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Mission Statement: To protect Michigan's water environment by encouraging professional expertise in environmental laboratories through training and education.

Core Values:
- Promote and encourage education through public outreach
- Protect MI water quality
- Learn, grow, and serve others in the scientific community

Calendar of Events:
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Lab Practice Webpage:
http://www.mi-wea.org/labpractice.php

Presentations Available:
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Addressing Common Issues with BOD and cBOD Analyses11/19/24"Addressing Common Issues with BOD and cBOD Analyses" presented by Sandra Buchner and Greg Gorman, City of Grand Rapids WRRF at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 13, 2024 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in Bath.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/04._Buchner_Gorman-Addressing_Common_Issues_with_BOD_and_cBOD_Analyses.pdf
Emergency Notification of Spills, Response, and Follow-Up11/13/24"Emergency Notification of Spills, Response, and Follow-Up" presented by Dana Bradt, Jay Eickholt, and Michael Young, EGLE at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 13, 2024 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in Bath.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/01._EGLE-Emergency_Notification_and_Response_Presentation.pdf
Navigating the Microplastic Maze11/13/24"Navigating the Microplastic Maze" presented by Mala Hettiarachchi, Environmental Resources Group at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 13, 2024 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in Bath.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/02._Hettiarachchi-Navigating_the_Microplastic_Maze.pdf
Lab QA/QC - Contract Labs & How to Interpret Data11/13/24"Lab QA/QC - Contract Labs & How to Interpret Data" presented by Jon Mink, Trace Analytical Laboratories, Inc at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 13, 2024 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in Bath.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Understanding_Your_Report(1).pdf
Fluoride: Why It's Still Relevant11/13/24"Fluoride: Why It's Still Relevant" presented by Sandy Sutton, MDHHS Oral Health Program at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 13, 2024 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in Bath.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/01._Sutton-Fluoride(1).pdf
The Hard Truth on Salt-Free H2O11/13/24"The Hard Truth on Salt-Free H2O" presented by Mark Cooper, Salt-Free Water Systems at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 13, 2024 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in Bath.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/3._Cooper-Hard_Truth_on_SaltFree_Water_H2O.pdf
How To Be Ready for a Lab Inspection11/13/24"How To Be Ready for a Lab Inspection" presented by Chris Veldkamp, EGLE at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 13, 2024 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in Bath.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/2024_MWEA_Lab_Seminar.pptx
Safety First in Water and Wastewater Labs11/13/24"Safety First in Water and Wastewater Labs" presented by Alan Colter, Veolia - DUWA at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 13, 2024 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in Bath.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/06._Colter-HS.pdf
PFAS in Water and Wastewater11/13/24"PFAS in Water and Wastewater" presented by Taryn McKnight, Eurofins Environment Testing at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 13, 2024 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in Bath.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/07._McKnight-PFAS.pdf
Fate and Transport of Microplastics11/08/23"Fate and Transport of Microplastics" presented by Mala Hettiarachchi, Environmental Resources Group at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 8, 2023 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in Bath.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Fate_and_Transport_of_Microplastics.pdf
Ammonia & Phosphorus Preservation for Operators11/08/23"Ammonia & Phosphorus Preservation for Operators" presented by Chris Veldkamp, EGLE at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 8, 2023 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in Bath.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/2._Veldkamp-Ammonia_and_Phosphorus_Preservation_1.pdf
Unity in Diversity; Benefits of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)11/08/23"Unity in Diversity; Benefits of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in Your Workplace" presented by Majid Khan, PhD, Great Lakes Water Authority at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 8, 2023 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in Bath.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/3._Khan-Unity_in_Diversity_1.pdf
Operational Enhancement Through Proper Jar Testing Techniques11/08/23"Operational Enhancement Through Proper Jar Testing Techniques" presented by Bari Wrubel, City of Marysville at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 8, 2023 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in Bath.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/4._Wrubel-Operational_Enhancement_Through_Proper_Jar_Testing_Techniques_2.pdf
