Welcome to EPA's Water and Wastewater Utility All-Hazards Boot Camp Training: Emergency Planning, Response, Recovery menu page.


This training course includes five modules found on the left sidebar. The modules must be completed in sequential order. Once you complete a module, it is unlocked. You can then revisit any of the unlocked modules in any order you wish. Upon completing the course, you will receive a certificate.

Many, but not all state programs have pre-approved this course for continuing education credits (CECs) or training hours for water and wastewater operators and personnel. Users should check with the appropriate operator certification program in their state or visit their state website to verify before submitting certificates or other materials for CECs or training hours. Most, but not all states have awarded two hours (or 0.2 credits) of training for this course.

After completing the training and printing out the certificate of completion, users will need to fill in the number of hours or credits that their state program has approved for the training.

To start the course, select "Introduction and Navigation" on the left sidebar. To exit a module and return to the course menu page, select "Exit" found in the upper right hand corner of each module. You can exit the course at any time and the system will save your place. When you return to the course, you can start again where you previously left off.

The system will track your progress as you complete each module:
indicates that you have started, but not completed, that module.
indicates that you have completed the module.

Once you complete all of the modules a certificate of completion link will appear above the list of modules on the left sidebar. Just click the link to launch the certificate. The information you entered at the login screen (Full name and Operator Identification Number) will be used to populate the certificate. To print, select the printer icon on the lower right:


This course can be taken by multiple users. Each user must enter their name and Operator Identification Number or last four digits of their social security number.