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Throughout the country, small water system staff adhere to regulations to provide safe drinking water for their customers. The drinking water system staff follow directions from the state or county health department but may not realize that these regulations began at a federal level. This workshop will teach operators, managers and board members how and why these regulations exist. Participants will learn: The basis for SDWA and the related U.S. code and federal regulations How drinking water events correspond with amendments to the SDWA How to look-up drinking water regulations under development and review The recommended audience includes all water system operators and managers.

At a minimum, every public water system regardless of size and complexity requires a certified water distribution operator. In addition, those systems using treatment also must have an operator that holds a water treatment operator certification. The most significant hurdle for many grade 1 and grade 2 operators in passing the operator certification exam, however, is the math portion of the test. Typically, the math section of the certification exam constitutes about 35% of the total exam score so proficiency in math is necessary to pass the test. The math included in the Operator 101, 102, 201 and 202 sessions are based on the expected-range-of-knowledge for the California distribution D1/D2 exams. Operator Math 301 and 302 are targeted to the grade 3/4 level exams. The target learner for these trainings wants (and needs) one specific thing: the ability to accurately calculate operator certification exam math questions. Accordingly, these learning trainings designs focus solely on this need. These trainings are not designed for “contact hours “or participant “entertainment”. These are hands-on trainings with an expectation of continuous participation working and answering math problems throughout the entire session. In the Operator 101 session participants will learn: Water units (ft3 to gal, gal […]

At a minimum, every public water system regardless of size and complexity requires a certified water distribution operator. In addition, those systems using treatment also must have an operator that holds a water treatment operator certification. The most significant hurdle for many grade 1 and grade 2 operators in passing the operator certification exam, however, is the math portion of the test. Typically, the math section of the certification exam constitutes about 35% of the total exam score so proficiency in math is necessary to pass the test. The math included in the Operator 101, 102, 201 and 202 sessions are based on the expected-range-of-knowledge for the California distribution D1/D2 exams. Operator Math 301 and 302 are targeted to the grade 3/4 level exams. The target learner for these trainings wants (and needs) one specific thing: the ability to accurately calculate operator certification exam math questions. Accordingly, these learning trainings designs focus solely on this need. These trainings are not designed for “contact hours “or participant “entertainment”. These are hands-on trainings with an expectation of continuous participation working and answering math problems throughout the entire session. In the Operator 101 session participants will learn: Water units (ft3 to gal, gal […]

*Complete any qualifying financial course and submit proof to CalMutuals, and CalMutuals will reimburse your QuickBooks subscription cost for that year. The purpose of this training is to provide small water systems in California with the tools necessary to plan for financial stability. Many systems lack a basic understanding of using financial statements to make the informed financial decisions necessary to provide for sustainability of the water system. This training will be presented to provide decision makers with working knowledge and emphasize tools/resources available to understand information contained in financial statements about their water enterprise's revenue, expenses, profitability, debt load, and the ability to meet its short-term and long-term financial obligations. Participants will learn to: Identify where on which financial statements to find specific financial information Understand what each financial statement reveals about the financial health of the system Calculate financial indicators and understanding/interpreting these indicators The recommended audience includes board members, general managers, financial managers, and operators.