California Association of Mutual Water Companies

BAYWORK Virtual Training Buffet 2022 - Nov 8-10
2022-11-08 10:00 - 15:00, 2022-11-09 10:00 - 15:00, 2022-11-10 10:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Webinar Only
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/.

RCAC: The Safe Drinking Water Act
2022-11-09 10:00 - 12:00 | Webinar Only
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.

RCAC: The Safe Water Drinking Act
2022-11-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Webinar Only

RCAC: No Bad Bugs: Protecting Your System from Microbial Contaminants
2022-11-15 08:30 - 15:30 | County Offices of Imperial County, 940 West Main Street, Suite 208, El Centro, CA, 92243, United States
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 board members.

RCAC: Water System Workforce Development
2022-11-17 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-11-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Webinar Only
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.

RCAC: Cyber Security for Drinking Water Systems
2022-11-29 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-11-29 14:00 - 16:00 | Webinar Only
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

RCAC: Financial Management for Small Water Systems
2022-11-30 10:00 - 12:00 | Webinar Only
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.

EFCN: Math & Hydraulics for Wastewater Operations
2023-01-24 09:00 - 10:00 | Webinar Only
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

EFCN: Are Your Rates Too High? Wastewater Rate Affordability and Setting the Right Rates for your System
2023-01-25 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar Only
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

WaterNow Alliance: Leveraging Capital Markets to Accelerate Lead Service Line Replacements
2023-02-01 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar Only
The new $15 billion in federal funding for lead service line replacements, as vital and historic as it is, is dwarfed by the estimated $47 billion need to address this public health crisis, one that affects primarily the most vulnerable and needy among us, often people of color. It is possible for local water leaders to close this funding gap. WaterNow Alliance and Environmental Policy Innovation Center will host a 1-hour virtual webinar for utility and community leaders nationwide on how they can access capital markets to maximize access to federal funding and accelerate the rate of lead line replacements on private property.
The webinar has 5 objectives:
1. Highlight the One Water and multiple community benefits of replacing lead service lines, particularly on private properties where they are the most prevalent and most likely to be harming disadvantaged households and communities of color.
2. Feature perspectives from capital market investors about their interest in investing in lead service line replacement programs as a sound investment and to accelerate these needed replacements and protect public health.
3. Equip participants with the knowledge of how to leverage local financing approaches to maximize access to federal dollars and accelerate the pace of replacements.
4. Feature a real-world case study from communities and utilities replacing lead service lines at a faster pace than most.
5. Answer questions about how to leverage capital markets for lead service line replacements.

EFCN: Operator Certification: Study Tips and Test Preparation
2023-02-02 09:00 - 10:00 | Webinar Only
Join EFCN for this webinar series designed to help small wastewater system operators pass their certification exams. The series starts with a 1-hour overview of study tips and test preparation techniques. Each subsequent 1-hour webinar will focus on a single topic typically found in Level 1 and Level 2 exams including, but not limited to: Collection Systems, Treatment Overviews, Disinfection and Solids Handling Basics, NPDES Regulations, Wastewater Math, Safety, Sampling and Reporting and other general wastewater topics. Each session will include sample questions and a short Q and A period.
While this series is primarily focused on helping new operators achieve their Level 1 and 2 certifications, currently certified operators looking to pass higher level tests can also benefit from attendance as higher-level certification tests are cumulative and typically cover basic as well as advanced treatment topics.
Session 1: This session focuses on practical study and test preparation methods that can help wastewater operators testing for their initial and higher-level certifications. We will also cover a variety of available resources and discuss test-day techniques including time management, and question analysis that can help test takers achieve positive outcomes.
Presenter: James Markham, Research Engineer, Southwest Environmental Finance Center

