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) | Board Training - System Planning & Mgmt | MRWA / Soderholm Backflow Prevention Classes
Other Training Opportunities: Administrative/Management Training |  APWA Fall Workshops
 MDH/AWWA Water Training  |  MPCA Wastewater Training  | MWOA Wastewater Training  | AceOps Training  | Vermilion Community College Water Training  | Other Training 

MRWA Water Training
Date	Location	Topic	Add Event to Your Calendar	Credit Hours	Direct OR     Related Hours Water  /  WW
September 27, 2017	Thief River Falls	Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance Training		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
October 3, 2017	Staples	Asset Management Training		3 CH - No Fee	Related	Related
October 4, 2017	Zumbrota	Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance Training		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
October 10-12, 2017	St. Cloud	Water Certification Refresher & Exam		12 CH - Fee	Direct	Direct
October 17, 2017	Springfield	Asset Management Training		3 CH - No Fee	Related	Related
October 18, 2017	Hutchinson	Financing Your Community Projects		6 CH - Fee	Related	Related
November 1, 2017	Glencoe	Cross Connection & Backflow Prevention		6 CH - Fee	Direct	Related
November 2, 2017	Wyoming	Cross Connection & Backflow Prevention		6 CH - Fee	Direct	Related
November 8, 2017	Clarks Grove	Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance Training		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
November 29, 2017	Waite Park	Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance Training		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
December 6, 2017	Mountain Iron	Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance Training		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
March 6-8, 2018	St. Cloud	34th Annual Water & Wastewater Technical Conference		16 CH - Fee	Direct	Direct
April 11, 2018	Elbow Lake	Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance Training		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
April 18, 2018	Elk River	Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance Training		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
April 25, 2018	Grand Rapids	Sustainable Management Workshop for Small Systems		6 CH - No Fee	Related	Related
May 2, 2018	Spicer	Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance Training		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
May 23, 2018	Redwood Falls	Sustainable Management Workshop for Small Systems		6 CH - No Fee	Related	Related
May 23, 2018	Grand Rapids	Line Tracing		6 CH - Fee	Direct	Direct
June 14, 2018	Wahkon	Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance Training		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
July 11, 2018	Rushford	Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance Training		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
July 18, 2018	Annandale	Line Tracing		6 CH - Fee	Direct	Direct
August 15, 2018	Lake Benton	Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance Training		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
August 29, 2018	Blue Earth	Line Tracing		6 CH - Fee	Direct	Direct
September 12, 2018	Waconia	10th Annual Operator Equipment EXPO		6 CH - Fee	Direct	Direct
September 26, 2018	Thief River Falls	Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance Training		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
October 3, 2018	Zumbrota	Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance Training		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
October 10-12, 2018	St. Cloud	Water & Wastewater Certification & Exam Refresher		12 CH - Fee	Direct	Direct
October 16, 2018	St. Cloud	Financing Your Community Projects		6 CH - Fee	Related	Related
October 31, 2018	St. Cloud	Cross Connection & Backflow Prevention		6 CH - Fee	Direct	Related
November 1, 2018	Mankato	Cross Connection & Backflow Prevention		6 CH - Fee	Direct	Related
November 7, 2018	Clarks Grove	Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance Training		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
November 28, 2018	Waite Park	Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance Training		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
December 5, 2018	Mountain Iron	Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance Training		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
March 5-7, 2019	St. Cloud	35th Annual Water & Wastewater Technical Conference		16 CH - Fee	Direct	Direct
March 3-5, 2020	St. Cloud	36th Annual Water & Wastewater Technical Conference		16 CH - Fee	Direct	Direct
MRWA Wastewater Training
Date	Location	Topic	Add Event to Your Calendar	Credit Hours	Direct OR     Related Hours WW    /Water
October 3, 2017	Staples	Asset Management Training		3 CH - No Fee	Related	Related
October 4, 2017	Hallock	Wastewater O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
October 10-12, 2017	St. Cloud	Wastewater Certification Refresher & Exam		12 CH - Fee	Direct	Direct
October 17, 2017	Springfield	Asset Management Training		3 CH - No Fee	Related	Related
