Texas Water Utilities Association 78th
North Central Texas Regional School May 19-23, 2025
In Conjunction With:
The University of Texas at Arlington
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
In Cooperation with entities of the TWUA North Central Texas Region:
Apollo District
Blacklands District
Metrocrest District
Mid-Cities District
North Central Texas District
North Texas District
Texoma Land District
Twin Basin District
White Rock District
North Texas Chapter Laboratory Analyst Section (NTLAS)
Announcements
Registration will be held in Room 100 of Nedderman Hall, 416 Yates Street, on Monday, May 19, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Tuesday, May 20, 2025, from 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
A parking area map is located on the back of this program. Please do not park anywhere else. Parking requires registration in UTA’s MavPark System. Citations may be issued by UTA if you fail to register your vehicle. See www.nctrs.com for more information and the link to register.
Surface Water I class will begin on Monday, May 19, at 1:00 p.m.
UT Arlington is a tobacco free campus. Do not smoke or use tobacco products anywhere on campus property.
All registrants will be required to wear their name badges for access to classrooms. Lunch will be provided as part of your registration for Tuesday and Wednesday, May 20 and 17.
Your comments on the regional school and ideas for improvement are important to us. Please complete the evaluation form provided at the conclusion of the event and turn it in to your class proctor before you leave.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 12:10 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
The General Assembly and the Executive Board Meeting will be in the Rosebud Theatre. Door prizes will be awarded by drawing numbered meal tickets, which are included in your registration packet. You must be present to win. Retain your ticket stub for the drawing!
Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 5:30 p.m.
The North Texas Lab Analysts Chapter will hold their regular monthly meeting in Nedderman Hall, Room 112 at 5:30 P.M. Refreshments will be served prior to the meeting.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch will be served in the Rosebud Theatre. Door prizes will be awarded by drawing from completed passports; you must visit the exhibits and obtain a stamp from at least 25 exhibitors. Don’t forget to put your name on your passport entry! You must be present to win.
Best Tasting Water Contest
Samples for entry in the Best Tasting Water Contest must be submitted at the Information Desk in Nedderman Hall on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 before 9:00 a.m. This contest is sponsored by the North Texas Laboratory Analysts Section. The winner of the contest will be announced at the luncheon on Tuesday, May 20. The winner of this contest will be eligible to compete in the statewide contest held at the TWUA Annual School next March.
Lunches Provided in Class
This year, due to the ongoing construction of the Bluebonnet Room, we’re bringing lunch directly to you in your classrooms! Enjoy the convenience of meals being delivered to you without missing a beat in your class. Following your lunch period, you will have a 10-15 minute break for you to make your way over to the Rosebud Theatre (across the lobby from the Bluebonnet Room) where we will host our normal board meeting, announcements, awards, raffle prizes, and more. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation during this construction period. Thank you!
Special Thank You
The North Central Texas Region of TWUA would like to extend a special thank you to the University of Texas at Arlington and its staff for allowing us to host our event on the UT Arlington campus. Hosting this event is no easy task and requires significant involvement and coordination from the staff of numerous UTA departments. Their hard work and dedication to our cause is greatly appreciated.
Certification and Examination Information
CREDIT HOURS:
Those desiring credit for certification must turn in their attendance cards to their proctor at the beginning of each day and after each break, including lunch. These cards will then be cross-referenced with the class roster and punched for the session. The cards will be returned to you prior to leaving for breaks and at the end of the day Most importantly, be sure to turn in your attendance card to the class proctor at the completion of your course. Cards cannot be mailed at a later time.
Basic courses are designed for those just entering the water utility field who desire certification at the “D” or “C” level. Since specific courses are required for certain licenses, you must be sure to attend the correct class. If you are not sure which class to take, check with TCEQ.
EXAMINATIONS – WATER/WASTEWATER:
If you want to test for a TCEQ license, your application must be pre-approved before you can register to test. To apply for a license, or ask questions regarding testing, contact TCEQ at (512) 239-6133 or licenses@tceq.texas.gov. If approved, you will receive an approval letter in the mail which you must bring with you at exam time. Approval of an e-application takes approximately 6-8 weeks (if all supporting documentation is provided and there are no deficiencies).
* TCEQ no longer offers paper-based exams. Exams are now only available by computer and must be taken at a testing center.
Exam results will be mailed within three to four weeks after the test date.