EFCN: Operator Certification: Collections Systems
2023-02-08 09:00 - 10:30 | Webinar Only
Join EFCN for this webinar series designed to help small wastewater system operators pass their certification exams. The series starts with a 1-hour overview of study tips and test preparation techniques. Each subsequent 1-hour webinar will focus on a single topic typically found in Level 1 and Level 2 exams including, but not limited to: Collection Systems, Treatment Overviews, Disinfection and Solids Handling Basics, NPDES Regulations, Wastewater Math, Safety, Sampling and Reporting and other general wastewater topics. Each session will include sample questions and a short Q and A period.
While this series is primarily focused on helping new operators achieve their Level 1 and 2 certifications, currently certified operators looking to pass higher level tests can also benefit from attendance as higher-level certification tests are cumulative and typically cover basic as well as advanced treatment topics.
Session 2: This session focusses on typical wastewater collection system test topics including gravity system layout, design requirements, cleaning and maintenance, lift stations, manholes, maps, piping and joints, and service connections.
Presenter: James Markham, Research Engineer, Southwest Environmental Finance Center

ASDWA - Session 4 – Service Line Material Field Validations
2023-02-09 10:00 - 11:30 | Webinar Only
ASDWA is pleased to announce our free webinar series: Implementation Tools and Best Practices for Lead Service Line Inventories and Replacements. This webinar series is intended for those in the water industry who are working to #gettheleadout, starting with the identification of lead service lines and the completion of EPA’s lead service line inventory requirement.
The topic for the fourth session of this will cover field validations of service line materials. Webinar details will be updated as speakers are finalized.

CWSRF Webinar Series: Changes to the SRF With Additional Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Funds
2023-02-16 09:00 - 10:00 | Webinar Only
Session 2: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law brought a massive influx of money to the State Revolving Fund programs: $12.7 billion for Clean Water and $35.7 billion for Drinking Water. With this new money also come regulations to support communities who might previously have been unable to secure SRF funds for critical infrastructure improvements and environmental protection. In session 2 of our CWSRF webinar series, we will discuss what these changes mean, particularly for disadvantaged and low-income communities, and what these communities should expect from SRF loans and grants.

Presenters: Heather Himmelberger, Director; and Shannon Pepper, Research Scientist, Southwest Environmental Finance Center

Who Should Attend:

Managers, owners, and operators of wastewater systems
Decision-makers for 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 wastewater systems

EFCN: Operator Certification: Wastewater Treatment Overview
2023-02-22 09:00 - 10:00 | Webinar Only
Join EFCN for this webinar series designed to help small wastewater system operators pass their certification exams. The series starts with a 1-hour overview of study tips and test preparation techniques. Each subsequent 1-hour webinar will focus on a single topic typically found in Level 1 and Level 2 exams including, but not limited to: Collection Systems, Treatment Overviews, Disinfection and Solids Handling Basics, NPDES Regulations, Wastewater Math, Safety, Sampling and Reporting and other general wastewater topics. Each session will include sample questions and a short Q and A period.
While this series is primarily focused on helping new operators achieve their Level 1 and 2 certifications, currently certified operators looking to pass higher level tests can also benefit from attendance as higher-level certification tests are cumulative and typically cover basic as well as advanced treatment topics.
Session 3: This session will focus on a general overview of wastewater treatment and the goals of wastewater treatment. We will cover typical treatment processes present in wastewater treatment plants and the wastewater constituents that those processes are designed to remove. We will also discuss general wastewater treatment plant information operators should understand for certification.
Presenter: AJ Barney, Research Scientist, Southwest Environmental Finance Center

EFCN: Operator Certification: Disinfection and Solids Handling
2023-03-01 09:00 - 10:00 | Webinar Only
Join EFCN for this webinar series designed to help small wastewater system operators pass their certification exams. The series starts with a 1-hour overview of study tips and test preparation techniques. Each subsequent 1-hour webinar will focus on a single topic typically found in Level 1 and Level 2 exams including, but not limited to: Collection Systems, Treatment Overviews, Disinfection and Solids Handling Basics, NPDES Regulations, Wastewater Math, Safety, Sampling and Reporting and other general wastewater topics. Each session will include sample questions and a short Q and A period.
While this series is primarily focused on helping new operators achieve their Level 1 and 2 certifications, currently certified operators looking to pass higher level tests can also benefit from attendance as higher-level certification tests are cumulative and typically cover basic as well as advanced treatment topics.
Session 4: This session will focus on typical disinfection and solids handling processes used in wastewater treatment and how they fit into the overall treatment process. We will discuss how the most common disinfection processes work, the operator’s role in disinfection and the support systems needed for them to treat wastewater effectively. We will discuss the various ways to handle solids removed from wastewater and typical operator duties associated with these processes. We will also discuss various regulations that apply to disinfection needed to discharge treated water and regulations associated with disposing of solids correctly.
Presenter: AJ Barney, Research Scientist, Southwest Environmental Finance Center

