United States
                        Environmental  Protection
                        Agency
                        Office of Water
                        (4606)
            EPA EPA/81 6-N-01-001 A
            May 2001
&EPA
Drinking   Water
Academy  Bulletin
                 DWA
                        Drinking  Water Academy
                        Expands  Its  Course Catalog
  In This Issue .
  • DWA Holds Training in
    Puerto Rico

  • DWA Develops Risk
    Communication Course

  • Video Covers Sampling and
    Monitoring During a
    Sanitary Survey

  • Drinking Water Academy
    Contacts

  • Training Course Schedule

  • Electronic Workshop for
    Downloading Training
    Modules Expands Its
    Offerings

  • DWA's Training Delivery
    Workshop Presented
    The Drinking Water Academy continues to
      expand the curriculum of courses it
      offers to Federal and State drinking
water professionals and drinking water training
providers. The courses range from introductory-
level courses to familiarize new employees with
various aspects of Safe Drinking Water Act
programs, to courses focused on specific regula-
tions, to technical courses for field staff. In
addition, several technical guides can be obtained
through the DWA. Course deliveries may be
arranged by contacting your Regional Drinking
Water Academy work group representative listed
in this Bulletin. Below is a list of the DWA's
course offerings. Please keep in mind that the
courses can be combined and tailored to suit your
specific needs.

Introductory Courses
  f* Introduction to the Safe Drinking Water
     Act.

  j^ Introduction to the Public Water System
      Supervision Program.

  J^ Introduction to EPA's Drinking Water
      Source Protection Programs.

  j^ Introduction to the Underground Injection
     Control Program.

Technical Courses
  j^ From Risk to Rule: How EPA Develops
     Risk-Based Drinking Water Regulations.

  {^  Source Water Contamination Prevention
     Measures.

  j^ Delineation of Source Water Areas for
     Water Supply Wells.

  {^ UIC Permitting.

  j^ UIC Inspector Training.
  j^ Unit Treatment Processes.

  (^ Comprehensive Performance Evaluations.

  j^ Risk Communication and the Safe
     Drinking Water Act.

  {^ Training Delivery Skills (Train-the-
     Trainer) Workshop.

Capacity Development for Small
Systems
  j^ Strategic SDWA Compliance Planning
     for Small Systems.

  j^ Developing Managerial Capacity.

  j^ Developing Technical Capacity.

  j^ Developing Water System Financial
     Capacity.

  j^ Developing Water System Capacity:
     Ratemaking and Affordability.

  j^ Assessing Capacity Through Sanitary
     Surveys.

Sanitary Survey Training Courses
  j^ How to Conduct a Sanitary Survey of
     Small Surface Water and Ground Water
     Systems.

  j^ How to Conduct a Sanitary Survey of
     Small Ground Water Systems with
     Hypochlorination.

Regulatory Courses
  j^ Consumer Confidence Rule.

  j^ Lead and Copper Rule Comprehensive
     Training.


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                               The DWA  Delivers Training in Puerto  Rico
                                     The DWA presented two courses, Introduc-
                                       tion to the Public Water System Supervi-
                                       sion (PWSS) Program and Introduction
                               to EPA 's Drinking Water Source Protection
                               Programs, in Puerto Rico, on April 17-19, 2001.
                               The translated courses were presented in Spanish
                               to a group of about 50 participants, representing
                               several government offices.

                                 The training was coordinated by Graciela
                               Ramirez-Toro, Ph.D., Director of the Center for
                               Environmental Education Conservation and
                               Interpretation at the Interamerican University of
                               Puerto Rico. Dr. Ramirez taught the courses with
                               Jorge Martinez of the EPA Region 2 Caribbean
                               Field Office in Puerto Rico. Norma Ortega, from
                               EPA Region 2 in New York, and Mario Salazar,
                               from EPA's Office of Ground Water and Drink-
                               ing Water, assisted with the instruction.

                                 The instructors supplemented the lectures with
                               exercises and a field trip to reinforce the concepts
                               taught in the classroom. The source water
                               module included an exercise that involved
                               delineation of a source water protection area and
                               determination of potential risk. The PWSS
                               module included a hands-on exercise that
                               demonstrated the different steps in collection,
                               sedimentation, flocculent addition, filtration, and
                               disinfection.

