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SWOTC Certification

If your ground water system is 150 connections or less and is required to have a certified Small Groundwater operator this is the OHA-DWS required course for initial certification or re-certification.

OHA-DWS Small Water System Training Course

Designed for drinking water system operators, this free one-day course covers the basics of water system operation and maintenance, water testing and other regulations, waterborne disease, water treatment for small systems and record keeping. The class also reviews the 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments, the State Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund, and water system security issues.

Classes are scheduled from 9AM to 4PM.  Upon course completion, attendees receive 0.6 Continuing Education Units (CEUs). This class also meets the training requirement for Small Water System Operator Certification.

Mailing will go out by counties covered. Class size will be limited to 40 people.

Small Water System Operator Manual can be accessed through this link: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/HEALTHYENVIRONMENTS/DRINKINGWATER/OPERATORCERTIFICATION/SMALLWATERSYSTEMS/Documents/BasicsForSmallPWS-2021.pdf


Basics Course Schedule

2022 Schedule
Calendar Updated: June 2, 2022

(For Advanced Course Materials, scroll to bottom of page.)

Month Location Date Addresses
February Virtual
02/08/2022 Virtual
Eagle Point
02/10/2022 City of Eagle Point
Ashpole Community Center
17 S. Buchanan Ave.
Eagle Point, OR 97524
Sunriver 02/28/2022 Sunriver Resort
Great Hall
57081 Meadow Road
Sunriver, OR 97707
March
St. Helens
03/15/2022 Best Western Oak Meadows Inn
Meeting Room
585 S. Columbia River Highway
St. Helens, OR  97051
April Canby
04/05/2022 Canby Utility
1265 SE 3rd Ave.
Canby, OR  97013
Reedsport
04/19/2022 Umpqua Discovery Center
(Parking across the street on
the other side of the levee wall)
409 Riverfront Way
Reedsport, OR  97467
Virtual 04/21/2022 Virtual
May Hermiston 05/03/2022 Hermiston Community Center
415 S. Hwy 395
Hermiston, OR  97838
Cascade Locks
05/05/2022 Port of Cascade Locks
Pavilion
395 SW Portage Rd.
Cascade Locks, OR  97014
June Corvallis

Class is Full

06/14/2022 Corvallis Community Center
C3 Willow Room
2601 NW Tyler Ave.
Corvallis, OR  97330
Bend

Class is Full

06/16/2022 Bend Fire & Rescue
Training Center
63377 NE Jamison Street
Bend, OR  97701
July Virtual
07/12/2022 Virtual
Klamath Falls 07/14/2022 Community Health Education Center
Auditorium
2200 N. Eldorado Avenue
Klamath Falls, OR  97601
August Seaside 08/22/2022 Seaside Convention Center
415 First Ave
Seaside, OR  97138
September Turner 09/08/2022 Turner Fire Department
Training Room
7605 3rd Street
Turner, OR  97392
Baker City 09/23/2022 Baker County Fair Grounds
Small Meeting Room
2600 East Street
Baker City, OR  97814
October Newport 10/04/2022 Newport, OR
Oregon City
10/13/2022 Oregon City, OR
November Eagle Point
11/03/2022 Eagle Point, OR
Virtual 11/09/2022 Virtual, OR

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SWOTC – Corvallis, June 14, 2022 – Class is FULL

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SWOTC – Bend, June 16, 2022 – Class is FULL

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SWOTC – Virtual, July 12, 2022

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SWOTC – Klamath Falls, July 14, 2022

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SWOTC – Seaside, August 22, 2022

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SWOTC – Turner, September 8, 2022

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SWOTC – Baker City, September 22, 2022

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PLEASE NOTE: At the end of the course you will receive a certificate of attendance. For small water system certification, please attach a photocopy of the certificate to the Small Water System Operator Application, complete the application and mail to the address listed on the application form.

The application can be downloaded from a link under “Small Water System “S” Certification:” on the DWS Operator Certification web page:    http://public.health.oregon.gov/HealthyEnvironments/DrinkingWater/OperatorCertification/SmallWaterSystems/Pages/index.aspx

A small water system operator certificate expires on July 31 of every third year. A certificate will be renewed upon satisfactory evidence presented to the Oregon Health Authority that the operator has completed 6 hours of Department approved continuing education since the issuance date of the last certificate and submittal of the designated application form. When renewed, the new certificate will be valid for three years from the expiration date of the prior certificate.

 


Advanced Course

Drinking Water Services (DWS) is not currently offering the advance course. The course materials are still available on their Advanced Course webpage, and cover the topics of shock chlorination, operator responsibilities under the groundwater rule, and source water protection.

Next Training/Events

  1. Jul
    6
    Wed
    2022

    1. 8:30 am Developing Your Operations and Maintenance Manual and/or Leak Detection @ Willamalane Park & Recreation District, Ken Long Room
  2. Jul
    19
    Tue
    2022

    1. 8:00 am Water Treatment, Water Distribution Certification Review @ City of Redmond, PW Conference Room
  3. Aug
    3
    Wed
    2022

    1. 1:00 pm Log Out/Tag Out Operations and/or Confined Space and/or Hazardous Communication Standard (Global Harmonization) @ Bend Fire & Rescue Training Center
  4. Aug
    9
    Tue
    2022

    1. 8:00 am Wastewater Treatment/Collections Certification Review @ City of Keizer - Civic Center, Room: Claggett/Chemawa
  5. Aug
    22
    Mon
    2022

    1. 9:00 am 28th Annual Summer Classic Conference – Attendee Registration @ Seaside Convention Center

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