OCWA Courses - Ontario Clean Water Agency · 2021. 1. 25. · The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) ... Contact your manager for more information. Page 2 Training Brochure - 2017

The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) offers training to water and wastewater treatment personnel in communities across Ontario. As a leading provider of water and wastewater treatment services in the Province, OCWA courses are specifically focused on the needs of professionals in this industry.

OCWA’s Operational Training Program

OCWA's courses are Director-Approved by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) and meet legislative requirements for water and wastewater operators in Ontario. OCWA is also one of the training providers to the Walkerton Clean Water Centre for the provision of the mandatory Entry Level Training Course for new operators and the Certificate Renewal Course.

Director Approved Training

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Courses

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For more information:

Courses are delivered regularly across the province throughout the year. For the latest information, including dates and locations of courses being delivered, please contact OCWA’s Operational Training Program Coordinator, Neneeka Taylor at 905- 274-6710 ext. 5251 or email your request to [email protected]

OCWA's trainers include highly skilled adult educators and experienced experts in the water and wastewater industry. Through this combined expertise, OCWA has created its course curriculum to address the complex needs of industry professionals to deliver safe and reliable clean water services. OCWA staff is required to take a series

of mandatory courses. These courses

will be marked with an asterisk ().

For more information on these courses,

refer to the Mandatory Compliance

Training Requirements Policy.

Contact your manager for more

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Bird's Eye View of Operations

Course duration - 1 day Training hours issued - 6.0

Are you new to OCWA, and all this talk about UV, RAS, PCT, SBR, THM, and SDWA has your head spinning? Then BEVO (Bird’s Eye View of Operations) is the course for you. See, you’re already getting to know the jargon and acronyms of water and wastewater!

This course will give you a snapshot of OCWA’s overall organization, a painless overview of the legislation that governs us, and a look at the complex world of water and wastewater operations. You’ll find out how OCWA gets water from our lakes, rivers, and underground aquifers to the consumers’ taps, and then how we collect and treat the used water that’s now chock full of…other stuff, so that it’s safe to return to the environment.

Operational Courses:

Contractor Safety Program

Course duration - 1 day Director Approved CE Credits earned - 0.6 Training hours issued - 6.00 What’s a contractor? Am I the employer? When did I become a constructor? Can I supervise those contractors? Should that contractor be in the backhoe bucket on a ladder changing that sodium lamp in the parking lot? So many questions with so many consequences! OCWA’s Contractor Safety Program is a key program under the Occupational Health & Safety System (OHSS). The purpose of this course is to educate OCWA employees who are responsible for setting up contracts and overseeing work being performed by contractors about the OHS obligations that arise when OCWA hires a contractor. This course also provides instructions on how to manage responsibilities related to contractor safety. It can be a very fine line between “constructor” and “owner”; this course is here to help you find that line!

Electrical Safety Awareness

Course Duration - 1 day Director Approved CE Credits earned - 0.4 Training Hours issued - 6.0

This course is designed for Electricians, UPITS and maintenance staff, required to regularly work with electricity and to have an understanding the PPE requirements of CSA Z462. You will learn fundamentals of electricity recognize the dangers of electricity and understand the consequences of not working safely.

Developing Training Skills in the Water Sector

Course duration - 2 days Training hours issued - 14.5

Developing training skills in the water (and wastewater) sector examines the process of teaching adults by focusing on the learning experience. The course aims to provide the essential knowledge and skills required to design and deliver interesting, relevant and enjoyable training programs. Adult learning principles and methods will be actively demonstrated, both in design and delivery. Group discussions, hands-on demonstrations, facilitator-led role plays and individual practice sessions will help participants learn by observing and by doing. As with all adult learning courses, active learning involves full participation and willingness to learn from others in the course. The target audience for this program is anyone that would like to build on their presentation skills, or anyone expected to deliver training as part of the job.

This course is beneficial for PCTs, subject experts, supervisors, and Operations managers.

