Spring Water School 2025

 

The Montana Water and Wastewater Operators Initiative (MW2OI) is a collaborative effort between the Montana Department of Environmental Quality 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 will offer the Spring Water School from May 13 to 15, 2025. The three-day training event will be held in person at the Hilton Garden Inn in Kalispell, Montana.

The Spring Water School will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 13. Sessions will run until noon on Thursday, May 15.  

Knowledgeable speakers from around Montana and the nation will train operators on topics critical to water and wastewater system operation. The Spring 2025 Water School will provide in-depth workshops with practical operational information that operators can readily implement.

The Spring Water will have three concurrent sessions covering a variety of topics, including:

• Various in-depth wastewater treatment and collection workshops, including presentations on regulatory changes, system fundamentals and equipment maintenance. 
• Various in-depth water treatment and distribution workshops, including presentations on emerging contaminants, regulatory changes, groundwater wells and laboratory practices.  
• Sessions focused on the rapidly changing cybersecurity requirements for water and wastewater systems 
• Asset management, condition assessment and capacity development (technical, financial and managerial) training  
• Skills required for effective leadership at all levels  
• Other topics are in development. 

In addition to these workshops, MDEQ will conduct two days of water and wastewater certification review sessions followed by administration of the certification exams. 

Operators will have the opportunity to obtain a combination of 20 hours of water, wastewater or dual credit CECs if they participate in the entire conference. 

Registration for the Spring 2025 Spring Water School is $350. Registration includes parking and access to all sessions and refreshments. 

A block of hotel rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Garden Inn at special rates for conference attendees. Call 406-756-4500 to reserve a room.
  
Check with the website regularly for updated course descriptions, conference schedules and logistics. 

 

 

OPERATOR’S TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP

The Montana Water Environment Association (MWEA) offers a training scholarship for wastewater operators for reimbursement of travel, lodging, and/or registration expenses. Up to $500 may be awarded. The scholarship is need-based and will be awarded based on evaluation of the submitted information.

The application form is available at the MWEA website.