Metro District Water Operator School

Conducted by the:

• Minnesota Department of Health, and
• American Water Works Association - Minnesota Section

Tuesday, May 6 to Thursday, May 8, 2025
Eagan Community Center
1501 Central Parkway
Eagan, Minnesota 55121
651-675-5550

A certification exam will be held at 8:30 a.m. on May 8. Because of space constraints, there is an 80-person limit for the exam. The limit for people taking the C or D exam prep on May 7 is 60.

Attendees will receive 16 contact hours.

• 16 credit hours for attendance

Questions

Contact Stew Thornley: stew.thornley@state.mn.us, 651-201-4655 or Erin Culver erin.culver@state.mn.us, 651-201-4697 with questions about the school. For specific questions about the certification exam, contact Noel (information above).

Tentative agenda

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Morning

Registration begins at 6:45 a.m. with the school beginning at 7:30 a.m.

Keynote Speaker - Mike Max, WCCO-TV, Inside the 2020 Riots: How It Has Changed the World

Updates on Minnesota American Water Works Association, Water Utility Treatment Technologies program at St. Paul College, Professional Operator Development Program

Water in Peru - Brian Rivers, Minnesota Department of Health

Afternoon

Leadership/Emergency Management Session

or

Distribution Session

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Morning

Breakfast at 7:30 with speaker Steve "Safari Dude" Fredlund

C & D Exam Prep

or

Regulatory Session

• Lead Service Line Inventory - Corey Mathisen, MDH
• Sampling - Brian Noma, MDH
• Security Requirements - Aaron Morningside and Glenn Sanders, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

or

Operations Session

Afternoon

Emerging Technologies Session

or 

Treatment Session

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Morning

Begins at 8:00 a.m.

Product Expo

Supervisor Forum

or

Certification Exams (at 8:30 a.m.)

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