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Newsletter #137 for June 2025 |
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Next Month: Free Training on USDA Funding Applications for Tribes |
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Does your tribe have an infrastructure project that needs funding? Join RCAC for this five-hour free workshop on creating an application in RD Apply. In this training, RCAC pulls back the curtain on what information RD Apply is looking for and provides tips and tricks for making sure your application package includes all the supplementary documents needed.
Continuing Education & Certificate Information:
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0.6 Alaska Drinking Water Continuing Education Units
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0.6 Washington Wastewater Continuing Education Units awarded
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0.6 Washington Department of Ecology Wastewater Continuing Education Units awarded
For registration questions, contact RCAC Events at registration@rcac.org or call (888) 401-8299.
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Missed our last webinar? Watch the recording! |
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Understanding Wastewater-Based Epidemiology: Highlighting the Top Free Resources
In this webinar participants will discover some of the most helpful resources for understanding wastewater-based epidemiology and learn how to use our search tools at WaterOperator.org to find additional resources and training events.
This continues our webinar series covering topics relevant to wastewater operators, including funding, asset management, compliance, and water quality.
For informational purposes only. We are unable to offer certificates for watching a video recording.
Recordings of our previous webinars:
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EPA Southeast tests water for PFAS on Tribal Lands |
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In this video "EPA Southeast scientists perform water sampling for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians at the Pearl River, Conehatta, Tucker and Bogue Chitto Water Systems. Water is being tested for PFAS."
Find more videos on EPA Regions' YouTube Channel. |
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Tap Talk Episode 53
How Community Engineering Corps Serves Underserved America
In our next episode of Tap Talk, our guest is Molly Sullivan, a Program Engineer at Community Engineering Corps (CECorps), a partnership that provides pro-bono engineering and consulting services for infrastructure projects to communities in the United States, the US Territories, and tribal lands. A significant portion of CECorps’ projects center on water and wastewater infrastructure, and Molly chats with Jennifer and Steve about their approach to helping underserved communities find and implement the solutions they need to thrive.
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TDWC 2025: Conference Recordings Now Available |
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The recorded sessions from the Tribal Drinking Water Conference 2025 are now available to all registered attendees!
If you or someone you know didn't get a chance to attend the live conference but would like to view the content from this conference: Register with the Recorded Content ticket to gain access.
These sessions will be available for a limited time, so we encourage you to view them soon!
These recordings are provided for educational and review purposes only and are not eligible for credit.
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How to Become a Certified Wastewater Operator |
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In Part 1 of the "SW EFC’s Tribal wastewater operator certification series we talk about what it means to be a certified wastewater operator, we look at the benefits of certification and we learn about the different certification programs available to Tribal wastewater operators in EPA Regions 6, 7, and 8. In addition we learn how to study effectively and provide insight into the exam along with tips on how to make the multiple choice format work for you."
Find more videos on Southwest EFC's YouTube Channel. |
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Featured Events for Tribal Water Systems |
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Learning About Lead In Drinking Water – Elevated Lead Levels
June 12, 2025 | 1:00 PM CDT
United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc.
The EPA 3Ts modules (training, testing, and taking action) provides guidance to remove lead from drinking water and encourages short-term and long-term remediation ensuring safe drinking water at tribal schools, daycares, and other common children’s gathering places.
This free training will cover remediation activities from flushing to service line replacement. We encourage tribal leaders, health and environmental officials, and educators to attend this training. |
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2025 Best Practices for the Operation and Management of Small, Rural, and Tribal Wastewater Systems
June 24-26, 2025 | 1:00 PM EDT
Center for Technology & Training
Small rural and tribal wastewater systems are often challenged by a lack of funding and insufficient staffing – factors which can eventually result in operational and compliance problems.
This free class can help operators and managers of small systems prevent these types of problems and build system capacity by presenting effective best practices in the areas of operations and maintenance, managerial planning and preparedness, and compliance; three components which are essential for successful day-to-day operations and long-term sustainability.
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June 24: Operation and Maintenance
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June 25: Building Managerial Capacity
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June 26: Compliance with Regulations
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Recent Blog Posts at WaterOperator.org |
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Texas Water Supply Endangered by Workforce Shortage
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Pathways for Career Development in Wastewater Treatment
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Groundwater & Well Care for Public Water Systems is a free online course from WaterOperator.org. Certificates are provided and the course is currently pre-approved for 2 hours continuing education credit in a number of states.
Click here to learn more. |
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