Statewide Wastewater Operator Training Center

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Mission

The training center mission is to develop and provide wastewater training to increase the knowledge and skills of plant operators and maintenance personnel, to improve plant compliance, and to optimize treatment effectiveness, efficiency and reliability.

NOTICE TO WWTP OPERATORS and OTHER AFFECTED PARTIES

All Board of Certification of Operating Personnel in Wastewater Treatment Plants records have been relocated to the Wastewater Branch of the Department of the Health. Please send all Board correspondence and applications to the following address for processing.

Board of Certification of Operating Personnel in Wastewater Treatment Plants
c/o Wastewater Branch
919 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 309
Honolulu, HI 96814

In addition, all operator training course applications for the Statewide Wastewater Operator Training Center need to be sent in care of the Wastewater Branch of the Department of Health to be processed. Oahu operator training courses will still be conducted at the Statewide Wastewater Operator Training Center. For further information or questions, please call the Wastewater Branch at telephone 586-4294 or fax 586-4300 and state which program your call is in reference to. Thank you for your understanding and patience during this transition period as records are being relocated and reorganized.

Wastewater Branch is currently working with the University of Hawaii to continue operations of the Statewide Wastewater Operator Training Center.

Course Announcements will be posted as they become available. Other sources of training are Board approved online training courses, correspondence courses (e.g., California State University, Sacramento), and other approved training workshops or conferences.

Please be patient as we work to continue the operations of the training center and check back periodically on Board of Certification website for any updates.

Furlough Schedule

Furlough Schedule

Training Center Advisory Committee

An advisory committee listed below provides guidance on policies for the SWOTC.

Name	Agency
Marshall Lum	State of Hawaii
Allen Perry	City and County of Honolulu
Dora Beck	County of Hawaii
Edward Tschupp	County of Kauai
Theodore Leong	County of Maui
John Oka	Lokelani Resort Corp.
Dennis Tulang	AECOM Pacific, Inc.

Chapter 11-61 Hawaii Administrative Rules

• Chapter 11-61 HAR - Mandatory Certification of Wastewater Treatment Personnel in Wastewater Treatment Plants

Board of Certification

Get information about Board of Certification and Operator Certification requirements.

Training Program

The Training Center offers 63 different courses and conducts 95 sessions with 1,200 registrants participating in the program annually. Participants come from the counties, state and federal governments and private treatment facilities. The Training Center supports 460 wastewater treatment plant operators and 400 maintenance and supporting personnel such as pump station and collection system specialists, mechanics, electricians, inspectors, truck drivers and administrators.

• Course Descriptions | .pdf |

Annual Training Calendar

The calendar lists all training sessions scheduled to be presented during the coming fiscal year. It is distributed in March of each year to all counties, federal agencies and private treatment facilities. It is an advance planning informational document only. Conditions can and do change. Therefore, the Training Center reserves the right to make any necessary changes in the training schedule.

2011 Course Announcements

Maui
01/05-01/06: 202A (Grade 1 & 2) & 202B (Grade 3 & 4) - Certification Examination Refresher
02/08-02/09: 211 - Troubleshooting Pumps
03/02: 310 - Activated Sludge Microbiology
03/16-03/17: 303 - Chlorination Skills Training (Advanced)
04/05-04/06: 116 - Ultraviolet Disinfection
05/10-05/11: 212A - Wastewater Facility Management (Volume I) - REVISED
06/07-06/08: 307 - Sludge Conditioning, Thickening, Dewatering (Advanced)
07/06-07/07: 202A (Grade 1 & 2) & 202B (Grade 3 & 4) Certification Examination Refresher
08/10-08/11: 104 Wastewater Collection System Basics
09/07-09/08: 110 - Pumping Stations
10/11-10/12: 210 - Sludge Handling: Sludge Thickening, Anaerobic Digestion, Aerobic Digestion and Dewatering (Intermediate)
11/08-11/09: 209 - Rotating Biological Contactors, Trickling Filters and Stabilization Ponds
12/07-12/08: 301 - Activated Sludge Skills Training Course (Advanced)
01/18/12-01/19/12: 301 - Activated Sludge Skills Training Course (Advanced)
01/24/12-01/25/12: 202A (Grade 1 & 2) & 202B (Grade 3 & 4) - Certification Examination Refresher
02/22/12-02/23/12: 302 - Anaerobic Digestion Skills Training Course (Advanced)

