Training Calendar

MRWS offers an array of professional training workshops to help you run and manage your water or wastewater system.
Below is the link to the training calendar and further below are the links to training that is confirmed and ready to go!

2025 Calendar

Just click on an event below for details or to register.

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Jun

Mon

Backflow Prevention Assembly Testers Course – Kalispell June 2-7, 2025 @ Evergreen Water & Sewer District

Tickets

Jun 2 @ 9:00 am – Jun 7 @ 2:00 pm

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.com

Click here for more information and how to register

Click here to register for exam through ABPA

Jun

Tue

MT Training | Wastewater Math for Montana Wastewater Systems @ Miles City Water Plant

Tickets

Jun 10 @ 9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Wastewater math is essential to ensure wastewater plants and processes are running properly. Along with a strong understanding of proper process characteristics, understanding and being able to perform wastewater calculations allows operators to optimize and make proper adjustments to their wastewater processes. This training is designed to provide strategies and practice for wastewater math most often found in operator certification exams. Operators and other wastewater workers will develop the skills they need to perform the required math portions of their certification tests, as well as in their everyday duties.

Training Objectives:

Introduce common wastewater math concepts
Provide walkthroughs to select wastewater math problems
Provide wastewater math practice problems and provide guidance as needed
Recommend further practice and study resources as needed
Trainers: Tucker Colvin, Research Engineer, Southwest Environmental Finance Center

CECs: This training has been approved for 0.5 CECs (5 hours of wastewater credit) by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality.

To Register visit : https://efcnetwork.org/event/mt-training-wastewater-math-for-montana-wastewater-systems/

Jun

Tue

Virtual Water & Wastewater Safety Course @ Virtual

Tickets

Jun 17 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Water and Wastewater Safety Course

0.20 Dual CEC’s

Presented by John Scwartz from USA Blue Book

John Schwartz—Senior Technical Support Representative/Technical Training Manager

John brings over 40 years of water and wastewater experience to the training room, including roles as a water system operator, a lead/senior operator for both water treatment and distribution systems, and a water treatment and distribution system manager. He also served as a circuit rider, trainer and technical advisor for the California Rural Water Association. John is certified in Water Treatment and Distribution in California and Montana. He holds a Utility Management Certification (UMC) for Water and Wastewater Management from NRWA’s Water University.

Course description: Whether biological, chemical or physical, hazards are abundant in wastewater operations—which has more hazards than most other professions. This course covers those potential hazards, confined spaces, mitigating hazards, personal protection equipment and more, to help make your workplace a safer place to be.

$30.00 for nonmembers and $20.00 Members. Use discount code MRWS2025 at checkout.

To register visit https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8972031822114782815

Jun

Tue

Sampling & Monitoring for Small Water and Wastewater Systems @ Polson Rural Fire District

Tickets

Jun 24 @ 9:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Sampling and Monitoring for Water and Wastewater Systems

Polson, MT – June 24, 2025

0.600 Dual CECs Available

9:00-10:00am Digital Liquid Analysis in Water/Wastewater

(Chris Helliwell, Endress + Hauser) [0.100 Dual CECs]

10:00-11:00am Testing and Verifying Instrumentation into your SCADA System

(Dennis Burgard, MET Automation) [0.100 Dual CECs]

11:00-12:00pm Monitoring Schedules and Sampling

(Jon Cuthbertson, ME Labs)

12:00 – 1:00pm — >>>>>> Lunch on Your Own <<<<<<

1:00-4:00pm Monitoring Schedules and Sampling (cont.)

(Jon Cuthbertson, ME Labs) [0.400 Dual CECs]

MRWS Regular Workshop Registration

Workshop Date*
Please put the date of the workshop you are registering for.
System/Company Name*
PWS ID #*
This number begins with MT000 and is assigned to your system by MDEQ
Attendee Name*
First Last
Attendee Name
First Last
Use if two people are attending and you're paying for both.
Attendee Name
First Last
Use if three are attending and you're paying for all three.
Title*
Operator #*
Phone*
Email*
Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Workshop Fee*
Members: $60 per person Non-Members: $90 per person
How Many Attending?*
Workshop Fees are based on a per hour fee of $15 non-members and $10 members.
Donation

Donation to the MT Rural Water Education Fund
Select Your Payment Method*
- Pay Online
- Pay by Phone
- Pay by Check
Convenience Fee (3%)
Price: $0.00
Please note that a 3% convenience fee will be applied for credit card payments.
Total Payment Due
$0.00
To pay by check, submit this form and bring your check to the workshop or mail your payment to:

MRWS
9 3rd st N #304
Great Falls, MT 59401
To pay by phone, submit this form then call MRWS office at 406-454-1151 to pay by credit card over the phone.

