Water System Operator Reimbursement Program Eligible Courses
Only water related courses are eligible for reimbursement under the Water System Operator Reimbursement Program. Below are courses that are eligible for course fee reimbursement. If you would like to take a course not listed below, please contact the Operator Certification Program prior to registering for the course to find out if the course fees are eligible for reimbursement.
In-Person Classroom Courses
Please see our Training Calendar. Courses that are specific or applicable to water treatment and distribution, such as Small Treated, Water Treatment Levels 1 & 2, Water Distribution Levels 1 & 2, and electrical controls trainings will likely be eligible for reimbursement. Courses that are specific only to wastewater treatment or collection will not be eligible. If you have any questions about the eligibility of a particular course on the calendar, please contact our program before enrolling in the course.
Online Instructor Led Courses
American Water Works Association (AWWA)
Water Treatment Operator – Online CoursesConferences
Alaska Water Wastewater Management Association (AWWMA)
- Annual Southeast Alaska Operator Training Conference October 15-16 in Ketchikan
- Annual Statewide Conference in Anchorage: May 2026 in Anchorage, dates TBD
Alaska Rural Water Association (ARWA)
Online and Correspondence Courses
Operator Certification Program
- Introduction to Small Water Systems Correspondence Course
- Small Water Systems Video Information Series
- Water Systems Operation and Maintenance Video Training Series
- Small Untreated Water Systems Correspondence Course
- Small Treated Water Systems Correspondence Course
California State University, Sacramento (CSUS)
- Water Treatment Plant Operation, Volume 1
- Water Treatment Plant Operation, Volume 2
- Water Distribution System Operation and Maintenance
- Small Water System Operation and Maintenance
- Small Water Systems Video Information Series
- Water Systems Operation and Maintenance Video Training Series
- Manage for Success: Effective Utility Leadership Practices
- Utility Management
- Math Applications in Water Treatment (102C)
- Math Applications in Water Distribution Systems (103C)
Alaska Rural Water Association (ARWA)
- Advanced Math
- Applied Confined Space Safety
- Asset Management Principles
- Basic Environmental Chemistry
- Basic Water Works
- Chemical Feed Systems and Pump Calibrations
- Chlorinator Systems and Chemical Handling
- Corrosion Control Treatment Optimization
- Customer Service Inspection and Cross Connection Control
- Disinfection By-products
- Drinking Water Filtration, A to Z
- Maintaining Water Quality in Distribution Systems
- Math Basics
- Math Review
- Operator Handbook
- Pump and Motor Maintenance
- Small Water Systems 1
- Surface Water Production 1
- Surface Water Production 2
- Surface Water Treatment
- The Lead and Copper Rule Revisions: A Comprehensive Guide
- Understanding the Revised Total Coliform Rule and the Groundwater Rule
- Understanding the Stage 2 Disinfection By-Product Rule
- Valve and Hydrant Maintenance
- Water Disinfection
- Water Transmission and Distribution
- Water Utility Calculations
American Water Works Association (AWWA)
- Accurate Metering of Water Production Flows - EL312
- Assessing Need for A Corrosion Control Evaluation - EL286
- Assessing Non-revenue Water with the AWWA Water Audit Method - EL311
- Backflow 1: Backflow Prevention & Cross-Connection Control - EL227
- Basic Math 1 and Chemistry 1 - EL228
- Building the Utility - EL158
- Corrosion Control Theory & Treatment Options - EL285
- Customer Metering and Billing Operations for Optimized Revenue Capture - EL341
- Cybersecurity in the Water Sector - EL264
- Drought Preparedness and Response: Developing a Water Shortage Plan - EL297
- Effective Leakage and Pressure Management - EL 313
- Emergency Planning - EL263
- Financing the Utility - EL159
- Fire Hydrant Basics for Pressurized Water Systems - EL208
- Flushing, Disinfection, and Bacteriological Testing - EL 211
- How Water Works - EL310
- Introduction to EPANET and Example Applications - EL303
- Introduction to the Utility - EL148
- Membrane Processes - EL229
- Optimizing Performance and Accessing Funding to Improve Small Systems - EL308
- Predicting Contaminant Removal in Activated Carbon Systems: The Basics, Available Models, and Their Use - EL278
- Performing A Corrosion Control Evaluation - EL287
- Physical Infrastructure Management Program - EL154
- Planning the Utility - EL157
- Revised Total Coliform Rule - EL178
- Security Practices for Operations and Management - EL261
- Sustaining the Non-Revenue Water Management Program - EL315
- Water Compliance & Enforcement - EL252
- Water Supplies & Demand Management - EL-155
Water SiFu
- Beginning Water Math: The Water Math Course You’ve Been Looking For
- Advanced Water Math: The Other Water Math Course You’ve Been Looking For
- Biological Contaminants and Disinfection
- Water Quality Problems and Treatment Techniques
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