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President’s Corner From the administrator AWARDS Committee news<br />
Winter 2013<br />
the official publication of the virginia water environment association, inc.<br />
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Table of Contents<br />
page 26<br />
James River<br />
Chlorophyll Study<br />
The <strong>Virginia</strong> Department of<br />
<strong>Environment</strong>al Quality (DEQ), as<br />
part of the Chesapeake Bay TMDL<br />
(Total Maximum Daily Load) Phase I<br />
<strong>Water</strong>shed Implementation Plan (WIP),<br />
is conducting a study of the existing<br />
James River chlorophyll-a standard.<br />
Features<br />
page 17<br />
Preventing Slips, Trips, and Falls<br />
Almost one in every five work-related injuries results from a slip, trip or fall.<br />
Falls kill more than 12,000 people a year, about 1,200 of them at work. That<br />
makes them the biggest cause of workplace fatalities after motor vehicle<br />
accidents. Slips, trips, and falls, whether on or off the job, are expensive,<br />
disruptive, painful, and may be tragic.<br />
Cover Feature 10<br />
26<br />
Envision TM : The Sustainable<br />
Infrastructure Rating System for <strong>Water</strong> Infrastructure<br />
Envision TM was designed to recognize unmanned facilities and linear<br />
infrastructure type projects for their achievements as sustainable infrastructure.<br />
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Departments & <strong>Association</strong> News<br />
page 30<br />
President’s Corner 6<br />
From Your Administrator 7<br />
Industrial Waste & Pretreatment Workshop and Seminar 8<br />
Education Committee Seminar 14<br />
Stockholm Junior <strong>Water</strong> Prize 15<br />
Facility Safety Award 21<br />
Student Activities 30<br />
Lab Practices Committee 32<br />
2013 Annual Sponsorship Program 43<br />
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Winter 2013 – The Conduit<br />
5
President’s Corner<br />
Clarke Wallcraft<br />
Officers and Delegates<br />
President<br />
Clarke Wallcraft<br />
Peppers Ferry Regional WWTP<br />
(540) 639-3947 | Fax: (540) 633-0215<br />
cwallcraft@jetbroadband.com<br />
President-Elect<br />
Stacie Metzler<br />
Hampton Roads Sanitation District<br />
(757) 460-4217 | Fax: (757) 460-6586<br />
SMetzler@hrsd.com<br />
Vice President<br />
Martin Malone<br />
CDM Smith<br />
(757) 318-9800 | (757) 460-8303<br />
malonema@cdm.com<br />
Past President<br />
Grace LeRose<br />
City of Richmond<br />
(804) 646-0033 | Fax: (804) 646-0081<br />
grace.lerose@richmondgov.com<br />
Secretary/Treasurer<br />
Steve Johnson<br />
Alfa Laval<br />
(804) 236-1322 | Fax: (804) 545-2115<br />
steve.johnson@alfalaval.com<br />
Federation Delegate<br />
Jim Chastain<br />
Heyward Incorporated<br />
(804) 965-0086 | (804) 270-7863<br />
jchastain@heywardincorporated.com<br />
Federation Delegate<br />
Mark Prentice<br />
AECOM<br />
(804) 290-2478 | Fax: (804) 515-8308<br />
mark.prentice@aecom.com<br />
PWO Representative<br />
Scott Shirley<br />
Western <strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Water</strong> Authority<br />
(540) 853-2406 | Fax: (540) 853-1307<br />
scott.shirley@westernvawater.org<br />
Young Professionals Representative<br />
Lauren Zuravnsky<br />
Greeley and Hansen<br />
(804) 204-2425 | Fax: (804) 355-0285<br />
lzuravnsky@greeley-hansen.com<br />
<strong>Association</strong> Administrator<br />
Kathy Rabalais<br />
(804) 332-5286 | Fax: (804) 545-0849<br />
admin@vwea.org<br />
The Conduit Communication Committee<br />
Felicia Glapion, Chair<br />
Sonia Oton, Vice Chair<br />
Mail correspondence to:<br />
Felicia Glapion, PE<br />
Hazen and Sawyer, P.C.<br />
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Fairfax, VA 22030<br />
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fglapion@hazenandsawyer.com<br />
New Goals<br />
reetings from the southwest<br />
corner of <strong>Virginia</strong>! I<br />
hope that each of you had<br />
a wonderful holiday season<br />
with family and friends, and that you are<br />
enjoying the New Year to its fullest. I’m<br />
not a big New Year resolution person, but<br />
I always enjoy taking time in January to<br />
jot down an annual plan that outlines my<br />
personal goals for the year. Then, as the<br />
year progresses, I review my outline to<br />
ensure I am meeting those goals. This can<br />
be especially helpful during those times<br />
when I feel like the job pressure is closing<br />
in around me and I’m just not getting<br />
anything done. Reviewing the successes<br />
to that point in the year can be enough to<br />
lift my spirits and give me encouragement<br />
to work through the difficulties of the job. If<br />
you don’t do something similar to this, try<br />
it. You’ll be surprised at how helpful and<br />
encouraging it can be.<br />
The VWEA board has been very busy<br />
since the last edition of The Conduit.<br />
The annual VWEA Leadership Seminar<br />
was held in Glen Allen, a full-day training<br />
event with close to 50 participants from<br />
the VWEA leadership. I want to extend my<br />
thanks to AECOM, one of our corporate<br />
sponsors, for providing a venue to the<br />
association for this meeting. One of the<br />
purposes of the Leadership Seminar<br />
is to initiate the budget process for the<br />
numerous VWEA committees. Thanks<br />
to the efforts of the leadership on those<br />
committees, the board was able to adopt<br />
the 2013 budget at its December 2012<br />
meeting. The board also approved a<br />
new corporate sponsorship program for<br />
2013, with 50 percent of all corporate<br />
sponsorship revenue going directly to the<br />
VWEA scholarship fund. This is a giant<br />
step forward for the association, as we<br />
look to make this fund self-sustaining in<br />
the future. If you would like to make a<br />
contribution to this fund, even if you’re not<br />
a corporate sponsor, please contact our<br />
association administrator to find out how<br />
to do so. Finally, the board also adopted<br />
an updated strategic plan for 2013<br />
through 2017, which was the culmination<br />
