MRWA Training Calendar

MRWA sponsored, accredited training sessions are held geographically across the state of Minnesota. Training sessions provide training in water operations, wastewater operations, nonmunicipal system operations, noncommunity nontransient system operations, management, wellhead protection, financial stability, board member development, security, and much more. Most sessions are offered free of charge. Certification credits are awarded.

To register for any MRWA class on-line: click on the date of the class.

CH = Contact Hours Awarded. = MDH Exam Offered = MPCA Exam Offered
Renewal Hours needed per License: Class A - 32, Class B - 24, Class C - 16, Class D - 8, and Class E - 4.
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In an effort to make it easier for operators and administrators to find training in a one-stop location, simply browse our calendar listed below or click on the bookmarked hyperlinks. We have attempted to provide links to other pertinent training opportunities through other agencies; however, MRWA cannot be held responsible for changes to other agencies training sessions.

MRWA Training:
 MRWA Water Training | MRWA Wastewater Training | MRWA Class D Small System Training (Non-Municipal & Nontransient Noncommunity) |
MRWA Class E Training (Nontransient Noncommunity & Non-Municipal) | Class E & D Small Public Water Systems Webinars**

Other Training Opportunities: Administrative/Management Training |  APWA Fall Workshops
 MDH/AWWA Water Training  |  MPCA Wastewater Training  | MWOA Wastewater Training  | AceOps Training  | Other Training 

