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Posted October 20, 2010
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Infrastructure Alternatives Welcomes New Water and Wastewater Operations Staff
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Recently Infrastructure Alternatives has added several new employees to our roster of water and wastewater operations professionals. Chuck Bayerl, Larry Phelps, Chris Chambers, Jared Driscoll, Tom Horswill, Jason Nelson, Jack Niemi and Raymond Galovich, Jr. are all new members of the IAI team.
Chuck Bayerl and Larry Phelps have joined IAI’s Menominee, Michigan drinking water treatment and distribution staff. (Responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the City of Menominee’s water distribution system has recently been awarded to IAI; see story below.) Chuck has 13 years of experience operating the Menominee water distribution system and like Larry, grew up in the Menominee area. Larry holds an S-3 drinking water distribution license in Michigan and has 14 years of experience on the Menominee water system.
Chris Chambers (not pictured) has been added to the West Michigan circuit rider team and operates drinking water and wastewater systems throughout the West Michigan area. From Lowell, Michigan, Chris is an outdoorsman and spends his spare time hunting, fishing, camping and snowmobiling.
Jared Driscoll (not pictured) of Jackson, Michigan, has been hired to fill a new position at the Leoni Township Wastewater Treatment Plant, which was created to meet the demand for increased operations and maintenance activities associated with the newly expanded plant. Jared is a local in Leoni Township, having graduated from high school in Michigan Center. Previously, Jared served in the Air Force as an Intelligence Analyst for the USAF Defense Intelligence Agency in Omaha, Nebraska.
Tom Horswill, a native of Bessemer, Michigan and graduate of Northern Michigan University, has been added to IAI’s water treatment operations staff in Antigo, Wisconsin. Tom is the father of two daughters, Shania, 14, and Mariah, 11. On his off time, he spends time with his daughters and girlfriend and also enjoys fishing and golfing. Unfortunately, Tom will be largely outnumbered among IAI employees (and the population of the state of Wisconsin in general) during football season, as he is a Chicago Bears fan.
Jason Nelson, a fellow Yooper (originally from Escanaba, Michigan), has joined Tom as part of the IAI Antigo, Wisconsin drinking water plant crew. Jason enjoys sports, playing hockey, football, basketball and golf. He also bikes and runs. Jason will be right at home in Wisconsin during football season, as he is Green Bay Packers fan.
Jack Niemi and Raymond Galovich Jr. (not pictured) have been selected by IAI to operate the Lakes Area Sewer Authority (LASA) WWTP. Jack, a Michigan Class B licensed wastewater operator, is a veteran of the U.S. Navy and has previous wastewater experience at treatment plants in both Upper and Lower Michigan. He also holds a Michigan Commercial Industrial wastewater license and a Wisconsin Grade 1 wastewater license. Jack is IAI’s Plant Manager of the LASA WWTP. Raymond has a Michigan Class C wastewater license and joins Niemi as an Operations Specialist at the LASA WWTP. He served our country in the U.S. Navy as an Aviation Structural/Hydraulic Mechanic and is also a licensed airplane pilot.
Kent Trierweiler, P.E., Vice President for IAI’s Total Water Management Division, along with the entire IAI family, is pleased to welcome Chuck, Larry, Chris, Jared, Tom, Jason, Jack and Raymond, wishing each continued success with IAI.
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Posted September 21, 2010
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City of Menominee Utilities Contract Extended and Scope Increased
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The City of Menominee, Michigan recently extended Infrastructure Alternatives’ contract over the next four years and added operation and maintenance of the city’s drinking water distribution system to the list of services IAI provides to the Menominee community. IAI will also continue to provide operations and maintenance of the city’s drinking water and wastewater treatment plants, as we have since 2002.
Two new employees have also been added to IAI’s Menominee team, specifically assigned to the drinking water distribution system. Chuck Bayerl and Larry Phelps both have over 10 years of experience operating the system and have been a very welcome addition to the IAI family. IAI’s Menominee Utilities Manager, Mike Thorsen, is pleased to welcome these experienced operators to his crew.
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Posted September 9, 2010
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Livernois is Named MWEA's Maintenance Professional of the Year
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(from left) Brighton Township Manager Dan Bishop and Infrastructure Alternatives' Operations Specialist Jerry Livernois
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On August 11, 2010, Jerry Livernois of Infrastructure Alternatives was awarded the Michigan Water Environment Association (MWEA) Maintenance Professional of the Year Award. Livernois is a member of the Infrastructure Alternatives staff which operates the Brighton Township Wastewater Treatment Plant in Brighton, Michigan.
Plant Manager Michael Boven stated, “There is nothing that Jerry cannot figure out in the realm of troubleshooting. Give him time and he will always find a way to fix or diagnose the problem so repairs can take place.”
Livernois currently performs all grinder pump rebuilds for the Township’s wastewater collection system and is also responsible for all maintenance of the treatment plant itself. Livernois actively pursues knowledge of maintenance and processes to increase his understanding and better maintain the plant’s process equipment.
