92nd Annual AZ Water Conference & Exhibition

Operator Training

Operator training has been expanded to offer two separate tracks this year. Operator’s will receive 17.5 professional development hours (PDH) by attending one of the tracks

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Water Distribution 101 Part I
Water Distribution 101 Part II
Water Distribution 101 Part III
Confined Space 101
No-Dig Point Repair
Manhole to Sewer Inspection

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Operator Math Study Session
Water Treatment Turbidity Impacts
Operator Math Practice Exam & Review
Sanitary Survey (Inspection) & Water Treatment
History of Wastewater Treatment
Preliminary Treatment - Headworks
Treatment Technologies & Innovations
Sample Collection & Laboratory Analyses

Thursday, April 18, 2019

National Biosolid Partnership & Water Research Foundation
Industrial Sampling & the Lab
Stormwater Requirements
Restrained Joint PVC Systems
Security Readiness & Emergency Preparedness I & II; Lessons Learned for Emergency Aid
Safety: Live Saving Absolutes
Reclaimed Water Rules & Permit Requirements
Microvi MNE

Quick References

Operator Training Schedule
Operator Training Technical Summaries

Instructors include ten local municipal experts that thoroughly understand operations and maintenance:

Noah Adams, ADEQ - Certification
Jason Bobko, ADEQ - Water Treatment
Richard Dalton and Chris Garcia, City of Tempe - Industrial Pre-Treatment
Dave Dunaway, ADEQ - Reclaimed Water
William Higgins, ADES – Apprenticeship Opportunities
Andrew Jackson, Town of Gilbert - Water Distribution
Anupa Jain, City of Chandler - Operator Math
Jason Joynes, RWAA– Wastewater Treatment
Vicki Sharp, City of Chandler – Water Treatment
Steve Shepard, Metro Water; John Padilla, APS; Ken Lewis SRP - Security

Plus, we’ll have nine engineers and vendors that will bring their knowledge to the various sessions being offered throughout the 3-day training:

Jesse Black CPM – Wastewater Treatment
Don Couch - ACON (Confined Space)
Tyson Glock – Sunrise Engineering (Operator Math)
Matt Olson and Pierre Mikhail - CUES (Manhole Inspection)
Rowena Patenaude - North American Pipe Corporation (Restrained Pipe)
Marci Payne - Legend Group (Lab Practices)
James Taylor - GHD; Jon VanAsdlen and Alex Madrid, PCL - (Safety)
Mike Warner - Source One (Trenchless Applications)
Gary Whitten- GHD (Water and Wastewater Treatment)
Adrian Williams - Westech (Biological Treatment)
Rebecca Sydnor - Wood PLC (Stormwater)