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Environmental Compliance

Course duration - 2 days Director Approved CE Credits earned - 1.3 Training hours issued - 13.0

Honestly, you’d think they would’ve had a “Law and Order—ERT” (Environmental Response Team) series out by now, but what does Hollywood know?! Until they wise up, you can attend OCWA’s Environmental Compliance course because you deal with environmental incidents, and public health and safety every second you’re on the job. And that’s a huge responsibility.

This course gives you the required insight into the key legislation we work with, and the critical reporting and compliance actions required by our many regulators. In addition, you’ll delve into OCWA’s QEMS for an understanding of how it provides the backbone and support for our core environmental management values. Legal instruments, dealing with spills, and how to always achieve due diligence are covered to ensure you have the knowledge and skills needed for your role with OCWA.

A compulsory course, but its training you’ll want to have for the rest of your career. If only it had awesome theme music!

Gas Chlorination

Course duration - 2 days Director Approved CE Credits earned - 1.4 Training hours issued - 14.0 Chlorine gas—the Jekyll and Hyde of disinfectants. On the one hand it’s a powerful, economical, effective, reliable, and safe disinfectant. On the other, it can be irritating, corrosive, unstable, and life-threatening. It all comes down to knowing how to treat this widely used chemical. This course for all staff involved in the use of chlorine gas explains its many properties, how gas chlorination systems safeguard against accidental releases, proper system maintenance, and how to use the different leak repair kits should they become necessary. Those are the skills and knowledge needed to keep chlorine gas a Dr. Jekyll, not a Mr. Hyde.

Math Workshop

Course duration - 1 day Director Approved CE Credits earned - 0.7 Training hours issued - 7.0

A math workshop! Sign me up, now!

If you’d like to improve or build on your math skills, prepare for that upcoming certification exam, or shake the rust off your mathematics if you haven’t used them for awhile, then this a good workshop to attend. We’ll reinforce some math basics, and then use them to solve typical wastewater and water calculations: volumes, flows, dosages, F/M ratios, sludge retention times, even a couple of the dreaded metric-imperial conversions!


Preventive Maintenance


Remember the old repair for a noisy transmission in your car? Turn up the radio!

We won’t be doing that…

A good preventive maintenance program and its planned practices are what OCWA relies on to keep water and wastewater services strong and reliable for its users. This course, for new operators hungry to gain maintenance insight, looks at the major components in your facilities, their basic operating principles, and what you need to do to keep them purring along reliably. The fundamentals of operation, troubleshooting, and proper application of various pumps, pipes, valves, bearings, seals, and motors are covered.

Working with Confined Spaces

Course duration - 2 days Day 1 - OCWA: CE 0.7, Hours 7.0; Day 2 - MHSA: CE 0.6, Hours 6.0

This course is all about you! At some point in your career in water and wastewater you’ll encounter a confined space, and it’s critical that you recognize its dangers and how to deal with it.

Day 1 covers the background information, legislation, and procedures that are necessary for confined space entry and work. You’ll also fully understand the procedures that OCWA uses to ensure that confined spaces are dealt with safely and consistently. Day 2 involves hands-on, practical exercises carried out in a controlled confined space, so that you are familiar and comfortable with the procedures and equipment used for entry, exit, and rescue.

Why is the course for you? Because the time to learn about confined spaces is not when you’re in one!

The Need –to-Know Guide to Multiple Choice Exams

Course duration - 1 day Director Approved CE Credits earned - 1.4

The most stressful part of an operator’s job is to write certification exams. In order to relieve some of the stress and assist operators write and pass certification exams, we have developed a course that will assist them understand and troubleshoot the questions found in certification exams.

This course will discuss basic exam preparation techniques, and will guide operators through the Need-to-Know-Guides recommended on the Ontario Water and Wastewater Certification Office (OWWCO) website. The larger portion of the course will consist of the discussion and analysis of common certification exam questions.

Think of this as the exam prep course for your career!

OCWA’s OHSS Overview Course


OHSS? Wait a minute, I thought we worked under the OHSA?

