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USET Water Distribution Operator ABC Class I Certification Course

August 25, 2021 @ 8:00 am - 11:00 am CDT

USET Water Distribution Operator ABC Class I Certification Course

Session participants will learn regulations, operator math and chemistry, and specific distribution processes in detail. Other chapters cover water use and system design, water mains, hydrants and valves, water system supply, security and public relations. The course will closely follow the “Need to Know” criteria to pass the ABC Class I Distribution certification exam.

The course will begin on Thursday, July 22, 2021 and continue weekly until September 24 with time off for various summer holidays. The trainer is a subject matter expert and has been successfully training the utilities workforce for many years. The course, books, and certification exam are free to USET member Tribal participants.

For more details on the ABC Need To Know Criteria for Water Distribution Operator Class I, click here: https://www.abccert.org/testing_services/documents/ABCNeedToKnowCriteria_WaterDistributionOperatorClassI.pdf

Registration is now closed.

Date Topic(s)   Time CST
07/22/21 Lesson 1 US EPA Water Regulations 8-11AM
07/26/21 Lesson 2 US EPA Water Regulations 8-11AM
07/28/21 Lesson 3 Water Use and System Design 8-10:30 AM
07/30/21 Lesson 4 Water System Hydraulics 8-10:30 AM
08/02/21 Lesson 5 Pipes
Lesson 6 Water Main Installation and Rehabilitation
8-11AM
08/04/21 Lesson 7 Water Main Installation
Lesson 8 Backfilling, Main Testing and Installation Safety
Lesson 9 Water Math Part I: Conversions
8-11AM
08/06/21 Lesson 9 continued Water Math Part 1 Conversions
Lesson 10 Water Services
8-11AM
08/09/21 Lesson 10 continued Water Services
Lesson 11 Valves
8-11AM
08/11/21 Lesson 12 Water Math Part II: Basic Geometry / Detention Times 8-11AM
08/13/21 Lesson 12 continued Water Math Part II
Lesson 13 Fire Hydrants
8-11AM
08/16/21 Lesson 13 continued Fire Hydrants
Lesson 14 Water Storage Tanks
8-11AM
08/18/21 Lesson 15 Electrical Systems
Lesson 16 Pumps and Motors
8-11AM
08/20/21 Lesson 16 continued Pumps and Motors
Lesson 17 Meters / Water Auditing
8-11AM
08/23/21 Lesson 18 Disinfection: Principles of Chlorination
Lesson 19 Disinfection Math: Dosing Formulas
8-11AM
08/25/21 Lesson 20 System Operations
Lesson 21 Water Quality Testing
8-11AM
08/30/21 Lesson 21 continued Water Quality Testing
Lesson 22 Cross-connection Control
Lesson 23 System Mapping
9-12PM
09/01/21 Lesson 24 SafetyLesson 25 Public Relations
Lesson 26 Water Math Part III Flows / Velocities
9-12PM
09/03/21 Lesson 26 continued Math Part III Flows / Velocities
Lesson 27 Groundwater and Wells
9-12PM
09/08/21 Lesson 27 continued Groundwater and Wells
Lesson 28 Distribution System Review
9-12PM
09/15/21 Lesson 28 Distribution System Review / Test Taking Strategies (from Jack Hedrick) 9-12PM
09/17/21 Lesson 28 Distribution System Review / Students use the Test Bank to take tests – score and discuss with students 9-12PM
09/20/21 Lesson 29 Distribution System Review / Students Use the Test Bank to take tests – score and discuss with students 9-12PM
09/22/21 Lesson 29 Distribution System Review / Highlights from test taking strategies course and one last chance to use the test bank 9-12PM
09/23- 24/21 Students Travel on their own to computerized test taking locations in their state 9-12PM

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Date:
August 25, 2021
Time:
8:00 am - 11:00 am CDT
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