of significant effort by the board and our<br />
facilitators over the past year.<br />
Have you visited the VWEA website<br />
lately? If not, please do so, as you will find<br />
a revamped format that makes navigation<br />
much easier. In addition, the website is<br />
an excellent resource to keep up with the<br />
many offerings and activities of the <strong>Association</strong>.<br />
Many webinars, regional activities,<br />
young professional activities, as well as<br />
seminars and conferences are already well<br />
into the planning stages. The always successful<br />
Industrial Waste and Pretreatment<br />
Seminar, Education Committee Seminar<br />
and Lab Practices Workshop and Seminar<br />
are all progressing very nicely. Additionally,<br />
the newer Stormwater Committee, which<br />
developed a hugely successful seminar<br />
last year, as well as the Operations Committee,<br />
are once again putting together<br />
what promises to be excellent events for<br />
this year. Please take the opportunity to<br />
peruse the website and see what’s new<br />
for VWEA in 2013 and plan your calendar<br />
accordingly. Also, don’t forget to find<br />
VWEA on Facebook and “like” us to keep<br />
up with the latest activities.<br />
Well, as in other years, 2013 is shaping<br />
up to be a busy and beneficial year<br />
for the membership. To all those who are<br />
volunteering on committees to make all of<br />
these events happen, please accept my<br />
heartfelt thanks for your tireless efforts. If<br />
you are not involved in one of these committees<br />
but would like to be more involved,<br />
please contact me or any other committee<br />
or board member to let us know of your<br />
desire. It is my privilege to serve as your<br />
president, and I look forward to working<br />
with the membership on all the various<br />
initiatives that serve our organization so<br />
well. Together, we can make a difference<br />
for VWEA in 2013!<br />
6 The Conduit – Winter 2013
From Your Administrator<br />
Kathy Rabalais<br />
Building on Success<br />
2012 was an impressive year for VWEA.<br />
Many new initiatives began and others were<br />
expanded upon. A few highlights from the<br />
year include:<br />
• Expansion of the scholarship program –<br />
VWEA formed a Scholarship Committee,<br />
increased the number of scholarships<br />
and the award amounts given.<br />
• Operators Conference – A two-day<br />
conference was offered in Roanoke with<br />
a focus on operations education in conjunction<br />
with the Operations Challenge<br />
Competition.<br />
• Creation of the Stormwater Committee –<br />
A spring seminar was held along with<br />
four lunch-and-learns across the state.<br />
• Improved communication – Accomplishments<br />
include a modernized,<br />
continuously updated website, improved<br />
Conduit magazine, monthly e-newsletter,<br />
usage of social media, and file sharing<br />
site for committee members.<br />
We hope to have continued success<br />
in 2013 by enhancing opportunities for<br />
our members. We have expanded our<br />
sponsorship program to add benefits<br />
to our sponsors. Plans are in the works<br />
to honor and thank our committee<br />
leadership. Working with our friends at<br />
VA AWWA, we are investing in upgraded<br />
bar code scanners to provide efficiency at<br />
conferences, seminars, and workshops.<br />
In an effort to increase membership and<br />
involvement of students, VWEA now pays<br />
the WEF student membership fee, and<br />
we also offer free attendance at all of our<br />
conferences.<br />
VWEA is striving to enrich membership<br />
on all levels. If you have an idea about how<br />
to improve membership at VWEA, please<br />
contact Kathy Rabalais at admin@vwea.org.<br />
We are always listening!<br />
Winter 2013 – The Conduit<br />
7
Industrial Waste & Pretreatment<br />
Workshop and Seminar<br />
Registration is now open for the<br />
29th Annual Industrial Waste<br />
and Pretreatment Workshop<br />
and Seminar scheduled to be<br />
held at the Charlottesville DoubleTree by<br />
Hilton on Monday and Tuesday, March 4<br />
and 5, 2013. The workshop,“Improving<br />
Efficiency and <strong>Environment</strong>al Performance<br />
through Better Data Management and<br />
Analysis,” addresses implementing data<br />
management at POTWs and industrial<br />
facilities with a variety of experienced<br />
Industrial Waste and Pretreatment Workshop 2012.<br />
John Petchul, the IW&P Committee moderator,<br />
presents a speaker appreciation certificate to Scott<br />
Flanigan, <strong>Water</strong> Quality Manager for the Chesterfield<br />
County Dept. of <strong>Environment</strong>al Engineering.<br />
speakers. Workshop speakers include<br />
software and hardware suppliers,<br />
systems integration experts, analytical<br />
laboratories, and communications<br />
providers. The seminar on Tuesday<br />
features presentations by John Lovell,<br />
EPA Region 3’s Pretreatment Coordinator,<br />
and Melanie Davenport, the Director of<br />
the DEQ Division for <strong>Water</strong>. Speakers<br />
representing industrial users and POTWs<br />
will describe their achievements in better<br />
data management and economy. There<br />
will be many other speakers on a variety<br />
of pertinent topics. Continuing education<br />
credits for operators and engineers will<br />
be offered. Visit the VWEA website for<br />
details on approved credit hours and to<br />
find the link to registration. Registration for<br />
exhibitors is open on the website as well.<br />
Save the date<br />
March 4 - 5, 2013<br />
Charlottesville<br />
Double Tree by Hilton<br />
Visit www.vwea.org<br />
for more information<br />
8 The Conduit – Winter 2013
VWEA Stormwater Committee Spring Seminar<br />
The Cost of Compliance:<br />
BMP Planning, Cost, & Maintenance<br />
• Programmatic Planning of BMPs<br />
• Cost of Implementation<br />
• Performance and Maintenance<br />
March 19, 2013<br />
Westin Hotel, Richmond<br />
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM<br />
VWEA Members $115<br />
Non-members $145<br />
