This is a list of previous water operator classes taught by Derek Chambers
Presentations for Water Operator Continuing Education (1-3 hrs ea.):
Brain Eating Amoeba in Texas Public Water System, Testing Wastewater for COVID-19 to detect community spread; Zoom Webinar, Mariana Islands Water Operator Association, October 21, 2020
COVID-19 Myths Busted, Corpus Christi Water Mains; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; February 12, 2020
CNMI Sustainability Manual; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; February 7, 2019
Current Events: Raw Water Trend; Calculating MRDLs; Hawaii Volcano Emergency; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; May 16, 2018
Elevated Nitrates in Saipan Groundwater; 2017 Hurricane Season; American Samoa Water Systems; Pacific Islands Club, San Antonio, MP December 13, 2017
Corpus Christi, TX Water Problems, Kagman Public Notice for Source Water; Pacific Islands Club, San Antonio, Saipan, MP; February 7, 2017
EPA Health Advisory for PFOS/PFOA and how that affects Saipan; How to Conduct a Level 1 Assessment for Compliance with RTCR; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan MP; August 17, 2016.
Current Events: Effects of Drought on Palau’s Drinking Water Supply; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; April 13, 2016
Current Events: Update on Lead and Copper Rule as a result of Flint Michigan crisis – PBCU info now on MIWOA website; Pacific Islands Club, San Antonio, Saipan, MP; March 15, 2016
Implementation of the Revised Total Coliform Rule in the CNMI; and Flint Michigan Water Crisis; Public Water System Workshop; Saipan World Resort, Chalan Kanoa, Saipan, MP; January 26, 2016
Current Events: Cryptosporidiosis and Giardiasis Surveillance for 2011-12; Model Aquatic Health Code; Revised Total Coliform Rule Update; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; May 7, 2015
Case Studies in Waterborne Disease Outbreaks: Walkerton, ON E. Coli; Saipan, MP E. Coli; Milwaukee, WI Cryptosporidium; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; February 2015
Current Events: Drought in California; Sunset Blvd, Los Angelas, CA Water Main Break; Toledo Ohio Water Contamination; Super El-Nino 2014?; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; August 2014
Current Events: West Virginia Chemical Spill; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; February 2014
Current Events: Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), effect on Philippines; Aqua Resort Club; San Roque, Saipan, MP; December 2013
Current Events: Kenyan Aquifer, Marshall Islands Drought of 2013, Waterborne Disease Outbreaks 2009-2010, Crypto Outbreak in Baker City OR; Installation and Maintenance of Grease Traps; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; September 2013
Pipe for Water and Wastewater Systems; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; May 2013
Current Events: Implementation Schedule for the Revised Total Coliform Rule; Lead and Copper Rule Refresher; Corrosion Control for Plumbing in New Buildings; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; February 2013
Current Events: Hurricane Sandy damage to Water/Sewer Utilities on East Coast; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; November 2012
Current Events: construction of Lau Lau Bay Drive Low Water Crossings & GWUDI study being conducted by CUC; Lao Lao Bay Golf Resort, Kagman, Saipan, MP; August 2012
Inspection of Water Storage Tanks; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; May 2012
Bottled Water in the CNMI; How Reverse Osmosis Works; Current events: update of Haiti cholera outbreak & gastroenteritis outbreak on Tinian in January 2012; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; February 2012
Review of CDC Report on waterborne disease outbreaks for 2007-2008; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; November 2011
