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This course is now offered as an online training. It is recommended to take both parts on same day.  Part 1 will take place from 10:00am to 12:00pm and Part 2 will take place from 2:00pm to 4:00pm.  Please follow the link below to register.  Chlorine is the most commonly used drinking water disinfectant in all regions of the world. Today, about 98 percent of U.S. water treatment systems use some type of chlorine disinfection process to help provide safe drinking water. By a huge margin, sodium hypochlorite is the disinfectant used by the vast majority of small (less than 10,000 population) water systems. Hypochlorite is also the most hazardous chemical used by most of these water systems. If improperly handled, sodium hypochlorite can create a hazardous and potentially fatal environment. This learning event gives small water system operators the knowledge, skills and resources necessary to safely handle and reliably feed sodium hypochlorite. This training will be presented in two, two-hour sessions. Disease outbreaks in water systems are rare, but they can and do happen. There are hundreds of known disease-causing organisms that can contaminate water, and new ones being discovered every day. Even 40 years ago, pathogens like Giardia were not believed to […]

This course is now offered as an online training. It is recommended to take both parts on same day.  Part 1 will take place from 10:00am to 12:00pm and Part 2 will take place from 2:00pm to 4:00pm.  Please follow the link below to register.  Chlorine is the most commonly used drinking water disinfectant in all regions of the world. Today, about 98 percent of U.S. water treatment systems use some type of chlorine disinfection process to help provide safe drinking water. By a huge margin, sodium hypochlorite is the disinfectant used by the vast majority of small (less than 10,000 population) water systems. Hypochlorite is also the most hazardous chemical used by most of these water systems. If improperly handled, sodium hypochlorite can create a hazardous and potentially fatal environment. This learning event gives small water system operators the knowledge, skills and resources necessary to safely handle and reliably feed sodium hypochlorite. This training will be presented in two, two-hour sessions. Disease outbreaks in water systems are rare, but they can and do happen. There are hundreds of known disease-causing organisms that can contaminate water, and new ones being discovered every day. Even 40 years ago, pathogens like Giardia were not believed to […]

This course Water Quality Sampling is offered two times on the same day, attendees ONLY need to register once to take this course.  You are getting customer complaints about musty tasting water. And to top it off, you don’t remember if you completed all of the required monitoring and reporting for the past three months. So, how do you know if the water you are delivering is safe to drink? What do you tell your customers? Participants will learn: Key existing regulations Reporting requirements Future monitoring regulations under the California Safe Drinking Water Act The benefits of a timely water quality monitoring program

This course Water Quality Sampling is offered two times on the same day, attendees ONLY need to register once to take this course.  You are getting customer complaints about musty tasting water. And to top it off, you don’t remember if you completed all of the required monitoring and reporting for the past three months. So, how do you know if the water you are delivering is safe to drink? What do you tell your customers? Participants will learn: Key existing regulations Reporting requirements Future monitoring regulations under the California Safe Drinking Water Act The benefits of a timely water quality monitoring program

Description: This webinar covers water quality parameters used to predict corrosive properties of raw and treated drinking water that can result in lead leaching into drinking water from customer plumbing.  The webinar also covers water treatment and water quality adjustments that can mitigate corrosion of water system piping and assist systems with meeting the requirements of the USEPA Lead & Copper Rule.  Attendees will walk through the factors and steps that lead to the Flint drinking water disaster which resulted in the public being exposed to high levels of dissolved lead. Regulatory Training Covers: Federal Regulations: USEPA: 1972 Surface Water Treatment Rule Arsenic Rule Filter Backwash Recycling Rule Groundwater Rule Interim Enhanced Surface Water Rule Lead & Copper Rule Disinfection Byproduct Rule(s) Long Term 1 Long Term 2 Public Notification Rule Stage 2 Total Coliform Rule California Regulations: Total Coliform Rule This webinar is 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm on January 20 and January 21. Earn up to 8 contact hours. Instructor: Henry Palechek Registration for webinars is a 2-step process.  Once you have registered, please look for an email titled "Your Webinar Registration is Almost Complete" for the link to complete the registration process. Member $150 / Non-member $175 […]

Outside of operations, communication and transparency are the two foremost relevant issues when running a water system. Without these collaborating factors, consumer confidence can lessen or be lost, resulting in problems or potential break-down of a system. Participants will learn: How to build a functional communication structure How to maintain financial and operational transparency Community involvement best practices How to maintain good customer correspondence Ways to keep customer confidence

This course, Surface Water Treatment Rule is offered two times on the same day attendees ONLY need to register once to take this course. It’s been raining for three straight days and your effluent turbidity has just spiked at your water treatment plant. What monitoring and reporting procedures do you follow? What do these new regulations say? Is your treatment method still acceptable? What do you need to report and when? This workshop is designed to help you understand surface water treatment and monitoring regulations by reviewing the basis for current and future regulations. Participants will learn: The Surface Water Treatment Rule Long-Term 1 and Long-Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rules Existing and future water quality monitoring requirements Basic treatment methods and technologies Regulatory reporting requirements

This course, Surface Water Treatment Rule is offered two times on the same day attendees ONLY need to register once to take this course. It’s been raining for three straight days and your effluent turbidity has just spiked at your water treatment plant. What monitoring and reporting procedures do you follow? What do these new regulations say? Is your treatment method still acceptable? What do you need to report and when? This workshop is designed to help you understand surface water treatment and monitoring regulations by reviewing the basis for current and future regulations. Participants will learn: The Surface Water Treatment Rule Long-Term 1 and Long-Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rules Existing and future water quality monitoring requirements Basic treatment methods and technologies Regulatory reporting requirements

This course Understanding Bacteriological Quality Standards is offered two times on the same day, attendees ONLY need to register once to take this course. Providing safe and affordable drinking water to customers is the primary objective of any drinking water system. Routine monitoring for bacterial contamination is one of the most effective indicators of a potentially hazardous condition in your system. Although waterborne disease outbreaks are relatively uncommon in the United States, the threat can be deadly. Missed routine and repeat samples are costly in many ways including time, lab fees, penalties and consumer confidence, not to mention the health risk to the public. Join us to learn or review the bacteriological standards required by both California State Total Coliform Rule (TCR) and Federal Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR). This workshop will address public water system standards for ensuring bacteriological quality through monitoring and reporting. Participants will learn: The importance of total coliform as an indicator of water quality Compliance with California state and federal bacteriological quality monitoring and reporting regulations Public Notification requirements Triggers and follow-up for Level 1 and Level 2 assessments