Committee Spotlight: Health & Safety11/08/23"Committee Spotlight: Health & Safety" presented by Alan Colter, Veolia at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 8, 2023 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in Bath.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/5._Colter-Health_Safety_1.pdf
Standardizing Lab Documents to Increase Lab Efficiency11/08/23"Standardizing Lab Documents to Increase Lab Efficiency" presented by Sandy Buchner, City of Grand Rapids at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 8, 2023 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in Bath.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/6._Buchner-Standardizing_Lab_Docs_2.pdf
Now That We Have the Data... What Do We Do with It? 11/08/23"Now That We Have the Data... What Do We Do with It?" presented by Doug Engelsman, City of Zeeland Clean Water Plant at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 8, 2023 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in Bath.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/2._Engelsman-what_to_do_with_your_results_1(1).pdf
Wastewater Based Epidemiology in a Post-Pandemic World11/08/23"Wastewater Based Epidemiology in a Post-Pandemic World?" presented by Aaron Best, PhD, Hope College at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 8, 2023 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in Bath.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/3._Best-Wastewater_Based_Epidemiology_in_a_Post-Pandemic_World_1.pdf
Drinking Water Monitoring Schedules11/08/23"Drinking Water Monitoring Schedules" presented by Amy Vail, EGLE at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 8, 2023 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in Bath.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/1._Vail-Drinking_Water_Monitoring_Schedules_1.pdf
Lansing Board of Water & Light Lead Service Replacement Program11/08/23"Lansing Board of Water & Light Lead Service Replacement Program" presented by Angie Goodman, LBWL at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 8, 2023 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in Bath.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/2._Goodman-LBWL_Lead_Service_Replacement_Program_1.pdf
History of Water Supply in Michigan11/08/23"History of Water Supply in Michigan" presented by Greg Alimenti, City of St. Joseph at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 8, 2023 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in Bath.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/3._Alimenti-History_of_Water_Supply_1.pdf
Understanding QA/QC, Sampling and Reading Your Laboratory Reports11/09/22"Understanding QA/QC, Sampling and Reading Your Laboratory Reports" presented by John Holland, Michigan Rural Water Association at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 7, 2022 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in East Lansing and virtually via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Session_1._Holland-Sampling_and_Reading_Your_Results.pdf
DMRQA Study Program11/09/22"DMRQA Study Program" presented by Chris Veldkamp, EGLE at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 7, 2022 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in East Lansing and virtually via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Session_2._Veldkamp-DMRQA_Study_Program.pdf
COVID-19 Wastewater Monitoring11/09/22"COVID-19 Wastewater Monitoring" presented by Kelly Geith, MDHHS at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 7, 2022 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in East Lansing and virtually via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Session_3_WW._Geith-Michigan_COVID-19_Wastewater_Monitoring.pdf
Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water11/09/22"Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water" presented by Judy Westrick, Wayne State University at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 7, 2022 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in East Lansing and virtually via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Session_3_DW._Westrick-Cyanotoxins_in_Drinking_Water.pdf
UMCR5 - PFAS11/09/22"UMCR5 - PFAS" presented by Charles Neslund, Eurofins at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 7, 2022 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in East Lansing and virtually via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Session_4_DW._Neslund-The_Analysis_for_PFAS_in_UCMR_5.pdf
Marijuana Grow Facilities Monitoring11/09/22"Marijuana Grow Facilities Monitoring" presented by Christina Davenport, Leeway Engineering Solutions at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 7, 2022 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in East Lansing and virtually via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Session_5_WW._Davenport-Marijuana_Grow_Facilities_Monitoring.pdf
Proactive Lead & Copper Communities11/09/22"Proactive Lead & Copper Communities" presented by James Baker, City of Kalamazoo at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 7, 2022 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in East Lansing and virtually via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Session_5_DW._Baker-Proactive_Lead_Copper_Communities.pdf
Whole Effluent Toxicity11/09/22"Whole Effluent Toxicity" presented by Doug Engelsman, City of Zeeland & David Cook, Global Environmental Consulting at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 7, 2022 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in East Lansing and virtually via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Session_6_WW._Engelsman_Cook-Whole_Effluent_Toxicity.pdf
