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KANSAS GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION Mission Statement:Protecting groundwater through education, professionalism, and awareness.Water Well Contractor Licensing!Water Well Contractor Licensing and exam preparation are handled by KDHE. To register, please email Pamela.Chaffee@ks.gov and Brooklyn.Armijo@ks.gov. 2025 KGWA Convention - NO HAZWOPPER IN 2025! |
Update Regarding HazMat Offering in 2025
At the KGWA Conference in Mulvane in 2025, we will NOT be offering a HazMat refresher course. We realize that there is mention of it on the paper registration form, but not online, and we want to apologize for the confusion that has occurred this year revolving around it.
This decision to not offer it was made by the Board of Directors of the KGWA, but we have recently found out that the presenter we have used retired (which, would have left us in a bind IF we offered it). Through searching for other options, we were able to find a link through OSHA that we want to share with you.
The 8-hour HAZWOPER Refresher course satisfies OSHA's requirement for eight hours of annual HAZWOPER refresher training. This training is designed for workers and managers at uncontrolled hazardous waste operations who previously completed 40- or 24-hour HAZWOPER training. Please click HERE to be directed to the course page where you can learn more and register to take part. The cost is $39.
If you have already registered to take part of this, a refund will be issued after the Holiday (week of Dec. 30th at the very earliest).
Again, we apologize for the confusion that this decision has caused, and we look forward to seeing you in Mulvane in less than a month.
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FROM THE PRESIDENTChanges Are in the Air: There are a lot of exciting new things happening with the KGWA.Summer heat has fully arrived in Kansas with some places seeing record temperatures. It seems some things never change. There are many things that do change though — and the Kansas Groundwater Association is one of those. In the spring issue of our newsletter, I said that changes were coming. Some of them are here now. One of the largest changes is Clint Tyler resigned as the KGWA executive director effective July 1. While Clint and I didn’t get to work together long in our current roles, I can’t thank him enough for the help he provided. Many of us got to know Clint over the years, and I want to thank him for his years of service and dedication that he gave the KGWA and the groundwater industry. His resignation will allow him to focus on his family and career, two things that we can all agree are critical. The second big change that has taken place is the Association has hired Dave Schulenberg as the new executive director on a two-year contract. Dave is the director of partner states with the National Ground Water Association and specializes in performing the duties of a state association executive director. He is the director of six other state groundwater organizations and will be introducing himself to everyone. Dave has been diving into everything behind the scenes with myself, the KGWA Board of Directors, and of course, Clint, to make the transition as smooth as possible. I look forward to working with Dave over the next year-and-a-half to make this the best organization that we can be. Finally, as some of you are probably aware, Carrie Ridley with the Kansas Department of Health (KDHE) has resigned to take a job at the Kansas Geological Survey. KDHE has not named a replacement yet. I have been having monthly calls with the interim section chief, Ally Lane. I would like to thank Carrie for her time at KDHE and wish her the best at her new job. More changes are coming over the next few years, and a lot of them are already in the works. If there are changes or ideas that you have, please reach out to a board member and share your ideas. If you have questions or comments (good or bad) please do the same. We plan to have updates to share with everyone at the general membership meeting at our January convention. If you haven’t attended or rarely attend, I urge you to attend in 2023. Tony Wedel |