Webinar Wednesday! Smart Coating Solutions for Aging Infrastructure - Online
This class provides practical guidance on the selection, application, and maintenance of protective coating systems for aging water and wastewater infrastructure. Attendees will learn how to identify common corrosion issues in concrete and steel structures, evaluate surface preparation standards, and choose coating systems that extend service life while reducing long-term maintenance costs. The session emphasizes real-world problem solving, including case studies on clarifiers, tanks, manholes, and digesters. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how surface preparation, proper coating selection, and field application techniques work together to ensure long-term performance. The course highlights proven maintenance and repair approaches that help facility owners, operators, and engineers make informed decisions about asset preservation and rehabilitation planning.
Instructor: Michelle Call, Call Coating Consultants and Ashton Rabbe, Tnemec Technical Service CEUs: 0.1 Drinking Water/Wastewater Cost: Free to IRWA Members / $40 Non-Members Location: Online using Zoom
Motor Controls & Variable Frequency Drives - Boise
Please note: This training is offered by Industry Training Associates and is partially supported by the Idaho Workforce Development Council as part of an Industry Sector Grant. As a requirement of this grant, participants will be asked to provide a Social Security number to the State of Idaho as a participant identifier. This will be asked for at the time of training.
IRWA is excited to bring you this hands-on training, "Motor Controls & Variable Frequency Drives". In this class you will learn:
The definition of motor controls, the components of a motor control system and motor nameplate information.
Industrial Safety will be reviewed including NFPA 70E, which is intended to provide guidance with respect to electrical safe work practices, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Understanding Diagrams including common symbols, relay logic basics, and documentation.
Motor Control Trainer Tasks including: construct start/stop, three wire control, multiple start/stop, interlocking contractors, reversing, add indicator lights, timing relays, limit, proximity and photo sensors.
Advanced Starting and Braking will teach soft starters, variable frequency drives, braking methods, and smart starts/overloads.
Troubleshooting Motor Control Systems including electrical test equipment, common symptoms and diagnosis, and applied troubleshooting of motor control trainers.
Instructor: Aaron Ball, Industry Training Associates Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Available: 0.6 Drinking Water/Wastewater Cost: $125 IRWA Members / $215 Non-Members
Lunch is on your own.
Motor Controls & Variable Frequency Drives - Burley/Heyburn
Please note: This training is offered by Industry Training Associates and is partially supported by the Idaho Workforce Development Council as part of an Industry Sector Grant. As a requirement of this grant, participants will be asked to provide a Social Security number to the State of Idaho as a participant identifier. This will be asked for at the time of training.
IRWA is excited to bring you this hands-on training, "Motor Controls & Variable Frequency Drives". In this class you will learn:
The definition of motor controls, the components of a motor control system and motor nameplate information.
Industrial Safety will be reviewed including NFPA 70E, which is intended to provide guidance with respect to electrical safe work practices, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Understanding Diagrams including common symbols, relay logic basics, and documentation.
Motor Control Trainer Tasks including: construct start/stop, three wire control, multiple start/stop, interlocking contractors, reversing, add indicator lights, timing relays, limit, proximity and photo sensors.
Advanced Starting and Braking will teach soft starters, variable frequency drives, braking methods, and smart starts/overloads.
Troubleshooting Motor Control Systems including electrical test equipment, common symptoms and diagnosis, and applied troubleshooting of motor control trainers.
Instructor: Aaron Ball, Industry Training Associates Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Available: 0.6 Drinking Water/Wastewater Cost: $125 IRWA Members / $215 Non-Members
Lunch is on your own.
Motor Controls & Variable Frequency Drives - Ammon
Please note: This training is offered by Industry Training Associates and is partially supported by the Idaho Workforce Development Council as part of an Industry Sector Grant. As a requirement of this grant, participants will be asked to provide a Social Security number to the State of Idaho as a participant identifier. This will be asked for at the time of training.
IRWA is excited to bring you this hands-on training, "Motor Controls & Variable Frequency Drives". In this class you will learn:
The definition of motor controls, the components of a motor control system and motor nameplate information.
Industrial Safety will be reviewed including NFPA 70E, which is intended to provide guidance with respect to electrical safe work practices, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
Understanding Diagrams including common symbols, relay logic basics, and documentation.
Motor Control Trainer Tasks including: construct start/stop, three wire control, multiple start/stop, interlocking contractors, reversing, add indicator lights, timing relays, limit, proximity and photo sensors.
Advanced Starting and Braking will teach soft starters, variable frequency drives, braking methods, and smart starts/overloads.
Troubleshooting Motor Control Systems including electrical test equipment, common symptoms and diagnosis, and applied troubleshooting of motor control trainers.
Instructor: Aaron Ball, Industry Training Associates Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Available: 0.6 Drinking Water/Wastewater Cost: $125 IRWA Members / $215 Non-Members
Lunch is on your own.
This three-day workshop is designed to prepare operators for the current Association of Board Certification (ABC) test for Level III and Level IV Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator certification examinations. You will be reviewing the following subjects: Secondary Treatment, Solids Characteristics, Secondary Sludge, Headworks, Nitrification, Liquid Treatment, Biological Treatment, Nutrient Removal, Activated Sludge, Wastewater Treatment Ponds, and review test preparation skills.