Yup, the Occupational Health and Safety Act is the legislation, but OCWA’s Occupational Health and Safety System (OHSS), is what we use to keep us working safely right to the end of our shift. This compulsory course is your guide to the regulations, policies, guidelines, and standard operating procedures that all contribute to making the hazardous world of water and wastewater operations a safer place. Get the need-to-know info on employer, supervisor, and worker responsibilities; where to find key information in OCWA’s OHSS about safety requirements, practices and procedures; the ins and outs of working with contractors; and you’ll even find out if your hardhat has gone bad!

Essential training for essential people.


37 Litres or Bust: An Introduction to Water Conservation

Course duration - 1 day Director Approved CE Credits earned - 0.7 CEUs Training hours issued - 7.0

It’s a funny old World isn’t it? In Ontario, folks complain about a lawn watering ban during a dry summer. Meanwhile in Kenya, a woman can do nothing about the 4 hours a day she spends walking to get two jerry cans of contaminated water for drinking and running a household.

This introductory course explores water conservation principles and practices used throughout the world and in Ontario. We’ll explore key water conservation principles, and how Integrated Water Resource Management helps ensure that these principles are met. Best management practices for water conservation are investigated on three levels: water supply, outdoor conservation, and indoor conservation. The fundamentals of water conservation public awareness campaigns are then discussed and applied to allow all water industry personnel the opportunity to understand what will become a key component of their work in the coming years.

UV – Beyond Visible Spectrum

Course duration - 1 day Director Approved CE Credits earned - 0.7 Ultraviolet (UV) disinfection has become the preferred technology for water disinfection. If you are new to this disinfection technology, then this is the course for you! During this course, you will be exposed to the background of UV practices and the equipment that is used at water and wastewater treatment facilities. The main objective of the course is to familiarize participants with the operating principles of UV treatment, monitoring parameters and dosage determination. A key component of this course is the practical exercise where participants conduct an inspection of a UV system to ensure its operation.

OCWA courses incorporate a wide variety of

activities to simulate process and issues often

encountered at treatment facilities.


Water Courses:

Basic Water Distribution


You remember the videos from school where the giant animated water droplet proudly announces, “And now the clean and safe water leaves the plant and travels through pipes to everyone’s home!” The End. If only things were that simple.

If simple means kilometre after kilometre of aging pipe, valves, water towers, hydrants, booster pumps, water hammer, dead ends, rechlorination stations, pressure zones, air reliefs, beam breaks, repair saddles, biofilm, tuberculations, swabs, backflow, corrosion, colorimeters, and hydrant diffusers, then yes, I guess a distribution system is simple! We’ll explore all aspects of distribution system operation, and its multitude of components. A course designed for operators with some experience, but who are looking for more insight. And it once again shows that a giant water droplet knows nuthin’!

Expanded Fundamentals of Water Treatment


So, you’ve completed your Entry Level Operator course, gained some valuable experience and have your Level One operator certification. Now what? Do you want to take your game and knowledge to the next level? Hoping to broaden your skills to take on that next water treatment challenge?

This advanced course covers public health, legislation, water characteristics, disinfection (all types), treatment, and troubleshooting in greater depth and complexity. It’s time to know more about mudballs than just that they occur in filters. It’s time to find out why they form, what they can do to filter performance, and how you can prevent them. And just so no one leaves disappointed, there’s even some math and groundwater CT calculations to do!

Know your Hydrants


Now here’s a course that would’ve been popular in London, England in 1666! The Great Fire of London destroyed over 13,000 homes which is bad. It also killed the rats and fleas carrying the plague, which is good. And all the while, water flowed through the wood pipes just under the cobblestones, which is bad! If only there had been some—you guessed it—fire hydrants!

Essential for fighting fires, hydrants are also access points to our distribution systems, and are important tools for maintaining water quality. This course explores hydrant design, safe operation, maintenance, and flow evaluation. Operators will have an opportunity to disassemble and overhaul several types of hydrants. Also curious about colour coding and Fire Code requirements? Here’s the course!


