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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- May 17, 2013—Grand Rapids, 9:00 a.m. (deadline for exam application has passed)
- June 19, 2013—Wahkon, 1:00 p.m. (deadline for exam application June 4)
- June 28, 2013—Baxter, 9:00 a.m. (deadline for exam application June 13)
- July 9, 2013—Spring Grove, 1:00 p.m. (deadline for exam application June 24)
- August 22, 2013—Pipestone, 1:00 p.m. (deadline for exam application August 7)
- August 28, 2013—Warren, 1:00 p.m. (deadline for exam application August 13)
- September 25, 2013—Zumbrota, 1:00 p.m. (deadline for exam application September 10)
- October 9, 2013—Fairmont, 1:00 p.m. (deadline for exam application September 24)
- October 17, 2013—St. Cloud, 8:30 a.m. (deadline for exam application October 2)
- October 18, 2013—Owatonna, 1:00 p.m. (deadline for exam application October 3)
- November 20, 2013—Clarks Grove, 1:00 p.m. (deadline for exam application November 5)
- December 5, 2013—Bemidji, 9:00 a.m. (deadline for exam application November 20)
- December 11, 2013—Biwabik, 1:00 p.m. (deadline for exam application November 26)
- March 14, 2014—Rochester, 9:00 a.m. (deadline for exam application February 27)
- April 3, 2014—Minneapolis, 12:30 p.m. (deadline for exam application March 19)
- April 2, 2015—Bloomington, 12:30 p.m. (deadline for exam application March 18)
- Minnesota AWWA Annual Conference
- American Water Works Association Webinars
- Minnesota Rural Water Association
- University of Wisconsin - Madison
- 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:
75KB/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
May 15-17, 2013—Northeast Water Operators School, Sugar Lake Lodge outside Grand Rapids. Contact Mark Proulx, 952-240-2023.. Registration form.
June 26-28, 2013—Central Water Operators School,The Lodge at Brainerd Lakes, Baxter. Contact Bill Schluenz, 320-252-6822.. Registration form.
October 9, 2013—Southwest Water Operators School, Fairmont. Contact Jeff Larson, 507-537-7005, for more information. Registration form.
October 18, 2013—Southeast Water Operators School, Cabela's, Owatonna. Contact Bob Dunn, 507-457-8270.
December 3-5, 2013—Northwest Water Operators School, Hampton Inn, Bemidji. Contact Kris Knutson, 218-299-5470.
March 12-14, 2014—Southeast Water Operators School, Hampton Inn, Bemidji. Contact Bob Dunn, 507-457-8270.
April 1-3, 2014—Metro Water Operators School, Ramada Plaza, Minneapolis. Contact Jeanette Boothe, 651-201-4697, or Stew Thornley, 651-201-4655, for more information.
March 31-April 2, 2015—Metro Water Operators School, Ramada Mall of America, Bloomington. Contact Jeanette Boothe, 651-201-4697, or Stew Thornley, 651-201-4655, for more information.
Minnesota AWWA Annual Conference
Contact Brian LeMon, 952-832-2774, for more information.
September 10-13, 2013—Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.
September 9-12, 2014—Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.
September 15-18, 2015—Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.
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.
May 8, 2013—Operation & Maintenance, Watertown
June 5, 2013—Annandale, Line Tracing
June 19, 2013—Operation & Maintenance, Wahkon
July 9, 2013—Operation & Maintenance, Spring Grove
July 17, 2013—Line Tracing, Carlton
August 20, 2013—Line Tracing, Burnsville
August 22, 2013—Operation & Maintenance, Pipestone
August 28, 2013—Operation & Maintenance, Warren
September 19, 2013—Operator Expo, Waconia
September 25, 2013—Operation & Maintenance, Zumbrota
October 15-17, 2013—Certification Exam Refresher, St. Cloud
October 22, 2013—Cross Connection and Backflow Prevention, Grand Rapids
October 23, 2013—Cross Connection and Backflow Prevention, St. Cloud
October 24, 2013—Cross Connection and Backflow Prevention, Owatonna
November 6, 2013—Financing Community Projects, St. Cloud
November 20, 2013—Operation & Maintenance, Clarks Grove
December 4, 2013—Operation & Maintenance, Waite Park
December 11, 2013—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.
May 8, 2013—Monticello (Class E)
June 20, 2013—St. Peter (Class E)
July 25, 2013—Walker (Class E)
September 10, 2013—Elbow Lake (Class D)
September 24, 2013—Maple Grove (Class D)
August 22, 2013—Ridgeway (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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