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Regulatory Compliance for Water and Wastewater Systems

Regulatory Compliance for Water and Wastewater Systems

July 20, 2026 Online :: Central Time

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Familiarity with US Federal, State, regional and local regulations and standards is vitally important for anyone working for water utilities in operations, engineering, water quality, compliance, and management or those who oversee or provide consulting services to utilities.

The Regulatory Compliance for Water and Wastewater Systems course will include overviews of EPA water regulations and standards, including not only those directly related to drinking water, stormwater, and wastewater quality, but also related areas such as treatment, chemical storage, land use, risk mitigation and infrastructure construction.

Register now to get a thorough training in:

  • The federal regulatory determination process
  • Environmental regulations governing utilities
  • Compliance challenges and assistance resources
  • Regulatory changes and trends expected over the next several years

* Attendees are assumed to be generally familiar with drinking water and wastewater terms.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, attendees will:

  • Analyze key regulations and requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and their impact on drinking water quality
  • Examine stormwater management regulations, including the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and its implications
  • Compare and contrast the fundamentals of wastewater management, including the National Pretreatment Program and the Clean Water Act
  • Identify hazardous materials and hazardous waste management regulations, including the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
  • Evaluate emerging regulatory trends, such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and the concepts of indirect potable reuse and direct potable reuse
  • Identify ways to prevent noncompliance events and the associated fines and negative publicity

Register

Please Note: This event is being conducted entirely online. All attendees will connect and attend from their computer, one connection per purchase. For details please see our FAQ

If you are unable to attend at the scheduled date and time, we make recordings available to all attendees for 7 days after the event

REGISTER NOW FOR THIS EVENT:

Individual attendee(s)$ 895.00 each(early bird rate)
(price after July 10, 2026 is $ 995.00)
Volume pricing also available

Individual attendee tickets can be mixed with ticket packs for complete flexibility
Pack of 5 attendees$ 3,800.00 (15% discount)(early bird rate)
(price after July 10, 2026 is $ 4,230.00)
Pack of 10 attendees$ 7,160.00 (20% discount)(early bird rate)
(price after July 10, 2026 is $ 7,960.00)
Pack of 20 attendees$ 13,425.00 (25% discount)(early bird rate)
(price after July 10, 2026 is $ 14,925.00)

Your registration may be transferred to a member of your organization up to 24 hours in advance of the event. Cancellations must be received on or before June 19, 2026 in order to be refunded and will be subject to a US $195.00 processing fee per registrant. No refunds will be made after this date. Cancellations received after this date will create a credit of the tuition (less processing fee) good toward any other EUCI event. This credit will be good for six months from the cancellation date. In the event of non-attendance, all registration fees will be forfeited. In case of conference cancellation, EUCIs liability is limited to refund of the event registration fee only. For more information regarding administrative policies, such as complaints and refunds, please contact our offices at 303-770-8800

Agenda

Monday, July 20, 2026
Central Time

Online

Log In & Welcome

8:45 AM

Lunch Break

12:00 - 12:30 PM

Adjourn for the day

4:00 PM

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Log In & Welcome

9:00 - 9:10 AM

Introduction and Course Format

9:10 - 10:10 AM

SDWA Overview

  • SDWA U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines
  • 1974, 1986 and 1996 SDWA
    • Four major components of 1996 SDWA Amendments
      • Priority regulations, new regulatory development process, state programs and public right-to-know
  • Significant SDWA Amendments after 1996
    • Bioterrorism Act of 2002 and America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (AWIA)
  • Other laws and applicable Executive Orders that impact regulatory development process
  • State and territorial primacy process
    • Ten major activities by primacy agencies
  • Other stakeholders in drinking water beyond EPA
    • DHS, CDC, USDA, USGS, environmental advocates, consumer groups, etc.
10:10 - 10:15 AM

