Winter Conference - Virginia Water Well Association

FEBRUARY 21-22, 2024

Showcasing the heart of the show, you.

ASSIST . PROMOTE . ENCOURAGE . SUPPORT

Our annual conference and exhibition has concluded and enjoyed celebrating our 75th Anniversary! Since 1949, the Virginia Water Well Association has brought together all sectors of the industry to advance the profession through education, trade and science.

Join us this anniversary year and be a part of our history!

Contractor Database Update – Survey

Help us update our information about you to better serve our communities.

Short Survey

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

DPOR CONTRACTS & LICENSING BASICS Marjorie King, DPOR 2/21 – 8:00 AM & 9:15 AM Bon Air Suite This two-part course will cover licensing requirements for a Water Well Systems Provider. The contractors course will go into depth of the verbiage required on contracts as well as protecting the client and contractor.	State of the Water Well Industry Margaret Martens, Water Systems Council 2/21 – 8:00 AM PARLOR A \| 2/22 – 1:15 PM PARLOR A This presentation is based on 886 responses to the State of teh U.S. Water Well Industry survey conducted December 2022 – January 2023. The report gathers contractors and supplier perspectives on the current challenges, opportunities, and trends within the water well industry.	VDH WELL REGULATIONS UPDATE Anthony Creech, Scott Vogel, VDH 2/21 – 10:30 AM BON AIR SUITE \| 2/22 – 11:00 AM BON AIR SUITE This course will cover the latest of the regulation changes.
EMERGING CONTAMINANTS Richard Mest, A.O. SMITH 2/21 – 10:30 AM Parlor A \| 2/22 – 11:00 AM Parlor B This presentation is designed to address contaminants such as Lead, PFOS, and other emerging contaminants from their origins to treatment. We will travel the EPA process that identifies contaminants of concern and their journey to becoming regulated as an MCL; the technologies to treat them and what you need to know to successfully provide safe drinking water.	UNDERSTANDING STRAY VOLTAGE David Bumbalough, FRANKLIN ELECTRIC 2/21 – 9:15 AM PARLOR A \| 2/22 – 2:30 PM PARLOR A This course will provide testing and verifying unsafe stray voltages on water systems, we will look at how they identify leakage voltages, what is the minimum that is accessible and what steps are needed to correct the issue. Checking grounding at the well versus the incoming power company grounds.	WWSP EXAM PREPARATION Jesse Royall III (Jay) 2/22 – 2:30 PM PARLOR C DOES NOT REPEAT This course will provide an opportunity to work through questions that one may have as they prepare to sit for any the three Water Well Systems Provider exams. Candidate Bulletin will be available.
GEOPHYSICS IN THE WATER WELL INDUSTRY Brent Waters & Mac Morrow, WSP 2/21 – 8:00 AM PARLOR B \| 2/22 – 1:15 PM PARLOR B This course will provide an overview of locating wells and determining subsurface conditions before the well is drilled using surface geophysics to identify and characterize water zones intersected by a well.	UNDERSTANDING YOUR BUSINESS – A BREAK-DOWN BY THE NUMBERS David Baker, APEX DRILLING 2/21 – 12:45 PM Parlor A \| 2/22 – 11:00 AM Parlor A (Part B) This course is to help contractors understand the numbers of their business. for better decisions, business practices, and profitability. We will look at how inventory can improve profits and control costs as well as lowering overhead.	WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE Brock Yordy 2/22 – 3:45 PM PARLOR A This course is a dynamic and interactive course following a safety program and the latest in industry standards. This course provides a fun way to engage with other attendees with a little competition.
HISTORY OF DRILLING Brock Yordy, NATIONAL DRILLER 2/21 – 9:15 AM Parlor B This course will walk through evolution of the drilling machine, processes, and safety protocols. Various types of drilling methods and machinery will be presented providing the attendee the ability to grow in their fundamentals.	VA MINERALS & MEDIA Mike Heatwole, WATER-RIGHT 2/21 – 10:30 AM PARLOR B \| 2/22 – 1:15 PM BON AIR SUITE This presentation will provide an overview of the Virginia physiographic provinces and the varying mineral levels in each province. Further, the course will walk through the available water treatment options, media and products.	VA HOUSEHOLD WATER QUALITY PROGRAM Erin Ling, VA Tech Cooperative Extension 2/22 – 2:30 PM BON AIR SUITE This course will provide an update on the Virginia Household Water Quality Program and the Well Check program in Virginia.

EVENT SURVEY

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Event Survey

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As you review past feedback from the surveys and the last course of the conference, we hope you will see your comments are considered and most change occurs from addressing the feedback. We value what you say and appreciate the time in completing the anonymous surveys to better our events and programs.

REPORTING EDUCATION + PROOF OF ATTENDANCE FORMS

The association does automatically report the hours to Virginia’s Department of Professional and Occupational Regulations per their requirements. Vocational and Continuing Education rosters were submitted and accepted on Thursday, February 29th.