Go to www.regonline.com/2013stormwater or contact Lisa Jeffrey at ljeffrey@brwncald.com<br />
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Winter 2013 – The Conduit<br />
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Preventing<br />
Slips,<br />
Trips,<br />
& Falls<br />
Almost one in every five work-related<br />
injuries results from a slip, trip or fall.<br />
Falls kill more than 12,000 people a<br />
year, about 1,200 of them at work.<br />
That makes them the biggest cause of workplace<br />
fatalities after motor vehicle accidents.<br />
Slips, trips, and falls, whether on or off the<br />
job, are expensive, disruptive, painful, and<br />
may be tragic.<br />
There are many situations that can cause<br />
slips, trips, and falls. Most slip, trip, and fall<br />
injuries can be prevented by eliminating<br />
workplace hazards and by behavior modification:<br />
people taking the proper action to<br />
work safely.<br />
What you can do to<br />
prevent slips, trips,<br />
and falls<br />
Wear footwear that is appropriate for<br />
the conditions inside and outside. On<br />
smooth or wet surfaces, wear slip-resistant<br />
soles. Avoid wearing high heels on<br />
snowy, icy, and rainy days; wear boots<br />
to work and change after arriving.<br />
Clean footwear of mud, snow, etc.<br />
when entering a building.<br />
Be aware of changes in elevation<br />
and changes in walking surfaces.<br />
When moving from carpet to tile<br />
or dry tile to wet tile, etc. the<br />
friction (grip) between the sole<br />
of the shoe and the floor surface<br />
lessens. Alter your stride to take<br />
shorter, slower steps.<br />
10 The Conduit – Winter 2013
“Most slip, trip, and fall injuries can be prevented by<br />
eliminating workplace hazards and by behavior modification:<br />
people taking the proper action to work safely.”<br />
Walk, don’t run, through work areas.<br />
When possible, stay on marked<br />
travel aisles and paths. Don’t take<br />
shortcuts around machinery and<br />
equipment.<br />
Avoid areas that are cluttered or<br />
dimly lit.<br />
When carrying a load, make sure<br />
you can see over and around it.<br />
Scan the area ahead and plan your<br />
travel path. Get help to carry heavy<br />
or awkward objects. Use carts or<br />
other mechanical aids.<br />
Clean up, correct, remove or report<br />
unsafe conditions such as spills,<br />
electric cords, frayed carpets,<br />
worn stairs and other hazards that<br />
could result in a slip/trip/fall injury.<br />
Warn others that a hazard exists<br />
by placing signs or cones or by<br />
isolating with caution tape<br />
or barricades.<br />
Do not allow equipment, tools,<br />
materials or other obstacles to<br />
accumulate in aisles or walkways.<br />
Never store or place items on stairs.<br />
Keep desk and file cabinet drawers<br />
closed when not being used or<br />
when unattended.<br />
Always use a ladder or step stool.<br />
Never stand on a chair, desk, shelf,<br />
crate or box or any other unstable<br />
items to reach something. If you<br />
must routinely reach items in high<br />
locations, purchase a ladder or<br />
steps to allow it to be safely done.<br />
Walk erect using even strides and<br />
good balance. Always use handrails<br />
when available.<br />
Winter 2013 – The Conduit<br />
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Use three-point positioning<br />
when entering or exiting trucks,<br />
equipment, or construction vehicles.<br />
Maintain three points of attachment<br />
at all times; both hands and one foot<br />
or both feet and one hand. Enter<br />
and exit equipment facing it. Use all<br />
of the steps; never jump.<br />
Maintain floors clean, free of<br />
water, oil or grease. Areas such as<br />
mechanics bays may be periodically<br />
steam cleaned. Tiled floors such<br />
as in kitchens that have been worn<br />
or filled smooth can be etched to<br />
restore a rougher surface.<br />
Apply non-slip surfacing such as<br />
adhesive backed sheets, anti-slip<br />
paint, open-spaced grates or mats<br />
to ramps, docks, platforms or<br />
stairways recognized as hazardous.<br />
Paint edges where elevation<br />
changes occur with caution<br />
yellow paint. Post signs to warn of<br />
dangerous areas.<br />
During winter months remove snow<br />
and ice and apply sand and salt<br />
before employees come to work<br />
and frequently thereafter. Note areas<br />
that drain poorly, retain snow, or<br />
are habitually slippery, and initiate<br />
permanent changes (engineer out)<br />
to eliminate the hazard.<br />
Conduct periodic inspections of the<br />
property and grounds to identify and<br />
correct slip, trip and fall hazards.<br />
Consider hazards to employees and<br />
possible liability exposures for the<br />
public. Review interior and exterior<br />
walkways, stairs, handrails, pavement<br />
conditions, parking areas, lighting<br />
and all other hazards mentioned in<br />
this bulletin.<br />
Be pro-active! Get involved. Eliminate slip,<br />
trip, and fall injuries.<br />
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<strong>Virginia</strong> Committee<br />
VA AWWA/VWEA<br />
Inaugural Cork and Tap Summary<br />
By Andrea Nifong<br />
This year the VA AWWA/VWEA <strong>Water</strong> For People Committee<br />
held the first Cork and Tap Benefit of the Hampton Roads<br />
area. The fundraiser’s high attendance and impressive<br />
monetary contributions were a great start for the event. 96<br />
attendees came to the event to enjoy local brews and <strong>Virginia</strong><br />
wine. A big thank-you to all the volunteers who helped make<br />
the event a success along with Chateau Morrissette, Veritas<br />
Winery, and Norfolk’s O’Connor Brewery. If you missed out<br />
this year, we will be having another Cork and Tap in 2013!<br />
Winter 2013 – The Conduit<br />
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Save the Date!<br />
VWEA Education Committee Seminar<br />
Minimizing Resources while Maximizing Recovery<br />
May 2, 2012<br />
Westin Hotel and Conference Center, Richmond, VA<br />
Mark your calendar for the annual VWEA<br />
Education Committee Seminar!<br />
If you have not attended the Education<br />
