Water and Environmental Technology Department | C.C. Certificate of Completion | 6 months

Careers

Career opportunities include:

• high-purity lab technician
• high-purity production technician.

For information contact Matthew LaForce, 503-594-3148 or laforce@clackamas.edu.

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Oregon Backflow and Cross Connection Control Training

Become certified as a:

• Backflow Assembly Tester
  CCC offers five-day backflow tester certification courses approved by the Oregon Health Division. Only certified testers can perform the annual backflow assembly test required by the Oregon Plumbing Code and Water Purveyors. The Department of Human Services requires proof of high school diploma or GED certificate in order to complete the certification process.
• Cross Connection Control Specialist
  CCC offers four-day courses for individuals who want to obtain Oregon Department of Human Services certification as cross connection control inspectors. Oregon Community Public Water Systems with more than 300 service connections are required to have a certified individual oversee the cross connection program. The Oregon Department of Human Services will require proof of high school diploma or GED in order to complete the certification process

Registration

For course availability and registration, please visit our Eventbrite page. If you are an employer registering on an employee's behalf, please have name, address, phone, email, and date of birth readily available.

Contact wet@clackamas.edu for more information.

To view videos of backflow testing procedures and backflow certification test prep, visit Washington Environmental Training Center's website.

OVERVIEW

The 2023 Northwest Oregon Subsection AWWA Waterworks School for water operators, engineers and managers is back to being solely in-person and we're excited to experience it with you!

Join us for the Northwest Oregon Subsection AWWA Waterworks School on the Clackamas Community College Oregon City campus.

This event provides training for water system operators in three core sections:

• Supervision and leadership
• Water quality
• Water operations

This event provides participants the opportunity to gain a full 2.0 CEUs, which satisfies the state requirement for two years of continuing education.

PRICING

WaterWorks committee members and presenters (day of presentation only) attend for free.

REGISTRATION

Register for tickets

Registration will be open until June 19.

Upon successful registration, attendees will receive a link or program map detailing the event. We are unable to offer bulk registration at this time.

SHORT SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP

The AWWA Water Equation and PNWS Education AND Training Endowment have teamed to provide up to 150 scholarships for two-thirds of the registration fee for water operators for this training event.

Apply for Short School Scholarship

SCHEDULE

The preliminary schedule of events will be available on April 3.

For more information, contact Amber Steele at 503-594-3345 or amber.steele@clackamas.edu.

OVERVIEW

Join us for the 47th Annual ORWEF Water Environment School hosted via Zoom by Clackamas Community College.

The Oregon Water Education Foundation (ORWEF) Water Environment School (WES) is a comprehensive learning and networking opportunity for water quality professionals. Subject-matter experts within the field will join us to facilitate occupational development for those in both the municipal and industrial sector.

Topics discussed this year include:

• Wastewater Treatment Operations and Maintenance
• Collection Systems Operations and Maintenance
• Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment
• Biosolids and Reuse
• Asset Management
• Safety
• Technology
• Stormwater Management
• Activated Sludge

This online/in-person event provides the registered participant the opportunity to gain a full 2.1 CEUs.

PRICING

Attendees may register for one, two, or three days of virtual sessions. We are also offering a new one-day in-person session on the final day. We are still configuring the costs of this format so more details to come!

REGISTRATION

Registration and a full schedule will be live on April 3 and open until June 25, 2023.

Reserve and Pay

Please note: Attendees must register separately prior to the event in order to access/attend the sessions. Upon reservation checkout, attendees will receive a confirmation email with the link to register for Zoom sessions.

SCHEDULE

The preliminary schedule of the 2023 school will be live on April 3.

For more information, contact Amber Steele at 503-594-3345 or amber.steele@clackamas.edu.

PROGRAM CODE: CC.HIPURITYWATER

The High Purity Water certificate program provides classes and hands-on experience with advanced water treatment methods used in the high-tech industry. The certificate program has been developed in cooperation with Intel Corporation. Based on student demand WET-125 and WET-135 may be offered biannually.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

• correctly operate and maintain SCADA equipment and other instrumentation involved in the general operation of facilities where high purity water is produced;
• perform calculations related to electrical circuit operation and hydraulics;
• correctly use reverse osmosis-based equipment to manufacture high purity water.