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1st Annual Northwest IA Water Operator Training
Cybersecurity Training
Emerging Contaminates Training

 

1st Annual Northwest IA Water Operator Training

Training brought to you by:

Iowa Rural Water Association

The Iowa Rural Water Association invites you to join us for a free two day workshop featuring presentations from ISG, DGR Engineering, ROMAC, American Flow Control and A Y McDonald.

Hotel room block is available at Grand Falls Casino if attending both days. Register and make your hotel reservation by June 1st to guarantee a room

7 CEU hours for Water Distribution

Date/Location

Thursday, June 29
Grand Falls Casino
1415 Grand Falls Blvd
Larchwood

Friday, June 30
Grand Falls Casino
1415 Grand Falls Blvd
Larchwood

 
Agenda

Speakers

Adam Laver - A Y McDonald
Ben Stuck - Romac
John Lins - IRWA
Julie Sievers - ISG
Dan Nebelsick - DGR Engineering

Thursday
9:00 - 10:00 Anatomy of a Service Line and Installation of Waterworks Brass
10:00 - 11:00 Proper Application and Installation of Restrained Couplings
11:00 - 12:00 Water Sector Emergency Preparedness and Resiliency
**Lunch Provided** - Following Lunch, group will depart for Clay Shoot at Hunters Pointe
Friday
8:00 - 9:00 Hydrant Maintenance
9:00 - 10:00 Hydraulics 201
10:15 - 11:15 Sanitary Survey Preparation
11:15 - 11:45 Lunch on your own
11:45 - 12:45 Current Hot Topic Discussion

Registration Cost
This training is Free!

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Cybersecurity Training

Training brought to you by:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Iowa Rural Water Association

EPA’s Water Infrastructure and Cyber Resilience Division is partnering with the Iowa Rural Water Association and offering a Cybersecurity Overview and Tabletop Exercise for Water and Wastewater Utilities.
The Cybersecurity Overview will cover:

  • Information on EPA’s Memorandum, "Addressing PWS Cybersecurity in Sanitary Surveys or an Alternate Process"
  • EPA training and resources available to help water and wastewater utilities improve cybersecurity resilience
  • Basic cyber hygiene practices
  • CISA cybersecurity resources
  • Building a relationship with the FBI
  • General updates from Iowa Rural Water Association

The TTX will feature a cyber incident scenario to allow drinking water and wastewater utility staff to:

  • Assess their cyber response practices
  • Identify ways to improve their cybersecurity posture
  • Engage with cybersecurity experts from EPA, CISA, and the FBI to receive guidance and recommendations to enhance cybersecurity practices

Additional questions concerning this training can be directed by email to:

Brandon Carter, Cybersecurity Specialist, U.S. EPA, Water Infrastructure and Cyber Resilience Division at: Carter.Brandon@epa.gov

Date/Location

Tuesday, June 27
9:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT
Virtual

 
Agenda

Attend Virtually
9:00 am - 12:00 pm CDT

Registration Cost
This training is Free!

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Emerging Contaminates Training

Training brought to you by:

Iowa Rural Water Association

The Iowa Rural Water Association would like to invite you to join us and your peers for a FREE training workshop. Get valuable information you need from our expert trainers to maintain compliance with state regulations.

With a variety of topics, presentations and speakers our training meets the requirements of system specialists (operators), office staff management and decision makers.

On-site technical assistance is available from the Iowa Rural Water Association at no cost.

Class size limited to 25 people.

3 CEU hours for Wastewater or Water Treatment

Date/Location

Tuesday, June 13
Onawa Public Library
707 Iowa Ave
Onawa

 
Agenda

Speakers

David Richardson - IRWA

8:00 AM - Registration
8:30 - 9:30 AM - Understanding Emerging Contaminates
9:30 - 10:30 AM - Dealing with Chlorides
10:30 - 11:30 AM - PFAS in Water and Wastewater
12:00 PM - Wrap Up and CEUs

Registration Cost
This training is Free!

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