• The course builds skills and knowledge needed to work effectively as a clerk with a small water and wastewater utility in rural Alaska. The instructors present seven lessons with topics that include the clerk’s roles and responsibilities, public relations, meetings, office and records management, elections, financial management, ordinances and resolutions.

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• 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 March 1^st.

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• WTO Level 3 offers a unique combination of advanced process troubleshooting knowledge and introductory preparation for supervisory responsibilities. Also, this course will also help you learn how to manage employees and the legal obligations for regulatory compliance.
• For more information.
• Register online

• Learn proper operation, troubleshooting methods, and electrical wiring techniques of common electrical control systems found in rural Alaska water treatment plants. Practice skills in a safe and active learning environment with hands-on activities using real-world components on operating circuits.
• Contact John Johnson, 907-269-7605 or john.johnson@alaska.gov  for more information or to register for the training.

907-269-7605

• Location: Homer Water Treatment Plant
• Time: 8 am - 4 pm
• A two-day Activated Sludge/Microbiology/Microscope training, 1.4 Core CEUs. Must be present both days or 85% of class to receive CEUs. Limit 16 attendees, with preference given to water and wastewater operators from USDA RUS eligible communities.
• Must be present all three days or 85% of class to receive CEUs. Limit 25 attendees, with preference given to water and ww operators from USDA RUS eligible communities. Attendees responsible for their own travel, lodging, and meals.
• Call or email Mark Wuitschick for registration: 907-631-8148, mark@arwa.org.

907-631-8148

• Boiler electrical controls troubleshooting, boiler gun setup, efficiency testing, common issues troubleshooting. Practice skills in a safe and active learning environment with hands-on activities using real-world components on boiler models.
• Please contact Jenny Pak by March 29, 2024 to secure a spot in the class. Priority will be given to operators from YKHC-served communities.

• The course builds the skills and knowledge needed for the personnel management of a small water and wastewater utility in rural Alaska. The instructors present seven lessons with topics that include personnel policies and procedures, safety policies and resources, recruiting, interviewing, and selecting, orientation and training, regulations and the law, people, communication, and conflict, motivation and management skills.
• Registration is closed.

• Learn proper operation, troubleshooting methods, and electrical wiring techniques of common electrical control systems found in rural Alaska water treatment plants. Practice skills in a safe and active learning environment with hands-on activities using real-world components on operating circuits.
• To register download the registration form and it back to Deya Imdieke, BBAHC at dimdieke@bbahc.org. 

907-842-3396

907-843-3148

• 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.
• Online registration

• 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.

• 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.

• Time: 9 - 10 am AKDST
• For more information

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

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• 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.
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• Register online

• 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: 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