CWRS Advisory Board 2009: Training and Outreach

1. Christal Wade WATERS Lab Microbiology Programs Manager Bowling Green Community College Adjunct Faculty Proposed Training & Outreach Coordinator CWRS Advisory Board 2009: Training and Outreach

2. Current Activities

3. Andrew Ernest • KY Division of Water Steering Committee • KY Wastewater Operator Certification Board • Environmental Quality Commission • Board of Directors Southeast Watershed Forum • KY Watershed Steering Committee • BRADD Water Management Council • Mammoth Cave Biosphere Planning Council • AWWA/WEA Joint Scholarship Program Committee Committee Participation

4. Jana Fattic • KY DOW Regulations Subcommittee • KY DOW Capacity Development Subcommittee • Gretchen Grover • KY DOW Compliance Subcommittee • Jonathan Oglesby • KY DOW Cross-Connections Subcommittee Committee Participation

5. Alanna Storey • KY MS4 Workgroup Steering Committee • Karla Andrew • Board of Directors – Barren River Imaginative Museum of Science (BRIMS) • Advisor to KY WARN Steering Committee Committee Participation

6. KY GIS Conference KY/TN Water Professionals Conference TN Association of Utility Districts Annual Meeting Southeast Watershed Conference KRWA Technical Conference & Exhibition National Rural Water Association Conference Governor’s Conference on the Environment Association of State Drinking Water Administrators Conference Kentucky Onsite Wastewater Association Conference KRWA Management Conference KY Water & Wastewater Research Institute Symposium KWWOA Annual Conference Annual EPA Planning Meeting Conference/Symposia Participation

7. National Science Foundation Meeting TN Water & Wastewater Operators Certification Board Meeting Hardin County Wastewater Board Meeting River Basin Team Meetings EPA Region 4 Collaboration Governor’s Energy Briefing TACNet Annual Planning Meeting Panel Discussion on KY Streams and Wetlands KSEF SBIR Workshop Other Event Participation

8. KRWA Technical Conference & Exhibition Kentucky Onsite Wastewater Association Conference KWWOA Annual Conference Western KWWOA Regional Conference N & E KWWOA Regional Conference KRWA Operator’s Expo WKU Freshman Academy Bowling Green Housing Authority Education & Job Fair Direct Marketing

9. Survey of Selected Potential Waterborne Pathogens LT2 Rule Overview and System Requirements Wastewater Laboratory Procedures KY WARN Training Total Coliform Rule Requirements & Sampling Operator CEU Training

10. CWRS Current & Proposed Structure

11. Currently 3 Divisions: • Field Operations and Outreach • Environmental Informatics and Information Technology • Water Analysis, Training, Education, and Research Services (WATERS) Laboratory Center for Water Resource Studies

12. Training and Outreach • To include the Workforce & Capacity Development Programs: • Municipal & Urban Stormwater Science • Watershed Science • Environment & Sustainability Science • Water & Wastewater Technician Training Institute (WTTI) • Water Infrastructure Management Science (WIMS) CWRS Proposed Division

13. Water & Wastewater Technician Training Institute (WTTI)(Water Infrastructure Management Science (WIMS))

14. WTTI Background • Initiated by CWRS in 2006 • Response to operator shortage • Steering Committee • Utilities, municipalities, districts • State primacy agencies (KY/TN)‏ • Technical assistance providers (CWRS)‏ • Trade associations (KRWA, TAUD, KWWOA)‏ • Partnership: CWRS - BGCC

15. Market Assessment • Portable operator license via reciprocity • Local demand • KY needs ~50 new operators a year • National demand • 50% of operators retiring in next 5-7 years • 35000 jobs becoming available in next 10 years • International demand for qualified operators • Water for People

16. WTTI Degree Program • Associate Degree Program (3 tracks)‏ • Water Operations • Wastewater Operations • Utility Management • 66 Academic Credit Hours • 24 General Education Hours • 21 Business Hours • 21 Track Specific Hours • Operator Continuing Education Hours • Transition to Bachelor’s & Master’s programs

17. Business Technology Core • 21 Hours • Introduction to Computer Systems • Business Accounting I • Business Accounting II • Principles of Marketing • Business Communication • Business Seminary • Supervisory Management

18. Operations Tracks • Common Classes • Water Supply & Wastewater Control • Water Distribution & Wastewater Collection • Water Chemistry • Water & Wastewater Instrumentation & Control • Water/Wastewater Track Classes • Intro to Water/Wastewater Treatment • Advanced Water/Wastewater Treatment • Calculations & Hydraulics for Water/Wastewater

19. Utilities Management Track • Basic Utility Management • Utility Organization, Regulations, & Law • Utility Finance & Administration • Utility Human Resource Management • Utility Management & Human Relations • Modern Technology & Utility Management

20. On-line Instruction • Equally as rigorous as face-to-face classes • Unparalleled flexibility • Learn from anywhere • No set class schedule • No travel time • Advantages in professional development • Exposed to technology used in workforce • Learn to manage deadlines • Play key role in learning process

21. MOODLE • MOODLE = Modular Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment • Open source Course Management System • Relatively easy to use • Offers many learning tools • Lesson structures • Discussion forums • Testing options • Used for all WTTI specific classes

26. WTTI Challenges • Generating interest in the program • Recruiting • Enrollment • Funding • Outreach • Navigating university curriculum structure • All WTTI base courses approved

27. Looking to the Future • Develop elective courses for WTTI • Develop certificate program • Franchise Model • Curriculum content package franchised to other institutes of higher learning • Develop similar programs for other utilities • Municipal and Urban Stormwater Training (MUST)‏ • Sustainability Studies Programs • Energy • Communications