Watermain Disinfection and Repair


A fire engine down a sinkhole is usually a pretty good sign that you’ll be doing some watermain repairs, followed by disinfection of all that hard work. But what about the one where it’s just water gurgling out of a little break in the pavement? And what about that car which just about tore off your tear-away traffic safety vest while you checked out the gurgling?

This course explores the underground world of main breaks, pipes, valves, repair clamps, locating equipment and techniques, and of course, how to get to those components safely. That means trenching and worksite safety, traffic control plans, and working with pressurized systems. Then it’s time to figure out how to get the repairs disinfected, sampled and back in service—all to MOE and AWWA standards. A key course for all operators, because some days, getting the fire engine out of the hole is the easy part!

Understanding Drinking Water Disinfection & CT


You know, water treatment was way easier back in the 1850’s when you could blame the “miasma”—the evil night air—whenever people got sick and died. But there’s nothing like a good bloodletting to clear your head, and realize that the disinfection of water is a key to public health. But are we doing it right?

If you’re a certified Level 1 operator or above, then this course is a great opportunity to explore in detail, the different types of disinfectants commonly used in North America, their strengths and weakness, operational challenges, and safe use practices. In addition, we’ll spend some time prowling through “The Procedure for Disinfection of Drinking Water in Ontario”, which offers up a wealth of information on how to achieve proper disinfection. And we’ll take a paced approach to the dreaded CT concept which will ultimately allow you to complete complex surface water disinfection calculations without even breaking a sweat!

A key course to prepare you for the disinfection challenges at any plant, and for any other CT course that comes your way. Bring it!

Water Distribution Preparation Class I-II Course duration - 5 day Director Approved CE Credits earned – 3.5 Training hours issued - 35.0

Water flows downhill, pipes leak, and operators write certification exams—the three inevitable truths of life!

This course is designed to assist water distribution personnel in preparing to write the certification exam for Water Distribution Class I – II. This course has been created around the Need-to-Know guide for water distribution in order to meet MOE standards and expectations. Course information reinforces the knowledge you have acquired thus far in your work, and it also introduces new terms to help you become familiar with the style and language of certification exams.


Wastewater Courses:

Introduction to Wastewater Collection

Course duration - 2 days CE Credits Earned - 1.3 Training hours issued - 13.0

These critical municipal networks direct the effluent of industry, the fats/greases/and oils of restaurants, the flushing and draining of homes, and in some locations, the rains of enormous storms to our wastewater plants for treatment and eventual safe release to the environment. And sometimes there’s the occasional phantom of an opera, gigantic pet alligator, or ninja turtle that gets wedged in a forcemain.

The challenges and complexities of a wastewater collection system are immense. This course is here to assist you in acquiring the knowledge and skills essential for assessing, operating, and maintaining a wastewater collection system. Designed for people new to wastewater collection, it reviews basic hydraulics and the equipment and materials used in a wastewater collection system. It’s also a great prep course for operators writing their OIT or Level 1 exams.

Biological Wastewater Treatment

Course duration - 3 days CE Credits Earned - 2.1 Training hours issued - 21.0

Ever tried to be a team player, and the rest of the team doesn’t want to tell you what’s going on? Okay, this is sounding like the start of a Human Resources course description, but when it comes to biological wastewater treatment, there’s a whole new dimension added to your work.

You know that in addition to the plant infrastructure that’s been put in place, there’s also a team of biological players that need to make the treatment process work. And sometimes they don’t follow the game plan if conditions don’t suit them, or maybe they suit them a bit too well! This course explores the biological treatment processes; how to sample, analyze, and interpret what’s happening in those processes; how to deal with process issues; and how to optimize conditions to meet your effluent targets.

Biosolids Treatment Methods

Course duration - 3 days CE Credits Earned – 2.1 Training hours issued - 21.0

Ok, ‘fess up--everybody has swept a dustball under the carpet at some point. Not an option when it’s the biosolids coming out of your wastewater treatment plant. So, what do you do with it, because there’s going to be a lot more than one dustball’s worth?