Seminar recently, you will find it to be<br />
a great opportunity for learning and<br />
networking. This year’s seminar focuses<br />
on minimizing resources needed to treat<br />
wastewater, as we also accept wastewater<br />
itself is a resource for recovering energy<br />
or nutrients.<br />
Who will be going to the Education<br />
Seminar? People like you! The conference<br />
provides an excellent opportunity to stay<br />
current in our ever-changing water sector.<br />
You get the chance to meet new people,<br />
many of whom are based in the region and<br />
share similar issues and could become part<br />
of your professional network. Conferences<br />
are a great way to refuel yourself. Just when<br />
you’re feeling worn out from conquering<br />
routine challenges and deadlines, attending<br />
the one-day Education Seminar can give<br />
you the boost you need to get reenergized<br />
and motivated.<br />
The venue is conveniently located at<br />
the Westin Hotel and Conference Center<br />
in Richmond, a beautiful space for exhibits<br />
and technical sessions. Visit the VWEA website<br />
at www.vwea.org in March 2013 for the<br />
conference announcement and plan to take<br />
advantage of the early registration discount.<br />
CPEs will be provided.<br />
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Stockholm Junior <strong>Water</strong> Prize Seeking Judges<br />
As most of you probably know,<br />
VWEA is responsible for<br />
organizing the Stockholm<br />
Junior <strong>Water</strong> Prize (SJWP)<br />
competition in <strong>Virginia</strong>. SJWP is one of the<br />
most prestigious science competitions<br />
for high school students in the world. A<br />
high school student (grade 9-12) with a<br />
water-related science project is qualified<br />
to participate in SJWP. The competition<br />
consists of four levels: regional, state,<br />
national, and international. VWEA is<br />
awarding students on the regional and<br />
state level.<br />
VWEA volunteers judge for SJWP<br />
at regional high school science fairs all<br />
over the Commonwealth, and give out<br />
SJWP regional award certificates to the<br />
best water-related projects. VWEA also<br />
encourages the winning students to<br />
continue their research and interest in<br />
water-related issues by giving monetary<br />
awards. Most of the relevant science<br />
projects touch on many of today’s<br />
toughest water challenges and showcase<br />
some amazing research.<br />
We are looking for volunteers who<br />
are willing to judge at the science fairs<br />
this spring. A list of the science fairs<br />
are provided below. Past volunteers<br />
can testify that it is very inspiring to<br />
volunteer as a judge. The students are<br />
very knowledgeable and enthusiastic,<br />
and they are (in a few years) prospective<br />
candidates for the water and wastewater<br />
job market.<br />
Date City Name of Fair Location<br />
March 2 Arlington Northern <strong>Virginia</strong> Science Wakefield High School<br />
and Engineering Fair<br />
March 9 Radford Blue Ridge Highlands Radford University<br />
Regional Science Fair<br />
March 16 Norfolk Tidewater Science Fair Old Dominion University<br />
March 13 Charlottesville <strong>Virginia</strong> Piedmont Regional<br />
Science Fair<br />
March 16 Fairfax Fairfax County Area<br />
Regional Science and<br />
Engineering Fair<br />
March 16 Roanoke Wester <strong>Virginia</strong> Regional<br />
Science Fair<br />
March 23 Richmond Metro Richmond<br />
Science Fair<br />
March 5 Harrisonburg Shenandoah Valley<br />
Regional Science Fair<br />
March 14 Leesburg Loudoun County Science<br />
and Engineering Fair<br />
April 6 Lexington <strong>Virginia</strong> State Science and<br />
Engineering Fair<br />
March 9 Lynchburg Central <strong>Virginia</strong> Regional<br />
Science Fair<br />
March 16 Manassas Prince William-Manassas<br />
Regional Science Fair<br />
As a judge you (and your fellow judges)<br />
will be interviewing each student with a<br />
water-related science project and judging<br />
their projects based on relevance, creativity,<br />
methodology, subject knowledge practical<br />
skills and the quality of the presentation.<br />
UVA John Paul Jones Arena,<br />
University of <strong>Virginia</strong><br />
Math Science Innovation Center<br />
James Madison University<br />
Tuscarora High School<br />
<strong>Virginia</strong> Military Institute<br />
Kelly Leadership Center<br />
Being a judge is fun and very awarding and<br />
only takes a couple of hours of your time.<br />
Please contact Nina Andgren<br />
(nina.andgren@uosa.org or 703-227-0259)<br />
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ANOXKALDNES: IFAS and MBBR Systems for<br />
BNR, ENR and Plant Expansion Applications<br />
AQUA-AEROBIC SYSTEMS: SBR and MBR<br />
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Filters, AquaDisk ® and AquaDiamond ® Cloth Media<br />
Filters, AquaMB Process ®<br />
AQUALITEC: Vertical Bar Screens and Washer<br />
Compactors for Headworks and Lift Stations<br />
ASHBROOK SIMON-HARTLEY:<br />
Wilfley Weber Diffused Aeration Systems<br />
CUSTOM CONVEYOR CORPORATION:<br />
Screw Conveyors, Belt Conveyors<br />
D.R. CORDELL: Dumpster-Veyor<br />
ENGINEERED TREATMENT SYSTEMS:<br />
Closed Vessel UV Disinfection Systems<br />
ENVIRO-CARE: Screens and Comminutors<br />
ENVIRONETICS: Floating Baffles and Covers,<br />
Clearwell Baffles<br />
FLO-PAK: <strong>Water</strong> Booster Pumping Systems<br />
G.E.T. INDUSTRIES: GrindHog Comminutors<br />
GORMAN-RUPP: Wastewater Pumping Stations,<br />
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H-TEC: Air Release and Vacuum Valves<br />
KRUGER: BIOSTYR Biological Aerated Filters,<br />
ACTIFLO and BIOACTIFLO TM Ballasted Floc<br />
Systems, Oxidation Ditch and Pure Oxygen Activated<br />
Sludge Systems, NEOSEP MBRs, Class A Sludge<br />
Systems, Potable <strong>Water</strong> Membrane Filtration Systems<br />
LANDIA: Submersible Mixers, Recycle Pumps,<br />
Chopper Pumps, Jet Aerators, Digester Mixing Systems<br />
LIQUID TECH: Bolted Stainless Steel Tanks<br />
