Small Drinking Water Systems Webinar Series
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.
NOTE: Attendees have the option of receiving a certificate of attendance for one hour for participating in the live webinars; additional hours may be offered for longer events. Acceptance of certificates is contingent on state and/or organization requirements; EPA cannot guarantee acceptance.
2021 Schedule
Webinar dates and topics are subject to change.
| Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| August 30-September 2, 2021 | 18th Annual EPA Drinking Water (Virtual) Workshop |
| October 26, 2021 | Tribal Community Water Systems |
| November 2021 | No webinar scheduled |
| December 2021 | No webinar scheduled |
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) |
|---|---|
| July 27, 2021 | Drinking Water Microbes 102 (recording coming soon) Presenters: Laura Boczek, EPA-ORD, and Jennifer Best, EPA-OW |
| May 25, 2021 | Harmful Algal Blooms and Algal Toxins (recording coming soon) 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 | Live Broadcasts from the 17th Annual EPA Drinking Water Workshop |
| 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) |
| September 24, 2019 | Live Broadcasts from the 16th Annual EPA Drinking Water Workshop
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| 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
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| August 28, 2018 | Live Broadcasts from the 15th Annual EPA Drinking Water Workshop
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| 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 |