How Water Flows in the Water Treatment Facility11/09/22"How Water Flows in the Water Treatment Facility" presented by Amani Saiyad, GLWA at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 7, 2022 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in East Lansing and virtually via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Session_6_DW._Saiyad-Water_Treatment_Facility.pdf
How to Train a Lab OP11/09/22"How to Train a Lab OP" presented by Jack Hughes, Holland BPW & Mary Lenardson, Fleis & VandenBrink at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 7, 2022 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in East Lansing and virtually via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Session_8._Hughes_Lenardson-How_to_Train_your_Lab_Operator_PPT.pdf
General Lab Safety & Hygiene11/09/22"General Lab Safety & Hygiene" presented by David Maloney, CGS Safety Training at the Lab Practices Seminar on November 7, 2022 at Eagle Eye Banquet Facility in East Lansing and virtually via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Session_9._Maloney-Lab_Safety_Practices_MWEA_modified_1.pdf
Practical Applications of Flow Cytometry for Water Utilities05/12/21"Practical Applications of Flow Cytometry for Water Utilities" presented by Claire Thom, Scottish Water on Tuesday, May 12, 2021 at the Laboratory Practices Seminar, held via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/1._Thom_Claire-AWWALabPractices_FCM.pdf
History of Method Detection Limits & Regulatory Programs05/11/21"History of Method Detection Limits & Regulatory Programs" presented by Elizabeth Turner, Pace Laboratories on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at the Laboratory Practices Seminar, held via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/1.1_History_of_Method_Detection_ETurner042921.pdf
Calculating Method Detection Limits05/11/21"Calculating Method Detection Limits" presented by Mary Johnson, Rock River Water Reclamation District on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at the Laboratory Practices Seminar, held via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/1.3_Calculating_MDLs-Mary_Johnson.pdf
An Overview of the Laboratory Approval Program for EPA’s Proposed UCMR 505/11/21"An Overview of the Laboratory Approval Program for EPA’s Proposed UCMR 5" presented by Paul Grimmett, Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at the Laboratory Practices Seminar, held via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/1.4_Overview_fo_Lab-Grimmett.pdf
Microplastics in Water and Wastewater05/11/21"Microplastics in Water and Wastewater" presented by Yongli Zhang, Wayne State University on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at the Laboratory Practices Seminar, held via Zoom.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Yongli_Zhang-Microplastics_in_Water_and_Wastewater.pdf
Statistical Process Control05/16/19"Statistical Process Control" presented by Jim Carroll, Claros, at the Lab Practices Seminar on May 16, 2019 at the Greater Lansing Association of Realtors, Lansing.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/2._Carroll_SPC_Presentation_for_Lab.pdf
Pollution Minimization Plans05/16/19"Pollution Minimization Plans" presented by Carol Injasoulian, City of Bay City, at the Lab Practices Seminar on May 16, 2019 at the Greater Lansing Association of Realtors, Lansing.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/6._Injasoulian_PMP.pdf
The Evolving Landscape for Monitoring PFAS Contamination in Michigan Waters05/16/19"The Evolving Landscape for Monitoring PFAS Contamination in Michigan Waters" presented by Dan Jones, Michigan State University at the Lab Practices Seminar on May 16, 2019 at the Greater Lansing Association of Realtors in Lansing.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/1._Jones-ADJ_MWEA_PFAS.pdf
Water Purification Systems for Laboratory Applications05/16/19"Water Purification Systems for Laboratory Applications" presented by Brian Underhill, Flier's Quality Water Systems at the Lab Practices Seminar on May 16, 2019 at the Greater Lansing Association of Realtors, Lansing.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/3._Underhill_Brian-Water_Purification_Systems_for_Lab_Applications.pdf
ICP-MS: How It Works, Where It’s Been, and Where It's Going05/16/19"ICP-MS: How It Works, Where It’s Been, and Where It's Going" presented by Christine Rivera, Agilent Technologies at the Lab Practices Seminar on May 16 2019 at the Greater Lansing Association of Realtors, Lansing.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/4._Rivera-LAB_PRACTICES_SEMINAR_lansing_2.pdf
The Water Resources Utility of the Future - Implications on Employee Recruitment05/16/19"The Water Resources Utility of the Future - Implications on Employee Recruitment, Retention, and Development" presented by Pete Cavagnaro, Johns Controls, Jennifer Wagner, Hamlett Environmental Tech Co., Brian Hannon, Moore & Bruggink, and Brian Ross, Genesee County Water & Waste Services, at the Lab Practices Seminar on May 16, 2019 at the Greater Lansing Association of Realtors, Lansing.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/5._Pete_Brian_Jen_Brian-MWEA_LPC_2019_UOTF_20190516_b.pdf
What You Should Know About Your PFAS Wastewater Lab05/16/19"What You Should Know About Your PFAS Wastewater Lab" presented by Maya Murshak, Merit Labs, at the Lab Practices Seminar on May 16, 2019 at the Greater Lansing Association of Realtors, Lansing.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/7._Murshak-PFCs.EPA.ASTM.051619.pdf