Boven added, “Jerry's desire to improve process efficiencies, increase his knowledge, and tackle any maintenance problem or concern head-on, made him a prime candidate for Maintenance Professional of the Year.”
Livernois recently earned his Class B Michigan Wastewater System Operator’s license. He has worked in the field for over 20 years and has been a part of Infrastructure Alternatives’ Brighton Township crew for the past four and a half years.
Infrastructure Alternatives is very proud and honored to count Jerry Livernois, MWEA’s 2010 Maintenance Professional of the Year, among our operations and maintenance staff. Congratulations, Jerry!
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Posted August 5, 2010
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Leoni Township WWTP Adds Capacity, Upgrades to Cutting Edge Treatment Process
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The Leoni Township Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) was facing serious problems when Infrastructure Alternatives took over operations and maintenance responsibility in November 2005. The aging lagoon system was being overtaxed by a greater flow volume than it could properly treat. Excessive biosolids build up in the lagoons only exacerbated the problem.
Leoni Township began plans to build a new mechanical plant. A membrane bioreactor (MBR) facility was selected, which is a highly sophisticated wastewater treatment process, in direct contrast to the former lagoon system. Construction of the new plant was begun in the fall of 2008. (See photos of the new plant at left) The activated sludge process was seeded with return activated sludge from the Lansing, Michigan WWTP in early June 2010. The first discharge of effluent (treated water) from the new MBR plant occurred on June 17, 2010. The plant will be transitioned from start-up mode of operations to full operations when the mixed liquor concentration in the reactors reaches 8,000 mg/L, which is anticipated to happen sometime in late August or early September 2010.
The start up process has been successful to date, with the problems encountered typical of new mechanical plant start-ups. Tom High, Infrastructure Alternatives’ Plant Manager for the Leoni Township WWTP, has said of the new plant and the start up process, “This start-up has had challenges, but we (Infrastructure Alternatives’ plant staff) have been able to work cooperatively with the construction management team to pro-actively address issues.”
Infrastructure Alternatives’ Leoni Township WWTP staff is led by Plant Manager Tom High, a Michigan Class A licensed wastewater treatment operator, which is the highest classification a municipal wastewater treatment operator may earn in Michigan. Joining Tom are Operations Specialists Chris Crenshaw and Jared Driscoll.
Kent Trierweiler, P.E., Infrastructure Alternatives Vice President for Total Water Management, has said of the new plant and plant staff, “All have been focused on a successful start-up and transition into full operations, and Infrastructure Alternatives' main office staff has only provided support as needed. The plant staff has been very responsive to the construction manager and contractor to keep the start-up schedule on track. We are confident things will continue to progress toward a very successful outcome with this new and complicated plant and Leoni Township’s customers will be very well served with this state-of-the-art plant well into the future.”
Project Overview
- Our client: Leoni Township (the facility owner)
- Location: Michigan Center, Michigan
- Type of contract: Full operations and maintenance
- Contract start date: November 2005
- Type of facility: Wastewater treatment plant, membrane bioreactor
- For more information, please e-mail: Kent Trierweiler, P.E.
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Posted July 13, 2010
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Boven, LaVelle, Moseley and Osborn Earn New Drinking Water Treatment Licenses
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Four members of Infrastructure Alternatives’ water and wastewater treatment operations staff have been awarded new Michigan Waterworks System licenses.
Mike Boven received his D-1 (Limited Treatment Level 1), the highest classification in Michigan’s drinking water limited treatment category, this May. Boven is Infrastructure Alternatives’ Plant Manager for the Brighton Township Wastewater Treatment Plant in Brighton, Michigan. Mike also holds S-1 (Distribution Level 1) and F-3 (Filtration Level 3) drinking water licenses and is also a licensed wastewater operator. Mike holds the highest classification available to Michigan wastewater operators, a Class A license, along with several Commercial Industrial license classifications.
James LaVelle, an Operations Specialist based in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area, earned a D-2 license this spring. LaVelle has been an Infrastructure Alternatives employee since 2002 and has been a member of the Total Water Management team since 2007. He also holds F-5, S-3 drinking water certifications and an L-1 wastewater license.
Ryan Moseley is Infrastructure Alternatives’ Utilities Manager for the Caledonia Township, Michigan, drinking water and wastewater systems. Moseley earned an S-2 Waterworks System Operator classification last fall and a D-2 classification this spring. Moseley is also a certified wastewater treatment operator with several Commercial Industrial wastewater certifications.
Gerry Osborn also earned two new drinking water classifications recently – S-4 this past fall and D-4 this spring. Osborn is an Operations Specialist, also based in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area, and works with both drinking water and wastewater treatment systems. Osborn holds a Michigan Class D wastewater license and also a Commercial Industrial wastewater license.
Congratulations to Mike, James, Ryan and Gerry! Infrastructure Alternatives is proud to support our water and wastewater treatment operations staff as they increase their professional knowledge and skills.
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