                                 The field trip included visits to six water
                               treatment plants. One system is owned and
                               operated by  the Puerto Rican Sewer Authority
                                                                                                               x/lario Salazar Photo
 Norma Ortega, Jorge Martinez, and Graciela

 Ramirez  (left to right) were the instructors for the

 DWA's Spanish-language courses.  Not pictured is

 Mario Salazar, who also assisted with the

 instruction.
(PRASA) and treats approximately 1 million
gallons of surface water per day for the munici-
pality of Naranjito. The other systems are owned
and operated by small local jurisdictions. They
ranged from one that served a couple of dozen
people to one that serves about 200 families. Five
of the systems totally depend on ground water.

  Students rated the course highly in their
evaluations and the DWA looks forward to other
opportunities to deliver these courses in Spanish.
For information about scheduling a Spanish
language delivery, contact Mario  Salazar at (202)
260-2363 or salazar.mario@epa.gov. (^
                                 DWA Expands Its Course Offerings (Continued from Page 1)
                                      Lead and Copper Rule Minor Revisions
                                      Training.

                                      Surface Water Treatment Rule and Total
                                      Coliform Rule.

                                      Stage 1 Disinfectant/Disinfection By-
                                      product Rule and Interim Enhanced
                                      Surface Water Treatment Rule.

                                      Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring
                                      Rule.

                                      Phase II/V Chemical and Radiological
                                      Rules.

                                      Compliance Determinations.

                                      Public Notification.

                                      Class V Underground Injection Well
                                      Rule.
   j^  Operator Certification Guidelines.

Technical  Guides
   j^  Troubleshooting Guide for Small Ground
       Water Systems with Hypochlorination.

   j^  Learner's Guide for Conducting a
       Sanitary Survey of Small Water Systems.

   j^  Inspector's Field Guide for Conducting a
       Sanitary Survey of Small Surface Water
       Systems.

   j^  Inspector's Field Guide for Conducting a
       Sanitary Survey of Small Ground Water
       Systems.

   j^  Videos to Support Sanitary Survey
       Training: Wells, Cross-connections,
       Storage, Hypochlorination, Gas Chlorina-
       tion, Distribution Systems, and Sampling
       and Recordkeeping.

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DWA Develops New Risk Communication  Course
     The 1996 SDWA Amendments placed
       increased emphasis on more and better
       communication with the public: prepar-
ing Consumer Confidence Reports; making
source water assessments available to the public;
providing public notification of drinking water
violations; and providing better public informa-
tion on health effects as part of rulemaking
activities. Effective risk communication is
essential to these efforts.

  The DWA is developing a two-day training
workshop on risk communication. The primary
audience will be State regulatory staff and local
health officials. The course will explain how to
develop a risk communication program and will
   provide techniques for communicating risk in
   situations specific to the SDWA program. It will
   discuss communicating uncertainties in scientific
   risk assessment and will discuss effective
   communication with culturally  and socially
   diverse communities. The course also will use
   group exercises to reinforce risk communication
   tools and techniques.

     The Risk Communication course will be
   piloted in Washington, DC, during the summer.
   Four presentations are planned  for late summer
   or early fall in EPA Regions 3 and 10. For more
   information about the course, or to schedule it in
   your Region or State, contact James Bourne at
   (202) 260-5557 orbourne.james@epa.gov. J*
Video Covers Sampling and Monitoring During a Sanitary Survey
      Sanitary surveys have been a critical
        component of State drinking water
        programs for decades.  They are used to
prevent and correct sanitary deficiencies and are
indispensable for ensuring the delivery of safe
water on a sustainable basis. The Safe Drinking
Water Act requires them for all surface water
systems  and systems using ground water under
the direct influence of
surface water. The ground
water rule proposes to           Drinking
extend this requirement to
ground water systems.           Contact
  The Drinking Water
Academy offers a number of
resources to help States and
sanitary surveyors. Among
them is a  set of seven videos.
The most recent video,
Before You Begin. . .
Sampling and Monitoring,
has just been released. In
this video, two inspectors
trade tips while inspecting
the sampling and monitoring
of a very  small water system.
Some of the key issues are
proper equipment and
procedures, sampling
locations  and the coliform
sampling plan, sampling
analysis, and in-house
monitoring. The first six
videos cover the following
topics: wells, cross-connec-
tions, storage, hypochlor-
ination, gas chlorination,
and distribution systems.
     The videos can be ordered individually or as a
   set from the National Environmental Training
   Association (NETA). You can call them at (602)
   956-6099 or use the order form on the DWA
   Web site (www.epa.gov/safewater/sanitary/
   resources.html), which can be printed and mailed
   or faxed to NETA. A single video costs $49 and
   the complete set of seven costs $250. (^


