Water: Drinking Water Academy
Catalog of Trainings
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Themes
Our training is broken up into the categories listed below.
- Introductory / Overview
- Climate Ready Water Utilities
- National Drinking Water Rules
- Public Water System Supervision Program
- Public Water System Operation
- Source Water Protection Program
- Underground Injection Control Program
- Water Laboratory Alliance (WLA) Training Center
- Training in Spanish
- Slides from Past Webcasts
Introductory/Overview
These trainings provide a general understanding of Safe Drinking Water Act programs and implementation.
Online Training
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- Safe Drinking Water Act 101 (Flash)*
An interactive, behind-the-scenes, approach to understanding the programs, regulations, and people that protect your drinking water.
Training Files
- American Government Roles (PDF) (204 pp, 6MB)
BA comprehensive explanation of EPA’s function within the federal government which highlights the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act. - Introduction to EPA's Source Water Protection Program (PDF) (119 pp, 5MB)
An in depth survey of EPA’s Source Water Protection programs and their legal basis. - Introduction to the Public Water System Supervision Program (PDF) (125 pp, 2MB)
Learn about water systems, the PWSS Program, the roles of PWSS Program participants, regulatory development, and the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations. - Introduction to the Underground Injection Control Program (PDF) (65 pp, 2MB)
An intro to injection wells, the framework of the UIC program, relevant geology, and the challenges facing today’s UIC program. - Regulating Microbial Contaminants (PDF) (19 pp, 1MB)
An overview of microbial contaminants, the health risks they pose, treatment techniques, the SDWA, and 6 year review. - From Risk to Rule (PDF) (95 pp, 1MB)
How EPA develops risk-based drinking water regulations. - Risk Communication under the Safe Drinking Water Act (PDF) (88 pp, 1MB)
Water systems must inform the public of any potential health risk
Climate Ready Water Utilities
- Water Security Division (WSD): Climate Ready Water Utilities (CRWU) Training Calendar
CRWU monthly webinar series for water sector utilities to learn more about the tools and resources available in fulfilling their public health and environment missions.
National Drinking Water Rules
These files were created to assist regions and states with rule implementation.
- Arsenic Rule
This Web page offers a number of downloads with Arsenic Rule information, tools, compliance help, treatment technologies, and success stories. - Contaminant Candidate List (PowerPoint File) (115K)
Explains the Contaminant Candidate List history, compliance schedule, and regulatory determinations. - Consumer Confidence Report
This Web page offers implementation instructions and frequently asked questions. - Lead and Copper Rule
This Web page provides training files regarding the 2000 revisions as well as information and compliance guidelines. - Radionuclides Rule
An extensive collection of informative files from past Webcasts. - Regulating Microbial Contaminants
Provides training files covering the following rules: -
- Filter Backwash Recycling Rule
- Ground Water Rule
- Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Long Term 1 Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Long Term 2 Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Stage 1 Disinfectant/Disinfection Byproducts Rule
- Stage 2 Disinfectant/Disinfection Byproducts Rule
- Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Total Coliform Rule
Public Water System Supervision Program
These files were created for state agencies tasked with starting new safe drinking water programs.
- Introduction to the Public Water System Supervision Program (PDF) (125 pp, 2MB)
Learn about water systems, the PWSS Program, the roles of PWSS Program participants, regulatory development, and the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations. - Assessing Capacity Through Sanitary Surveys (PowerPoint File) (7MB)
Learn how to assess technical, financial, and managerial capacity of a water system.
Public Water System Operation
These files provide information about water systems and water system operation and development.
- Introduction to Capacity Development (PDF) (32 pp, 724K)
An introduction to financial, managerial, and technical capacity development of a water system. - Developing Financial Capacity (PDF) (186 pp, 2MB)
Explore the available methods for assessing financial capacity and learn about the implications of rate revenues for water-service affordability. - Developing Managerial Capacity (PDF) (166 pp, 4MB)
Explains assessment and development of water system management capacity through both structural and nonstructural options. - Developing Technical Capacity (PDF) (67 pp, 1M) – Covers the methods of assessing technical capacity, the importance of source water and infrastructure adequacy, and the benefits of assessing and maintaining technical capacity.