ASDWA LSLI/LSLR Series #5 - Technical Assistance Options
2023-03-09 10:00 - 11:30 | Webinar Only
ASDWA is pleased to announce our free webinar series: Implementation Tools and Best Practices for Lead Service Line Inventories and Replacements. This webinar series is intended for those in the water industry who are working to #gettheleadout, starting with the identification of lead service lines and the completion of EPA’s lead service line inventory requirement.
The topic for the fifth session of this webinar will go over a variety of technical assistance opportunities. Webinar details will be updated as speakers are finalized.

2023-03-14 12:00 - 15:00 | Webinar Only
EPA’s Cybersecurity Assessment Training for Primacy Agencies Webinar
Part 1: March 14, 2023, 12:00 – 3:00pm
Part 2: March 16, 2023, 12:00 – 3:00pm
This two-part webinar training for Primacy Agencies will review EPA’s Memorandum on “Addressing PWS Cybersecurity in Sanitary Surveys or Alternate Process” to include implementation options and resources available. Attendees are encouraged to attend both Part One and Part Two of the series.
REGISTER HERE

EPA: Cybersecurity Assessment Training for Public Water Systems Webinar
2023-03-21 12:00 - 15:00 | Webinar Only
EPA: Cybersecurity Assessment Training for Public Water Systems Webinar
Part 1: March 21, 12:00 – 3:00pm
Part 2: March 23, 12:00 – 3:00pm
This two-part webinar series for Public Water Systems (PWS) will demonstrate how to use the cybersecurity checklist to assess their program, information on how to address vulnerabilities, and available resources. Attendees are encouraged to attend both Part One and Part Two of the series.
REGISTER HERE

Reporter Training Brown Bag #1: Overview & Sections 1-4
2023-03-22 11:30 - 13:00 | Webinar Only
Per the March 2023 eAR technical reporting order, all public water systems are required to complete an electronic Annual Report (eAR) by May 13, 2023. The eAR to the State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Drinking Water (DDW) on the operation of public water systems (PWS) during the past year (2022) will be released on March 13, 2023 via the EAR Portal.
DDW will be offering eAR Reporting Training Brown Bags throughout the eAR reporting period. This is the first of four offered sessions.
Register HERE

EPA: Cybersecurity Assessment Training for Primacy Agencies Webinar
2023-03-28 12:00 - 15:00 | Webinar Only
EPA: Cybersecurity Assessment Training for Primacy Agencies Webinar
Part 1: March 28, 2023, 12:00 – 3:00pm
Part 2: March 30, 2023, 12:00 – 3:00pm
This two-part webinar training for Primacy Agencies will review EPA’s Memorandum on “Addressing PWS Cybersecurity in Sanitary Surveys or Alternate Process” to include implementation options and resources available. Attendees are encouraged to attend both Part One and Part Two of the series.
REGISTER HERE

Reporter Training Brown Bag #2: Sections 5,6,7 & Drought Requirements
2023-04-05 11:30 - 13:00 | Webinar Only
Per the March 2023 eAR technical reporting order, all public water systems are required to complete an electronic Annual Report (eAR) by May 13, 2023. The eAR to the State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Drinking Water (DDW) on the operation of public water systems (PWS) during the past year (2022) will be released on March 13, 2023 via the EAR Portal.
DDW will be offering eAR Reporting Training Brown Bags throughout the eAR reporting period. This is the second of four offered sessions.
Register HERE

