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Editor'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.

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NASSCO trainer Eric Sullivan, principal at Sewer Knowledge Services, will be hosting a course Dec. 5-7 in Spokane, Washington, featuring PACP (mainline) certification during the first two days, with an optional third day for MACP (manholes) and LACP (laterals). Those interested should contact Sullivan at 206-457-7610 or sewerknowledge@gmail.com.  

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There will be a Waste-to-Energy workshop at 10 a.m. Dec. 1 at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. It will focus on the emerging market of small-scale organic waste-to-energy systems for campuses and facilities, food processors and breweries, as well as small farms and wastewater treatment plants.

The event is free and open to those in related industries or academic studies. A discussion and networking luncheon will follow the seminar.

Speakers will include Dr. John Pisciotta of the Pisciotta Lab at West Chester University, who has developed microbially based platforms for bioremediation of waste streams into fuels and useful products. Ken Smith of SeaB Energy, which produces modular digesters, and Jill Santos and Dan Sodomsky of Duryea Technologies, a manufacturer of brushless motors and gensets for biogas applications, will present new commercial technologies for small-scale waste-to-energy.

For additional details, directions and to register, visit wcuwastetoenergy.eventbrite.com.

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Alaska

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is offering:

• Dec. 4-8 — Financial Management for Rural Utilities, Anchorage
• Jan. 8-12 — Personnel Management for Rural Utilities, Anchorage
• Feb. 5-9 — Organizational Management for Rural Utilities, Anchorage

British Columbia

The British Columbia Water and Waste Association is offering:

• Dec. 4-8 — Water Treatment 1, Kelowna
• Dec. 4-8 — Water Treatment 2, Kelowna
• Dec. 4-8 — Water Distribution 1, Kelowna
• Dec. 4-8 — Wastewater Collections 1, Kelowna
• Dec. 4-8 — Wastewater Collections 2, Kelowna

California

The California Water Environment Association is offering:

• Nov. 29 — Collections System Workshop, Redding
• Dec. 6 — Collections System Workshop, Vista
• Dec. 12 — Collections System Workshop, Coachella
• Jan. 10 — Collections System Workshop, Sacramento

Florida

The University of Florida, Training, Research and Education for Environmental Occupations is offering:

• Dec. 5-7 — Introduction to Electrical Maintenance, Gainesville
• Jan. 22-26 — Wastewater Class A Certification Review, Gainesville
• Jan. 29-Feb. 2 — Water Class A Certification Review, Gainesville

Kansas

The Kansas Water Environment Association is offering:

• Nov. 30 — Stormwater Management, Garden City
• Dec. 5 — Introduction to Corrosion, Garden City
• Dec. 8 — Introduction to Groundwater and Wells, Pratt
• Dec. 12 — Introduction to Conveyance, Hays
• Dec. 12-15 — Cross Connection/Backflow Prevention (Full Certification), Topeka
• Dec. 13-14 — Water Certification Preparation, Emporia
• Dec. 13-14 — Wastewater Certification Preparation, Emporia
• Dec. 14-15 — Cross Connection/Backflow Prevention (Recertification), Topeka
• Dec. 15 — An Examination of Your Safety, Hays
• Dec. 19 — An Examination of Your Ethics, Hays
• Dec. 27 — Small Water Systems, Dodge City Dec. 29 — Small Wastewater Systems, Dodge City

Kentucky

The Kentucky Water and Wastewater Operators Association is offering:

• Dec. 7 — Western Holiday Event, Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park
• Dec. 7 — Central Chapter Holiday Event, Elizabethtown

Michigan

The Michigan Water Environment Association is offering:

• Dec. 5 — Watershed & Stormwater Seminar, East Lansing
• Dec. 13 — Fundamentals of Secondary Treatment, Linden
• Dec. 14 — Fundamentals of Collections Systems, Linden
• Jan. 24 — Asset Management Seminar, Frankenmuth

Minnesota

The Minnesota Section of the Central States Water Environment Association is offering:

• Jan. 24 — Collections Workshop, Eagan
• Feb. 6 — 35^th Innovative Approaches to Wastewater Operational Problems, St. Cloud

New Brunswick/Nova Scotia/Newfoundland

The Atlantic Canada Water and Wastewater Association is offering:

• Nov. 28 — Lift Stations and Forcemains, Halifax, NS

The Water Environment Association of Ontario is offering:

• Nov. 28 — Residuals & Biosolids Tour, Burlington
• Nov. 29 — Residuals & Biosolids Seminar, Burlington
• Dec. 4 — Soft Skills Seminar: Conflict Management, Toronto

New York

The New York Water Environment Association is offering:

• Nov. 29 — Mathematics for Water and Wastewater Operators, New Rochelle
• Dec. 7 — Harmful Algal Blooms: A Growing Threat to New York’s Waters, Webinar

North Carolina

The North Carolina Section of the American Water Works Association is offering:

• Dec. 5 — Construction Seminar, Colfax

Ohio

The Ohio Water Environment Association is offering:

• Nov. 28 — Ethics and Rules Mini Workshop, Dublin
• Dec. 7 — Biosolids Workshop, Lewis Center
• Dec. 14 — Biosolids Seminar, Warren

South Carolina

The Water Environment Association of South Carolina is offering:

• Dec. 5 — Industrial Wastewater and Pretreatment Workshop, Columbia
• Jan. 8-11 — Winter Wastewater Collections School, Myrtle Beach
• Jan. 16-18 — Winter Water Distribution Short School, Charleston

Texas

The Texas Water Utilities Association is offering:

• Nov. 28-30 — Valve and Hydrant, Kingsland
• Nov. 28-30 — Utilities Safety, Beaumont
• Dec. 4-6 — Surface Water Production I, Corpus Christi
• Dec. 4-6 — Surface Water Production II, Wylie
• Dec. 4-6 — Basic Water, Borger
• Dec. 5-7 — Water Utility Calculations, Gilmer
• Dec. 6-8 — Math Concepts, Wylie
• Dec. 11-13 — Pump and Pumping, Corpus Christi
• Dec. 11-13 — Surface Water Production I, Laredo
• Dec. 12-14 — Basic Wastewater, San Marcos
• Dec. 12-14 — Water Utilities Management, Beaumont
• Dec. 18-20 — Water Utilities Safety, Weslaco
• Dec. 18-20 — Wastewater Collections, Cibolo

The Environmental Training Institute at the University of Texas-Arlington is offering:

• Nov. 29-30 — Wastewater Pretreatment-Strategies and Controls, Arlington
• Dec. 1 — Managing Hazardous Waste in Texas Workshop, Austin
• Dec. 5-8 — Introduction to Environmental Compliance, La Marque
• Dec. 5-6 — Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans, Arlington
• Dec. 12-15 — Introduction to Environmental Compliance, Austin
• Dec. 12-15 — Environmental Management Systems, Arlington
• Dec. 13-15 — Environmental Audits, Austin
• Dec. 13-15 — Introduction to Water and Wastewater Regulations, Houston

The Texas Water Environment Association is offering:

• Jan. 16-17 — Collections System O&M in a World of Innovation, San Marcos
• Feb. 20-23 — Utility Management Conference, San Antonio

Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is offering:

• Nov. 29 — Permit-Required Confined Space Entry, Chippewa Falls
• Dec. 5 — Waste Streams: Regulatory Updates & Case Studies, Madison
• Dec. 11 — Pumps, Saukville
• Dec. 12 — Water Treatment Techniques, Plover
• Dec. 12 — Pumps, Plover
• Dec. 12 — Sampling Practices, Plover
• Dec. 13 — Excavation “Competent Person” Safety Training, Plover