Courses
Drought Emergency Response and Contingency Planning Workshop
The impacts of drought are increasing as extreme drought conditions persist year after year. Is your water system adequately prepared to endure these conditions?
Join Island Health at one of our workshops to learn how to plan for drought and to build resiliency in your drinking water system.
These workshops are open to Vancouver Island residents only.
Lunch Provided
Location | Workshop Date | Venue | RSVP No Later than: |
Duncan | Nov 16th | Ramada Inn | Nov 8th |
Sidney | Nov 17th | Mary Winspear Centre | Nov 9th |
Campbell River | Nov 28th | Campbell River Comm. Centre | Nov 20th |
Port McNeill | Nov 29th | Parksville Comm. Centre | Nov 22nd |
Parksville | Nov 30th | Chilton Regional Arena | Nov 16th |
Online | Dec 1st | Virtually via MS Teams | Nov 27th |
When RSVP’ing, please be sure to include your name, the location you are registering for, and the water supply system you are associated with.
Space is limited and registration is on a first-come-first serve basis. Limit of one person per water supply system unless space permits.
Date & Time | Registration Contact | Delivery Method |
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- | drinkingwater@islandhealth.ca | In Person |
- | drinkingwater@islandhealth.ca | In Person |
- | drinkingwater@islandhealth.ca | In Person |
- | drinkingwater@islandhealth.ca | Online |
Emergency Response & Contingency Planning
This introductory level course will help small water system operators write a basic Emergency Response & Contingency Plan (ERCP). Attendees will learn the components of an ERCP, identify the types of emergencies that can impact a water system and apply actions and communication procedures to these emergency scenarios. Attendees will be able to complete a draft version of their ERCP during this course. There are no prerequisite courses or education required for attendance.
Date & Time | Registration Contact | Delivery Method |
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- | jennifer.marcotte@interiorhealth.ca | Online |
Monitoring Your Small Water System
This introductory level course will provide information to small water system operators on how to create a basic “water quality monitoring plan”. Attendees will learn about monitoring drinking water infrastructure, chemical and bacterial parameters to help keep the water system in good working order and quickly identify and correct problems when they arise. We will also discuss best practices and legislative requirements for operations and management of a small water system.
There are no prerequisite courses or education required for attendance.
Date & Time | Registration Contact | Delivery Method |
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- | Christine.Sweezey@interiorhealth.ca | Online |