RCAP Solutions

💧 GIS for Water Operations (ME)
2024-03-25 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Online
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RCAP Solutions invites small system water operators to participate in an online workshop focused on GIS mapping. This workshop is designed for operators seeking accurate and reliable mapping solutions for their system’s assets. Participants will learn how to utilize GIS technology to create digital maps that are accurate, secure, and accessible.

💧 Basic Math for Wastewater Operators (NJ)
2024-03-26 09:15 - 11:30, 2024-03-27 09:15 - 11:30 | Online
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Math is an integral part of drinking water and wastewater system operations and is often one of the hardest topics to master. This training event will review basic math concepts and methods for solving problems, and will provide attendees with practice applying the concepts to solve example problems.

💧 GIS for Water Operations (NH)
2024-03-27 09:00 - 12:00 | Online

💧 Why is it so Hard to Plan a Community Wastewater System in Vermont?
2024-03-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Online
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With the influx of funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), there is a great opportunity to implement decentralized wastewater solutions in communities without any public water or wastewater infrastructure. Many Vermont communities are struggling to move projects on a fast-track schedule to take advantages of these funding opportunities. Even those that have worked through extensive planning efforts are experiencing opposition and failed bond votes. This session is intended to share some past experiences in Vermont to provide some guidance with topics such as anticipating and addressing opposition to the project, considerations after a failed bond vote, and resources for conflict resolution.

💧 Lead Service Line Inventory Strategies for Small System Operators (NY)
2024-03-28 08:45 - 11:45 | Online
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This one-of-a-kind workshop for small-system water operators involves both a required pre-workshop homework assignment and a half-day online interactive class. You must complete the homework to attend the class.

💧 Water Auditing and Leakage Management Training for Central Pennsylvania Water Utilities (April 10 & 17, 2024)
2024-04-10 08:30 - 15:15, 2024-04-17 08:30 - 15:15 | The Casino At Lakemont Park, 300 Lakemont Park Blvd, Altoona, PA, 16602, 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 10 from 8:30 AM – 3:15 PM and “Leakage Management” will take place on Wednesday, April 17 from 8:30 AM – 3:15 PM (registration begins at 8:00 AM on both days) at The Casino At Lakemont Park (in the “Soho Room”), 300 Lakemont Park Blvd, Altoona, PA 16602.

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!

💧 The Lead & Copper Rule (LCRR): Revisions and Proposed Improvements to the Rule & Lead Service Lines (USVI)
2024-04-10 09:00 - 10:30 | Online
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This online training will provide participants the basic concepts of the rule, how can people be exposed to lead and how the implementation of the rule has reduced the risks of exposition, reducing the risks of damage to the brain, red blood cells and kidneys, especially in children and pregnant women. The rule revisions and proposed improvements will also be discussed. Details will be presented to do the inventory of service lines in small communities. Additionally, useful information to protect yourself from lead exposure and ensure compliance with the rule will be presented.

💧 Lead Learning Lab & Water Quality Monitoring – In-Person (Afton, NY)
2024-04-24 08:15 - 13:45 | Afton Village Hall, 101 Main Street, Afton, NY, 13730, United States
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At this IN-PERSON hands-on course, participants will:

Understand and calculate the 90th percentile for lead sampling results
Gain experience recognizing lead, copper and galvanized service lines in the field
Practice 5th liter lead sampling techniques and troubleshooting calculations
Develop and use talking points to discuss lead with customers
Evaluate collection sites and practice correct sampling techniques for total coliform bacteria

This workshop is pending approval by NYSDOH for 4.5 contact hours for water operators.

💧 Taller en Línea: Formulando Tarifas para Sistemas de Agua Pequeños
2024-04-24 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
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Los sistemas de agua comunitarios se ven limitados económicamente por la falta de una preparación económica adecuada ante los diferentes factores que influyen en la operación diaria de un sistema de agua. Es sumamente importante tener en cuenta que el estudio y planificación de una tarifa saludable, mantendrá el sistema en optimo funcionamiento y los preparará para enfrentar cualquier situación inesperada que se pueda presentar. El taller le ofrecerá herramientas y conocimientos útiles para entender y preparar una tarifa para un sistema de agua comunitario.

