RCAP Solutions

💧 Online Workshop: Rate Setting for Capital Improvements (ME) – 08/26/2025
2025-08-26 08:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Online
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Rate Setting for Capital Improvements is a training designed to provide systems of all sizes with an understanding of the importance of rate setting in funding capital improvements. The training will include a description of rate structures through asset management (GIS Mapping, Capital Improvement Planning, Inventory Controls for Asset Management, etc.) as well as billing cycles and finances, budgets, reserve accounts, and financial monitoring. The Public Utilities Commission will also be presenting during the training. The program will also look at key management areas and maintaining an active Board. Board members, operators, managers, accounting personnel, and support staff are encouraged to join.

💧 Online Workshop: Hydrant Assessments for Asset Management (CT) – 08/27/2025
2025-08-27 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
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Hydrants are an important feature of water system asset management plans and GIS mapping data. How do you assess their condition and age? This webinar will be taught from the experience of completing many drinking water asset management projects, working with firefighters and planning asset replacements.

💧 Upcoming Online Webinar: Private Wells – Professionals, Stakeholders, and Well Owners (NH)
2025-09-03 10:00 - 12:00 | Online
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According to New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES), 46% of New Hampshire residents rely on private water wells for their drinking water. Well maintenance and water quality is the responsibility of homeowners. RCAP Solutions and Edgewater Strategies want to help well owners, professionals, and stakeholders have the resources and information needed to ensure the availability of clean drinking water. Join us for this complimentary, informative webinar discussing well construction, common problems with wells, extreme weather impacts, and available resources for private well owners and professionals.

💧 Online Workshop: GIS for Water Operations (ME/VT/NH) – 09/16/2025
2025-09-16 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
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RCAP Solutions presents an interactive online workshop for small system water operators. Is your small system in need of accurate, reliable maps of your assets? Do you want to enhance your GIS program with real-world operations and maintenance (O&M) tools? Join us for a hands-on, 3-hour workshop where you’ll work with the latest GIS software, GPS equipment, and digital survey tools to create, manage, and share accurate system maps.

💧 Online Workshop: GIS for Water Operations (NY) – 09/17/2025
2025-09-17 09:00 - 12:20 | Online

💧 Upcoming Online Webinar: Climate Resiliency and Emergency Preparedness for Private Wells
2025-09-18 15:00 - 16:00 | Online
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This free, one-hour webinar is intended for private well owners, water professionals, public health officials, and other stakeholders interested in protecting private water systems. As climate change increases the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, it’s essential to understand how these changes can impact private wells and groundwater quality.

The session will cover the effects of climate-related hazards such as flooding and drought, strategies to improve well resiliency, and how to prepare for water-related emergencies. Attendees will gain practical tips on well maintenance, risk reduction, and emergency planning, along with resources to support long-term water security.

💧 Online Workshop: Development of Budgets and Rates for Community Wastewater Systems in Vermont – 09/24/2025
2025-09-24 18:30 - 20:00 | Online
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When you are developing a new community decentralized wastewater system, typically you are focused on all the alternatives for the “capital” portion of the project with your professional consultants – the nuts and bolts to build the infrastructure and how to find the funding to pay for it. As this part of the planning process becomes clearer, you need to think about and review what the total costs to provide this essential service to your customers, including operations, management, debt, and savings for the future. This session will provide some advice on the process to set up a budget with limited information and develop a fee/rate structure that provides a basis for your potential customer’s question what’s it going to cost? before they commit to connect to the system.

This training is intended for active and potential board members, volunteer task force members, managers, and administrative staff, and wastewater operators.

💧 Disaster Planning and Preparation – In-Person (Houlton, ME)
2025-10-06 09:00 - 13:30 | Houlton Elks Lodge, 86 Main Street, Houlton, ME, 04730, United States
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Disaster Planning and Preparation is a training that has been designed to provide systems of all sizes with an understanding of the importance of disaster planning and preparation for their water and wastewater systems. The training will include a description of what a disaster is, how it can affect systems, and steps that can be taken to prepare for potential disasters, including an overview of Risk and Resiliency Assessments and Emergency Response Plans.

💧 Disaster Planning and Preparation – In-Person (Bangor, ME)
2025-10-07 09:00 - 13:30 | Eastern Maine Community College Rangeley Hall, 268 Sylvan Road, Bangor, ME, 04401, United States

💧 Disaster Planning and Preparation – In-Person (Biddeford, ME)
2025-10-08 09:00 - 13:30 | Saco River Drinking Water Resource Center, 16 Waterworks Drive, Biddeford, ME, 04005, United States

💧 Disaster Planning and Preparation – In-Person (Peterborough, NH)
2025-10-09 09:00 - 13:30 | Peterborough Town Library, 2 Concord Street, Peterborough, NH, 03458, United States

💧 Disaster Planning and Preparation – In-Person (Lyndonville, VT)
2025-10-10 09:00 - 13:30 | Lyndonville Public Safety Building, 316 Main Street, Lyndonville, VT, 05851, United States

💧 PFAS in Drinking Water: From Contamination to Compliance – In-Person (Houlton, ME)
2025-11-03 09:00 - 13:30 | Houlton Elks Lodge, 86 Main Street, Houlton, ME, 04730, United States
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This training provides a comprehensive overview of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their impact on drinking water systems. Participants will learn about PFAS sources and release pathways, best practices for sampling and analysis, and current treatment technologies. The session will also cover key federal and state regulatory updates, available funding opportunities, and practical steps for moving from detection to compliance. Designed for water utility professionals, regulators, and environmental practitioners, this training will equip attendees with the knowledge and resources to effectively manage PFAS challenges in their communities.

