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Contaminants of Concern: Manganese & PFAs
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March 28, 2023 9:00 am-11:15 am CST
This online training provides an overview of Manganese, its properties, and why they are a concern for water systems. Topics covered in the workshop include what it is, where it’s found, indicators, regulations, troubleshooting and resources. The purpose is to provide a general knowledge of Manganese.
This training will also cover PFAs. PFAS contaminants are an emerging concern across the country, and continuing studies are identifying potential health risks associated with these chemicals. This lesson examines the origin, the concerns, and provides information for small systems about protecting public health.
This training has been applied to offer 2 Municipal Waterworks Credits
This training was funded and/or carried out as part of the EPA/RCAP Training/Technical Assistance for Small Public Water Systems to Achieve and Maintain Compliance.
The Well Managed Utility- Financial Viability
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Wednesday, April 5, 2023 9:00 am - 10:15 am CST
This training includes:
- an introduction of the contents of Financial Viability
- conducting a self-assessment of your utility
- creating an action plan for your utility’s Financial Viability
This training has been applied to offer 1 Municipal Waterworks or Wastewater credits.
The production of this on-line training was supported by Grant# 90EF0084-01-00 from HHS-ACF. Its content is solely the responsibility of Great Lakes Community Action Partnership, and do not necessarily represent the official views of ACF.
The Well Managed Utility –Stakeholder Understanding & Support
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Wednesday, May 17, 2023: 9:00 am - 10:15 am
This training includes:
- a discussion of the meaning of Stakeholder Understanding & Support
- conducting a self-assessment of your utility's Stakeholder Understanding & Support
- creating an action plan for your utility's Stakeholder Understanding & Support
This training has been applied to offer 1 Municipal Waterworks or Wastewater credits.
This training is produced as part of the RCAP Technitrain Project. This material is based upon work supported under a grant by the Rural Utilities Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Rural Utilities Service.
Flushing and Complying with Nitrate Regulations
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Thursday, June 15, 2023: 9:00 am - 11:30 am
Flushing: This lesson focuses on the importance of flushing in maintaining water quality. A well planned and systematically executed flushing program can decrease water age in dead ends of a distribution system, can restore chlorine residuals, can remove sediments and other deposits, and result in overall improvement in water quality.
Complying with Nitrate Regulations: This lesson focuses on steps water systems can take to understand the challenge they face and begin to evaluate treatment and non-treatment alternatives appropriate to their local circumstances and budgets.
This training has been applied to offer 2 municipal waterworks credits.
This training was funded and/or carried out as part of the EPA/RCAP Training/Technical Assistance for Small Public Water Systems to Achieve and Maintain Compliance.
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