Small Drinking Water Systems Webinar Series

EPA scientists and engineers conducting drinking water field and laboratory research

Free drinking water-focused webinars typically held on the last Tuesday of the month from 2:00-3:00 pm ET with an optional Q&A session from 3:00-3:30 pm ET.
EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) and Office of Water (OW) host this webinar series to communicate the latest information on solutions for challenges facing small drinking water systems. The series allows EPA to communicate directly with states to provide training and foster collaboration and dissemination of information. This, in turn, provides states with information and resources needed to communicate the latest scientific advancements and current guidance to their small systems. It also provides a forum for states to share information with each other.

Upcoming 2022 Schedule

Webinar dates and topics are subject to change. Full schedule coming soon.

Date	Topic
January 25, 2022	No webinar scheduled
February 22, 2022	Tribal Community Water Systems
March 29, 2022	To be determined
April 26, 2022	To be determined
May 24, 2022	To be determined
June 28, 2022	To be determined
August/September 2022	Annual Drinking Water Workshop

Past Webinar Recordings

Links to closed-captioned recordings of past webinars hosted on EPA's YouTube channel are available below. Certificates cannot be provided for watching the webinar recordings.

Date	Topic and Presenter(s)
August 30 -September 2, 2022	18th Annual EPA Drinking Water Workshop (Virtual) Held in partnership with the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA), this virtual workshop provided in-depth information and training on solutions and strategies for handling small drinking water system challenges with a focus on monitoring, distribution, source, and treatment topics. Recordings of technical and in-depth training sessions are available.
July 27, 2021	Drinking Water Microbes 102 Presenters: Laura Boczek, EPA-ORD, and Jennifer Best, EPA-OW
May 25, 2021	Harmful Algal Blooms and Algal Toxins Presenters: Anna Boegehold, EPA-ORD and Kari Salis, Oregon Health Authority
April 27, 2021	Very Small Systems Presenters: David Goldbloom-Helzner, EPA-OW and Nate Karp, Eric Freihammer, and Ernie Jorgensen, Minnesota Department of Health
March 30, 2021	Disinfection Byproducts Control Presenters: David Wahman, EPA-ORD and Matthew Alexander, EPA-OW
February 23, 2021	Lead and Copper Presenters: Lisa Christ, Ann Lausier, and Iliriana Mushkolaj, EPA-OW and Simoni Triantafyllidou and Darren Lytle, EPA-ORD
November 17, 2020	AWIA and Creating Resilient Water Utilities Presenters: Charlene Kormondy and Curt Baranowski, EPA-OW
October 27, 2020	Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Presenters: David G. Wahman, EPA-ORD and José Rodriguez and James Brown, EPA Region 6
September 29, 2020	Wildfires and Resulting Impacts to Water Bodies Used as Drinking Water Sources Presenters: Alex Chow and Tanju Karanfil, Clemson University and Joseph Kasprzyk and Fernando Rosario-Ortiz, University of Colorado Boulder
August 31-September 1, 2020	17th Annual EPA Drinking Water Workshop (Virtual) Held in partnership with the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA), this virtual workshop provided in-depth information and training on solutions and strategies for handling small drinking water system challenges with a focus on monitoring, distribution, source, and treatment topics. Recordings of technical and in-depth training sessions are available.
July 28, 2020	AWIA Risk and Resilience Check List and AWIA Lessons Learned Presenters: Lauren Wisniewski, EPA-OW and Chris Wells, RCAP
May 19, 2020	Drinking Water Microbes 101 Presenters: Laura Boczek, EPA-ORD and Jennifer Best EPA-OW
March 31, 2020	Drinking Water Regulations 101 and Best Practices for Training Utilities Presenters: Ryan Albert, EPA-OW and Sherry Loos, Great Lakes Community Action Partnership
February 25, 2020	Drinking Water Tools for Small Systems Presenters: Edward Moriarty, Matt Reed, and Sarah Bradbury, EPA-OW
January 28, 2020	Legionella Management and Treatment Presenters: Ken Rotert, EPA-OW and Maura Donohue, EPA-ORD
November 19, 2019	Risk Assessments, Emergency Response, and Resiliency Presenters: Nushat Dyson and Chrissy Dangel, EPA-OW
October 29, 2019	Funding Opportunities: Farm Bill and Drinking Water Infrastructure Grant Program Presenters: Dallas Shattuck and Alyssa Edwards, EPA-OW
