Description: Throughout the country, small water system staff adhere to regulations to provide safe drinking water for their customers. The drinking water system staff follow direction 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 Recommended audience: Managers, board members and operators.

BAYWORK will be hosting a free three-day, virtual training of a variety of trainings via Zoom, Nov 8th, 9th, & 10th from 10am to 3pm PST. Session range from diversity, equity, and inclusion topics to water chemistry. To view all the session topics and times, visit the event page here: https://www.baywork.org/baywork-virtual-training-buffet-2022/.

Description: Your water system can easily and effectively spread waterborne diseases such as cholera, typhoid and E. coli. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention documents more than 22 waterborne disease outbreaks annually in U.S. public water supplies. These outbreaks cause over 10,000 cases of illness. Protecting your water system from these microbial contaminants is a fundamental goal of every water system. In this workshop, we will trace the origins of a water system operators’ battle with bad bugs, from Dr. Snow removing the handle on the Broad Street Pump in London to stop the 1854 cholera epidemic, to modern sanitary surveys and disinfection methods. The goal of this workshop is to make the water system operator aware of the pathways of microbial contamination and to provide low-cost strategies to prevent contamination of their system. Participants will learn: · The five most common routes of microbial contamination of a water system · How to conduct a simple but effective Sanitary Survey on your water system · The importance of chlorine residual as a low-cost and rapid method of detecting microbial contamination · How to use operational records to identify water quality problems Recommended audience: All water system operators, managers, and […]

Description: Think about the water system operators and board members you know, how close are they to retirement? Chances are many will be retiring in the next five to 10 years if not sooner. In rural places, younger operators may be difficult to retain. As their skills improve, the salary and benefits offered by larger systems may become increasingly attractive. Join us for a discussion about how to develop the workforce that keeps your system running sustainably. Participants will learn: · What legacy planning looks like · How to meet the needs of their system now AND for the future · If water operators are a dying breed · What other projects and programs doing to support the industry · What the future looks like for water operators Recommended audience: Managers, board members and operators interested in the future of water operator careers.

Description: Think about the water system operators and board members you know, how close are they to retirement? Chances are many will be retiring in the next five to 10 years if not sooner. In rural places, younger operators may be difficult to retain. As their skills improve, the salary and benefits offered by larger systems may become increasingly attractive. Join us for a discussion about how to develop the workforce that keeps your system running sustainably. Participants will learn: · What legacy planning looks like · How to meet the needs of their system now AND for the future · If water operators are a dying breed · What other projects and programs doing to support the industry · What the future looks like for water operators Recommended audience: Managers, board members and operators interested in the future of water operator careers.

Description: Recent cyber-attacks on water and wastewater systems have manipulated treatment processes, disabled process control and business enterprise systems, and stolen proprietary data. Cybersecurity best practices and incident response planning can prevent or mitigate many of these attacks and are essential to the sound operation and management of water and wastewater systems. Participants will learn how to recognize cybersecurity threats, how to complete the self assessment questionnaire, and utilize the water industry cybersecurity controls for small systems. Based on the cybersecurity self-assessment and cybersecurity controls for small utilities, participants learn how to identify at-risk areas and take actions to protect their systems. Participants will learn: Why cybersecurity is important  How to conduct a self-assessment of your system to identify vulnerabilities  Cybersecurity controls for small water systems  Recommended audience: Managers, board members and operators

Description: Recent cyber-attacks on water and wastewater systems have manipulated treatment processes, disabled process control and business enterprise systems, and stolen proprietary data. Cybersecurity best practices and incident response planning can prevent or mitigate many of these attacks and are essential to the sound operation and management of water and wastewater systems. Participants will learn how to recognize cybersecurity threats, how to complete the self assessment questionnaire, and utilize the water industry cybersecurity controls for small systems. Based on the cybersecurity self-assessment and cybersecurity controls for small utilities, participants learn how to identify at-risk areas and take actions to protect their systems. Participants will learn: Why cybersecurity is important  How to conduct a self-assessment of your system to identify vulnerabilities  Cybersecurity controls for small water systems  Recommended audience: Managers, board members and operators

Description: Do you want to improve your water system’s financial health? As a member of the governing body, management, or staff of a small water system, you have very important financial responsibilities, including establishing the policy framework governing your utility’s finances, planning for the system’s financial future, preparation and adoption of budgets, monitoring and oversight of financial performance, and ensuring accountability and integrity of the financial system. The goal of good financial management is to ensure that your utility is operated as a financially sustainable enterprise while providing safe and reliable water, both in the short- and long-term, to your utility’s customers. Participants will learn: Recognize various financial statements and understand how to use them to make informed decisions Understand the elements of internal controls Develop a meaningful budget Identify methods to balance the budget Recommended audience: Local government board of directors, managers and operators. 

Description: This webinar is designed for personnel responsible for the proper application of common math principals encountered during water operations. It will show basic concepts and principals of distribution and pump hydraulics. Pressure, head calculations, and flow rate will be shown through math calculations. It is also an excellent course for individuals preparing for one of the certification exams. A calculator is recommended. Presenter: K.T. Newman, President, Utility Contractors LLC, Canton, MS

Description: This webinar will help you ensure the financial stability of your wastewater system while providing safe, quality service at fair rates. We will focus on understanding different types of costs for wastewater systems, how systems can select rate setting objectives and match those with appropriate rate structures, as well as best practices for rate setting and design. Learning Objectives: Develop rate setting objectives Determine the cost of providing wastewater service Anticipate changes in revenues year-to-year by changes in use Measure the affordability of rates for all of your customers Create rate structures that reflect your rate setting objectives Presenter: Dr. Jason Barrett, Associate Professor, Mississippi State University Extension Service/Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute REGISTER HERE