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Texas Class B Water System Operator Requirements (part 2)
Jun
13

Texas Class B Water System Operator Requirements (part 2)

Public water system operators in Texas who perform process control duties in production or distribution of drinking water must be licensed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).  Class B is the second highest level for Water System Operator licenses in Texas.  In order to get your Class B license,  you must meet one of two […]

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California Water Treatment Operator Certification Overview
Jun
12

California Water Treatment Operator Certification Overview

The water treatment industry is a noble profession.  If you are reading this guide, you are either already serving in or are considering a career in a field which greatly contributes to the high degree of public health and quality of life we enjoy in this country.  This first section gives you a basic overview […]

By jay@americanwatercollege.org | California . Certification Exams . Continuing Education . Distribution . Specialized Training . Water Treatment
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Texas Class B Water System Operator Requirements (part 1)
Jun
12

Texas Class B Water System Operator Requirements (part 1)

Public water system operators in Texas who perform process control duties in production or distribution of drinking water must be licensed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).  Class B is the second highest level for Water System Operator licenses in Texas.  In order to get your Class B license,  you must meet one of two […]

By jay@americanwatercollege.org | Certification Exams . Continuing Education . Distribution . Education . Specialized Training . Texas . Water Treatment
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Texas Class A Water System Operator Requirements (part 2)
Jun
11

Texas Class A Water System Operator Requirements (part 2)

Public water system operators in Texas who perform process control duties in production or distribution of drinking water must be licensed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).  Class A is the highest level for Water System Operator licenses in Texas.  In order to get your Class A license,  you must meet one of three […]

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State Water Board Adopts Mercury Limits for Water Bodies
May
03

State Water Board Adopts Mercury Limits for Water Bodies

Effort intended to Better Protect Those Who Depend on and Consume Fish Regularly SACRAMENTO — Yesterday, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted rules to protect people and wildlife consuming fish from freshwater streams, lakes, and rivers in California that contain mercury – a potent neurotoxin. “Fish like salmon, bass, sturgeon and other popular fish like […]

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Great Lakes-Lake Superior

Last, but certainly not least, Lake Superior, the largest lake by surface area of the five Great Lakes of Northern America. Lake Superior is fed by over 200 rivers, and pours into Lake Huron via the St Mary’s River and the Soo Locks. As the largest freshwater lake (by volume) on the North American continent, […]

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Water: The Driving Force of Nature, Part 2

“We never know the worth of water til the well runs dry.” ~Thomas Fuller   From history to present times, water has always been the founding point of any society. Whether the nomads who traveled from oasis to oasis in the desert, or the Egyptians harnessing the power of the Nile, or the trade and […]

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California’s Water-Part Two

In our last post on the California Delta, we mentioned that it’s been called the heart of the California water system. It’s also a diverse ecosystem unto itself. The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta was once a vast tidal marshland and inland estuary.  The Suisun Marsh is the largest brackish water marsh on the West Coast at […]

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