From Tammy.Sobiecki at maine.gov Fri Oct 17 13:23:44 2025 From: Tammy.Sobiecki at maine.gov (Sobiecki, Tammy) Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2025 17:23:44 +0000 Subject: FW: Drainage - REVISED SO PORTLAND LOCATION, LRAP & other MLRC updates/info In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Good afternoon all, Unfortunately, due to a scheduling conflict, I had to reschedule the Drainage class in South Portland from 11/5 at the Community Center to 11/19 at the South Portland Public Works. Since the original blast on 10/7 of the Drainage classes, we added one additional class in South Portland due to HIGH DEMAND! As time has permitted to open up over 150 emails & a few dozen voicemails for the Drainage registrations, I've tried to respond to most of you; I may have overlooked some. If there are any questions, please feel free to reach out. I'm mapping out all the original requests, but may need to move some people around to accommodate all. I don't like to turn anyone away from our workshops! It's that time of year that we're very busy - MMA convention, Snow & Ice workshops & Part II of Supervisory Leadership next week. The 2 remaining Snow & Ice workshops are 10/28 & 29 in South Portland & Standish, and we've dedicated November to Drainage, Drainage, Drainage. Having said that, it's possible for impending weather, in which case, we will reschedule the class, most likely 24-48 hours in advance. For those that have asked about invoicing for any of these workshops, I will get to them soon. May need a few weeks. Please be patient! Finally, MeWEA Collection Systems Committee is teaming up with JETCC to offer a four-part Collection System Training Series designed to strengthen operator and field staff knowledge of collection and stormwater systems. Collection Systems Diagnosis & Maintenance Series: Cleaning and Jetting, will be held in Gardiner, Maine on October 28th. This course focuses on safe and effective cleaning and jetting practices, nozzle selection, troubleshooting, and maintenance. Although it's traditionally geared toward wastewater operators, this training is equally valuable for Public Works employees who maintain storm drains, culverts, and other parts of the municipal stormwater system. Future sessions will continue into 2026, diving deeper into collection system topics such as CCTV inspection, asset management, and advanced maintenance practices. Those sessions will be advertised later in 2026. Course Link: Cleaning and Jetting - Gardiner, ME (J2606-6 TCHs) This is a great opportunity to build on existing knowledge, pick up new techniques, and earn training contact hours - all while improving the safety and effectiveness of jetting and cleaning operations that keep stormwater systems functioning properly. FMI please contact Yarmouth Wastewater Superintendent, Christopher Cline ccline at yarmouth.me.us OR PETER ZAYKOSKI, JETCC's Program Director @ pzaykoski at neiwpcc.org if you have any questions. Tammy Sobiecki Maine Local Roads Center Program Coordinator 16 SHS 24 Child St. Augusta, ME 04333 Tammy.sobiecki at maine.gov 207-624-3263 207-592-3371 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2025 Drainage Flyer.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 1201387 bytes Desc: 2025 Drainage Flyer.pdf URL: