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📈 Are you learning and keeping up with PFAS management? Check out what our own Katie Bruegge, Environmental Program Manager, recently learned and shared at the MWEA Fall Technical & Stormwater Conference.

🗒️ Key Takeaways from the Conference:
1️⃣ Know what you need for upcoming phosphorus limits.
2️⃣ See hope in the future of tech students.
3️⃣ It's always good, to go back to the basics!

✅ Three Tips from Katie Bruegge on PFAS Management:
1️⃣ Utility liability means communication is key.
2️⃣ Stay updated and connect with other Utilities.
3️⃣ Adapt and change with new information.

What is stressing you out about PFAS? Share in the comments below or reach out to Katie Bruegge here on LinkedIn. Ready to connect and let us take the headache out of PFAS management for you and your team? Email Katie at [email protected] and we'll help you get more from your data!

📢 Today! Join Kim Cole, P.E. and Sarah Towle, P.E. for Expect the Unexpected: Preparing for Water and Wastewater Emergencies. In the world of water and wastewater, emergencies rarely announce themselves in advance. Disasters don’t RSVP.

🚨 From power failures to pandemics, every utility faces the challenge of responding quickly and effectively when things go wrong. This session will explore real-world examples and the lessons learned. Participants will learn practical strategies for emergency preparedness, response, and recovery. These tools and insights will strengthen your organization's resilience and ensure you're ready for whatever comes next.

🚨🦺 How do you prepare and begin to think about responding in an emergency? How does that look if you are a wastewater operator, utility, government municipality, private industry, university, or other? How do you work together? Join Kim Cole, P.E. and Sarah Towle, P.E. as they help you think about "Expecting the Unexpected” and lead you through a discussion of how to prepare, report, and respond to emergencies for utilities.

📌 Tuesday, October 14
Illinois Association of Water Pollution Control Operators (IAWPCO)
Southern Conference
Environmental Resources Training Center
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
5618 New Poag Rd.
Edwardsville, IL 62025

💧 Going to miss it? Email [email protected] or [email protected] to discuss opportunities to train your team to be prepared. Checkout candcpumps.com for more information regarding 24-hour emergency repair, new pump sales and installation, lift station repair, pump repairs, and much more. Need help tackling pretreatment issues, learn more at www.dropcollab.com.



Photo Credit: SIUE Entry Sign, Tyler Warren

🏙️ Did you catch Katie Bruegge and Juju Wellemeyer at our booth this week at the Kansas Water Environment Association - KWEA Annual Joint Water and Wastewater Conference? Maybe you ran into Katie at one of the Hot Topics discussions?

💧 Whether we got to chat in person, or we missed you at this event, we'd like to keep the conversation going! Comment below or contact us at [email protected]. Then, visit our website www.dropcollab.com to learn more about how we help cities and industries tackle pretreatment challenges.