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Surface Water Treatment Course - Spring 2026

2026-04-15T08:30:00 2026-04-17T12:30:00 Surface Water Treatment Course - Spring 2026

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April 15 - April 17

DoubleTree by Hilton
One Wenonah Park Place
Bay City, MI, 48798

 

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's (EGLE) Drinking Water Operator Program is offering an in-person Surface Water Treatment course in Bay City, Michigan. This course will include question and answer opportunities with the course instructors.

This 2.5-day short course, previously branded as Water Treatment 1, will cover a variety of topic areas related to the treatment of drinking water. This course includes topics such as basic math, rules and regulations, source water, pumping systems, coagulation, mixing, sedimentation, fluoridation, disinfection and chlorination, direct filtration, membrane filtration, laboratory analysis, coagulation calculations, duties of operators, ethics, water storage, corrosion control, chemical feed systems, cybersecurity, filtration, softening, disinfection byproduct precursors, and filtration problems.

Registration Fee:  $275  

Registration/Cancellation Deadline:  April 3, 2026

Continuing Education:  Course provides 1.9 CECs in the Technical category for Drinking Water Operators.  Course Code 348

Included Meals:

  • Day 1: Lunch
  • Day 2: Breakfast and Lunch
  • Day 3: Breakfast

*Preliminary Course Agenda
*Subject to change

 

Day 1 - 8:30am - 5:30pm

Day 2 - 8:00am - 5:10pm

Day 3 - 8:00am - 12:10 pm

Day 1 

8:30am – Registration and Check-In

9:00am –  Basic Math

10:00am – Rules and Regulations

10:20am – Coagulation, Mixing and Sedimentation Part 1

10:50 – Break

11:00am – Coagulation, Mixing and Sedimentation Part 1

12:00pm – Lunch 

1:00pm – Pumping Systems

1:30pm – Coagulation, Mixing and Sedimentation Part 2

2:30pm – Break

2:40pm – Filtration

4:40pm – Source Water

5:10pm – Water Storage

5:40pm – Dinner (On your own)

7:00pm – Problem Review (Optional)

Day 2 

7:00am – Breakfast Buffet

8:00am – Disinfection and Chlorination

10:00am – Break

10:10am –  Membrane Filtration

11:40am – Water Treatment Case Studies

12:00pm – Lunch 

1:00pm – Duties for Operators

2:00pm – Alum/Coag Calculations

3:00pm – Break

3:10pm – Ethics

3:40pm – Corrosion Control

5:10pm – Dinner (On your own)

7:00pm – Problem Review (Optional)

Day 3

7:00am – Breakfast Buffet

8:00am – Fluoridation and Problems

10:00am – Break

10:10am – Chemical Feed Systems

12:10pm  – Adjourn

 

Accommodations Deadline: Individuals needing language assistance or accommodations for effective participation should contact Joel Roseberry (RoseberryJ@Michigan.gov) by April 1 to request language, mobility, visual, hearing, translation, and/or other assistance.
Location
Event Date

Start: April 15, 2026 8:30 AM

End: April 17, 2026 12:30 PM

Register Now

April 15 - April 17

DoubleTree by Hilton
One Wenonah Park Place
Bay City, MI, 48798

 

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's (EGLE) Drinking Water Operator Program is offering an in-person Surface Water Treatment course in Bay City, Michigan. This course will include question and answer opportunities with the course instructors.

This 2.5-day short course, previously branded as Water Treatment 1, will cover a variety of topic areas related to the treatment of drinking water. This course includes topics such as basic math, rules and regulations, source water, pumping systems, coagulation, mixing, sedimentation, fluoridation, disinfection and chlorination, direct filtration, membrane filtration, laboratory analysis, coagulation calculations, duties of operators, ethics, water storage, corrosion control, chemical feed systems, cybersecurity, filtration, softening, disinfection byproduct precursors, and filtration problems.

Registration Fee:  $275  

Registration/Cancellation Deadline:  April 3, 2026

Continuing Education:  Course provides 1.9 CECs in the Technical category for Drinking Water Operators.  Course Code 348

Included Meals:

  • Day 1: Lunch
  • Day 2: Breakfast and Lunch
  • Day 3: Breakfast

*Preliminary Course Agenda
*Subject to change

 

Day 1 - 8:30am - 5:30pm

Day 2 - 8:00am - 5:10pm

Day 3 - 8:00am - 12:10 pm

Day 1 

8:30am – Registration and Check-In

9:00am –  Basic Math

10:00am – Rules and Regulations

10:20am – Coagulation, Mixing and Sedimentation Part 1

10:50 – Break

11:00am – Coagulation, Mixing and Sedimentation Part 1

12:00pm – Lunch 

1:00pm – Pumping Systems

1:30pm – Coagulation, Mixing and Sedimentation Part 2

2:30pm – Break

2:40pm – Filtration

4:40pm – Source Water

5:10pm – Water Storage

5:40pm – Dinner (On your own)

7:00pm – Problem Review (Optional)

Day 2 

7:00am – Breakfast Buffet

8:00am – Disinfection and Chlorination

10:00am – Break

10:10am –  Membrane Filtration

11:40am – Water Treatment Case Studies

12:00pm – Lunch 

1:00pm – Duties for Operators

2:00pm – Alum/Coag Calculations

3:00pm – Break

3:10pm – Ethics

3:40pm – Corrosion Control

5:10pm – Dinner (On your own)

7:00pm – Problem Review (Optional)

Day 3

7:00am – Breakfast Buffet

8:00am – Fluoridation and Problems

10:00am – Break

10:10am – Chemical Feed Systems

12:10pm  – Adjourn

 

Accommodations Deadline: Individuals needing language assistance or accommodations for effective participation should contact Joel Roseberry (RoseberryJ@Michigan.gov) by April 1 to request language, mobility, visual, hearing, translation, and/or other assistance.