This course will assist wastewater treatment personnel in understanding various aspects of biosolid treatment methods. Sludge is an important type of biosolid, and accounts for the majority of biosolids handling costs. That can amount to approximately 20-40% of a plant's operating costs! Looks like dealing with it cost-effectively and efficiently is a key goal. A primary concern when dealing with biosolids (sludge) is the task of dewatering and disinfecting the sludge so that it can be safely reused or disposed of in the future. You’ll learn about the methods available to treat the various forms of sludge, as well as understanding the process by which the biosolids are conditioned and thickened.

Digester Gas Code Course duration - 1 day CE Credits Earned – 0.7 Training hours issued - 7.0

Another sunny summer morning, and the previous night’s dew starts to evaporate off the anaerobic digester’s roof. Life is good. But wait, why is there a TSSA inspector at the front gates? You don’t have a ferris wheel, and nobody’s been tearing the tags off of the stuffed teddy bears? Oh right, TSSA also looks after digesters!

Beginning with the basics of digester operation and maintenance, this course then concentrates on the requirements of the Digester Gas Code and TSSA inspection criteria. The safety measures and equipment required for safe digester operation are discussed, and an inspection of the various components is carried out. An ideal course for operators wanting to prepare for the inspection process, and who wants a greater understanding of the safeguards that must be present on any anaerobic digester system.


Introduction to Wastewater Treatment Operations

Course duration - 2 days CE Credits Earned - 1.4 Training hours issued - 14.0 Do you want to increase the depth of your wastewater operations knowledge, without experiencing the depth of the primary clarifier? Now that you’ve gotten your feet wet at your plant, it’s time to build on your operational insights. This course reviews and expands on the treatment processes in use throughout OCWA, and makes the connection between the operational checks you carry out, and what these checks are telling you about how your plant is feeling. Gain valuable insights into each treatment step, the equipment used, solids handling, waste stabilization lagoons, and the health and safety procedures required at all facilities.

Laboratory Analysis for Wastewater


This course is awesome! How do you know it’s awesome? Because it’s got Erlenmeyer flasks—need we say more?!

A sound understanding of laboratory analysis methods and a solid repertoire of good laboratory sampling techniques are key attributes for any wastewater operator. Combine that with the knowledge needed to interpret your results, and you have become a key player at your facility. This course gives you hands-on experience performing a range of typical wastewater sampling and analysis procedures, and leads you through the processes used to figure out what those results mean. A valuable foundations building course for all operators. Plus, it’s got Erlenmeyer flasks…

Lagoon Operations


Sewage lagoons are loved by small municipalities, birdwatchers, and pretty much anybody with the name Gilligan, Skipper, Thurston Howell III, Lovey Howell, Ginger, Maryann, or Professor. But we digress.

While the theory of lagoon operations is fairly straightforward, it’s a pretty complex world of biology, chemistry, and hydrology under its calm surface. This course dives into the design, operation, maintenance and regulatory requirements around effective lagoon operations. It’s also a large body of water, so we’ll be looking at the safety hazards associated with them, and some of the problem solving skills you’ll need to get nature working with you in perfect harmony!

Microbiology of Wastewater

Course duration - 1 day CE Credits Earned – 0.7 Training hours issued - 7.0

Normally, you would take being called a rotifer, paramecium, or filamentous algae as a bit of an insult—or is it?!

This course is designed to introduce you to one of the most important—and unseen--contributors to the reduction of wastewater organics, the wastewater microorganisms. Biological wastewater treatment can be as simple as natural ecosystems such as marshlands, or as complex as engineered systems of microorganism cultivation and harvesting. The course will introduce the role of bacteria and protozoa in biological wastewater treatment, the latter of which is used as performance indicator organisms. The course will focus on the identification, structure, and function of the performance indicator microorganisms. We’ll also look at some nuisance microorganisms that interfere with the cultivated microbiology. Then it’s up to you to decide whether you want “Rotifers Rule” printed on your T-shirt…


Wastewater Treatment Prep. Course Level 1-2 Course duration - 3 days CE Credits Earned – 2.1 Training hours issued - 21.0

Coming up to the big day when it’s time to stare down those 50 questions testing your wastewater treatment prowess? Don’t fear the ABCDs, become at one with the ABCDs!