Wastewater Microbiology & Process Control05/16/19"Wastewater Microbiology & Process Control" presented by Toni Glymph-Martin, WW Microbiology Solutions, at the Lab Practices Seminar on May 16, 2019 at the Greater Lansing Association of Realtors, Lansing.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/8._Glymph-Martin_Laboratory_Program_for_Wastewater_Microbiology-Lansing.pdf
Food Safety Modernization Act Lab Readiness for Serving Produce Farms05/16/19"Food Safety Modernization Act Lab Readiness for Serving Produce Farms" presented by Ben Phillips, Michigan State University, at the Lab Practices Seminar on May 16, 2019 at the Greater Lansing Association of Realtors, Lansing.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/10._Phillips-FSMA_Lab_readiness_for_Serving_Produce_Farms.pdf
Managing Water Quality to Reduce the Risk of Exposure to Legionella and Other Op05/16/19"Managing Water Quality to Reduce the Risk of Exposure to Legionella and Other Opportunistic Pathogens" presented by Shawn McElmurry, Wayne State University, at the Lab Practices Seminar on May 16, 2019 at the Greater Lansing Association of Realtors, Lansing.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/12._McElmurry_MWEA_Lansing_Presentation-FINAL(1).pdf
Introduction to TOC FUNdamentals05/16/19"Introduction to TOC FUNdamentals" presented by Joy Osborne, Tekmar, at the Lab Practices Seminar on May 16, 2019 at the Greater Lansing Association of Realtors, Lansing.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/14._MWEA_TOC_FUNdamentals_Final.pdf
Designing and Moving Into a New Lab05/15/18"Designing and Moving Into a New Lab," presented by John Rigdon, Element Materials Technology at the Lab Practices Seminar on May 15, 2018 at the Lansing Community College West Campus in Lansing.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/6._Rigdon_John-Designing_your_Lab.pdf
How to Keep Law Enforcement Away from Your Labs05/15/18"How to Keep Law Enforcement Away from Your Labs," presented by Det. Dan Kennedy, MDEQ at the Lab Practices Seminar on May 15, 2018 at the Lansing Community College West Campus in Lansing.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/7._Kennedy_Dan-Michigan_Water_Environment_COnference_Spring_2018.pdf
4 Years of Anaerobic Water Treatment at Bell's Brewery05/15/18"4 Years of Anaerobic Water Treatment at Bell's Brewery - Design, Operations & Cost Consequences," presented by Walker Modic, Bell's Brewery at the Lab Practices Seminar on May 15, 2018 at the Lansing Community College West Campus in Lansing.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/MWEA_OPs_and_Cost_@_Bells.pdf
Advancing Nutrient Recovery Through Urine-Derived Fertilizers05/15/18"Advancing Nutrient Recovery Through Urine-Derived Fertilizers," presented by Dylan Raye-Leonard & Audrey Pallmeyer, University of Michigan Students at the Lab Practices Seminar on May 15th, 2018 at the Lansing Community College West Campus in Lansing.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/9.A_Pallmeyer_Raye-Leonard-Advancing_Nutrient_Recovery_through_UDF.pdf
Optimization of Permanganate Pretreatment of Drinking Water to Reduce Microcysti05/15/18"Optimization of Permanganate Pretreatment of Drinking Water to Reduce Microcystin Toxicity," presented by Brian Spies, Oakland University Student at the Lab Practices Seminar on May 15, 2018 at the Lansing Community College West Campus in Lansing.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/9.B_Spies_Brian-Permanganate_Pretreatment.pdf
Labs: What the DEQ Needs From You05/15/18"Labs: What the DEQ Needs From You," presented by Amy Vail, MDEQ at the Lab Practices Seminar on May 15, 2018 at the Lansing Community College West Campus in Lansing.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/10._B_Vail_Amy-Labs_What_DEQ_Needs_LPC.pdf
reating Emerging Contaminants - Evaluation of Removal Efficiency of Activated Ca05/15/18"Treating Emerging Contaminants - Evaluation of Removal Efficiency of Activated Carbod on PFOA and PFOS in Drinking Water," presented by Wendy Schultz, City of Ann Arbor at the Lab Practices Seminar on May 15, 2018 at the Lansing Community College West Campus in Lansing.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/WEndy_Schultz_2018.pdf
Lab Safety Investigation05/15/18"Lab Safety Investigation," presented by Carol Injasoulian, City of Bay City at the Lab Practices Seminar on May 15, 2018 at the Lansing Community College West Campus in Lansing.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/2._Injasoulian_Carol-Safety_LPC_15_May_18.pdf
Tap Into Social Media05/15/18"Tap Into Social Media: A Guide for Water Professionals," presented by Kolene Allen, City of Grand Rapids at the Lab Practices Seminar on May 15, 2018 at the Lansing Community College West Campus in Lansing.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/3._KoleneAllenMWEALabPracticesPresentation.pdf
How to Rock Your Lab Audit05/15/18"How to Rock Your Lab Audit," presented by Malissa Drzick, City of Kalamazoo at the Lab Practices Seminar on May 15, 2018 at the Lansing Community College West Campus in Lansing.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/How_to_Rock_your_Lab_Audit!.pdf
Green Lab Program Leading to Sustainability05/15/18"Green Lab Program Leading to Sustainability," presented by Dr. Sudhakar G Reddy, PhD at the Lab Practices Seminar on May 15, 2018 at the Lansing Community College West Campus in Lansing.
https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/5._Reddy_Sudhakar-MI_Green_Labs_May_2018.pdf