Southwest Section Lending Library

 

The Southwest Section is pleased to be able to offer the titles shown below for loan to its members.   For additional information, email the Executive Director at ExecDir@swawwa.org All borrowed items are to be returned within 30 days of the date shipped by the Section to the borrower. The borrower is responsible for paying for return postage.   Valid Credit Card information must be provided as security for the safe return of the borrowed item.  Your credit card information can be provided in a secure manner through the Section's On-Line Registration web site.  Click here to place your request. If an item is not returned, or is returned in an unusable state, the borrower's credit card will be charged for the replacement cost of the item.

New Videos through Feb 1, 2010 AWWA Standards:  At Work Everyday Contamination Explorer: Tech Assistance for Small Water Systems Emergency Planning for Water Utilities Filter Surveillance Techniques for Water Utilities Illinois Source Water Protection Modern Marvels - Sewer Modern Marvels - Water Operator Basic Training Series The Water Works:  From Source to Tap Top Consumer Questions about Cryptosporidium Water Quality Expedition

Top List of Borrowed Items Modern Marvels - City Water Elevated Water Storage Tanks - Maintenance, Safety & Security Water System Security: Distribution System Protection Utility Excavation Chlorine Safety Utilities at Risk: Workplace Violence; Sexual Harassment; Substance Abuse Rural Water Management Pipeline Repair Only Tap Water Delivers On the Job: Leak Detection Fire Hydrant Operations & Maintenance (Copy 1) Emerging Treatment Technologies

