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USET Water Distribution Operator ABC Class I Certification Course
August 30, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 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 |