Water Academy Contacts

        Location         Telephone         E-mail
Jackie LeClair
Norma Ortega
Rick Rogers
Janine Morris
Helen Lenart
Bill Davis
Stephanie Lindberg
Dan Jackson
Barry Pollock
Bill Chamberlain
Mark Anderson
Theresa Rogers
Stew Thornley
Murlene Lash
Mario Salazar
James Bourne
EPA Region
EPA Region
EPA Region
EPA Region
EPA Region
EPA Region
EPA Region
EPA Region
EPA Region
EPA Region 10
Virginia
Texas
Minnesota
EPA HQ
EPA HQ
EPA HQ
(617)
(212)
(215)
(404)
(312)
(214)
(913)
(303)
(415)
(206)
(804)
(512)
(651)
(202)
(202)
(202)
918-1549
637-4234
814-5711
562-9480
353-6058
665-7536
551-7423
312-6155
744-1854
553-8515
786-5569
239-1734
215-0771
260-7197
260-2363
260-5557
leclair.jackie@epa.gov
ortega.norma@epa.gov
rogers.rick@epa.gov
morris.janine@epa.gov
lenart.helen@epa.gov
davis.williamh@epa.gov
lindberg.stephanie@epa.gov
jackson.dan@epa.gov
pollock.barry@epa.gov
chamberlain.william@epa.gov
manderson@vdh. state, va. us
trogers@tnrcc. state. tx. us
stew. thornley@health. state, mn. us
lash.murlene@epa.gov
salazar.mario@epa.gov
bourne.james@epa.gov

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 Training Course Schedule
Course Title
Third Party
Comprehensive
Performance Evaluation
Oversight Training
Sanitary Survey
Training
E. CO//0157-H7, Your
Health and Your
Drinking Water
Audience
EPA and State drinking
water staff
EPA Region 1 Federal
and State drinking water
staff
EPA Region 3 staff
Date Scheduled
May 15-18, 2001
May 29-June 1, 2001
TBD*
Location
Chicago, IL
Lowell, MA
Philadelphia, PA
Contact
Miguel del Toral
312-886-5253
deltoral.miguel@epa.

gov
Jackie LeClair
617-918-1549
leclair.jackie@epa.gov
Rick Rogers
215-814-5711
rogers.rick@epa.gov

Protecting Your
Sources of Drinking
Water
EPA Region 3 staff
TBD*
Philadelphia, PA
Rick Rogers
215-814-5711
rogers.rick@epa.gov
Ground Water Rule and  EPA Region 3 staff
Arsenic  Rule
                         May or June 2001*    Philadelphia,  PA
                                           Rick Rogers
                                           215-814-5711
                                           rogers.rick@epa.gov
Surface Water
Treatment Rule, Total
Coliform Rule,  IESWTR,
and Stage 1 DBPR	
EPA and State drinking
water staff, training
providers, and water
system  operators	
June 5 & 6, 2001
Washington,  DC
Ann  Hanger
202-260-6781
hanger.ann@epa.gov
Strategic SDWA
Compliance for Small
Water Systems
State regulatory agencies  June or July 2001'
                         August 2001
                       Washington,  DC     Peter Shanaghan
                       San Francisco, CA   202-260-5813
                                           shanaghan.peter@epa.gov
Clean Water Act
Overview
Community
Involvement
Conference
EPA Region 3 staff TBD*
EPA and State drinking June 19-22, 2001
water staff
Philadelphia, PA Rick Rogers
215-814-5711
rogers.rick@epa.gov
San Antonio, TX Jori Copeland
202-260-1905
copeland.marjorie@epa,