September 25, 2019	Live Broadcast from the 16th Annual EPA Drinking Water Workshop Session 8A: Disinfection Byproducts (DBPs) Presenters: Brooke Porter and Alison Dugan, EPA-OW and Carleigh Samson, Corona Environmental Consulting
September 24, 2019	Live Broadcasts from the 16th Annual EPA Drinking Water Workshop Session 3B: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Presenters: Marc Mills and Jonathan Burkhardt, EPA-ORD and Steve Wendelken, EPA's Office of Water Session 4A: Water Quality Changes Regional Perspective on Planning Source or Treatment Changes Presenters: Miguel Del Toral, EPA Region 5; Helene Baribeau, Brown and Caldwell; and Melanie Criswell, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Session 5A: Pathogens and Disinfection Nitrification Action Plans and Monitoring Presenters: Alicia Diehl, Altamira Water, LLC; David Wahman, EPA-ORD; and Rachel Cicigline, New York State Department of Health
August 27, 2019	Increasing Analytical Laboratory Preparedness Presenters: Heather Arvanaghi, EPA Region 3 and George Gardenier, EPA-OW
June 25, 2019	Sanitary Surveys Presenters: Deborah Vacs Renwick, EPA-OW and Lucio Ternieden, Indiana Department of Environmental Management
May 21, 2019	Harmful Algal Blooms and Algal Toxin Treatment Presenters: Nicholas Dugan and Joel Allen, EPA-ORD
April 30, 2019	Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule and Simultaneous Compliance Presenters: Brooke Porter, James Hogan, and Michael Finn, EPA-OW
March 26, 2019	Lead Management in Homes and Buildings Presenters: Mike Desantis, Jennifer Tully, and Michelle Latham, EPA-ORD
February 26, 2019	Treatment Technologies for Removing Chemicals of Concern Presenters: Thomas Speth, EPA-ORD and Brian Bernados, California EPA
November 27, 2018	Tribal and Very Small Systems Presenters: Marleah Makpiaq LaBelle, National Tribal Water Center and Craig Patterson, EPA-ORD
September 25, 2018	Droughts and Flooding Presenter: Jeff Fencil, EPA-OW
August 29, 2018	Live Broadcast from the 15th Annual EPA Drinking Water Workshop Session 9A: Pathogens and Biofilm Presenters: Janet Stout, Special Pathogens Laboratory and Helen Buse and Jay Garland, EPA-ORD
August 28, 2018	Live Broadcasts from the 15th Annual EPA Drinking Water Workshop Session 3B: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Efforts, Perspective, and Treatment Presenters: Ryan Albert, EPA-OW; Lucas Martin, Minnesota Department of Health; and Carel Vandermeyden, Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Session 4B: Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) Implementation Presenters: Richard Welch, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control; Lucio Ternieden, Indiana Department of Environmental Management; and Maureen Pepper, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
July 31, 2018	Tank Management/Distribution System Optimization Presenters: Darren Lytle, and Jonathan Burkhardt, EPA-ORD
June 26, 2018	Source Water Protection 101 and Collaboration Presenters: Kara Goodwin and Bo Williams, EPA-OW and Kim Swan, Clackamas River Water Providers
June 5, 2018	Conventional Treatment Options for Harmful Algal Blooms Presenters: Tom Waters, EPA-OW and Nick Dugan, EPA-ORD
April 24, 2018	Simultaneous Compliance: Considerations for Adjusting Treatment Presenters: Thomas Sorg, EPA-ORD and Michael Finn, EPA-OW
March 27, 2018	Water Security and Resiliency: Emergency Response Presenters: Latisha Mapp, EPA-OW and Sarah Taft, EPA-ORD
February 27, 2018	Small Systems Funding Presenters: Nick Chamberlain, EPA-OW and Cheryl Francis and Steve Saulnier, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
January 30, 2018	Alternative Disinfection: Dichlor & Trichlor Presenters: David Wahman, EPA-ORD and Ying-Ying Macauley, Utah Department of Environmental Quality
December 12, 2017	State Acceptance of UV Disinfection Technologies Presenters: Derek Losh, EPA-OW and Jeffrey Adams, EPA-ORD
November 28, 2017	Lead in Schools and Selecting Lead Free Plumbing Products Presenters: Victoria Banks, EPA-OW and Michelle Latham, EPA-ORD
September 26, 2017	Decision Support Methodology for Small Systems to Evaluate and Select Treatment Technologies Presenters: Chad Seidel and Pablo Cornejo, California State University-Chico
August 29, 2017	Treatment and Control for Manganese and Iron Presenters: Lili Wang, EPA-OW and Darren Lytle, EPA-ORD
