Drinking Water Protection
Minnesota Water Operators Training Schedule
Dates for Upcoming Waterworks Certification Exams in Minnesota
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Applications must be received by no later than 15 days prior to the exam. Applications received after the deadline will not be processed.
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- March 2, 2012—Rochester, 9:00 a.m. (deadline for application February 16)
- March 8, 2012—St. Cloud, 8:30 a.m. (deadline for application February 22)
- April 5, 2012—Minneapolis, 12:30 p.m. (deadline for application March 21)
- April 12, 2012—Redwood Falls, 1:00 p.m. (deadline for application March 28)
- May 2, 2012—Spicer, 1:00 p.m. (deadline for application April 17)
- May 18, 2012—Grand Rapids, 9:00 a.m. (deadline for application May 3)
- June 22, 2012—Brainerd, 9:00 a.m. (deadline for application June 7)
- June 28, 2012—Wahkon, 1:00 p.m. (deadline for application June 13)
- July 10, 2012—Spring Grove, 1:00 p.m. (deadline for application June 25)
- October 11, 2012—St. Cloud, 1:00 p.m. (deadline for application September 26)
- October 11, 2012—Mankato, 1:00 p.m. (deadline for application September 26)
- October 19, 2012—Owatonna, 9:00 a.m. (deadline for application October 4)
- November 20, 2012—Clarks Grove, 1:00 p.m. (deadline for application November 5)
- November 29, 2012—Detroit Lakes, 9:00 a.m. (deadline for application November 14)
- December 12, 2012—Biwabik, 1:00 p.m. (deadline for application November 27)
- April 4, 2013—Bloomington, 12:30 p.m. (deadline for application March 20)
- April 3, 2014—Brooklyn Center, 12:30 p.m. (deadline for application March 19)
- Minnesota AWWA Annual Conference
- Minnesota Rural Water Association
- Midwest Regional Water Utility Management Institute
- Hydrology Field Methods Short Course
- University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Surface Water Treatment Workshop
- AceOps Training in Northern Iowa
- Training at Anoka Technical College
Small System Workshops for Nonmunicipal Systems and Class E Operators
Download an exam
application (PDF:
119KB/4pages)
For more information on the examination schedule and exam preparation
classes, contact Noel
Hansen at 651-201-4690 or Mark Sloan at 651-201-4652.
To receive a Class D or E study guide, contact Noel Hansen, 651-201-4690. Indicate which class of license you are studying for. Click here for Exam References.
Exam applications must be postmarked at
least 15 days prior to the exam.
To be eligible to take a certification exam,
applicants must have hands-on operations experience at a drinking water
system.
Unless otherwise noted, participants will receive 16 credit hours for attendance at a three-day school water operators school and 6 credit hours for a one-day school.
Minnesota Section American Water Works Association (AWWA) Schools
February 29-March 2, 2012—Southeast Water Operators School, Ramada Hotel and Convention Center, Rochester. Contact Dennis DuChene, 507-384-0559, for more information. Registration form.
April 3-5, 2012—Metro Water Operators School, Ramada Plaza, Minneapolis. Contact Jeanette Boothe, 651-201-4697, or Stew Thornley, 651-201-4655, for more information. Registration form.
April 12, 2012—Southwest Water Operators School, Redwood Falls. Contact Jeff Larson, 507-537-7005, for more information. Registration form.
May 16-18, 2012—Northeast Water Operators School, Sugar Lake Lodge, Grand Rapids. Contact Mark Proulx, 952-240-2023. Registration form.
June 20-22, 2012—Central Water Operators School, The Lodge, Brainerd. Contact Lisa Vollbrecht, 320-650-2834.
October 11, 2012—Southwest Water Operators School, Mankato. Contact Jeff Larson, 507-537-7005, for more information. Registration form.
October 19, 2012—Southeast Water Operators School, Cabela's, Owatonna. Contact Dennis DuChene, 507-384-0559, for more information.
November 27-29, 2012—Northwest Water Operators School, Holiday Inn, Detroit Lakes. Contact Brian Bergantine, 218-299-5610.