Short Break

10:15 - 11:15 AM

SDWA Regulations

  • Chemicals (organics and inorganics including nitrate and arsenic), radionuclides, lead and copper rule(s), microbial rules, Stage 1 and Stage 2 Disinfection By-Product Rules (DBPRs)
  • Secondary Maximum Contaminant Levels (SMCLs)
  • Standard Monitoring Framework
  • Simultaneous compliance with the regulations
  • Consumer Confidence Reports (CCRs) and Public Notification (PN)
  • Sanitary Surveys and Significant Deficiencies
  • Operator Certification
11:15 - 11:20 AM

Short Break

11:20 AM - 12:00 PM

Groundwater, Federal Funding and Clean Water Act (CWA) Overview

  • Underground Injection Control (UIC) program
  • State Revolving Loan Funds (SRFs)
  • Overview Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948, 1972 CWA and Impaired Waters
    • Total Maximum Daily Load, Reporting, Section 303(d)
12:00 - 12:30 PM

Lunch Break

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Wastewater Regulations

  • National Pollution Discharge Elimination Permit System (NPDES)
    • Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR)
  • NPDES State program authority
  • Biosolids
  • National Pretreatment Program
  • Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELGs)
1:30 - 1:35 PM

Short Break

1:35 - 1:55 PM

Recycled Water and Water Reuse

  • Categories of water reuse, including indirect and direct potable reuse
  • EPA’s Water Reuse Action Plan (WRAP)
1:55 - 2:35 PM

Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste

  • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)
  • Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC)
  • Clean Air Act (CAA)
    • Risk Management Plans (RMPs)
  • Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
    • Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)
    • Worker Safety
2:35 - 2:50 PM

Other Applicable Laws & Regulations for Water/Wastewater Systems

2:50 - 2:55 PM

Short Break

2:55 - 4:00 PM

Regulatory Trends, Pending Regulations, and Wrap Up

  • Current Regulatory Trends and Executive Orders
    • Predictions for the Future
  • Lead and Copper Rule Revisions/Improvements (LCRR/LCRI)
  • Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
  • Fluoride
  • Microplastics
    • Other emerging contaminants and contaminants with renewed interest
  • Wrap Up

Instructor

Alan Roberson

Former Executive Director

Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA)

Alan Roberson is the former Executive Director of the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA). ASDWA's members (the state and territorial drinking water agencies) are co-regulators under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Before ASDWA, he worked in AWWA’s Washington, DC, office for 25 years. During his time at AWWA, he authored or co-authored over 20 peer-reviewed papers, authored or co-authored a handful of book chapters, written numerous columns and Feature Articles for Journal AWWA, and made numerous presentations on a wide range of water quality and regulatory issues across the country. Between ASDWA and AWWA, he has over 34 years of experience in the development of drinking water policy and federal and water regulations.

He has been on Fairfax Water’s Board of Directors since 2009 and serves as Treasurer and Chair of the Water Quality & Supply Committee. He also is an adjunct instructor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, teaching a drinking water policy class annually at the Summer Institute. He has a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from Georgia Tech and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the Virginia Tech extension in Falls Church. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Virginia. He received the Fuller Award from the Virginia Section of AWWA in 2025.

Continuing Education Credits

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EUCI is authorized by IACET to offer 0.6 CEUs for this event

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Requirements for Successful Completion of Program

Participants must log in and be in attendance for the entirety of the course to be eligible for continuing education credit.

 

Instructional Methods

PowerPoint presentations and open discussion.

CPE

Upon successful completion of this event, program participants interested in receiving CPE credits will receive a certificate of completion.

Course CPE Credits: 7.5
There is no prerequisite for this Course.
Program field of study: Specialized Knowledge
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
Advanced Preparation: None

CpeEUCI is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org

CLE

Only registered attendees can request CLE credits for an EUCI course/event. Please email [email protected] prior to the course start date and list the state where you are licensed and your bar# as well as the name and date of your course/event in your request, and someone will be in contact.