If you are interested in a particular course, you must call the contact listed to register for the course.
Training classes may be canceled or rescheduled at the discretion of the instructor.
Per Board Policy 2016-01, training must be at least one hour long to be eligible for CEUs.
Yellow-shaded courses are introductory courses that "qualify" the attendee for a provisional level certification upon passing the provisional level certification exam and applying for certification. The Provisional Level exams may be administered on the last day of the course.
Green-shaded courses are those other than introductory courses that may have exams administered on the last day of the course.
Blue-shaded webinars/webcasts are NOT approved for CEU credit unless prior arrangements have been made with the Operator Certification Program.
2024
May
Date
Course
Location
CEUs
Sponsor
Contact
May 9 - 17
Financial Management for Rural Utilities
The course builds the skills and knowledge needed for the financial management of a small water and wastewater utility in rural Alaska. The instructors present seven lessons with topics that include governmental accounting, chart of accounts, budgets, rate setting, collections, financial reports, and managerial reports.
Interpreting Drinking Water Sample Lab Results and How to Write a CCR
The purpose of the class is to learn how to interpret drinking water sampling results and how to write annual consumer confidence reports (CCRs) for community water systems.
The first section of the course will address what contaminants need to be removed from drinking water and why, regulations concerning drinking water, and interpreting sampling results.
The second section will describe CCRs and provide resources on how to write them. It will describe the information needed for a CCR and where to find it, and demonstrate an iWriter tool that can be used to write CCRs.
The course will be held on the Zoom platform May 14, 2024 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Please contact Sierra Wylde by May 9, 2024 to secure a spot in the class.
Interpreting Drinking Water Sample Lab Results and How to Write a CCR
The purpose of the class is to learn how to interpret drinking water sampling results and how to write annual consumer confidence reports (CCRs) for community water systems.
The first section of the course will address what contaminants need to be removed from drinking water and why, regulations concerning drinking water, and interpreting sampling results.
The second section will describe CCRs and provide resources on how to write them. It will describe the information needed for a CCR and where to find it, and demonstrate an iWriter tool that can be used to write CCRs.
The course will be held on the Zoom platform May 21, 2024 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Please contact Sierra Wylde by May 16, 2024 to secure a spot in the class.
USEPA Harmful Algal Blooms, Hypoxia, and Nutrients Research Webinar Series : USGS Measuring Progress Toward Nutrient Reduction Goals Set by the Hypoxia Task Force and Coastal Dissolved Oxygen Dynamics
The purpose of the class is for utility managers to learn how water treatment works so they can better understand their role in the utility and improve communication with the water plant operators they work with.
The course will be held on the Zoom platform June 3-5, from approximately 10:00 am to 12:30 pm each day.
Please contact Brian Berube before May 27, 2024 to secure a spot in the class.
Interpreting Drinking Water Sample Lab Results and How to Write a CCR
The purpose of the class is to learn how to interpret drinking water sampling results and how to write annual consumer confidence reports (CCRs) for community water systems.
The first section of the course will address what contaminants need to be removed from drinking water and why, regulations concerning drinking water, and interpreting sampling results.
The second section will describe CCRs and provide resources on how to write them. It will describe the information needed for a CCR and where to find it, and demonstrate an iWriter tool that can be used to write CCRs.
The course will be held on the Zoom platform June 11, 2024 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Please contact Sierra Wylde by June 6, 2024 to secure a spot in the class.
Interpreting Drinking Water Sample Lab Results and How to Write a CCR
The purpose of the class is to learn how to interpret drinking water sampling results and how to write annual consumer confidence reports (CCRs) for community water systems.
The first section of the course will address what contaminants need to be removed from drinking water and why, regulations concerning drinking water, and interpreting sampling results.
The second section will describe CCRs and provide resources on how to write them. It will describe the information needed for a CCR and where to find it, and demonstrate an iWriter tool that can be used to write CCRs.
The course will be held on the Zoom platform June 18, 2024 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Please contact Sierra Wylde by June 13, 2024 to secure a spot in the class.
Refresh your skills while learning how to prepare for the certification test. This course introduces the basic functions and responsibilities of Level 1 operators, as well as water treatment processes, their uses, characteristics, sizing, and calculations and analyses of these processes.
The purpose of the class is for utility managers to learn how water treatment works so they can better understand their role in the utility and improve communication with the water plant operators they work with.
The course will be held on the Zoom platform August 19-21, from approximately 10:00 am to 12:30 pm each day.
Please contact Brian Berube before August 12, 2024 to secure a spot in the class.
Deadline for Exam Registration Forms for Written Exams for Communities with Online Testing Centers or the North Slope Oil Fields for the October 11th Written Exam
Locations: Anchorage (including Mat-Su Valley, Palmer, and Wasilla), Barrow, Bethel, Cordova, Fairbanks, Homer, Juneau, Kenai, Ketchikan, Prince of Wales Island, Kodiak, Sitka, Valdez, and Prudhoe Bay
Learn concepts and practices about conventional water treatment processes, membrane/UV processes, and basic laboratory and sampling skills. WTO Level 2 provides an in-depth understanding of surface water treatment, groundwater treatment, and the particular parameters that dictate the successful treatment of both sources.
Written Exams for Communities with Online Testing Centers or the North Slope Oil Fields
Locations: Anchorage (including Mat-Su Valley, Palmer, and Wasilla), Barrow, Bethel, Cordova, Fairbanks, Homer, Juneau, Kenai, Ketchikan, Prince of Wales Island, Kodiak, Sitka, Valdez, and Prudhoe Bay
This course introduces water operations personnel to various analyses and applications of key water treatment processes and operations. The course curriculum is representative of the basic functions and responsibilities of Level 3 operators at most water treatment plants. The course builds upon the Level 2 course by focusing on troubleshooting operational problems along with analysis of conventional and advanced treatment processes.
This is an online instructor-facilitated class. You may structure the course to your own schedule but will be required to complete the course by a specific deadline and will submit homework to the instructor by given due dates.
Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities
Location: Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility (AWWU), 3000 Arctic Blvd., Anchorage
The Disaster Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities course is designed to provide training to water and wastewater professionals on issues concerning preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural or human-caused disasters that threaten water and wastewater facilities and systems.
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