LABORATORY ANALYSTS:
Examinations for the Laboratory Analyst certifications will be given on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. in Nedderman Hall, providing prior arrangements have been made. Applications must be submitted through TWUA in advance of this school.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Introduction to Activated Sludge Process
• Tour of Exhibits (8:309:30)
• Basic Activated Sludge Theory
• Sludge Quality Indicators
• Interpretation of Laboratory Data
• Process Equipment
Course Outlines
Activated Sludge
Nedderman Hall, Room 203
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
● Process Control Formula
● Operational Control
● Strategies
● Troubleshooting Process Problems
Thursday, May 22, 2025 8:00 a.m. – Noon
• Modifications of Activated Sludge Process
• Review and Discussion
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Introduction to Water Analysis
• Laboratory Equipment and Techniques
• Laboratory Safety
• Quality Assurance and Quality Control
• Water Chemistry and Preparation of Solutions
Basic Water Laboratory
Nedderman Hall, Room 109
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• pH Analysis
• Alkalinity and Hardness
• Tour of Exhibits (9:3010:30)
• Turbidity
• Jar Testing
• Bacteriological Analysis
• Chlorine Residual
Thursday, May 22, 2025
8:00 a.m. – Noon
● Ammonia-TKN-TPTOC
● Secondary Constituents
● Course Review
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Introduction
• Public Relations
• Water Quality
• Sources and Characteristics of Water
• Surface Water
• Tour of Exhibits (2:003:00)
• Groundwater
Basic Water Works Operations
Woolf Hall, Room 404
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
∙ Water Treatment
∙ Disinfection
∙ Water Distribution
Thursday, May 22, 2025 8:00 a.m. – Noon
∙ Calculations
∙ Review
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
∙ Goals of Wastewater Treatment
∙ The Operator and the Law
∙ The Water Cycle
∙ Pretreatment of Domestic Wastewater
∙ Characteristics of Wastewater
∙ The Collection System
Basic Wastewater
Woolf Hall, Room 311
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• The Preliminary Treatment
• System and Flow Measurement
• Tour of Exhibits (10:00 - 11:00)
• Stabilization Ponds
• The Activated Sludge Process
• Sedimentation
• Fixed Film Treatment Processes
Thursday, May 22, 2025 8:00 a.m. – Noon
∙ Sludge Processing
∙ Disinfection
∙ Safety
∙ Review
Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester with Practical Skills (40 Hour)
Monday, May 19, 2025 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Intro to Backflow Prevention
• Importance of backflow prevention in water systems
• Regulatory Overview
• Backflow Prevention Devices
Thursday, May 22, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
∙ Principles of Backflow Testing
∙ Basic Testing Procedures
∙ Equipment and Safety Precautions
∙ Practical Application and Certification Preparation
∙ Real-World Testing Scenarios
∙ Diagnosing common issues
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
∙ Advanced Testing Procedures
∙ Tour of Exhibits (9:30 - 10:30)
∙ Air Gaps
∙ Hazards
∙ Backflow Prevention Program Management
Friday, May 23, 2025 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
∙ Practical Skills
∙ Testing/Tester Issues
∙ Evaluation, Remarks, Q&A
Customer Service Inspection/Cross-Connection Control
Nedderman Hall, Room 112
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Intro to Cross-Connection
• Case Histories
• Backflow
• Cross-Connections
• Tour of Exhibits (3:004:00)
• Lead/Copper Issues
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
∙ Degree of Hazard
∙ Avenues of Protection
∙ Legal Basis for Cross Connection Control
∙ Responsibilities
Thursday, May 22, 2025 8:00 a.m. – Noon
∙ Videos/Slide Presentation
∙ Cross-Connection Control Assemblies and Devices
∙ Gauges
∙ Safety
∙ Testing/Tester Issues
∙ Evaluation, Remarks, Q&A
Effective Instructional Techniques Part 1
Geoscience, Room 100
Monday, May 19, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
∙ Learning Beliefs
∙ Design a Lesson
∙ What Is Learning
∙ Operational Beliefs
∙ Mission Statement
∙ Process Approach
∙ Chapter Overviews
∙ Reviewing Design Activities
∙ Definitions
∙ Learning Theories
∙ Learning Principles
∙ Design Models
∙ Talking About Media
∙ Preliminary Id Model