October 18, 2017	Moose Lake	Wastewater O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
October 25, 2017	Cokato	Wastewater O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
December 6, 2017	Elbow Lake	Wastewater O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
March 6-8, 2018	St. Cloud	34th Annual Water & Wastewater Technical Conference		16 CH - Fee	Direct	Direct
April 11, 2018	Warroad	Wastewater O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
May 15, 2018	Pipestone	Wastewater O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
May 16, 2018	Hawley	Wastewater O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
May 23, 2018	Grand Rapids	Line Tracing		6 CH - Fee	Direct	Direct
June 13, 2018	Wahkon	Wastewater O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
June 27, 2018	Shakopee Mdewakanton	Wastewater Collection		6 Ch - Fee	Direct	Related
July 12 ,2018	Rushford	Wastewater O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
July 18, 2018	Annandale	Line Tracing		6 CH - Fee	Direct	Direct
August 8, 2018	Two Harbors	Wastewater O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
August 21, 2018	Winnebago	Wastewater O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
August 22, 2018	Crookston	Wastewater O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
August 29, 2018	Blue Earth	Line Tracing		6 CH - Fee	Direct	Direct
September 12, 2018	Waconia	10th Annual Operator Equipment EXPO		6 CH - Fee	Direct	Direct
October 3, 2018	Stephen	Wastewater O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
October 10-12, 2018	St. Cloud	Water & Wastewater Certification & Exam Refresher		12 CH - Fee	Direct	Direct
October 24, 2018	Kettle River	Wastewater O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
October 30, 2018	Glencoe	Wastewater O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
December 12, 2018	Elbow Lake	Wastewater O&M		6 CH - No Fee	Direct	Related
MRWA Board Training - System Planning & Management Sessions
TBD	TBD	System Planning & Management		4 CH - No Fee	Related	Related
MRWA Class D Training (Non-Municipal and Nontransient Noncommunity)
TBD				8 CH - No Fee
MRWA Class E Training (Nontransient Noncommunity and Non-Municipal )
September 26, 2017	Ramsey	Class E Small Public Water Systems		4 CH - No Fee
October 5, 2017	Ely *8:30am-12:30 pm	Class E Small Public Water Systems		4 CH - No Fee
November 21, 2017	Little Falls	Class E Small Public Water Systems		4 CH - No Fee
December 12, 2017	Monticello	Class E Small Public Water Systems		4 CH - No Fee
MRWA/Soderholm Backflow Prevention Classes  - (to register for any class, click on the date of the class)
TBD	Soderholm & Associates, 7150 143rd Ave NW, Ramsey, MN 55303	Backflow Tester Certification Class ASSE 5110 & Rebuilder Certification ASSE 5130 - One Day Session (Limited to 5 attendees: water operations specialists or cross connection program administrators only)		$125 fee
TBD	Soderholm & Associates, 7150 143rd Ave NW, Ramsey, MN 55303	COMBINED - Backflow Tester Certification Class ASSE 5110 & Rebuilder Certification ASSE 5130 - 60 hours (Limited to 20 attendees: prerequisite minimum 5-years of industry related experience)		40/60 hours - $1,200 fee
Other Training Opportunities
MDH/AWWA Water Training
Minnesota Department of Health Training Schedule * AWWA Training Page
October 13, 2017	Cabela's  Owatonna	Southeast Water Operators School		Contact Bob Starke, 651-385-5112 for more information
October 18, 2017	St. John's University - Collegeville	Central Water Operators School		Contact Bill Schluenz, 320-252-6822 for more information
October 24-26, 2017	Sanford Center - Bemidji	Northwest Water Operators School		Contact Dan Portlock, for more information
March 14-16, 2018	Kahler Apache Hotel - Rochester	Southeast Water Operators School		Contact Bob Starke, 651-385-5112 for more information
April 3-5, 2018	Earle Brown Conference Center - Brooklyn Center	Metro Water Operators School		Contact Jeanette Boothe, 951-201-4697 or Stew Thornley, 651-201-4655 for more information
May 9-11, 2018	Timberlake Lodge - Grand Rapids	Northeast Water Operators School		Contact Corey Lubovich, 218--262-7725 for more information
September 18-21, 2018	Duluth - Duluth Entertainment Convention Center	Minnesota American Water Works Association Annual Conference		Contact Rob Isabel, 651-252-3716 for more information
April 2-4, 2019	Earle Brown Conference Center - Brooklyn Center	Metro Water Operators School		Contact Jeanette Boothe, 951-201-4697 or Stew Thornley, 651-201-4655 for more information
September 17-20, 2019	Duluth - Duluth Entertainment Convention Center	Minnesota American Water Works Association Annual Conference		Contact Rob Isabel, 651-252-3716 for more information
September 22-25, 2020	Duluth - Duluth Entertainment Convention Center	Minnesota American Water Works Association Annual Conference		Contact Rob Isabel, 651-252-3716 for more information
Various Dates	Various Locations	Well Management Courses Link		Contact: Tom Alvarez, 651-201-4581
Vermilion Community College - Small Systems Water Training
TBD	Ely - SWAMP			Contact Advanced Minnesota at 218-262-7270 for more information.