Instructors: Casey Fisher & Kerry Huss, Idaho Rural Water Association Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Available: 1.8 Wastewater and Treatment Cost: $375 IRWA Members / $645 Non-Members Time: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Mountain Time or 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM Pacific Time
Register today for Backflow Assembly Tester (BAT) Recertification Training. This will be hands-on training! Students will have the opportunity to practice on all four assembly types, troubleshoot scenarios, and ask the instructor about common challenges encountered in the field. If you pass the tests, you will earn the needed 0.8 CEUs to keep your BAT license current. The class will be held at Idaho Rural Water Association's Technical Training Center in Boise.
Instructor: Stacy Stuart, Stuart's Backflow Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Available: 0.8 BAT Cost: $200
Lunch is on your own.
This course provides an overall view of the water and wastewater industry using the hydrological cycle as a comparison. It includes discussion on treatment technologies, storage, distribution and collections. This is a great class to inform boards, councils and the public about the importance of your utility’s responsibilities. The course will be divided into three sections:
History of Water Treatment: Part 1
This course addresses when technologies were first discovered and how those technologies are used today. It also discusses whether those technologies can be applied to current treatment requirements. Topics include heat, UV, coagulation and colloidal silver treatments. History of Water Treatment: Part 2
Explore early storage and distribution technologies and how they have led to today’s systems. This course also examines whether those technologies can be applied to current treatment requirements. Topics include pipe types, corrosion control, valve types, tank and storage issues, and more. History of Water Treatment: Part 3
Learn when chemical technologies were first discovered and how those technologies are still applied to today’s treatment requirements. Topics include chlorine and its variations, ozone, fluoride, and chemical feed in general.
Instructor: John Schwartz, USABlueBook Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Available: 0.6 Drinking Water/Wastewater Cost: $125 for IRWA Members / $215 for Non-Members
Lunch is on your own.
This training will offer information about lagoons, thickening, and anaerobic digestion basics.
Lagoons: Learn the basics of operation and maintenance for lagoon systems. This course will discuss the food web and nutrient cycles throughout the limited control treatment of the lagoon system and cover the different zones, biology, and chemistry within the lagoon.
Thickening & Anaerobic Digestion Basics: This portion of the training willreview common equipment that is used for the thickening process and the advantages and disadvantages of each. Learn the warning signs of digester upsets, why they occur, and what to watch for to avoid them.
Tour: This training will also include a tour of the City of Coeur d'Alene's Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Instructor: John Schwartz, USABlueBook Contiuing Education Units (CEUs) Available: 0.6 Wastewater Cost: $125 IRWA Members / $215 Non-Members
Lunch is on your own. more info...
Participants will explore key component of cross-connection control programs including ordinances, customer outreach, hazard survey protocols, backflow prevention assemblies, and compliance tracking. The class emphasizes cost-effective strategies, funding considerations, and real-world examples to help ensure program sustainability and regulatory compliance. Attendees will leave with actionable steps and tools to assess their current program and build a roadmap for improvement.
Instructor: Gary McLaren, HydroCorp Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Available: 0.3 Drinking Water Cost: $60 for IRWA Members/$105 for Non-Members Location: Live Virtual more info...
7/14/2026
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM Mountain Time or 12:00 PM - 3:30 PM Pacific Time
Webinar Wednesday! Basics of Liquid Analytics in Water and Wastewater for Operators - Online
Liquid analytics is the measurement, monitoring, and interpretation of liquid properties to ensure process stability, compliance, and efficiency. This includes inline sensors, automated analyzers, and lab tests. Join us for this webinar where we will discuss biological, chemical, and physical core parameters. In addition, essential instruments and technologies including in-line senors, mounting, automated analyzers and sampling.
Instructor: Abram Griffiths, Field Instruments & Controls, Inc. CEUs: 0.1 Drinking Water/Wastewater Cost: Free to IRWA Members / $40 Non-Members Location: Online using Teams Webinar
Join us for the inaugural IRWA Operator Expo on July 28th! Held at Cassia County Fairgrounds, this event is a perfect opportunity to bring hands-on demonstrations and show off your products to operators in the flesh, rather than just in theory at an indoor conference. With both indoor and outdoor spaces available, skills challenges on backhoes and skid steers, snow cones, and more, this event is sure to be a fantastic marketing opportunity for your company! more info...
Every utility can benefit from an enhanced safety program. Operators face new scenarios each day, including mechanical and excavation dangers, confined space hazards, toxic gas, and more. Learn how to identify these dangers and react appropriately. Learn how to minimize risks for yourself and for your coworkers. Equip yourself with the knowledge needed to bolster your utility's safety program and convince your supervisors that safety equipment is a must.
Instructor: Craig Sturman, Idaho Rural Water Association Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Available: 0.6 Water/Wastewater Cost: $125 - Sponsored by USDA
Lunch is on your own.
Join us for the inaugural IRWA Operator Expo on July 28th! It will be held at the Cassia County Fairgrounds in Burley, Idaho.
There will be inside and outside booths featuring hands-on exhibits, demonstration trailers, and education.
Skid steer and backhoe skills challenges will be held and the top winners will get prizes!
We will have 20-minute and 1-hour long demonstrations and trainings throughout the day. You can earn up to 0.4 continuing education units (CEUs).
Instructors: Various Instructors - Schedule coming after exhibitor registration is complete. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Available: Up to 0.4 Drinking Water/Wastewater Cost: $35 Registion includes lunch, snow cone, and hat!
