Fall Water School 2024

 

The Montana Water and Wastewater Operators Initiative (MW2OI) is a collaborative effort between the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the Department of Civil Engineering and Academic Technology and Outreach at Montana State University. We aim to provide in-depth training on critical issues facing Montana’s operators.   
 
MW2OI is offering the Fall Water School on October 8-10, 2024. This three-day training event will be held in person at the Montana State University—Bozeman campus in the Strand Union Building (SUB). 
 
The Fall Water School will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 8. Sessions will run until noon on Thursday, October 10.   
 
Knowledgeable speakers from Montana and the nation will provide operators with important training on topics critical to water and wastewater system operation. The Fall 2024 Water School will focus on in-depth workshops with practical operational information that operators can readily put into practice.  
 
The Fall Water School will have four concurrent sessions covering a variety of topics, including: 

• An opening general session to learn about trends in the industry and new and changing regulations.
• In-depth workshops on wastewater treatment and collection, including presentations on pumping systems, wetlands systems and collection systems.    
• In-depth workshops on water treatment and distribution, including presentations on water system pressure regulating valves, groundwater wells and laboratory practices.  
• Two full days of factory training on Hach instrumentation used in water and wastewater systems.  
• A workshop presented by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to increase your organization’s resilience by assessing and validating capabilities and identifying areas for improvement.
• Capacity development (technical, financial and managerial) training.
• Asset management and condition assessment with a focus on small systems (Dual CECs).
• Skills required for effective leadership at all levels.  
• Presentations on water and wastewater projects around the state.

Operators can attend up to 20 hours of training (2.0 CECs) applicable to their water or wastewater licenses through a combination of designated water, wastewater or dual credit courses.  
 
In addition to these workshops:  

• The Midwest Assistance Program (MAP) will offer a free pre-conference operator math review on Monday, October 7, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the SUB.
• DEQ will also conduct two days of water and wastewater certification review sessions followed by administration of the certification exams. Operators planning to take the certification exam must register with DEQ.

Registration for the Fall 2024 Water School is $350. Registration includes parking and access to all sessions and refreshments.

There are blocks of hotel rooms at area hotels with special rates for conference attendees.

Check the website regularly for updated course descriptions, conference schedules and logistics.

 

 

 

MAP Pre-Conference Workshop Get details and registration information about the pre-conference workshop.  MAP Workshop