.gov
Compliance
Determination  Using
SDWIS/STATE
State and EPA drinking
water staff who use
SDWIS/STATE
June  12-14,  2001
                                                 July 17-19, 2001
Chicago, IL
                                                Boston, MA
Clint Lemmons
202-260-3612
lemmons.clint@epa.gov
David Chin
617-918-1764
chin.david@epa.gov
SDWIS/FED  Data Entry
Troubleshooters  Course
Federal and State
personnel  whose  respon-
sibilities include entering
data into the SDWIS/FED
system	
July 17-19, 2001
Atlanta, GA
Joe Lewis
202-260-7079
lewis.joe@epa.gov
 *Final dates and locations will be posted on the DWA Web site as soon as they are available (www.epa.gov/safewater/dwa/calendar.html)

 The following courses may be presented as requested: All introductory courses; Comprehensive Performance Evaluations (Introduction);
 Comprehensive Performance Evaluations (Progressive); Sanitary Survey Training; Consumer Confidence Rule; Interim Enhanced Surface Water
 Treatment Rule. See the course catalog on the DWA Web site for more information (www.epa.gov/safewater/dwa/course.html).
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Training Course
Course Title
SDWIS/STATE Initial
User Training












SDWIS/STATE
Advanced User Training








SDWIS/STATE System
Administration Training








Developing Managerial
Capacity (pilot)

Risk Communication
under the Safe Drinking
Water Act (pilot)
Surface Water
Treatment Rule, Total
Coliform Rule, IESWTR,
and Stage 1 DBPR
UIC Inspector Training


Schedule (Continued)
Audience
State and EPA drinking
water staff who use
SDWIS/STATE











State and EPA drinking
water staff who use
SDWIS/STATE







State and EPA drinking
water staff who use
SDWIS/STATE







State and Regional
drinking water staff.
training providers
State and Regional
drinking water staff, local
health department staff
EPA and State drinking
water staff, training
providers, and water
system operators
Federal and State UIC
inspectors

Date Scheduled
May 8-10, 2001

June 5-7, 2001

Aug. 21-23, 2001

Sept. 11-13, 2001

Sept. 25-27, 2001

Oct. 16-18, 2001

Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2001

May 22-24, 2001

June 5-7, 2001

July 10-12, 2001

Sept. 18-20, 2001

Oct. 2-4, 2001

June 19-21, 2001

July 24-26, 2001

July 31-Aug. 2, 2001

Aug. 14-16, 2001

Aug. 28-30, 2001

July 25, 2001


August 2001*


Aug. 14-16, 2001



Sept. 10-14, 2001


Location
Dover, DE

Anchorage, AK

Jefferson City, MO

Trenton, NJ

Little Rock, AR

Frankfort, KY

Denver, CO

Portland, OR

Lansing, Ml

Anchorage, AK

Dover, DE

Trenton, NJ

Jefferson City, MO

Trenton, NJ

Little Rock, AR

Frankfort, KY

Denver, CO

Reno, NV


Washington, DC


New York, NY



Bakersfield, CA


Contact
Anita Beckel
302-739-5410
Maria Ridgway
907-269-7625
Darrell Osterhaudt
573-751-1187
Linda Friedman
609-292-5550
Karen Howard
501-661-2543
Vicki Ray
502-564-3410
Robert Miller
303-692-3587
Mary Alvey
503-731-4381
Kris Philip
517-335-9722
Maria Ridgway
907-269-7625
Anita Beckel
302-739-5410
Linda Friedman
609-292-5550
Darrell Osterhaudt
573-751-1187
Linda Friedman
609-292-5550
Karen Howard
501-661-2543
Vicki Ray
502-564-3410
Robert Miller
303-692-3587
Murlene Lash
202-260-7197
lash.murlene@epa.gov
James Bourne
202-260-5557
bourne.james@epa.gov
Ann Hanger
202-260-6781
hanger.ann@epa.gov

Steve Platt
215-814-5464
platt.steve@epa.gov
*Final dates and locations will be posted on the DWA Web site as soon as they are available (www.epa.gov/safewater/dwa/calendar.html)

The following courses may be presented as requested: All introductory courses; Comprehensive Performance Evaluations (Introduction);
Comprehensive Performance Evaluations (Progressive); Sanitary Survey Training; Consumer Confidence Rule; Interim Enhanced Surface Water
Treatment Rule.  See the course catalog on the DWA Web site for more information (www.epa.gov/safewater/dwa/course.html).