Library Catalog Title Length Media Status Date Due Publisher Additional Information Bookstore Link 2004 Annual Conference Opening Session VHS Available AWWA One VHS tape 2006 Annual Conference Opening Session DVD Available AWWA 2007 Annual Conference Opening Session DVD Available AWWA 2007 Annual Conference Proceedings: CD Available AWWA Two CD set: Papers & Posters from the 2007 Annual Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2008 Annual Conference Opening Session DVD Available AWWA 2008 Annual Conference Proceedings: DVD Available AWWA Papers & Posters from the 2008 Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia 2009 Annual Conference Opening Session DVD Available AWWA The Work Before Us; Show Me; ACE 2010 in Chicago 2009 Annual Conference Proceedings: DVD Available AWWA Papers & Posters from the 2009 Annual Conference in San Diego Alternative Disinfectants: Choices for the future 180 VHS Available AWWA Two VHS tape set: March 2001 Teleconference Automation and Instrumentation 180 VHS Available AWWA Two VHS tape set: November 2000 Teleconference AWWA Standards: At Work Everyday 22 DVD Available AWWA AWWA standards define the water industry, creating a blueprint for successful professional management of water systems. Understand how international water experts and other members of the AWWA Standards Council work to create and design AWWA standards. Learn how to use AWWA standards as the basis for developing specifications and purchasing materials to help you avoid costly mistakes. More Info Benchmarking for the Water Industry: Achieving Breakthrough Performance 180 VHS Available AWWA Two VHS tape set: November 1996 Teleconference Chlorine Safety 22 DVD Available AWWA Aurora Award Winner More Info Contamination Explorer: Tech Assistance for Small Water Systems 270 CD* Available Montana Water Center Subjects such as line replacement, pathogens, stromwater runoff, arsenic and biofilms are covered in depth. More Info Converting Distribution Systems from Chlorine to Chloramine 20 DVD Available AWWA This video educates drinking water professionals about the use of chloramines as a secondary disinfectant following primary disinfection. More Info Customer Service for Water Utilities 79 DVD Available AWWA Includes five topics: Customer Service for Water Utilities; A Team Effort; Internal Customer Service; Working With Difficult Customers; Strategies for Field Representatives More Info Customer Service for Water Utilities: Best Practices that Deliver 180 VHS Available AWWA Two VHS tape set: March 1996 Teleconference Distribution System Repair, Rehabilitiation, and Replacement 180 VHS Available AWWA Two VHS tape set: November 2001 Teleconference Drought Preparedness & Response (with Manual) 37 DVD Available AWWA What should your utility do to prepare for drought? More Info Earth Ride: The Journey of Water 50 DVD Available BBC / Mexico Sectio Earth Ride, a video on the water cycle presented by the Mexico Section. Narration available in English and Spanish. Great for young audiences. Elevated Water Storage Tanks - Maintenance, Safety & Security 31 DVD Available AWWA Maintenance - 16 min; Safety & Security - 15 min More Info Emergency Planning for Water Utilities 28 DVD Available AWWA This documentary-style video is ideally suited for broadcast or use as a powerful public relations tool. Viewers will see dramatic, first-hand accounts of how water utilities across the country have survived and learned from catastrophic events. More Info Emerging Issues in Water Utility Operations 180 VHS Available AWWA Two VHS tape set: March 2004 Teleconference Emerging Treatment Technologies 180 VHS Available AWWA Two VHS tape set: November 2002 Teleconference Excellence in Water Quality Distribution 180 VHS Available AWWA Two VHS tape set: March 2005 Teleconference Facts & Filters CD Available AWWA One CD with print materials More Info Filter Surveillance Techniques for Water Utilities 32 DVD Available AWWA Filtration is a crucial barrier to microbial pathogens in drinking water. To produce safe, clean water, filters must perform flawlessly. This video takes you step by step through the procedures and tests needed to determine the condition of your filter beds. The video also suggests a variety of corrective measures for filter problems. More Info Fire Hydrant Operations & Maintenance (Copy 1) 180 VHS Available AWWA Two VHS tape set: November 2006 Teleconference More Info Fire Hydrant Operations & Maintenance (Copy 2) 180 VHS Available AWWA Two VHS tape set: November 2006 Teleconference More Info Fire Hydrant Operations & Maintenance (Copy 3) 180 VHS Available AWWA Two VHS tape set: November 2006 Teleconference More Info Groundwater/LT2/DBP2 Rules Teleconference DVD Available Texas Section, AWWA Illinois Source Water Protection 0 CD Available Montana Water Center This interactive training tool has been created to simplify the process of developing a source water protection plan for small public drinking water systems in Illinois More Info Inovative Operator Tools: SCADA, AMR, & GIS 180 VHS Available AWWA Two VHS tape set: March 2006 Teleconference More Info Liquid Assets 90 DVD Available Penn State University A public media and outreach campaign. Includes CD with toolkit More Info Maintaining Water Quality in the Distribution System 180 VHS Available AWWA Two VHS tape set: March 1998 Teleconference Modern Marvels - Aqueducts: Man Made Rivers of Life 50 DVD Available The History Channel A probing look at the history and technology of aqueducts. More Info Modern Marvels - City Water 50 DVD Available The History Channel More Info Modern Marvels - Sewer 50 DVD Available History Channel This documentary explores this less-than-polite topic, and examinea the network of underground pipes and tunnels that carries human waste (and much else) away. More Info Modern Marvels - Water 50 DVD Available History Channel Water. It is so powerful it can carve our landscape, yet so nurturing it can spawn life and support its intricate matrix. We take it for granted, yet