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EPA webinar: Innovative energy-conservation measures at wastewater treatment facilities

Posted Tue, 2012/04/17 - 11:26am by RCAP

On Thursday, May 17, 2012, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST, EPA will host a webinar on innovative energy-conservation measures at wastewater treatment facilities. Improving energy efficiency is an ongoing challenge for water-sector utilities. While energy costs often represent 25 to 30 percent of a plant's total operation and maintenance costs, they also represent the largest controllable cost of providing water and wastewater services.

Check Up Program for Small Systems (CUPSS) Train-the-Trainer Webinar Series

Posted Fri, 2012/03/16 - 11:13am by RCAP

This 6-hour presentation will consist of comprehensive training on how to use the CUPSS asset-management software. It will closely follow the CUPSS Users Guide; an overview of each module (with screenshots) followed by exercises on how to use the module. To participate in this training, users will be asked to log in from their own computer. Users can begin their asset-management process through this training, or they can follow the presenter's hypothetical scenario. The EPA sponsored web-based conference delivery will be separated into three 2-hour sessions.

Two EPA webinars on arsenic in drinking water

Posted Fri, 2012/03/16 - 10:45am by RCAP

The U.S. EPA will continue its exploration of compliance and affordability issues pertaining to the arsenic in drinking water regulation with two additional webinars.