OMNISITE: Web Based Cellular Monitoring<br />
PROMINENT FLUID CONTROLS: Liquid and Dry<br />
Polymer Feed Systems<br />
PURAFIL: Odor Control and Gas Scrubbers<br />
PURIFICS: Chemical Free <strong>Water</strong> and Wastewater<br />
Purification Systems, to include Photo-Cat (AOP+),<br />
CFFeR (Metals Removal), DeWRS (Dewatering) and<br />
ISR (Solvent Recovery)<br />
PW TECH: Volute Dewatering Presses and Thickeners,<br />
CSO/SSO Products including Bar Screens, Cyclones,<br />
Tipping Buckets, and Solids/Floatables Removal<br />
ROBINSON GROUP: Biogas Conditioning and<br />
Energy Production Systems for Municipal and<br />
Industrial Biogases<br />
SHELTER WORKS: Fiberglass Enclosures<br />
THERMAL PROCESS SYSTEMS:<br />
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WATER INCORPORATED: Package and Field<br />
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EnvisionTM<br />
Sustainable Infrastructure<br />
Rating System for<br />
<strong>Water</strong> Infrastructure<br />
Denise Nelson, PE, LEED AP, ENV SP, Greeley and Hansen, Richmond, <strong>Virginia</strong><br />
Leadership in Energy and <strong>Environment</strong>al<br />
Design (LEED) by the USGBC and Green<br />
Globes by GGI are certifications for green<br />
buildings that rely heavily on the comfort of a<br />
building’s inhabitants. Sustainably designed<br />
water services buildings, such as pump<br />
stations and treatment plants, can only get<br />
LEED or Green Globes certification if they<br />
include office space for staff. Unmanned<br />
facilities, such as tanks, filter buildings, or<br />
small pump stations, don’t qualify. Also, linear<br />
infrastructure, such as the assets in collection<br />
or distribution systems, doesn’t qualify.<br />
Envision TM was designed to recognize these<br />
types of projects for their achievements as<br />
sustainable infrastructure.<br />
The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure<br />
(ISI), a 501(c)(3) organization established<br />
to develop and maintain Envision TM ,<br />
was founded by the world’s leading public<br />
works, engineering, and infrastructure<br />
organizations: the American Council of<br />
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Engineering Companies (ACEC), the<br />
American Public Works <strong>Association</strong> (APWA),<br />
and the American Society of Civil Engineers<br />
(ASCE). Early collaboration with the Zofnass<br />
Program for Sustainable Infrastructure at the<br />
Harvard Graduate School of Design helped<br />
shape the system. Since then, the American<br />
<strong>Water</strong> Works <strong>Association</strong> (AWWA) and other<br />
professional societies have joined ISI to<br />
support Envision TM .<br />
The new sustainable infrastructure rating<br />
system evaluates, grades, and gives recognition<br />
to infrastructure projects that provide<br />
progress and contributions for a sustainable<br />
future. Its purpose is to foster a necessary<br />
and dramatic improvement in the performance<br />
and resiliency of physical infrastructure<br />
across the full dimensions of sustainability:<br />
economic, social and environmental.<br />
“Designers, infrastructure decision-makers,<br />
and the public currently face a proliferation<br />
of sustainability rating tools, most of which<br />
focus on the performance of a particular<br />
infrastructure element, rather than its contribution<br />
to the system in which it resides,”<br />
said ISI Executive Director William Bertera.<br />
To focus on this, Envision TM takes a new<br />
tack by establishing a holistic framework for<br />
evaluating and rating infrastructure projects<br />
against the needs and values of the
The Envision TM Sustainable Infrastructure Rating System evaluates projects against 60 credits organized in these five categories: Quality of Life, Leadership, Resource<br />
Allocation, Natural World, and Climate and Risk.<br />
community; ensuring that the true sustainability<br />
of tomorrow’s infrastructure is<br />
addressed by considering the entire life cycle<br />
of projects at a systems level. “Envision TM not<br />
only asks, ‘Did we do the project right?’ but<br />
also questions ‘Did we do the right project?,’ ”<br />
said Paul Zofnass, the founder of the Zofnass<br />
Program for Sustainable Infrastructure at<br />
the Harvard University Graduate School of<br />
Design. “The purpose of Envision TM is to initiate<br />
a systemic change, which improves not<br />
only project performance, but the mindsets<br />
of designers, project owners, and decision<br />
makers; to transform the way infrastructure<br />
is designed, built, and operated.”<br />
In addition, Envision TM raises the bar on<br />
sustainability performance by recognizing<br />
efforts that replenish and restore natural<br />
resources and ecosystems, and evaluating<br />
infrastructure throughout its full life, with<br />
ratings for design and planning currently<br />
available and construction, operations, and<br />
decommissioning in development. Within<br />
each phase, sustainability objectives are<br />
summarized in 60 credits organized in five<br />
categories: Quality of Life, Leadership,<br />
Resource Allocation, Natural World, and<br />
Climate and Risk. By meeting objectives<br />
within a credit, projects earn points toward<br />
their rating score. The achievement of points<br />
within the credit is scaled in the five categories<br />
to ensure all efforts to achieve sustainability<br />
are rewarded proportionally. Projects<br />
are recognized with a Bronze, Gold, Silver,<br />
or Platinum Award. Project certification<br />
became available in September 2012.<br />
Sustainability professionals can become<br />
accredited users of the Envision TM tool<br />
by successful completion of training and<br />
testing. To date, over 150 professionals<br />
have achieved accreditation as Envision TM<br />
Sustainability Professionals (designated by<br />
the initials ENV SP) including professionals<br />
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system Envision TM in September.<br />
This rain garden was one of the sustainability features of the City of Richmond Green Schools Green<br />