If you are licensed in another state, please use the yellow copy to send off to that state and keep the pink copy for yourself.

Educational certificates will be produced and emailed out to the company representative.

• COVID-19 RELEASE & HOLD HARMLESS AGREEMENT: By registering and attending a Virginia Water Well Association (VWWA) event/meeting you acknowledge that there is an unknown risk of exposure to COVID-19 through exposure to contaminated objects, as well as through personal contact. Such exposure carries with it a certain degree of risk that could result in illness, disability or death. You agree to release and hold harmless VWWA, its employees, officers, and vendors from and against all claims of damages and liability resulting from exposure to COVID-19. Registrants/Attendees also warrant they are abiding by their state/locality laws regarding COVID-19 restrictions.

• CROWD RELEASE: By registering and attending a Virginia Water Well Association (VWWA) event/meeting you grant VWWA full rights in perpetuity to use the images resulting from the photography/video filming taken at the event/meeting, and any reproductions or adaptations of the images for publicity or other purposes to help achieve VWWA’s mission. This might include (but is not limited to), the right to use them in VWWA’s printed publications and in online publicity, social media, and press releases.

DPOR CONTRACTS & LICENSING BASICS Marjorie King, DPOR 2/21 – 8:00 AM & 9:15 AM Bon Air Suite This two-part course will cover licensing requirements for a Water Well Systems Provider. The contractors course will go into depth of the verbiage required on contracts as well as protecting the client and contractor.	State of the Water Well Industry Margaret Martens, Water Systems Council 2/21 – 8:00 AM PARLOR A \| 2/22 – 1:15 PM PARLOR A This presentation is based on 886 responses to the State of teh U.S. Water Well Industry survey conducted December 2022 – January 2023. The report gathers contractors and supplier perspectives on the current challenges, opportunities, and trends within the water well industry.	VDH WELL REGULATIONS UPDATE Anthony Creech, Scott Vogel, VDH 2/21 – 10:30 AM BON AIR SUITE \| 2/22 – 11:00 AM BON AIR SUITE This course will cover the latest of the regulation changes.
EMERGING CONTAMINANTS Richard Mest, A.O. SMITH 2/21 – 10:30 AM Parlor A \| 2/22 – 11:00 AM Parlor B This presentation is designed to address contaminants such as Lead, PFOS, and other emerging contaminants from their origins to treatment. We will travel the EPA process that identifies contaminants of concern and their journey to becoming regulated as an MCL; the technologies to treat them and what you need to know to successfully provide safe drinking water.	UNDERSTANDING STRAY VOLTAGE David Bumbalough, FRANKLIN ELECTRIC 2/21 – 9:15 AM PARLOR A \| 2/22 – 2:30 PM PARLOR A This course will provide testing and verifying unsafe stray voltages on water systems, we will look at how they identify leakage voltages, what is the minimum that is accessible and what steps are needed to correct the issue. Checking grounding at the well versus the incoming power company grounds.	WWSP EXAM PREPARATION Jesse Royall III (Jay) 2/22 – 2:30 PM PARLOR C DOES NOT REPEAT This course will provide an opportunity to work through questions that one may have as they prepare to sit for any the three Water Well Systems Provider exams. Candidate Bulletin will be available.
GEOPHYSICS IN THE WATER WELL INDUSTRY Brent Waters & Mac Morrow, WSP 2/21 – 8:00 AM PARLOR B \| 2/22 – 1:15 PM PARLOR B This course will provide an overview of locating wells and determining subsurface conditions before the well is drilled using surface geophysics to identify and characterize water zones intersected by a well.	UNDERSTANDING YOUR BUSINESS – A BREAK-DOWN BY THE NUMBERS David Baker, APEX DRILLING 2/21 – 12:45 PM Parlor A \| 2/22 – 11:00 AM Parlor A (Part B) This course is to help contractors understand the numbers of their business. for better decisions, business practices, and profitability. We will look at how inventory can improve profits and control costs as well as lowering overhead.	WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE Brock Yordy 2/22 – 3:45 PM PARLOR A This course is a dynamic and interactive course following a safety program and the latest in industry standards. This course provides a fun way to engage with other attendees with a little competition.
HISTORY OF DRILLING Brock Yordy, NATIONAL DRILLER 2/21 – 9:15 AM Parlor B This course will walk through evolution of the drilling machine, processes, and safety protocols. Various types of drilling methods and machinery will be presented providing the attendee the ability to grow in their fundamentals.	VA MINERALS & MEDIA Mike Heatwole, WATER-RIGHT 2/21 – 10:30 AM PARLOR B \| 2/22 – 1:15 PM BON AIR SUITE This presentation will provide an overview of the Virginia physiographic provinces and the varying mineral levels in each province. Further, the course will walk through the available water treatment options, media and products.	VA HOUSEHOLD WATER QUALITY PROGRAM Erin Ling, VA Tech Cooperative Extension 2/22 – 2:30 PM BON AIR SUITE This course will provide an update on the Virginia Household Water Quality Program and the Well Check program in Virginia.