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Review Homework
• Conceptual & Procedural Tools
• Designer Expertise
• Designer Competencies • Reviewing Design Activities
• Moving into Analysis
• Intent Statement
• Needs Assessment
• Learner Profile
• Context Analysis
• Revised Mission Statement
• Reviewing Design Activities
• Taxonomies
• Tour of Exhibits (3:004:00)
• Learning Goals
• Learning Types
Thursday, May 22, 2025 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Review Homework
• Instructional Repertoire
• Reviewing Design Activities
• Identifying Media Possibilities
• Technology and Learning
• Media Design Issues
• Developing Instructional Media
• Instructional Media Plan
• Design Activities Review
• Conditions of Learning
• Instructional Events
• Instructional Models
• Write a Prototype
• Continue Prototype
• Design a Syllabus
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
∙ Review Homework
∙ Learning Types
∙ Flexible Understanding
∙ Content Outline
∙ Learning Task Analysis
∙ Key Task Analysis
∙ Review Design Activities
∙ Definition of Assessment
∙ Assessment Purposes
∙ Learner Performance
∙ Assessment Possibilities
∙ Instructional Sequence
∙ Assessment Issues
∙ Assessment Plan
∙ Reviewing Design
∙ Instruction
∙ Instructional Frameworks
Friday, May 23, 2025 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
∙ Review Homework
∙ Syllabus Design (Continued)
∙ Review Design Activities
∙ Program Evaluation Value
∙ Formative Program Evaluation
∙ Summative Program Evaluation
∙ Review Design Activities
∙ Revised Instructional Design
∙ Learning from a Project
∙ Self-Assessment
∙ Mastering the Possibilities
∙ Feedback
∙ Exam Reviews
∙ Review and Evaluations
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Introduction to Groundwater
• Tour Exhibits (8:309:30)
• Origins and sources of Groundwater
• Characteristics of Groundwater
Groundwater Production
Woolf Hall, Room 308
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
∙ Groundwater Treatment
∙ Disinfection
∙ Hydraulics
∙ Well Location
∙ Well Construction
∙ Well Problems
∙ Pumps and Motors
Pumps & Pumping
Nedderman Hall, Room 110
Thursday, May 22, 2025 8:00 a.m. – Noon
∙ Storage & Distribution
∙ Records, Maps & Reports
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
∙ Introduction
∙ Pre-Test
∙ Centrifugal Pump
∙ Pump Nomenclature
∙ Couplings & Worksheet
∙ Replacement of Pump Components
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Replacement Worksheet
• Packing Worksheet
• Tour of Exhibits (9:0010:00)
• Mechanical Seals
• Hydraulics
• Piping
• Hydraulics
Thursday, May 22, 2025 8:00 a.m. – Noon
• Normal Operations
• Lubrication
• Lineshaft Turbines
• Special Pumping Units
• Post Test
Surface Water Production I
Woolf Hall, Room 221
Monday, May 19, 2025 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
∙ Paperwork and Introductions
∙ Introduction to Surface Water
∙ Pretreatment
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Coagulation
• Flocculation
• Sedimentation
• Filtration
• Tour of Exhibits (2:30 - 3:30)
• Filter Media
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Course Introduction
• Source Water Protection and Treatment
• Process Optimization
• Tour of Exhibits (2:303:30)
• Disinfection Byproducts Control
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Filter Operation and Maintenance
• Disinfection
• Turbidity and Nephelometers (Demo of Calibration & Measurement)
• pH and Ion Selective Electrodes (Demo of Calibration & Measurement)
Thursday, May 22, 2025 8:00 a.m. – Noon
∙ Chlorine Chemistry and Measurement
∙ Records and Reports
∙ Math
∙ Course Review
Surface Water Production II
Nedderman Hall, Room 111
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Disinfection Byproducts Control (Conclusion)
• Specialty Filtration Methods
• Treatment for Special Water Issues
• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
Thursday, May 22, 2025 8:00 a.m. – Noon
∙ Surface Water Treatment Rule
∙ Video “Ammonia Test by I S E Method”
∙ Plant Records, Requirements & Benefits
• Performance Initiatives & Recognition Programs
• Wrap Up / Review
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Introduction
• Valve Purpose and Classification
• Tour of Exhibits (9:3010:30)
• Participant Activities
• Water Main Isolation Valves
• Block Map Legend Presentation
