Chlorine Handling

Course Overview

This five-day course provides operators with the fundamental knowledge to be able to safely use and handle chlorine gas and hypochlorite solutions.

You should take this course if you:

• Operate or maintain a facility that uses chlorine gas or hypochlorite solutions for disinfection purposes.
• Want to earn CEU credits that can be applied to water or wastewater systems continuing education requirements.

You will be asked to complete a knowledge assessment when you register to give the course facilitator an understanding of your acquired knowledge to date.

Learning Objectives

Upon completing the Chlorine Handling course, you will be able to:

• Understand the factors that can impact water quality, and the different methods that are used for disinfecting water, and their advantages and limitations, including filtration, aeration, UV disinfection, pH adjustment, and oxidants such as chlorine, chloramines and ozone.
• Safely apply chlorination and hypochlorination methods in your facility, including controlling for gases and residual by-products.
• Understand how to safely install, use, troubleshoot, and maintain equipment for chlorination and hypochlorination.
• Calculate chlorine and hypochlorination dosages based on water distribution system demands and hydraulics.
• Understand chlorine system design principles, including engineering controls, ventilation, alarm systems, and detection instruments.
• Understand and apply chlorine safety practices, and prepare for emergency response.

CEUs

This course provides:

• 2.4 core CEUs for small wastwater systems, small water systems, wastewater collection, wastewater treatment, water distribution, and water treatment (SWWS, SWS, WWC, WWT, WD & WT) EOCP certifications.

Management Skills Certificate Program: Project Management Skills

The Project Management Skills course is a five-day course focusing on project management skills in the water and wastewater industry. The course will also provide tools and techniques that help students work step-by-step through workplace problems and scenarios.

You should take this course if you are:

• Recently promoted to a supervisory or management role, or are interested in advancing to a supervisory or management role in the future.
• Interesting in brushing up your project management skills and taking them to the next level.
• A certified operator interested in earning continuing education unit (CEU) credits.

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

• Successfully deliver projects
• Effectively lead your team and engage stakeholders
• Manage priorities and stress
• Perform a post-project analysis

In class supplies:

• Please note that this class is designed to be interactive and get students actively working together on a project. There are some interactive learning components that are best completed on a computer; please bring a laptop or team up with a colleague who is attending who can bring a laptop.
• Please also bring any open source tools or templates for project management software that you are familiar with and would like to use to assist with the course.

CEUs

• 3.0 related CEUs for small wastewater systems, small water systems, wastewater collection, wastewater treatment, water distribution and water treatment (SWWS, SWS, WWC, WWT, WD & WT) EOCP certifications.

Wastewater Collection 1

Course Overview

This initial course introduces operators to key concepts in the field of wastewater collection and broadens an operator’s knowledge of system fundamentals.

You should take this course if you are:

• Wanting to understand more, or entering into a role where you will be dealing with wastewater collection.
• In a role that requires an understanding of how wastewater collection systems work, or maintaining a facility classified as a wastewater collection (WWC1) facility.
• An operator who wishes to prepare for level 1 EOCP certification, or that wants to earn CEU credits that can be applied to water or wastewater systems continuing education requirements.

Learning Objectives

Upon completing Wastewater Collection 1, you will be able to:

• Understand wastewater collection systems and have an understanding of both the operation and maintenance of related equipment, including cleaning equipment, inspection equipment, safety equipment, valves, pumps, etc.
• Understand the maintenance and restoration of the wastewater collection system including cleaning, rehabilitating and repairing the collection system.
• Monitor, evaluate and adjust collection systems including an understanding of aeration, cross connections, infiltration, force mains, gravity sewers, lift stations, manholes, etc.
• Understand how to perform certain security, safety and administrative procedures including administering a safety/compliance program, developing operation and maintenance plans, maintaining records, performing workplace safety evaluations, etc.

Certification Information

Certifications and exams are administered by the Environmental Operators Certification Program (EOCP) – please contact them for more information or to register for an exam.

CEUs

This course provides:

• 2.4 core CEUs for small wastewater systems and wastewater collection (SWWS & WWC) EOCP certifications.
• Related CEUs for small water systems, wastewater treatment, water distribution, and water treatment (SWS, WWT, WD & WT) EOCP certifications.

Water Treatment 2

Course Overview

This intermediate course continues the learning for operators on key concepts in the field of water treatment and broadens an operator’s knowledge of system fundamentals.

You should take this course if you are:

• Maintaining a facility classified as a Water Treatment 2 facility.
• In a role that requires an in-depth understanding of how water treatment works.
• Wishing to move to an Operator Level II role within your organization.
• An operator who wishes to prepare for EOCP certification

Learning Objectives

After completing the Water Treatment 2 class you will be able to:

• Describe and apply procedures associated with monitoring, evaluating and adjusting treatment processes.
• Describe and apply more complex laboratory analysis procedures
• Address complex chlorine and chemical problem solving
• Describe quality control systems

Certification Information

• Certifications and exams are administered by the Environmental Operators Certification Program (EOCP) – please contact them for more information or to register for an exam.

