Training Opportunities
In-person classes and online webinars for water system operators, administrators, & board members.
- Operator training credit information – contact the Utility Operator Certification Program
- Board training credit information – contact Community Services (karenm.torres@state.nm.us / 505-827-0027)
Assistance classes listed below are provided for NO COST unless otherwise indicated.
**Contact the training provider to REGISTER**
$ – classes marked with a “$” are offered for a fee.
July 2018 Trainings
| DATE | TOPIC | LOCATION | PROVIDER |
| 7/14 | Bookkeeping and Reporting | Alcalde | RCAC |
| 7/17 | RTCR workshop | Albuquerque | NMRWA |
| 7/19 | Sampler | Grants | NMRWA |
| 7/24 | RTCR | Santa Rosa | NMRWA |
| 7/24 | Basic / Intermediate | Raton | DBS&A |
| 7/25 | CT – Contact Time Theory | Raton | DBS&A |
| 7/26 | RTCR – Revised Total Coliform Rule | Raton | DBS&A |
| 7/27 | RTCR | Raton | NMWRA |
**Click training provider link to REGISTER**
⇒ DBS&A trainings: click here for full schedule & course description
⇒ NMRWA trainings: call (505) 841-1031 or email quintin@nmrwa.org
August 2018 Trainings
| DATE | TOPIC | LOCATION | PROVIDER |
| 8/14 | Introduction to Water System Operations | Albuquerque | DBS&A |
| 8/15 | WSST – Water System Sampler Certification | Albuquerque | DBS&A |
| 8/16 | RTCR – Revised Total Coliform Rule | Albuquerque | DBS&A |
| 8/24 | Basic Board Duties and Responsibilities | Taos | RCAC |
| 8/29 | Small Systems Operator Training | Bloomfield | AWWA |
**Click training provider link to REGISTER**
⇒ DBS&A trainings – click here for full schedule & course description
September 2018 Trainings
| DATE | TOPIC | LOCATION | PROVIDER |
| 9/6 | Activated Sludge & Math | Farmington | RCAC |
| 9/20 | Basic Financial Management | Silver City | RCAC |
| 9/22 | Rate Setting | Alamogordo | RCAC |
| 9/25 | Water Chemistry, Breakpoint Chlorination and Distribution Systems | Silver City | DBS&A |
| 9/26 | Water System Sampler Training | Silver City | DBS&A |
| 9/27 | Pumps & Motors, Groundwater Hydrology & Wells, and Operator Math | Silver City | DBS&A |
**Click training provider link to REGISTER**
⇒ DBS&A trainings – click here for full schedule & course description
October 2018 Trainings
| DATE | TOPIC | LOCATION | PROVIDER |
| 10/2 | Water Chemistry, Groundwater Hydrology Wells, and Distribution Systems | Ruidoso | DBS&A |
| 10/3 | Chlorine Contact Time | Ruidoso | DBS&A |
| 10/3-4 | Math Review & Exam Prep for Level I & II Operators (COST: $410) | Albuquerque | Pro-Train |
| 10/4 | Basic Financial Management | Albuquerque | RCAC |
| 10/4 | Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) | Ruidoso | DBS&A |
**Click training provider link to REGISTER**
⇒ DBS&A trainings – click here for full schedule & course description
November 2018 Trainings
| DATE | TOPIC | LOCATION | PROVIDER |
| 11/2 | Basic Financial Management | Las Cruces | RCAC |
| 11/9 | Practical Mapping for Small Systems | Santa Fe | RCAC |
| 11/27 | Water System Sampler Training (WSST) | Bloomfield | DBS&A |
| 11/28 | Water Chemistry, Ground Water Hydrology & Wells, and Distribution Systems | Bloomfield | DBS&A |
| 11/29 | Chlorine Contact Time (CT) | Bloomfield | DBS&A |
**Click training provider link to REGISTER**
⇒ DBS&A trainings – click here for full schedule & course description
December 2018 Trainings
| DATE | TOPIC | LOCATION | PROVIDER |
| 12/4 | Operator Training | Albuquerque | DBS&A |
| 12/5 | Distribution Systems, Pumps & Motors, and Groundwater Hydrology & Wells | Albuquerque | DBS&A |
| 12/6 | Operator Math | Albuquerque | DBS&A |
**Click training provider link to REGISTER**
⇒ DBS&A trainings – click here for full schedule & course description
MORE INFORMATION:
Training provided by the following organizations:
- DBS&A – Daniel B. Stephens & Associates (a GeoLogic Company) (contractor for NMED)
- Gott – Gott Consulting Services
- NMWWA – New Mexico Water and Wastewater Association
- NMRWA – New Mexico Rural Water Association
- RCAC – Rural Community Assistance Corporation (contractor for NMED)
- SWEFC – Southwest Environmental Finance Center (at UNM)
Visit the training provider’s website for registration and additional information.
Assistance classes listed above are provided for NO COST to public water systems unless otherwise indicated.
$ – classes marked with a “$” are offered for a fee.
PLEASE NOTE: Listing in the calendar does not imply the class has been approved for either operator or board training credit – that determination is the attendee’s responsibility, especially for on-line classes and classes provided by out-of-state providers.