💧 Adiestramiento En Línea: Un Vistazo Objetivo a los Sistemas Comunitarios de Agua Potable y Aguas Usadas en Puerto Rico
2024-04-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Online
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Organizado por: Asociación Interamericana de Ingeniería Sanitaria y Ciencias del Ambiente Capítulo de Puerto Rico (AIDIS-Puerto Rico).

💧 Conducting a Lead Service Line Inventory & Lead and Copper Regulations – In-Person (Houlton, ME)
2024-05-13 08:30 - 14:00 | Houlton Elks Lodge, 86 Main Street, Houlton, ME, 04730, United States
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This training will be in-person at the Houlton Elks Lodge. At this training we will provide an overview of the impacts of Lead and Copper based water distribution lines in your inventory, followed by EPA updates to the regulations. How to build inventory for your system to see what’s in the ground. This training will also show the best way to properly fill out the mandated form for submission to the drinking water program.

💧 Conducting a Lead Service Line Inventory & Lead and Copper Regulations – In-Person (Bangor, ME)
2024-05-14 08:30 - 14:00 | Eastern Maine Community College Rangeley Hall, 268 Sylvan Road, Bangor, ME, 04401, United States
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This training will be in-person at the Eastern Maine Community College (Rangely Hall). At this training we will provide an overview of the of Lead and Copper Regulations. How to Build your Lead Service line Inventory for your service lines. How to properly fill out the correct forms for submission to the Drinking Water Program. Followed by the latest EPA updates to the regulations pertaining to lead service line, and lead and copper regulations.

💧 Conducting a Lead Service Line Inventory & Lead and Copper Regulations – In-Person (Skowhegan, ME)
2024-05-15 08:30 - 14:00 | Skowhegan Community Center, 39 Poulin Drive, Skowhegan, 04976, United States
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This training will be in-person at the Skowhegan Community Center. At this training we will provide an overview of the impacts of Lead and Copper based water distribution lines in your inventory, followed by EPA updates to the regulations. How to build inventory for your system to see what’s in the ground. This training will also show the best way to properly fill out the mandated form for submission to the drinking water program.

💧 Conducting a Lead Service Line Inventory & Lead and Copper Regulations – In-Person (Biddeford, ME)
2024-05-16 08:30 - 14:00 | Saco River Drinking Water Resource Center, 16 Waterworks Drive, Biddeford, ME, 04005, United States
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This training will be in-person at the Saco River Drinking Water Resource Center. At this training we will provide an overview of the of Lead and Copper Regulations. How to Build your Lead Service line Inventory for your service lines. How to properly fill out the correct forms for submission to the Drinking Water Program. Followed by the latest EPA updates to the regulations pertaining to Lead service line and Lead and Copper regulations.

💧 Adiestramiento en Línea: Cinco Cosas que Tener en Cuenta Sobre el Manejo de Desperdicios Sólidos, Antes, Durante y Después de un Desastre
2024-05-21 09:00 - 11:00 | Online
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Repasaremos los conceptos esenciales…plan de Manejo, Logística de equipos y su distribución, Centros de Acopio Temporeros, Desvío de Materiales, Educación Comunitaria.

En este adiestramiento repasaremos los elementos más importantes que debemos tener en consideración para prepararnos previo a un desastre respecto al manejo de los escombros y materiales resultantes del evento.

Repasaremos cinco áreas relevantes para atender con eficiencia un evento que genere grandes cantidades de escombros.

Previo a la temporada de huracanes en el trópico, queremos que esté preparado para que pueda agilizar el proceso de recuperación y que este sea uno eficiente y ordenado ante los retos que presentan estos eventos naturales.

