California Association of Mutual Water Companies

BAYWORK: Free Prep Class Operator Certification Exam – Grades 4 and 5
2022-04-27 09:30 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Webinar Only
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
9:30 a.m. – 12 noon PST
WATER TREATMENT TRACK

Water Treatment Regulations
Dan Gill, Water Treatment Superintendent, EBMUD
Water treatment regulations for grade 4 treatment exam as well as situational questions for the grade 5 examination panel

Math Related to Water Treatment
John Ramirez, Manager of Water Operations, Contra Costa Water District
Operator Math at the Grades 4 and 5 levels

WASTEWATER TRACK
Principals of the Activated Sludge Process
Monte Hamamoto, Chief Operating Officer, SVCW
The Activated Sludge process: monitoring, process control and nitrification/denitrification

Primary and Secondary Clarifier Overview & Operational Considerations
Jordan Damerel, PE, District Engineer, Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District
Primary and secondary clarification in the wastewater treatment process, including process math and operational decision-making

ECFN 2022 Water Loss Series for Small Water Systems – Session 6: Mapping - the Water Loss Control and Asset Management Nexus
2022-04-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar Only
Water Loss Control and Asset Management go hand-in-hand; data is the common element. This session will cover how basic asset and event data collection and map visualization techniques can support your water loss control efforts, build a better picture of your infrastructure condition, and provide actionable information to guide maintenance efforts and future capital improvement projects.
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

EFCN: Community Affordability - Session 2: Empathy and the Impact of Utility Rates on Customers
2022-05-03 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar Only
May 3, 2022 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
Finding it hard to balance your utilities’ operational needs with the financial capacity of your customers? Understanding the expenses households juggle, including utility bills, can provide insight for how and when to adjust rates, develop assistance programs, and invest in infrastructure. Empathy and affordability considerations impact day-to-day operations of the utility as well as future financial planning. As equity and environmental justice become more regular considerations for community-level decision making, this 1-hour webinar will help you make balanced financial decisions for your utility and your community.
Register here!
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

BAYWORK: 2022 Virtual Workshop On Wheels
2022-05-04 09:30 - 12:00 | Webinar Only
On this trip we will virtually drop in on Central San and their new Overflow Simulator. We will then visit the Town of Hillsborough Public Works to explore their NO DES flushing system and unit. Our final stop will be with California Water Service Company to see how they use GIS data to locate meters and forecast main breaks.
Contact Hours This event might qualify for CWEA and/or SWCRB contact hours. Find more information here!

SWRCB: SAFER - 2022 Drinking Water Needs Assessment Results Workshop
2022-05-05 09:00 - 12:00 | Webinar Only
Thursday, May 5, 2022 | 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Register HERE

This workshop will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to learn about: the 2022 Risk Assessment and Affordability Assessment results for public water systems, Risk Assessment results for State Small Water Systems and Domestic Wells, and a Cost Estimate for Senate Bill 552 infrastructure requirements.

AGENDA

Overview of Needs Assessment

2022 Public Water System Risk Assessment results

Risk Assessment results for State Small Water Systems and Domestic Wells

A Cost Estimate for Senate Bills 552 infrastructure requirements

2022 Affordability Assessment Results

Public Feedback

CONTACT INFORMATION

Questions regarding this notice may be directed to DDW-SAFER-NAU@Waterboards.ca.gov

BAYWORK Workshop: The Digital Worker - Building Our Digital Future
2022-05-12 08:00 - 14:30 | Hilton Oakland Airport, One Hegenberger Road, Oakland, CA, 94621, United States
Please join BAYWORK for a discussion on how to ensure that our workforce is able to make effective use of new digital tools.

