AWWA Approvals per State
AWWA offers Certificates of Completion for our educational programs.
Regardless of your profession, certificates of completion can support your career. Plus, we partner with many operator licensing agencies to provide continuing education for water operators.
Choose your state or province from the dropdown menu to explore approved operator education!
Certificates of Completion By State
Alabama
Alabama’s ADEM will generally accept most AWWA Certificates of Completion. Per the ADEM website:
“ADEM does not pre-approve training courses and has no control over the training content or of the posting of any material on these websites…It is the Operator’s responsibility to identify valid CEH classes that are appropriate for the operator’s individual level or grade of certification.”
The following in-person conferences are explicitly pre-approved by ADEM:
Alaska
Operators must take DEC pre-approved courses to earn Alaska CEUs. The AWWA programs listed are pre-approved by Alaska DEC.
eLearning Courses
- Accurate Metering of Water Production Flows – EL312
- Assessing Need for a Corrosion Control Evaluation – EL286
- Assessing Non-Revenue Water with the AWWA Water Audit Method – EL311
- Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control – EL227
- Controlling Non-Revenue Water in Drinking Water Utilities Certificate Program – EL316
- Corrosion Control Theory & Treatment Certificate Program – EL289
- Corrosion Control Theory and Treatment Options – EL285
- Customer Metering and Billing Operations for Optimized Revenue Capture – EL314
- Cybersecurity in the Water Sector – EL264
- Disinfection Basics – EL320
- Stormwater Best Practices for Rural Communities – EL309
- Sustaining the Non-Revenue Water Management Program – EL315
- Utility Risk and Resilience Certificate Program – EL265
- Water Compliance and Enforcement – EL252
- Water Sector Resource Typing Guidance and Implementation Toolkit – EL305
- Disinfection Basics – EL320
Management of Low Pressure in Distribution Systems – EL321
In-Person Events
- 2025 Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE25)
Arizona
Arizona’s ADEQ will generally accept most AWWA Certificates of Completion and does not require program pre-approval.
AWWA has sought and received explicit AZ ADEQ approval for the programs listed.
eLearning Courses
- Disinfection Basics – EL320
- Management of Low Pressure in Distribution Systems – EL321
In-Person Events
- 2025 Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE25)
Arkansas
The AWWA programs listed are approved by the Arkansas Dept of Health.
eLearning Courses
- Disinfection Basics – EL320
- Management of Low Pressure in Distribution Systems – EL321
In-Person Events
- 2025 Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE25)
California
The California Water Boards may accept many AWWA Certificates of Completion and does not strictly require program pre-approval.
AWWA has sought and received explicit CA Water Boards approval for programs listed.
eLearning Courses
- Accurate Metering of Water Production Flows – EL312
- Assessing Need for a Corrosion Control Evaluation – EL286
- Assessing Non-Revenue Water with the AWWA Water Audit Method – EL311
- Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control – EL227
- Controlling Non-Revenue Water in Drinking Water Utilities Certificate Program – EL316
- Corrosion Control Theory & Treatment Certificate Program – EL289
- Corrosion Control Theory and Treatment Options – EL285
- Customer Metering and Billing Operations for Optimized Revenue Capture – EL314
- Cybersecurity in the Water Sector – EL264
- Disinfection Basics – EL320
- Stormwater Best Practices for Rural Communities – EL309
- Sustaining the Non-Revenue Water Management Program – EL315
- Utility Risk and Resilience Certificate Program – EL265
- Water Compliance and Enforcement – EL252
- Water Sector Resource Typing Guidance and Implementation Toolkit – EL305
- Disinfection Basics – EL320
- Management of Low Pressure in Distribution Systems – EL321
In-Person Events
- 2025 Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE25)
- 2025 WaterSmart Innovations Conference & Exposition (WSI)
- 2025 AWWA Partnership for Safe Water Summit
- 2025 AWWA North American Water Loss Conference & Exposition (NAWL)
Colorado
Colorado’s CCWP prefers that operators select pre-approved training for their TUs. Please contact CCWP if you have questions regarding a program not listed.
AWWA has sought and received explicit CCWP approval for the programs listed.
eLearning Courses
- Accurate Metering of Water Production Flows – EL312
- Assessing Need for a Corrosion Control Evaluation – EL286
- Assessing Non-Revenue Water with the AWWA Water Audit Method – EL311
- Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control – EL227
- Controlling Non-Revenue Water in Drinking Water Utilities Certificate Program – EL316
- Corrosion Control Theory & Treatment Certificate Program – EL289
- Corrosion Control Theory and Treatment Options – EL285
- Customer Metering and Billing Operations for Optimized Revenue Capture – EL314
- Cybersecurity in the Water Sector – EL264
- Disinfection Basics – EL320
- Stormwater Best Practices for Rural Communities – EL309
- Sustaining the Non-Revenue Water Management Program – EL315
- Utility Risk and Resilience Certificate Program – EL265
- Water Compliance and Enforcement – EL252
- Water Sector Resource Typing Guidance and Implementation Toolkit – EL305
- Disinfection Basics – EL320
Management of Low Pressure in Distribution Systems – EL321
In-Person Events
- 2025 AWWA Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE25) – CCWP Course ID 11099
- 2025 AWWA Water Infrastructure Conference & Exposition (WIC) – CCWP Course ID 11255
- 2025 AWWA WaterSmart Innovations Conference & Exposition (WSI) – CCWP Course ID 11256
- 2025 AWWA Water Quality Technology & Exposition (WQTC) – CCWP Course ID 11257
- 2025 AWWA Partnership for Safe Water Summit – CCWP Course ID 11291
- 2025 AWWA North American Water Loss Conference (NAWL) – CCWP Course ID 11290
Connecticut
CT DOH has not responded to AWWA applications. At this time, no AWWA programs are pre-approved in Connecticut; please contact CT DOH directly for operator renewal hours information.
Delaware
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