Sustainable Infrastructure Training & Conferences
Conferences and Courses
May 1 - 2, 2013 Energy Efficiency Course (PA)
Energy Efficiency for Water & Wastewater Treatment Plants - Course #2
Wednesday, May 1, 2013: 7:45am - 3:30pm and
Thursday, May 2, 2013: 8:00am - 12:30pm
Central PA Institute of Science and Technology, 540 N Harrison Road, Pleasant Gap, PA 16823
Registration Flyer (PDF)
Presentations for this event:
February 27, 2013 Delaware Rural Water Assoc.
May 8, 2012 PA Energy Roundtable Conference
PA ENERGY ROUNDTABLE CONFERENCE
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
8:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. -
PSU – HARRISBURG CAMPUS
Presentations from this event:
- EPAs Energy Assessment Tools (PDF) (24pp, 3.24MB)
- DEPs Energy Assessment Tool (PDF) (16pp, 536K)
- Energy Audits (PDF) (21pp, 942K)
- Funding - Pennvest (PDF) (21pp, 11.1MB)
- Top BMPs (PDF) (33pp, 7.44MB)
- Energy Management (PDF) (8pp, 2.84MB)
- Funding (PDF) (22pp, 2.6MB)
- Who Are You Going To Call (PDF) (2pp, 35K)
For more information about these events, please contact Walter Higgins at 215-814-5476 or by email at higgins.walter@epa.gov and visit the Road to Net Zero Energy website for tips and resources on becoming more energy efficent.
Online Training
FREE EPA Energy Management Webcast Series for Water and Wastewater Utilities:
1 - Reducing Operating Costs with Energy Use Assessments and Auditing - Webcast saved here
2 - Innovative Energy Conservation Measures at Wastewater Treatment Facilities - Webcast slides (PDF) (97pp, 13.58M)
3 - Solar Energy for Water and Wastewater Utilities: Step-by-Step Project Implementation and Funding Approaches - Webcast slides (PDF) (80pp, 1.79M)
Additional Training Sources
Delaware Technical and Community College, Owens Campus - the Environmental Training Center provides classroom training as well as on-site technical assistance to Delaware's environmental workforce
Maryland Center for Environmental Training - offers training on environmental, health, and safety topics; training is provided throughout Maryland, with funding from grants and contracts and student tuition
Penn State, Harrisburg Environmental Training Center - the mission of the Environmental Training Center is to protect public health and enhance environmental sustainability in the Mid-Atlantic Region by providing premier operations training, technology assistance, and technology evaluation
Southeast Rural Community Assistance Program
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality - Wastewater Assistance and Training
Virginia Rural Water Association
Virginia Section-American Water Works Association - Training & Events
Virginia Tech
- Virginia Department of Health
- Applied Math and Basic Science Short Course for Waterworks Operators
- Continuing Professional Education Video Teleconference Series
- Establishing a Successful and Sustainable Waterworks Short Course
- Short Courses for Waterworks Operators
- Environmental Management System (EMS) implementation course for local, state and federal government agencies, with guidance to public entities in using this cutting-edge approach for managing their operations and services.
University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center - News & Events - workshops & conferences
University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center - Sustainable Infrastructure Academy - in cooperation with the National Environmental Services Center the U of MD is sponsoring a certificate program for training small utility decision makers, officials and managers; the pilot program will offer courses on utility finance and management topics in Maryland and Virginia
Mountain Empire Community College, VA-
Water/Wastewater Distance Learning
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Mid-Atlantic SRF Project Map
The amounts reflect the most recent state quaterly reporting information June 30, 2010. For nonpoint source projects, the map shows the location of the borrower, but not necessarily the location of individual project(s).

