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Training

Midwest Assistance Program offers a variety of training and educational opportunities for operators, boards and others. Click on the map to see training opportunities within an individual state.

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Training Descriptions

DRINKING WATER COURSES for new operators in preparation for certification

1. Basic operator training course

2. Basic operator training course (Huddle training)

3. Refresher and review for exam

4. Water system calculations - review & practice

5. Very small system introduction to operation

6. Basic operator training course

WASTEWATER COURSES for new operators in preparation for certification

1. Basic wastewater operator training course (Huddle training)

2. Wastewater Refresher and review for exam

3. Wastewater system calculations - review & practice

4. Very small wastewater system operation and maintenance

DRINKING WATER COURSES for technical skills

1. Small system Operation & Maintenance

2. Non-community system Operation & Maintenance

3. Chlorine equipment operation & maintenance

4. Introduction to drinking water treatment

5. Water storage facility operation & maintenance

6. Fire flow and hydrant maintenance

7. Distribution system operation & maintenance

8. Cross connection control - intro & refresher

9. Sampling & monitoring skills

10. Groundwater under direct influence of surface water (GWUDISW)

11. New regulatory requirements

12. Advanced operator roundtable workshop

WASTEWATER COURSES for technical skills

1. Small system Operation & Maintenance

2. Wastewater disinfection

3. Introduction to wastewater treatment

4. Lagoon operation & maintenance

5. Collection system operation & maintenance

6. Sampling & monitoring skills

7. New regulatory requirements

8. Advanced operator roundtable workshop

SOLID WASTE COURSES

1. Developing a solid waste management plan

2. Developing and conducting a waste characterization

3. Waste reduction - less is more

4. Unit based pricing - pay as you throw

MANAGEMENT COURSES For Boards, Councils, Owners, Managers, Operators, Office staff

1. Management for small water and/or wastewater systems

2. Record keeping and reporting for USDA borrowers

3. Small wastewater system operations manual

4. Sanitary survey training for state and federal regulators, water system owners and operators

5. Preparing for sanitary survey

6. Management for small system operators

7. Asset management for small systems

8. Construction management for small utilities.

9. Consumer confidence reports

10. Source water assessment - wellhead protection planning

11. Vulnerability assessments

12. Emergency Response Planning

COURSES SPECIFICALLY FOR TRIBAL NATIONS UTILITIES

 

COURSES FOR AGENCY STAFF AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS

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