AceOps Training in Northern Iowa
Various in 2017	Locations in Iowa	TBD		Register at: www.aceops.org
MPCA Wastewater Training
October 10-12, 2017	Bigwoods Events Center, Fergus Falls	Stabilization Pond Seminar		Registration and exam information:  651-757-2103 or 800-657-3659 (press 3)  Fax: 651-297-8676
November 2, 2017	Quality Flow Systems, New Prague	Pump Workshop		Registration and exam information:  651-757-2103 or 800-657-3659 (press 3)  Fax: 651-297-8676
November 7-9, 2017	Embassy Suites, St. Paul	Collection Systems Basic Seminar		Registration and exam information:  651-757-2103 or 800-657-3659 (press 3)  Fax: 651-297-8676
December 12-14, 2017	Embassy Suites, St. Paul	Wastewater Treament Tech Seminar		Registration and exam information:  651-757-2103 or 800-657-3659 (press 3)  Fax: 651-297-8676
MWOA Wastewater Training
September 20, 2017	Duluth	MWOA/CSWEA Collection Workshop		Visit www.mwoa.net for details
October 11, 2017	New Prague	SE Section Meeting		Visit www.mwoa.net for details
October 18, 2017	Stillwater	Metro / Suburban Section Meeting		Visit www.mwoa.net for details
October 25, 2017	TBD	Northeast Section Meeting		Visit www.mwoa.net for details
November 1, 2017	TBD	Southwest Section Meeting		Visit www.mwoa.net for details
December 12, 2017	TBD	Central Section Meeting		Visit www.mwoa.net for details
January 10, 2018	TBD	Metro / Suburban Section Meeting		Visit www.mwoa.net for details
January 24, 2018	TBD	MWOA/CSWEA Collection Workshop		Visit www.mwoa.net for details
February 7, 2018	TBD	Southwest Section Meeting		Visit www.mwoa.net for details
February 14, 2018	TBD	Southeast Section Meeting		Visit www.mwoa.net for details
April 4, 2018	TBD	Collection Workshop		Visit www.mwoa.net for details
October 10, 2018	TBD	Collection Workshop		Visit www.mwoa.net for details
April 3, 2019	TBD	Collection Workshop		Visit www.mwoa.net for details
October 9, 2019	TBD	Collection Workshop		Visit www.mwoa.net for details
April 8, 2020	TBD	Collection Workshop		Visit www.mwoa.net for details
October 7, 2020	TBD	Collection Workshop		Visit www.mwoa.net for details
Other Related Training Opportunities
2017	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
October 2, 2017	Luverne	Groundwater and Watershed Planning for a Secure Future		3.5 related CH offered - Register
October 2-4, 2017	Eden Prairie	Advanced Management & Supervisory Leadership Training Program - Module 2		Registration Form & Information
October 10, 2017	Owatonna	Groundwater and Watershed Planning for a Secure Future		3.5 related CH offered - Register
October 24 - 26, 2017	Doubletree by Hilton, Bloomington Minneapolis South	AMTA - American Membrane Technology  Association - Technology Tranfer Workshop		Registration Materials & Information
October 25, 2017	Community Center, Shoreview	Suburban Utility Superintendent's Association (SUSA)		Web: http://mnsusa.org or contact Jay Hall, 952-924-2557
December 11-13, 2017	Eden Prairie	Advanced Management & Supervisory Leadership Training Program - Module 3		Registration Form & Information

= 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.