KEEP RURAL AMERICA STRONG!
Today’s Congressional policies and funding decisions are jeopardizing the ability of every community in rural America to keep water and wastewater services affordable. Budget cuts will leave USDA WEP unable to accomplish its mission. WEP is instrumental in helping rural America maintain affordable and sustainable water access for all rural people.
Visit https://www.ruralwaterstrong.org/ for more info!
Upcoming Events!
Training & Where We Go!
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TRAINING CALENDAR
Montana Rural Water has been tasked to provide training to systems that were declared disaster areas in 2022.
Montana Rural Water Systems Presents
Carbon County Disaster Response Symposium
November 20th, 2024, 9:00AM – 3:00PM
Roberts Fire Hall
3 S 1st St, Roberts, MT 59070
9:00 – 10:30 Introductions and Round Table (Robin)
· Damage, Recovery Status
· What did you do – What worked – What did not work
· What would you do differently
10:30 – 11:00 – Department of Environmental Quality (Karl Carlson and Kirk Yoder)
· DEQ’s role in Disaster Response
11:00 – 12:00 – USDA RD (Angela Cross)
· CY 2022 Disaster Water Grants Program in Montana · https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/water-environmental-programs/calendar-year-2022-disaster-water-grants-program/mt#overview
12:00 – 12:30 – Lunch Break Lunch will be provided!!
12:30 – 1:30 – Risk and Resilience Assessment – Tool to recognize and rank your system’s current top risks (Ben with Kristi remote)
1:30 – 2:30 – Emergency Response Plans (Christine)
2:30 – 3:30 – Standard Operating Procedures/Guidelines (Roger)
CECs: Water and Wastewater 0.6 // Clerks TBD
MRWS Workshop Registration (No Fees)
Backflow Prevention Assembly Testers Course
A series of lectures followed by guided exercises in a wet lab will provide understanding of field-testing methods on 4 backflow prevention assemblies: pressure vacuum breakers, spill resistant vacuum breakers, reduced pressure principle assemblies, and double check assemblies. Students will gain knowledge in hydraulics, backflow and back siphonage, types of cross connections, and degrees of hazard and state and federal regulations. Friday afternoon participants can take a written exam and on Saturday morning can take a practical exam administered by the American Backflow Prevention Association (ABPA). Passing scores on both the exams will result in certification by ABPA as a backflow prevention assembly tester. For more information on ABPA see the back of this training announcement or go to their website www.abpa.org.
Click here for more information and how to register
Click here to register for exam through ABPA
Backflow Prevention Assembly Testers Course
A series of lectures followed by guided exercises in a wet lab will provide understanding of field-testing methods on 4 backflow prevention assemblies: pressure vacuum breakers, spill resistant vacuum breakers, reduced pressure principle assemblies, and double check assemblies. Students will gain knowledge in hydraulics, backflow and back siphonage, types of cross connections, and degrees of hazard and state and federal regulations. Friday afternoon participants can take a written exam and on Saturday morning can take a practical exam administered by the American Backflow Prevention Association (ABPA). Passing scores on both the exams will result in certification by ABPA as a backflow prevention assembly tester. For more information on ABPA see the back of this training announcement or go to their website www.abpa.org.
Click here for more information and how to register
Click here to register for exam through ABPA
Our Mission
At MRWS, our mission is to provide quality training and technical assistance to Drinking Water, Waste Water, and Tribal systems — to enable them to produce the best product with their available resources!
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– Theodore Roosevelt