July 25, 2017	Water Loss and Distribution System Infrastructure: Leak Detection and Cost Savings Presenters: John Brutz, FlowNetworx and John C. Matthews, Louisiana Tech University
June 27, 2017	Harmful Algal Blooms: Treatment, Risk Communications Toolbox, and Management Plans Presenters: Nicholas Dugan, EPA-ORD and Hannah Holsinger, EPA-OW
May 30, 2017	Water Systems Partnerships Presenters: Ellen Tariquinio, EPA-OW and Chad Fisher, California EPA
April 25, 2017	Water Security and Resiliency: Framework, Models, and Tools Presenters: Jeffrey Fencil, EPA-OW and Regan Murray, EPA-ORD
March 28, 2017	Source Water Protection: Resources, Analytical Tools, and Ecological and Economic Modeling Presenters: James Williams, EPA-OW and James Price, Matt Heberling, and Chris Nietch, EPA-ORD
February 28, 2017	Removal of Inorganic Contaminants of Interest: Strontium and Nitrates Presenters: Darren Lytle, EPA-ORD and Eugene Leung, California EPA
January 31, 2017	Disinfection Residuals Presenters: Jonathan Pressman, EPA-ORD and Matthew Alexander, EPA-OW
December 13, 2016	Approaches to Technology Approval Presenters: Steve Wilson, University of Illinois WINSSS Center and Bill Hogrewe, Rural Community Assistance Partnership-DeRisk Center
October 25, 2016	Legionella Control in Large Building Water Systems Presenters: César Cordero, EPA-OW and Jessica Smith, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
September 27, 2016	Perfluorinated Chemicals: Analytics, Occurrence, and Treatment Presenters: Thomas Speth, Jody Shoemaker, and Marc Mills, EPA-ORD
August 30, 2016	Removal of Multiple Contaminants: Biological Treatment and Ion Exchange Presenters: Treavor Boyer, Arizona State University and Nicholas Dugan, EPA-ORD
July 26, 2016	Lead and Copper: Sampling and Water Quality Challenges Presenters: Edward Viveiros, EPA-OW and Darren Lytle, EPA-ORD
June 14, 2016	Disinfection Byproducts: Regulatory Issues and Solutions Presenters: Michael Finn, EPA-OW and Jolyn Leslie, Washington State Department of Health
May 31, 2016	Responding to Harmful Algal Blooms, Optimization Guidelines, and Sampling for Utilities Presenters: Nicholas Dugan, EPA-ORD and Heather Raymond, Ohio EPA
March 29, 2016	Point of Use/Point of Entry (POU/POE) Treatment Devices Presenters: Craig Patterson, EPA-ORD and Cynthia Klevens, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
February 23, 2016	Consumer Confidence Reports: Electronic Delivery and Best Practices Presenters: Jamie Harris and Adrienne Harris, EPA-OW
February 2, 2016	Uranium Standards in Drinking Water and Removal Technologies Research at Small Community Water Systems Presenters: Samuel Hernandez, EPA-OW and Thomas Sorg, EPA-ORD
December 15, 2015	Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Presenters: Michael Schock and Michelle Latham, EPA-ORD
November 24, 2015	Treatability Database, Cost Models, and Other Tools for Water Systems Presenters: Thomas Speth and David Wahman, EPA-ORD
October 27, 2015	Decentralized High-Rate Wastewater Treatment of Peak Wet Weather Flows Presenters: Kevin Weiss, EPA-OW and Daniel Murray, EPA-ORD
September 29, 2015	UV Disinfections Systems – Treatment of Groundwater for Small/Medium Sized Water Utilities Presenters: Michael Finn, EPA-OW and Jeffrey Adams EPA’s Office of Research and Development
August 18, 2015	Distribution Operation Options for Small Systems to Address Disinfection Byproducts (DBPs) Presenters: Jonathan Pressman, EPA-ORD and Alison Dugan, EPA-OW
July 28, 2015	Corrosion Control for Drinking Water Systems Presenters: Michael Schock, EPA-ORD and Brian D'Amico, EPA-OW
June 30, 2015	Biological and Microbial Aspects of Septic System Pollution Presenters: Orin Shanks, EPA-ORD and Alfonso Blanco, EPA-OW
May 26, 2015	Current Water Treatment and Distribution System Optimization for Cyanotoxins Presenters: Lili Wang, EPA-OW and Nicholas Dugan, EPA-ORD
April 28, 2015	Understanding End Water Quality in Hospitals and Other Large Buildings Presenters: Presenters: César Cordero, EPA-OW and Mark Rodgers, EPA-ORD
March 31, 2015	Small Water System Alternatives – Media and Membrane Filtration for Small Communities and Households Presenters: Michael Finn, EPA-OW and Craig Patterson, EPA-ORD
February 24, 2015	Innovative Biological Treatment for Small Water Systems: Ammonia, Nitrites, and Nitrates Presenters: Darren Lytle, EPA-ORD and Michael Muse, EPA-OW
January 27, 2015	Research and Implementation of Arsenic Removal Technologies at Small Community Water Systems Presenters: Jamie Harris, EPA-OW and Thomas Sorg, EPA-ORD