WV Training | Basic Math for Drinking Water Operators
Location: Panera Bread, 103 Emily Dr, Clarksburg, WV 26301
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.
Learning Objectives:
- Introduce common water math concepts
- Provide walkthroughs of water math problems in real-life scenarios
- An understanding of math needed to operate water plant processes
- Understand how math can be used to evaluate water system performance
Trainers: Kristin Clear Mielcarek, Program Manager, and Danish Kumar, Program Manager, University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center
CECs: This training is currently pending approval for continuing education credits, although we cannot guarantee it. Regardless, we will provide a Certificate of Attendance to all qualifying attendees.
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
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Organizer
Program Associate at the Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center