Water & Wastewater Training Courses
All training courses are open to the operators of water and wastewater treatment facilities in Virginia. Courses are provided for all sizes of treatment facilities, from small, onsite systems to large municipal plants.
Contact Lucas Kintz, Program Coordinator, Continuing and Professional Education at Virginia Tech, at lkintz@vt.edu with any questions.
MARCH 2025
March 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 2025
Location: online
This course is designed to help both licensure candidates and experienced operators strengthen their understanding of the applied math used in the operation of conventional water plants and small water systems. Licensure candidates in particular will find this course helpful when preparing to face the math portions of Class VI - Class I certification exams. Learn more.
March 12, 2025
Location: online
Join us for our free monthly online workshop featuring water and wastewater industry speakers. This month's topic: Water System Hydraulics. Learn more.
March 19-20, 2025
Location: Newport News
This program focuses on hands-on exercises at a full-scale plant in Newport News, VA. This program is designed to demonstrate and supplement lessons learned in the annual summer short courses at Virginia Tech. The goal is to offer training that will help operators understand the function of treatment systems, operate their systems optimally, and produce safe water. Learn more.
APRIL 2025
April 1-3, 2025
Location: Roanoke
This short course covers various topics pertinent to the operation and maintenance of Class V and VI waterworks. Topics include water sources, safety, sample collection and analysis, operation and maintenance, regulations, and record keeping. A session on basic math is also included so that the calculations associated with operating a system can be better understood. Learn more.
April 9, 2025
Location: online
Join us for our free monthly online workshop featuring water and wastewater industry speakers. This month's topic: Sampling: Collection, Monitoring, and Interpretation. Learn more.
MAY 2025
May 14, 2025
Location: online
Join us for our free monthly online workshop featuring water and wastewater industry speakers. This month's topic: Alternative Disinfectants. Learn more.
May 19-23, 2025
Location: Staunton
This short course will consist of classroom lectures, demonstrations and various hands-on exercises over a 4.5-day period, covering safe practices, O&M of distribution system equipment, pipe repair, flushing programs and procedures, and much more. Participants will receive 3.7 CEUs for completing the entire course. Learn more.
Registration opens soon.
JUNE 2025
June 9-15, 2025
Location: Richmond
This course covers the math and science of real-world, water treatment applications. It is an intensive course that builds from introductory, basic skills to the application of many important principles. Topics may 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. Learn more.
Registration opens soon.
June 18, 2025
Location: online
Join us for our free monthly online workshop featuring water and wastewater industry speakers. This month's topic: Nanotechnology and Microplastics. Learn more.
JULY 2025
July 21-24, 2025
Locaton: Roanoke
This course focuses on the issues associated with capacity development (CD) in the waterworks industry. CD is broad term, encompassing many areas, including the managerial, technical, regulatory, and financial aspects of operating and maintaining a waterworks. If a waterworks is not in compliance, is not able to provide the needed quantity and quality of water, and cannot respond well to emergency situations, there are serious problems with the capacity of the waterworks. The goal of this course is to help the decision-makers for a waterworks and those who influence the decision-makers establish appropriate management and financial systems for maintaining and improving their waterworks. Learn more.
Registration opens soon.
AUGUST 2025
August 13, 2025
Location: online
Join us for our free monthly online workshop featuring water and wastewater industry speakers. This month's topic: Community Water Fluoridation and Annual VDH Update. Learn more.
August 19-21, 2025
Location: Richmond
In the present economic climate, it is critical that waterworks personnel understand and implement a business plan that allows for an analysis of needs, budget development, and capital improvements. As a part of the planning process, one needs to consider the appropriate rate structure for a community, potential sources of grants or low interest loans, and communication with decision makers and the public. All of these subjects will be covered through lecture, class discussions, and hands-on computer activities. Learn more.
Registration opens soon.
SEPTEMBER 2025
September 17, 2025
Location: online
Join us for our free monthly online workshop featuring water and wastewater industry speakers. This month's topic: Waterworks Operator Management . Learn more.
September 23-25, 2025
Location: Newport News
This course focuses on the math associated with small systems, ranging in classification from Class VI to IV. The course is also designed to complement our short course, Basic Groundwater Course for Small Systems, which has been offered and popular for several years. Among the topics addressed in this second groundwater course over a 3 day period are basic math, treatment systems, disinfection, water source, administrative math, hydraulics, and chemical feeders. Learn more.
Registration opens soon.
OCTOBER 2025
October 15, 2025
Location: online
Join us for our free monthly online workshop featuring water and wastewater industry speakers. This month's topic: Methods for Addressing a Variety of Inorganic Contaminants in Water Treatment Plant Operations. Learn more.
October 27-31, 2025
Location: Salem
This short course will consist of classroom lectures, demonstrations and various hands-on exercises over a 4.5-day period, covering safe practices, O&M of distribution system equipment, pipe repair, flushing programs and procedures, and much more. Participants will receive 3.7 CEUs for completing the entire course. Learn more.
Registration opens soon.
NOVEMBER 2025
November 5-6, 2025
Location: Salem
This program focuses on hands-on exercises at a full-scale plant in southwest VA. This program is designed to demonstrate and supplement lessons learned in the annual summer short courses at Virginia Tech. The goal is to offer training that will help operators understand the function of treatment systems, operate their systems optimally, and produce safe water. Learn more.
Registration opens soon.
November 12, 2025
Location: online
Join us for our free monthly online workshop featuring water and wastewater industry speakers. This month's topic: TBA. Learn more.