Welcome to the BC Small Water Systems Online Help Centre.

We’re here to help small water system operators and owners across British Columbia with free, practical tools, templates, webinars, and courses you can use right away.

Our resources are based on the Multi-Barrier Approach (protecting water at every step, from source to tap) and are designed to support risk reduction, safe day-to-day operations, and long-term system sustainability, so you can deliver safe drinking water with confidence.

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Learn more about this initiative on our About page.

What's New

Course

New Course! Monitoring Your Water System and Water Quality

We have been busy developing another new free online self-paced course on Monitoring your Water System and Water Quality.

Monitoring is an important daily activity for ALL Small Water Systems!

Developed by instructors from Thompson Rivers University this course covers why you need to monitor your water and system, how to create a Water Quality Monitoring Plan and how to put that plan into practice.  As a self paced course you can start any time and do the course at your convenience.

The completion of this monitoring course provides 0.3 EOCP CEUs.

Ready to get started?
Login or create your account here: https://freecourses.smallwatersystemsbc.ca

News

Drought Handbook for Water Suppliers Survey Results Report

Thank you to those that took part in the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship survey to assess the Dealing with Drought: A Handbook for Water Suppliers.

We have developed a summary report based on what we heard from the survey and other analysis that we undertook and share next steps for the Drought Handbook in the report below.

Download the Report

Webinar

June Webinar Presentation and Slides available

The presentation slides, handouts and the presentation video from the Introduction to the BC Dam Safety Program, June 23rdare now posted.

News

Water Supply Status Survey 2026

The Province invites community water suppliers across the province to submit water supply status information through voluntary surveys. The survey is your opportunity to share up-to-date information on the status of your water supply and to let us know if you have any concerns about a drinking water shortage.

We encourage you to take 10-20 minutes to fill out an initial survey and help us understand the state of drinking water supplies as we approach the dry season. 

Learn more here

Course

Free Math Course for Small Water Operators!

We are excited to announce the launch of our NEW FREE online self-paced course on Math for Small Water Operators.

This course has been developed by instructors from Thompson Rivers University to provide a background in the basic math that small water operators need to in the day-to-day operators of your systems. The course consists of an introduction to each concept followed by a knowledge test to build understanding and confidence. As a self paced course you can start any time and do the course at your convenience.

The completion of this math course provided 0.3 EOCP CEUs.

Ready to get started?
Login or create your account here: https://freecourses.smallwatersystemsbc.ca