But this course is more than just throwing out typical license exam questions—it’s about giving you the knowledge to handle most any aspect of wastewater treatment. As you gain the key concepts, processes, and details of wastewater treatment, you’ll practice using them on daily sample exams to gauge your progress, and identify areas that need some fine tuning. In addition, the in-and-outs of multiple choice style exams will be examined to help you prepare to stare down those 50 questions, wrestle them to the ground, and make them beg for mercy! Passing is good, too…

Sewage Simulator Solutions

Course duration - 1 day CE Credits Earned – 0.7 Training hours issued - 7.0

Welcome to the new approach to wastewater training and troubleshooting! Wastewater operators face daily challenges operating conventional activated sludge treatment plants. This exciting new course provides participants an overview on the conventional activated sludge treatment process and uses a computer simulator to test various approaches when troubleshooting treatment process problems. What approach will work best— aggressive, middle of the road, ultra-conservative, maybe multi-point adjustments? Try it and see!

Participants will be expected to actively participate in group discussion, troubleshooting scenarios on the computer simulator. Each participant will be assigned a laptop which contains the simulator, they can then work in pairs or individually to solve the scenarios presented during the course.

Pumping & Lift Stations


What’s the old saying, “It always flows downhill”?

Unfortunately, our cities and towns aren’t laid out with that concept in mind, so we have pumping and lift stations to get the goods where they need to go.

These facilities need to be properly designed, operated, and maintained in order to get the job done. This course for experienced operators looks at all aspects of these stations, and includes information on the safety issues that an operator may encounter.

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Hands-On Training:

In order to assist our clients meet training requirements, we have developed a series of two hour modules. These modules provide training on areas such as: Health & Safety, Wastewater Treatment, Water Distribution Operations, and Equipment Maintenance. Customers have the ability to choose up to three modules for a one day training session. Contact the Training Department for more information on how to customize your training session!

Equipment Maintenance Modules: Chlorine Cylinder Repair (0.2 DA CEUs)

Review the properties of chlorine gas and list the personal protective equipment requirements needed when working with chlorine gas. Participants will be able to use leak detection and gas detection equipment.

Submersible Pump Maintenance (0.2 DA CEUs)

Discuss the difference in maintenance practices in wet pits versus dry pit pumps. Assemble a submersible pump and identify pump components.

Tightening your Belts (0.2 DA CEUs)

Review the causes of bearing failure and conduct belt alignment and tensioning assessments.

UV Troubleshooting (0.2 DA CEUs)

Perform maintenance on a UV system, and review safety hazards. Participants will be able to identify UV system components, disassemble and reassemble the UV reactor and properly clean UV optical surfaces.

Health & Safety Modules: Basic Spills Management (0.2 DA CEUs)

Review the basic equipment in a spill kit and its purpose. Participants will be able to use the equipment to clean a simulated chemical spill.

Confined Space Entry (0.2 DA CEUs)

Set up rescue equipment and conduct the necessary inspection checks to ensure the proper operation of equipment and safe environment for the operators.

Does this Look Infected? (0.2 DA CEUs)

Review the pathogens that can survive in an aqueous environment. Operators may become exposed to these pathogens during maintenance or daily activities at treatment plants. This session will review the methods and techniques to use to reduce the risk of infection.

Work Area Protection Plan (0.2 DA CEUs)

Review the requirement for Traffic Control at a sewer access point which is located on a municipal roadway. Participants will be required to participate in a physical setup of the plan using provided road signs.


