Onsite Wastewater Professionals of Illinois Conference & Tradeshow

January 28, 2025

January 29, 2025

Onsite Wastewater Professionals of Illinois Conference & Tradeshow

Tuesday, January 28

Wednesday, January 29

2025 Daily Agenda  

Tuesday,  January 28, 2025

8:00 am-12:00 pm Registration (Lobby)  

8:00 am-10:45 am Continental Breakfast Sponsored by Ecological Tanks, Stark & Son, Northern Illinois  Septic Service / Lake Cook Trenching

8:00 am– 5:00 pm Exhibits Open (Center  Hall)

9:00 am- 9:30 pm Keynote – Looking  Forward – IDPH Code (Ballroom  B)

Rick Maguire

Master of Ceremonies

President, Maguire Wastewater  Solutions

OWPI President

0.50 CEU’s – Installer, Pumper,  Portable Sanitation, Regulator

 9:00 am - 12:00 pm IDPH Exam Question & Answer Session

 Rick Hafer

Environmental Health Specialist 3

Illinois Dept. of Public Health

3.00 CEU’s – Installer, Pumper,  Portable Sanitation

ONLY  INDIVIDUALS TAKING THE EXAM TODAY ARE ALLOWED TO ATTEND THIS SESSION. (Illini  Room)

9:30 am-10:30 am Session 1 – Designing Commercial  Dosing Systems – Panel Discussion (Ballroom B)

Tom Rankin  Jr. – President - TG Rankin Co.

Rick  Maguire – President - Maguire Wastewater Solutions

Chad  Moorman – Program Manager - IDPH

1.00 CEU’s – Installer, Pumper, Regulator

10:30 am-10:45 am Break Refreshments Sponsored by Ecological Tanks, Stark & Son, Northern Illinois  Septic Service / Lake Cook Trenching (Center  Hall)

10:45 am-11:45 am Session 2 – Understanding Driver & Trucking Regulations (Ballroom B)

Matt Wells

Vice President

Mid-West  Truckers

1.00 CEU’s – Installer, Pumper,  Portable Sanitation, Regulator

11:45 am - 12:45 pm Lunch Provided Sponsored by Norweco Inc., Headwater Wholesale, J & S Wastewater Systems (Ballroom C)

Larry Vansickle Memorial Award for Outstanding  Contributions to the On-Site Industry Presentation

12:45 pm -1:45 pm Exhibitor  Time (Center  Hall)

 Meet  with Leading Manufactures, Product Representatives, and Other Experts

 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Illinois Dept. of Public Health - Installers & Pumpers Exam (Illini Room)

MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED WITH IDPH NO  LATER THAN DECEMBER 27, 2024– NO EXCEPTIONS

Chad Moorman

Program Director

Illinois Dept. of  Public Health

1:45 pm-2:45 pm Session 3 A – One-Ton Truck, Trailer, Equipment – Licensing  Requirements (Exhibit Hall)

Trooper Kyle DeGroot

State Trooper –  Commercial Vehicle Officer – State of Illinois Training Coordinator

Illinois State Police

Trooper Keith Cameron

State Trooper –  Commercial Vehicle Officer – State of Illinois Training Coordinator

Illinois State Police

1.0     CEU’s – Installer, Pumper, Portable Sanitation  Operator, Regulator

1:45 pm-2:45 pm Session 3 B – De-Escalation Training – How To De-Escalate  Yourself & Others (Ballroom B)

Hector  Hernandez

Owner -  Professional Speaker / Author / Trainer

HectorSpeaks,  LLC

1.00 CEU’s – Installer, Pumper,  Portable Sanitation, Regulator

2:45 pm-3:00 pm Break  Refreshments Sponsored by Ecological Tanks, Stark & Son, Northern Illinois Septic Service / Lake Cook Trenching  (Center Hall)

3:00 pm -4:30 pm Session 4 – Dog Attacks – How To Prevent A Dog Attack Or  Minimize Injury During A Dog Attack (Ballroom  B)

Hector  Hernandez - President

K9 Chankla  – Vice President In Charge Of Audience Motivation

HectorSpeaks,  LLC

1.00 CEU’s – Installer, Pumper,  Portable Sanitation, Regulator

4:30 pm Adjourn Exhibits Closed

4:45 pm -5:45 pm OWPI  Board of Directors & General Membership Meeting Everyone  Is Encouraged To Attend (Ballroom  B)

 

OFFSITE-8:00 pm -11:00 pm OWPI Reception Sponsored by Consolidated Treatment  Systems Open Bar (Porters  Lobby Bar - Hilton Doubletree )

 

Wednesday, January 29,  2025

8:00 am-10:00am Registration (Lobby)

8:00 am-10:15 am Continental Breakfast Sponsored by Ecological Tanks, Stark & Son, Northern Illinois  Septic Service

8:00 am– 10:15 am Exhibits Open (Center  Hall)

9:00 am -10:00 am Session 5 – Understanding  The New JULIE Laws – What Changed (Ballroom  B)

Roger  Watwood

Damage  Prevention Manager – Southern District

JULIE, Inc.

1.00 CEU’s – Installer, Pumper,  Portable Sanitation, Regulator

10:00 am-10:15 am Break Refreshments Sponsored by Ecological Tanks, Stark & Son, Northern Illinois Septic Service / Lake Cook Trenching  (Center Hall)

10:15 am-11:15 am Session 6 – Proper Use Of Product Lines – Right Tool  Right Job (Ballroom  B)

 Rick Maguire – President – Maguire Wastewater  Solutions

Steve Johnson – President – J & S  Wastewater Systems / Director of Field Operations – Consolidated Treatment  Systems

Curtis Cluckey – Midwest Sales Rep –  Infiltrator Water Technologies

Chad Moorman – Program Manager - IDPH

1.0     CEU’s – Installer, Pumper, Portable Sanitation,  Regulator

11:15 am -12:00 pm Session 7 – IDPH Program Updates (Ballroom  B)

Chad Moorman

Program Director

IDPH

0.75 CEU’s – Installer, Pumper,  Portable Sanitation, Regulator

12:30 pm Adjourn

  

KEEP  A COPY OF YOUR SIGNED OWPI CEU CERTIFICATION FORM AS PROOF OF YOUR ATTENDANCE/  CEU HOURS!!

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