Location | Patton Township Building – 100 Patton Plaza, State College, PA 16803

Description: This workshop provides attendees with a better understanding of the chlorine disinfection process and how it works along with operations and maintenance (O&M) best practices. Topics include chlorine disinfection basics, chlorine safety, setting up a chlorine disinfection system, chlorine residual monitoring, disinfecting water mains, chlorine disinfection and the Safe Drinking Water Act, and disinfection math.

Trainer: Matt Ziegler, Program Director, Southwest Environmental Finance Center at the University of New Mexico

Cost: Free

Continuing Education Units: Pending Approval.

Who Should Attend:

• Managers, owners, and operators of water systems serving less than 10,000 people
• Decision-makers for water utilities, including mayors, finance officers, utility managers, public works directors, city councilors, board members, tribal council members, and clerks
• Consultants and technical assistance providers serving water systems

Partners:

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Description: This workshop provides attendees with a better understanding of the chlorine disinfection process along with operations and maintenance (O&M) best practices. Topics include chlorine disinfection basics, chlorine safety, system O&M, chlorine residual monitoring, and disinfection math. In addition, chlorine disinfection is discussed as it relates to the Safe Drinking Water Act, sanitary surveys, and operator certification.

Trainer: Rose Afandi, Tribal Drinking Water Program Specialist; and Tucker Colvin, Research Scientist, Southwest Environmental Finance Center at the University of New Mexico

Continuing Education Credit: This training is approved for 6.0 hours for Louisiana Water Operators by LDH – OPH.

Cost: Complimentary.

Who Should Attend:

• Managers, owners, and operators of water systems serving less than 10,000 people
• Decision-makers for water utilities, including mayors, finance officers, utility managers, public works directors, city councilors, board members, tribal council members, and clerks
• Consultants and technical assistance providers serving water systems

Partners:

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Description: Join us for a free workshop that introduces two main pieces of legislation to water operators: the Lead and Copper Rule and the Safe Water Drinking Act. This workshop will discuss the key points relevant to water practitioners.

Trainer: John Rowe, PhD, Research Engineer, Environmental Finance Center at Sacramento State

Cost: Complimentary.

Continuing Education Units: The South Dakota Board of Operator Certification will grant up to 5 contact hours to any operator that attends this training. We will be providing attendees with a certificate of completion if they attend the entire workshop. It is the responsibility of the operator to submit the necessary paperwork (Agenda and Certificate of Completion) to be awarded contact hours. 

Please Note: Lunch will not be provided and is the responsibility of attendees.

Who Should Attend:

• Managers, owners, and operators of water systems serving less than 10,000 people
• Decision-makers for water utilities, including mayors, finance officers, utility managers, public works directors, city councilors, board members, tribal council members, and clerks
• Consultants and technical assistance providers serving water systems

Partners:

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Description: With limited financial and technical resources, small water systems are particularly vulnerable to drought conditions. As longer and more frequent droughts become the norm, your system needs to be prepared. Senate Bill 552 introduces new requirements to help small suppliers be better prepared for future water use. This workshop will discuss key points of interest for small water operators who want to be proactive about drought planning.

Trainers: Erik Porse, Research Engineer; and Ella Ban, Environmental Specialist, Environmental Finance Center at Sacramento State

Cost: Complimentary.

Continuing Education Units: CEU credits are available for California Water Operators who attend this training. 

Who Should Attend:

• Managers, owners, and operators of water systems serving less than 10,000 people
• Decision-makers for water utilities, including mayors, finance officers, utility managers, public works directors, city councilors, board members, tribal council members, and clerks
• Consultants and technical assistance providers serving water systems

Partners:

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University of New Mexico Gallup Campus, Room GH 1124 | 705 Gurley Ave, Gallup, NM 87301

Description: This training covers the principles of basic water math that water operators need to solve math problems associated with distribution systems, treatment processes, and other water system operations at their utilities. The training focuses on the daily use of math in each participant’s water system/s to help better manage day-to-day operations and make informed choices that could affect system performance.

