ISC Course Calendar

The Small Water Systems course provides a working knowledge of water distribution and water treatment practices, focusing on the basic aspects of system construction, operations, and maintenance. This 3 day course will be of value to all operators of water distribution and/or water treatment systems, particularly those that serve a population of less than 500

• Regulations & Responsibilities - Understand the operator requirements and the regulatory requirements 

• Watersheds, Sources & Wells - Identify the water sources for a small water system

• Treatment - Acknowledge the requirements and methods for treatment

• Storage & Math - Comprehend the math formulas used for volume, dosage and cleaning

• Disinfection - Understand disinfection principles and the application, of hypo chlorination

• Distribution Systems - Recognize the purpose of maintaining and troubleshooting a distribution system

• Water Quality & Sampling - Understand and define water quality along with the proper techniques for sampling

• Safety - Re-enforce the necessity and requirements of Safety

MTS will coordinate with EOCP for an examination session to follow this course.

** Note: Environmental Operator Certification Program Certification Exams require separate application online and are to be completed through the EOCP Customer Relationship Management System at https://crm.eocp.ca/  and to be submitted no later than 16 business days prior to the posted date of the scheduled exam.

Asset Condition Reporting Systems

This course provides operators with a detailed understanding of the Asset Conditioning Reporting System (ACRS) process. With this review the Operator can provide their knowledge about the assets within their communities’ water and wastewater systems to better support the ACRS.

Accreditted CEUs: (Related) WD, WT, WWC, SWS, SWWS, WWT, BWD, BWS

The Small Water Systems course provides a working knowledge of water distribution and water treatment practices, focusing on the basic aspects of system construction, operations, and maintenance. This 3 day course will be of value to all operators of water distribution and/or water treatment systems, particularly those that serve a population of less than 500

• Regulations & Responsibilities - Understand the operator requirements and the regulatory requirements 

• Watersheds, Sources & Wells - Identify the water sources for a small water system

• Treatment - Acknowledge the requirements and methods for treatment

• Storage & Math - Comprehend the math formulas used for volume, dosage and cleaning

• Disinfection - Understand disinfection principles and the application, of hypo chlorination

• Distribution Systems - Recognize the purpose of maintaining and troubleshooting a distribution system

• Water Quality & Sampling - Understand and define water quality along with the proper techniques for sampling

• Safety - Re-enforce the necessity and requirements of Safety

MTS will coordinate with EOCP for an examination session to follow this course.

** Note: Environmental Operator Certification Program Certification Exams require separate application online and are to be completed through the EOCP Customer Relationship Management System at https://crm.eocp.ca/  and to be submitted no later than 16 business days prior to the posted date of the scheduled exam.

This 3 day course provides basic knowledge and information needed to operate Small Wastewater Collections and Treatment systems.  Suitable for operators and/or custodians operating Small Wastewater Systems with up to 500 population on a part time or full time, and needing to acquire knowledge and information to operate said systems efficiently and economically.

Instruction topics include:

This course will prepare operators to write a Small Wastewater System Certification Exam. MTS will coordinate with EOCP for an examination session to follow this course.

** Note: Environmental Operator Certification Program Certification Exams require separate application online and are to be completed through the EOCP Customer Relationship Management System at https://crm.eocp.ca/  and to be submitted no later than 16 business days prior to the posted date of the scheduled exam.

These 3 courses, Fire Hydrant Maintenance, Water Main Repair and Disinfection and Reservoir Maintenance & Cleaning are 1-day courses run consecutively over a 3-day period.

Fire Hydrant Maintenance

This interactive and hands on course is of interest to operators, contractors, fire fighters, engineers and those who are responsible for the fire hydrants on their system. This program provides maintenance requirements and procedures for a wide selection of the common hydrants in use today. This 1-day program covers Fire Hydrant Maintenance procedures, including safety, general hydrant maintenance requirements, manufacturer specific hydrant maintenance, and hands on tear downs on several manufacturers’ hydrants. Whenever possible, we invite the manufacturer’s representatives to present the material specific to their hydrants. 

0.6 CEUs (Core) WD, WT, SWS, BWD / (Related) WWC, WWT, SWW

Water Main Repair & Disinfection

This 1-day program is designed for water utility operators, contractors who install and work with water mains. This session considers dealing with a water main leak, we review procedures and repair materials and installation techniques, agenda items include basic leak detection concepts, proper system isolation procedures, pipe types and the OD chart, repair materials and installation techniques, post repair procedures, disinfection requirements, chlorine calculations, and volume calculations.

0.6 CEUs (Core) WD, SWS, BWD / (Related) WT, WWC, WWT, SWWS

Reservoir Maintenance & Cleaning

Designed for operators responsible for maintaining water systems with reservoirs, this 1-day program covers the procedures necessary for preparing for and cleaning a potable water reservoir. We strongly recommend attendees consider the confined space awareness program prior to this one. Agenda items include basic confined space procedures, system isolation procedures, reservoir cleaning techniques and options, disinfection requirements, chlorine calculations, and volume calculations.