Hear real-life case studies from water/wastewater utilities
Initiate development of a digital readiness self-assessment tool
Panel discussion with utility leaders and community college faculty on training qualified staff

WORKSHOP DETAILS
Date: Thursday, May 12, 2022
Time: 8:00 am – 2:30 pm
Location: Hilton Oakland Airport
One Hegenberger Road, Oakland, CA 94621
PARTIAL LIST OF SPEAKERS:
Clifford Chan – General Manager, East Bay Municipal Utility District
James Cooper – Global Director Water Optimization, Arcadis
Jordan Damerel – Director of Engineering, Fairfield Suisun Sewer District
Jimmie Dang – District Engineer, Oro Loma Sanitary District
Cheryl Davis – Principal, CKD Consulting
Joone Lopez – General Manager, Moulton Niguel Water District
Ting Lu – Digital Solutions Business Practice Leader, Clean Water Services (Oregon)
Stephen Miksis – Vice President, SKL Solutions, Inc.
Andrew Ohrt – Technical Services Specialist, West Yost Associates
Sharon Peters – President, EMA
Shane Zondor – Manager of Workforce Initiatives, Fort Worth Water

California Financing Coordinating Committee: FREE Spring 2022 Virtual Funding Fair
2022-05-17 09:00 - 14:00 | Webinar Only
May 17 and 25, 2022 | Presentations: 9:00AM – 12:30PM & Virtual Booths: 12:30PM – 2:00PM
Registration and Zoom link: TBA
The funding fair will provide the opportunity to learn more about available grant, loan, and bond financing options for infrastructure projects from federal, state, and local agencies.
Representatives from water industry professionals, public works, local governments, and California Native American Tribes should attend. This includes city managers and planners, economic development and engineering professionals, officials from privately owned facilities, water and irrigation district managers, financial advisors, and project consultants.
We look forward to your attendance at the virtual funding fair. For more information about CFCCC, please visit the website at www.cfcc.ca.gov.

EFCN Webinar: Chlorine Disinfection and CT Calculations for Small Water Systems
2022-05-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar Only
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

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

Who Should Attend:
This workshop is designed for water systems serving 10,000 people or fewer (though systems of any size may attend), especially targeting local government systems. Owners of privately owned systems, consultants and technical assistance providers serving water systems are also invited to attend.

EFCN: Chlorine Disinfection and CT Calculations for Small Water Systems
2022-05-17 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar Only
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 activation requirements for viruses and Giardia.
Presenter: Gregory Pearson, Water and Wastewater Trainer, Great Lakes Environmental Infrastructure Center at Michigan Technological University
Who should attend: This workshop is designed for water systems serving 10,000 people or fewer (though systems of any size may attend), especially targeting local government systems. Owners of privately owned systems, consultants, and technical assistance providers serving water systems are also invited to attend.
Register Here

Small Systems Research Webinar Series: Lead Service Lines
2022-05-24 11:00 - 12:00 | Webinar Only
EPA’s Office of Research and Development and Office of Water as part of their Small Systems Research Webinar Series presents a free webinar on Lead Service Lines.
The first part of the webinar will offers a qualitative comparison of method cost, accuracy, disturbance, and other impacts to lead service lines, as well as an example stepwise approach to identify unknown service line materials.The second part provides an overview of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, explains DWSRF eligibilities related to lead service lines, and discusses opportunities for lead service replacement under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Who should attend: State primacy agencies, Tribes, community planners, technical assistance providers, academia, and water systems interested in issues facing community water systems and solutions to help solve them.
Register Here.
A certificate of attendance will be offered for this webinar.

California Financing Coordinating Committee: FREE Spring 2022 Virtual Funding Fair
2022-05-25 09:00 - 14:00 | Webinar Only
May 25, 2022 | Presentations: 9:00AM – 12:30 PM & Virtual Booths: 12:30PM – 2:00PM
Registration and Zoom link: TBA
The funding fair will provide the opportunity to learn more about available grant, loan, and bond financing options for infrastructure projects from federal, state, and local agencies.
Representatives from water industry professionals, public works, local governments, and California Native American Tribes should attend. This includes city managers and planners, economic development and engineering professionals, officials from privately owned facilities, water and irrigation district managers, financial advisors, and project consultants.
We look forward to your attendance at the virtual funding fair. For more information about CFCCC, please visit the website at www.cfcc.ca.gov.