EFCN: Funding and Financing Strategies for Integrated Hazard Mitigation and Water Resource Plans
2023-04-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar Only
Description: In light of increasing development and ever-changing future conditions, increasingly stressed infrastructure, and growing financial pressures, integrating hazard mitigation and water quality-focused resource management is becoming more and more important to the success of water systems and other public-serving entities. While finance and budgeting are often considered a last step in developing a project or program, incorporating a financing strategy early on in any planning process can help ensure long-term project success. In this webinar, we will provide strategies for incorporating funding and financial strategies into integrated plans and explore various solutions for how local communities can pay for water resource projects.
Learning Objectives:

Understanding current and future issues related to decentralized wastewater treatment systems
Increasing knowledge of funding and financing strategies that are likely to apply to most jurisdictions, big or small, and move communities from planning to implementation.
Understand how to develop a balanced funding and financing strategy that incorporates cost reducers and varied revenue streams.
Learn from case stories of other communities that have adopted these strategies to protect source water, mitigate flooding, and tackle a number of other local issues.

Presenter: Natalia Sanchez, Program Manager, University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center
Certificate: This webinar has NOT been submitted for continuing education credit approval. We can provide a certificate of attendance to eligible attendees but cannot guarantee it will meet your PDH or CEU requirements.
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 - Operator Certification: Chlorine Dosage, Disinfection Math, and Breakpoint Chlorination
2023-04-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar Only
Join EFCN for this webinar series designed to help small wastewater system operators pass their certification exams. The series starts with a 1-hour overview of study tips and test preparation techniques. Each subsequent 1-hour webinar will focus on a single topic typically found in Level 1 and Level 2 exams including, but not limited to: Collection Systems, Treatment Overviews, Disinfection and Solids Handling Basics, NPDES Regulations, Wastewater Math, Safety, Sampling and Reporting and other general wastewater topics. Each session will include sample questions and a short Q and A period.
While this series is primarily focused on helping new operators achieve their Level 1 and 2 certifications, currently certified operators looking to pass higher level tests can also benefit from attendance as higher-level certification tests are cumulative and typically cover basic as well as advanced treatment topics.
Session 8: This session will focus on the math and concepts needed to understand proper chlorine dosing, other math concepts utilized in disinfection processes, and the concept of breakpoint chlorination. We will discuss the equations needed to calculate chlorine concentration, dosage, demand, and residual, and how to use them. We will address the type of equations that operators need to understand other disinfection processes, such as UV and ozone disinfection. Finally, we will discuss breakpoint chlorination and why it is important in wastewater treatment.
Presenter: AJ Barney, Research Engineer, Southwest Environmental Finance Center
Certificate: This webinar has NOT been submitted for approval of continuing education credit. We can provide a certificate of attendance to eligible attendees, but cannot guarantee it will meet your PDH or CEU requirements.

EFCN - Maintaining Water Quality in the Distribution System
2023-04-12 10:00 - 11:00 | Webinar Only
Description: In this 1-hour webinar, experts from the Great Lakes Environmental Infrastructure Center (GLEIC) will discuss drinking water distribution system quality operations and management, including:

How water detention times affect water age and quality
How to prevent nitrification in storage tanks
How to calculate detention time and CT values for chlorine disinfection
What factors lead to corrosion in water distribution systems and ways to prevent and mitigate it
And more!

Presenter: Gregory Pearson, Water & Wastewater Trainer, Great Lakes Environmental Infrastructure Center at Michigan Technological University
Certificate: This webinar has NOT been submitted for approval of continuing education credit. We can provide a certificate of attendance to eligible attendees, but cannot guarantee it will meet your PDH or CEU requirements.

Who Should Attend:

Managers, owners, and operators of water systems serving less than 10,000 people
Decision-makers for water utilities, including mayors, financial officers, utility managers, public works directors, city councilors, board members, tribal council members, and clerks
Consultants and technical assistance providers serving water systems

ASDWA LSLI/LSLR Series #6 - Regulatory Roundtable
2023-04-13 10:00 - 11:30 | Webinar Only
ASDWA is pleased to announce our free webinar series: Implementation Tools and Best Practices for Lead Service Line Inventories and Replacements. This webinar series is intended for those in the water industry who are working to #gettheleadout, starting with the identification of lead service lines and the completion of EPA’s lead service line inventory requirement.
The last session of this webinar series will include a regulatory roundtable. Webinar details will be updated as speakers are finalized.
