Water and Wastewater Operator
Training Planned for Nebraska 2024
NOTE:
Dates, locations, and format of the listed training may change through the year.
Contact the training provider to verify those conditions prior to the scheduled date of the event.
January
1 Holiday – State Lab Closed
8 – 12 NeRWA – Grade 6 Course – Wahoo
10 – 12 LoNM – Utilities Section Conference – Lincoln
15 Holiday – State Lab Closed
17 NeRWA – Pawnee City (water)
17 LoNM/AWWA – Schuyler (water)
18 LoNM/AWWA – Nebraska City (water)
22 – 26 TBR – Grade 6 Course – Omaha
23 LoNM – Kearney (water)
24 NeRWA – Wahoo (wastewater)
24 – 25 LoNM/NWOD – Snowball Wastewater Conference – Kearney
25 NDEE WW – Kearney (WW test day)
25 TBR – Omaha (backflow)
February
6 NeRWA – Gordon (backflow)
6 LoNM/AWWA – Beatrice (water)
6 – 8 NDEE DW – Grade 4 Course – Norfolk
7 MAP – Crofton (wastewater)
7 NeRWA – Bridgeport (backflow)
7 LoNM/AWWA – Grand Island (water)
7 NDEE WW – Hastings (Lagoons)
8 NDEE WW – Hastings (WW test day)
8 LoNM/AWWA – Lexington (water)
8 NeRWA – Ogallala (backflow)
13 NeRWA – Franklin (water)
19 Holiday – State Lab Closed
20 – 21 NDEE WW – Lincoln (Industrial WW)
21 NeRWA – Wood River (wastewater)
22 NDEE WW – Lincoln (WW test day)
26 – Mar. 1 NDEE DW – Grades 1&2 Course – Omaha
26 – Mar. 1 TBR – Grade 6 Course – Grand Island
29 TBR – Grand Island (backflow)
March
5 LoNM/AWWA – Chadron (water)
5 MAP – Madison (wastewater)
6 Region 12 ABPA Conference – Kearney (backflow)
6 LoNM/AWWA – Gering (water)
7 LoNM/AWWA – Ogallala (water)
7 MAP – Beatrice (wastewater)
11 – 13 NeRWA – Conference – Kearney (water, wastewater, backflow)
19 – 20 NDEE WW – Lincoln (Lagoons)
20 NeRWA – Wayne (wastewater)
21 NDEE WW – Lincoln (WW test day)
26 – 28 NDEE DW – Grade 4 Course – North Platte
27 – 28 NWEA – Great Plains Conference – La Vista (WW)
April
8 – 12 NeRWA – Grade 6 Course – Wahoo
9 E. NE ABPA – Lincoln (Backflow)
10 MAP – Ashland (wastewater)
15 – 19 NDEE DW – Grade 3 Course – Grand Island
16 NeRWA – Mitchell (water)
16 - 17 NDEE WW – North Platte (Lagoons)
18 NDEE WW – North Platte (WW test day)
23 CCC – Grand Island (backflow)
24 NeRWA – Auburn (wastewater)
26 Holiday – State Lab Closed
May
15 NeRWA – Macy (water)
21 – 23 NDEE DW – Grade 4 Course – Beatrice
22 NeRWA – Chadron (wastewater)
27 Holiday – State Lab Closed
June
11 CCC – Columbus (backflow)
11 – 12 NDEE WW – Lincoln (Industrial WW)
13 NDEE WW – Lincoln (WW test day)
18 NeRWA – Sutton (water)
19 Holiday – State Lab Closed
July
4 Holiday – State Lab Closed
10 NeRWA – Chadron (water)
11 NeRWA – Valentine (water)
17 – 19 NWOD – Heartland Wastewater Conference – Kearney
19 NDEE WW – Kearney (WW test day)
23 – 25 NDEE DW – Grade 4 Course – Gering
24 NeRWA – Kearney (wastewater)
August
7 NeRWA – Wahoo (Trench Safety)
8 NeRWA – Wahoo (Confined Space Safety)
12 – 16 NDEE DW – Grades 1&2 Course – Grand Island
13 LoNM/AWWA – Beatrice (backflow)
14 NeRWA – Atkinson (water)
14 LoNM/AWWA – Wayne (backflow)
15 LoNM/AWWA – Seward (water)
20 LoNM/AWWA – Ogallala (backflow)
21 LoNM/AWWA – Grand Island (backflow)
21 CCC – Ashland (backflow)
21 NeRWA – Bridgeport (wastewater)
22 LoNM/AWWA – Grand Island (water)
22 NDEE WW – Lincoln (WW test day)
September
2 Holiday – State Lab Closed
4 – 6 NDEE DW – Grade 4 Course – Lincoln
9 – 13 TBR – Grade 6 Course – Omaha
10 LoNM/AWWA – Sidney (water)
11 LoNM/AWWA – North Platte (water)
