Attention: The course is full. Please contact Nancy Rakes (nancyr@vt.edu) to be placed on the waiting list. Those on the waiting list will be given first opportunity to register for future courses.

Do you need to brush up on your applied math skills? Are you dealing with the basic sciences associated with water treatment operations? Nearly everyone who works at a waterworks facility is facing these challenges.

To address this training need, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) in conjunction with Virginia Tech developed a short course that teaches math and science through real-world, water treatment applications. It is an intensive course that builds from introductory, basic skills on day one and progresses to the application of many important principles. Topics include the calculation of chemical feed rates, interpreting pump curves, interpreting water quality data, selecting the best coagulant dosage, calculating filter rates, interpreting water treatment regulations, and much more.

The course materials include a manual expressly designed for the short course and a student workbook that provides examples used for in-class exercises and homework during the course. Participants will work in small groups on a comprehensive example that ties all the course lessons together, and individually work at computers to solve water treatment problems.

Course instructors have been carefully selected based on their experience in the water treatment field, presentation skills, and experience in teaching operator training courses. The instructors come from Virginia Tech, VDH, and the private sector, all of whom regularly teach in the Annual Short School for Operators at Virginia Tech.

Will this short course prepare you for the courses offered as part of the Annual Short School for Operators at Virginia Tech? Does it help with licensure? "Strongly, yes, to both questions!" This course was designed to supplement and complement the material presented at the Annual Short School. For some years, we have wanted to free up time in the Annual Short School for new and emerging topics. This program enables us to remove some of the math and science that was a part of the Water 1-3 Short School. It will help with licensure at all levels, because as Yogi Berra might have said, "The course starts at the beginning!"

Offered by

	Virginia Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water
	and Virginia Tech Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Continuing and Professional Education (CPE)

Who Should Participate

This course is intended for all waterworks operators. If you need an introduction to math and science or if you need to brush-up your skills in these areas, this program is for you.

Scholarships

Virginia Tech has been awarded grant monies from VDH to award scholarships to operators to attend the course. A scholarship covers all but $135 of your registration fee, which includes lodging, food, and course materials. Sign up early to ensure your seat in the course, as space is limited.

Location and Lodging

The course and lodging for participants will be offered at The Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center located at 110 Shenandoah Avenue in Roanoke Virginia. If you register for a single occupancy hotel room, a reservation will be made in your name.

On Friday, the computer exercises will take place at the Virginia Tech Roanoke Center, within walking distance of the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center.

Continuing Education Units

You will earn 3.5 CEUs (equal to 35 contact hours) for successful completion of the course, which includes both attendance and performance on the comprehensive problem and computer exercise. A certificate of completion will be awarded at the conclusion of the course.

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Questions about the Course
Please feel free to contact Dr. Gregory Boardman, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech, if you have any questions about the content, organization and/or goals of the course. Dr. Boardman can be reached by phone: (540) 231-1376 or e-mail: gboard@vt.edu.

For more information about registration, please contact Holly McClanahan by email: holly05@vt.edu or phone: (540) 231-9488.

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