EFCN Water Loss Series for Small Systems - Session 7: Billing Data in Water Auditing
2022-05-25 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar Only
Presented by the Environmental Finance Network Center:
The last session of this series will focus on billing system data typically used to complete a water audit. Accurate billing data is critical to developing an accurate picture of a utility’s loss volumes and associated values. It is, therefore, important that billing staff supporting utility water auditing have a clear picture of the data they may have to provide. This session will provide an overview of the water auditing process, audit data that billing staff are typically called upon to provide, and common errors and misconceptions that lead to inaccurate audit results.
Register Here
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

To watch recordings for previous webinars in this series, check out the Water Loss Series Playlist!

EFCN: Affordability Considerations for Utility Rate Design and Policies
2022-06-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar Only
The Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN) presents session three of their Community Affordability: A Series of Conversations webinar series: Affordability Considerations for Utility Rate Deign and Policies.
How can a utility’s rate design and policies around collections promote affordability? In this 1-hour webinar, join EFCN experts to learn about how different rate structures impact customers, how to set rate structures equitably, and how utility policies can help customers who have a hard time paying bills.
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

Register Here
Session 4 of this series, Implementing a Bill Payment Assistance Program, will be held July 12. See the CalMutuals’ calendar for further information.

BAYWORK: Water Workforce - Women Mentoring Women - Speed Mentoring Event
2022-06-23 11:30 - 13:00 | Webinar Only
Thursday, June 23rd ~ 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Join us for a unique speed mentoring event to learn from your fellow women industry peers and leaders about their challenges and opportunities, and the various actions they took to enter in and grow within their work function. This limited seating virtual event will provide participants 4 rapid sessions in which you will engage with mentors to ask questions and seek advice on your interest within the various work functions. Limited Seating!
Register Here

EPA ORD/OW Webinar: Water Security
2022-06-28 11:00 - 13:00
Presentation 1: Power Resilience for Small Systems
Presented by Lauren Wisniewski
Presentation 2. Utilizing System Partnerships to Secure Water Treatment Chemicals
Presented by Gabrielle Minton and Dallas Shattuck
Jun 28, 2022 02:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

EFCN: Implementing a Bill Payment Assistance Program
2022-07-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar Only
Session four of the Environmental Finance Center Network’s Community Affordability: A Series of Conversations, Implementing a Bill Payment Assistance Program, will be held July 12.
In this 1-hour webinar, EFCN at UNC will share an overview of different types of bill assistance programs and provide considerations for how to set up, fund, and market your program. The webinar will include information about COVID-related assistance as well.
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

Register Here

EPA: Disaster Recovery Assistance from SRFs and FEMA for Communities - Disaster Response II
2022-07-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Webinar Only
Disaster Recovery Assistance from SRFs and FEMA for Communities – Disaster Response II: Tuesday, July 19 | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Dealing with the aftermath of a disaster can be more difficult than the actual disaster itself. Learn how you can work with the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to expedite financial assistance for water and wastewater utilities in the aftermath of a Presidential-declared disaster using Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between EPA and FEMA.

Hear first-hand experience from SRF managers who used the MOU to help communities in their state recover from catastrophic natural disasters.
Ask FEMA first responders and EPA water professionals for their insight on how to utilize this unique federal partnership to get the assistance you need when a disaster strikes.
Hear from communities, states, and federal agency representatives about their experiences.

For more information, visit https://www.cifanet.org/online-learning.
To register, visit https://cifa.webex.com/cifa/j.php?RGID=raf8c15b3f353c95caa52af124d834231

RCAC: Maintaining Distribution Water Quality Using: System Maps, Valves & Flushing
2022-07-21 08:30 - 15:30 | Four Points by Sheraton, 5101 California Ave, Bakersfield, California, 93309
Maintaining Distribution Water Quality Using: System Maps, Valves & Flushing: July 21, 2022 | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM | Four Points by Sheraton Bakersfield
Date & Time: July 21, 2022 | 8:30AM-3:30PM
Accreditation: 6 California Drinking Water Contact Hours awarded. Contact hours have been approved for the Registered Environmental Health Specialist Program. Certificate will be awarded.
Description: To be effective in their job of providing safe drinking water to their customers, certified water system operators need to possess a wide range of knowledge on many different subjects. This in person workshop will test the participant’s understanding of a range of drinking water topics. The instructors will provide a detailed explanation of many of these topics.
Participants will learn:

How to use, test and update water system maps and their effect in maintaining water quality
We will look at valve types and there uses in the system
The need for a valve turning program
How to create and execute system wide flushing program and dead-end program

Who should attend?: The recommended audience includes distribution system operators.
Location: This training will be hosted at the following address:
Four Points by Sheraton Bakersfield
5101 California Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93309
Parking is complimentary

RCAC: Water System Basic Operations
2022-07-26 10:00 - 12:00 | Webinar Only
Date & Time: July 26, 2022 | 10:00AM-12:00PM
Description: A public water system manager and operator have a lot of irons in the fire. They answer to their customers, local government (board of directors), state and county primacy agencies, other state/county/federal agencies and various businesses/industry. Where does one begin? It all begins with operations, and the managers/operators need to ensure that safe water is consistently delivered to the customers; this water is under sufficient pressure; all required water testing is performed promptly and with proper testing techniques; and that all records are documented accurately and as required. This workshop will utilize the trainer’s experiences, as well as the experience of participants in the workshop, to explore these topics and others as encountered by the experienced managers/operators that will be attending this training. This is a free training.
Participants will learn:

About doing “the rounds”
Record keeping and reporting
Daily/weekly/monthly tasks
Their responsibility to the public
About dealing with the board of directors or other local government

Recommended Audience: Local government board of directors, managers and operators.
Location: This training will be hosted online on GoToTraining.
Registration: https://www.events.rcac.org/assnfe/Cart.asp?Mode=SAVENEWCRS&mlUtil_EventID=3229&mlUtil_FeeID=3064&PID=
Accreditation: 2 California Drinking Water Contact Hours units awarded

RCAC: Water System Basic Operations
2022-07-26 14:00 - 16:00 | Webinar Only
Date & Time: July 26, 2022 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Description: A public water system manager and operator have a lot of irons in the fire. They answer to their customers, local government (board of directors), state and county primacy agencies, other state/county/federal agencies and various businesses/industry. Where does one begin? It all begins with operations, and the managers/operators need to ensure that safe water is consistently delivered to the customers; this water is under sufficient pressure; all required water testing is performed promptly and with proper testing techniques; and that all records are documented accurately and as required. This workshop will utilize the trainer’s experiences, as well as the experience of participants in the workshop, to explore these topics and others as encountered by the experienced managers/operators that will be attending this training. This is a free training.
Participants will learn:

About doing “the rounds”
Record keeping and reporting
Daily/weekly/monthly tasks
Their responsibility to the public
About dealing with the board of directors or other local government

Recommended Audience: Local government board of directors, managers and operators.
Location: This training will be hosted online on GoToTraining.
Registration: https://www.events.rcac.org/assnfe/Cart.asp?Mode=SAVENEWCRS&mlUtil_EventID=3229&mlUtil_FeeID=3064&PID=
Accreditation: 2 California Drinking Water Contact Hours units awarded

EFCN: Introduction to Green Asset Management
2022-07-27 08:00 - 17:00 | Webinar Only
Description: Green Asset Management offers a comprehensive approach to managing the green and gray components of a water, wastewater, or stormwater system, stretching limited revenues, addressing aging infrastructure, facilitating regulatory compliance and avoiding costly component failures and service disruptions.
In this training, you will learn about how the traditional asset management approach can be applied to both the gray AND green elements of your system. Not sure where to begin? We will provide you with the tools you need to get started and will walk you through the process.

Presenters: Jennifer Egan, PG, PhD, Program Manager; and Michelle Kokolis, Environmental Finance Center at the University of Maryland

Register HERE

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

RCAC: Groundwater Well Operation & Maintenance
2022-08-02 08:30 - 15:30 | Red Lion Hotel Redding, 1830 Hilltop Drive, Redding, CA, 96002, United States
Groundwater Well Operation & Maintenance:
Date & Time: August 2, 2022 | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Location: Red Lion Hotel Redding (1830 Hilltop Dr. Redding, CA 96002)
Description: It is crucial to know how your well is performing. Do you know what is going on deep in the ground? What goes into the process of choosing a well site? Well equipment must be maintained and monitored to ensure long life and quality water within the system. Regular monitoring of the wells helps the operator to compile vital information on the health of the source. This is a free training.
Participants will learn:

Well site selection process
Well inspection
Well maintenance
Groundwater qualities
Monitoring drawdown
Well sounders: Which one is right for me?

