Description: Worldwide, Nitrates are the most common chemical contaminant in groundwater aquifers. In 1980, nine drinking water wells in California had unsafe levels of Nitrates. By 2007, this acute contamination had spread to more than 648 wells. Nitrates continue to impact the health of California residents and the problem is only getting worse. This workshop will help you make informed decisions about mitigating this contaminant. Participants will learn: What Nitrates are How Nitrates get into drinking water The acute health effects of Nitrate exposure How to achieve compliance with Safe Drinking Water Act requirements for Nitrates An overview of the most used Nitrate treatment technologies Practical considerations when choosing an Nitrate treatment system Who should attend: operators, managers and board members that have an interest in providing nitrate-safe water to their customers. Accreditation: 2 California Drinking Water Contact Hours awarded. Contact hours have been approved for the Registered Environmental Health Specialist Program. 

The second part in BAYWORK's 3-part webinar series where experts discuss digital tools and implications for utility workers. Webinar 2 - Digital Competency: How to develop the candidates you will need in the future and train current staff - Thursday, September 29th | 10AM to 12PM PST How can community colleges and unions help us prepare candidates with the digital skills our industry needs? How do we provide relevant training to our current staff that will improve their use of digital tools? Registration Information Coming Soon! Download and share the flyer Questions? Email Elizabeth Toups, BAYWORK Manager, at etoups@jvs.org See other webinars offered in this 3-part series:  Webinar 1 | Webinar 3 Who should attend?: For water and wastewater professionals, especially: Managers and supervisors Operations and Maintenance Staff IT, Human Resources and others interested in implementing new technology

Description: Effective Standard Operating Procedures help to ensure that critical procedures are done according to accepted standards. SOPs are also useful for operator training and quality control. This class will cover the steps to create and implement effective SOPs. Learning Objectives: Describe how SOPs can be used for tasks, training, and quality control Identify tasks that require an SOP Explain the benefits of using SOPs List the elements of an SOP Update and track SOPs Analyze and test SOPs Presenter: Gregory Pearson, Water & Wastewater Trainer, Great Lakes Environmental Infrastructure Center at Michigan Technological University 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

Description: Well equipment must be maintained to ensure long life and quality water within the system. Wells need to be monitored regularly to compile vital information on the health of the source. How is your well performing? What goes into the process of choosing a well site? Have you been monitoring your water levels in the aquifer? This workshop will address these topics and more.  Participants will learn: Well site selection process Well inspection Well maintenance Groundwater qualities Measuring drawdown Well sounders: Which one is right for me? Accreditation: 2 California Drinking Water Contact Hours awarded. Recommended audience: operators, management, water system personnel or anyone with an interest in better understanding the value of operating a safe drinking water system.

Description: Well equipment must be maintained to ensure long life and quality water within the system. Wells need to be monitored regularly to compile vital information on the health of the source. How is your well performing? What goes into the process of choosing a well site? Have you been monitoring your water levels in the aquifer? This workshop will address these topics and more.  Participants will learn: Well site selection process Well inspection Well maintenance Groundwater qualities Measuring drawdown Well sounders: Which one is right for me? Accreditation: 2 California Drinking Water Contact Hours awarded  Recommended audience: operators, management, water system personnel or anyone with an interest in better understanding the value of operating a safe drinking water system.

Description: In order to remain viable, all public water systems need to acquire and manage sufficient financial resources to achieve and maintain compliance with regulatory requirements. One primary tool to become and remain viable is developing and maintaining a comprehensive budget. This workshop will show board members, managers and operators how to develop a budget, identify revenues and expenses, methods to balance the budget and how to review a budget comparison report on a regular basis. Participants will learn: How to prepare a budget How to identify revenue and expenses How to identify fiscal policies to assist in balancing the budget How to review the budget comparison report on a regular basis Recommended audience: directors, board members and managers of mutual water companies.

The Achieve & Maintain Compliance with SDWA 3-Part Series is being held in Pacific Time. 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-term and long-term actions that will ensure compliance and safe water for all your customers. This webinar will explain requirements for site selection and sampling plans the LCRR and will guide drinking water operators through the new Lead and Copper site selection process and sampling plans so that supplies maintain compliance for lead and copper under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 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.

Description: The primary mission of every public water system is to provide water that is safe to drink. There are upwards of 100 chemicals and microbials regulated under the California and federal versions of the Safe Drinking Water Act. In addition, the regulations mandate operational activities and infrastructure standards that help ensure the delivery of safe drinking water. These regulations have changed and evolved over the last 45 years. The California drinking water regulations define "safe drinking water" and mandate operations that maintain water quality. Every operator, manager and board member is required to have a reconnaissance-level knowledge of California's drinking water regulations and an understanding of how these regulations apply to the day-to-day operation of a public water system.  This training will be presented in two 2-hour sessions. In general, these sessions are non-sequential, meaning that the second session is not predicated on material in the first session.  Participants will learn: Overview/history/purpose/structure of the Safe Drinking Water Act California Drinking Water Regulations: Need-to-know/Nice-to-know/Where-to-go modules Recommended audience: All water system operators and managers.  Accreditation: 4 California Drinking Water Contact Hours awarded 

Running a small system can be challenging. Along with meeting regulatory obligations and satisfying customer expectations, you may have issues with aging infrastructure, lack of personnel, and limited financial resources. Furthermore, small systems often cost more to operate per capita than large systems because of economy of scale. Two strategies to address these challenges is to work with other utilities or consider regionalization options. In this workshop, we will discuss various regionalization models and approaches to collaboration including: • Informal information sharing • Sharing personnel • Leveraging shared purchasing power • How to prepare your utility for knowledge or technology transfer • Regionalization options Attendees will be invited to ask questions throughout the webinar.