12 LoNM/AWWA – Alma (water)
12 TBR – Omaha (backflow)
October
1 – 3 NeRWA – Western Conference – Gering (water, wastewater, backflow)
7 – 11 NDEE DW – Grade 3 Course – Beatrice
7 – 11 TBR – Grade 6 Course – Lincoln
8 E. NE ABPA – Bellevue (backflow)
10 TBR – Lincoln (backflow)
14 Holiday – State Lab Closed
15 – 16 NDEE WW – Norfolk (Lagoons)
16 NeRWA – McCook (water)
16 NDEE DW – Lincoln (Fluoride School)
17 NDEE WW – Norfolk (WW test day)
22 LoNM/AWWA – Norfolk (water)
23 LoNM/AWWA – Columbus (water)
23 NeRWA – Aurora (wastewater)
24 LoNM/AWWA – Fremont (water)
November
5 – 8 AWWA Joint Conference – Kearney
11 Holiday – State Lab Closed
13 MAP – Chadron (wastewater)
19 - 20 NDEE WW – Grand Island (Lagoons)
20 NeRWA – Mullen (water)
20 NeRWA – Duncan (wastewater)
21 NDEE WW – Grand Island (WW test day)
28 Holiday – State Lab Closed
29 Holiday – State Lab Closed
December
3 – 5 NDEE DW – Grade 4 Course – Grand Island
9 – 13 TBR – Grade 6 Course – Grand Island
10 LoNM/AWWA – Lincoln (water)
10 NeRWA – Loup City (water)
12 LoNM/AWWA – Falls City (water)
12 TBR – Grand Island (backflow)
18 NeRWA – Wahoo (wastewater)
25 Holiday – State Lab Closed
January 2025
1 Holiday – State Lab Closed
8 – 10 LoNM – Utilities Section Conference – Lincoln
15 LoNM/AWWA – Blair (water)
16 LoNM/AWWA – Nebraska City (water)
20 Holiday – State Lab Closed
22 – 23 LoNM/NWOD – Snowball Wastewater Conference – Kearney
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Contact Information for Listed Training Events
AWWA – Nebraska Section American Water Works Association
(402) 476-2829 or (308) 530-3930
http://www.awwaneb.org
CCC – Central Community College
(877) 222-0780 Ext. 7527 or (308) 398-7527
http://www.cccneb.edu
NDEE DW – Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, Water Operator Licensing Program
(308) 530-3930 or (402) 471-0523
http://dee.ne.gov/NDEQProg.nsf/OnWeb/PWS
E. NE ABPA – Eastern Nebraska Chapter of American Backflow Prevention Association
(402) 570-6690. Registration can be made on the following link easternchapterne@gmail.com
Webpage: https://abpa.site-ym.com/group/E_Nebraska
LoNM – League of Nebraska Municipalities
(402) 476-2829
http://www.lonm.org
MAP – Midwest Assistance Program
(402) 389-0900; (402) 419-6283
Check the MAP Website http://www.map-inc.org for additional information on available training classes.
NDEE WW– Nebraska Department of Environmental and Energy, Wastewater Operator Certification Program. Computer based wastewater certification testing will be available in 2023 at the Lincoln Fallbrook office and PSI testing centers located in Omaha, Council Bluffs, Kearney, North Platte, and Sidney. Applications are available on the NDEE webpage: http://dee.ne.gov/NDEQProg.nsf/OnWeb/WTFOCT
Questions? Please contact Mike McBride at 402-471-4244, mike.mcbride@nebraska.gov.
NeRWA – Nebraska Rural Water Association
(800) 842-8039 or (402) 443-5216
http://www.nerwa.org
NWEA – Nebraska Water Environment Association
(402) 844-2200
https://nebwea.org/
NWOD – Nebraska Wastewater Operators Division
(402) 533-1676
https://nebwea.org/form.php?form_id=8
Region 12 ABPA – Region 12 of the American Backflow Prevention Association
(308) 535-6740 Ext. 3124
http://www.abpa.org/?page=Region12
TBR – Total Backflow Resources
(712) 574-0674
Registration is available online. Check the TBR Website http://www.totalbackflow.com for current information and registration.