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Register today for Michigan Water and Wastewater Professionals Week webinars!
Governor Gretchen Whitmer officially designated the week of December 13-19, 2021, as Water and Wastewater Professional Workforce Week to recognize the important role these critical water professionals have played in keeping the water running through our pipes each day, even during a pandemic. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is hosting four webinars during this week. Join us as we celebrate those responsible for ensuring safe and reliable water to Michigan residents and treating our wastewater in order to protect our lakes, rivers, and streams.
All webinars will be recorded, but to obtain Continuing Education Credits (CECs) you will need to attend the live webinars and answer the poll questions conducted in each webinar.
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Having clean, safe drinking water is critical in protecting the public health for all the citizens of Michigan! Operators who are in charge of our drinking water supplies provide a barrier of that protection by keeping the water safe. The training will focus on common compliance issues EGLE staff encounter. We will cover items such as reporting, operator compliance, drinking water rules, common deficiencies, and recordkeeping.
Operators can obtain 0.1 CECs in the “technical” category for drinking water operators by completing this one hour training emphasizing regulatory issues that directly impact their jobs.
Michigan’s wastewater treatment facilities play a vital role in protecting human health and our ecosystems by purifying the water we use every day and returning it safely to the environment. The operators who run these facilities need to not only keep them running at the highest level 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, but must do so through the harshest weather conditions, equipment breakdowns, staffing shortages, and treatment challenges. This webinar will reveal how this is accomplished in a roundtable discussion with everyday operators from small and large as well as private and public wastewater facilities from across the state. Panelists will provide an overview of their day-to-day operations and why wastewater treatment is important for Michiganders. A question and answer session for participants will follow the roundtable discussion.
This webinar has been approved for 0.1 CECs in the “Other” category for wastewater operators.
The proper operation of Michigan’s drinking water and wastewater facilities requires highly skilled and knowledgeable operators to run these systems. Operators must be certified by EGLE and there are even educational requirements for the highest level certifications. EGLE has agreements with Bay and Delta Colleges that allow graduates to meet the educational requirements necessary for EGLE certification programs and also allows graduates to take the lowest level certification exam after graduating. Representatives from Bay and Delta Colleges will be providing information to the audience about admissions and their programs as well as answering audience questions.
This webinar has been approved for 0.1 CECs in the “Other” category for both drinking water and wastewater operators.
All drinking water and wastewater systems in Michigan are required to have a certified operator with the experience and education necessary to properly operate and maintain these facilities. In order to obtain this certification, an operator must pass an appropriate examination and also complete courses with CECs to maintain it. This certification process is administered through EGLE’s Drinking Water Operator Certification and Wastewater Operator Certification teams. EGLE’s Drinking Water and Environmental Health Division also provides opportunities for training. These teams will each be introducing themselves, discussing the application and certification processes for their respective programs, providing tips on applying for certification, detailing where to look for training to obtain CECs, and answering audience questions.
This webinar has been approved for 0.1 CECs in the “Other” category for both drinking water and wastewater operators.
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PROGRAM QUESTIONS:
Koren Carpenter for drinking water: CarpenterK5@Michigan.gov
Alyssa Sarver for wastewater: SarverA@Michigan.gov
REGISTRATION QUESTIONS:
Alana Berthold: BertholdA@Michigan.gov
Joel Roseberry: RoseberryJ@Michigan.gov
Individuals needing language assistance or accommodations for effective participation at these events should contact Joel Roseberry at 517-599-9494 at least two weeks before each event to request language, mobility, visual, hearing, translation, and/or other assistance.
EGLE does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion, age, national origin, color, marital status, disability, political beliefs, height, weight, genetic information, or sexual orientation in the administration of any of its programs or activities, and prohibits intimidation and retaliation, as required by applicable laws and regulations.
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