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Electronic Workshop for Downloading Training  Modules Expands Its
Offerings
      The DWA's Electronic Workshop provides training course
       materials on the Internet (www.epa.gov/safewater/dwa/
       elec-tronic.html). These materials, in PowerPoint® or PDF
format, can be viewed online or downloaded for use at the reader's
convenience.

  The Electronic Workshop has expanded its regulatory offerings.
In addition to full training courses on final rules, the Electronic
Workshop now provides links to regulatory development pages for
rules that are not yet final. It also offers short presentations made
by EPA staff at a variety of venues. These may be useful, for
example,  when State or EPA Regional staff need to prepare a
briefing or training presentation. As with the other materials in the
Electronic Workshop, these presentations are in Power-Point® or
PDF format. Presentations are available for the following rules:

  j^ Arsenic Rule.

  j^ Contaminant Candidate List.

  {^ Ground Water Rule.
                                      j^ Lead and Copper Rule.

                                      j^ Public Notification Rule.

                                      j^ Radionuclides Rule.

                                      {^ Radon Rule.

                                      j^ Stage 1 Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts Rule.

                                     Full training courses are available for the following rules:

                                      j^ Consumer Confidence Report.

                                      j^ Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule.

                                      j^ Lead and Copper Rule.

                                      j^ Stage 1 Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts Rule.

                                      j^ Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule.
DWA Presents a Training  Delivery Skills Workshop
      The Drinking Water Academy often has technical experts
       from EPA, States, third-party technical assistance
       providers, and others conduct training. While their
subject matter knowledge is exceptional, their training skills
sometimes could be more polished. To address this need, the
Drinking Water Academy sponsored a two-day training workshop
on training delivery skills on April 18-19, 2001.

  The workshop focused on instructional delivery using profes-
sional instructor methodology. It provided information on training
development, learning styles, instructional strategies, instructional
                                    media, and instructional techniques. The training also provided
                                    opportunities for those attending to exchange instructional
                                    experiences and gain additional knowledge and skills that will
                                    lead to effective instructional delivery.

                                     At the completion of the course, participants were enthusiastic in
                                    their praise of the instructor and the techniques they learned, and
                                    several people recommended that additional classes be set up to
                                    encourage other presenters, trainers, and other public speakers to
                                    attend. For more information about the course, or to schedule a
                                    delivery of the workshop, contact Ken Hay at (202) 260-5552 or
                                    hay.ken@epa.gov. J*
   Training Course Schedule (Continued)
 Course Title
Audience
Date Scheduled
Location
Contact
 SDWIS/FED Data Entry
Federal and State staff
whose responsibilities
include entering data into
the SDWIS/FED system
Sept.  17-21,  2001
Boston,  MA
Joe Lewis
202-260-7079
lewis.joe@epa.gov
 Risk Communication
 under the Safe Drinking
 Water Act
EPA Region 10 Federal
and State drinking water
staff
Fall 2001'
Portland, OR*
Boise, ID*
Olympia, WA*
Mike Cox
206-553-1893
cox.michael@epa.gov
   *Final dates and locations will be posted on the DWA Web site as soon as they are available (www.epa.gov/safewater/dwa/calendar.html)

   The following courses may be presented as requested: All introductory courses; Comprehensive Performance Evaluations (Introduction);
   Comprehensive Performance Evaluations (Progressive); Sanitary Survey Training; Consumer Confidence Rule; Interim Enhanced Surface Water
   Treatment Rule. See the course catalog on the DWA Web site for more information (www.epa.gov/safewater/dwa/course.html).

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