💧 In-Person Workshop: Safe Drinking Water Act Overview (MA/CT/RI) – February 11, 2025
2025-02-11 13:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Agawam Public Library, 750 Cooper Street, Agawam, MA, 01001, United States
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This workshop provides an overview of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and the regulatory backdrop that impacts public water systems. The regulatory history is lengthy and covers many aspects to providing quality drinking water. This course will cover regulatory history, current and recent changes to drinking water regulations. This training is also for potential water operators, managers, and board members.

💧 In-Person Workshop: Basic Math for Operators (MA/CT/RI) – February 12, 2025
2025-02-12 09:00 - 12:00 | Alden Training Facility @ Upper Blackstone Clean Water, 50 Route 20, Millbury, MA, 01527
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This session begins with a review of basic concepts, followed by practical exercises to apply them to simple problems. Math is essential in drinking water and wastewater operations and can be challenging, but this course will help build confidence and skills. There will be a pre-test, quizzes, and a post-test. Be prepared for plenty of practice – bring paper, pencil, and a calculator.

💧 In-Person Workshop: Safe Drinking Water Act Overview (MA/CT/RI) – February 12, 2025
2025-02-12 13:00 - 16:00 | Alden Training Facility @ Upper Blackstone Clean Water, 50 Route 20, Millbury, MA, 01527

💧 Basic Math for Water and Wastewater Operators (NY) – February 11 & 13, 2025
2025-02-13 09:00 - 11:15 | Online
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Math is an integral part of drinking water and wastewater operations and is often one of the hardest topics to master. This course will review basic math concepts, tactics for solving problems, and provide practice applying the concepts to solve examples.

💧 Online Workshop: Basic Math for Operators (MA/CT/RI) – February 19, 2025
2025-02-19 09:00 - 12:00 | Online

💧 Online Workshop: Safe Drinking Water Act Overview (MA/CT/RI) – February 19, 2025
2025-02-19 13:00 - 16:00 | Online

💧 Online Workshop: Asset Management & Succession Planning (NY) – 03/05/2025
2025-03-05 09:00 - 12:05 | Online
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Asset management requires a systematic and comprehensive approach to help us recognize overlooked facilities and equipment and budget for their needs before it becomes an emergency. Maximize the value of your systems limited resources while budgeting for timely repairs and replacements.

The water and wastewater industries are facing a shortage of operators as experienced veterans are retiring after decades of service. Are you having trouble finding replacements? In this training for both operators and board members, learn about how to how to attract, support, and keep talented staff who are equipped for the technical and practical challenges of the modern water industry.

This one-of-a-kind workshop for small water and wastewater system operators and board members involves a three hour online interactive class.

💧 In-Person Training: Water Quality Monitoring (NY)
2025-03-19 08:15 - 12:45 | Mina-Findley Lake Community Center, 2883 North Road, Findley Lake, NY, 14736, United States
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At this IN-PERSON, hands-on course, participants will:

Practice collecting samples for measurement of water quality parameters, including free and total chlorine and total coliform bacteria.
Learn the advantages of chlorine residual mapping and how to draw their own chlorine residual map.
Discuss and share follow-up actions that may be necessary to address water quality issues such as main breaks, pressure issues and other challenges.

THIS WORKSHOP IS IN-PERSON!

💧 Sustainable Management of Water Utilities Training (NJ) – April 1, 2025
2025-04-01 09:00 - 11:15 | Online
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This training for managers, clerks, elected officials, engineers, and operators aims to cultivate an understanding in utility management, operation, regulatory requirements, and sustainable practices to make a successful utility. Learn from workshop leaders about how to address the challenges of today while planning for the future to improve utility success over time and bring real benefits to your community.

💧 Online Workshop: Safe Drinking Water Act & Source Water Quality (RI) – 04/09/2025
2025-04-09 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
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This workshop provides an overview of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and the regulatory backdrop that impacts public water systems. The regulatory history is lengthy and covers many aspects to providing quality drinking water. This course will cover regulatory history, current and recent changes to drinking water regulations that support source water quality and treatment. This training is also for potential water operators, managers, and board members.

💧 Water Auditing and Leakage Management Training for Central Pennsylvania Water Utilities (April 16 & 23, 2025)
2025-04-16 08:30 - 15:15, 2025-04-23 08:30 - 15:15 | Holiday Inn Williamsport, 100 Pine Street, Williamsport, PA, 17701, United States
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Through this two-part instructional training, we aim to advance the knowledge and skills of utilities in regard to water auditing and leakage management.

This is a two-part instructional training; “Water Audits” will take place on Wednesday, April 16 from 8:30 AM – 3:15 PM and “Leakage Management” will take place on Wednesday, April 23 from 8:30 AM – 3:15 PM (registration begins at 8:00 AM on both days) at the Holiday Inn Williamsport, 100 Pine Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.

