inn
Topics covered include: wastewater lab testing & microbiology, activated sludge, trickling filters, sludge handling; anaerobic digestion; aerobic digestion, sludge land application, sedimentation, stabilization ponds, disinfection, DMR’s Surface Water Discharge Permits and advanced wastewater treatment math. Day 1 & 2, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Day 3 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.