Please note that a 3% convenience fee will be applied for credit card payments.
Credit Card*

American Express
Discover
MasterCard
Visa
Supported Credit Cards: American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Card Number Expiration Date Security Code Cardholder Name
Comments
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Jun

Thu

Water and Wastewater Operator Training @ Stevensville Town Hall (upstairs)

Tickets

Jun 26 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Water and Wastewater Operator Training

Stevensville, MT – June 26, 2025

0.600 Dual CECs Available

9:00-10:00am Digital Liquid Analysis in Water/Wastewater

(Chris Helliwell, Endress + Hauser) [0.100 Dual CECs]

10:00-11:00am Testing and Verifying Instrumentation into your SCADA System (Dennis Burgard, MET Automation) [0.100 Dual CECs]

11:00-12:00pm Hydrants and Valves- Hands-on Demonstration

(Leo Malinak, MRWS) [0.100 Dual CECs]

12:00 – 1:00pm — >>>>>> Lunch on Your Own <<<<<<

1:00-2:00pm Sampling Procedures for Water & Wastewater

(Lynora Rogstad, MRWS) [0.100 Dual CECs]

2:00-4:00pm System Monitoring Equipment

(Mike Uthe, Mueller) [0.200 Dual CECs]

MRWS Regular Workshop Registration

Workshop Date*
Please put the date of the workshop you are registering for.
System/Company Name*
PWS ID #*
This number begins with MT000 and is assigned to your system by MDEQ
Attendee Name*
First Last
Attendee Name
First Last
Use if two people are attending and you're paying for both.
Attendee Name
First Last
Use if three are attending and you're paying for all three.
Title*
Operator #*
Phone*
Email*
Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code
Workshop Fee*
Members: $60 per person Non-Members: $90 per person
How Many Attending?*
Workshop Fees are based on a per hour fee of $15 non-members and $10 members.
Donation

Donation to the MT Rural Water Education Fund
Select Your Payment Method*
- Pay Online
- Pay by Phone
- Pay by Check
Convenience Fee (3%)
Price: $0.00
Please note that a 3% convenience fee will be applied for credit card payments.
Total Payment Due
$0.00
To pay by check, submit this form and bring your check to the workshop or mail your payment to:

MRWS
9 3rd st N #304
Great Falls, MT 59401
To pay by phone, submit this form then call MRWS office at 406-454-1151 to pay by credit card over the phone.

Please note that a 3% convenience fee will be applied for credit card payments.
Credit Card*

American Express
Discover
MasterCard
Visa
Supported Credit Cards: American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Card Number Expiration Date Security Code Cardholder Name
Email
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Jul

Thu

Lagoons: Operations & Maintenance Virtual

Tickets

Jul 17 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Lagoons: Operation & Maintenance

0.200 Wastewater CECs

Presented by John Scwartz from USA Blue Book.

John Schwartz—Senior Technical Support Representative/Technical Training Manager

Course description: Learn the basics of operation and maintenance for lagoon systems. This course will discuss the food web and nutrient cycles throughout the limited control treatment of the lagoon system and cover understanding the different zones, biology, and chemistry within the lagoon

$30 for non members and $20 for members with discount code MRWS2025

To register visit https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/177346174657196890

Sep

Mon

Backflow Prevention Assembly Testers Course – Billings MT Sept 29th-October 4th @ County Water District, Billings Heights

Tickets

Sep 29 @ 9:00 am – Oct 4 @ 4:30 pm

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.com

Click here for more information and how to register

Click here to register for exam through ABPA

September 29th – October 4th 2025

Nov

Wed

Hydrogeology Course – Virtual

Tickets

Nov 12 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Hydrogeology-

0.200 Water CECs

Presented by John Scwartz from USA Blue Book.

John Schwartz—Senior Technical Support Representative/Technical Training Manager

Course description: Gain a better understanding of water wells and aquifers and learn techniques for protecting underground sources of drinking water. This course includes discussion on the interconnection of groundwater and surface water, sources of contamination, and options for management

$30 for non-members and $20 for members with discount code MRWS2025.

To register visit https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/353074521055300182

June – November 2025 Jun – Nov 2025

Need to check your CECs?

Backflow Prevention Assembly Testers Course

Click here for more information and how to register

Click here to register for exam through ABPA

MRWS Regular Workshop Registration

MRWS Regular Workshop Registration

Backflow Prevention Assembly Testers Course

Click here for more information and how to register

Click here to register for exam through ABPA

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