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Education/Training + Get AlertsEditor's Note: Each month, we'll be posting an updated listing of educational opportunities around the country. If you have an event, conference, webinar or seminar coming up and would like to have it included here, please email kyle.rogers@colepublishing.com.
Alaska
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is offering:
- Sept. 11-15 — Clerks Management for Rural Utilities, Anchorage
- Oct. 4-5 — Pump Repair & Maintenance, Anchorage
- Oct. 16-20 — Introduction to Small Water Systems, Fairbanks
British Columbia
The British Columbia Water and Waste Association is offering:
- Oct. 12 — Interface Fires: Risks & Mitigation, Kamploops
- Oct. 16-20 — Wastewater Treatment 2, Fraser Valley
- Oct. 23-24 — Small Water Systems, Prince George
- Oct. 25-26 — Small Wastewater Systems, Prince George
- Nov. 2-3 — Yukon Water & Wastewater Conference & Trade Show, Whitehorse
Florida
The University of Florida, Training, Research and Education for Environmental Occupations is offering:
- Aug. 29-31 — Water Distribution Systems Operator Level 1 Training, Kissimmee
- Sept. 26 — DEP SOPs For Water Sampling & Meter Testing, Gainesville
- Sept. 27 — Intro to DEP SOPs for Groundwater, Gainesville
- Sept. 26-27 — SCADA & Electrical Training, Davie
- Oct. 17 — Wastewater Collections System Cleaning and Maintenance, Gainesville
- Oct. 20 — Water Distribution System Pipes and Valves, Gainesville
The Florida Water Environment Association is offering:
- Sept. 14 — 10th Annual Southwest Florida Water & Wastewater Exposition, Punta Gorda
- Sept. 25-27 — PACP/MACP/LACP Certification Training, Boca Raton
Kansas
The Kansas Water Environment Association is offering:
- Aug. 29-31 — KWEA-KsAWWA Joint Conference
Kentucky
The Kentucky Water and Wastewater Operators Association is offering:
- Sept. 27-28 — Central Fall Water/Wastewater Conferences, Barren River State Park
- Oct. 19 — Motor Controls Workshop, Brownsville
- Oct. 19 — General Technical Training, Hopkinsville
- Oct. 24-26 — Fall Water/Wastewater Conference, Lexington
- Nov. 16 — Drinking Water and Wastewater Training, Morehead
Illinois
The Illinois Water Environment Association is offering:
- Aug. 30 — Plant Operations Tour, Rockford
- Sept. 6 — Nutrient Removal and Recovery Workshop, Addison
- Sept. 30 — WEFTEC 2017, Chicago
- Nov. 2 — Collections Systems Seminar, Lisle
Michigan
The Michigan Water Environment Association is offering:
- Sept. 7 — Fundamentals of Anaerobic Digester and Control, Grand Rapids
- Sept. 12-13 — C and D License Exam Preparation Course, Various Locations
- Sept. 13 — Fundamentals of Secondary Treatment, Midland
- Sept. 14 — Fundamentals of Wastewater Math I, Linden
- Sept. 19 — Basic Health and Safety Practices, Linden
- Sept. 19 — Purposes and Fundamentals of Wastewater Treatment, Boyne City
- Sept. 20 — Purposes and Fundamentals of Wastewater Treatment, Kalamazoo
- Sept. 21 — Industrial Pretreatment Program, East Lansing
- Sept. 28 — Operators Seminar, Gaylord
- Oct. 11 — Fundamentals of Wastewater Math II, Linden
- Oct. 12 — Collections Seminar, East Lansing
Minnesota
The Minnesota Section of the Central States Water Environment Association is offering:
- Sept. 20 — Collections Workshop, Duluth
- Nov. 8 — 32nd Conference on the Environment, Minneapolis
Nebraska
The Nebraska Water Environment Association is offering:
- Oct. 16-18 — Wastewater Certification Training, Norfolk
- Nov. 7-9 — 2017 Joint Fall Conference, Kearney
New Brunswick/Nova Scotia/Newfoundland
The Atlantic Canada Water and Wastewater Association is offering:
- Sept. 5 — Varec Biogas Training, Halifax, NS
- Sept. 12 — Distribution System Corrosion and Control, Charlottetown, PE
- Sept. 12-15 — Wastewater Collections Level I & II, Halifax, NS
- Sept. 26-29 — Water Treatment Level I & II, Halifax, NS
- Oct. 3-4 — Chlorine Handling and Response Training, North Sydney, NS
- Oct. 15-18 — 2017 Conference, Prince Edward Island
- Oct. 19 — SCADA, Halifax, NS
- Oct. 24-25 — Water & Wastewater Fundamentals, Halifax, NS
- Oct. 27 — Lift Stations and Force Mains, Sydney, NS
The Water Environment Association of Ontario is offering:
- Sept. 14 — Intelligent Wastewater Systems Seminar, Burlington
New York
The New York Water Environment Association is offering:
- Sept. 13 — 2017 Watershed Science and Technical Conference, Saugerties
- Sept. 21 — Dewatering and Thickening Technologies and Polymer Optimization, Utica
- Oct. 19 — Innovative Treatments for Meeting Low Level Nutrient Limits, Babylon
- Oct. 19 — Mathematics for Water and Wastewater Operators, Syracuse
- Oct. 25 — Nitrogen Removal, Monticello
North Carolina
The North Carolina Section of the American Water Works Association is offering:
- Aug. 29 — RCAP Small System Operator Training, Fayetteville
- Sept. 14 — 2017 Institute: Charlotte Water, Huntersville
- Sept. 20 — 2017 Seminar: Sustainability, Cary
Ohio
The Ohio Water Environment Association is offering:
- Sept. 19-20 — NWOWEA Two-Day Lagoon Workshop, Celina
- Oct. 11-12 — OWEA Plant Ops & Lab Analysis Workshop, Lewis Center
South Carolina
The Water Environment Association of South Carolina is offering:
- Sept. 14-15 — 2017 Confluence Conference, Charleston
- Sept. 29 — Stormwater Lunch and Learn, TBD
Texas
The Texas Water Utilities Association is offering:
- Aug. 30 — CCC/CSI, Wylie
- Sept. 5 — Wastewater Collections, San Marcos
- Sept. 11 — Basic Water, Corpus Christi
- Sept. 12 — Water Utilities Safety, Beaumont
- Sept. 12 — Water Utilities Safety, Waco
- Sept. 12 — Water Lab, Granbury
- Sept. 18 — Basic Wastewater, Weslaco
- Sept. 19 — CSI/CCC, Gatesville
- Sept. 19 — Chlorinator Maintenance, Victoria
- Sept. 20 — Basic Water, Weslaco
- Sept. 26 — Water Distribution, Waco
- Sept. 26 — Groundwater Production, Stafford
- Sept. 27 — Surface Water Production II, Port of Brownsville
The Environmental Training Institute at the University of Texas-Arlington is offering:
- Aug. 29-31 — Fundamentals of the Clean Air Act, Austin
- Sept. 6-8 — Fundamentals of the Clean Air Act, Arlington
- Sept. 11-14 — Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, La Marque
- Sept. 12-15 — Introduction to Environmental Compliance, Austin
- Sept. 13-14 — Environmental Monitoring, Arlington
- Sept. 15 — Environmental Monitoring Lab, Arlington
- Sept. 15 — Managing Hazardous Waste in Texas Workshop, La Marque
- Sept. 19-22 — Introduction to Environmental Compliance, Arlington
- Sept. 26-29 — Introduction to Environmental Compliance, La Marque
- Oct. 2-4 — Fundamentals of the Clean Air Act, Austin
- Oct. 10-13 — Introduction to Environmental Compliance, Albuquerque
- Oct. 11-13 — Introduction to Water and Wastewater Regulations, La Marque
- Oct. 16-19 — Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, La Porte
- Oct. 20 — Managing Hazardous Waste in Texas Workshop, La Porte
- Oct. 27 — Managing Hazardous Waste in Texas Workshop, Arlington
The Environmental Training Institute at the University of Texas-Arlington also announced the following free OSHA training opportunities:
- Sept. 1 — Managing Excavation Hazards, Houston
- Sept. 8 — Evacuation and Emergency Planning, Oklahoma City
- Sept. 8 — Managing Excavation Hazards, San Antonio
- Sept. 8 — Introduction to Safety and Health Management, Texas City
- Sept. 8 — Recordkeeping Rule Seminar, Oklahoma City
- Sept. 11 — Introduction to Machinery and Machine Safeguarding, Arlington
- Sept. 11 — Lockout/Tagout, Albuquerque
- Sept. 11 — Understanding OSHA's Permit-Required Confined Space Standard, Bentonville
- Sept. 11 — Managing Excavation Hazards, Baton Rouge
Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is offering:
- Aug. 30 — Lime Softening Certification, Fond du Lac
- Aug. 31 — Iron, Zeolite and VOC Certification, Fond du Lac
- Sept. 5 — Groundwater Supply and Distribution Certification, Madison
- Sept. 6 — Biological Treatment - Suspended Growth, Plover
- Sept. 6 — Regional Utility Management, Lake Hallie
- Sept. 11 — Basic General Wastewater, Rice Lake
- Sept. 19 — Surface Water Certification, West Bend
- Sept. 20-22 — 96th Annual Meeting and Expo, Wisconsin Dells
- Sept. 20 — Biological Solids/Sludge Handling, Processing and Reuse, Green Bay
- Sept. 25 — Basic General Wastewater, Plover
- Sept. 26 — Groundwater Supply and Distribution Certification, Chippewa Falls
- Sept. 27 — Regional Utility Management, Watertown