• 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.

• The US Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER), in partnership with Idaho National Laboratory (INL), is bringing one of their free 3-day cybersecurity training events to Alaska. This training is designed for technical practitioners: in electric, oil, water/wastewater, and natural gas utilities; from military installations served by utilities; and in the emergency response community who might be activated in a cybersecurity incident at the utility, local, regional, or state level. All utility employees that have a responsibility for managing operations and the digital infrastructure of utilities, including cooperative, public power, tribal, and investor-owned utilities, are encouraged to attend
• Registration is free but participants will be expected to cover their own costs for travel, lodging, and meals.
• More information and registration.

• More information
• Register online

800-926-7337

• 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.

• 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.
• For more information.
• Register online

• This training covers skills needed to work effectively as a clerk within a small rural utility. Topics include a clerk’s roles and responsibilities concerning public relations, meetings, office and records management, elections, financial management, and ordinances and resolutions.
• Registration will open approximately six weeks before the training.

• 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.

• 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
• Exam registration form.
• The registration form and the $150 per exam fee must be in our office no later than August 30^th.

907-465-1139

• Time: 10 - 11:30 am AKDST
• The U.S. EPA's Water Infrastructure and Cyber Resilience Division will be offering a free, Cyber 102 training for water and wastewater systems. This course builds upon the previously offered Cyber 101 training, providing deeper insights into cybersecurity for those with basic knowledge in the field as it applies to Operational Technology (OT). Whether you are an IT professional, business owner, or simply interested in protecting yourself online, this training equips you with practical skills to navigate today’s digital threats.
• For more information and registration.

• 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.
• For more information.
• Register online

• Provides an overview of financial operations for rural utilities. Topics cover basic processes and procedures for financial reporting, fund accounting, budgeting, collections, risk management, audits, and rate setting.
• Registration will open approximately six weeks before the training.

• 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
• Exam registration form.
• The registration form and the $150 per exam fee must be in our office no later than August 30^th.

907-465-1139

• 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.
• For more information.
• Register online

• Location: Sheraton Hotel
• Registration Info

907-841-2800

• Location: Sitka Centennial Hall
• Register Online

907-561-9777

• 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.
• To register contact George Cano

956-792-6046

• Learn basic plumbing skills to properly measure, cut, and join copper, PVC, HDPE, and PEX piping. Students will be able to practice their skills in a safe and active learning environment with several hours spent on actual pipe joining.
• Please contact Jenny Pak  by October 11, 2024 to secure a spot in the class.