Este adiestramiento es dirigido a personal municipal o estatal con capacidad decisional y que está involucrado en el manejo de residuos sólidos, personal de operaciones de obras públicas y de respuesta a emergencias, juntas comunitarias o de organizaciones sin fines de lucro, lideres comunitarios y personas con interés en mejorar la calidad de vida de sus comunidades.

De forma clara y sencilla repasaremos puntos clave que nos ayuden en la planificación y respuesta a un desastre.

Colaboración con el Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales de Puerto Rico.

💧 Business Plans for Small Water Utilities – May 21, 2024 (NH)
2024-05-21 16:00 - 18:00 | Online
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Small water utilities awarded with grants and loans from the NH Department and Environmental Services (NHDES) are required to complete a Business Plan for Small Water Utilities, before funding is dispersed. This training was designed to help small utilities to understand the purpose and review the format of the Business Plan. Small systems such as Manufactured Home Communities, local Water Association, and Small Water Districts will benefit from this training for multiple reasons: Very often they have significant accumulated debt, poor economy of scale and a low-income customer base. RCAP Solutions in collaboration with the NHDES is offering FREE 2 HOUR TRAINING to help these systems and participants to manage their water system while improving financial sustainability. This workshop is made possible through funding through the USDA Rural Development and the Department of Health and Human Services. This training is approved by NHDES for 2 TCHs for water operators.

💧 Business Plans for Small Water Utilities – May 23, 2024 (NH)
2024-05-23 16:00 - 18:00 | Online

💧 Adiestramiento en Línea: Plan de Respuesta a Emergencias (PR)
2024-05-30 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
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La preparación y el conocimiento son la clave para lograr el cumplimiento con los requisitos de la reglamentación, así como para enfrentar eventos producidos por la naturaleza o por el hombre que afectan a los Acueductos Comunitarios Rurales y a nuestra Isla. El taller le ofrecerá al participante información sobre los conceptos básicos que debe incluir un Plan de Respuesta a Emergencias.

💧 Adiestramiento en Línea: Interpretación de Resultados de Laboratorio – 06/26/2024 (PR)
2024-06-26 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
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Tu comunidad, ¿realiza los muestreos del agua que tomas? ¿Conoces los resultados de esos muestreos? ¿Sabes interpretar esos resultados? Es importante conocer la calidad del agua que tomamos diariamente. Para eso, es necesario realizar los muestreos requeridos por la Ley de Agua Potable Segura (SDWA), pero más importante, saber interpretar esos resultados. Este adiestramiento te ayudara a conocer los contaminantes regulados por la ley y como interpretar los resultados y las demás partes de la hoja de resultados de muestreo de esos contaminantes. ¡Así sabrás la calidad del agua que estas tomando!

💧 Adiestramiento en Línea: Descripción General de los Sistemas Comunitarios de Manejo de Aguas Usadas, y Fuentes Potenciales de Asistencia Financiera (PR)
2024-06-27 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
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El objetivo de este adiestramiento es repasar de forma general los diferentes sistemas de manejo y/o tratamiento de aguas usadas que podemos encontrar en Puerto Rico. Se incluye el razonamiento para seleccionar el proceso adecuado, los sistemas descentralizados y los sistemas centralizados. En cada uno de estos grupos se ofrecerá información general de los sistemas de tratamiento y sus características principales. En adición, se incluye un vistazo a las áreas que debe trabajar una comunidad para solicitar asistencia financiera. Se ofrecerá información sobre fuentes potenciales para asistencia financiera para organizaciones e individuos. Este adiestramiento se ofrecerá en español.

💧 Taller en Línea: Calidad de Agua y Sistemas de Distribución – Una Operación Eficiente (PR)
2024-07-17 09:00 - 12:00 | Online
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La operación adecuada de un sistema de agua potable marcará la diferencia en la calidad de agua que le sirven a sus comunidades y en el tiempo de vida de los componentes de su sistema. También podremos prevenir un mal manejo y/o violaciones a la reglamentación de agua potable siempre y cuando prevengamos algunos escenarios importantes que se discutirán durante este taller. Cubriremos diferentes tópicos que le ayudaran a mejorar la calidad de agua y la operación de su sistema. Entre ellos: protección de fuentes de agua, sistemas de distribución, calidad de agua, conexiones cruzadas, limpieza, desinfección y mantenimiento de su tanque de distribución, desinfección adecuada y certificaciones de la NSF para componentes y químicos del sistema de distribución.