💧 PFAS in Drinking Water: From Contamination to Compliance – In-Person (Bangor, ME)
2025-11-04 09:00 - 13:30 | Eastern Maine Community College Rangeley Hall, 268 Sylvan Road, Bangor, ME, 04401, United States

💧 PFAS in Drinking Water: From Contamination to Compliance – In-Person (Biddeford, ME)
2025-11-05 09:00 - 13:30 | Saco River Drinking Water Resource Center, 16 Waterworks Drive, Biddeford, ME, 04005, United States

💧 PFAS in Drinking Water: From Contamination to Compliance – Online (NH)
2025-11-06 09:00 - 13:00 | Online

💧 PFAS in Drinking Water: From Contamination to Compliance – Online (VT)
2025-11-07 09:00 - 13:00 | Online

💧 Online Workshop: Basic Math for Operators (MA/RI) – November 19, 2025
2025-11-19 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
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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.

💧 Adiestramiento en Línea: Operación de Plantas de Tratamiento Compactas de Lodos Activados. ¿Qué Debo Saber? (11/20/2025 | PR)
2025-11-20 08:00 - 11:00 | Online
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El objetivo de este adiestramiento es repasar el tratamiento de las aguas usadas con el proceso de lodos activados, y el arreglo de plantas compactas que lo utilizan. La discusión incluye las variaciones más frecuentes tales como aireación extendida, estabilización por contacto, reactores biológicos por tandas, reactores biológicos con membranas, y remoción biológica de nutrientes. Más allá de discutir el proceso, el material repasa también la operación, control de proceso, mantenimiento, documentación, y cumplimiento. El diseño de este adiestramiento está enfocado en las comunidades y/o las organizaciones que trabajan con las comunidades, no empece es una buena oportunidad para adquirir o repasar conceptos básicos sobre lodos activados y plantas compactas de tratamiento.

💧 Online Workshop: Activated Sludge Package Treatment Plants – Need to Know (11/25/2025 | USVI)
2025-11-25 08:00 - 11:00 | Online
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The objective of this training is to review the treatment of wastewater with the activated sludge process, and the arrangement of package treatment plants that use it. The discussion includes the most frequent variations such as extended aeration, contact stabilization, sequential batch reactors (SBR), membrane biological realtors (MBR), and biological nutrient removal (BNR). Beyond discussing the process, the material also reviews operation, process control, maintenance, documentation, and compliance. The design of this training is focused on communities and/or organizations that work with communities. For experienced personnel or beginners, it is a good opportunity to acquire or review basic concepts about activated sludge and package wastewater treatment plants.

💧 Online Workshop: Disaster Planning and Preparation (ME) – 12/02/2025
2025-12-02 08:00 - 12:00 | Online
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This training on Disaster Planning and Preparation is designed to help water and wastewater systems of all sizes understand the importance of preparing for potential disasters. The training will define what a disaster is, how it can affect utilities, and the steps to take for preparation. It also includes an overview of the Risk and Resiliency Assessment and Emergency Response Plan templates developed by RCAP Solutions and State Primacies. This training was developed for operators, managers, and governing bodies of drinking water and wastewater facilities.

💧 Online Workshop: Disaster Planning and Preparation (VT) – 12/04/2025
2025-12-04 08:00 - 12:00 | Online

💧 Online Workshop: Hydrant Assessments for Asset Management (MA/RI) – 12/09/2025
2025-12-09 09:00 - 12:00 | Online

💧 Online Workshop: Hydrant Assessments for Asset Management (MA/RI) – 12/11/2025
2025-12-11 09:00 - 12:00 | Online

💧 Online Workshop: Basic Math for Operators (MA/RI) – December 18, 2025
2025-12-18 09:00 - 12:00 | Online

💧 In-Person Training: Solutions for Difficult Onsite Wastewater Systems (MA) – Session 1: General Session
2026-01-06 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-01-07 08:00 - 17:00 | DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Boston-Milford, 11 Beaver Street, Milford, MA, 01757, United States
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The National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA) and RCAP Solutions are hosting an in?person no-cost training for septic system professionals with the aim of expanding the skills needed to manage complex wastewater system designs and site constraints with confidence.

💧 In-Person Training: Solutions for Difficult Onsite Wastewater Systems (MA) – Session 2: Train-the-Trainer
2026-01-08 08:00 - 12:00 | DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Boston-Milford, 11 Beaver Street, Milford, MA, 01757, United States

💧 In-Person Training: Back to Basics – Coliform and Lead in Drinking Water (NY)
2026-01-15 08:15 - 13:00 | Oswego County Health Department, 70 Bunner Street, Oswego, NY, 13126, United States
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Regulatory changes and uncertainties have been the focus of water systems in recent years, but many core regulations remain intact. Presenters from NYSDOH and RCAP Solutions will review foundational drinking water regulations including the Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) and the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) combined with hands-on practice in coliform sampling procedures and pipe material identification.

💧 Online Workshop: Disaster Preparedness Starts Here (MA/RI) – January 21, 2026
2026-01-21 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
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Join us for Disaster Preparedness Training designed for rural and small community water and wastewater systems! This interactive session will cover how to prepare for natural and human-caused hazards, conduct Risk and Resiliency Assessments (RRA), and develop effective Emergency Response Plans (ERP). Learn practical steps to protect your utility, meet regulatory requirements, and build resilience through planning, training, and resource coordination. Participants will gain tools, templates, and strategies to respond confidently when disasters strike. Don’t miss this opportunity to strengthen your system and community – register today!