Wastewater Modules: Bugs up Close (0.2 CEUs) Learn how to use a compound microscope and

to be able to prepare a wet mount slide. Participants will then be able to list the various microorganisms found in mixed liquor and determine operational changes required to improve the treatment process.

Laboratory Analysis of Wastewater (0.2 CEUs)

Perform sampling functions, microscope evaluation, Gravimetric, SVI tests as well as ammonia and phosphorous testing.

Submersible Pump Maintenance (0.2 CEUs) Assemble a submersible pump and identify

pump components and demonstrate how to change the oil in a mechanical seal.

The FOG (0.2 CEUs) Discuss sources of fat, oil and grease in the

collection system, wastewater treatment plant and customer plumbing. Participants will be able to identify and demonstrate solid understanding of FOG issues and FOG management options.

Wastewater Simulator (0.2 CEUs) Using a simulator, participants will execute the

troubleshooting procedures to use when a treatment facility is faced with a high flow event or a high BOD loading event.

Wastewater Simulator – Part 2 (0.2 CEUs) Simulate the impact on treatment process when

process equipment is taken out of service. Using a simulator, participants will be able to practice troubleshooting techniques and discuss the steps to take when reporting out of compliance issues to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC).

Water Modules: Distribution Maintenance (0.2 DA CEUs) Install various coupling devices that are used to

join lengths of pipe in the distribution system, or used for repair purposes. Prior to installation of coupling devices, participants must review manufacturer’s manuals, blue prints for installation and AWWA C651-05 disinfection guidelines.

Sampling & Flushing Techniques (0.2 DA CEUs) Review sampling techniques when collecting

bacteriological and chemical samples. This module will allow operators to review proper sampling/testing techniques and steps to take when flushing.

Visit OCWA’s Intranet for course calendar listings

or contact the Training Coordinator for more

information


OCWA’s on-line courses can be accessed via Articulate online or CD rom. Courses available on-line include:

Bird’s Eye View of Operations (0.4 DA

CEUs)

Essential Facts: Blue-Green Algae (0.2

DA CEUs)

Facility Log Books (0.1 DA CEUs)

Filamentous Indicators & Controls

Introduction to Safe Drinking Water Act

(0.2 DA CEUs)

Manganese in Drinking Water (0.1 DA

CEUs)

Notice of Adverse Test Results and Other Problems and Notice of Issue of Resolution at Drinking Water Systems (0.2 DA CEUs)

Notice of Adverse Test Results and Issue Resolution for Small Drinking

Water Systems (0.2 DA CEUs)

E-Learning: Webinars include:

Disinfection By-Products Concerns,

Controls & Acronyms (0.2 DA CEUs)

Electrical Safety

Safe Drinking Water Act Regulations

Review (0.2 DA CEUs)

411 on Water & Wastewater Log Books

(0.2 DA CEUs)

On-Line courses have become a fast method of

communicating policy changes and of informing

staff of regulatory changes or to guide staff through

operational issues.


Please contact our Training Coordinator at 905.274.6710 ex. 5251 for all inquires.

Distance Education & Blended Learning Programs:

OCWA has a variety of course available via distance education:

All About Solids

Learn about solids test commonly conducted at

wastewater treatment facilities, through online videos,

quizzes and practical activities.

Math Workshop

Distance learning program that reviews basic

mathematic principles.

Expanded Fundamentals of Water Treatment

Learn about water treatment methods and technologies,

and obtain a better understanding of the inactivation and

removal of pathogens.

Water Distribution Prep Class 1-2

This is a take home course, complete with sample

questions and a general review of distribution system

operations.

Introduction to Wastewater Treatment

Operations

This course will help you prepare for your level 1

certification exam in the comfort of your own home.

Wastewater Treatment Prep. Level 1-2

Review treatment process, watch operational videos and

complete sample questions.

Digester Gas Safety

Digester gas systems are operated under the Gas Code,

learn all about the Code.

Introduction to Wastewater Collection

This course will help you prepare for your level 1

certification exam.

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