Montana Environmental Training Center -- Correspondence Courses

For Water and Wastewater Operators, Managers, and other Environmental Public Health Professionals

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Correspondence Courses

The following courses have been pre-approved and can be taken for CEC's.

Montana State University - Northern
California State University
Technical Learning Consultants
TPC Training Systems
DEQ

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-NORTHERN
Carol Reifschnieder
Hagener Science Center, Room 206
Havre, MT 59501
Phone: (406) 265-4126
email: reifschnieder@msun.edu

COURSE NAME	FEE	CECs
APPLIED PHYSICS FOR W/WW	$30	1.5
CHLORINATION	$35	1.0
FUNDAMENTALS OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESSES	$30	1.5
FACULTATIVE LAGOONS	$35	1.0
INTRO. TO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS	$20	0.5
INTRO. TO GROUNDWATER	$20	0.5

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OFFICE OF WATER PROGRAMS
California State University
Ramzi J. Mahmood, Director
Kenneth D. Kerri, Consultant
6000 J. Street - Sacramento, CA 95819-2694
Phone: (916) 278-6142 - FAX: (916) 278-5959
Email: wateroffice@csus.edu
Website: www.owp.csus.edu

Please contact the Office of Water Programs for a current price list. These manuals are the recommended study material for Montana certification examinations.

WASTEWATER COURSES
COURSE NAME	CECs
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS	9.0
OPERATION & MAINTENANCE OF WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM, Vol 1 & 2	9.0 each
ADVANCED WASTE TREATMENT	9.0
INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT, Vol 1 & 2	9.0 each
PRETREATMENT FACILITY INSPECTION	9.0
SMALL WASTEWATER SYSTEM OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, Vol 1	9.0/WW
SMALL WASTEWATER SYSTEM OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, Vol 2	9.0/WW
TREATMENT OF METAL WASTESTREAMS	4.5/WW
PRETREATMENT FACILITY INSPECTOR TRAINING VIDEOS	.6/WW

DRINKING WATER COURSES
COURSE NAME	CECs
WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATION/MAINTENANCE	4.5
WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATION, Vol. 1 & 2	9.0 each
SMALL WATER SYSTEM O&M, Vol. 1 & 2	4.5 each
SMALL WATER SYSTEM VIDEO SERIES 10 VIDEOS & BOOKLET	3.0
SMALL WATER SYSTEMS - WATER SOURCES AND TREATMENT	1.5/W
SMALL WATER SYSTEMS - WELLS	1.5/W
SMALL WATER SYSTEMS - SMALL WATER TREATMENT PLANTS	1.5/W
SMALL WATER SYSTEMS - DISINFECTION	1.5/W
SMALL WATER SYSTEMS - WATER RATES/SAFETY	1.5/W
SMALL WATER SYSTEMS - LABORATORY	1.5/W

DUAL WATER & WASTEWATER COURSES
COURSE NAME	CECs
MANAGE FOR SUCCESS: EFFECTIVE UTILITY LEADERSHIP PRACTICES	4.5/DUAL
UTILITY MANAGEMENT	2.0/DUAL

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TECHNICAL LEARNING COLLEGE
Melissa Durbin
P.O. Box 420
Payson, AZ 85447
Phone: (866) 557-1746
Website: www.abctlc.com
Email: info@tlch2o.com

Backflow Awareness 1.0 CECs/DUAL $150
Chlorine & Disinfecton 3.0 CECs/Dual $200
Activated Sludge 1.0 CECs/WW $100
Groundwater Production 1.5 CECs/W 200
Distribution Basics 1.0 CECs/DUAL $100
Laboratory Safety 1.0 CECs/W $75
Point-of-Use Water Treatment 1.0 CECs/DUAL $100
Storm Water Monitoring 1.0 CECs/WW $75
Water and Wastewater Sampling 0.5 CECs/DUAL $75

For more specific course information contact the Technical Learning College.

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TPC TRAINING SYSTEMS
Richard Consorti, Sales Associate
750 Lake Cook Road - Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Toll free: (800) 837-8872
Website: www.tpctraining.com

COURSE #	COURSE NAME	CECs
#201-210JD	ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS	1.0
#376-380JD	ENERGY CONSERVATION	1.0
#103, 109-110JD	FUNDAMENTALS (Math, Safety, Health, Trouble Shooting)	2.0
#151JD	INDUSTRIAL HAZARD CONTROL	.8
#381JD	INTRO. TO WATER TECHNOLOGY	1.0
#383JD	MAINTAINING WASTEWATER EQUIPMENT	1.0
#901-910JD	MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT FOR FIRST-LINE SUPERVISORS	1.0
#341-347JD	MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE APPLICATIONS	1.0
#301-310JD	MECHANICAL SYSTEMS	2.0
#266-268	MICROPROCESSORS-TECH LEVEL	1.0
#261-262JD	MICROPROCESSORS-USER LEVEL	1.0
#271-280JD	PROCESS CONTROL INSTRUMENTATION	1.0
#281-284JD	PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS	1.0
#298JD	PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS	1.4
#382JD	WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESSES	1.0

Please contact TPC Training Systems for a current price list.

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DEQ
Bill Bahr
P.O. Box 200901
Helena, MT 59620
Phone: (406) 444-5337
email bbahr@state.mt.us
Website: www.deq.mt.gov

COURSE #	COURSE NAME	BOOK	CECs
#G1 POTW	Self Assessment For Mechanical Treatment Plants	Workbook for Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators	1.0
#G1 POTW	Self Assessment For Wastewater Lagoons	Workbook for Lagoon Operators	0.5
Only one workbook per system per year may be completed for CECs

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