compared to other natural compounds, it is a genuine oddity. More Info New Horizons: Critical Infrastructure Protection 26 DVD Available AWWA Issues regarding water utility infrastructure security are discussed in this video. More Info NIMS/ICS Training, Copy 1 240 DVD Available Texas Section, AWWA 2 DVD set with teleconference on National Incident Management System & Incident Command System NIMS/ICS Training, Copy 2 240 DVD Available Texas Section, AWWA 2 DVD set with teleconference on National Incident Management System & Incident Command System NIMS/ICS Training, Copy 3 240 DVD Available Texas Section, AWWA 2 DVD set with teleconference on National Incident Management System & Incident Command System On the Job: Leak Detection 15 DVD Available AWWA Covers steps for planning an ongoing leak detection program, equipment, and common procedures for detecting both non-surfacing leaks and surfacing leaks. More Info Only Tap Water Delivers 375 DVD Available AWWA One DVD with video presentations & One CD with print materials More Info Operator Basic Training Series 24 CD* Available Montana Water Center Small PWS training courses: Groundwater, Surface Water & Wastewater Lagoons More Info Operator Chemistry Made Easy 48 DVD Available AWWA This video teaches basic chemistry for water treatment operations. It is an ideal training tool for novice water treatment operators and an excellent reference on the job. More Info Operator Math Made Easy 30 DVD Available AWWA This video teaches water operators mathemathical calculations used in water treatment and distribution. It is an ideal training tool for novice water treatment operators and an excellent reference on the job. More Info Pipeline Repair 180 DVD Available AWWA Two DVD set: March 2007 Teleconference More Info Preventing Waterborne Disease: How to Optimize Treatment 180 VHS Available AWWA Two VHS tape set: September 1994 Teleconference Rehabilitation Techniques for Water Mains 24 DVD Available AWWA Illistrates several trenchless pipe rehab techniques, as well as cleaning methods Rural Water Management 21 DVD Available Nebraska Health & Human Services More Info Secrets to Success: How to Prepare for Operator Certificatio 20 DVD+CD Available AWWA This DVD provides study suggestions and includes a CD-ROM with sample questions that are similar to an actual test. You learn what to study, how to study, and what types of questions you will encounter. More Info Taste & Odor in Drinking Water: Operational Tools & Techniques 180 VHS Available AWWA Two VHS tape set: March 2000 Teleconference The Basics of Waterborne Pathogens 180 VHS Available AWWA Two VHS tape set: March 2002 Teleconference The Educated Consumer: Communicating with and Involving the Public 180 VHS Available AWWA Two VHS tape set: November 1997 Teleconference The Fundamentals of Asset Management 960 CD Available EPA A narrated 16 hour course in the fundamentals of Asset Management More info The History of AWWA 28 DVD Available AWWA The History of AWWA, as told by retired Executive Director Jack Hoffbuhr More Info The Shrinking Workforce: Hype or Crisis 180 VHS Available AWWA Two VHS tape set: November 2005 Teleconference The Water Works: From Source to Tap 11 DVD Available AWWA This fun-filled youth-education video takes kids on a tour of a municipal water plant. Basic scientific pronciples involved in water treatment are explained. Great for school visits. A classroom field trip has never been so much fun! More Info Top Consumer Questions about Cryptosporidium 11 DVD Available AWWA Many consumers are misinformed about Cryptosporidium. Give them the straight facts with this video. The video explains what this waterborne pathogen is and how water utilities remove or kill it. It will answer their questions about bottled water, home filtration devices, and at-risk patients. It explains how Cryptosporidium may be in finished water, but may still not be infectious. More Info Utilities at Risk: Workplace Violence; Sexual Harassment; Substance Abuse 55 DVD Available AWWA Workplace Violence - 20 min; Sexual Harassment - 20 min; Substance Abuse - 15 min More Info Utility Excavation 22 DVD Available AWWA Includes two topics: Trenching & Shoring; Backhoe Safety More Info Water Infrastructure Security Enhancements (WISE) 58 DVD/CD Available ASCE; AWWA; WEF Complete set of all three WISE items listed below More Info Water Infrastructure Security Enhancements Guidance CD Available ASCE; AWWA; WEF Contains guidance documents and two webcasts from 2007 More Info Water Infrastructure Security Enhancements Public Official Preview 11 DVD Available ASCE; AWWA; WEF Overview of Water & Wastewater Security Issues for Public Officials More Info Water Infrastructure Security Enhancements Utility Preview 47 DVD Available ASCE; AWWA; WEF Overview of Water & Wastewater Security Issues for Utility Personnel More Info Water Quality Expedition 120 CD* Available Montana Water Center Takes water system personnel, technical assistance providers and regulators on a virtual expedition through water quality issues. More Info Water Resource Alternatives: The Future of Sustainable Utility Practices 180 VHS Available AWWA Two VHS tape set: November 2004 Teleconference Water Storage 180 VHS Available AWWA Two VHS tape set: March 2003 Teleconference Water Supply Operations: Source Water Protection 22 DVD Available AWWA Learn methods for protecting drinking water sources from pollution. More Info Water System Security: Distribution System Protection 25 DVD Available AWWA Vulnerability assessment; Emergency responder communications plan; Public awareness campaign; Defensive boundary fencing and signage; and more More Info Water System Security: First Responders 25 DVD Available AWWA Explains functions and responsibilities of the individuals and groups that make up the first response team: Incident Commander, Operations, Planning, Logistics, Financial Administration, Public Information, Safety, Liaison, Medical, and Legal. More Info

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