Please Note: These are standalone workshops, so you may attend one or both days. However, if you have not conducted a water audit at your utility, we highly recommend attending the “Water Audits” session first.

If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact Amy Forsha, Pennsylvania State Manager, via email: aforsha@rcapsolutions.org or phone: (724) 840-8761

Thank you to our generous food sponsor, Larson Design Group!

💧 Online Workshop: Safe Drinking Water Act & Distribution Water Quality (RI) – 04/16/2025
2025-04-16 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
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This workshop provides an overview of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and the regulatory backdrop that impacts public water systems. The regulatory history is lengthy and covers many aspects to providing quality drinking water. This course will cover regulatory history, and current and recent changes to drinking water regulations that support distribution water quality. This training is also for potential water operators, managers, and board members.

💧 Online Workshop: Water Well Guidance for Homeowners (VT) – 04/16/2025
2025-04-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Online
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Join us for a free webinar on issues impacting household drinking water supplies (wells and springs) and residential water quality in Vermont. This webinar is intended for local officials, residents, renters, and anyone who would like to learn more about the basics of wells and springs. We’ll discuss water testing recommendations and how to protect your water quality. Hear about common problems with wells and springs from technical assistance providers and from the Vermont Department of Health.

💧 In-Person Training: Decentralized System Operation and Maintenance (NH)
2025-04-23 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Courtyard by Marriott Nashua, 2200 Southwood Drive, Nashua, NH, 03063, United States
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The goal of this training course is workforce development related to system management including the operation, maintenance, monitoring, and troubleshooting of decentralized systems. The course describes fundamental concepts of wastewater characteristics and treatment processes and illustrates the importance of periodic operation and maintenance to ensure longevity and optimal performance. The content establishes uniform standards of practice that service providers can employ to assess and report upon the status of system source, collection, treatment and dispersal components as part of system management. The content also includes troubleshooting tools and critical safety protocols for operation and maintenance activities.

This is a two-part workshop. Attendance at both sessions is required.

💧 Adiestramiento En Línea: La Regla del Informe de Confianza al Consumidor – CCRR, por sus siglas en inglés (04/24/2025 | PR)
2025-04-24 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
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El Informe de Confianza al Consumidor (CCR, por sus siglas en inglés) es un informe que se debe enviar a los consumidores todos los años sobre la calidad del agua que el sistema proporcionó a sus clientes. Se requiere que los sistemas incluyan entre otra información, los contaminantes regulados detectados durante el monitoreo más reciente.

En este taller se ofrecerá información que le ayudará a conocer, comprender y preparar el Informe de Confianza al Consumidor en su sistema.

💧 Taller en Línea: Conceptos Básicos de la Desinfección y los Subpproductos de la Desinfección para Sistemas Comunitarios (PR)
2025-05-07 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
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En Puerto Rico solo el 69% de los sistemas de agua comunitarios aplican desinfección para su suplido de agua, lo cual crea una necesidad de educación sobre este tema. El 55% de los sistemas no toma muestras químicas, para saber si su tratamiento esta creando subproductos de la desinfección. En este taller se estarán cubriendo tópicos relacionados a: los diferentes métodos de desinfección, su efectividad, los productos de la desinfección que se crean al entrar en contacto con la materia orgánica y aspectos regulatorios sobre la regla de la Desinfección y los Subproductos de la Desinfección (DBPR) por sus siglas en inglés. Este taller tiene como propósito capacitar a los administradores de los sistemas comunitarios para que podamos mejorar la calidad de agua y prevenir enfermedades dentro de sus comunidades.

💧 Upcoming Online Workshop: Basic Math for Operators (NJ)
2025-05-20 09:00 - 11:00, 2025-05-21 09:00 - 11:00 | Online
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Math is an integral part of drinking water and wastewater operations and is often one of the hardest topics to master. This course will review basic math concepts, tactics for solving problems, and provide practice applying the concepts to solve examples. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the training.

💧 Adiestramiento en Línea: Conceptos Básicos que debe incluir un Plan de Respuesta a Emergencias (05/21/2025 | PR)
2025-05-21 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
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La preparación y el conocimiento son clave para enfrentar eventos producidos por la naturaleza o por el hombre que pueden afectar la operación de los acueductos comunitarios rurales. También son necesarios para lograr el cumplimiento con los requisitos de la reglamentación. En este taller se ofrecerán los conceptos básicos que debe incluir un Plan de Respuesta a Emergencias.

