Winter Newsletter
Our winter newsletter is now out, with articles featuring some of Vermont’s long-serving operators, flood resilience, sanitary surveys, and funding for asset management plans.
Water Supply Rule Revisions
The Vermont Drinking Water and Groundwater Protection Division (DWGPD) has posted draft revisions to the Water Supply Rule. The proposed revisions remove Vermont’s previous PFAS regulations and replace them with EPA’s new federal PFAS regulations, and make other changes. View the draft rule here. The PFAS regulations start on page 42 and the new contaminant standards are on page 51. Changes relating to PFAS treatment are on page 165–168.
DWGPD will be holding two public meetings about the proposed revisions: January 8 at 5 pm (hybrid, in Montpelier and on Microsoft Teams) and January 9 at 11 am (virtual on Microsoft Teams). Find more details and meeting links on the Secretary of State’s website under “Vermont Water Supply Rule” (click on the green “View” button on the right).
You can email written comments to Ben Montross at ben.montross@vermont.gov. DWGPD is especially interested in receiving input about whether to apply PFAS data from previous sampling towards the new federal regulations. The deadline to submit comments is January 16, 2025.
Water Certification Classes
This winter, we will be offering courses on Zoom for water operators preparing for the Class 3, Class 4, and Distribution exams. Because textbooks will need to be mailed to attendees, we are asking that you register early for these classes.
Class 4 Water Treatment Course
Dates: February 12 to April 10, 2025
Deadline to register is February 5
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Class 3 Water Treatment Course
Dates: March 3 to April 10, 2025
Deadline to register is February 24
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Water Distribution Course
Dates: March 5 to April 15, 2025
Deadline to register is February 24
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Textbooks
If you know that you will be attending Class 3, 4, or D and would like to receive your books early, please purchase them by Friday, January 10. Books that have been paid for will be shipped the following week.
Purchase books here »
(The Basic Wastewater Course and Class 2 water course will be offered in spring 2025—stay tuned!)
Renewal Reminder
Water Operators: Class 3 and D certifications must be renewed by June 30, 2025. You will need 20 training credit hours (TCHs). Please note that the renewal process for water operators will be different in 2025. DWGPD will be providing more details in the coming months. In the meantime, we encourage all operators to save their certificates from training classes and track their TCHs.
Wastewater Operators: Wastewater licenses must be renewed by July 31, 2025. You will need 8–16 training credit hours (TCHs), depending on your license level.