Valve & Hydrant Maintenance
Nedderman Hall, Room 105
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Wastewater Valves
• Automatic Control Valves • Participant Activities
• Backflow Prevention Devices
• Backflow Presentation
Thursday, May 22, 2025 8:00 a.m. – Noon
∙ Fire Hydrants
∙ Fire Hydrant Presentation
∙ Review/Questions
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Introduction
• State Requirements
• Tour of Exhibits (9:0010:00)
• Exam and Need to Know Criteria
• Construction
Wastewater Collection
Nedderman Hall, Room 108
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
∙ Lift Stations
∙ Sewer Maintenance and Operation
∙ Industrial Waste Monitoring
Thursday, May 22, 2025 8:00 a.m. – Noon
∙ Collection System Management
∙ Review
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Laboratory Equipment
• Permits/Quality Assurance
• Records and Reports
• Data Handling and Required Testing
• Laboratory Safety
• Sampling/pH Analysis
• Chlorine Residual/Review
Wastewater Laboratory
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Total Suspended Solids (TSS)/Volatile Suspended Solids (TVSS)
• Total Volatile Solids (TVS)/Settleable Solids
• Tour of Exhibits (9:3010:30)
• Laboratory Chemistry
• Dissolved Oxygen (Iodometric and Electronic Methods)
• Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)
• Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
Wastewater Treatment
Nedderman Hall, Room 202
Thursday, May 22, 2025 8:00 a.m. – Noon
• Ammonia/Review
• Microscopic Examinations/Fecal Coliform/Bio-Monitoring
• Course Review
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Introduction and Regulations
• Characteristics of Wastewater
• Preliminary Treatment
• Tour of Exhibits (10:0011:00)
• Activated Sludge
• Review
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Sludge Digestion
• Sludge Processing and Disposal
• Oxidation Ponds and Trickling Filters
• Modifications of Activated Sludge
• Review
Thursday, May 22, 2025 8:00 a.m. – Noon
∙ Laboratory Control
∙ Determinations
∙ Use of Chlorine
∙ Records, Reports, and Safety
∙ Calculations
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Introduction
• Sources and Characteristics of Water
• Public Health
• Distribution Hydraulics
• Tour of Exhibits (10:0011:00)
• Utilities Calculations
Water Distribution
Nedderman Hall, Room 229
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
∙ Water Mains and Services
∙ Valves and Hydrants
∙ Storage
∙ Pumps and Motors
∙ Meters and Services
∙ Utilities Calculations
Thursday, May 22, 2025 8:00 a.m. – Noon
∙ Construction
∙ Operations and Maintenance
∙ Public Relations
∙ Review
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Basics of Math
• General Water/Wastewater Math Operations
Water Utilities Calculations
Woolf Hall, Room 402
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• General Water/Wastewater Math Operations (Continued)
• Tour of Exhibits (10:0011:00)
• Specific Water/Wastewater
Equations and Calculations
Thursday, May 22, 2025
8:00 a.m. – Noon
∙ Specific Water/Wastewater Equations and Calculations (Continued)
∙ Water/Wastewater Calculations – Final Test
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Transition
• Management Functions
• Change & Resistance to Change
• Goals and Objectives
• Communications
• Tour of Exhibits (1:302:30)
• Decision Making
• Delegation
Water Utilities Management
Nedderman Hall, Room 106
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
∙ Time Management
∙ Record Keeping
∙ Budgeting & Rate Structure
∙ Privatization/Contracting
∙ Safety Programs
∙ TQM/Quality Control
∙ Job Classification Interviewing
∙ Personnel Policies
Thursday, May 22, 2025 8:00 a.m. – Noon
∙ Education and Training
∙ Job Performance/Reviews
∙ Public Relations/Public Education
∙ Emergency Preparedness
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
∙ Safety Programs
∙ Hazardous Communications Right to Know Act
∙ Chemical Safety
∙ First Aid
∙ Personal Protective Equipment
∙ Confined Space Safety
Water Utilities Safety
Woolf Hall, Room 210
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Tour of Exhibits (8:309:30)
• Confined Space Safety
• Working Safely
• Excavation & Trenching
• Biological Hazards
• Electrical Safety
Thursday, May 22, 2025 8:00 a.m. – Noon
∙ Worksite Protection
∙ Safe Vehicle Use
∙ Review