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OPERATOR CERTIFICATION
EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT GRANT (ERG)
DRINKING WATER WORKSHOPS

PLEASE NOTE: All fields are required to register online:
Session:
NOTE: Kingman 3 day session is full.
To have your name put on a waiting list
for any openings that may occur,
please email April@corpdestination.com
First Name, Middle Initial: 
Last Name:
Last 4 Digits of Your SSN:
Public Water System (PWS) Number: if "NONE" enter NONE
PWS Name:
Operator #: if "NONE" enter NONE
Distribution:
Treatment:
Business Address:
City, State Zip Code:,
Work Phone:Please include your area code
E-mail Address:
PRACTICE EXAMS
Practice Exams will be held following the workshops. All Exams are for practice only.
Certificates will not be issued regardless of exam score.
All practice exams are FREE.

I WILL   Will NOT be taking the practice test.
NOTE: No testing for Phoenix, Yuma or Kingman sessions.
FOR ELIGIBLE OPERATORS
To be an Eligible Operator you must be:
• A Certified Operator employed at a water distribution or water treatment facility serving less than 3,300 persons, AND
• The Facility is a community public water system or nontransient noncommunity public water system.
Click here if you are an eligible operator and would like complimentary lodging on the night before the training and on Day 1. The cutoff date for guaranteed lodging will be 30 days before the start of the program. Please contact Noah Adams at NRA@AZDEQ.GOV if you are unsure of your eligibility.

It is the attendee's responsibility to make their own hotel reservations if you are registering within 30 days of the meeting. If eligibility can be approved by ADEQ before the meeting and you are eligible, ADEQ will reimburse you for your lodging. Please ask for the ADEQ rate when you contact the facility.
By checking above, I accept the following:
Cancellation accepted until 5 days before meeting date.
No shows will be charged $25.00 per meeting day.

Each eligible operator may choose two (2) books per year from the following list. They will be handed out at the workshop.

  1. Water Distribution System Operation and Maintenance

  2. Operation of Water Treatment Plants. Vol. 1

  3. Operation of Water Treatment Plants. Vol. 2

  4. Manual of Cross-Connection Control
    The Manual of Cross-Control, Ninth Edition contains field test procedures for backflow prevention assemblies (with illustrations for each step), specifications for backflow prevention assemblies, sample forms for a cross-connection control program, a model ordinance for a cross-connection control program and much more information. ISBN: 0-9638912-0-0

  5. Water Supply Operations I: Water Sources, Textbook
    Water operator training text teaches fundamentals of water sources for drinking water. Edition: 2003, Hardback, 212 pp. ISBN 1-58321-229-9; Catalog Number 1955.

  6. Water Supply Operations II: Water Treatment, Textbook
    Water operator training text teaches fundamentals of common water treatment processes and techniques. Edition: 2003, Hardback, 552 pp. ISBN 1-58321-230-2; Catalog Number 1956.

  7. Water Supply Operations III: Water Transmission and Distribution, Textbook
    Basic principles of design, construction, operation, and maintenance of water transmission and distribution systems. Edition: 2003, Hardback, 553 pp. ISBN 1-58321-231-0; Catalog Number 1957.

  8. Water Supply Operations IV: Water Quality, Textbook
    Water operator training text teaches fundamentals of water quality analysis and drinking water regulations. Edition: 2003, Hardback, 214 pp. ISBN -58321-232-9; Catalog Number 1958.

  9. Water Supply Operations V: Basic Science Concepts and Applications
    Water operator training text teaches fundamental mathematics, hydraulics, chemistry, and electricity as they apply to municipal water supply. Edition: 2003, Hardback, 645 pp. ISBN 1-58321-233-7; Catalog Number 1959

  10. Math Problems for Water Distribution Operators: A Guide to Preparing for Distribution System Operator Certification Exam
    Math study text is designed to help water distribution operators improve their math skills, pass certification exams, perform their jobs better, and advance their careers. This book is ideal study guide for the mathematics portion of certification examinations. Each book is organized into four parts consisting of material associated with the first four grade levels. Edition: 2007, Softbound, 250 pp. ISBN 1583214550; Catalog Number 20628.

  11. Operator Certification Study Guide, FIFT
    Water treatment and water distribution operators get everything they need to study for operator exams in this popular booklet. Edition: 2003, Spiral-bound, 252 pp. ISBN 1583212876; Catalog Number 20517.

  12. Operator Certification Study Guide, Secrets to Success
    Specially developed to help you pass your state certification exam the first time, this DVD/CD combo tells you what and how to study for your state water operator certification examination. Includes practice questions. Edition: 2006, DVD, Catalog Number 64045.

  13. Math for Water Treatment Operators: A Guide to Preparing for Water Treatment Operator Certification Exams
    This book is ideal study guide for the mathematics portion of certification examinations. Each book is organized into four parts consisting of material associated with the first four grade levels. John Giorgi. Math study text is designed to help water treatment operators improve their math skills, pass certification exams, perform their jobs better, and advance their careers. Edition: 2007, Softbound, 250 pp. ISBN 1583214542; Catalog Number 20618.

  14. AWWA Water Operator Field Guide
    Specially designed for in-the-field use for chemical and mathematic formulas, chemical feed rates, US/metric conversions, pipe and equipment data, operational parameters, construction and installation information, OSHA and USEPA regulations, etc. Edition: 2004 - Softbound -418pp ISBN 978-1-58321-315-5 - Catalog No. 20560.

  15. AWWA Wastewater Operator Field Guide
    This guide compiles information from wastewater operations manuals, handbooks, standards, and many other information sources. Major sections include math, conversion factors, chemistry, safety, collection, pumps and motors, flow, wastewater treatment, biosolids, discharge, disinfection, abbreviations, and acronyms. Edition: 2006 - Softbound - 435pp ISBN 978-1-58321-386-5-Catalog No. 20600.

  16. Water Treatment Operator Handbook, Revised:
    • Pretreatment, coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection, softening
    • Aeration, adsorption, iron and manganese removal, fluoridation, corrosion, scaling
    • Reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, microfiltration, posttreatment
    • Testing and laboratory procedures, Instrumentation and control equipment
    • Safety practices, record keeping, reporting
    • Excellent for certification exam study Edition: 2005 - Softbound - 25 pp. ISBN 978-1-58321-371-1 - Catalog No. 20481


  17. ONLINE TRAINING
    Attend classes from the comfort of your home, office or anywhere with internet access - anytime! Each eligible operator may choose to take online training courses to enhance their skills and fulfill their PDH requirements. Fifty (50) online courses are available to choose from. Completion of one course is equivalent to 1 PDH, as approved by ADEQ. Certificates with login information to the website will be provided at the workshop. Click here to see list of available course titles to choose from. You will have unlimited access to each of the following courses for up to one year upon receipt of certificate. Each course qualifies for One (1) PDH upon successful completion. Average course length: 1 hour.