Who should attend?: The recommended audience includes operators, management, water system personnel or anyone with an interest in better understanding the value of operating a safe drinking water system.
Accreditation: 6 California Drinking Water Contact Hours awarded Contact hours have been approved for the Registered Environmental Health Specialist Program. Certificate will be awarded.

RCAC: Financing Your Small Water System: Budgeting & Rates Setting
2022-08-03 08:30 - 15:30 | Red Lion Hotel Redding, 1830 Hilltop Drive, Redding, CA, 96002, United States
Financing Your Small Water System: Budgeting & Rates Setting
Date & Time: August 3, 2022 | 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Location: Red Lion Hotel Redding (1830 Hilltop Drive Redding, California 96002)
Description: If you are a board member, manager or operator, it is important to understand the budgeting process and what it means for you. Budgets impact our daily work and understand how to build them, analyze them and use them to plan can shape our systems. Understanding the budget allows us to maximize resources and justify our rates, especially when an increase in rates is necessary. From the budget, rates can be calculated that satisfy the utility’s revenue needs. This is a free training.
Participants will learn:

Evaluate budget and financial indicators
Develop a prioritized capital improvement plan
Create a budget to sustain that CIP
Use these tools to determine revenue needs
Set rates in California
Prop. 218 processes

Who Should Attend?: The recommended audience includes board members, managers and operators.
Accreditation: 6 California Drinking Water Contact Hours awarded. Contact hours have been approved for the Registered Environmental Health Specialist Program. Certificate will be awarded.

EPA: Renewable Energy at Water Utilities - Part 1
2022-08-09 09:30 - 12:00 | Webinar Only
This two-part workshop will include presentations and discussions on:

Solar power
Wind power
Batteries
Biogas and combined heat and power
Economic and resiliency benefits to renewable energy
Opportunities and challenges

Register HERE
For further information, visit: https://www.cifanet.org/online-learning.

EPA: Renewable Energy at Water Utilities - Part 1
2022-08-09 09:30 - 12:30 | Webinar Only
Renewable Energy at Water Utilities – Part 1: August 9, 2022 | 9:30am – 12:30pm
Discuss opportunities for using renewable energy at water utilities including: solar power, wind power, batteries, biogas and combined heat and power, and inline/conduit hydropower. This two-part workshop will include presentations and discussions on:

Solar power
Wind power
Batteries
Biogas and combined heat and power
Economic and resiliency benefits to renewable energy
Opportunities and challenges

Click here to register.

EFCN: Resiliency Means Business! Preparing for Risks to Safe & Reliable Service
2022-08-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar Only
Date & Time: Tuesday, August 9, 2022 | 10:00 – 11:00 AM PST
Description: We hear about “resilience” a lot these days — given the many pressures and uncertainties felt by businesses, organizations and even individuals. For lifeline drinking water utilities, business continuity and performance is a matter of health and life safety. Resilience is often first thought of in terms of emergency and hazard recovery preparations. It extends beyond that to how business is supported in all ongoing aspects. This webinar serves as an introduction to this broad approach, and a gateway to free tools and assistance available from U.S. EPA and the Environmental Finance Center Network. Topics include: How to scan risk broadly, including the uncertainty of a changing environment; Access to tools through a downloaded guided inventory document and discussion of examples during the webinar, and; Opportunities for further one-on-one technical and training assistance from the Network.
Presenter: Dr. Jack Kartez, Senior Advisor and Emeritus Director, New England Environmental Finance Center at the University of Southern Maine
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

REGISTER HERE

RCAC: Get the Lead out: Lead & Copper Rule Revisions
2022-08-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Webinar Only
Get the Lead out: Lead & Copper Rule Revisions
Date & Time: August 9, 2022 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Description: After 30 years, the EPA has officially passed new regulations for the Lead and Copper Rule. These revisions are a major step toward keeping communities safe from lead. The new Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) will require the water systems and water system operator to rethink how they address lead and copper in their systems. These new requirements will require a thorough understanding of the LCRR’s requirements so you can effectively engage in short- and long-term actions that will ensure compliance and safe water for all your customers.
This webinar will guide drinking water operators through the new Lead and Copper site selection process, criteria and sampling plans so that water supplies maintain compliance for lead and copper under the Safe Drinking Water Act. This is a free training.
Participants will learn:

