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gbaMS Announces Regional User Group Meeting
March 2005
Overland Park , Kan. - GBA Master Series, Inc. (gbaMS) announces the first GBA Master Series regional user group meeting. All GBA Master Series users are invited to attend; however, the meeting will focus on the Ohio River Valley region users. The one day event is scheduled for Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at Sanitation District No. 1 (SD1), a wastewater collection and treatment agency located in Ft. Wright, Ken. The meeting will be hosted by GBA Master Series users from SD1.
The meeting agenda will focus on using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to enhance management efficiency and system operations. Additional meeting topics will include a preview of the upcoming GBA Master Series software version 6.71 and breakout sessions.
In addition, SD1 staff will conduct a demonstration a recent data integration project involving television inspections and GIS. SD1 uses collected data to pinpoint problematic areas on GIS and accurately provide budget calculations for optimized maintenance and rehabilitation. SD1 began using GBA Master Series software in 1999 to organize asset maintenance activities and refine plans for asset rehabilitation.
SD1 spans approximately 178 square miles and serves 33 communities in Boone, Campbell, and Kenton Counties. The area’s population includes more than 300,000 residents, or 80% of the total population of the tri-county area. On a daily basis, the treatment plant processes more than 30 million gallons of wastewater. SD1 owns, operates and maintains over 1,500 miles of combined and separated sewers, one major wastewater treatment plant (Dry Creek), nine small treatment plants, 130 pumping stations, and 15 flood pump stations.
Registration is required to attend this first ever regional GBA Master Series user group meeting. To learn more about the regional meeting and to register, visit www.gbams.com/ohrv. gbaMS will continue to offer an annual national user development event. This 2005 event, the gbaMS Annual Conference & Training, is scheduled for Sept. 25-29, 2005 at the Overland Park Sheraton in Overland Park, Kan.
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About GBA Master Series, Inc.:
GBA Master Series, Inc. (gbaMS) is a total solutions provider of maintenance management, asset management and GIS-integration products and services for Water Resources and Public Works agencies. Designed by Civil Engineers, the GBA Master Series® software suite enables complete, seamless management of sanitary and storm sewers, water distribution systems, transportation systems, fleet and equipment, facilities, parks and trees. The GBA Master Series software provides extensive functionality, including work order management, customer complaint and service request tracking, parts and materials inventory control, preventive maintenance scheduling, budgeting and cost-analysis, and GIS mapping capabilities. For additional information, visit us on the Web at www.gbams.com.