NEW ONLINE COURSES

The Florida Rural Water Association is happy to announce that we have added two additional online training courses to our Online Courses provided through SunCoast Learning Systems. Our online courses are a great way to earn your CEUs before the upcoming deadline in April 30th 2025. You can complete the course at your leisure without missing work or unnecessary travel expenses.

Please see details of the new courses below and be sure to check out the rest of our online courses by clicking here.


Wastewater Fundamentals

Course Description

This course offers a quick overview of wastewater treatment, covering essential topics such as collections systems, preliminary and primary treatment processes, secondary treatment, and disinfection methods. Participants will also learn about various wastewater testing methods, providing a complete understanding of how to manage and treat wastewater effectively.

Overall objectives:
  1. Wastewater Vocabulary: Recognize and define key terms related to wastewater treatment and collection.
  2. Preliminary and Primary Treatment: Identify and describe the equipment and techniques used in preliminary and primary wastewater treatment.
  3. Secondary Treatment: Calculate sludge parameters, and explain the role of bacterial floc in achieving effective wastewater treatment.
  4. Disinfection: List common disinfection methods and explain their significance in wastewater treatment.
  5. Wastewater Testing Methods: Identify and apply testing methods to monitor process controls and perform accurate calculations for wastewater treatment.

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The Lead and Copper Rule Revisions: A Comprehensive Guide

Course Description

The original Lead and Copper rule was first released in 1991 as a corrosion control regulation. The rule has undergone some minor revisions, but in 2021, EPA completely revised the rule, making it more of a public health protection rule. The new Lead and Copper Rule Revisions, also known as LCRR, is the most complex regulation EPA has ever created in the history of the Safe Drinking Water Act. The rule does not go into effect until October 2024, but utilities need to understand the rule today, in order to be fully prepared. This is a one-stop course that focuses on all the major aspects of the rule, along with breaking down and understanding published guidance manuals that have been developed to help utilities maintain compliance. Some key focuses in this stand-alone training course are as follows: how to do a service line inventory, how to conduct a find and fix investigation, how to sample in schools and daycares, and when to provide public education. All you will need to know regarding the LCRR can be found in this course.

Course objectives:

1. Identify the key components of the new Lead and Copper Rule Revisions.

2. Determine the correct procedures for achieving compliance with the new Lead and Copper Rule Revisions.

3. Select the appropriate methods for implementing the key requirements of the new Lead and Copper Rule Revisions.

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