Hilo
01/06-01/07: 202A (Grade 1 & 2) & 202B (Grade 3 & 4) - Certification Examination Refresher
05/11-05/12: 301 - Activated Sludge Skills Training (Advanced)
06/07-06/08: 303 - Chlorination Skills Training (Advanced)
09/13-09/14: 116 - Ultraviolet Disinfection
11/29-11/30: 102 - Basic Electricity Review and Reading Electrical Diagram
12/19-12/21: 307 - Sludge Conditioning, Thickening, Dewatering Skill Training Course (Advanced)

Kona
02/02-02/03: 211 - Troubleshooting Pumps
03/10: 216 - Basic Wastewater Operator Math I
04/14: 217 - Basic Wastewater Operator Math II
07/20-07/21: 202A (Grade 1 & 2) & 202B (Grade 3 & 4) Certification Examination Refresher
08/16-08/17: 201 - Activated Sludge Process Control
10/26-10/27: 104 - Collection System Basics
01/11/12-01/12/12: 202A (Grade 1 & 2) & 202B (Grade 3 & 4) Certification Examination Refresher
02/17/12: 106 - Hazard Communication Program and 114 - Permit Confined Space Entry

Kauai
01/12-01/13: 202A (Grade 1 & 2) & 202B (Grade 3 & 4) - Certification Examination Refresher
02/09-02/10: 201 - Activated Sludge Process Control (Intermediate)
03/09-03/10: 258 - Piping
04/06-04/07: 301 - Activated Sludge Skills Training (Advanced)
04/20-04-21: 205 - Equipment Operations: Heat Exchangers, Valves, Lubrication
05/05: 217 - Basic Wastewater Operator Math II
06/14: 108 - NPDES and UIC Permits and CWA Regulations and 112 - State Regulations
07/26-07/27: 202A (Grade 1 & 2) & 202B (Grade 3 & 4) Certification Examination Refresher
08/10-08/11: 105 - Wastewater Mathematics
09/21-09/22: 110 - Pumping Stations (REVISED)
10/25-10/26: 210 - Sludge Handling: Sludge Thickening, Anaerobic Digestion, Aerobic Digestion and Dewatering (Intermediate)
11/10: 219 - Advanced Wastewater Mathematics IV
01/24/2012-01/25/2012: 202A (Grade 1 & 2) & 202B (Grade 3 & 4) Certification Examination Refresher
01/31/12-02/01/12: 302 - Anaerobic Digestion Skills Training Course (Advanced) - REVISED

Training Session Announcement

A training session announcement for each course is sent to each county and private facilities at least two months prior to class start date. These announcements provide course descriptions, registration procedures and fee, dates of class, continuing educational unit points, location, time, instructor's name and any prerequisites required for the class.

Registration

Training sessions are "open" to anyone - public and private. The registration form should be mailed at least two weeks prior to class start date with a check or money order payable to the "State Department of Health." Cash is not accepted. Registration applications can be submitted prior to receiving Training Session Announcement for any classes that are scheduled on the training calendar.

• Registration Application | .pdf |

Certificates

A Certificate of Completion is awarded to those who successfully past the final examination. Those who attend all classes but elect not to take the final examination or do not successfully pass the examination, are not awarded a Certificate of Attendance.

Continuing Educational Unit (CEU)

CEUs are awarded upon the successful completion of each course. The number of CEUs vary for each course as determined by the Board of Certification of Operating Personnel in Wastewater Treatment Facilities. Training session announcements and the annual training calendar indicate the number of CEUs for each course.

Certificate of Achievement

Numerous training sessions are conducted throughout the year at the Training Center and Counties for upgrading the knowledge and skills of the State’s wastewater operators, laboratory technicians and maintenance personnel, as well as new employees who enter these areas of work each year. In recognition of the dedication and effort of the operators who attend these training sessions, a SPECIAL WASTEWATER PLANT OPERATIONS CERTIFICATE will be presented to operators who meet certain minimum requirements.

• Application for Certificate of Achievement | .pdf |
• Instruction Sheet for Application for Certificate of Achievement | .pdf |

Faculty

The high quality of the faculty forms the nucleus of the Training Center. Professional engineers, university professors, laboratory specialists, operators, and maintenance specialists make up the more than 90 part-time instructors.

Request for Public Records

• Request for Public Records for Training Center and Board of Certification | .pdf |

Contact

Department of Health - Wastewater Branch 919 Ala Moana Boulevard, Suite 309 Honolulu, Hawaii 96814

Phone: (808) 586-4294

Fax: (808) 586-4300