- Strategic SDWA Compliance for Small Systems (PDF) (80 pp, 3MB)
Introduces arsenic compliance tools and explains how to set small drinking water system rates. - Check Up Program for Small Systems (CUPSS) Supplementary Materials
Provides a series of links and downloadable resources. - Clean Water Act (CWA) and SDWA Implementation Strategies (PDF) (68 pp, 1MB)
See slides 68-81: Ensure the Integrity of Drinking Water Infrastructure. - Water & Wastewater Utility Operation and Maintenance Training for Small, Rural Systems
Features online training modules covering an array of operation, maintenance, and system management issues for small drinking water and wastewater facilities.
Sanitary Survey Training
- Learner’s Guide (PDF) (356 pp, 7MB)
Designed as a training and reference guide for field staff who inspect and evaluate small water systems for sanitary deficiencies and compliance.-
Inspector’s Field Guide (Ground Water) (PDF) (56 pp, 2MB)
Provides questions, checklists, and graphics to be considered during a sanitary survey of a small ground water system.
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Inspector’s Field Guide (Surface Water) (PDF) (56 pp, 2MB)
Provides questions, checklists, and graphics to be considered during a sanitary survey of a small surface water system.
- Addendum 1: Ground Water Rule, Significant Deficiencies (PDF) (1 pg, 204K) | Addendum 2: Storage of Chemicals (PDF) (1 pg, 204K)
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Inspector’s Field Guide (Ground Water) (PDF) (56 pp, 2MB)
Source Water Protection Program
Learn how EPA protects source waters from contaminants.
- Introduction to EPA's Source Water Protection Program (PDF) (119 pp, 4MB)
An in depth survey of EPA’s Source Water Protection programs and their legal basis. - Best Management Practices and Other Measures for Protecting Drinking Water Supplies (PDF) (125 pp, 3MB)
Discusses the relevant prevention measures for specific sources and provides information for individuals and organizations interested in source protection. - Delineation of Source Water Areas for Water Supply (Wellhead Analytic Element Model)
A groundwater geohydrology computer program for 98/NT/2K/XP. WhAEM2000 is a public domain, ground-water flow model designed to facilitate capture zone delineation and protection area mapping in support of the State's Wellhead Protection Programs (WHPP) and Source Water Assessment Planning (SWAP) for public water supplies in the United States.
Underground Injection Control Program
These files provide a background on wells, well permitting, and mandatory Fall-off Testing.
- EPA Rule Training Workshop on GS:UIC Class VI Program Primacy and Implementation Overview
- Introduction to the Underground Injection Control Program (PDF) (65 pp, 2MB)
An intro to injection wells, the framework of the UIC program, relevant geology, and the challenges facing today’s UIC program. - Introduction to UIC Permitting (PDF) (73 pp, 3MB)
Designed to acquaint technical personnel with basic permitting components and issues. - Introduction to UIC Permitting 2 (PDF) (229 pp, 3MB)
- Underground Injection Control Fall-Off Testing (PDF) (208 pp, 4MB)
Explains the nuts and bolts of fall-off testing for both the beginner and the seasoned professional. - UIC Well Inspection Training
Sign up for Web-based well inspection training offered by the EPA National Enforcement Training Institute.
Water Laboratory (WLA) Training Center
The purpose of the WLA Training Program is to familiarize WLA member laboratories, WLA users, and Water Sector stakeholders with WLA response procedures, analytical methods, sample handling recommendations, data reporting, and supporting tools.
Slides from Past Webcasts
- Consumer Confidence Report Webcast (2005) (PDF) (155 pp, 1MB)
Contains questions and answers from a May 2005 Webcast. - Stage 1 Web cast (March 2005) (PowerPoint File) (1MB)
Provides a rough outline of the Stage 1 Web Cast - Surface Water Treatment Rules (Webcast 2005) (PowerPoint File) (1MB)
Discusses requirements for most of the Surface Water Treatment Rules and the Filter Backwash Recycling Rule. - TCR Basics Webcast (2/23/05) (PowerPoint File) (3MB)
Explains the federal coliform requirements as of 2004. - TCR Implementation Web cast (3/23/05) (Powerpoint File) (2MB)
A guide to implementation of the Total Coliform Rule.