Developed by American Water Works Association with funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Published 2015
Small System Operator Training: Achieve/Maintain Compliance with the SDWA
Arlington Water Utilities South Service Center
1100 SW Green Oaks Blvd, Arlington, TX 76017 Agenda
Time Topic Contents Module 7:30 AM Registration and Sign In 8:00 AM Introductions and
Administration -‐ Introductions -‐ Training Overview and Objectives -‐ Pre-Test
8:40 AM Regulatory Overview -‐ TCR -‐ Revised TCR -‐ Groundwater Rule -‐ Surface Water Treatment Rule
Regulatory Review
9:45 AM Break 10:00 AM Regulatory Overview
(Continued) -‐ Stage 2 DBP Rule -‐ Lead and Copper Rule
Regulatory Review
10:30 AM Disinfection -‐ Chlorination -‐ Chloramination
Microbiological Contaminants
11:15 AM Sample Collection -‐ Total Coliform Sample -‐ Chlorine Residual Measurement
Microbiological Contaminants
12 Noon Lunch 1:00 PM Key Distribution System
Infrastructure and the Impacts on Water Quality
-‐ Storage Tanks -‐ Pipe Networks -‐ Valves -‐ Hydrants
Distribution System Operation and Maintenance
1:30 PM Water Quality Changes in the Distribution System
-‐ Chlorine/ Chlorine Decay -‐ pH -‐ Temperature -‐ Water Age
Distribution System Operation and Maintenance
2:00 PM Distribution System Operations and the Impacts on Water Quality
-‐ Flushing Program Distribution System Operation and Maintenance
2:30 PM Break 2:45 PM Distribution System
Operations and the Impacts on Water Quality (Continued)
-‐ Pipe Leaks and Breaks -‐ Cross Connection and Backflow
Control
Distribution System Operation and Maintenance
3:15 PM Compliance with the Stage 2 DBP Rule
-‐ Calculation of TTHM and HAA5 LRAAs -‐ Effects of treatment plant operations on
DBP formation
Disinfection By-products Reduction and Control
4:00 PM Treatment Strategies for DBP Reduction
-‐ In-plant Treatment Alternatives -‐ Distribution System Treatment
Alternatives
Disinfection By-products Reduction and Control
4:45 PM Post-Test and Feedback Post Test 5:00 PM Adjourn