Infrastructure project that is available as an Envision TM case study at ISI’s website.<br />
Envision TM Verifiers are the backbone of<br />
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and infrastructure industry leaders (including<br />
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ISI offers membership opportunities<br />
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The VWEA Sustainability Committee is<br />
planning a seminar on Envision TM for late<br />
winter in central <strong>Virginia</strong>. Keep an eye on<br />
the VA AWWA and VWEA calendars for<br />
more information.<br />
Denise Nelson is the Sustainability<br />
Manager for the Mid Atlantic region<br />
of Greeley and Hansen, a water,<br />
wastewater, and stormwater services<br />
consulting firm. She is vice chair of the<br />
VWEA Sustainability Committee and<br />
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VWEA FACILITY SAFETY AWARD APPLICATION<br />
Purpose:<br />
To encourage wastewater treatment facilities to participate in promoting an active and effective safety program and to stimulate the collection<br />
and reporting of safety data.<br />
Nominations for the VWEA Facility Safety Award and the WEF Burke Award are being solicited and must be made on this form. The facility<br />
must have an active safety program with a good safety record. Facilities that received the award in the previous year (2011) are not eligible for<br />
the same award.<br />
Selection criteria:<br />
The <strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Environment</strong> <strong>Association</strong>, Inc. (VWEA) has established selection criteria, as follows:<br />
a. A wastewater treatment facility in each size category will receive an award, if at least one facility meets the award criteria. The number of<br />
employees at the facility determines the size category (Refer to Item 3 below).<br />
b. At least one (1) employee of the wastewater treatment facility must have a WEF Honorary, Life, Active or Corporate member status.<br />
c. A facility or its parent organization (city, town, authority or sanitation district) may nominate only one facility annually and may not<br />
consecutively repeat itself as an award recipient.<br />
d. Nominations will be selected from the completed application forms received. The committee will screen the applications and select finalist<br />
(facilities) for on-site inspections by members of the Safety & Security Committee. Points will be assigned for various elements of the<br />
facility’s safety program. Final selections will be based on the total accumulated points.<br />
e. The wastewater treatment facility with the most outstanding health and safety program from any of the three size categories will be<br />
nominated for the WEF George W. Burke Safety Award. The winner from either of the remaining two size categories will receive the VWEA<br />
Facility Safety Award.<br />
1. Name of Facility:<br />
Address:<br />
Telephone:<br />
email:<br />
Person in responsible charge<br />
2. Name of VWEA member:<br />
Membership number:<br />
3. Facility size (circle one and list design flow); each size category may receive an award regardless of the number of applicants:<br />
SMALL (5 or fewer employees)<br />
INTERMEDIATE (6 to 20 employees)<br />
LARGE (more than 20 employees)<br />
Design Flow:<br />
Design Flow:<br />
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Award Nominations<br />
By Allan Brockenbrough, Chair, Public and Government Communications Committee<br />
WEF has an award to recognize public officials who<br />
have made an outstanding contribution to the<br />
improvement of the water environment. This award<br />
is for an elected or appointed official who has made<br />
significant contributions in the areas of legislation, public policy,<br />
government service, or an another area of public prominence that<br />
resulted in improvements to the water environment. This award can<br />
be presented for public service at the local, state or federal level.<br />
The Public and Government Communications Committee is<br />
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If there is a person who you believe should be considered for this<br />
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2) Re-assess attainability of the chlorophyll-a Conversely, the lower estuary experience<br />
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episodic bloom events that are primarily<br />
Study<br />
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be triggered by various environmental<br />
stimuli. Key questions to be answered<br />
by the study are:<br />
• Where/when/why do algal blooms<br />
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• What are the deleterious effects of<br />
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• How can we quantify linkages<br />
between nutrient loads, water quality<br />
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The tidal freshwater portions of the James<br />
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and scientists from <strong>Virginia</strong>’s academic<br />
and research institutions. Representatives<br />
include scientists from <strong>Virginia</strong> Commonwealth<br />
University (VCU), Old Dominion<br />
University (ODU), <strong>Virginia</strong> Institute of Marine<br />
Science (VIMS), <strong>Virginia</strong> Tech, University of<br />
<strong>Virginia</strong>, USEPA, Interstate Commission for<br />
the Potomac River Basin, Hampton Roads<br />
Sanitation District (HRSD), and the <strong>Virginia</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> of Municipal Wastewater Agencies<br />
(VAMWA). VCU is assisting DEQ in<br />
managing the project with Dr. Paul Bukaveckas<br />
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The SAP submitted a work plan in<br />
November 2011 that included the following<br />
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1) Additional data collection and further<br />
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2) Additional data collection to charac-<br />
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The data collection and model development<br />
