Events

Agenda and CECs to be announced

YELLOW BAY Advanced Wastewater Training Offering 2 training tracks: Mechanical Treatment or Lagoons Register soon!  Lodging at the facility is limited!! CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION FORM Please fill out form and indicate which track you want to attend. Email form and payment to MTRuralWater@mrws.org

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

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)

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                              

Hydrogeology- 0.200 Water CECs 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

Lagoons: Operation & Maintenance 0.200 Wastewater CECs Presented by John Schwartz 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 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,

  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

Montana Rural Water Systems and Northwest Pipe Fittings Pumps and Valves CEC’s Water 0.4 Wastewater 0.4 May 22nd, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Holiday Inn Express – 309 W Madison Ave, Belgrade, MT   8:00 am – 10:00 am Pump Training and Demonstration   10:00 am – 12:00 pm Cla-Val Control Valve Training