MRWA Water Training
Date	Location	Topic	Details	Credit Hours	Direct OR     Related Hours Water  /  WW
June 15, 2021	Park Rapids	Hydrant Repair Training		6 CH - Fee	Direct	Related
June 16, 2021	Bemidji	Line Tracing		6 CH - Fee	Direct	Direct
June 23, 2021	Wahkon	Water O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
June 23, 2021	Wahkon	19th Annual MRWA Fishing Outing		0 CH - No Fee	n/a	n/a
June 29, 2021	Onamia	SDWA Tribal System Training		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
June 30, 2021	Onamia	SDWA Tribal System Training		4 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
July 1, 2021	Hugo	Hydrant Repair Training		6 CH - Fee	Direct	Related
July 14, 2021	Chisago City	Water O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
July 15, 2021	Slayton	Line Tracing	rescheduled from July 29th	6 CH - Fee	Direct	Direct
July 20, 2021	Elbow Lake	Specialized Distribution & Collection Training		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
July 20, 2021	Rushford	Water O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
July 22, 2021	Annandale	Specialized Distribution & Collection Training		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
July 27, 2021	Moose Lake	Water O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
August 10, 2021	Stewartville	Hydrant Repair Training		6 CH - Fee	Direct	Related
August 12, 2021	Frost	Water O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
August 17, 2021	Faribault	Line Tracing		6 CH - Fee	Direct	Direct
August 24-26, 2021	St. Cloud	37th Annual Water & Wastewater Technical Conference	Moved from March 2-4, 2021	16 CH - Fee	Direct	Direct
August 31, 2021	Thief River Falls	Water O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
September 2, 2021	Eden Prairie	Hydrant Repair Training		6 CH - Fee	Direct	Related
September 23, 2021	Waconia	12th Annual Operator EXPO		6 CH - Fee	Direct	Related
September 28-30 2021	St. Cloud	Water & Wastewater Certification Refresher & Exam		12 CH - Fee	Direct	Related
October 13, 2021	St. Cloud	Financing Your Community Projects		6 CH - Fee	Related	Related
October 20, 2021	St. Cloud	Cross Connection & Backflow Prevention		6 CH - Fee	Related	Related
October 27, 2021	St. Cloud	Winterizing Your Water System		6 CH - Fee	Related	Related
November 3, 2021	Morristown	Water O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
November 17, 2021	Mountain Iron	Water O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
December 2, 2021	Sauk Rapids	Engineering for Non-Engineers	Rescheduled from May 26	6 CH - Fee	Related	Related
MRWA Wastewater Training
Date	Location	Topic	Add Event to Your Calendar	Credit Hours	Direct OR     Related Hours WW    /Water
June 23, 2021	Wahkon	19th Annual MRWA Fishing Outing		0 CH - No Fee	n/a	n/a
June 16, 2021	Bemidji	Line Tracing		6 CH - Fee	Direct	Direct
June 24, 2021	Wahkon	Wastewater O&M		6 CH- No Fee	Direct	Related
July 13, 2021	Forest Lake	Wastewater Collection		6 CH - Fee	Direct	Related
July 15, 2021	Slayton	Line Tracing	rescheduled from July 29th	6 CH- Fee	Direct	Direct
July 21, 2021	Rushford	Wastewater O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
August 17, 2021	Faribault	Line Tracing		6 CH - Fee	Direct	Direct
August 18, 2021	Dodge Center	Wastewater O&M		6 CH- No Fee	Direct	Related
August 24-26, 2021	St. Cloud	37th Annual Water & Wastewater Technical Conference	Moved from March 2-4, 2021	16 CH - Fee	Direct	Direct
September 1, 2021	Thief River Falls	Wastewater O&M		6 CH- No Fee	Direct	Related
September 23, 2021	Waconia	12th Annual Operator EXPO		6 CH - Fee	Direct	Related
September 28-30 2021	St. Cloud	Water & Wastewater Certification Refresher & Exam		12 CH - Fee	Direct	Related
October 5, 2021	Blackduck	Wastewater O&M		6 CH- No Fee	Direct	Related
November 2, 2021	Tower	Wastewater O&M		6 CH- No Fee	Direct	Related
December 2, 2021	Sauk Rapids	Engineering for Non-Engineers	Rescheduled from May 26	6 CH - Fee	Related	Related
December 7, 2021	Badger	Wastewater O&M		6 CH- No Fee	Direct	Related
December 14, 2021	Elbow Lake	Wastewater O&M		6 CH- No Fee	Direct	Related
MRWA Class D Training (Non-Municipal and Nontransient Noncommunity) **MRWA is hosting online 1 hour CEU webinars that meet the criteria for Class D and E Small Public Water Systems training. Notices of these webinars are sent 2 weeks prior to each webinar by EMAIL.  Please email MRWA your email address at mrwa@mrwa.com  to be included in receiving these webinar notices. An email address will be required to register for these online remote training webinars.**
TBD - TO BE RESCHEDULED	TBD	Class D Small Public Water Systems	EVENT TO BE RESCHEDULED	8 CH - No Fee
MRWA Class E Training (Nontransient Noncommunity and Non-Municipal )
EVENT TO BE RESCHEDULED	TBD	Class E Small Public Water Systems	EVENT TO BE RESCHEDULED	4 CH - No Fee
June 16 ,2021	WEBINAR ONLINE	Class E & D -  Well Maintenance and Inspections	Register by Zoom Link	1 CH - NO Fee
Other Training Opportunities
MDH/AWWA Water Training
Minnesota Department of Health Training Schedule * AWWA Training Page
Water Operator Exam Dates	Various Locations	Check out Link for Exam Dates
October 19-21, 2021	Courtyard by Marriott, Moorhead	Northwest Water Operators School		Contact Dean Sletten, dean.sletten@apexenggroup.com or 701-373-7998 for more information
April 5-7, 2022	Earle Brown Conference Center - Brooklyn Center	Metro Water Operators School		Contact Stew Thornley, stew.thornley@state.mn.us or 651-201-4655 for more information
April 19-21, 2022	Timberlake Lodge, Grand Rapids	Northeast Water Operators School		Contact Wade Klingsporn, wade.klingsporn@vcc.edu for more information
September 14-17, 2021	Duluth	AWWA Annual Conference		Contact Roger Scharf roger.scharf@jacobs.com or 651-365-8539 for more information
Various Dates	Various Locations	Well Management Courses Link		Contact: Tom Alvarez, 651-201-4581
AceOps Training in Northern Iowa
Various in 2021	Locations in Iowa	TBD		Register at: www.aceops.org
MPCA Wastewater Training
June 16, 2021	General Repair, Vadnais Heights	Pump Workshop	All in-person events subject to COVID19 policies and protocols until further notice	Registration and questions: Annaliza Heesch at annaliza.heesch@state.mn.us  or 651-757-2591 or 800-657-3864
May 10-11, 2021	Online-Virtual	Stabilization Ponds Seminar	All in-person events subject to COVID19 policies and protocols until further notice	Registration and questions: Annaliza Heesch at annaliza.heesch@state.mn.us  or 651-757-2591 or 800-657-3864
May 17-19, 2021	Online-Virtual	Stabilization Ponds Seminar, exam offered in person on May 20 at Holiday Inn in Lakeville.	All in-person events subject to COVID19 policies and protocols until further notice	Registration and questions: Annaliza Heesch at annaliza.heesch@state.mn.us  or 651-757-2591 or 800-657-3864
May 26-27, 2021	Online-Virtual	Type IV Refresher (Land Application of Biosolids)	All in-person events subject to COVID19 policies and protocols until further notice	Registration and questions: Annaliza Heesch at annaliza.heesch@state.mn.us  or 651-757-2591 or 800-657-3864
June 15-17, 2021	Baymont by Wyndham, Owatonna	Type V Basic (Spray Irrigation)	All in-person events subject to COVID19 policies and protocols until further notice	Registration and questions: Annaliza Heesch at annaliza.heesch@state.mn.us  or 651-757-2591 or 800-657-3864
June 16, 2021	General Repair, Vadnais Heights	Pump Workshop	All in-person events subject to COVID19 policies and protocols until further notice	Registration and questions: Annaliza Heesch at annaliza.heesch@state.mn.us  or 651-757-2591 or 800-657-3864
MWOA Wastewater Training
July 27-30, 2021	Grand Rapids	MWOA Annual Conference. WW Exam testing offered by MPCA on-site.		Visit www.mwoa.net for details
Other Related Training Opportunities
TBD	St. Cloud	MCFOA Clerks Conference		Visit: https://www.mcfoa.org/confinfo
2021	Various	Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association		Visit: www.mmua.org
Distance Learning	Various	Office of Water Programs, California State University, Sacramento		Visit: www.owp.csus.edu
Administrative/Management Training Opportunities

= MDH Exam Offered at Session  
To register to take the MDH Water Exam, you must complete an MDH Exam Application and submit to Noel Hansen at the MDH Office (address on exam form). Exam application must be submitted to MDH at least 15 days prior to the exam.

= MPCA Exam Offered at Session
To register to take the MPCA Wastewater Exam, you must complete an MPCA Exam Application and submit to Tracy Finch at the MPCA Office (address on exam form). Exam application must be submitted to MPCA at least 15 days prior to the exam.