Achieve & Maintain Compliance with SDWA 3-Part Series (New Mexico) 080123-10
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Achieve & Maintain Compliance with SDWA 3-Part Series

 

This training is being held by AWWA.

 

Accreditation:

6 New Mexico Drinking Water Training Credits awarded for attending the complete series

Certificates will be provided by AWWA.

Date & Time:

The Achieve & Maintain Compliance with SDWA 3-Part series will be held on the following dates & times:

August 1 | 10:00AM-12:00PM

August 2 | 10:00AM-12:00PM

August 3 | 10:00AM-12:00PM

This training is being held in Mountain Time.

Description & Agenda:

This free workshop trains small system water operators on topics related to compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act.

 

Topics covered will be as follows:

 

Distribution System Infrastructure & Water Quality | Day 1

 

Disinfection & Disinfection Byproducts | Day 2

 

Main Breaks/Cross Connections & Arsenic Rule Compliance | Day 3

 

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

10:00AM 11:00AM | Introductions Greetings | Pre-test | Distribution System Infrastructure

 

At the completion of this lesson, participants should have the ability to:

·         Describe vital components of a distribution system, and how they can impact water quality

· Identify potential areas of water quality concern in your system, and consider ways to improve them

 

11:00AM-11:05AM | Break

 

11:05AM-12:00PM | Distribution System Water Quality | Post-test

 

At the completion of this lesson, participants should have the ability to:

· Identify and describe what different water quality parameters tell us about distribution system water quality

· Describe and apply key practices for managing water age and quality during storage

 

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

10:00AM 11:00AM | Greetings | Pre-test | Disinfection

 

At the completion of this lesson, participants should have the ability to:

· Describe the importance of disinfection

· List the types of disinfectants

· Summarize disinfection basics (chlorination and chloramination)

· List the types of disinfectants

 

11:00AM-11:05AM | Break

 

11:05AM-12:00PM | Disinfection Byproducts | Post-test

 

At the completion of this lesson, participants should have the ability to:

· Discuss factors that impact DBP formation

· Identify DBP formation factors that can be controlled at the treatment plant, in the distribution system, or in both

· Compare and contrast methods for managing DBP formation

· Explain how your utility can optimize their effectiveness in controlling DBP formation for public health and regulator compliance

 

Thursday, August 3, 2023

10:00AM 11:00AM | Greetings | Pre-test | Main Breaks & Cross-Connections

 

At the completion of this lesson, participants should have the ability to:

· Preserve water quality when responding to a water main break

· Explain the difference between proactive and reactive responses

· Define what a cross connection is, and recognize its occurrence

· Explain how cross-connections can impact public health

· Describe requirements for cross-connection control

· Outline emergency responses for backflow events

 

11:00AM-11:05AM | Break

 

11:05AM-12:00PM |  Arsenic Rule Compliance | Post-test | Evaluation 

 

At the completion of this lesson, participants should have the ability to:

· Describe the importance of the Arsenic Rule in protecting public health

· Determine if a water system is in compliance with the rule

· Use proper technique to collect a sample for arsenic testing

· Communicate arsenic related information to customers

· Evaluate options for attaining compliance

· Access technical and funding guidance

 

 

Click here to view the flyer of the training.

 

Location:

This training will be hosted online on GoToTraining.

 

Scholarship & Fees:
Achieve & Maintain Compliance with SDWA 3-Part Series training is free to attend.

 

Registration:

Click here to register.

 

The deadline to register is July 28, 2023.

 

The registration link above will register you to attend the 3 days of the training.

 

Who should Attend?
· Certified operators

· Small drinking water system employees

· Those looking to become certified operators

 

Eligibility to Attend
· You must be affiliated with small system in New Mexico (<10,000 population served)

· Due to virtual event tracking requirements, all participants must have individual email addresses and individual lap/desktop computer available to use for training

 

For event content questions, contact:
Erin or Jenna

info@rmsawwa.org

(720) 404-0818

For registration questions, contact:

"Funded and/or carried out as "part of the EPA/RCAP Training/Technical Assistance for Small Public Water Systems to Achieve and Maintain Compliance. "This publication was developed under Assistance Agreement No. 83938701 awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It has not been formally reviewed by EPA. The views expressed in this document are solely those of the RCAC, the Western RCAP, and EPA does not endorse any products or commercial services mentioned in this publication."

 

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