💧 Online Workshop: The Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) – The Basics, The Improvements (LCRI), and The Service Lines Inventory (LSL)
2025-05-27 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
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This free online training will present the basics of the rule and how its implementation has reduced the risk of lead exposure, which can cause serious damage to health, especially for young children and pregnant women. The concepts of the rule revisions, proposed improvements and new sampling tiers will be reviewed. Finally, details for conducting service line inventories in small communities will be presented.

💧 Adiestramiento en Línea: Conceptos Básicos de Sistemas de Tratamiento de Aguas Residuales en Sitio + Recomendaciones en el Proceso de Adquisición (05/28/2025 | PR)
2025-05-28 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
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Este adiestramiento ofrece un resumen de los conceptos básicos de sistemas de tratamiento de aguas residuales en sitio, incluyendo procesos anaeróbicos y aeróbicos. Se ofrecerá mayor atención a pozos sépticos y las unidades aeróbicas de tratamiento (“ATU”) que son los más comunes en Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes. Para los participantes con experiencia provee un buen repaso, y para los que comienzan ahora les ofrecen una buena base y mejor entendimiento. En adición, el adiestramiento ofrecerá recomendaciones en el proceso de adquisición de sistemas nuevos, incluyendo el proceso, pasos más frecuentes, solicitudes de precio, contratación y selección. Este adiestramiento está diseñado para asistir sistemas comunitarios y/o individuos en dichos sistemas. No empece, la información puede ser de utilidad a profesionales, reguladores y estudiantes.

💧 In-Person Training: Small Systems Management (VT)
2025-05-29 09:30 - 14:00 | Sterling College, 16 Sterling Drive, Craftsbury Common, VT, 05827, United States
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This training supports rural and small water and wastewater systems in addressing their unique challenges, and in more effectively providing sustainable services to their communities. During the workshop participants are introduced to ten key management areas and then asked to conduct a short self-assessment of their operations in relation to the management areas. Participants identify management improvement opportunities at their systems based on the assessment. The workshop provides an opportunity for participants to share experiences from their systems to better understand how to implement improvements and have a basis for working with staff and community members to operate more effectively. Participants are also introduced to a compendium of resources that could help them implement the improvements identified during the assessment.

💧 Upcoming Online Webinar: Water Quality and Your Private Well (CT)
2025-06-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
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Join RCAP Solutions and the Housatonic Valley Health District for a webinar on “Water Quality and Your Private Well”. This webinar will cover topics like private wells and well types, water quality and testing, Connecticut Department of Public Health certified water testing labs, and more!

💧 In-Person Training: Wastewater Pumps, Controls, and Wastewater Safety (ME) – 06/10/2025
2025-06-10 09:00 - 13:30 | Saco River Drinking Water Resource Center, 16 Waterworks Drive, Biddeford, ME, 04005, United States
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This in-person class will cover the basics of control systems. We will discuss how operators can utilize a variety of control systems, from floats to radar and ultrasonic. We will go over how to optimize a station/system by using certain controllers and instruments for certain situations. We will also touch on pumps and how they are affected by different types of control systems. This class will also feature a small section touching on operations safety, including lockout tagout procedures and chemical safety.

💧 In-Person Training: Wastewater Pumps & Controls (VT)
2025-06-11 09:00 - 13:30 | National Life Campus – Dewey Building, 1 National Life Drive, Montpelier, VT, 05602, United States
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This class will cover the basics of control systems. We will discuss how operators can utilize a variety of control systems, from floats to radar and ultrasonic. We will go over how to optimize a station/system by using certain controllers and instruments for certain situations. We will also touch on pumps and learn how they are affected by different types of control systems.

💧 Adiestramiento en Línea: Roles y Responsabilidades de una Junta Comunitaria (06/18/2025 | PR)
2025-06-18 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
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Cada comunidad que opera y mantiene un Sistema de Agua Potable Publico es responsable de seleccionar cuidadosamente los miembros de su Junta. La Junta debe cumplir sus Roles y Responsabilidades para mantener el Sistema en cumplimiento con las regulaciones que le aplican y proteger la salud de sus usuarios. En este adiestramiento presentaremos los roles y responsabilidades de cada miembro de la junta, recomendaciones sobre como conducir las reuniones, procedimientos parlamentarios básicos, que debe contener un buen reglamento, comportamiento ético y respeto entre los miembros.

💧 Online Workshop: Safe Drinking Water Act & Regulatory Overview – 07/09/2025
2025-07-09 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
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This workshop provides an overview of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and the regulatory backdrop that impacts public water systems. Regulatory history covers many aspects of why rules are in place and how they have improved the way we provide quality drinking water. This course will cover regulatory history, and current and recent changes to drinking water regulations. This training is also for potential water operators, managers, and board members.

💧 Online Workshop: Safe Drinking Water Act & Regulatory Overview – 07/16/2025
2025-07-16 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