Understanding Radiation; The Radionuclide Rule; Current Events: DEQ installs radiation monitoring station in response to Fukushima Daiichi nuclear emergency; Pacific Islands Club; San Antionio, Saipan, MP; May 2012
Responding to a Water Borne Disease Outbreak; Current Events: Cholera Outbreak in Haiti; Mariana Islands Water Operator Association Continuing Education; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; November 2010
How to Start Your Own Cross Connection Control Program; Current Events: Boston Area Water Main Break and Boil Water Notice; Mariana Islands Water Operator Association Continuing Education; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; May 2010
The Water Operator’s Role in the E. Coli Outbreak of Walkerton, Ontario May 2010; Mariana Islands Water Operator Association Continuing Education; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; December 2009
How the Ground Water Rule will affect PWSs in the CNMI; Mariana Islands Water Operator Association Continuing Education; Saipan Grand Hotel; Susupe, Saipan, MP; August 2009
How Public Water Systems should prepare for H1N1; Mariana Islands Water Operator Association Continuing Education; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; May 2009
How to Conduct a Sanitary Survey; Guam Environmental Protection Agency; Marriott Hotel; Tumon, Guam; March 31 – April 2, 2009
How Filters Work & Complying with the Surface Water Treatment Rule; Marianas Islands Water Operator Association Continuing Education; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan; March 2009
How Control Valves Work; CNMI Division of Environmental Quality Water Operator Continuing Education; Aqua Resort Club, San Roque, Saipan, MP; November 2008
How Slow Sand Filters Work; CNMI Division of Environmental Quality Water Operator Continuing Education; Aqua Resort Club, San Roque, Saipan, MP; August 2008
Why Public Water Systems add Fluoride to the Water; CNMI Division of Environmental Quality Water Operator Continuing Education; Aqua Resort Club, San Roque, Saipan, MP; February 2008
How to Size Pressure Tanks; CNMI Division of Environmental Quality Water Operator Continuing Education; Community Multipurpose Center; Susupe, Saipan, MP; August 2007
How to Comply with Consumer Confidence Report Rule and the Public Notice Rule; CNMI Division of Environmental Quality Water Operator Continuing Education; Community Multipurpose Center; Susupe, Saipan, MP; May 2007
Introduction to Cross Connections; CNMI Division of Environmental Quality Water Operator Continuing Education; Community Multipurpose Center; Susupe, Saipan, MP; February 2007
How to Use a Pump Curve to Select the Appropriate Pump; CNMI Division of Environmental Quality Water Operator Continuing Education; Community Multipurpose Center; Susupe, Saipan, MP; November 2006
Chlorine Residual Testing and Chlorine Demand Calculations; CNMI Division of Environmental Quality Water Operator Continuing Education; Community Multipurpose Center; Susupe, Saipan, MP; September 2006
Brain Eating Amoeba in Texas Public Water System, Testing Wastewater for COVID-19 to detect community spread; Zoom Webinar, Mariana Islands Water Operator Association, October 21, 2020
COVID-19 Myths Busted, Corpus Christi Water Mains; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; February 12, 2020
CNMI Sustainability Manual; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; February 7, 2019
Current Events: Raw Water Trend; Calculating MRDLs; Hawaii Volcano Emergency; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; May 16, 2018
Elevated Nitrates in Saipan Groundwater; 2017 Hurricane Season; American Samoa Water Systems; Pacific Islands Club, San Antonio, MP December 13, 2017
Corpus Christi, TX Water Problems, Kagman Public Notice for Source Water; Pacific Islands Club, San Antonio, Saipan, MP; February 7, 2017
EPA Health Advisory for PFOS/PFOA and how that affects Saipan; How to Conduct a Level 1 Assessment for Compliance with RTCR; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan MP; August 17, 2016.
