Operators Corner
Welcome to the AFNWA Operators Corner! This page is a tool for Indigenous water operators and community–based water monitors, the workers who work very hard to provide clean water to our communities. Operators and water monitors can recommend information and materials to be featured on their page. Please check back often for updates on upcoming workshops, training opportunities, and more.
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2024
2023
November 21-23, CBWM and Operators Workshop
- Fall Training Agenda
- Drinking Water Compliance Framework – Treatment and Disinfection
- Wastewater Surveillance for Viruses
- Comparison of Wastewater Treatment Technologies
- Chemistry of Water Treatment
- Drinking Water Advisories
- Compliance Sampling
- What is in the Water?
- Sampling Procedures and Colorimeter Care
September 20-22, Operator Workshop
- Agenda
- Sampling: Protocol and ProcedureWater and Wastewater
- Staff Cybersecurity Awareness
- Procurify: Quick Reference Guide
- Comparison of Wastewater Treatment Technologies
- Service Connections and Permitting Process
May 11-12, Operator Workshop
- Agenda
- AFNWA Updates
- CT Project
- Future of UV Disinfection
- Drinking Water Oversight Agency
- Measuring Performance through CBS
- Wastewater Sampling and Reporting
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Security Overview
- SCADA Implementation Update
- Procurement Policy & Procedures, I
- Procurement Policy & Procedures, II
- Emergency Management, Castle Bay review
February 16-17, Operator Workshop
- Agenda
- AFNWA Updates [Feb 2023]
- AFNWA Operations Policies
- AFNWA Water + Wastewater Testing
- AFNWA Operator Certification
- AFNWA Operator Safety
- AFNWA IT Overview
- AFNWA Communications + Outreach overview
- ArcGIS Overview
- Honeywell BW GasAlertMAX XT II online module
- Honeywell BW GasAlertMAX XT II sensor theory + gases
2022
October 12-13, Operator Workshop
- Agenda
- AFNWA updates [October]
- Interim Drinking Water Regulations
- Update on Regulatory Compliance Program for Wastewater
- SCADA Standards Project (Update)
- Operational systems: certification, training, and examinations
June 15, Operator Workshop
- Operators Workshop Agenda
- AFNWA Update
- CWRS – UV Disinfection Fundamentals and System Maintenance Presentation
- Water Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Training Presentation
- Joint Health and Safety Committee Presentation
March 22, Operator Workshop
- Operators Workshop Agenda
- AFNWA AMP Update
- SCADA Workshop & Master Plan Updates by Eramosa presentation
- Geodatabase Show and Tell
2021
,December 2, Operator Workshop
October 6, Operator Workshop Moncton NB
- Operators Workshop Agenda
- Operator Training – Requirements & Objectives presentation
- AFNWA Updates
- SCADA Master Plan presentation by Eramosa
- Water Regulations & Water Safety Plans – Setting Priorities for Clean Water by CWRS
July 27, Operator Workshop
- Operators Workshop Agenda
- Workshop Memo
- Regulations & Risk Management
- AMP Presentation
- AFNWA Updates
- AFNWA Corporate Structure and Hub and Spoke Operations Model
- AFNWA Compensation and Training Update
March 10, Operator Workshop
- Operators Workshop Agenda
- SCADA Workshop & Master Plan Updates
- Asset Management Update
- Menti Results
2020
December 16, Atlantic First Nations Water Authority Update- Chief’s Workshop
- Workshop & Webinar Agenda
- Water Safety Planning
- Human Resources Policy
- SCADA & AMP Presentation
- Training Pensions & Benefits
- Activities Update
October 8, Operators Workshop
2016
January, Annual Community Based Water Monitors/Operators
Training Workshop
November 16, Community-based Water Quality (CBWM) Training
NSCC (Dartmouth Campus)
- Best Practices for First Nations Drinking Water Quality Monitoring Atlantic Region presentation
- CBWM Agenda
- CBWM Training Accredited Laboratories
- CBWM Accredited Laboratories & Best Practices Test
- CBWM Training Final Report
- CBWMOT Poster Ad
- CRTP Primary Secondary NSCC Workshop
- CRTP Primary & Secondary Disinfectant Test Questions
- CRTP Water Audits Presentation
- CWMOT Weather In Atlantic Canada
- Perceptions & Risks in Water Monitoring
- Roles & Responsibilities for CBWM
- Tapping into Knowledge – Clean Water and Healthy Communities” Final Report
- Water Distribution Leak Detection & How it Helps During Drought Conditions
- Watertrax CBWM & Data Input