0.6 CEUs (Core) WD, WT, SWS, BWD / (Related) WWC, WWT, SWWS

The following courses, Water Quality Sampling, and Hypo Chlorination & Pump Labs are delivered over 3 consecutive days:

Water Quality Sampling

Designed for people responsible for taking water samples and operators whose duties include sampling. This 1 day program provides a thorough coverage of the procedures for microbiological sampling and analysis, as well as a basic introduction to chemical, biological and other water quality parameter sampling.

CEUs (Core) WD, WT, SWS, BWD / (Related) WWC, WWT, SWWS

Hypo Chlorination & Pump Labs

This course covers the theory and science of sodium and calcium hypo chlorination and designed for water system operators responsible for disinfection utilizing hypochlorite’s and operating hypo chlorinators. Topics: types of hypochlorite’s; importance of disinfection and monitoring process; chlorination concepts; safety and handling practices, basic math refresher and hands on lab time with the pumps.

Topics & Objectives include theory of disinfection and chlorination, basic math, sampling lab, principles of hypo chlorination, concentration and dosing calculations, working with pump components, tearing down pumps, hypo chlorination systems, hypo chlorinator lab, safety, handling and troubleshooting hypo chlorinators, calibration lab.

CEUs (Core) WD, WT, WWC, WWT, SWWS, SWS, BWD, SCS

WHMIS

This is a 1/2-day Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems (WHMIS) course developed by Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, this session includes an exam and upon successful completion, a certificate will be presented.

0.3 CEUs (Related)

Cross Connection Control Awareness

This 1 day (0.6 CEU accredited) program will cover all aspects of cross connections as published in the Cross Connection Control Manual published by the AWWA Canadian Cross Connection Control 2007 Manual published by the Western Canada Section American Water Works Association (WCS AWWA) and is delivered primarily in a classroom setting, agenda items include Introduction to Cross Connection Controls, Causes of backflow, Health aspects, Legal aspects, Recommended backflow prevention procedures, Application of backflow prevention procedures, Types of backflow preventers, Recommended installation procedure, Recommended cross connection control program start up, Review of the testing process

0.6 CEUs (Core) WD, WT, WWC, WWT, SWWS, SWS, BWD

Confined Space Awareness

This 1 day program is designed for utility operators, construction workers and anyone required to work in and around confined spaces. The session provides a review of confined space entry programs & procedures as listed in the WCB Regulations, as well as a demonstration of equipment and personal protective equipment. Agenda items include Definitions, General Requirements & Responsibilities, CS Identification & Hazard Assessments, Lockout & Isolation, Verification, Testing & Isolation, Standby Personnel & Rescue, Fall Protection & Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)

0.6 CEUs (Core) WD, WT, WWC, WWT, SWWS, SWS, BWD

Confined Space Entry II

Prerequisite: Confined Space Awareness 

This (1-day) course provides proper procedures, roles, responsibilities & practical exercises for Supervisors, Standby Personnel, and Entrants for safe entry into confined spaces using standard CS entry techniques & equipment, with an additional component utilizing specialized techniques for simultaneous multiple worker entries. Topics include Regulations & Responsibilities, Hazards & Precautions, Inspection and Review of Equipment and PPE, Knots, Rope and Specialized Equipment, Pre-Plan (Workers and Task), Preparing Personnel for Entry / Inspection, Preparing the Space for Entry, Entry into a Confined Space, Exiting a Confined Space, Man-down Non-Entry Rescue Procedure, and Post Entry Procedures. The course also provides a non-entry rescue exercise.

Attendees will need to bring their own proper steel toes, work gloves, coveralls

0.6 CEUs (Core) BWD, SWS, SWWS, WD, WT, WWC, WWT

Wastewater treatment plant operators or future operators, will benefit from 2 days of delving deeper into all that is involved in the activated sludge process to understand and optimize their operations. This includes the purpose, function, components, microbiology of, sampling, monitoring, and analyzing along with lab techniques and procedures, and a customized troubleshooting session. Topics include: basics of the Activated Sludge, purpose and function, components entailed, microbiology involved, knowing protocols and applications for sampling, monitoring and analyzing, performing and understanding the lab procedures involved, and discussing the typical problems of process upset and proposing solutions

1.2 CEUs: Core - WWC, SWWS, WWT / Related - WD, WT, SWS, BWD, BWS, SCS

Designed for water system operators, this course offers a basic understanding of watershed management and awareness. Topics will characterize drinking water sources and watersheds, discussing the many seasonal, environmental, human, and industrial impacts on water sources. Topics  and objectives include:

1. Introduction to watersheds - Characterizing drinking water watersheds

2. Source water - Understanding and defining both surface and ground water sources

3. Impacts on source water - To discuss and define the impacts of seasonal, environmental, human, and industrial on source water

4. Watershed monitoring - Evaluating factors to consider in a monitoring program

5. Responsibilities - Identify water system management and operator responsibilities for watershed monitoring