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algal bioassay and grazing experiments,<br />
and monitoring of algal toxins in<br />
water, sediment and biota. VIMS, ODU,<br />
and HRSD are cooperating on monitoring<br />
activities in the lower estuary, which<br />
include DATAFLOW cruises and testing of<br />
bloom toxicity.<br />
DEQ has also retained a modeling<br />
project team composed of experts from<br />
Chesapeake <strong>Environment</strong>al Communications,<br />
VIMS, HDR/HydroQual, TetraTech,<br />
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The modeling team is also beginning to<br />
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The modeling work is scheduled for<br />
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A Stakeholders’ Advisory Group<br />
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parties throughout the Study process<br />
and provide the opportunity for input and<br />
further assist staff in the development of<br />
amendments to the water quality standards<br />
regulation should that be deemed<br />
necessary. SAG members include both<br />
the regulated community and environmental<br />
groups so their positions can be<br />
fully exercised. If regulatory changes are<br />
proposed, then a Regulatory Advisory<br />
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The study is scheduled for completion<br />
in 2017. After monitoring and modeling<br />
are completed in 2014, a review of<br />
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format this year. The teams can now<br />
pick their own design problem. See<br />
the guideline package located on the<br />
VWEA website for more information.<br />
The student design competition is<br />
based on a design problem relating to<br />
the wastewater field. The competition<br />
consists of two parts: a written submittal<br />
and a presentation which will take<br />
place at the Education Conference in<br />
Richmond.<br />
This competition asks teams of<br />
VWEA student members to design<br />
and present a project meeting the<br />
requirements of a problem statement<br />
that they have worked on together as<br />
a team. This competition is intended<br />
for both undergraduate and graduate<br />
students of <strong>Virginia</strong> universities, typically<br />
completing a capstone project. The<br />
scope and extent of the project should<br />
be at the level of a senior or graduate<br />
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Student Activities Committee<br />
VA AWWA/VWEA 2013 Scholarships<br />
Your Student Activities Committee (SAC)<br />
is pleased to announce the VA AWWA/<br />
VWEA scholarships available for the<br />
year 2013. We need your applications<br />
for the following:<br />
VA AWWA<br />
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Three awards in the amount of $1000,<br />
$500 and $250 will be given out to<br />
the undergraduate students from<br />
universities and colleges in <strong>Virginia</strong>.<br />
Submittal deadline is April 12, 2013.<br />
VA AWWA<br />
Graduate Scholarship<br />
Three awards in the amount of $1000,<br />
$500 and $250 will be given out to the<br />
graduate students from universities and<br />
colleges in <strong>Virginia</strong>. Submittal deadline<br />
is April 12, 2013.<br />
The applications can be found on the<br />
VA AWWA and VWEA websites. Please<br />
note the submittal deadlines for each<br />
scholarship and send in your completed<br />
applications to: Jessica Hou at<br />
jhou@gfnet.com.<br />
Thank you and we look forward to your<br />
applications!<br />
Loveenia Gulati<br />
Chair, Student Activities Committee<br />
Priyanka Mohandoss<br />
Vice-Chair, Student Activities Committee<br />
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Lab Practices Committee<br />
Activity News<br />
By Mala Burton, outgoing LPC Chair<br />
On behalf of the <strong>Virginia</strong> Section-American <strong>Water</strong> Works<br />
<strong>Association</strong> (VA AWWA) and the <strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Environment</strong><br />
<strong>Association</strong> (VWEA) joint Laboratory Practices Committee,<br />
congratulations are offered to Maxine Burkett of the City of<br />
Norfolk Utility Department for being selected as the recipient of<br />
the 2012 VWEA Laboratory Analyst Excellence Award. Her work<br />
at the City of Norfolk Utilities Laboratory has been exemplary,<br />
as noted by the facility’s <strong>Water</strong> Quality Manager, Alicia Connelly,<br />
who nominated her for this award.<br />
In recognition of her exceptional career as a laboratory<br />
analyst, the association paid for her WEF/VWEA membership for<br />
one year. In addition, she was given a complimentary one-day<br />
registration to the <strong>Water</strong>JAM meeting and awards banquet (held<br />
at the <strong>Virginia</strong> Beach Convention Center in September 2012),<br />
and was provided a complimentary registration to the Lab<br />
Practices Committee’s 18th Annual Good Laboratory Practices<br />
Conference (held at the Omni in Charlottesville, VA on August 6<br />
and 7) along with a $50 VISA gift card.<br />
This award is the highest recognition that the association<br />
gives to a laboratory professional. It acknowledges one’s<br />
significant contributions to the water/wastewater industry,<br />
dedication to improving the environment, and professionalism in<br />
the laboratory. The Laboratory Practices Committee encourages<br />
everyone to consider becoming a member of the <strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Water</strong><br />
<strong>Environment</strong> <strong>Association</strong> to make a difference not only in their<br />
own community but worldwide.<br />
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Lab Practices Committee<br />
Activity Report<br />
By Mala Burton, outgoing LPC Chair<br />
Activity 1<br />
A committee meeting was held on<br />
November 14 to discuss preparations<br />
for the upcoming GLP conference,<br />
including workshops, programs and<br />
online registration, and the LPC JAM<br />
