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Pre-Conference Workshop Proposal

Collection System Maintenance

PREW1: Collection System Maintenance Cert Prep, Grades 1-2

Tuesday, April 9, 2024
9:00 AM – 3:30 PM  
Location: Camellia Room located at the Sheraton Grand Hotel

    Lead Presenter(s)

  • Shawn T. Spromberg

    Operations Supervisor (Wastewater Utility)
    Cucamonga Valley Water District
    Rancho Cucamonga, California

    Slides

    • Track Lead(s)

  • Jerry Barajas

    Collections Supervisor
    City Of Sunnyvale
    San Jose, California

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Students and participants in attendance will receive a day of versatile and wide range of knowledge in the numerous facets within the Wastewater Collections Grades classifications. This class will familiarize students with topics ranging from general knowledge, tools, equipment, and techniques utilized in the Wastewater Collections field, PPE, safety, industry and state standards and encompass the areas of expected range of knowledge for the practices, procedures and also cover the new State Waterboards regulations for reporting. This class will cover beginning knowledge to the more journey level grade knowledge. A portion of the class will include hands on applied math and problem solving in the expected range of knowledge in the grades 1 and 2 level to assist the participants with not only for exams but that can also be used on the job and in the field. This class is designed to help prepare individuals and teach solid concepts, techniques and curriculum related to the introductory to intermediate CWEA Wastewater Collections Grade exam.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe Wastewater Collection System Maintenance worker job functions, tools and equipment and practices including traffic control, confined space entry and construction and maintenance for the Wastewater Collection System Maintenance Grade 2 certification exam.
  • Identify key wastewater infrastructure system components, terms, procedures, and techniques related to the maintenance and troubleshooting of wastewater collection system at a beginner to journey level.
  • Define, identify, and apply essential terms, acronyms and procedures commonly used and performed including safety, PPE, tools, equipment, techniques, and industry and OSHA regulations to assist and prepare the participant for the Wastewater Collection System Maintenance Grade 2 certification exam.