April 2-4, 2013—Metro Water Operators School, Ramada Mall of America, Bloomington. Contact Jeanette Boothe, 651-201-4697, or Stew Thornley, 651-201-4655, for more information.
April 1-3, 2014—Metro Water Operators School, Earle Brown Heritage Center, Brooklyn Center. Contact Jeanette Boothe, 651-201-4697, or Stew Thornley, 651-201-4655, for more information.
Minnesota AWWA Annual Conference
Contact Corey Lubovich, 218-262-7725, for more information.
September 19-21, 2012—Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.
September 18-20, 2013—Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.
September 17-19, 2014—Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.
Midwest Regional Water Utility Management Institute—March 13-15, 2012, Continuing Education and Conference Center, University of Minnesota, St. Paul.
Surface Water Treatment Workshop—April 24-26, 2012, Courtyard by Marriott, Moorhead.
Training from Minnesota Rural Water Association (MRWA)
Participants will receive 16 contact hours for the three-day Technical
Conference and 6 contact hours for the one-day schools. Contact Kyle
Kedrowski at 800-367-6792 for more information.
March 6-8, 2012—Technical Conference, St. Cloud
April 11, 2012—Operation & Maintenance, Elbow Lake
April 24, 2012—Engineering Fundamentals for Non-Engineers, St. Cloud
April 25, 2012—Operation & Maintenance, Elk River
May 2, 2012—Operation & Maintenance, Spicer
June 5, 2012—Treatment Process, Cloquet
June 6, 2012—Treatment Process, St. Cloud
June 7, 2012—Treatment Process, Mankato
June 19, 2012—Line Tracing, Rushford
June 28, 2012—Operation & Maintenance, Wahkon
July 10, 2012—Operation & Maintenance, Spring Grove
July 18, 2012—Line Tracing, Henning
August 21, 2012—Line Tracing, Watertown
August 22, 2012—Operation & Maintenance, Lake Benton
August 29, 2012—Operation & Maintenance, Warren
September 13, 2012—Operator Equipment Expo, Waconia
October 9-11, 2012—Certification Refresher, St. Cloud
October 25, 2012—Winterizing Your Water System, St. Cloud
November 20, 2012—Operation & Maintenance, Clarks Grove
November 27, 2012—Cross Connections & Backflow Prevention, Walker
November 28, 2012—Cross Connections & Backflow Prevention, St. Cloud
November 29, 2012—Cross Connections & Backflow Prevention, Faribault
December 5, 2012—Operation & Maintenance, Waite Park
December 12, 2012—Operation & Maintenance, Biwabik
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Small Water System Workshops for Class D and Class E Operators
Specifically designed for nonmunicipal water systems and Class E operators, these classes are free for operators of any public water systems serving a population of fewer than 3,300.
March 7, 2012—St. Cloud (Class E)
March 21, 2012—Cologne (Class E)
April 10, 2012—Cohasset (Class D)
April 24, 2012—Welch (Class D)
May 16, 2012—Miltona (Class E)
June 19, 2012—Aitkin (Class E)
June 26, 2012—Minnesota Department of Health Snelling Office Park, St. Paul (Class E)
Note: Class D workshops, provided by Minnesota Rural Water Association and designed for Class D operators at nonmunicipal and noncommunity nontransient systems, are eight hours. The morning session of these is the same as a stand-alone four-hour workshop for Class E operators; thus, Class E operators may attend either the stand-alone four-hour workshop or the morning session of the Class D workshop.
Training at Anoka Technical College
For more information, contact Kristin Benson at 763-576-4955.
University of Wisconsin - Madison
The University of Wisconsin in Madison is developing a curriculum of two- and three-day courses for professionals, owners, and consultants interested in water and wastewater. For more information, contact Ned W. Paschke.
AceOps Training in Northern Iowa
AceOps, a national association for
water and wastewater professionals, conducts training courses in Iowa.
Courses in the northern part of Iowa will be listed here.
For more information, contact:
AceOps
1810 Bel-Air Drive
Ames, Iowa 50010-5125
402-698-2330
E-mail: info@aceops.org
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The Office of Water Programs, California State University, Sacramento provides distance learning courses for persons interested in the operation and maintenance of drinking water and wastewater facilities.
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