Certification resources, CEU information, renewal details, and training opportunities for water conservation professionals.
Certification resources, CEU information, renewal details, and training opportunities for water conservation professionals.
Practical training for long-term impact.
Water Conservation Certification helps professionals strengthen conservation planning, improve system efficiency, support smarter water use, and better serve their communities.
Two days of training and certification.
RWAU partners 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, certification is renewable every 3 years.
What you’ll learn.
Planning & Efficiency
- Creating a culture of conservation
- Preparing a Water Conservation Plan
- Conducting water loss audits
- Metering and measuring considerations
- Starting a water check program
- Implementing a conservation program
Community & System Impact
- Creating or amending conservation ordinances
- Customer and public relations
- Water conservation pricing and budgeting
- Landscape watering times
- Leak detection programs
- Secondary systems, wastewater impacts, and water rights considerations
Earn conservation CEUs.
Water Conservation CEUs may be earned through RWAU training opportunities, the annual certification course, and qualifying conservation-related events.
RWAU Conservation Training
RWAU offers Water Conservation CEU opportunities throughout the year, including online and in-person options.
Utah Water Conservation
The Utah Division of Water Resources offers conservation resources and hosts a spring forum where attendees may earn CEUs.
Online, open-book exam.
Exam Format
- Online exam
- Open book
- 50 multiple-choice questions
- 2-hour time limit
- Available at the end of each Water Conservation class
Cost & Passing
- Exam cost: $150
- Minimum passing score: 70%
- One free retake included with the initial exam fee
- If both attempts are unsuccessful, the exam fee must be paid again
Submit outside training for credit.
Conservation-related trainings, webinars, conference classes, and other qualifying education may be submitted for CEU credit.
Webinar CEU Limit
Only 0.4 webinar CEUs may count toward the required 1.8 CEUs during the 3-year renewal period.
Renew every 3 years.
Certification remains active for a 3-year period beginning in January after certification is earned and ending on the last day of December in the third year.
Certification Status
Review your current certification and CEU information before submitting renewal materials.