Trainer: Rose Afandi, Tribal Drinking Water Program Specialist, Southwest Environmental Finance Center at the University of New Mexico

Training Credits: Approved for 6.0 Training Credits for New Mexico Water & Wastewater Utility Operators. Approval from the Navajo Nation is still pending.

Please Note: Lunch will not be provided and is the responsibility of attendees. 

Who Should Attend: 

• Managers, owners, and operators of water systems serving less than 10,000 people, or wastewater systems with an average daily flow of less than 1 million gallons
• Decision-makers for water and wastewater utilities, including mayors, finance officers, utility managers, public works directors, city councilors, board members, tribal council members, and clerks
• Consultants and technical assistance providers serving water and wastewater systems

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Partners: 

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Trainer: Matt Ziegler, Tribal Drinking Water Program Director, Southwest Environmental Finance Center at the University of New Mexico

Cost: Complimentary.

Who Should Attend:

• Water managers, owners, and operators
• Business managers and operators of business water systems
• Decision-makers for all water systems
• Consultants and technical assistance providers serving water systems

Partners:

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Trainer: Matt Ziegler, Tribal Drinking Water Program Director, Southwest Environmental Finance Center at the University of New Mexico

Cost: Complimentary.

Who Should Attend:

• Water managers, owners, and operators
• Business managers and operators of business water systems
• Decision-makers for all water systems
• Consultants and technical assistance providers serving water systems

Partners:

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Description: This training covers basic principals required in the selection and preparation of sampling plans for the collection of drinking water samples. We will review how to draft sampling plans for source water sampling, entry point sampling and distribution system sampling, while highlighting the different contaminants that are required to be sampled at each of these locations as part of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Water managers, owners, samplers and decision-makers are encouraged to attend.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn about the different sample locations and how to identify them
• Identify the samples that are required to be collected at each sample location
• Know how to identify and choose good sample sites
• Know how to complete a sample plan and the items that need to be included
• Identify when to update your current sample plan

Trainer: Rose Afandi, Tribal Drinking Water Program Specialist, Southwest Environmental Finance Center at the University of New Mexico

Cost: Complimentary.

Who Should Attend:

• Water managers, owners, and operators
• Business managers and operators of business water systems
• Decision-makers for all water systems
• Consultants and technical assistance providers serving water systems

Partners:

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Description: This webinar is designed to improve understanding of key concepts and mathematical relationships in chlorine disinfection. Attendees will engage in calculating chlorine dosages and feed rates for the three forms of chlorine in order to ensure necessary disinfection is taking place in drinking water. Also, attendees will learn how to calculate CT values in order to comply with inactivation requirements for viruses and Giardia.

Learning Objectives:

• Calculate dosage, demand, & residual for chlorine disinfection applications.
• Differentiate between combined, total, and free chlorine residuals.
• Calculate feed rates for gas, liquid, and solid chlorine forms.
• Calculate the effective volume of basins and pipes and determine contact time credit.
• Calculate CT values for a disinfection application.
• Evaluate compliance by comparing CT values to log inactivation tables.

Presenter: Gregory Pearson, Water and Wastewater Trainer, Great Lakes Environmental Infrastructure Center at Michigan Technological University

Cost: Complimentary.

Who Should Attend:

• Managers, owners, and operators of water systems serving less than 10,000 people
  
• Decision-makers for water utilities, including mayors, finance officers, utility managers, public works directors, city councilors, board members, tribal council members, and clerks
  
• Consultants and technical assistance providers serving water systems

Partners:

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Trainers: Heather Himmelberger, Director, Southwest Environmental Finance Center
Glenn Barnes, Associate Director, Environmental Finance Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Agenda:
8:30 AM Welcome and Introductions
9:00 AM Operator Certification Resources
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM Recruiting Quality Employees
12:00 PM Lunch on your own
1:30 PM Tackling Common Problems Together
3:00 PM Break
3:15 PM Working with Other Water Systems for Mutual Benefit
4:15 PM Evaluations and Wrap Up
4:30 PM End of day

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Resources:
All attendees received a jump drive with dozens of resources to help them pass their operator certification exams including practice tests, study guides, math basics, videos, and much more.

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