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of the LPC.<br />
Activity 2<br />
2013 Laboratory Practices Committee<br />
meeting schedule:<br />
1. Wednesday January 16, 2013<br />
at Henrico WRF<br />
2. Wednesday March 13, 2013<br />
at Henrico WRF<br />
3. Wednesday April 17, 2013<br />
at Henrico WRF<br />
4. Wednesday June 12, 2013<br />
at Henrico WRF<br />
5. Wednesday August 14, 2013<br />
at Henrico WRF<br />
6. Wednesday October 23, 2013<br />
at Henrico WRF<br />
Activity 3<br />
Nominations are being solicited for the<br />
Lab Analyst Excellence Award for 2013<br />
with a deadline of February 15, 2013.<br />
More information can be found on both<br />
the VWEA and the VA AWWA websites.<br />
Activity 4<br />
Officially as of the end of JAM, the new<br />
chair of the LPC is Greg Hudson with<br />
Envirocompliance Laboratories and<br />
the new/incoming vice-chair is Robin<br />
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Lab Practices Committee<br />
Call for Papers & Workshops<br />
19th Annual Good Laboratory Practice Technical Conference 2013<br />
Sponsored by VA AWWA/VWEA Laboratory Practice Committee<br />
The Laboratory Practice Committee hereby invites the submission<br />
of abstracts for papers and workshops for the 19th Annual<br />
GLP Conference, to be held in Charlottesville, <strong>Virginia</strong> on July 29<br />
and 30, 2013 at the Omni Charlottesville Hotel. This conference<br />
is designed to provide the latest information on major issues<br />
such as analytical method updates and development, laboratory<br />
accreditation, regulatory updates, particularly those impacting<br />
laboratory staff and utilities; and emerging technologies and<br />
analytical instrumentation. This is a great opportunity to present<br />
new information related to water and wastewater issues. Workshops<br />
will be held on the 29th and the technical presentations<br />
will be given on the 30th.<br />
We encourage you to submit an abstract and participate in<br />
discussions that are important to the advancement of our laboratory<br />
professionals. Conference topics may include but are not<br />
limited to the following:<br />
• Natural water monitoring<br />
• <strong>Environment</strong>al research<br />
• Treatment plant monitoring<br />
• Drinking water distribution<br />
• Bacteriological techniques<br />
• Drinking water disinfection<br />
• Laboratory accreditation<br />
• Laboratory management<br />
• Security issues<br />
• <strong>Water</strong> and wastewater analytical methods<br />
• LIMS, laboratory software applications<br />
• Laboratory practices<br />
• Laboratory ethics<br />
• QA/QC issues<br />
• Regulatory issues<br />
• Emerging instrumental technology<br />
• Analytical instrument troubleshooting<br />
• Nutrient screening methods<br />
Please submit your technical presentation and/or workshop<br />
proposal to or for further information contact:<br />
Wendy Harding<br />
Quality Assurance, Chesterfield County<br />
hardingwe@chesterfield.gov<br />
Kim Stubbs<br />
Senior Chemist, City of Richmond<br />
kimberlee.stubbs@richmond.gov<br />
Alicia Connelly<br />
<strong>Water</strong> Quality Manager, City of Norfolk<br />
alicia.connelly@norfolk.gov<br />
Mala Burton<br />
Lab Supervisor, City of Hopewell<br />
mburton@hopewellva.gov<br />
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Workshop proposal submission:<br />
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on the subject matter and name(s), affiliation, email address,<br />
and phone number of workshop instructors. Workshops are<br />
three-hour sessions.<br />
Deadline for Presentations and Workshops for CD<br />
Proceedings due April 30, 2013.<br />
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Lab Practices Committee<br />
VWEA/VA AWWA Lab Practices Committee Seeks<br />
Candidates for 2013 Lab Analyst Excellence Award<br />
One of the best ways to acknowledge exceptional performers is by nominating them for an award. For lab folks, VWEA/VA AWWA<br />
offers the Laboratory Analyst Excellence Award. Eligibility and criteria requirements for the award are listed in the table below:<br />
VA AWWA/VWEA Lab Analyst Excellence Award<br />
ELIGIBILITY<br />
• MEMBERSHIP – The candidate does not have to be<br />
a member of the <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Environment</strong> Federation at<br />
the time of nomination. The association will award<br />
a membership to the winner, if the awardee is not a<br />
current member.<br />
• EMPLOYMENT – The candidate must be employed at<br />
an industrial, commercial, or municipal laboratory facility<br />
that conducts water and wastewater analyses.<br />
• RESPONSIBILITIES – The candidate must have direct<br />
responsibilities for analytical bench testing and/or field<br />
testing of water or wastewater samples.<br />
• RECOGNITION – Only those who have not been recognized<br />
by this award before are eligible. Non-winning<br />
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facility per year.<br />
CRITERIA<br />
• INITIATIVE – The nominee must have shown initiative in<br />
pursuing innovative bench or field technique improvements.<br />
• PERFORMANCE<br />
– The nominee must have performed duties consistently as<br />
outlined by laboratory or field sampling/analytical methods.<br />
– The nominee’s performance must demonstrate a<br />
commitment to high quality control standards.<br />
– The nominee must be conscientious about laboratory<br />
or field safety requirements.<br />
• ABILITY – The nominee’s abilities must include problem solving.<br />
• PERSPECTIVE – The nominee’s perspective should be<br />
dutiful and conscientious.<br />
• PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT – The nominee’s actions should<br />
demonstrate a commitment to professional development;<br />
e.g. by maintaining active membership in professional<br />
associations and/or through continuing education.<br />
The deadline for nomination packages is February 15, 2013. It’s never too early to nominate.<br />
So don’t let this recognition opportunity pass you by.<br />
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