Drinking Water Training
This page provides information on upcoming and past EPA trainings and webinars for drinking water professionals, public officials, and anyone interested in gaining knowledge and skills related to compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act, Building the Capacity of Drinking Water Systems, Drinking Water Grant Opportunities, Water Technical Assistance, and more.
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Upcoming Trainings and Webinars
Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) Training
October 29, 2024 2:00-3:30 PM ET
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The EPA will be holding an informational webinar about the Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR). This webinar is intended for primacy agency staff and water system operators, and will provide an overview of the Revised Total Coliform Rule and its requirements.
2024 Webinar Schedule
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Webinar Information |
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| February 27, 2027 | Rules |
Lead Service Line Inventory Guidance This webinar is intended for primacy agency staff and small water system operators in particular, and will provide an overview of the Lead Service Line Inventory requirements as well as a case study. |
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March 28, 2024 3:00 - 4:30 pm ET |
Rules |
Safe Drinking Water Act 101 This webinar is intended for primacy agency staff and water system operators, and will provide an overview of the Safe Drinking Water Act and its requirements. |
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April 25, 2024 3:00-4:30 pm ET |
Rules |
Stage 1 and Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproduct Rules (DBPRs) This webinar is intended for primacy agency staff and water system operators, and will provide an overview of the Stage 1 and Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproduct Rules and their requirements. |
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May 22, 2024 2:00-3:00 pm ET |
Capacity Development |
Water Technical Assistance (WaterTA): Helping Communities Access Funding The EPA’s Water Technical Assistance program (WaterTA) provides free hands on support for communities to assess their water needs, identify potential solutions, and apply for federal funding to address their water challenges. Join us for an informational webinar about WaterTA and available resources to help ensure every community has access to funding. For more information on WaterTA, please visit www.epa.gov/WaterTA. This webinar is intended for the general public and water systems. |
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June 5, 2024 1:00-2:30 pm ET |
Rules |
Water System Restructuring Assessment Rule (WSRAR) Informational Webinar The EPA will be holding an informational webinar about the proposed Water System Restructuring Assessment Rule on June 5, 2024. The webinar will identify the primary elements of the rulemaking, key principles of restructuring, and identified topics for public comment on the proposal. The link to the register for the webinar is posted below. The webinar recordings and presentation materials will be made available following the webinar at this website. |
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June 26, 2024 |
Asset Management |
2024 Asset Management Initiatives Document Asset management is the practice of managing infrastructure capital assets to minimize the total cost of owning and operating them while delivering the service level customers desire. This management framework has been widely adopted by the water sector as a means to pursue and achieve sustainable infrastructure. The EPA will introduce the recently published 2024 Asset Management Initiatives Document, highlighting asset management activities states are implementing as described in their capacity development strategies. The presentation will also give a quick introduction to other key asset management resources and relay how states are promoting asset management. This presentation is intended for primacy agency staff and technical assistance (TA) providers. Continuing education credits will not be given for this webinar. |
2024 State Asset Management Initiatives Webinar Flyer (pdf) 2024 State Asset Management Initiatives Slides (pdf) |
| July 23, 2024 | Capacity Development |
Capacity Development and Operator Certification 101 This webinar will be a comprehensive guide to the Capacity Development and Operator Certification Program including the history of the Safe Drinking Water Act, defining capacity for public water systems, and reviewing the state programmatic responsibilities. For more information about the Capacity Development and Operator Certification program, visit www.epa.gov/dwcapacity. |
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September 10, 2024 2:00-3:00 PM ET |
Capacity Development |
WaterTA — Helping Communities Address Their Water Challenges Every community deserves access to clean, safe and reliable water. Yet too many communities across America struggle to address their water infrastructure needs. EPA’s Water Technical Assistance connects communities with free expert support to find solutions to their drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater challenges. Join us on September 10th, 2:00pm ET, for our quarterly WaterTA informational webinar. The agenda will include: |
Recording |
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12, 2024 2:00-3:30 PM ET |
Rules |
Radiological Contaminants This webinar is intended for primacy agency staff and water system operators and will provide an overview of Radiological Contaminants and Radionuclides and their sampling and monitoring requirements. |
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October 29, 2024 2:00-3:30 PM ET |
Rules |
Revised Total Coliform Rule The EPA will be holding an informational webinar about the Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR). This webinar is intended for primacy agency staff and water system operators, and will provide an overview of the Revised Total Coliform Rule and its requirements. |
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Chemical Contaminant Rule, Part 1 Part 1 of this 3 webinar series is intended for primacy agency staff and water system operators, and will provide an overview of the Chemical and Radiological Contaminants Rules and its requirements. |
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Chemical Contaminant Rule, Part 2 Part 2 of this 3 webinar series is intended for primacy agency staff and water system operators, and will provide an overview of the Chemical and Radiological Contaminants Rules and its requirements. |
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Chemical Contaminant Rule, Part 3 Part 3 of this 3 webinar series is intended for primacy agency staff and water system operators, and will provide an overview of the Chemical and Radiological Contaminants Rules and its requirements. |
Additional Trainings and Webinars
Small Systems Webinar Series
EPA hosts a monthly webinar series to communicate the most current EPA research, tools, and resources related to small drinking water systems. These webinars are held on the last Tuesday of each month from 2:00-3:00 PM EST (Optional Q&A session from 3:00-3:30 PM EST). A certificate for one continuing education contact hour will be offered.
To view more information, please see the Small Systems Monthly Webinar Series page.
Resilience Training and Exercises for Drinking Water and Wastewater Utilities
Training and exercises are critical to the preparedness process. Register for water utility resilience workshops and webinars here.
EPA Water Technical Assistance (WaterTA)
The EPA's free Water Technical Assistance (WaterTA) services support communities to identify water challenges, develop plans, build capacity, and develop application materials to access water infrastructure funding. To implement WaterTA, the EPA collaborates with states, Tribes, territories, community partners, and other key stakeholders. Learn more about WaterTA services and programs and view past WaterTA webinars and presentations.
Past Trainings and Webinars
Topic |
Webinar Title |
Date |
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| Grants, Emerging Contaminants | Addressing Emerging Contaminants in Source Water using BIL Grants and Forgivable Loans | 2/8/24 | |
| Building Capacity | WaterTA: Helping Communities Access Funding | 12/12/23 | |
| Building Capacity | Engaging Water Systems and Communities in Partnerships Conversations Part 2: Hosting or Facilitating a workshop | 8/23/23 |
Engaging Water Systems and Communities in Partnerships Conversations Part 2 |
| Asset Management |
Asset Management Planning for Tribal Systems |
8/16/23 | |
| Building Capacity | WaterTA: Helping Communities Solve Water Challenges | 7/31/23 | Helping Communities Solve Water Challenges |
| Resiliency |
The Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program |
6/20/23 | The Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program Webinar |
| Building Capacity |
Engaging Water Systems and Communities in Partnerships Conversations, Part 1: Introduction |
6/13/23 |
Engaging Water Systems and Communities in Partnerships Conversations, Part 1 |
| Asset Management | Applying Asset Management Principles to Lead Service Line Inventories Webinar | 3/27/23 |
Applying Principles of Asset Management to Service Line Inventories 03.27.23 (pdf) |
Previous years (before 2023)