CEUs

• 2.4 core CEUs for small water systems and water treatment (SWS & WT) EOCP certifications.
• Related CEUs for small wastewater systems, wastewater collection, water distribution, and water treatment (SWS, WWC, WD & WT) EOCP certifications.

Small Water Systems

Course Overview

This two-day course introduces students to the fundamentals of small water systems operations and maintenance, and what operators need to know to ensure that their systems complies with legislation and protect public health.

You should take this course if you:

• Operate and maintain water systems that serve a population of less than 500.
• Are preparing to write the EOCP certification exam for small water systems.

Learning Objectives

After completing the Small Water Systems course, you will be able to:

• Understand the factors that impact water quality, the legislation that governs water quality and supply, and how to monitor and report on your water system to protect public health.
• Understand common water treatment methods, including filtration, and the safe use of chlorine, ozone and UV for disinfection.
• Understand how water distribution systems function, including the materials and equipment, repair and maintenance procedures, and safety.

Certification Information

• Certifications and exams are administered by the Environmental Operators Certification Program (EOCP) – please contact them for more information or to register for an exam.

CEUs

This course provides:

• 1.2 core CEUs for small water systems and water treatment (SWS & WT) EOCP certifications.
• Related CEUs for small wastewater systems, wastewater collection, wastewater treatment and water distribution (SWWS, WWC, WWT & WD) EOCP certifications.

Source Water Protection

Course Overview

This one-day course provides the foundation needed to develop a source water protection plan for your water supply system.

You should take this course if you:

• Are a small water system owner (including trustees and councilors), operator, water user, or community member interested in protecting the sources of your water supply system.
• Want to earn CEU credits that can be applied to water or wastewater systems continuing education requirements.

The course is also applicable to larger water supply system owners, operators and users.

You will be asked to complete a knowledge assessment when you register to give the course facilitator an understanding of your acquired knowledge to date.

Learning Objectives

After completing the Source Water Protection course, you will be able to:

• Create a source water protection plan, including understanding how to create a community planning team, build community support, delineate the source protection area, evaluate assessment tools, and develop and implement an action plan, including emergency response planning.
• Understand how to use the various assessment tools, including the Source to Tap screening tools, Water Assessment Guide, and Well Protection Toolkit.
• Identify and assess potential contaminants and risks that can affect source water quality, including pathogens (bacteria, viruses and protozoa), nitrates, volatile organic chemicals (VOCs), inorganic chemicals, and endocrine disruptors.

CEUs

This course provides:

• 0.6 core CEUs for small water systems, water distribution and water treatment (SWS, WD & WT) EOCP certifications.
• Related CEUs for small wastewater systems, wastewater collection and wastewater treatment (SWWS, WWC & WWT) EOCP certifications.

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Small Wastewater Systems

Course Overview

This two-day course introduces students to the fundamentals of small wastewater system operations and what is needed to comply with legislation to protect public health, safety and the environment.

You should take this course if you:

• Operate and maintain wastewater systems that serve a population of less than 500.
• Are preparing to write the EOCP certification exam for small wastewater systems.

Learning Objectives

After completing the Small Wastewater Systems course, you will be able to:

• Understand the regulations that govern wastewater collection, treatment and discharge, and how to monitor system performance to protect public health and the environment.
• Understand the characteristics of wastewater, and how this impacts collection and treatment systems.
• Understand how wastewater collection systems are designed, built, operated, maintained, and repaired. You will be familiar with the equipment, materials, methods, and safety considerations.
• Understand wastewater treatment methods, including the design, operation and maintenance of septic systems, and mechanical systems including preliminary, primary and secondary treatment.
• Understand and apply safe workplace practices, including confined space entry, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, lock out / tag out procedures.

Certification Information

• Certifications and exams are administered by the Environmental Operators Certification Program (EOCP) – please contact them for more information or to register for an exam.

CEUs

This course provides:

• 1.2 core CEUs for small wastewater systems, wastewater collection and wastewater treatment (SWWS, WWC & WWT) EOCP certifications.
• Related CEUs for small water systems, water distribution and water treatment (SWS, WD & WT) EOCP certifications.

Supervisory & Leadership Skills for Operators

Course Overview

The purpose of this course is to provide a basic introduction to management skills within the water and wastewater industry.

You should take this course if you are:

• Recently promoted to a supervisory or management role, or are interested in advancing to a supervisory or management role in the future
• Interested in management skills, but not certain if you would like to take the Management Skills Certification Program (MSCP)
• A certified operator interested in earning continuing education unit (CEU) credits

Learning Objectives

After completing the Supervisory and Leadership Skills for Operators course, you will be able to:

• Define Supervision and Leadership and how each is applied in a workplace.
• Identify the core elements of Supervision in a workplace and understand how they are applied.
• Describe the fundamental elements of managing resources in the workplace
• Describe the fundamental elements for managing performance
• Describe the importance of customer service as it relates to supervising people

CEUs

• 1.2 related CEUs for small wastewater systems, small water systems, wastewater collection, wastewater treatment, water distribution and water treatment (SWWS, SWS, WWC, WWT, WD & WT) EOCP certifications.