Western States Alliance FOG Forum Workshop 2020 

The Forum is Postponed!!!! Please Review This Page Prior to Registering:

As most of you know, COVID- 19 has put many conferences such as ours in a tough position. With recent emergency recommendations coming from the office of Governor Kate Brown in Oregon and Governor Jay Inslee of Washington, we have decided to postpone our annual FOG Forum and reschedule it either mid-summer or early fall. Your safety is our number one concern and, currently, our FOG Forum leadership team is negotiating new dates and prices with the Hood River Inn. So we will keep you apprised when new information becomes available.

We can retain your registration payment for the postponed conference. If you would like a refund, please message our business manager Carol Beard with your receipt at cbeard@pprc.org. There will be an administrative fee of $25.00 to cover the cost for processing refunds. Please be mindful that we are currently being inundated with messages, and will process your inquiry as soon as we can. 

Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to seeing you all in the summer or fall and please do all you can to stay healthy!!!

 

Sincerely,

Krysta Thornton

Communications Manager

Every year, the Western States Alliance coordinates and hosts a Fats, Oil, and Grease (FOG) Forum that is the premier event of its kind in the Pacific Northwest. The Forum is designed to inform and train water related professional Municipal managers, supervisors, engineers and technicians, consultants, food and hospitality service providers, pumpers, other service providers and anyone interested in best practices for managing FOG.

Meals included in the ticket price include breakfast, lunch and dinner on the first day, and breakfast and lunch on the second day.

View Last Years Agenda for a general idea of what next years content will look like.

Anticipated Topics for 2020 

• Case Study of FOG Bypasses
• Food Service Inspections - A Virtual Inspection
• Building Good Communications Between City Departments
• Cost-benefit Analysis of FOG Program
• Enforcement Case Study
• Kitchen Best Practices - Training and Tracking
• FOG Pumper Panel
• FOG Data Management Panel
• Co-generation Using FOG - Is it a Good Option for Your City?
• Western States Alliance - Providing Ongoing Training and Assistance
• Enforcement Response Plans - Requirements and Options
• Round-table Discussions

Hotel:

To register for a discounted rate at the Best Western Plus Hood River hotel, use the below information (price subject to hotel availability). The cut off date is currently March 2nd:

Make your reservation by calling direct at (541) 386-2200 or 1(800) 780-7234

Group Name: 2020 WSA Fog Forum

Group ID: 1066-1

CEUs:

1.4 CEUs will be applied for and were awared in past conferences.

You are responsible for signing in/out during the conference to insure you recieve your CEUs. 

If your email is not on the registration form (for example, if you are registering under another person or your business manager is registering you), email Krysta at kthornton@pprc.org with your name and email so we can send you your certificate. If other people are recieving their CEUs and not you, email Krysta to make sure she has your email.

Websites:

Visit PPRC here.

Visit Western States Aliiance here.

IMPORTANT NOTE: All registrants will be sent a confirmation email.  If you do not receive a confirmation please check your spam folder or other possible locations before contacting us or your IT folks. Government Agencies are more likely to have our emails go to spam folders. Thank-you.

IMPORTANT NOTE 2: If you are paying by check, please email the below information to our business manager Carol Beard at cbeard@pprc.org so you can recieve an invoice :

1) Attach a copy of your confirmation email 

2) Write in the body of the email the total number of registrants attending, their name as well as sponsorship information if you selected that option. 

IMPORTANT NOTE 3: If you are unable to pay through this system, you can call Krysta at 206-352-2050 to register by phone. We recommend that you first wait a day (the Constant Contact system may be down), as well as try alternative browsers prior to calling as it can take up to 15 minutes via phone. 

IMPORTANT NOTE 4: If you need to cancel for whatever reason, you will be charged an administration fee of $25.00. Our system charges us for each payment we recieve, so we cannot wave that fee. 

FOG Training USDA on March 31st:

The day before the FOG Forum, we are holding a FOG Training with Ken Loucks from IW Consulting Service. If you service a community under 5,000 and meet our income requirements, you can attend here.

Register Now!