The requirements of the new lead service line inventory
Lead service line replacement requirements
Monitoring childcare and school facilities
New monitoring requirements
Expanded communications programs
More stringent response to elevated lead levels

Recommended Audience: Operators, managers, and board members.
Location: This training will be hosted online on GoToTraining.
Registration: You must be registered prior to the date of the close of registration to receive credit. https://www.events.rcac.org/assnfe/Cart.asp?Mode=SAVENEWCRS&mlUtil_EventID=3231&mlUtil_FeeID=3066&PID=
Accreditation: 2 California Drinking Water Contact Hours units awarded

RCAC: Get the Lead out: Lead & Copper Rule Revisions
2022-08-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Webinar Only
Get the Lead out: Lead & Copper Rule Revisions
Date & Time: August 9, 2022 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM
Description: After 30 years, the EPA has officially passed new regulations for the Lead and Copper Rule. These revisions are a major step toward keeping communities safe from lead. The new Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) will require the water systems and water system operator to rethink how they address lead and copper in their systems. These new requirements will require a thorough understanding of the LCRR’s requirements so you can effectively engage in short- and long-term actions that will ensure compliance and safe water for all your customers.
This webinar will guide drinking water operators through the new Lead and Copper site selection process, criteria and sampling plans so that water supplies maintain compliance for lead and copper under the Safe Drinking Water Act. This is a free training.
Participants will learn:

The requirements of the new lead service line inventory
Lead service line replacement requirements
Monitoring childcare and school facilities
New monitoring requirements
Expanded communications programs
More stringent response to elevated lead levels

Recommended Audience: Operators, managers, and board members.
Location: This training will be hosted online on GoToTraining.
Registration: You must be registered prior to the date of the close of registration to receive credit. https://www.events.rcac.org/assnfe/Cart.asp?Mode=SAVENEWCRS&mlUtil_EventID=3232&mlUtil_FeeID=3067&PID=
Accreditation: 2 California Drinking Water Contact Hours units awarded

EPA: Renewable Energy at Water Utilities - Part 2
2022-08-10 09:30 - 12:30 | Webinar Only
Renewable Energy at Water Utilities – Part 2: August 10, 2022 | 9:30am – 12:30pm
Part two in this two-part workshop will include presentations and discussions on:

Solar power
Wind power
Batteries
Biogas and combined heat and power
Economic and resiliency benefits to renewable energy
Opportunities and challenges

Click here to register.

RCAC: Disinfection By-Products Rule
2022-08-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Webinar Only
Disinfection By-Products Rule
Date & Time: August 10, 2022 | 10:00AM-12:00PM
Description: Certain commonly used drinking water disinfectants can react with naturally occurring materials in the water to form disinfection by-products (DBPs), which may pose long-term health risks. The Long-Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2ESWTR) and the Stage 2 Disinfection By-Product Rule (DBPR) are the second phase of regulations meant to strengthen protection against microbial contaminants, and at the same time reduce the potential health risks of DBPs. This workshop will examine the factors and causes of DBP formation and the regulatory framework of the Stage 1 and Stage 2 DBPR. This is a free training.
Participants will learn:

The differences between the Stage 1 and Stage 2 rules
How to Calculate Locational Running Annual Averages (LRAA) and flow-weighted averaging for compliance reporting
How to identify a Combined Distribution System (CDS) and whether it applies to you
Alternative disinfectants and application practices that may reduce or eliminate DBP formulation

Recommended Audience: Operators, managers, or water systems that chlorinate their water.
Location: This training will be hosted online on GoToTraining.
Registration: You must be registered prior to the date of the close of registration to receive credit. https://www.events.rcac.org/assnfe/Cart.asp?Mode=SAVENEWCRS&mlUtil_EventID=3233&mlUtil_FeeID=3068&PID=
Accreditation: 2 California Drinking Water Contact Hours units awarded
