Water conservation certification for practical, long-term impact.
Build the knowledge and tools to strengthen conservation planning, improve system efficiency, and support smarter water use across your community.
Build the knowledge and tools to strengthen conservation planning, improve system efficiency, and support smarter water use across your community.
Overview
The Rural Water Association of Utah has teamed up with the Utah Division of Water Resources and the Utah Division of Drinking Water to offer an annual Water Conservation Certification opportunity.
The course runs for two days, with the exam held on the second day. Once you pass the exam, you will receive your Water Conservation Certification, which is renewable every 3 years.
The course runs for two days, with the exam held on the second day. Once you pass the exam, you will receive your Water Conservation Certification, which is renewable every 3 years.
What You’ll Learn
By obtaining this certification, you will become knowledgeable in the following:
- Creating a culture of conservation and preparing a Water Conservation Plan
- Water system efficiency and conducting a water loss audit
- Metering and measuring, including pros and cons
- Starting your own water check program and implementing a conservation program
- Creating or amending conservation ordinances
- Customer and public relations, including communication strategies
- Water conservation pricing, budgeting, and landscape watering times
- Setting up a leak detection program
- The impact of water conservation on wastewater systems
- How water conservation affects your water rights
- Secondary systems, including pros and cons
Trainings & Events
You may obtain Water Conservation CEUs by attending the following upcoming trainings:
- The Utah Division of Water Resources holds a Water Conservation Spring Forum each May where you can earn Conservation CEUs for attending.
- RWAU offers Water Conservation CEU training opportunities throughout the year, including online and in-person options.
- RWAU also holds an annual Water Conservation Certification training and testing opportunity. You may attend to certify initially or earn 1.2 CEUs toward an existing certification.
Exams
The Water Conservation Certification Exam is an online, open-book exam consisting of 50 multiple choice questions.
- Exam cost: $150
- Available at the end of each Water Conservation class
- Time limit: 2 hours
- Minimum passing score: 70%
- One free retake is included with the initial exam fee
Submitting CEUs
You can attend other conservation-related courses and submit them for CEU credit using the form below.
Credit may be available for:
Credit may be available for:
- Conference classes
- Webinars (only 0.4 webinar CEUs may count toward the required 1.8 CEUs during the 3-year period)
- Trainings outside of the opportunities listed above
Certification Renewal
After you obtain your certification, it remains active for a three-year period. That period begins in January following the date you earned certification and ends on the last day of December in the third year.
To renew, you must:
To renew, you must:
- Pay the $100 renewal fee
- Acquire and submit the required 1.8 CEUs