Water Catastrophes III

$189.00

This course is approved to satisfy the annual 6-hour Professional Growth Hour training requirements for NC Drinking Water and Wastewater Operators.

A training course developed to increase operators’ knowledge and understanding of past events that had catastrophic impacts on water quality.

Attendees from the same company are not required to attend the same Course or course date. Courses and Course dates not listed are full.

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More Learning From the Past – Water Catastrophes III

6-Hour Professional Growth Hour Training Course Outline for:

NC Drinking Water Operators – Course ID No. 250072
NC Wastewater Operators – Course ID No. CE06062501

Topics Include:

  • The West Point Treatment Plant disaster
  • TCE Contamination in the Minneapolis Como Neighborhood
  • Hinckley, CA Hexavalent Chromium contamination
  • The Piney Point Wastewater Disaster
  • Jackson, Mississippi Water crisis
  • East Palestine, Ohio Toxic Chemical Railcar Derailment

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Course Agenda

Time Duration

(hours)

Topic
8:00am – 8:30am Registration/Introduction
8:30am – 9:30am 1.0 The West Point Treatment Plant disaster
9:30am – 9:45am BREAK
9:45am – 10:45am 1.0 TCE Contamination in the Minneapolis Como Neighborhood
10:45am – 11:00am BREAK
11:00am – 12:00am 1.0 Hinckley, CA Hexavalent Chromium contamination
12:00am – 12:30pm LUNCH
12:30pm – 1:30pm 1.0 The Piney Point Wastewater Disaster
1:30pm – 1:45pm BREAK
1:45pm – 2:45pm 1.0 Jackson, Mississippi Water crisis
2:45pm – 3:00pm BREAK
3:00pm – 4:00pm 1.0 East Palestine, Ohio Toxic Chemical Railcar Derailment
4:00pm – 4:15pm Questions, review, and wrap up
Total 6.0
Course Dates

Friday, March 13, 2026, Friday, April 17, 2026

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