This course is now offered as an online training. It is recommended to take both parts on the same day.  Part 1, Capital Improvement Plans will take place from 10:00am to 12:00pm and Part 2, Google Earth Mapping will take place from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. Please follow the links below to register for each part separately.  For a water utility, asset management plays a significant role in overall financial performance. Mapping a water system’s assets can greatly assist with developing an asset management plan. Participants will receive a step-by-step tutorial on how to get started developing capital improvement plans. Participants will learn: The basics of asset management How to inventory your system Why asset management reduces costs Spreadsheet templates and other resources available to manage assets

This course is now offered as an online trainings. It is recommended to take both parts on the same day.  Part 1, Capital Improvement Plans will take place from 10:00am to 12:00pm and Part 2, Google Earth Mapping will take place from 2:00pm to 4:00pm. Please follow the links below to register for each part separately.   For a water utility, asset management plays a significant role in overall financial performance. Mapping a water system’s assets can greatly assist with developing an asset management plan. Participants will receive a step-by-step tutorial on how to create a GIS model of their water system’s assets using free Google Earth Pro for desktop. Participants will learn: The basic tools of Google Earth needed to map water system assets How to derive water main pipe lengths and surface elevations for evaluating pipe alignments and tank sites for hydraulic analysis, project planning and cost estimating How to edit, save and share your Google Earth Pro maps Participants should download and install the free Google Earth Pro for Desktop software before the class (https://www.google.com/earth/versions/#download-pro)

This course Pathogens in Drinking Water is offered two times on the same day, attendees ONLY need to register once to take this course. 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 be harmful to humans. Participants will learn: Types of disease-causing organisms that are of concern for water systems Regulations addressing contamination How to operate and maintain your water systems to minimize the possibility of microbial contamination

This course Pathogens in Drinking Water is offered two times on the same day, attendees ONLY need to register once to take this course.  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 be harmful to humans. Participants will learn: Types of disease-causing organisms that are of concern for water systems Regulations addressing contamination How to operate and maintain your water systems to minimize the possibility of microbial contamination

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