💧 Seminario Web en Vivo: Planificación para la Mitigación de Riesgos para Servicios Públicos
2024-07-25 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
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El 23 de octubre de 2018 se firmó la Ley de Infraestructura Hídrica de Estados Unidos (AWIA por sus siglas en inglés). Esta ley decreta que los sistemas hídricos comunitarios pequeños que prestan servicio a más de 3,300 personas, pero menos de 50,000 mantengan actualizados sus evaluaciones de riesgos y resiliencia y planes de respuesta a emergencias. Este webinario cubrirá estas dos herramientas además de unas mejoras practicas para realizarlo con su equipo.

Esquema:

Introducción a los términos relevantes
La evaluación de riesgos
El plan de respuesta a emergencias
Requisitos de AWIA

Nuestra presentadora será Tricia Kent, Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC).

💧 In-Person Training: Lead Learning Lab Workshop (NY)
2024-08-14 08:30 - 13:45 | Tompkins County Whole Health, 55 Brown Road, Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
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At this IN-PERSON, hands-on course, participants will:

Review regulatory requirements and guidance to complete the required Lead Service Line Inventory
Gain experience recognizing lead, copper and galvanized service lines in the field
Practice 5th liter lead sampling techniques and troubleshooting calculations
Develop and use talking points to discuss lead with customers

This workshop is pending approval by NYSDOH for 4.25 contact hours for water operators. THIS WORKSHOP IS IN-PERSON!

💧 Sustainable Management of Water Utilities Training (NJ)
2024-08-15 12:45 - 15:00 | 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.

💧 Seminario Web en Vivo: Seguridad de Agua y Aguas Residuals
2024-08-20 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
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Este curso de “Seguridad de Agua y Aguas Residuales” proporciona una guía integral sobre las mejores prácticas de seguridad en plantas de tratamiento, abordando riesgos físicos, químicos y biológicos, y destacando la importancia de la capacitación continua y la gestión de la seguridad y salud. Se cubren temas esenciales como la entrada a espacios confinados, seguridad en la excavación, manejo de materiales y protección personal para asegurar un entorno de trabajo seguro.

Nuestra presentadora será Oliver De La Garza, Senior Environmental Management Consultant, Communities Unlimited.

💧 Asset Management for Small Water & Sewer Systems (NY)
2024-08-20 13:00 - 14:30 | Online
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This Asset Management workshop is designed to introduce board members and waste/water operators to the topic of asset management planning and how it can help small utilities make the most of limited resources. Asset management is a planning process to enable utilities to get the most value from assets such as pumps, tanks, treatment equipment and more, while budgeting financial resources to repair and replace assets when needed. In this workshop, participants are introduced to Asset Management using the EPA STEP Guide, a 5-step process for the development of an asset management plan: inventory, prioritize, develop, implement, and revise. Examples and worksheets for inventories, prioritizing, and budgeting are introduced for participants to use in their own communities.

💧 Small Water Utility Succession Planning (NY)
2024-08-22 11:00 - 12:30 | Online
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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 an hour and a half online interactive class.

💧 Enhancing Board Members' Financial Understanding and Decision-Making (PA)
2024-08-28 13:00 - 14:30 | Online
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This training program is designed to empower board members with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively oversee the financial operations of their systems. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of their roles and responsibilities, with a focus on financial management. Through detailed explanations of common financial reports and guided practice in critical thinking, board members will learn to make informed and responsible decisions.

This training is essential for board members seeking to enhance their financial literacy and contribute more effectively to the governance of their organization.