Current Events: Effects of Drought on Palau’s Drinking Water Supply; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; April 13, 2016
Current Events: Update on Lead and Copper Rule as a result of Flint Michigan crisis – PBCU info now on MIWOA website; Pacific Islands Club, San Antonio, Saipan, MP; March 15, 2016
Implementation of the Revised Total Coliform Rule in the CNMI; and Flint Michigan Water Crisis; Public Water System Workshop; Saipan World Resort, Chalan Kanoa, Saipan, MP; January 26, 2016
Current Events: Cryptosporidiosis and Giardiasis Surveillance for 2011-12; Model Aquatic Health Code; Revised Total Coliform Rule Update; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; May 7, 2015
Case Studies in Waterborne Disease Outbreaks: Walkerton, ON E. Coli; Saipan, MP E. Coli; Milwaukee, WI Cryptosporidium; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; February 2015
Current Events: Drought in California; Sunset Blvd, Los Angelas, CA Water Main Break; Toledo Ohio Water Contamination; Super El-Nino 2014?; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; August 2014
Current Events: West Virginia Chemical Spill; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; February 2014
Current Events: Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), effect on Philippines; Aqua Resort Club; San Roque, Saipan, MP; December 2013
Current Events: Kenyan Aquifer, Marshall Islands Drought of 2013, Waterborne Disease Outbreaks 2009-2010, Crypto Outbreak in Baker City OR; Installation and Maintenance of Grease Traps; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; September 2013
Pipe for Water and Wastewater Systems; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; May 2013
Current Events: Implementation Schedule for the Revised Total Coliform Rule; Lead and Copper Rule Refresher; Corrosion Control for Plumbing in New Buildings; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; February 2013
Current Events: Hurricane Sandy damage to Water/Sewer Utilities on East Coast; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; November 2012
Current Events: construction of Lau Lau Bay Drive Low Water Crossings & GWUDI study being conducted by CUC; Lao Lao Bay Golf Resort, Kagman, Saipan, MP; August 2012
Inspection of Water Storage Tanks; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; May 2012
Bottled Water in the CNMI; How Reverse Osmosis Works; Current events: update of Haiti cholera outbreak & gastroenteritis outbreak on Tinian in January 2012; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; February 2012
Review of CDC Report on waterborne disease outbreaks for 2007-2008; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; November 2011
Understanding Radiation; The Radionuclide Rule; Current Events: DEQ installs radiation monitoring station in response to Fukushima Daiichi nuclear emergency; Pacific Islands Club; San Antionio, Saipan, MP; May 2012
Responding to a Water Borne Disease Outbreak; Current Events: Cholera Outbreak in Haiti; Mariana Islands Water Operator Association Continuing Education; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; November 2010
How to Start Your Own Cross Connection Control Program; Current Events: Boston Area Water Main Break and Boil Water Notice; Mariana Islands Water Operator Association Continuing Education; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; May 2010
The Water Operator’s Role in the E. Coli Outbreak of Walkerton, Ontario May 2010; Mariana Islands Water Operator Association Continuing Education; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; December 2009
How the Ground Water Rule will affect PWSs in the CNMI; Mariana Islands Water Operator Association Continuing Education; Saipan Grand Hotel; Susupe, Saipan, MP; August 2009
How Public Water Systems should prepare for H1N1; Mariana Islands Water Operator Association Continuing Education; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan, MP; May 2009
How to Conduct a Sanitary Survey; Guam Environmental Protection Agency; Marriott Hotel; Tumon, Guam; March 31 – April 2, 2009
How Filters Work & Complying with the Surface Water Treatment Rule; Marianas Islands Water Operator Association Continuing Education; Pacific Islands Club; San Antonio, Saipan; March 2009
How Control Valves Work; CNMI Division of Environmental Quality Water Operator Continuing Education; Aqua Resort Club, San Roque, Saipan, MP; November 2008
How Slow Sand Filters Work; CNMI Division of Environmental Quality Water Operator Continuing Education; Aqua Resort Club, San Roque, Saipan, MP; August 2008
Why Public Water Systems add Fluoride to the Water; CNMI Division of Environmental Quality Water Operator Continuing Education; Aqua Resort Club, San Roque, Saipan, MP; February 2008
How to Size Pressure Tanks; CNMI Division of Environmental Quality Water Operator Continuing Education; Community Multipurpose Center; Susupe, Saipan, MP; August 2007
How to Comply with Consumer Confidence Report Rule and the Public Notice Rule; CNMI Division of Environmental Quality Water Operator Continuing Education; Community Multipurpose Center; Susupe, Saipan, MP; May 2007
Introduction to Cross Connections; CNMI Division of Environmental Quality Water Operator Continuing Education; Community Multipurpose Center; Susupe, Saipan, MP; February 2007
How to Use a Pump Curve to Select the Appropriate Pump; CNMI Division of Environmental Quality Water Operator Continuing Education; Community Multipurpose Center; Susupe, Saipan, MP; November 2006
Chlorine Residual Testing and Chlorine Demand Calculations; CNMI Division of Environmental Quality Water Operator Continuing Education; Community Multipurpose Center; Susupe, Saipan, MP; September 2006
last updated 12/12/2020