Location: Santa Rita Water Reclamation Facility; 105 S. Camino del Rio, Durango, CO 81303

Description: Fundamental knowledge of water math is essential to ensure proper operations of drinking water treatment plants and distribution systems. Understanding and being able to perform water calculations allows operators to optimize and make proper adjustments to processes and enables administrators and decision makers to properly manage and make the best decisions for the utility and community. During this training, participants will learn how fundamental math concepts are applied to water facilities and operations, including concepts that are often found on operator certification exams.

Training Objectives:

• Introduce common water math concepts
• Provide walkthroughs of water math problems in real-life scenarios
• Provide water math practice problems and provide guidance as needed
• Recommend further practice and study resources as needed

Trainer: Tucker Colvin, Research Scientist, Southwest Environmental Finance Center

CEUs: This training is approved for 0.5 training units in the following areas by Colorado CWP: Maximum TUs, Water Treatment, Wastewater Treatment, Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Water Distribution, and Wastewater Collection. This training is also approved for 5.0 Training Credits for New Mexico Water and Wastewater Utility operators/board members.

Who Should Attend:

• Managers, owners, and operators of water systems serving less than 10,000 people
• Decision-makers for water utilities, including mayors, finance officers, utility managers, public works directors, city councilors, board members, tribal council members, and clerks
• Consultants and technical assistance providers serving water systems